Quote Originally Posted by Detach View Post
going off of xman i believe syncopation is the word but yes, it does produce a swing feel.
I have to disagree with X and Detach here or even Matt if he agrees with the above. Sure there are times when it can produce a swing or shuffle feel, but it is by no means the rule. There are many other factors that go into that. Basically a drum pattern can have a heavy backbeat rhythm and still feel as straight as possible.

For some more technical reading: Back beat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia