Experience advanced rhythm practice and exploration with this unique tool that offers polyrhythms, syncopated rhythms, and long bars, among other features. It has an intuitive interface, making it easy to use for all skill levels, and is perfect for studying and improving your rhythm skills.
I recently had the pleasure of trying out Tune Smithy's Metronome and Polyrhythms task, and I have to say, it's a game changer. As someone who's always looking for new ways to practice and explore rhythm, I was blown away by the capabilities of this tool.
First and foremost, this metronome introduces capabilities not normally found in traditional metronomes. It allows you to easily play polyrhythms, long bars, syncopated rhythms, and more, with absolutely no need for music notation. The intuitive interface makes it easy to play simple and compound rhythms with any number of beats to the bar. Plus, it lets you play any number of rhythms simultaneously to build up polyrhythms - perfect for anyone interested in African or Indian music.
Another standout feature is the ability to script your metronome. This means you can set it to gradually increase or decrease in tempo automatically, or even change rhythm every few bars. You can also adjust the timing and volume of individual beats by hand, giving your metronome a more natural feel. And if you're feeling stuck, you can get a groove from a recording - either automatically or by clicking on the starts of the notes by hand in the audio recording.
But that's not all. With Tune Smithy, you can play odd time signatures like 5/4 and 7/4 with the division where you like, using additive rhythms. There's even a drop list of preset rhythms to help you get started. You can use a different MIDI instrument for each rhythm in a polyrhythm or to highlight the subdivisions for compound time. And if you're feeling adventurous, you can even play the beats on melodic instruments.
The icing on the cake is the ability to make fractal tunes in the Player or Composer tasks - all based on the rhythms you create using the Metronome and Polyrhythms task. By adapting one of the tunes with chords, you can even fit them to a chord progression.
Overall, I would highly recommend checking out Tune Smithy's Metronome and Polyrhythms task. It's a versatile and powerful tool that I can see being useful for musicians of all backgrounds and skill levels. So what are you waiting for? Download Tune Smithy and start exploring today!
First and foremost, this metronome introduces capabilities not normally found in traditional metronomes. It allows you to easily play polyrhythms, long bars, syncopated rhythms, and more, with absolutely no need for music notation. The intuitive interface makes it easy to play simple and compound rhythms with any number of beats to the bar. Plus, it lets you play any number of rhythms simultaneously to build up polyrhythms - perfect for anyone interested in African or Indian music.
Another standout feature is the ability to script your metronome. This means you can set it to gradually increase or decrease in tempo automatically, or even change rhythm every few bars. You can also adjust the timing and volume of individual beats by hand, giving your metronome a more natural feel. And if you're feeling stuck, you can get a groove from a recording - either automatically or by clicking on the starts of the notes by hand in the audio recording.
But that's not all. With Tune Smithy, you can play odd time signatures like 5/4 and 7/4 with the division where you like, using additive rhythms. There's even a drop list of preset rhythms to help you get started. You can use a different MIDI instrument for each rhythm in a polyrhythm or to highlight the subdivisions for compound time. And if you're feeling adventurous, you can even play the beats on melodic instruments.
The icing on the cake is the ability to make fractal tunes in the Player or Composer tasks - all based on the rhythms you create using the Metronome and Polyrhythms task. By adapting one of the tunes with chords, you can even fit them to a chord progression.
Overall, I would highly recommend checking out Tune Smithy's Metronome and Polyrhythms task. It's a versatile and powerful tool that I can see being useful for musicians of all backgrounds and skill levels. So what are you waiting for? Download Tune Smithy and start exploring today!
What's New
Version 3.0: You can now adjust the beats of the bar individually, also volumes. Rhythms scriptable e.g. rhythms that gradually speed up or slow down, vary in volume, change instrument after so many bars, and so on. Additive rhythms (hypermeasures). Get rhythm from a recording. Auto convert to fractal tune.