Originally Posted by Babymusic
Adding the "^" symbol would make it more similar. But it's not the best solution. Also, I find the drums are sometimes messy.
So, can I assume that BIAB is more suitable for music that is played at 1, 2, 3, 4? So, you designed the bar to only accept 4 chords? Instead of 8 or 16 divisions?

Not only does the bar not support it. Even realtrack doesn't support it?
But now many popular songs, a lot of popular songs, don't have 1, 2, 3, 4 beats.

The large majority of music ever written, from classical through to pop (and everything in between) will always have a regularly regularly repeating number of beats per bar. The most common number of beats per bar is 4. This is the regular recurring rhythmic pulse that it easy to count when one listens to music. I'll call this "Rhythmic Layer 1" (RL1). It is the foundation building block of music.

Sitting on top of RL1, stylistic rhythmic patterns are then overlayed. For example a bossanova rhythmic style might overlay RL1. I'll call this additional Rhythmic Layer RL2. This could be something like a piano, guitar, drums, etc. In the image, it's easy to see that the piano does not always play on the 1, 2, 3 and 4 beats (even though the chords were entered onto the main beats).

The bass then introduces an additional Rhythmic Layer (RL3). This might be independent of RL2 or it might work in partnership with RL2 to create and overall rhythmic texture. Melody can then be used to introduce yet another rhythmic layer. I'll call this RL4.

Whatever rhythmic overlays are added to RL1, the basic number of counts to the bar is the foundation of everything. This regularly recurring pattern doesn't change.

The attached image shows what these rhythmic overlays look like for the demo song for _BSGARYD.STY.

If you play the demo for _BSGARYD.STY and listen carefully to it, you will be able to isolate the steady 4 beat pulse that underlies everything. What sits on top of this steady pulse is what makes the rhythm a bossanova (as opposed to rock rhythm, or rhumba rhythm, or reggae rhythm, etc.).

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