Symbolic / Rhythm / Attack / hold / rest grid

A rhythm in attack / hold / rest grid

lossyNeeds tempo before it sounds· carries timing

4|x==x==x===xx=====

Addressrhythm/grid/4%7Cx==x==x===xx=====

Realization

See and hear it

17 steps, 5 onsets, no meter given. Box notation x__x__x___xx_____.

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

    lossy
    10010010001100000

    Path rhythm → fractional-rhythmic-pattern

    • Drops interpretation. rhythm/grid is an interpretation of the value.

Live coding

Use in Symbolic Cycle

drums("kick").rhythm("x__x__x___xx_____")

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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