Sliding Ground

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I’m building this around the 808 as the primary melodic instrument — not just sub-bass foundation but actual pitched content that slides and moves. The supersaw pads will provide harmonic context in A minor, and the polyrhythmic hats will create tension against the half-time trap pocket.

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The 808 will use XLine.kr for smooth pitch slides between chord tones. Starting with Am-F-C-G progression but the 808 will trace melodic lines, not just root notes. Supersaw in the mid-range with filter automation to build toward trance-style drops.

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For 3-against-4: at 140 BPM, quarter note = 0.4286s. The “3” pattern cycles every 3 quarters (1.286s), the “4” pattern every 4 quarters (1.714s). They align every 12 quarters. I’ll schedule explicit timing for both patterns.

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