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CrazyCounter
Metronome and MIDI controller with a different approach to (poly)rhythms.
FREE
Available plugin formats: Windows: VST2 32-bit.
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Description:
CrazyCounter is a metronome with a twist, the prototype for CrazyRhythm and the most basic plugin of the 'Crazy' series.
It allows you to create custom time signatures using either note lengths, ratios or a combination of both. It also has MIDI output for both channels so another VST plugin can be controlled with it.
The concept: a different approach.
The plugins of the 'Crazy' series are based on a different approach to measures and rhythms, particulary polyrhythms. Instead of using pre-defined note lengths to create a time signature the plugins use tempo ratios between the different notes. The base tempo used is your DAW project tempo.
Example:
A ratio of 1 against 2 at 120BPM would make a time signature of 120BPM against 240BPM, in other words: the notes that have a ratio of 2 are played twice as fast as the notes that have a ratio of 1.
In the "old way" this would be a time signature of 1/2 or 2/4, etc.
Okay, but what is the difference?
By using tempo ratios instead of note lengths you can essentially set the note lenghts to anything. What about a ratio of PI against the square-root of 2? Or any other decimal number? By using ratios we can create time signatures and polyrhythms that would otherwise be very hard to create through conventional means.
CrazyCounter is a metronome with a twist, the prototype for CrazyRhythm and the most basic plugin of the 'Crazy' series.
It allows you to create custom time signatures using either note lengths, ratios or a combination of both. It also has MIDI output for both channels so another VST plugin can be controlled with it.
The concept: a different approach.
The plugins of the 'Crazy' series are based on a different approach to measures and rhythms, particulary polyrhythms. Instead of using pre-defined note lengths to create a time signature the plugins use tempo ratios between the different notes. The base tempo used is your DAW project tempo.
Example:
A ratio of 1 against 2 at 120BPM would make a time signature of 120BPM against 240BPM, in other words: the notes that have a ratio of 2 are played twice as fast as the notes that have a ratio of 1.
In the "old way" this would be a time signature of 1/2 or 2/4, etc.
Okay, but what is the difference?
By using tempo ratios instead of note lengths you can essentially set the note lenghts to anything. What about a ratio of PI against the square-root of 2? Or any other decimal number? By using ratios we can create time signatures and polyrhythms that would otherwise be very hard to create through conventional means.
Features:
- Unique tool for making time signatures and rhythms
- Metronome beeps with user set volume
- MIDI output to control other plugins
- Unique tool for making time signatures and rhythms
- Metronome beeps with user set volume
- MIDI output to control other plugins
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System Requirements:
- Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
- Pentium III 800MHz or better
- 256MB RAM or more
- Any VST2 compatible host application (DAW)
- Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
- Pentium III 800MHz or better
- 256MB RAM or more
- Any VST2 compatible host application (DAW)