Symbolic / Fractional Rhythmic Pattern / Box notation (TUBS)

A fractional rhythmic pattern in box notation (tubs)

exactNeeds meter, tempo before it sounds· carries timing

x_x_x__

Addressfractional-rhythmic-pattern/box/x_x_x__

Realization

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1234567

7 steps, 3 onsets, no meter given. Box notation x_x_x__.

Same value

Also written as

Every notation of the rhythmic pattern concept, formatted from this value by the Symbolic library.

Binary onsetsexact
1010100
Box notation (TUBS) · this pageexact
x_x_x__
Inter-onset intervalsexact
2-2-3
Euclidean rhythmexact
E(3,7)
Onset positions / stepsexact
0,2,4/7
Hexadecimal necklace idexact
hex:54-7
Decimal necklace idexact
dec:84-7
Fractional densityexact
3/7-7
Mini-notationexact
x@2 x@2 x@3
Named timeline
This pattern is not a named timeline.
Euclidean hits-stepsexact
3-7
Attack / hold / rest grid
Invalid stepsPerBeat: received undefined, expected a subdivision or meter to turn steps into beats

Other concepts

Bridges

Converting into another concept may need context this value does not carry (a root, an octave, a key). Where it is missing the library assumes a default and says so; where a step drops information it is listed.

Rhythm · Beats
exact
1.1428571428571428,1.1428571428571428,1.7142857142857142
Path fractional-rhythmic-pattern → rhythm · needs meter
- Assumed meter 4/4. No meter was given, so 4/4 is used: one cycle is one 4/4 bar.

Live coding

Use in Symbolic Cycle

drums("kick").rhythm("x_x_x__")

A rhythm has no pitches, so it shapes a part through .rhythm() instead of sym().

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Also written as

Bridges

Use in Symbolic Cycle

Timeline library