Fundamentals of Rhythm for Electronic Music

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00:00 intro
01:13 time signatures and swing
04:27 anatomy of a rhythm
06:39 syncopation
10:04 learn what drums are called
13:38 polymeters and polyrhythms
15:57 phrasing your rhythms
19:40 outro

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Sources and Transcript were accidentally private. Public now: www.patreon.com/posts/110521607

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One of my favorite things in music is that 3/4 and 6/8 are completely different time signatures even though they are exactly the same thing.

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The difference is that 3/4 goes 1+2+3+ whereas 6/8 goes 1++2++! Same number of 8ths but different strong/weak beats

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The difference is "feel"

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I played a song in symphonic band that was a mixed meter between 3/4 and 6/8. It was like DA da DA da DA da | DA da da DA da da | DA da DA da DA da | DA da da DA da da

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Lol, that's one way to catch people's attention. Indeed they are my friend. Indeed they are. But thank you, I actually watched this incredibly long and uncomfortably fast-paced video, and while I knew a good 2/3rds of the information, I took notes (in the literal sense with a pencil and paper) on what I didn't. I actually happened to be one of those people that mistakenly referred to polymeters as polyrhythms! I've only ever used the former, not the latter, but now I will since I understand the difference. I also didn't know how to manually add swing, which is super helpful to me. I've often used individual swing settings and then forgotten what value I was using when I'd saved a project to came back to later. And I wasn't using empties as well as fills and I should have been! So all in all, very useful. Thanks again.

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I think this is one of the most complete (for beginners) and concise video on the subject ! Great job ! I knew about the polys but your video helped me spot the differences between polyrythms and polymeters more clearly ! thank you :)

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One of the best tutorials on rhythm I've ever seen! I've been playing music for years, but have often struggled with rhythm; I think the understanding I have now of some of these concepts is going to be huge for me going forward!

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This is so helpful, some of the details that Jeremy explains simply are not covered anywhere (as far as I know, and I watch tons of educational music videos). I really struggle with drumbeats more than with melodies and harmonies because there is less good theory around. I now have something very concrete, even more concrete than the excellent histories of jungle and techno. So if this isn’t going to help me writing better drum beats, nothing will. Thank you!

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Dude .... i am mainly a guitar player ... however you said in this video everything I did .... "instinctively" did when it came to creation of Rhythms .... especially for Electronic Music .... But you Put it "In theory" that I can now apply to "logically" to my music ..... as opposed to .... well "instinctively" ... Thanks for sharing all the Information among us fellow Musicians . .... Great Soundpacks ... BTW 🤩🤟

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I love your video so much , it makes me wanna start making beats again ! You have a beautiful vibe with how you teach ! Big up !

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This was really good. Informative, but just generally delightful to listen to - you're continuously a wonderful creator and presenter. (Anxiously awaits the sequel video, rhythm with Max Blasterson)

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An essay on rhythm? love to see it!

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This was so helpful! Rhythm has been a sticking point for me in both my playing and my production, so this primer has given me a lot to think about and research!

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This is the exact tutorial I’ve been looking for. Thank you so much. 🙌🏼

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