i wanted to make a video that shows the different generative possibilities using loom- the fun thing about this script is that you don’t just get standard polyrhythms, but depending on the directional relationship of the triggers you get extra notes added into the sequence.
the first half of the video shows the notes and triggers being entered before pressing play to give a sense of how to build these patterns on your own grid. for this session loom was set to 1/24 step length with both the pattern width and height being 16 at 80 bpm and uses the internal synth. the point of material presented here was not to start from a purely musical context, but rather look at some of the conceptual permutations of patterns on a grid to see what they sound like. to be clear, its also very easy to intentionally compose with loom and as well the randomization function can be used to great effect, but these things are not shown here.
hopefully this is an inspiring collection- i want to thank @markeats again for making this insanely wonderful script. even though this was one of the earlier things which existed on norns, while filming i was struck by how well composed and how deep it still is today! my favorite pattern starts at 4:30 in the video if you want a good example of the power of what loom can do.
