PolyMeter

PolyMeter

Polymetric grooves — one engine, many form factors.

Stack independent meter lanes, each with its own subdivision, drum voice and per‑step accents, to build true polymeter and ratio polyrhythm. Design it in the browser, save it as a compact program string, and play it back on the editor, the hardware concepts, or an embedded widget — all the same engine.

The PolyMeter family
Web app

PE‑1 — PolyMeter Editor

The full editor: stack meter lanes, per‑step accents / ghosts / mutes, swing & ratio polyrhythm, set lists, and shareable links. This is where you design grooves.

Hardware

PM‑1 — Teacher

Full‑feature desktop console for studio & lessons: 2.0″ colour TFT showing every lane, arcade buttons, thumb‑roller, 1/4″ instrument pass‑through with analog click injection + balanced‑TRS out. USB‑C powered.

Hardware

PM‑µ — Micro

Long, narrow inline practice bar: instrument in one end, amp/headphones out the other, click mixed in. Clickable thumb‑roller, amber 14‑segment display, USB‑C powered.

Widget

Embed anywhere

Drop any form factor into your own page with one <div> + a script — preloaded with a program string and auto‑sizing. Our own pages use the same loader.

See all concepts, including the PM‑1 Initial render →

🛠️ Program on the web, play on any device

The website is the workbench. Design your grooves in the PE‑1 editor — stack meters, set per‑step accents, build set lists — and every pattern saves to a compact program string (a whole set list to a single code). That same string loads into whichever form factor fits the moment: the Teacher on a studio desk, the Micro inline at the practice desk, or an embedded widget in someone else's app. One engine, one language — you author once and run it anywhere, choosing the device by the use scenario rather than re‑learning a new box each time.

🔌 USB‑C power everywhere — no batteries

Every device in the family is powered over a single USB‑C port — no internal battery to swell, leak or wear out, and nothing proprietary to replace. Plug into a wall adapter for a permanent install, or carry a power bank exactly the way you already do for your phone. Standardising on one connector across the whole range keeps the builds simple and future‑proofs the project as USB‑C becomes universal.

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