Hi everyone.
I recently bought KSP, but when I actually used it, it was a lot different from what I expected. I should have done some research before purchasing KSP, I kind of regret it.
KSP is definitely a good sequencer, but the one thing I think it lacks is that it doesn’t support Polyrhythm.
I think people confuse Polyrhythm with Polymetric.
Install the Metronome App on your smartphone and turn on Polyrhythm and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
Simply put, you can think of polyrhythm as dividing a single beat into different numbers and playing them simultaneously.
They have different numbers, but they fit perfectly in every a beat. Think of them as tuples. They are composed in different ratios, but they match exactly in one beat.
[Polymetric vs. Polyrhythmic - Imgur]
[(https://imgur.com/polymetric-vs-polyrhythmic-cxBUoTL]
I really find it ridiculous that most sequencers and DAWs miss out on this feature when it comes to creating drum patterns.
I don’t know if it’s because I’m a piano player, but I’m used to playing polyrhythms like 4:3, 5:4, 9:11, 12:13…etc. with my right and left hands. But unfortunately, this isn’t common when working digitally, right?
Currently, to use Polyrhythm with Keystep, I have to find the least common multiple and adjust the step length and time division by that number.
Another way is to play and record myself in a non-quantize state.
What I don’t understand is that even a simple metronome app can calculate polyrhythms, but a sequencer lacks that functionality.
Also, KSP’s drum mode supports multitrack, but it cannot be have individual Time division values for each drum track. All drum tracks use the same Time division value. If I want to use different Time divisions, I have no choice but to use Track2~4.
I wish Arturia would update this so that we can set the Time division value independently for each drum track.
Now that I think about it, it seems like I’m just complaining. But one thing is for sure: I like Arturia. I wish they would make more detailed products. 