Polymeter is a free, open source MIDI sequencer for music that's in multiple prime meters (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, etc.) simultaneously. Each track has its own loop length, and when the lengths differ, the tracks "slip" (or shift phase) relative to each other. I originally developed this software in the 1990s in order to compose polymeter electronic dance music, but it became obsolete, so I'm rescuing from bit rot what might be (for all I know) the world's only sequencer optimized for polymeter.
Saturday, May 12, 2018
Major milestone reached: note velocity editing
Polymeter reached a major milestone today: note velocity editing! The
velocity pane is an optional addition to the step view. It's resizable
via a splitter bar, and stays synchronized with the step view's
scrolling and zoom. Multiple tracks can be edited at once, in which case
their note velocities are merged. Various refinements are still in
progress, e.g. a tool tip showing the current velocity, and fancy
editing behaviors such as clamping velocities to a line segment or
periodic function. The velocity editing pane can be reused to edit other
values besides notes, e.g. controller values, and is thus a big step
towards the next milestone, which is controller tracks. However
controller tracks will require significant changes to the sequencer
core, particularly for linear interpolation.
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