Harmonic Rhythm Cycle - Polyrhythms with pitches following harmonic series...

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

The idea is that each number of beats per measure is assigned a pitch, so e.g. 7 beats to the measure corresponds to the seventh harmonic, 5 beats to the measure corresponds to the fifth and so on.

The results sound harmoniously together as they use pitches from the harmonic series.

This idea is related to the Lambdoma arrangement of pitches, and to Theremin's Rhythmicon. Originally suggested by Barbara Hero and may be of interest for music therapy.

You can play this in Bounce Metronome Pro at any tempo. Download the program and then choose the Harmonic Rhythm Cycle Metronome from the drop list of metronomes in the main window. The program comes with a free 30 day fully featured test drive.

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

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Music

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• metronome
• rhythm
• polyrhythm
• lambdoma
• harmonic

[robertinventor]

BTW sorry about the sound quality of this video and the way the sound gets clipped a few notes from the end. Happened during the conversion to mp4 format for the upload to Youtube - will give it another go.

[1056015]

Lovely! Blessing harmony ...

[miceskin]

Danny Carey shits these out 24/7 

[miceskin]

@staybrutal216 Yeah I actually find it easier to do with my fingers on a guitar. I have many songs incorporating polyrhythms, the key is introducing it to a composition.

[rrr00bb]

Hey, these visualizations are really cool. ;-)

[ingleman]

Awesome video. Been wondering how these types of rhythms match up. thanks

[philnoll]

@staybrutal216 I don't think I'd be particularly impressed if this was all you were doing.

[staybrutal216]

once i can do this with my hands, i will be a guitar god