diff --git a/website/src/pages/workshop/first-notes.mdx b/website/src/pages/workshop/first-notes.mdx index fdfc4e58..b921e7c4 100644 --- a/website/src/pages/workshop/first-notes.mdx +++ b/website/src/pages/workshop/first-notes.mdx @@ -145,6 +145,20 @@ We will see more ways to combine patterns later.. ## Longer Sequences +**Divide sequences with `/` to slow them down** + + + + + +The `/4` plays the sequence in brackets over 4 cycles (=8s). + +So each of the 4 notes is 2s long. + +Try adding more notes inside the brackets and notice how it gets faster. + + + **Play one per cycle with `< ... >`** In the last section, we learned that `< ... >` (angle brackets) can be used to play only one thing per cycle, @@ -156,6 +170,8 @@ which is useful for longer melodies too: Try adding more notes inside the brackets and notice how the tempo stays the same. +The angle brackets are actually just a shortcut for `[...]/x` where `x` is the number of elements inside the brackets! + **Play one sequence per cycle** @@ -285,6 +301,7 @@ Let's recap what we've learned in this chapter: | Concept | Syntax | Example | | --------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------- | +| Slow down | \/ | | | Alternate | \<\> | ")`} /> | | Elongate | @ | | | Replicate | ! | |