This is really cool! I had never heard about Euclidean Rhythms until I watched this video! It's like a whole new world of beats opened up for me! THANKS!~
Great explanation, Joe. After figuring out the rhythm, it's also fun to decide which beat of the measure the sequence will start, like changing the start position in a looping MIDI clip.
Fascinating. I knew about the end product- Ruismaker‘s Rozeta Rhythm app does a very nice job of eight-part Euclidean rhythms- but I must confess to not having been aware of the theory. That is no longer the case!
Expert Sleepers' Disting mk3 and mk4 also have Euclidian rythm generators! They can do almost anything, they're great for filling up some gaps in your modular.
Mate, great vid! More like this please! I had been ignoring Euclidean rhythm modules until now. Now my interest is somewhat piqued. :D Subscribed for more
I would love to use this in my thesis title proposal as a video presentation in the Application of the Euclidean Algorithm xD It's a great and informative video so i figured that I'd use this
+acc.nr.2 Hi there, check out the original pdf doc about Euclidean Rhythms, it has an example of the set (7,12) and some references to what world styles use the generated rhythm... cgm.cs.mcgill.ca/~godfried/publications/banff.pdf
Am I right in thinking that Euclidean Rhythms work best when using odd vs even and vice versa? e.g. E (5,8) or E (4,9) or E (5,16) or E (7,12) ? Just a common correlation that I spotted..
The video explains a method of repeated insertion of 0's and 1's starting around 1:26. This algorithm turns out to have the same structure as the Euclidean algorithm. I agree that the connection was not made clear in the video. But, check out Godfried Toussaint's original paper for more details. It's pretty short.
When you need some semi-complex math algorithm to explain how to make a simple four to the floor kick, basically. I have yet to find anything that sounds good, generated by Euclidean rhythm generators. Maybe there's something somewhere and I haven't found it yet in the sea of boring stuff.
I mean, it generates virtually every traditional rhythm in the world, so if you have a problem with the sound, it's probably not the Euclidean rhythms...
But this isn't about the gcd() function at all, should at least check the maths! Its related to both spectrum sequences of rational numbers and to Bressenham's line-drawing algorithm
No, he discovered that the rhythms that have been used for thousands of years by people of other cultures resembled the algorithms used for number distribution used by nuclear physicists. You can read the paper he wrote.
I am a physicist at CERN - I have re-calibrated the large hadron collider to make beats for my dubstep tracks...
I wanna hear those transnational wobbles!
I'll take stories that didn't happen for 500 alex
This is really cool!
I had never heard about Euclidean Rhythms until I watched this video!
It's like a whole new world of beats opened up for me!
THANKS!~
+FrankJavCee Thank you! They are really cool aren't they?
Hey Frank, I love watching your videos. Didn't know you were into modular gear too.
Frank! :D
Lovely to see people putting so much care and effort into the content they create.
Great video, mate.
+Cazaq Thank you for watching and for your very kind comment, it means a lot!
Are you the same guy who does afrotechmods? Thanks a lot for the videos they are very helpful and clearly explained.
Not me!
Thanks! This is the blueprint of the perfect instructional video: succinct, quick to the point, clear and simple to follow. Congrats! :-)
thanks for the history and real word examples of Euclidean Rhythms. that's really cool you included those in the video.
One of the best you've done. Would be useful/interesting even for people who aren't into modular.
+Flohr Thank you! Gotta reel people into Eurorack any way we can!
Straight to the point and extremely helpful, thanks
Great explanation, Joe. After figuring out the rhythm, it's also fun to decide which beat of the measure the sequence will start, like changing the start position in a looping MIDI clip.
I'm SO EXCITED about this. Thank you!
Really good explanation and demonstrations, made sense to me!
+Chris Perks Thanks for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed it!!
Really great work mate!
Great in-depth explanation.
+Sysex|Studio Thanks man, I appreciate your support!
Excellent explanation
Thanks for this video! This is the clearest explanation of Euclidean Rhythms I've seen; going to try it on Yarns straight away. Thanks again.
+Protokoll4 We did a video with Yarns as well, if get stuck along the way!
+Voltage Control Lab Watched and liked! Thanks again from a noob to the modular world ;-)
Thank you for the great explanation of this topic!
Very interesting!
+VolcaRock Thank you for watching and commenting!
Thanks a lot for this nice video introduction to ER!
AWESOME
thanks for the information.It is very well explained.
Fascinating. I knew about the end product- Ruismaker‘s Rozeta Rhythm app does a very nice job of eight-part Euclidean rhythms- but I must confess to not having been aware of the theory. That is no longer the case!
Thank you so much for this explanation 👍
Great video!
Nice and concise , cheers!
Expert Sleepers' Disting mk3 and mk4 also have Euclidian rythm generators! They can do almost anything, they're great for filling up some gaps in your modular.
super! great lesson there..
Excellent. Thanks!
Ese sonido me gusto, igual no conocia sonidos euclidean rhythms!!!
Interesting, thanks!
This makes a random music generator much simpler! It's interesting the fact that the rythms we prefer all have that strong mathematical affinity.
Funny, isn't it? Music is math, as they say!
+Voltage Control Lab or: Geometry is frozen music
+GB3770 I like that... :)
Voltage Control Lab it's a quote that was maybe said by Goethe...
Clear and concise. All it needs to be. Now the same on polyrythm would be cool.
wow, i like those stuff!!
+Udo Matthias Thanks for watching!
Awesome
Solid Breakdown Sir :-)
That was useful. Thanks
+SoloStuff Thanks for watching!
Informative! 👽👍
Mate, great vid! More like this please! I had been ignoring Euclidean rhythm modules until now. Now my interest is somewhat piqued. :D
Subscribed for more
+JackTheFunk Thank you! Lots more on the way!
I would love to use this in my thesis title proposal as a video presentation in the Application of the Euclidean Algorithm
xD It's a great and informative video so i figured that I'd use this
p.s. proper citation will be used xD thank you
That's awesome! where are you studying, and will the thesis be available to read? I'll link it in the description if so, once completed!
give me an email to send it
I'm from the Philippines, but the panel said that i should apply it to our University songs :3
+Prince Jheremias Abrencillo info@voltagecontrollab.com would be great. Good luck!
thanks
once my study is done I'll send it to yah guys xD
Added to www.modularmusic.tv - stay tuned! Thanks!
How do you folks manage to dance?
hello, can you write please the most even distribution for (7,12)? thank you
+acc.nr.2 Hi there, check out the original pdf doc about Euclidean Rhythms, it has an example of the set (7,12) and some references to what world styles use the generated rhythm... cgm.cs.mcgill.ca/~godfried/publications/banff.pdf
Am I right in thinking that Euclidean Rhythms work best when using odd vs even and vice versa? e.g. E (5,8) or E (4,9) or E (5,16) or E (7,12) ? Just a common correlation that I spotted..
@voltagecontrollab
Yes:)
Yeah but how does this require euclidean algorithm?
The video explains a method of repeated insertion of 0's and 1's starting around 1:26. This algorithm turns out to have the same structure as the Euclidean algorithm. I agree that the connection was not made clear in the video. But, check out Godfried Toussaint's original paper for more details. It's pretty short.
When you need some semi-complex math algorithm to explain how to make a simple four to the floor kick, basically.
I have yet to find anything that sounds good, generated by Euclidean rhythm generators. Maybe there's something somewhere and I haven't found it yet in the sea of boring stuff.
I mean, it generates virtually every traditional rhythm in the world, so if you have a problem with the sound, it's probably not the Euclidean rhythms...
The start of beethoven's fifth is very non-"euclidean ". Most music too.
But this isn't about the gcd() function at all, should at least check the maths! Its related to
both spectrum sequences of rational numbers and to Bressenham's line-drawing algorithm
Lol, you can take it up with Godfried Toussaint I suppose!
So, a dude from North America "discovered" rhythms in 2005 that have been used for thousands of years by people of other cultures?
No, he discovered that the rhythms that have been used for thousands of years by people of other cultures resembled the algorithms used for number distribution used by nuclear physicists. You can read the paper he wrote.
I'm also having trouble seeing the importance of this... it seems kinda obvious? Am I missing something?
Excellent video!