Percusso debuts New Time Signature Theory

Percusso is a step sequencer with a totally new type of time signature that can accurately describe complex rhythmic structures

Beats per bar over divisions per beat or bar

So the upper number describes the bar length, the lower describes how each beat or bar is divided up. For example 3/7 equals three septuplets, 3/(7) equals seven accents over three beats, 3/3 equals three triplets, at 120 bpm the three time signatures above take exactly the length of time. The same rhythms using current time signature theory would go something like this, 21/8 for the 3/7, 3/4 with a series of rhythmic ties underneath for the 3/(7) and 9/8 for the 3/3, at 120 bpm 21/8: 3/4, and 9/8 do not take the same length of time and therefore makes the layering of complex time signatures impossible

Percusso is a 6 track step sequencer with a powerful new time signature that makes complex rhythm layering possible

Break free from the duplet paradigm.

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Creative Rhythms in a circular loop

Percusso was designed as proof of concept for totally new time signature theory Percusso is capable of layering multiple complex time signatures, greatly extending the range of rhythmic options for step sequencers, and music theory in general. Percusso can output midi or high bit rate wav files. We believe this simple time signature change is a much clearer description of the rhythm that follows. Eg 12/8, is that really a fair representation of 4 triplets, using this new time signature 4 triplets is 4/3. And now you can try 4/7 over it and hear septuplets over triplets or if the lower number is bracketed it represents the number of divisions per bar so now you can try 4/(47) 47 accents over 4 beats sounds crazy and probably sounds bad but finally a full range of rhythm is describable using the time signature. Nothing like a step sequencer to see it all lain out in its bits and pieces Decided to make a looper/stepsequencer exactly the way I wanted it, love that it actually turns in a loop.

Inspiring Rhythms

Be inspired by the endless rhythmic possibilities of Percusso. Ever wondered what the Fibonacci series sounds like as a rhythm,

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Create music that breaks free from traditional time signatures like quintuplets that swing so beautifully, or 5 accents over 3 beats, so sweet, so complex yet flows over you like you hear it everyday. Hidden rhythmic gems that until now have been close to impossible to program.

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