Symbolic / Rhythm / Beats

A rhythm in beats

exactNeeds tempo before it sounds· carries timing

0.5,1,0.75,1,0.75

Addressrhythm/beats/0.5,1,0.75,1,0.75

Realization

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12345678910111213141516

16 steps, 5 onsets, no meter given. Box notation x_x___x__x___x__.

Same value

Also written as

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

Beats · this pageexact
0.5,1,0.75,1,0.75
Note valuesexact
e,q,e.,q,e.
Millisecondsexact
250,500,375,500,375
MIDI ticksexact
240,480,360,480,360
Beat positions : durationsexact
0:0.5,0.5:1,1.5:0.75,2.25:1,3.25:0.75
Attack / hold / rest gridlossy
4|x=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.

Rhythmic pattern · Binary onsets
exact
1010001001000100
Path rhythm → fractional-rhythmic-pattern

Live coding

Use in Symbolic Cycle

drums("kick").rhythm("x_x___x__x___x__")

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

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More about Beats

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Also written as

Bridges

Use in Symbolic Cycle

Timeline library