Formachron

Project Overview

Formachron (formerly gridquencer) is an ongoing software project to create a polymetric, polyrhythmic, polyphasic sequencer instrument for live music performance and production. The innovative interface utilizes grid notation in a novel way to quickly express and augment the number of subdivisions in a beat, enabling the creation of ansiorhythmic patterns (patterns that exist outside traditional rhythmic structures).

Video Demonstrations

Events & Performances

• Exit Points - May 30, 2025. Array Space. Toronto, ON, Canada. https://www.facebook.com/events/537824305874692
• Cool New Instruments Night - June 8, 2024. Tranzac, Toronto, ON, Canada. https://www.tranzac.org/event/cool-new-instruments-night/

Publications

• Tindale, A. and Clark, C. “Reshaping Time - Exploring grid interfaces for ansiorhythmic patterns.” New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME) 2024, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Code

• Repository: https://github.com/drart/gridquencer