VocalEasel/mma/lib/stdlib/softshoe.mma

// softshoe

Begin Doc

 Syncopated ditty for the old dancers. Written for "Me and
 My Shadow".
  
End

Author Bob van der Poel

Begin DocVar
	  ChordVoice  Voice used in Chord tracks (defaults to Piano2).
End

If NDef ChordVoice
   Set ChordVoice Piano2
Endif

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


/////////////////////////
/// Basic Pattern

SeqSize 4

Begin Drum-Kick
	Tone      KickDrum1
	Sequence  D13
	Volume    pp
	Rtime     5
	Rvolume   10
End
	 
Begin Drum-Side
	Tone      SideKick
	Sequence  D24
	Volume    pp
	Rtime     10
	Rvolume   10
End


Begin Drum-OHH
	Tone      OpenHiHat
	Sequence  { D13 ; D24 Shift .75 } / / {D1234 ; D12 Shift .75; D34 Shift .5}
	Volume    pp   /   pp-10   pp-20
	Rtime     2
	Rvolume   10
End

Begin Bass
	Voice     AcousticBass
	Sequence  B13  /  /   z
	Accent    1 20
	Articulate 80
	Octave    3
	Volume    mp
	Rtime 5
	RVolume 5	
End

Begin Walk
	Voice $_Bass_Voice
	Sequence z z z W1234
	Articulate $_Bass_Articulate
	Octave $_Bass_Octave
	Volume $_Bass_Volume
	Rtime $_Bass_Rtime
	Rvolume $_Bass_Rvolume
End

Begin Chord
	Voice $ChordVoice
	Volume mp
	Articulate 110 110 80 70
	Octave 5
	Sequence  C13 / {C134 ; C2 Shift .5} {C134; C23 Shift .5}
	Rskip 5
	Rvolume 10
	Rtime 3
End
	
DefGroove Softshoe  Nice little dance beat with ``shuffles'' on bar 3 and 4.

Begin Arpeggio
	Voice      Clarinet
	Sequence   {A4 Shift .5; A2} A8 A4 {A2 Shift .5}
    SeqRnd     On
	Harmony    OpenAbove
	Articulate 80
	Octave     5
	Range      1.8
	Direction  Up
	Rskip      50
	Volume     p
End

DefGroove SoftShoePlus    Add a cool clarinet.

////////////////////////
/// Sustained version

Groove Softshoe

Begin Chord-Sus
	Sequence  { 1 1 90 0 90 0 * 4 }
	Voicing Mode=Optimal
	Volume    p
	Voice     Strings
	Octave    5
	Articulate 100
	Unify     On
End

DefGroove SoftShoeSus     Add sustained strings.

Begin Arpeggio
	Groove  SoftShoePlus
	Volume  pp
	Articulate 70
	Direction Down
End
	
DefGroove SoftShoeSusPlus   Add the cool clarinet and strings.


//////////////////////
//// Intro

Groove SoftShoe

 
Drum-Side    Sequence  * * * D1
Drum-OHH     Sequence  { D13 ; D24 Shift .75 } / / D13

Bass         Sequence  B13 / / {1 4 5 90; 2 4 4 90; 3 4 3 90; 4 4 2 90}
Walk         Sequence -

Chord        Sequence  * * * L1
	

DefGroove SoftShoeIntro   A 4 bar introduction.


////////////////////////
//// Ending

Groove SoftShoe

SeqSize 2

	 
Drum-Side  	Sequence  * D1
Drum-OHH    Sequence  D8  D12

Bass        Sequence  {1 4 5 90; 2 4 4 90; 3 4 3 90; 4 4 2 90} {1 2 1 90}
Walk        Sequence  -

Chord       Sequence  C13 L1

	
DefGroove SoftShoeEnd   2 bar ending with nice walk on first bar.