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Re: Euclidean Drum Machine

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Post by _wp3r » Fri, Nov 07, 2014, 2:24 AM UTC

Suggestion. Update the url hash with the settings so you can share links.

Re: Euclidean Drum Machine

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Post by dpflan » Fri, Nov 07, 2014, 2:56 AM UTC

The top level site (http://www.groovemechanics.com/) has some other cool instruments like a virtual analog sequencer and synthesizer. It would be awesome to be able to use multiple instruments at once in an integrated session - who doesn't want to be a JS-plug-in one-man-band?

Re: Euclidean Drum Machine

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Post by boomlinde » Fri, Nov 07, 2014, 3:01 PM UTC

kmm wrote: post #6

pavel_lishin wrote: post #2

I don't understand why and how it periodically resets.

If the least common multiple of two elements is high, the rhythm would have a very long period, which doesn't sound very well. Three elements of periods 16,9 and 7 would have a period of 1008 steps, which at a tempo of 100 would take 10 seconds to reset. That's not a rhythm, that's a tune.

That it doesn't sound well is a very subjective notion. Polyrhythm is quite common in some types of music, and a staple of traditional music in many places outside europe. In western music you can usually find it art music, film soundtracks, jazz, IDM, progressive rock... With well placed accents and syncopation I don't think it's that bothersome to the untrained ear even.

Re: Euclidean Drum Machine

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Post by sitkack » Fri, Nov 07, 2014, 6:18 PM UTC

pistle wrote: post #19

pistle wrote: post #17

My patch... var patch = [ {steps:11,pulses:4,offset:0}, {steps:7,pulses:1,offset:8}, {steps:5,pulses:2,offset:0}, {steps:3,pulses:1,offset:0}, {steps:1,pulses:16,offset:0}, ]; patch.forEach(function(hit,index){ index = index + 1; $('.space-'+index).val(hit.steps).trigger('change'); $('.fill-'+index).val(hit.pulses).trigger('change'); $('.offset-'+index).val(hit.offset).trigger('change'); }); just drop that into your…

Double-bass metal var patch = [ {steps:11,pulses:13,offset:2}, {steps:8,pulses:2,offset:6}, {steps:5,pulses:7,offset:4}, {steps:1,pulses:3,offset:1}, {steps:15,pulses:8,offset:8}, ]; patch.forEach(function(hit,index){ index = index + 1; $('.space-'+index).val(hit.steps).trigger('change'); $('.pulses-'+index).val(hit.pulses).trigger('change'); $('.offset-'+index).val(hit.offset).trigger('change'); });

Could you post a screenshot of how you did this? My browser dev fu is weak.