VocalEasel/mma/lib/stdlib/calypso.mma
Matthias Neeracher d599bfbe4e Added MMA
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// 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
/////////////////
// 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.