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New Horizons in Music: Polyrhythms | Loop

Ableton · talk · Watch on YouTube

Music theory, synthesis & productionRecreational & visual math

What it is

Adam Neely's Ableton Loop 2017 talk links rhythm, pitch and synaesthesia. He shows that polyrhythms sped up become chords, so tempo and pitch are related by ratios.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Commenters recommend it for the mind-blowing connection between rhythm and pitch and as an approachable intro to music theory.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “Highly recommend Adam's channel if you're interested in music/music theory.”

    Approachable explanation that polyrhythms are really chords.

    patmorgan23, 2023-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Show HN: Learn piano without sheet music”

  2. “What's even more mind blowing is Adam Neely's explanation of pitch ratios and how they're related to tempo.”

    Shows how polyrhythms sped up become chords, linking tempo and pitch.

    exabrial, 2018-09 · Recommendation · in “We know music is pleasurable, the question is why?”

  3. “There's a great talk by Adam Neely going into some interesting relations between sound and color”

    Adam Neely talk on relations between sound and color.

    graup, 2019-10 · Recommendation · in “The Color of Noise: What Do Hues Have to Do with Sound?”

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Topics: polyrhythm, adam neely, pitch and tempo, music theory, synaesthesia

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