Symbolic / Rhythm / Beats

A rhythm in beats

exactNeeds tempo before it sounds· carries timing

1,1,1,1,2,r2

Addressrhythm/beats/1,1,1,1,2,r2

Realization

See and hear it

8 steps, 5 onsets, no meter given. Box notation xxxxx_...

Same value

Also written as

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

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
    11111000

    Path rhythm → fractional-rhythmic-pattern

Live coding

Use in Symbolic Cycle

drums("kick").rhythm("xxxxx_..")

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

Open in Code Sequencer

Named rhythms

Timeline library

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