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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.
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 |
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| Publisher | Dynamic Tonality |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
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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The Rhythmotron
Taylor, J. R. & Milne, A. J., 2019, In: Leonardo Music Journal. 29, p. 67-72 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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XronoMorph : investigating paths through rhythmic space
Milne, A. J., 2019, New Directions in Music and Human-Computer Interaction. Holland, S., Mudd, T., Wilkie-McKenna, K., McPherson, A. & Wanderley, M. M. (eds.). Switzerland: Springer, p. 95-113 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Chapter
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Exploring the space of perfectly balanced rhythms and scales
Milne, A. J., Bulger, D. & Herff, S. A., 2017, In: Journal of Mathematics and Music. 11, 45353, p. 101-133 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
26 Citations (Scopus)