lsdj odd time signatures/polyrhythms (Page 1 of 6)

H command at random place in the phrase screen -> Odd time signature

Last edited by seal of quality (Apr 25, 2012 5:11 pm)

there's a lot of 7/4 or 7/8 on my album. 

http://danimalcannon.bandcamp.com/track/a-new-day

Yes, yes it is. Just think about it.

Lsdj works great for polyrhythms. I've done 7/8 over 4s, 5/4 over 3s, 3/4 over 4s, etc. You can use the h command, or try setting up an arp in an odd time on the table combined with the g and h command to get a polyrhythm in a single channel.

I made a 5/4 dance tune awhile back. You can hear it here:
http://soundcloud.com/solarbearchiptune … or-of-cans

Did pretty well, I'd say... Made it onto the new Homestuck album, haha.

Here's the song I was talking about in the topic post:

http://www.soundcloud.com/auxcide/amalthea

In the description I said 4/3 and 3/4, when it is in fact 3/2. It's poly in parts. Mostly during the theme, which was a pain to write on piano.
4/3 is my favorite though.

Actually, I just listened on my phone. Believe it or not, I think most of the song is actually all just a swung 4/4. You can tell by the beat accents. Except for patterns like the intro, where a 6/8 groove is implied with groups of 3:2. But yeah, my cards are in it being strictly 4/4 (swung, 6/8 feel) with an occasional 3:2 grouping.

Whatever time signature, it's a beautiful song and I liked it a lot!

Last edited by an0va (Apr 25, 2012 7:42 pm)