How to keep your boring loop endlessly spicy with Polyrhythms

Most explanations of polyrhythms and polymeters are pretty theoretical, so here we show you a super simple method to harness its power in Ableton Live. Turn a stale loop into something endlessly interesting using a touch of basic music theory. We also do some critical listening to professional tracks to hear polyrhythms, including Wolfgang Voigt and KAS:ST, so you can use their techniques in your own music production in any DAW. Join the Underdog Discord channel to come meet the community: EDIT: for the music theory specialists out there, this is technically called “polymeter“. For a deeper dive into what separates polyrhythm from polymeter, check out this video by the legendary Huang: Contents: 0:00 Intro 1:03 Example in Ableton Live 1:59 Definition of a Polyrhythm 4:34 3/8ths pattern 5:21 3/16ths pattern 5:45 5/16ths pattern 6:14 Using it with a synth 7:00 Examples by pro artists 7:22 Wolfgang Voigt - Studio One 9:53 KAS:ST - Hell on
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