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

5/4 over 3/4 Polyrhythm Animation 3D Bounce Metronome Pro

http://bouncemetronome.com You can play these rhythms at any tempo and also with a continually varying tempo with Bounce Metronome Pro - after the download look for the Polyrhythm Metronome in the droplist of metronomes in the main window.

The program is for Windows and will run on any PC, laptop or netbook with XP, Vista or Windows 7. It's low cost easily affordable, with discounts for education and low income, and you can take it for a 30 day test drive for free with all the features completely unlocked.

http://www.bouncemetronome.com/polyrhythm_metronome.htm

Category:

Music

Tags:

• 5/4
• over
• 3/4
• Polyrhythm
• Animation
• 3D
• Bounce
• Metronome
• Pro

[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]

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

[fiddlercrab3]

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

[robertinventor]

@fiddlercrab3 Great, glad it was useful!

[TruthTheSpeaker]

damn i meant 3 over 5 for the last example

[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!

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