Symbolic / Rhythm / MIDI ticks

A rhythm in midi ticks

exactNeeds tempo before it sounds· carries timing

240,480,360,360,480

Addressrhythm/ticks/240,480,360,360,480

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.

Beatsexact
0.5,1,0.75,0.75,1
Note valuesexact
e,q,e.,e.,q
Millisecondsexact
250,500,375,375,500
MIDI ticks · this pageexact
240,480,360,360,480
Beat positions : durationsexact
0:0.5,0.5:1,1.5:0.75,2.25:0.75,3:1
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
1010001001001000
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().

Open in Code Sequencer

More about MIDI ticks

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Also written as

Bridges

Use in Symbolic Cycle

Timeline library