Symbolic / Fractional Rhythmic Pattern / Named timeline

A fractional rhythmic pattern in named timeline

exactNeeds tempo before it sounds· carries timing, meter

four-on-the-floor

Addressfractional-rhythmic-pattern/name/four-on-the-floor

Realization

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16 steps, 4 onsets in 4/4. Box notation x...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
1000100010001000
Box notation (TUBS)exact
x...x...x...x...
Inter-onset intervalsexact
4-4-4-4
Euclidean rhythmexact
E(4,16)
Onset positions / stepsexact
0,4,8,12/16
Hexadecimal necklace idexact
hex:8888
Decimal necklace idexact
dec:34952-16
Fractional densityexact
1/4-16
Mini-notationexact
x ~ ~ ~ x ~ ~ ~ x ~ ~ ~ x ~ ~ ~
Named timeline · this pageexact
four-on-the-floor
Euclidean hits-stepsexact
4-16
Attack / hold / rest gridlossy
4|x===x===x===x===
- Drops interpretation. Attack / hold / rest grid is an interpretation and does not read back exactly.

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
1,1,1,1
Path fractional-rhythmic-pattern → rhythm · needs meter

Live coding

Use in Symbolic Cycle

drums("kick").rhythm("four-on-the-floor")

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

Open in Code Sequencer

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Bridges

Use in Symbolic Cycle

Timeline library