Symbolic / Rhythm / Beats

A rhythm in beats

exactNeeds tempo before it sounds· carries timing

0.8888888888888888,0.8888888888888888,0.8888888888888888,1.3333333333333333

Addressrhythm/beats/0.8888888888888888,0.8888888888888888,0.8888888888888888,1.3333333333333333

Realization

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36 steps, 4 onsets, no meter given. Box notation 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
0.8888888888888888,0.8888888888888888,0.8888888888888888,1.3333333333333333
Note valuesexact
q,q,q,q.
Millisecondsexact
444,444,444,667
MIDI ticksexact
427,427,427,640
Beat positions : durationsexact
0:0.8888888888888888,0.8888888888888888:0.8888888888888888,1.7777777777777777:0.8888888888888888,2.6666666666666665:1.3333333333333333
Attack / hold / rest grid
Rhythm event cannot be represented on a 4-cell-per-beat grid.

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
100000001000000010000000100000000000
Path rhythm → fractional-rhythmic-pattern

Live coding

Use in Symbolic Cycle

drums("kick").rhythm("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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Bridges

Use in Symbolic Cycle

Timeline library