interpretation / Symbolic
Groove
Small timing offsets that give a repeated metric grid its feel, such as swing or a pushed beat. A groove can be applied to a symbolic rhythm without changing its note order.
How it works
This object can carry concrete values or a musical interpretation, depending on its notation.
A key or tonal context supplies meaning that the underlying pitch structure does not carry by itself.
Written forms
Ways to write this concept
Each notation describes the same underlying object. Load a playable example to hear one MIDI realization in the Code Sequencer.
offsets
Comma-separated per-subdivision beat offsets (added cyclically to the grid)
0,+0.06,0,+0.040,0.1
Choose Load beside a convertible example to open its live player. Some catalog formats describe analysis or a display label and have no note realization yet.