> What is meant by "robotically beating at 123.45 bpm"? Any fixed tempo beats robotically.
While a robot can keep beat at 123, most humans can’t keep 123.45. Art doesn’t have to make logical sense.
While a robot can keep beat at 123, most humans can’t keep 123.45. Art doesn’t have to make logical sense.
Isn’t it also true that while a robot can keep beat at 123.45, most humans can’t keep 123?
Apart from training, there isn’t anything that links human biology and psychology with the length of a second, is there?
Specifically about keeping tempo, human drummers don't really. They will move around a central tempo, slowing in verses and increasing tempo in choruses and as the song progresses. If you're hearing a fixed tempo in a song, it's because it was recorded with a click track in the drummer's ear. Super common these days because popular tastes for recorded music currently skew towards perfection.