VocalEasel/mma/lib/stdlib/calypso.mma

// calypso


Begin Doc
	
    Again, I'm no expert! I did this one to play with the 
	Sonny Rollins song "St. Thomas".
                   
End

Author Bob van der Poel 

SeqClear
Time 4
Timesig 4 4
Include stdpats
	
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// Define patterns

Begin Chord Define
	C12'3    C14 ;  2.5 16 80 
	C12'34   C12'3 ; C4
End

Begin Drum Define
	D13+    D13 ; D13 Shift .5
	D2'4    2.5 0 90; 4 0 90
End

Begin Walk Define
	W1'3  W13; 2.5 16 80
	W13'  W13; 4.5 16 80
End

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// Calypso


SeqSize 4

Begin Chord
	Sequence   C12'3  /  /  C12'34
	Voice JazzGuitar
	Volume mp
	Voicing  Mode=Optimal   Rmove=10
	Octave 6 
	DupRoot -1
	Articulate 90
	Rvolume 5
	Rtime 2
	Rskip 5
	Strum 6
End

Begin Drum-LowBongo
	Sequence   D13  D13+
	Tone LowBongo
	Rvolume 20
	Rtime 5
End

Begin Drum-LowConga
	Sequence  D2'4
	Tone LowConga
	Rvolume 20
	RTime 4
End

Begin Drum-Cym
	Sequence  D1234
	Tone CrashCymbal1
	Volume ppp
	Rtime 20
	Rvolume 20
	Rskip 90
End

Begin Walk
	Sequence  W13  /   W1'3   W13'
	Accent 1 10
	SeqRnd On
	Octave 3
	Voice AcousticBass
	Articulate 90
	Volume f
	Rvolume 4
	Rtime 5
End

DefGroove Calypso	A nice, simple Calypos beat with lots of tom-drums.

Begin Chord-Sus
	Voice SynthVox
	Sequence  { 1 1 90 0 80 0 * 2}  // Root and fifth notes only.
	Voicing mode=optimal
	Volume mp
	Octave 5
	Articulate 100
	Unify On
End

DefGroove CalypsoSus   A synth voice sustained under the beat.


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// Alternate with a 4 to the bar walk

Groove Calypso

Begin Walk
	Sequence  W1234
	Direction Down
	Octave 3
	Articulate 70
End

DefGroove Calypso1   Walking Bass changed to 4-in-a-bar. 
	
Chord-Sus Groove CalypsoSus

DefGroove Calypso1Sus   4-in-a-bar bass with sustained, artifical voices.

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// A 1 bar ending. This uses all the same instruments
// but puts everything on the beat.

Groove Calypso
SeqSize 1

Alltracks Rskip 0

Drum-LowBongo  Sequence D1234
Drum-LowConga  Sequence D1234
Drum-Cym       Sequence D12
Walk           Sequence W1234
Chord          Sequence C1234

DefGroove CalypsoEnd    A very simple, finalized ending. All \
                        the same instruments as Calypso, but \
                        all are on beats 1,2,3 and 4.