A rhythm in beat positions : durations

Realization

See and hear it

Same value

Also written as

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

• Beatsexact
  1.1428571428571428,1.1428571428571428,1.7142857142857142
• Note valuesexact
  q,q,q.
• Millisecondsexact
  571,571,857
• MIDI ticksexact
  549,549,823
• Beat positions : durations · this pageexact
  0:1.1428571428571428,1.1428571428571428:1.1428571428571428,2.2857142857142856:1.7142857142857142
• 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
  1000000010000000100000000000

  Path rhythm → fractional-rhythmic-pattern

Live coding

Use in Symbolic Cycle

drums("kick").rhythm("x_______x_______x___________")

Named rhythms

Timeline library

• Tresillo2/4x..x..x.
• Cinquillo2/4x.xx.xx.
• Habanera2/4x..xx.x.
• Cumbia4/4xxx.
• Four on the floor4/4x...x...x...x...
• Son clave 3-24/4x..x..x...x.x...
• Son clave 2-34/4..x.x...x..x..x.
• Rumba clave 3-24/4x..x...x..x.x...
• Rumba clave 2-34/4..x.x...x..x...x
• Bossa-nova4/4x..x..x...x..x..
• Shiko4/4x...x.x...x.x...
• Soukous4/4x..x..x...xx....
• Gahu4/4x..x..x...x...x.
• Samba necklace4/4x..x.x.x..x.x.x.
• Bembé (standard bell pattern)12/8x.x.xx.x.x.x
• Fume-fume12/8x.x.x..x.x..
• Clapping Music12/8xxx.xx.x.xx.
• Khafif-e-ramal5/8x.x..
• Ruchenitza7/8x.x.x..
• Aksak9/8x.x.x.x..
• York-Samai6/8xxxxx.
• Nawakhat7/8x.xx.xx
• Venda clapping12/8x..x.x..x.x.
• Bendir4/4xxxxxxx.