Drum Talk

Drum-Talk is a language for communicating rhythm, articulation, and sticking through consise (traditionally spoken) words.

Try it here: https://lucasscharenbroch.github.io/drum-talk/

Language Features

• Absolute words (1, e, &, ah,...) (implicit duration)
• Relative words (tap, gock, tripulet) (implicit time (measure-location))
• Rudiments (pre-defined word-groups)
• Grouping (Tuplets)
• Sticking, automatic alternation
• Ornamentals
• Time-Specifications ([2], [e], [&],...) (sets the time/offset of the following word)
• Duration-Specifications (<2>, <4>, <8>,...)

For a more complete description of the language, go here