VocalEasel/mma/lib/stdlib/ska.mma
Matthias Neeracher d599bfbe4e Added MMA
2006-11-10 08:07:56 +00:00

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// ska
Begin Doc
This was written for the Beatle's song "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da".
You will probably want double the tempo when using this.
End
Author Bob van der Poel
SeqClear
Time 4
Timesig 4 4
Include stdpats
///////////////////////////
// Additional patterns
Begin Bass Define
B134 B13 ; 4 8 3 120
B1135 1 4 1 90 ; 2 4 1 90 ; 3 4 1 90 ; 4 4 5 90
End
/////////////////
// Ska
SeqSize 2
Begin Drum
Volume mf
Rvolume 20
Rtime 10
Rskip 10
End
Begin Drum-Kick
Copy Drum
Tone KickDrum1
Sequence D1 { D1 ; 4.5 0 50 }
Volume mp
End
Begin Drum-Snare
Copy Drum
Tone Snaredrum2
Sequence D24
End
Begin Drum-hh
Copy Drum
Tone ClosedHiHat
Sequence { D1234 shift .75 }
End
Begin Drum-Cym
Copy Drum
Tone ChineseCymbal
Sequence D1
Rskip 50
End
Begin Drum-Cabasa
Copy Drum
Tone Cabasa
Sequence { D24; D24 shift -.25 }
End
Begin Drum-Maraca
Copy Drum
Tone Maracas
Sequence { D24 shift .25 }
End
Begin Drum-Shake
Copy Drum
Tone Shaker
Sequence { D1234 Shift .75 }
Volume pp
End
Begin Bass
Sequence B13 B134
Articulate 90
Voice AcousticBass
Rtime 10
Rvolume 10
Octave 3
End
Begin Chord
Voice Piano1
Sequence C124 C24
Rvolume 20
Articulate 80
End
Begin Chord-Sax
Voice AltoSax
Sequence C24
Rskip 10
Rtime 10
Rvolume 20
Articulate 70
End
DefGroove Ska Good if you're from Trinidad.
/////////////////////////////////////
/// Ska1 - simple variation
Groove Ska
// change piano to steels
Begin Chord
Voice Steeldrums
Octave 5
Strum 10
Articulate 99
End
// Add in 1/8 note claves
Begin Drum-Clave
Copy Drum
Tone Claves
Sequence { D1234 * 2 }
Rskip 12
Volume ff
End
DefGroove Ska1 Change Piano to SteelDrums and add \
in some eight note Claves.
/////////////////////////////////
//// Add sustained strings to SKA
Groove Ska
Begin Chord-Sus
Voice SynthVox
Sequence { 1 1 90 0 90 0 * 4 }
Octave 5
Voicing Mode=Optimal
Articulate 100
Unify On
End
DefGroove SkaSus Adds sustained voices to Ska.
Groove Ska1
Chord-Sus Groove SkaSus
DefGroove Ska1Sus Adds sustained voices to Ska1.
/////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Handclap
Groove Ska
Begin Drum-Clap
Tone HandClap
Sequence { D1234 }
Rskip 20
Volume ffff
End
DefGroove SkaClap Adds a rather loud handclap to the basic beat. \
Good for repeatendings, etc.
////////////////////////////////
/// Ending
Groove Ska
Begin Bass
Sequence B1135
Articulate 60
End
Begin Chord-Sax
Sequence C1234
End
Begin Chord
Sequence C1234
End
DefGroove SkaEnd A funky ending. Really does need some work.