How to play 5/4 over 3/4 - Polyrhythm Animation in 3D from Bounce Metronome Pro

[matthusilverman]

Thank you so much, I had been stuck on a passage of 5/4 followed by 5/3 for hours until I found this!

[Chordinated]

is there a pause before each down beat? I feel like the cycle lags at the end of each pattern

[robertinventor]

@Chordinated I can see what you mean, but it's just a visual and aural illusion. The bounce looks longer, and the measure beat has a percussion sound on it, high mid tom - which has a secondary peak in volume which gives the illusion that the measure beat is slightly delayed. To confirm try clapping along, or synchronise with a metronome - also try listening to the first two parts on their own ignoring the measure beat, you'll hear that the low Conga and low Agogo each play a steady beat.

[TruthTheSpeaker]

damn i meant 3 over 5 for the last example

[TruthTheSpeaker]

simple formula for these: there will be the same amount of notes on each side as the opposite side's worth. example: 5 over 4 poly.....ther will be 5 quarter notes and 4 every 5th note until they align, or 5 over 3 poly.....there will be 5 triplet notes, and 3 every 5th note. or do this: 5 over 4 poly...when will the meet again? at the 20th 16th note! (5x4=20) 3 over 4 poly...they meet at the 15th 16th note because 5x3=15!!!!

[robertinventor]

@TruthTheSpeaker Yes that's right. I've started to make a series of polyrhythm videos to show that, see e.g. /watch?v=rmdrXvnQv6E for the 5:3 polyrhythm

[JavierB1988]

This stuff is mad crazyyy!!!

[robertinventor]

Yes it's the same thing. Or you can call it 5:3.

Don't really need to show the /4 part for a rhythm like this, with both parts notated using quarter notes but you do need to show it for rhythms like 3/4 : 3/3 (two 3/4 type rhythms interacting to make a poyrhythm - in one of my other videos here - see video response below).

[BittenMitten]

is saying 5/4 over 3/4 the equivalent of saying 5/3??? please respond

[mylesbigelow]

Thank you for posting these it's all I needed. Simple and clean : )

[staybrutal216]

this absolutely genius!

best way to learn polyrhythms

[fiddlercrab3]

Yes!! This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for this simple, elegant, demonstration!

[robertinventor]

@fiddlercrab3 Great, glad it was useful!