microtiming

Very small differences in the timing (of beats etc) during a performance

Noun

  1. Very small differences in the timing (of beats etc) during a performance
    • The appreciation of microtiming seems to be an exclusive pleasure for the music elite. - 2015 August 20, Lorenz Kilchenmann, Olivier Senn, “Microtiming in Swing and Funk affects the body movement behavior of music...

Origin

From micro- + timing.

Forms

microtimings