VocalEasel/mma/lib/stdlib/descendingjazz.mma
Matthias Neeracher f54adbeec5 Update to MMA 1.7
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// descendingjazz.mma
Begin Doc
This is a jazz style with a constantly descending accompaniment line.
I wrote it especially for the song "My Baby Just Cares For Me" to
sort-of echo the style that Nina Simone used.
End
Author Bob van der Poel
SeqClear
Time 4 // All these patterns are 4/4
Timesig 4 4
Include stdpats
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/// Pattern definitions
Begin Bass Define
Down1 1 4. 5 90; 2.5 8 5 70; 3 4. 3 90; 4.5 8 3 70
Down2 1 4. 2 90; 2.5 8 2 70; 3 4. 1 90; 4.5 8 1 70
End
Begin Arpeggio Define
A-16 1 16 90; 1.25 16 90; 1.5 16 90; 1.75 16 90
A-8 1 8 90; 1.5 8 90
A816 A-8; A-8 Shift 1; A-16 Shift 2; A-16 Shift 3
A168 A-16 ; A-16 Shift 1; A-8 Shift 2; A-8 Shift 3;
End
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/// Groove definitons
SeqSize 4
Begin Drum-Kick
Tone KickDrum1
Sequence D1
Volume m
RVolume 10
RTime 5
End
Begin Drum-Side
Tone SnareDrum1
Volume mp
Rvolume 10
Rtime 5
Sequence D24
End
Begin Drum-PHH
Tone PedalHiHat
Sequence D13
Volume p
Rvolume 10
Rtime 5
End
Begin Drum-Ride
Tone RideCymbal1
Sequence D1234
Volume p
Rvolume 10
Rtime 5
End
Begin Bass
Voice AcousticBass
Octave 4
Harmony Open
Sequence Down1 Down2
Volume f
Articulate 70
End
Begin Bass-Chord // we need to create desending chords
Voice Piano1
Sequence Down1 Down2
Harmony 3Below+8Above
Octave 4
Volume mf
Articulate 90
Rskip 10
End
Begin Chord // fill with a straight chord
Voice Piano1
Sequence C13
Octave 5
Volume mp
Articulate 80
End
DefGroove DescendingJazz A walking style with decending chords.
/// Arpeggiated
Groove DescendingJazz
Begin Arpeggio
Voice Piano1
Octave 5
Volume mp
Direction Random
Range 1.5
Sequence A8 A16 A816 A168
Rskip 20
SeqRnd On
Articulate 110
End
Chord Sequence -
DefGroove DescendingJazzPlus A walking style with piano arpeggios.
/// Sustained
Groove DescendingJazz
Begin Chord-Sus
Voice Strings
Sequence { 1 1 90 0 80 0 * 2} // Root and fifth notes only.
Voicing mode=optimal
Volume p
Octave 5
Articulate 100
Unify On
End
Chord Sequence -
DefGroove DescendingJazzSus A walking style with added strings.
Groove DescendingJazzSus
Arpeggio Groove DescendingJazzPlus
DefGroove DescendingJazzSusPlus A walking style with strings and arpeggios.
//// Intro
Groove DescendingJazz
Drum-Kick Sequence D1 D13 D1 D1
Drum-Side Sequence * * * D2
Drum-PHH Sequence * * * D12
Drum-Ride Sequence * * * D13
Bass Sequence * * B13 B1
Bass-Chord Sequence * * B13 B1
Chord Sequence * L1 * L1
Chord Articulate 100
DefGroove DescendingJazzIntro 4 bar introduction.
Groove DescendingJazz
SeqSize 8
Drum-Kick Sequence D1 D13 * * * * D1 D1
Drum-Side Sequence * * * * * * D2 D2
Drum-PHH Sequence * * * * * * D12 D12
Drum-Ride Sequence * * * * * * D13 D13
Bass Sequence * * * * * * B13 B1
Bass-Chord Sequence * * * * * * B13 B1
Chord Sequence * L1 * L1 * * L1 L1
DefGroove DescendingJazzIntro8 8 bar introduction.
Groove DescendingJazzIntro
Begin Arpeggio
Groove DescendingJazzPlus
SeqRnd Off
Sequence A8 A16 A8 {A-8; A-8 Shift 1}
End
Chord Sequence -
DefGroove DescendingJazzPlusIntro 4 bar introduction with arpeggios.
Groove DescendingJazzIntro8
Begin Arpeggio
Groove DescendingJazzPlus
SeqRnd Off
Sequence A8 / A16 / A8 / {A-16; A-8 Shift 1} A-8
End
Chord Sequence -
DefGroove DescendingJazzPlusIntro8 8 bar introduction with arpeggios.
/// Ending
Groove DescendingJazz
SeqSize 2
Drum-Kick Sequence D13 D1
Drum-Side Sequence D13 D1
Drum-PHH Sequence D12 /
Drum-Ride Sequence D13 D12
Bass Sequence B13 B1
Bass-Chord Sequence B13 B1
Chord Sequence L1 L1
DefGroove DescendingJazzEnd 2 bar ending.