// rhumba Begin Doc I created this for the Cole Porter tune "I've Got You Under My Skin.". Traditional Latin rhythms generally have a full percussion with lots of off-beats, but don't overdo it. End Author Bob van der Poel // Converted chord-guitar to plectrum, May/2010, bvdp. SeqClear Time 4 Timesig 4 4 Include stdpats ///////////////////////////////////////// /////// Instrument patterns Begin Drum Define D3+ D3 Shift .5 D1+3+ D13 Shift .5 D2+4+ D24 Shift .5 D12+4 D14 ; D2 Shift .5 D13+ D1 ; D3+ D3+4 D3+ ; D4 D1+2+3+ D1+3+; D3+ End Begin Walk Define W12+4 1 4 100 ; 2.5 4 100 ; 4 4 90 W12+4+ W12+4 ; 4.5 8 77 End Begin Bass Define B12+4 1 4 1 90 ; 2.5 4 5 70 ; 4 4 1 90 End Begin Chord Define C30 1 81 70 ; 1+81 82 70 ; 2+81 82 70 End ///////////////////////////////// ///////// Rhumba //////// Lots of drum stuff going on, but on //////// my synth it doesn't sound too busy. SeqSize 4 Begin Drum-Claves Sequence D12+4 D13+ D1+3+ D1+2+3+ Tone Claves SeqRnd On Rvolume 10 Rtime 2 Volume ff End Begin Drum-Maraca Sequence D8 / / D1234 Tone Maracas SeqRnd On Rvolume 5 Rtime 2 End Begin Drum-LoConga Sequence D4 D3+4 Tone LowConga Rvolume 5 Rtime 2 Volume ff End Begin Drum-HH Sequence D3 D3+ / z Tone OpenHighConga OpenHiHat / / SeqRnd On Rvolume 5 Rtime 2 End Begin Drum-MuteConga Sequence D2 { D1 Shift .5 } Tone MuteHighConga Rvolume 5 Rtime 2 End Begin Drum-Bongo Sequence D3 D2+4+ Tone LowBongo HighBongo Rvolume 5 Rtime 2 End Begin Drum-Chh Sequence D8 Tone ClosedHiHat Volume mp Rvolume 5 Rtime 2 End /////// Main chording is the piano ... this is for all the variations. Begin Chord Sequence C134 C123 { C1; C34 Shift .5 } { C2; C34 Shift .5 } Accent 1 20 3 10 Voicing Mode=Optimal SeqRnd On Rvolume 10 Voice Piano2 Articulate 93 Octave 5 Volume mp End //////// The walk and bass alternate bars. Gives a nice feeling. Begin Bass Voice FretLessBass Sequence B12+4 z B12+4 z Articulate 60 Accent 1 20 Rvolume 15 Rtime 4 Octave 3 Volume mp End Begin Walk Voice $_Bass_Voice Octave $_Bass_Octave Rvolume $_Bass_Rvolume Rtime $_Bass_Rtime Accent $_Bass_Accent Articulate 55 Volume $_Bass_Volume Sequence z W12+4 z W12+4+ End DefGroove Rhumba Nice, smooth easy listening. //////// Add sustained strings /// The chord pattern just plays the root and 5th. The 2 defs /// vary the volume of the root/5th. 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 Strings Articulate 110 Unify On Volume p Octave 5 End DefGroove RhumbaSus Sustained strings make it smoother. //////////////////////////// // RhumbaTriple // Change the piano in rhumba to 2 sets of triplets /////////////////////////// Groove Rhumba SeqSize 1 Begin Chord Sequence { 1 1 70 * 6 } // Piano set to 1/4 triplets Accent 1 40 3 40 // Accent beats 1/3 End Walk Sequence - // Change walking bass Bass Sequence B11 // to a 1/3 DefGroove RhumbaTriple Rhumba with quarter note triplet chords. \ Good for emphasizing a single bar in a piece. \ Not great for more than one bar in a row. Chord-sus Groove RhumbaSus DefGroove RhumbaTripleSus Triplets and sustained strings. //// 1/4 triple on beats 1/2, regular stuff on beats 3/4 Groove RhumbaTriple Begin Chord Sequence { C30; C34; C3 Shift .5 } Accent 1 10 3 20 End DefGroove RhumbaTriple12 Variation of RhumbaTriple with triplets on \ beats 1/2 and quarters on 3/4. Chord-sus Groove RhumbaSus DefGroove RhumbaTriple12Sus Triplet on 1/2 and strings. Begin Chord Sequence { C12; C1 Shift .5; C30 Shift 2 } Accent 1 20 3 10 End DefGroove RhumbaTriple34 Variation of RhumbaTriple with triplets on \ beats 3/4 and quarters on 1/2. Chord-sus Groove RhumbaSus DefGroove RhumbaTriple34Sus Triplet on 3/4 and strings. //////////////////////////// // Rhumba1 Groove Rhumba Begin Arpeggio Sequence A4 A8 A4 A8 Invert 0 0 1 1 SeqRnd On Voice PizzicatoString Articulate 100 Octave 5 Volume mp Rvolume 10 Rskip 30 End DefGroove Rhumba1 Adds pizzicato arpeggios. Chord-sus Groove RhumbaSus DefGroove Rhumba1Sus Apreggios and sustained strings. ////////////////////////////// // Rhumba2 Groove Rhumba Begin Chord-Mallet Voice Marimba Sequence {C1234; C1234 Shift .2; C1234 Shift .4; C1234 Shift .6; C1234 Shift .8} \ {C24; C24 Shift .2; C24 Shift .4 ; C24 Shift .6; C24 Shift .8} Articulate 60 Voicing Mode=Optimal Octave 5 DupRoot -1 Accent 1 40 Volume p End DefGroove Rhumba2 Add articulated Marimbas. Chord-sus Groove RhumbaSus DefGroove Rhumba2Sus Marimbas and sustained strings. ////////////////////////////////////// //////// Rhumba3 Groove Rhumba Begin Plectrum Voice JazzGuitar Sequence {1 5 90; 2 -5 5-6:0 1-4:80; 3 5 90; 4 -5 6:0 1-5:80} \ {1 5 90; 3 5 90; 4 -5 5-6:0 1-4:80 } \ {2 -5 70; 4 -5 70 } \ {1 5 80; 3 5 90} SeqRnd On Octave 5 Accent 1 20 3 20 Volume pp End DefGroove Rhumba3 Add jazz guitar chords. Chord-sus Groove RhumbaSus DefGroove Rhumba3Sus Guitar chords and sustained strings. /////////////////////////// // Intro Groove Rhumba AllTracks SeqRnd Off Drum-Claves Sequence D12+4 D13+ D1+3+ D1234 Drum-Maraca Sequence D8 / / D13 Drum-LoConga Sequence D4 D3+4 D2 D1 Drum-HH Sequence D3 D3+ / z Drum-MuteConga Sequence D2 { D1 Shift .5 } D2 z Drum-Bongo Sequence D3 D2+4+ D3 D3 Drum-Chh Sequence D8 / / D1234 Chord Sequence C134 / / {1 1 8 0} Bass Sequence B12+4 / / {1 2 1 90} Walk Sequence - DefGroove RhumbaIntro 4 bar intro to go with standard Rhumba. /////////////////////////// // Endings // Just add a string run to the basic rhumba Groove Rhumba Chord-sus Sequence - Begin Scale Sequence Scale8 Scale4 Scale2 Scale Voice SlowStrings Articulate 100 Volume mf Octave 6 Direction Up Range 5 End DefGroove RhumbaEnd Ending with string scales. The scales use \ 8th, quarter, half and finally a whole note. \ Setting the seq to different values for each \ bar of the ending will create proper effects. /// Easy 2 bar ending Groove Rhumba Seqsize 2 Alltracks SeqRnd Off Drum-Claves Sequence D8 D12 Drum-Maraca Sequence D1 Drum-LoConga Sequence D1234 D12 Drum-HH Sequence D3+ D1 Drum-MuteConga Sequence D2 Drum-Bongo Sequence D3 D2 Drum-Chh Sequence D8 D12 Chord Sequence C134 C12 Bass Sequence B12+4 B1 Walk Sequence - DefGroove RhumbaEnd1 Simpler, 2 bar, ending.