In the second half, we used a series of three echoes to create rhythmic patterns. The origninal concept was to create a full rhtyhmic pattern by triggering only two sounds (one time each) per bar. My hypothesis was that by choosing sounds that had a lower tone and higher tone, we could create the rhythm from delays alone.
During the demo, I set three delays up in Reason. All delays were set to "step" mode and the step durations were set at 1/16th note. Step mode ensure the delays are locked to tempo. To start, I set three separate times:
Each triggered sound fed the long delay, which in turn, fed the two shorter delays. Feedback was adjusted on each delay to allow multiple repeats, and a small amount of each short delay was fed back into the long delay.
The effect of the long delay was to create symmetry between the two halves of the bar. Placing the higher sound (such as snare) on beat two, would repeat two beats later, on beat 4. However, setting this delay to 4 steps would create a strong "1-2" feel (strong beats on 1 and 2, weak beats on 3 and 4). Setting it to 12, on the other hand, created a strong "4-1" feel.
The effect of the short delay is to set fill the intervening beats with repeating pulses. Setting this to 1 step made a more even 16th note feel, while keeping it at 2 steps maintained stronger notes every eighth note.
The effect of the upbeat delay is to fill in the eighth notes with upbeat 16th notes. Setting this to any odd number (3, 5, 7, 9) seems to work. Even numbered steps make the overall feel eighth note (without 16ths).
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Assignment: I would like you to create a couple of interesting drum patterns using the echoes in this Reason file. Due April 3rd. |