Hey, drop the perfect click a little off the grid—let the snare hit a smidge after the metronome, add a ghost hit a beat before the next bar, and sprinkle in a quick pitch slide on the hi‑hat. Make the kick groove a touch looser, use a bit of tape hiss, or a touch of distortion on the bass drum. The key is to give the machine a little human bite, then layer a subtle random swing on the hi‑hats. That way the pulse still keeps the groove, but it doesn’t feel like a ticking clock. Keep tweaking until the beat feels like it’s breathing, not just ticking.