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| − | ='''BEAT BLOCKS'''= Created by Steinunn Arnardottir, Nick Bryan, and Hayden Bursk
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| − | =='''IDEA/CONCEPT'''==
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| − | Beat Blocks tries to break out of the mold of the standard 2-dimensional step-sequencer paradigm. Normally, a step sequncer works as a flat grid of two axes. The x-axis, broken up into columns, works with time stepping through discrete note values, usually 8th or 16th notes. The y-axis, broken up into rows, functions as either multiple voices, one per row, or as pitch increasing with height.
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| − | Utilizing the metaphor of playing with blocks, Beat Blocks combines all these possible functions into a single step sequencer by adding a third dimension - stacking blocks. The user still has the standard step sequencer grid to work with. However now, stacking blocks and adding height brings a new way of interacting. The x-axis functions as time. The y-axis functions as individual monophonic voices. The z-axis functions as pitch, amplitude, or as multiple sample selection.
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| − | By stacking clear blocks, light can be shined through the blocks from below
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| − | =='''DESIGN'''==
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| − | =='''PERFORMANCE'''==
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Latest revision as of 21:49, 18 April 2008
please see www.cubeats.com
