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The fundamental idea is to denote the "Grid Unit" (GU) distances between each onset. So 3-3-2 means you hit on the 1 (see assumptions), then 3 GUs later, then 3 GUs later, then 2 GUs later. The o's below indicate hits. The $ means the end of repeating unit. The pipe symbols correspond to groups of 4.
| o - - o | - - o - |$
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The following assumptions are made:
- Everything is in 4/4
- The default sub-division is a 16th (as in 1e&a)
- Every onset is held for 1/16t
- The system repeats at an interval equal to the smallest multiple of 4 equal to or great than the sum of all the onsets. For example, "1-3" would repeat every 4 GUs, whereas "6-2" would repeat every 8 GUs.
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To indicate that a note is not played (e.g. at the start of the rhythm), append the word "off" to the number. For example, "3off-5" would be
| - - - o | - - - - |$
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To indicate that a note is played for a longer length then the default 1/16th, you append the word "lasts" along with the number of GUs held. For example, "3lasts3-1-4lasts" would be the following (underscore representing that the previous note is still held down).
| o _ _ o | o _ _ - |$
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To indicate that a note is played for less time than the default 1/16th, you append the letter "x" to mean staccato. So "2x-3x-3" would be:
| x - x - | - o - - |$
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To indicate that "extra" notes (/a variation/a fill) should happen every N repeats, we use the words "on" and "fill" For example, "6-2, on 4 fill 2" means that within every 4 repeats of 6-2, a fill should happen on the 2nd of those repeats. For example
| o - - - | - - o - | o - o - | o - o - | o - - - | - - o - | o - - - | - - o - |$
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