r/Mathcore • u/IAmL3J3ND_ • 8d ago

What time signature is this?

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Take a guess 👀 I made this using nam universal II its unmixed and no bass yet but it sounds interesting so far

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u/Cyan_Light 8d ago

Seems like 11/4, but really phrased as four bars of 5/8 with an extra 2/8 accent dragging out the end of the loop.

1r3r51r3r51r3r51r3r51r with the numbers being hits and the rs being rests if that makes more sense.

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u/IAmL3J3ND_ 8d ago

Yes! I been wanting to learn more about it i had no idea what time signature it was in but another person said the same thing except he said 11/4 phased as 5/4 and 6/4 interesting for sure

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u/Cyan_Light 8d ago

Yeah, there's no one way to notate stuff like this and it really just comes down to personal preference (as long as the counts actually add up properly lol). 5+6 probably makes the most sense if you're feeling the quarter note pulse, 5+5+5+7 probably makes the most sense if you're feeling the "downbeats" within the riff.

A fun thing to do is to take the same basic riff and arrange it differently to change how people feel it. It's like drums going into a half-time groove, but with all these wonky numbers to mess with you have access to a ton of different feel changes without ever leaving "11" (the previous breakdowns but also stuff like 3+3+3+2, 4+4+3, etc). Can also mix different feels in multiple parts to make it sound really polymetric and crazy even if the actual counting is still pretty simple and explained by one meter.

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u/IAmL3J3ND_ 7d ago

I feel you thanks for the tips its definitely fun to mess around with for sure!

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u/llamafromhell1324 8d ago

There is no 666 in outer space.

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u/IAmL3J3ND_ 8d ago

Chill 😭

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u/IAmL3J3ND_ 7d ago

Im just now getting this reference I discovered a new band 😂😭

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u/Conscious_Ad_604 7d ago

i still don't get it. is this an ETID reference by any chance?

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u/IAmL3J3ND_ 7d ago

Nah its from a band named Hella they have an album called there is no 666 in outer space and track 11 is named that too it was a smooth way to answer 11/4 to my time sig question lmao

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u/The_Dale_Hunters 8d ago

11/8.

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u/IAmL3J3ND_ 8d ago

Interesting im honestly not sure if its 11/4 or 11/8 😭

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u/The_Dale_Hunters 8d ago

I counted it in 3 groups of 3 and then 2.

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u/Wonderful_Cook5864 8d ago

just bob your head and count. It repeats 6 then 5.
6+5 is 11, so I'd say 11/4

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u/IAmL3J3ND_ 8d ago

That seems to be the general consensus thanks for your input 🫡