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Poly Guide
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Poly Guide

Layered Repetition as Sonic Architecture
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What You’ll Find Here

Section titled “What You’ll Find Here”

Rhythmic Traditions

Ethnomusicological context for polymetric patterns from Sub-Saharan Africa, Cuba, India, the Balkans, and beyond.

Engine Code

Live-extracted C++ snippets showing how Poly implements Euclidean rhythms, kotekan complements, and macro envelopes.

Patch Recipes

Lane-by-lane parameter tables for the 56 factory presets across 11 categories — exact values you can enter into Poly to recreate each tradition.

Visual Diagrams

SVG circle diagrams showing onset distribution for every Euclidean rhythm discussed.

Preview audio uses CC0 and CC-BY drum samples. Every sample is credited on theCredits & Licenses page.