Originally posted by noticingthemistake
Fitting a 5/4 measure to a 7/8 is possible by expanding the duration of notes into polyrhythmics so it fits within a 7/8 measure. I get that.

No you didnt get it.

I´m not talking about streching notes in that certain case.
Letz explain it with an easier example: 3/4 over 4/4

Letz say the drummer lays down a 4/4 beat with the normal 4/4 feel on temop 120. Now the guitarrist Plays a 3/4 riff with the typical 3/4 feel on tempo 120 at the same time. So in the first measure the 1, 2 and 3 of both rythms are th same - when the drummer is on 4 the guitarrist is on 1 again and so on untill both meet on 1 again. Thatz what i meant by using different time signatures as polyrythms. And that is a different way than the stuff i explained in my tutorial - thatz why i said i gotta update it some day.

I think the problem is, that we both understood the question differently - he asked "what is 6 over 8" 6 over 8 is not a 6/8 rythm - it is 6 notes played in the time of 8(which is a bit unusual for normally you would rather play more notes in the time of less like 10 over 8 for example - not vice versa - but it is still possible). this does also not automatically mean that it refers to a whole measure. You can have a 9 over 8 in a 5/4 beat. Like the first quater is payed normal and the rest of the measure (would notmally be four 4ths - or eight 8ths) is filled with 9 equal notes in the time of the remaining 8.

As you see you can do hundreds of variations with that stuff - what you where explaining to him was normal measures and their feel - what i was explaining where polyrythmics.

[Edited by Azrael on 06-11-2003 at 01:30 AM]