David Bruce Composer | Negative Rhythms and Sidechaining for Orchestra @DBruce | Uploaded May 2018 | Updated October 2024, 19 minutes ago.
Support the Channel on Patreon:
patreon.com/davidbruce
Follow me on Twitter:
twitter.com/davidbruce
Follow me on Instagram:
instagram.com/davidbrucecomposer
David Bruce Composer Spotify Playlist:
tinyurl.com/y798swcy
My 2nd YouTube Channel:
youtube.com/channel/UCHjcEVdMjIOOlVhtTRq4sDw

In this video I discuss a way of thinking about rhythm but filling the 'empty space' between the notes of an existing melody or rhythm. You can call it a 'negative rhythm'. I've been using this in a piece I'm working on at the moment for the BBC Proms, which is called 'Sidechaining' and the negative rhythm idea is closely related to the technique of sidechaining found in Digital Audio software like Ableton Live.

The idea also relates to videos by two of my favourite YouTubers on the hypothetical subject of 'Negative Time Signatures'. Here are those videos:

Adam Neely:
Negative Time Signatures
youtube.com/watch?v=Kg7qAA_nAhQ

12 Tone:
On Negative Time Signatures (A Response To Adam Neely)
youtube.com/watch?v=xHOfoRbBaYQ

Link to the BBC Proms concert that features my new piece, Sidechaining:
bbc.co.uk/events/emmxp6

Jacob Collier on Negative Harmony
youtu.be/DnBr070vcNE?t=97

Andrew Norman's Play Level 1 youtube.com/watch?v=c9DLBag6H1s