VocalEasel/mma/lib/stdlib/ballad68.mma
Matthias Neeracher fb48baaf09 Updated to MMA 1.4
2009-05-17 22:34:44 +00:00

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// ballad68
Begin Doc
A 6/8 Ballad. Written for "Dedicated To The One I Love". This is written with 4 beats to
the bar, so you'll probably need to multiply the "real" tempo by 2. Largely based on
ballad128, so they should be somewhat compatible.
End
// note: I originally did this in 6 but that causes problems. MMA is easier
// to program via triplets than in trying to do 4->6, etc. Trust me.
Author Bob van der Poel
SeqClear
Time 4
Timesig 6 8
Include stdpats
///////// Additional Patterns
////////// Ballad
SeqSize 4
Begin Drum-Snare
Tone SnareDrum2
Sequence Triple6
Accent 1 20 3 20
Volume ppp
Rtime 2
Rvolume 5
End
Begin Drum-Kick
Tone SideKick
Volume pp
Sequence D13
End
Begin Bass
Voice AcousticBass
Octave 3
Articulate 90
Volume m
Sequence B13
End
Begin Chord
Voice OrchestralHarp
Volume mp
Articulate 110
Octave 6
Voicing Mode=Optimal
Sequence {1 8 100; 1.66 8 80; 2.33 8 80; 3 8 90; 3.66 8 80; 4.33 8 80}
End
DefGroove Ballad68 A rock ballad beat in 6/8.
////////////////////
// Arpeggios
Groove Ballad68
Begin Arpeggio
Voice Piano1
Volume p
Octave 5
Direction Up
Range 1
Sequence A6
Rskip 40
Articulate 100
End
DefGroove Ballad68Plus Adds arpeggiated piano.
/////////////////////////////////
// Add in sustained strings
Groove Ballad68
Begin Chord-Sus
Voice TremoloStrings
Sequence { 1 1 90 0 90 0 * 4 }
Voicing Mode=Optimal
Octave 5
Articulate 100
Unify On
Rvolume 10
Volume pp
End
DefGroove Ballad68Sus Add in sustained TremoloStrings
Groove Ballad68Plus
Chord-Sus Groove Ballad68Sus
DefGroove Ballad68SusPlus Sustained strings and apreggiating piano.
///////////
//// A 4 beat fill pattern. Everything above has been done as 6/8, now we're in 4
Groove Ballad68
SeqSize 1
Begin Drum-Snare
Sequence D1234
Accent 1 0
End
// Drum-Kick ... okay since it's already on beats 1 and 3
Begin Bass
Sequence {1 1 1 90 * 4}
End
Begin Chord
Sequence C1234
Volume +20
Accent 1 10 3 4
End
DefGroove Ballad68-44 A 4/4 fill bar.
///////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Intro ... just an arpeggio and bass, no drums
Groove Ballad68
Drum-Snare Sequence * * * D1
Drum-Kick Sequence * * * D1
Chord Sequence -
Bass Sequence * * * B13
Begin Arpeggio
Voice $_Chord_Voice
Volume p
Octave 5
Direction Both
Harmony Open+8Below
Range .9 / / 1
Sequence A6 / / {1 2 90}
Articulate 90
End
DefGroove Ballad68Intro This 4 bar intro with arpeggios.
////////////////
/// Ending
Groove Ballad68
SeqSize 2
Drum-Snare Sequence * D13
/// Drum-Kick
Bass Sequence B11 B1
Chord Sequence L2 L1
DefGroove Ballad68End Simple 2 bar ending.