VocalEasel/mma/lib/stdlib/ballad.mma

// ballad

Doc A rock ballad in 4.
  
Author Bob van der Poel

SeqClear
Time 4
Timesig 4 4
Include stdpats

///////// Additional Patterns


////////// Ballad

SeqSize 4

// We just set some timings/volumes for the DRUM track, but no
// sequence. This is then used to as a master to copy into
// the real tracks.

Begin Drum
	Rvolume 20
	Rtime 4
	Rskip 5
	Volume p
End

Begin Drum-Kick
	Copy Drum
	Sequence {D13; D2 shift .5}
	Tone KickDrum1
	Volume f
End

Begin Drum-HH
	Copy Drum
	Sequence D2
	Tone PedalHiHat
End

Begin Drum-Cym
	Copy Drum
	Sequence D1 D1 z z
	Tone RideCymbal1
End

Begin Drum-Tamb
	Copy Drum
	Sequence D4
	Tone Tambourine
End

Begin Drum-Bongo
	Copy Drum
	Sequence {D2 shift .5}
	Tone LowBongo
End

Begin Drum-HiConga
	Copy Drum
	Sequence D4
	Tone MuteHighConga
End

Begin Drum-LoConga
	Copy Drum
	Sequence D13
	Tone LowConga
End

Begin Drum-Cabasa
	Copy Drum
	Sequence D1234
	Tone Cabasa
End

Begin Drum-MuteTri
	Copy Drum
	Sequence {D24; D24 Shift .5}
	Tone MuteTriangle
End

Begin Drum-OpenTri
	Copy Drum
	Sequence D124 {D1234 Shift .5}
	SeqRnd On
	Tone OpenTriangle
	Volume pp
End

Begin Drum-Shake
	Copy Drum
	Sequence {D1234 Shift .5}
	Tone Shaker
End

// Chord is a 4 bar pattern. In bar 3 the
// 1st beat is skipped.

Begin Chord
	Voice Atmosphere
	Sequence   C1234   /   C234   C1234
	Voicing   Mode=Optimal  Rmove=20
	Octave 5
	Articulate 99
	Volume mp
End

// Bass beat is a 2 bar sequence. The first bar
// uses the root on beats 1 and 4; the 2nd uses 
// the root and the 5th.

Begin Bass
	Voice FretLessBass
	Sequence   { 1 4 1 90 ; 4 4 1 80 }   { 1 4 1 90 ; 4 4 5 80 }
	Articulate 60
	Rtime 5
	Rvolume 10
	Octave 3
End

// Arpeggiate in 8ths. A fair bit of randomizing for the
// volume and timing. We also skip about 10% of the hits.

Begin Arpeggio
	Voice OrchestralHarp	
	Sequence   A8
	Articulate 80
	Range 2
	Rtime 20
	Rskip 10
	Rvolume 30
	Octave 4 
	SeqRnd On
	Volume p	
End

DefGroove Ballad     Simple Rock ballad in 4.


/////// Add sustained strings 

Groove Ballad

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


DefGroove BalladSus    Our simple ballad with sustained strings.


////////// Ballad1 - replace the arpeggio with block chords

Groove Ballad

Arpeggio Sequence -

Begin Chord-Harp
	Voice OrchestralHarp	
	Sequence   { C134; 2.5 8 90 }
	Articulate 80
	Rtime 20
	Rskip 10
	Rvolume 30 
	Octave 4 5
	SeqRnd On
	Volume p	
End

DefGroove Ballad1      Arpeggios replaced with block chords.

Chord-Sus Groove BalladSus

DefGroove Ballad1Sus  Add sustained strings to Ballad1.


////////////////////
/// Fills

Groove Ballad
SeqSize 1

// Drum-Kick
// Drum-HH
// Drum-Cym
Drum-Tamb  Sequence D1234
// Drum-Bongo
Drum-HiConga Sequence D24
// Drum-LoConga
// Drum-Cabasa
// Drum-MuteTri
// Drum-OpenTri
// Drum-Shake
Begin Chord
    Volume m
	Articulate 80
End
Bass Sequence {1 4 5 90; 2 4 5 90; 3 4 1 90; 4 4 1 90	}

Arpeggio Sequence -

DefGroove BalladFill    1 bar fill, good for endings.


///////////////////
/// 4 bar Intro

Groove Ballad

Begin Alltracks
	SeqRnd Off
	Rskip 0
End

Drum-Kick    Sequence - 
Drum-HH      Sequence - 
Drum-Cym     Sequence D1
Drum-Tamb    Sequence -
Drum-Bongo   Sequence -
Drum-HiConga Sequence D24
Drum-LoConga Sequence D13
Drum-Cabasa  Sequence D1234 / / D13
Drum-MuteTri Sequence D1234
Begin Drum-OpenTri
	Sequence D8 / / D12
	Volume ppp
End
Drum-Shake   Sequence D1234

Chord        Sequence   {1 1 90 * 2}  / / {1 2. 90}
Bass         Sequence   B11   /  B13  {1 4 1 90; 2 4 5 90; 3 2 3 90}
Begin Arpeggio 
	Sequence   A4  / / A1
	Rtime 0
	Volume f
	Octave 5
End

DefGroove BalladIntro        4 bar introduction.

Arpeggio Sequence   -
Chord    Sequence   C1234   {C1234; C1 Shift .5} {C1234; C2 Shift .5} {1 2. 90}

Bass     Sequence   B11    /     B13     {1 4 5 90; 2 2. 1 90}

DefGroove BalladIntro1     Intro without arpeggios and straight chords.

Begin Chord-Sus
	Groove BalladSus
	Sequence   * * * {1 2. 90 0 90 0}
End

DefGroove BalladIntro2     Add in some sustained strings to BalladIntro1.


//////////////////////////////////
///////// BalladEnd

Groove Ballad

Begin Alltracks
	SeqRnd Off
	Rskip 0
End

Drum-Kick     Sequence D13
Drum-Cym      Sequence D1234 
Drum-MuteTri  Sequence D24
Drum-OpenTri  Sequence D124
Chord         Sequence C1234 / C13 C1
Bass          Sequence B13 / / B1
Arpeggio      Sequence -
Begin Scale
	Voice OrchestralHarp	
	Articulate 80
	Sequence  Scale16  Scale8  Scale4  Scale2
	Range 3
	Direction Up
	Volume mf
End

DefGroove BalladEnd  A 4 bar ending with a scale played on a harp. \
	The scale goes from 16ths, 8ths, quarters and half notes on \
	bars 1 to 4.


Groove BalladEnd

Scale Sequence -

Begin Arpeggio
	  SeqClear
	  Voice OrchestralHarp
	  Articulate 110
	  Sequence A4
	  Range 1.7
	  Direction Up
	  Volume mf
	  Octave 5
	  Harmony Open+8Below
End

DefGroove Ballad1End  A simpler 4 bar ending. We still have a harp, but it's \
                      doing quarter note arpeggios.