Pendulum Wave Music

A pendulum wave (example: • Pendulum Waves ) occurs in a series of pendulums with carefully chosen lengths such that, in a particular period of time, each pendulum swings back and forth one more time than the one next to it. This video is an abstraction of that phenomenon, with dots moving back and forth instead of pendulums, but the principle is the same - in 2 minutes and 57 seconds, the first dot makes 200 swings, the second dot 201, the third 202, etc. They all come back together at the end, but along the way, they make some very interesting patterns. I have translated those patterns into music: from left to right, each dot is assigned a note in a C major scale, and when a dot reaches its peak, its note is played. Representing the patterns in sound makes them easier to understand, and it also produces some interesting music.

[@kilroy987]

I keep seeing a pattern where a pendulum style system starts with everything moving together, then gradually separate. There is a point where two distinct groups are now moving together. This is always the halfway point to the system reaching full synchronization again. And at a quarter and three quarters of the way through the cycle, four groups are moving together.

[@adamschaak9527]

It's similar to the concept and use of polyrhythms in music. If you don't know much or anything about it, the rock band Tool was what/who helped me break-through to an understanding about the existence of these types of patterns. Meshuggah is heavier metal, but go way more in depth on these concepts where Tool is easier to digest if complicated screaming metal isn't exactly what you're interested in listening to. The band The Contortionist has a song where they do a reverse polyrhythm, starting at that halfway point where it's as separate as possible, phasing together into synchronicity and then back out to separation. They do it just one time in the one song, but it's little moments like that which really show me why I love progressive rock and metal 🖤

[@mikethewhizz5085]

Takes real talent to be able to play septuplets like that

[@mariotorres5315]

Thumbnail happens at 1:11

[@PEERUXIITOHOFICIAL]

OMG I have visualized a bunch of episodes of Tom & Jerry when the pendulums were reaching harmonies by pairs!!!! And a lot of situations they get involved the melodies just go along with every single one of them ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

[@dalejason]

This is soooooooo coooooool I want to include this technique in my music videos for my electronic music. If this could be reversed engineered to animate the midi notes being played it could be awesome !!
Where can I learn more about how you made this ?

[@DawkDaze]

This is so cool. Thanks for sharing. Keep making videos!

[@davidlandry3487]

You can actually see the envelope of the sine wave if you view the animation a certain way.

[@Pearking_]

0:42 Meow Mix?

[@zoeykhan553]

?!?

[@Taylanyasinkaygusuz]

Lol

[@hallerj]

which software did you use to create this?

[@m.rexen-amusicalmemoirques4677]

Hey there. Hos Would it Sound If The line was in the middle?

[@m.rexen-amusicalmemoirques4677]

Calder Hansen i dont so because Many would pass The Line att he same time. Another melodi i Think

[@templecatt]

OH MY GOD. MY BRAIN IS PLEASED.

[@antoinedelepierre1847]

Wow this thing is so windows XP

[@grkb]

this doesn't even sound like the sounds in windows xp. xp's sounds are orchestral while this is just a sound of a xylophone(?).

[@channelunavailable-w9p]

work at a pizza place on roblox.