Polyrhythms

Ever feel your mind racing? Can't seem to quiet the inner chatter? Polyrhythms might be the unexpected answer. Combining polyrhythms with the right musical scale, can surprisingly induce a state of deep relaxation.

I was perusing YouTube, as one does, and encountered a fascinating channel called . Highly recommend! Through the process of watching their videos, I began to dissect them and attempt to figure out how they work.

Polyrhythm is the simultaneous use of two or more rhythms that are not readily perceived as deriving from one another, or as simple manifestations of the same meter.

While perusing YouTube, as one does, I encountered a fascinating channel called Lucid Rhythms. Highly recommend! Through the process of watching their videos, I began to dissect them and attempt to figure out how they work.

To accomplish this, I used some math to set the velocity of each ball to be a ratio of the other ball velocities. There is a simple mathematical function that sets the velocity. Each ball is assigned a specific tone on the repeating scale of A, C, E, G in different octaves. When the ball touches a wall, the assigned tone plays.