The applet allows you to hear multiple rhythms being played at the same time. You might think of each revolution of the triangle as a measure or a bar. If you'd like to hear four evenly spaced beats per measure, you'd enter 0,90,180,270 in the
rhythm 1 box since 360/4=90.
If you'd like, you can put a different rhythm in the second box. Say you'd like three evenly spaced beats per measure, you could enter 0,120,240 since 360/3=120. If you'd like you can enter another rhythm in the third box. All will be played simultaneously.
Many polyrhythm traditions have different rhythms come together at the beginning of each measure, but this isn't required.
If you'd like to add an extra
emphasis or accent to a particular beat, enter its degree in the emphasis box and a beat at that degree will be louder.
Click "on" to turn on the sound.
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