VocalEasel/mma/lib/stdlib/stringballad.mma

// stringballad.mma

Begin Doc

 For very slow ballads. Lots of strings, a solid bass and some nice
 little arpeggios. 
  
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Author Bob van der Poel

SeqClear
Time 4		// All these patterns are 4/4
Timesig 4 4
Include stdpats


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/// Basic Pattern

SeqSize 4

Begin Bass
	Voice FingeredBass
	Volume p
	Octave 3
	Articulate 90
	Sequence  {1 4. 1 90; 3 4. 5 90;} {1 4 1 90; 2 4 5 90; 3 2 1 90}
End

Begin Chord-Sus
    Voice TremoloStrings
    Octave 5
    Articulate 100
    Unify On
    Volume mp
    Voicing Mode=Optimal
    Sequence {1 4 90 0 90 0 ; 2 4 90 0 90 0; 3 4 90 0 90 0; 4 4 90 0 90 0}
End

DefGroove StringBallad   Slow ballad with strings and bass.

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/// Add in some choir voices. Just the 1 and 3 are played.

Groove StringBallad

Begin Chord-Voice
    Voice VoiceOohs
    Octave 5
    Articulate 110
    Volume mp
    Sequence {1 2 80 70 0; 3 2 70 60 0}
End

DefGroove StringBalladVoice

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/// Stummed guitar

Groove StringBallad

Begin Plectrum
    Voice JazzGuitar
	Volume mp
	RVolume 10
    Rtime 5
	Octave 5
    Sequence { 1 5 90 80 80 50 0 0; 3 -5 90 90 80 50 0 0; 4 6 80 80 70 50 0 0 }  \
             { 1 5 90 80 70 0  0 0; 3 8 80 70 60 0  0 0 }                        \
             { 1 5 90 80 80 50 0 0; 3 -5 70 70 60 0 0 0; 4 6 70 70 70 0 0 0 }    \
             { 1 5 90 80 70 0  0 0 }

End

DefGroove StringBalladStrum  Gentle guitar adds some interest.

Groove StringBalladStrum

Groove StringBalladStrum
Chord-Voice Groove StringBalladVoice
DefGroove StringBalladVoiceStrum     Add the guitar and soothing voices.


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/// Add in some piano arps

Groove StringBallad

Begin Arpeggio
    Voice Piano1
    Volume mp
    Articulate 110
    Harmony OpenBelow+8Below
    Rskip 50
    Rtime 5
    Rvolume 10
    Octave 5
    Range 2
    Direction Random
    Sequence  A4  /  /   A8
    SeqRnd On
End

Chord-Sus Volume -20

DefGroove StringBalladPlus   Add a bit of piano to the strings.

Groove StringBalladPlus
Plectrum Groove StringBalladStrum
DefGroove StringBalladStrumPlus  Piano and strumming.

Groove StringBalladPlus
Chord-Voice Groove StringBalladVoice
DefGroove StringBalladVoicePlus     Add the piano and soothing voices.




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/// Intro

Groove StringBalladStrum

Plectrum   Sequence  *  *  * {1 10 70 70 70 70 0 0}
Bass       Sequence  *  *  * {1 4 5 90; 2 4 3 80; 3 4 2 70; 4 4 1 60}
Chord-Sus  Sequence *  *  * {1 1 90 0}

DefGroove StringBalladIntro  A 4 bar introduction


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/// Ending

Groove StringBalladStrum

Seqsize 2

Plectrum   Sequence  {1 10 70 70 70 70 0 0} {1 10 70 40 30 20 0 0}
Bass       Sequence  {1 4 5 90; 2 4 3 80; 3 4 2 70; 4 4 1 60} {1 2 1 90}
Chord-Sus  Sequence  {1 2 90 0 90 0; 3 2 90 0 90 0} {1 1 90 0}

DefGroove StringBalladEnd  A 2 bar ending