Symbolic / Rhythm / MIDI ticks

A rhythm in midi ticks

exactNeeds tempo before it sounds· carries timing

480,240,r240,240,r240

Addressrhythm/ticks/480,240,r240,240,r240

Realization

See and hear it

123456

6 steps, 3 onsets, no meter given. Box notation x_x.x..

Same value

Also written as

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

Beatsexact
1,0.5,r0.5,0.5,r0.5
Note valuesexact
q,e,er,e,er
Millisecondsexact
500,250,r250,250,r250
MIDI ticks · this pageexact
480,240,r240,240,r240
Beat positions : durationsexact
0:1,1:0.5,r1.5:0.5,2:0.5,r2.5:0.5
Attack / hold / rest gridlossy
4|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
101010
Path rhythm → fractional-rhythmic-pattern

Live coding

Use in Symbolic Cycle

drums("kick").rhythm("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