Symbolic / Rhythm / MIDI ticks

A rhythm in midi ticks

exactNeeds tempo before it sounds· carries timing

480,480,720,480,720

Addressrhythm/ticks/480,480,720,480,720

Realization

See and hear it

123456789101112

12 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
1,1,1.5,1,1.5
Note valuesexact
q,q,q.,q,q.
Millisecondsexact
500,500,750,500,750
MIDI ticks · this pageexact
480,480,720,480,720
Beat positions : durationsexact
0:1,1:1,2:1.5,3.5:1,4.5:1.5
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
101010010100
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