VocalEasel/mma/lib/stdlib/softrock.mma

// softrock

Begin Doc

 Seems to work nicely for relatively fast 
 (ie. not "slow dance"), older rock tunes. 
 I use the SoftRock1 for "Blame It On The Bossa Nova".
  
End

Author Bob van der Poel

SeqClear
Time 4
Timesig 4 4
Include stdpats

////// Additional Patterns


Begin Drum Define
	D12+34 D134 ; 2.5 0 90 
End


Begin Chord Define
	C1+34	C134; C2 Shift 2.5 
End

/////////////////////////////////////////////////
////// SoftRock

SeqSize 4

Begin Drum-Snare
	Sequence	D12+34
	Tone SnareDrum1 SnareDrum2
	SeqRnd On
	Volume p
	Rvolume 10
End

Begin Drum-HH
	Sequence	D8
	Tone ClosedHiHat
	Volume mf
	Rvolume 10
	Rtime 10
End

Begin Drum-Tri
	Sequence	D12   /   /    z
	Tone OpenTriangle
	Rskip 50
	Volume pp
	Rvolume 10
	RTime 20
End

Begin Chord
	Sequence	C1+34   C13    C1+34    C134
	Voicing   Mode=Optimal
	SeqRnd On
	Voice Piano3
	Volume mf
	Octave 5
	Articulate 90
End

Begin Bass
	Voice FretlessBass
	Sequence	B13   z     B13    z
	Octave 3
	Volume mp
	Articulate 80
End

Begin Walk
	Voice $_Bass_Voice
	Octave $_Bass_Octave
	Sequence      z    W13   z  {1 4 90 ;  2.5 8 70 ; 3 8 90 ; 3.5 8 70 ; 4 8 70 }
	Volume mp
	Articulate 80
End

DefGroove SoftRock   Basic Soft-rock for 60's tunes.

Begin Chord-sus
	Sequence	{ 1 1 90 0 50 0 * 4 } { 1 1 50 0 90 0 * 4 }
	SeqRnd On
	Voicing Mode=Optimal
	Rvolume 10
	Voice TremoloStrings
	Articulate 100
	Unify On
	Volume pp
	Octave 5
End


DefGroove SoftRockSus   Strings with the rock.

//// SoftRock1  Add in a latiny sounding arp


Groove SoftRock    // Start with the basic

Begin Arpeggio
	Voice Flute
	Sequence	A8  A8  A4  {A1 * 6} 
	SeqRnd On
	RSkip 25
	Rvolume 15
	Rtime 6
	Range 3
	Accent 1 10 3 10
	Articulate 80
	Volume p
    Direction Random
	Octave 5
End

DefGroove SoftRock1   Adds a latin-pop touch by using flute arpeggios.

Chord-Sus Groove SoftRockSus

DefGroove SoftRock1Sus   Latin-pop with sustained strings.


///////////////////////////////
///// SoftRock2
///// Change the piano to guitar and punch up the drums


Groove SoftRock


Begin Arpeggio
	Sequence {1 4 90; 2.5 4 90; 3 4 90; 4 4 90}
	Rskip 20
	Rtime 20
	Range 1.5
	Voice JazzGuitar
	Volume mp
	Octave 5
	Articulate 120
End


DefGroove SoftRock2   Add some guitar arpeggios to basic rhythm.

Groove SoftRock2
Chord-Sus Groove SoftRockSus
DefGroove SoftRock2Sus   SoftRock2 with added sustain.



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

Groove SoftRock
SeqSize 1

Drum-Snare     Sequence   D1234
///Drum-HH
// Drum-Tri
Chord          Sequence   C1234
Bass           Sequence   B13
Walk           Sequence   -

DefGroove SoftRockFill   1 bar fill for endings.

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

Groove SoftRock

Alltracks SeqRnd Off

Drum-Snare   Sequence	D12+34  /    /      D1234
Drum-HH      Sequence	D8      /    /      D13
Begin Drum-Tri
             Sequence	D12     /    /      z
             Tone OpenTriangle
             Rskip 0
End
	
Chord        Sequence	C1+34 C13   C1+34   C13
Bass         Sequence	B13   B11   B13     {1 2 5 100; 3 2 1 120} 
Walk         Sequence   -

DefGroove SoftRockIntro    Basic introduction.

Begin Chord-Sus
	Groove SoftRockSus
	SeqRnd Off
	Sequence	{ 1 1 90 0 50 * 4 } /  /  {1 2 90 0 50 }
	Volume    mp  p  pp  ppp
	Octave 5
End

DefGroove SoftRockSusIntro    Basic introduction with added strings.

////////////////////////////////////
/// SoftRockEnd  Change to straight 4s

Groove SoftRock

Chord       Sequence  C1234
Drum-Snare 	Sequence  D1234
Walk        Sequence  -
Bass        Sequence  B11

DefGroove SoftRockEnd   Simple 4 beats to the bar ending.