Polyrhythm

Rings that let you hear and see rhythms collide
by jake

A hands-on polyrhythm trainer and visualizer: each ring ticks a fixed number of times per shared cycle, and every ring lands together on the downbeat, drifts apart through the middle, then re-syncs. Add rings, change how many beats each one has (try classic combinations like 3 against 4, or 4 against 5), mute individual rings, and watch the orbiting dots trace exactly why the combined rhythm feels the way it does. Each ring has its own pitch and color, so you can hear the pattern as clearly as you see it. For anyone searching for a polyrhythm trainer, a metronome for odd rhythms, or a way to actually understand what 3 against 4 sounds like.

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