What are Upbeats and Downbeats in a 16 Step Sequencer?

An upbeat can be anything not on one of the four, but it's subjective: In a 16-division bar, one could say divisions 1, 5, 9 and 13 are "down" and everything else is "up." Or one could say that only 3, 7, 11 and 15 are "up" and the the remainder are neither up nor down but just in-between.

1. What are downbeats and upbeats?
2. What are the upbeats?
3. How do you count downbeats in music?
4. What is an upbeat in drumming?

What are downbeats and upbeats?

Downbeat and upbeat

The downbeat is the first beat of the bar, i.e. number 1. The upbeat is the last beat in the previous bar which immediately precedes, and hence anticipates, the downbeat. Both terms correspond to the direction taken by the hand of a conductor.

What are the upbeats?

Hailing from Wellington, New Zealand, Jeremy Glenn and Dylan Jones are The Upbeats, one of the most legendary DJ/production teams to emerge out of the fertile New Zealand music scene.

How do you count downbeats in music?

Musicians count the downbeats using numbers (e.g. 1, 2, 3...). Upbeats are counted using "and", which is often denoted with an ampersand "&" or a plus "+" (e.g. 1 + 2 +...). If you must subdivide further, that's when the E and A vowels come into play (e.g. 1 e + a...).

What is an upbeat in drumming?

Upbeat is beat 4. Beat is the main pulses in a bar, usually 4. On the beat means playing on beats 1,2,3 or 4.