XronoMorph

Andrew J Milne

XronoMorph

Andrew J Milne (Developer)

Western Sydney University

Research output: Creative Works › Software/digital work

Abstract

XronoMorph is a free macOS and Windows app for creating multilayered rhythmic and melodic loops (hockets). Each rhythmic layer is visualized as a polygon inscribed in a circle, and each polygon can be constructed according to two different mathematical principles: perfect balance and well-formedness (aka MOS). These principles generalize polyrhythms, additive, and Euclidean rhythms. Furthermore, rhythms can be smoothly morphed between, and irrational rhythms with no regular pulse can also be easily constructed.

Each polygon can play an independent sound, and XronoMorph comes with a useful selection of samples to play the rhythms. Alternatively, you can load your own VST or AU plugins, or send MIDI to an external software or hardware synth. The rhythmic loops can be saved as presets within XronoMorph; they can also be saved as Scala scale tuning files, which means XronoMorph can be used as a tool for designing well-formed (MOS) and perfectly balanced microtonal scales.

Original language	English
Publisher	Dynamic Tonality
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes

Research Statement

XronoMorph subsumes the earlier MeanTimes app described in Milne, A. J. and Dean, R. T. 2016, and is discussed in Milne et al., 2016, Milne et al., 2017, Milne, 2019. It has tens of thousands of downloads, associated YouTube videos have >400,000 views, it is discussed in depth in the text book Mathematics and Music: Composition, Perception, and Performance (Walker & Don, 2019), positively reviewed in music technology print and online magazines and by users users – ‘I’m blown away as this really helps me better understand and create beats’, ‘you have given me (and the world) a very precious tool for rhythmic structures’, and featured on commercial music releases (e.g., Beatrice Dillon’s ‘Impossible Forms’ and Deru’s ‘We Will Live On’).

Keywords

music computing

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XronoMorph

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