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// Don't Cry — Asia
// 146 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: bank select 127 (Roland MT-32 map) read through the MT-32 patch table:
// note: Full arrangement: all 130 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(146/4)
// Notation: c3@3 lasts 3 steps · ~ is a rest · [c3,e3] is a chord · "a, b" plays two voices at once · [...]/2 spreads a riff over 2 bars.
// A part's distinct bars are riffs (A, B, C...) played in order: edit a riff to change every repeat.
// chords · piano · "PRG.CHANGE"
const piano = note(`<
A B C@2 D E F G A B C@2 H E F I J K L M N O P Q J K L M N O P R ~@8 S@6 T@2 U@2 J K L M N O P Q J K L M N O P R ~@8
S@6 T@2 S@6 T@2 A B C@2 H E F I S@6 T@2 S@6 T@2 S@6 T@2 S@6 T@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "c5 ~ b4 ~ a4 ~ b4 ~", B: "c5 ~ d5 ~ c5 ~ b4 ~", C: "d5 ~ c5 ~ b4 ~ c5 ~", D: "d5 ~ e5 ~ d5 ~ e5 ~",
E: "f5 ~ g5 ~ f5 ~ e5 ~", F: "a5 ~ g5 ~ f5 ~ g5 ~", G: "a5 ~ g5 ~ f5 ~ a5 ~", H: "f5 ~ e5 ~ d5 ~ e5 ~", I: "a5 ~@7",
J: "~ [g3,c4,e4] [g3,c4,d4] [g3,c4]", K: "[g3,b3]@2 [g3,c4] [g3,c4,d4] ~ [g3,c4]@3", L: "~ [c4,e4,a4]!3",
M: "~@3 [c4,e4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,a4]@3", N: "~ [f3,a3,d4]!3", O: "[f3,b3]@2 [f3,a3,c4] [f3,a3,d4]@3 ~@2",
P: "~@3 [g3,d4,g4]@5", Q: "~@3 [f3,b3,f4]@3 [f3,b3,d4]@2", R: "~@3 [b3,d4,f4,g#4]@3 [b3,d4,f4,g#4]@2",
S: "[~@2 [c4,e4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4]@2 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@2 [a3,c4,f4]!3 [b3,d4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4]@2]/2", // C G F G
T: "[[f3,a3,d4]@3 [g3,b3,e4]@4 [a3,c4,f4]@5 [b3,d4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4]@2]/2", U: "[a#3,c4,f4]/2",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.4).pan(0.4)
// other · harpsichord · "PRG.CHANGE"
const harpsichord = note("<A B C D E F G@2 A B C D E F G ~@75 A B C D E F G ~@33>".pickRestart({
A: "~ a5 ~ a5 ~ a5 ~ a5", B: "~ a5 ~ a5 ~ a5 ~ g5", C: "~ g5 ~ g5 ~ g5 ~ g5", D: "~ g5 ~ g5 ~ g5 ~ d6",
E: "~ d6 ~ d6 ~ d6 ~ d6", F: "~ d6 ~ d6 ~ d6 ~ f6", G: "~ f6 ~ f6 ~ f6 ~ f6",
})).s("gm_harpsichord").gain(0.45).pan(0.6)
// other · piano · "PRG.CHANGE"
const piano_2 = note("<~@16 A@2 B@2 C@2 D E A@2 B@2 C@2 D E ~@18 A@2 B@2 C@2 D E A@2 B@2 C@2 D E ~@64>".pickRestart({
A: "[c2,c3]!4", B: "[a1,a2]!4", C: "[d2,d3]!4", D: "[g1,g2]!4", E: "[g#1,g#2]!4",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.25).pan(0.6)
// chords · synth brass 1 · "PRG.CHANGE"
const synth_brass_1 = note("<A@8 ~@122>".pickRestart({
A: "[a2,a3,c4,e4]/8", // Am
})).s("gm_synth_brass_1").gain(0.03)
// other · synth brass 2 · "PRG.CHANGE"
const synth_brass_2 = note("<~@32 A B C D E F G H ~@26 A B C D E F G H ~@56>".pickRestart({
A: "a2", B: "a2@3 b2@3 c3@2", C: "b2", D: "b2@3 c3@3 d3@2", E: "d3@3 e3", F: "f3 a3", G: "g2 g3 g2!3 g3 g2!2",
H: "g3 g2!2 g3 g2!4",
})).s("gm_synth_brass_2").gain(0.25)
// chords · pad poly · "PRG.CHANGE" · C Dm7
const pad_poly = note("<~@49 [[g3,c4,e4] [f3,c4,d4] ~ [f3,c4,d4]@5] ~@80>").s("gm_pad_poly").gain(0.54)
// other · brass section · "PRG.CHANGE"
const brass_section = note("<~@98 A@4 B@2 C@2 A@4 B@2 C@2 A@4 B@2 C@2 A@4 B@2 C@2>".pickRestart({
A: "[~@2 c5@2 g5@2 a5 g5@3 c5@2 b4@2 d5@2]/2", B: "[~@2 c5@2 g5@2 a5 g5@3 c5@2 b4 c5 d5@2]/2",
C: "[a4 c5 f5 e5@2 c5 g4 f4@2 a4 c5 a4 c5@2 d5@2]/2",
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.45)
// chords · string ensemble 1 · "PRG.CHANGE"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
~@8 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 ~@16 E@2 F@2 G@2 F@2 ~@26 E@2 F@2 G@2 F@2 ~@16 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 ~@32
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[c4,e4,a4]/2", B: "[b3,d4,g4]/2", C: "[d4,f4,a4]/2", D: "[c4,f4,a4]/2", E: "[c4,e4,g4]/2", F: "[g3,b3,d4]/2",
G: "[f3,a3,d4]/2", // Dm
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.29)
// other · marimba · "PRG.CHANGE"
const marimba = note("<~@32 A@2 B C D E F@2 ~@26 A@2 B C D E F@2 ~@56>".pickRestart({
A: "a5/2", B: "a5", C: "g5", D: "f5@3 e5", E: "d5 c5", F: "b4/2",
})).s("gm_marimba").gain(0.51)
// chords · synth brass 2 · "PRG.CHANGE"
const synth_brass_2_2 = note("<~@40 A@6 B@2 C@2 ~@24 A@6 B@2 A@6 B@2 ~@8 A@6 B@2 A@6 B@2 A@6 B@2 A@6 B@2>".pickRestart({
A: "[~@2 [c4,e4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4]@2 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@2 [a3,c4,f4]!3 [b3,d4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4]@2]/2", // C G F G
B: "[[f3,a3,d4]@3 [g3,b3,e4]@4 [a3,c4,f4]@5 [b3,d4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4]@2]/2", C: "[a#3,c4,f4]/2",
})).s("gm_synth_brass_2").gain(0.4)
// chords · overdriven guitar · "PRG.CHANGE"
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
A@2 B C D E D F G@2 H I J K L M ~@6 N O ~@6 N P Q R S T U V W@2 X@6 Y@2 ~@8 N O ~@6 N P Q R S T U V W@2 X@6 Y@2 X@6
Z@2 AA@2 H AB J K L M X@6 Y@2 X@6 Y@2 X@6 Y@2 X@6 Y@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[a4@12 a4 b4@2 c5]/2", B: "b4@2 c5 b4@3 a4@2", C: "b4 g4@7", D: "f5@2 g5 f5@3 e5@2", E: "d5", F: "c5",
G: "[a5@12 b5@3 c6]/2", H: "b5@2 c6 b5@3 a5@2", I: "a5 g5@3", J: "f6@2 g6 f6@3 e6@2", K: "d6", L: "f6@2 g6 f6@3 f6@2",
M: "c6", N: "g2@3 g2 g2@2 f#2 g2", O: "g#2@3 g#2@3 ~@2", P: "g#2@3 ~", Q: "a4", R: "a4!2", S: "a4@3 b4", T: "g4",
U: "f4@3 e4", V: "d4 c4", W: "g4/2",
X: "[[g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,c4,e4]@4 [g3,b3,d4]@4 [f3,a3,c4] ~ [f3,a3,c4]@4 [f3,a3,c4]@2 [f3,a3,c4]@4 [g3,c4,e4]@4 [g3,c4,e4]@4]/2", // C G F C
Y: "[d4 f4 a4 g4@2 e4 c4 a3@2 c4 f4 c4@3 d4 ~]/2", Z: "[d4 f4 a4 g4@2 e4 c4 a3@2 c4 f4 c4 d4@2 d4@2]/2",
AA: "[a5@24 a5@2 ~ b5@2 c6@2 ~]/2", AB: "a5 g5@7",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.29).pan(0.6)
// chords · distortion guitar · "PRG.CHANGE"
const distortion_guitar = note("<~@16 A@2 B@2 C@2 ~@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 ~@21 D ~ E ~ F ~@3 D ~ E ~ F ~@66>".pickRestart({
A: "~@3 [c3,g3,c4,e4]", B: "~@3 [a2,e3,a3,c4]", C: "~@3 [d3,a3,d4,f4]",
D: "[g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,c4,e4]!3 ~ [g3,c4,e4]!3 ~ [g3,c4,e4]!2 [c3,g3,c4,e4]@4", // C
E: "[e3,a3,c4] ~ [e3,a3,c4]!3 ~ [e3,a3,c4]!3 ~ [e3,a3,c4]!2 [a2,e3,a3,c4]@4", // Am
F: "[a3,d4,f4] ~ [a3,d4,f4]!3 ~ [a3,d4,f4]!3 ~ [a3,d4,f4]!2 [d3,a3,d4,f4]@4", // Dm
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.45).pan(0.6)
// bass · electric bass finger · "PRG.CHANGE"
const bass = note(`<
~@7 A B@2 C@2 D@2 E F G H I J K@2 L M G H I J K@2 L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Y AA@2 AB@2 G H I J K@2 L M G H I J
K@2 L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Y AA@2 Z Y Z Y Z Y AA@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 AC@2 Z Y Z Y Z Y AA@2 Z Y Z Y Z Y AA@2 Z Y Z Y Z
Y AA@2 Z Y Z Y Z Y AA@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "c3", B: "a1/2", C: "b1/2", D: "d2/2", E: "f2", F: "f2!8", G: "c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~", H: "c2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 b1@2",
I: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~", J: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a1@2 a1@2", K: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~", L: "g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ f#1 g1",
M: "g#1 ~ g#1 ~ g#1 ~ g#1 ~", N: "a1!4", O: "a1@3 b1@3 c2@2", P: "b1!4", Q: "b1@3 c2@3 d2@2", R: "d2!3 e2",
S: "f2 a2", T: "g1 g2 g1!3 g2 g1!2", U: "g2 g1!2 g2 g1!4", V: "e2@2 c2!2 b1!4", W: "a1!4 b1!4", X: "c2!4 b1!4",
Y: "a1!3 c2 b1!4", Z: "c2!4 b1!3 a1", AA: "[d2!3 e2@2 d2 e2 f2@2 e2 f2 a2 g2@2 g1@2]/2", AB: "a#1/2", AC: "f2/2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.64)
// other · string ensemble 1 · "PRG.CHANGE"
const string_ensemble_1_2 = note(`<
~@8 A@2 B C D E D F ~@16 G H I J K L M@2 ~@10 N O P Q R S J T N O P Q R U V W X@2 I J K L M@2 ~@16 Y@2 B Z D E D F
~@32
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[a5@12 a5 b5@2 c6]/2", B: "b5@2 c6 b5@3 a5@2", C: "a5 b5 ~ a5 g5@12", D: "f6@2 g6 f6@3 e6@2", E: "d6", F: "c6",
G: "a5", H: "a5!2", I: "a5@6 b5 a5", J: "g5", K: "f5@3 e5", L: "d5 c5", M: "g5/2", N: "c5 g5", O: "c6 g5", P: "a4 e5",
Q: "a5 e5", R: "d5 a5", S: "d6 a5", T: "f5@3 e5@3 d5@2", U: "d6@2 e6 f6", V: "e6@3 d6@5", W: "f5@3 g#5@3 b5@2",
X: "[a4@2 a4 ~, [e5,a5,c6]]/2", Y: "[a5@24 a5@2 ~ b5@2 c6@2 ~]/2", Z: "a5 g5@7",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.32).pan(0.4)
// chords · lead 2 sawtooth · "PRG.CHANGE"
const lead_2_sawtooth = note(`<
~@40 A ~ A ~ A ~@2 B C@2 ~@24 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@11 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ [c4,e4,g4] [b3,d4,g4] ~", B: "~@3 [b3,d4,g4]", C: "[a#3,c4,f4]/2",
})).s("gm_lead_2_sawtooth").gain(0.52).pan(0.4)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@8 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ B@32 A ~ B@40 A ~ A ~ A ~ C ~ B@32>".pickRestart({
A: "x", B: "x!4", C: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.64)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
~@14 A B C@7 D C@7 E C@3 D C@2 F G C@8 ~@2 C@7 D C@7 E C@3 D C@2 F G C@16 ~@6 H I C@13 J C@5 K C L C@5 K C L C@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@5 x!3", B: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!6 ~ x!3", C: "~ x ~ x", D: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2", E: "~@2 x ~ x!4", F: "~@2 x ~@2 x!3",
G: "x!8", H: "x ~@3 x ~ x!2", I: "~@2 x ~ x ~ x!10", J: "~@4 x ~@3 x!5 ~ x!2", K: "~@4 x ~@5 x!3 ~ x ~",
L: "~@4 x ~@5 x!3 ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.64)
// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@14 [~@2 x!3 ~@3] ~@16 [~@9 x ~ x ~ x ~ x] ~@33 [~@9 x ~ x ~ x ~ x] ~@64>")
.gain(0.32)
// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct(`<
~@41 A ~ A ~ A ~@29 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@11 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@5 x!3",
})).gain(0.64)
// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
~@9 A ~ B ~ C D E ~@7 C ~@11 C ~@3 F ~@17 C ~@11 C ~@3 F ~@17 C ~ G ~@36
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@3 x", B: "~@5 x!2 ~", C: "~@6 x!2", D: "~@3 x!5", E: "x!3 ~@5", F: "~@4 x!4", G: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.48)
// drums · low tom · soft notes
const low_tom_soft = s("lt").struct("<~@14 [~ x ~@2] ~@76 [~@13 x ~ x] ~ [~@3 x] ~@36>").gain(0.32)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
~@16 A B@5 A C A B@5 A D A B A C A B E ~ F G B G B G F C ~@2 A B@5 A C A B@5 A D A B A C A B E ~ F G B G B G F C F G B
G B G F C ~@8 F G B G B G F C F G B G B D F C F G B H F H A C F G B H F H A C
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@2 x!6", B: "x!8", C: "x!4 ~@4", D: "x!2 ~@6", E: "x!2 ~@2 x ~@3", F: "~@4 x!4", G: "x!5 ~ x ~", H: "x!5 ~@3",
})).gain(0.48)
// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@7 A ~ B ~ C ~@79 B ~ D ~@36>".pickRestart({
A: "~@8 x!5 ~@3", B: "~@8 x!4 ~@4", C: "~@3 x ~@4", D: "~ x",
})).gain(0.4)
// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@33 B ~ B ~ B ~@29 B ~ B ~ B ~@3 B ~ B ~ B ~@11 B ~ B ~ B ~@3 B ~ B ~@2 C ~@2 B ~@7 B ~@6
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x!5 ~@11", B: "~@5 x ~ x", C: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.48)
// drums · open hat · soft notes
const open_hat_soft = s("oh").struct("<~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@122>".pickRestart({
A: "~@7 x ~@8",
})).gain(0.08)
// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@9 A ~ B ~@3 C ~@75 A ~ D ~@36>".pickRestart({
A: "x!8 ~@8", B: "x!3 ~ x ~@11", C: "~@3 x", D: "x!2 ~ x ~@4",
})).gain(0.48)
// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
~@8 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@5 A B A ~@5 A C A ~ A B A ~ D E F ~@5 F G A ~ A ~@5 A B A ~@5 A C A ~ A B A ~ D E F ~@5 F G F
~@5 F G A ~ A ~ A ~@3 F ~@5 F G F ~@4 C A G F ~@3 F ~ A G F ~@3 F ~ A G
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x", B: "~ x", C: "~ x ~@2", D: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2", E: "x ~@2 x ~@4", F: "x!2 ~@2", G: "~@2 x!2",
})).gain(0.64)
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