Strudelify

Look Away

Chicago

KeyA majorTempo108 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Look Away — Chicago
// 108 bpm, 4/4, key A major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: track names are the Roland MT-32 patch names at their program numbers ("Bass" on 68, "Brass" on 95, "Trombone" on 90, "Warm Bells" on 38, "Vibes" on 97), so with no bank select the whole file is read through the MT-32 patch table: ch 2 "Bass" Slap Bass 1 -> slap bass 1; ch 4 "Brass" Brs Sect 1 -> brass section; ch 5 "Trombone" Trombone 1 -> trombone; ch 6 "Warm Bells" Warm Bell -> pad bowed; ch 7 "Vibes" Vibe 1 -> vibraphone
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 7 "Vibes" vibraphone (copy of ch 6 "Warm Bells" pad bowed)
// note: Full arrangement: all 85 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(108/4)

// Notation: c3@3 lasts 3 steps · ~ is a rest · [...]/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.

// bass · slap bass 1 · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  A B C D E F G H E F G H I J K L G M G N E G O P Q R S T U V A B C D W X Y Z W X Y Z AA AB AC AD Y AE Y AF W Y AG AH E
  Y AG AI AJ AK AJ AL@2 AM AE H AN AO M AP AQ AR AS AT M AP AQ AR AS AU AV AW D AX@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a3", B: "f#3", C: "d3", D: "e3", E: "a2@3 a2 a2@2 a2@2", F: "f#2@3 f#2 f#2@2 f#2@2", G: "d2@3 d2 d2@2 d2@2",
  H: "e2@3 e2 e2@2 e2@2", I: "b1@3 b1@3 b1@2", J: "c#2@3 c#2 c#2@2 c#2@2", K: "f2@3 f2@3 f2@2",
  L: "f#2 f#2@2 f#2@3 e2@2", M: "b1@3 b1 b1@2 b1@2", N: "e2@2 e2@2 e2@2 e2@2 e2@3 ~@5", O: "a2@3 d2@3 d2@2",
  P: "e2@3 e2!5", Q: "a1@3 a1 a1@2 a1@2", R: "d1@3 d1 d1@2 d1@2", S: "a1@3 d1@3 d1@2", T: "e1@3 e1!3 e1@2",
  U: "f#1@3 f#1 g#1@2 g#1@2", V: "b0@3 b0 e1@2 e1@2", W: "a3@3 a3 a3@2 a3@2", X: "f#3@3 f#3 f#3@2 f#3@2",
  Y: "d3@3 d3 d3@2 d3@2", Z: "e3@3 e3 e3@2 e3@2", AA: "b2@3 b2@3 b2@2", AB: "c#3@3 c#3 c#3@2 c#3@2",
  AC: "f3@3 f3@3 f3@2", AD: "f#3 f#3@2 f#3@3 e3@2", AE: "b2@3 b2 b2@2 b2@2", AF: "e3@2 e3@2 e3@2 e3@2 e3@3 ~@5",
  AG: "a3@3 d3@3 d3@2", AH: "e3@3 e3!5", AI: "e3@3 e3!3 e3@2", AJ: "f#3@3 f#3 g#3@2 g#3@2", AK: "b2@3 b2 e3@2 e3@2",
  AL: "b2@3 b2 c#3@2 c#3@2", AM: "e3!4 f#3@2 f#3@2", AN: "b2@3 e2@3 e2@2", AO: "f#2@3 f#2!5", AP: "e1@3 e1 e1@2 e1@2",
  AQ: "b1@3 e1@3 e1@2", AR: "f#1@3 f#1!3 f#1@2", AS: "g#1@3 g#1 a#1@2 a#1@2", AT: "c#1@3 c#1 f#1@2 f#1 f#2",
  AU: "c#1@3 c#1 f#1@2 f#1@2", AV: "b3", AW: "g#3", AX: "[f#3 f#3@3]/2",
})).s("gm_slap_bass_1").gain(0.4)

// other · string ensemble 1 · "Strings"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~@4 A B C D A E F G B H I J K L K M N O P Q R S P T@2 U V ~@3 A B C D A E F G B H I J K L K M N O P Q R S P T@2 U ~@4
  W X Y Z AA AB Y AC@2 AD AA AB Y AC@2 AD AE AF AG AH@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a4", B: "f#4@3 f#4@3 ~@2", C: "d4@2 ~ a3@3 ~@2 a3@8", D: "a3@2 ~ a3@3 ~@10", E: "f#4@2 ~ f#4@3 ~@2 c#4@8",
  F: "a3@2 ~ a3@3 ~@2 a3@8", G: "d4@4 d4 f#4@2 g#4", H: "a4@3 ~ e4@2 ~ e4@9", I: "g#4@7 g#4@9",
  J: "a4 a4@2 a4@2 b4!2 a4", K: "a4@8 a4@7 ~", L: "f#4@3 ~", M: "b4@2 b4@2 b4@2 b4@2 b4@3 ~@5",
  N: "c#5@2 c#5@2 c#5@2 c#5@2 c#5@7 ~", O: "a4@2 a4@2 a4@2 a4@2 d5@7 ~", P: "a4@3 a4@5", Q: "a4 g#4",
  R: "c#5!4 c#5@3 ~", S: "a4!4 d5@3 ~", T: "[a4@4 g#4@2 ~ c#4@2 c#4@2 e4@4 ~]/2", U: "d4@8 g#4@3 g#4@3 g#4@2",
  V: "e4@13 ~@3", W: "d#5@2 d#5@2 d#5@2 d#5@2 d#5@7 ~", X: "b4@2 b4@2 b4@2 b4@2 e5@7 ~", Y: "b4@3 b4@5",
  Z: "b4@4 a#4@3 a#4", AA: "d#5!4 d#5@3 ~", AB: "b4!4 e5@3 ~", AC: "[b4@4 a#4@2 ~ d#4@2 d#4@2 f#4@4 ~]/2",
  AD: "e4@8 a#4@3 a#4@3 a#4@2", AE: "b4", AF: "g#4@3 g#4@3 ~@2", AG: "e4@2 ~ b3@3 ~@2 b3@8",
  AH: "[e4@2 ~ b3@3 b3@2 c#4@24]/2",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.17)

// other · brass section · "Brass"
const brass_section = note(`<
  ~@4 A B C D A E F G H I J K L M L N O P Q R S T Q U@2 V W ~@3 A B C D A E F G H I J K L M L N O P Q R S T Q U@2 V ~@4
  X Y Z AA AB AC Z AD@2 AE AB AC Z AD@2 AE AF AG AH AI@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e4", B: "c#4@3 c#4@3 ~@2", C: "a3@2 ~ f#3@3 ~@2 f#3@8", D: "f#3@2 ~ f#3@3 ~@10", E: "c#4@2 ~ c#4@3 ~@2 a3@8",
  F: "f#3@2 ~ f#3@3 ~@2 f#3@8", G: "a3@8 f#4@2 a4@4 b4 c#5", H: "d4@3 d4@3 ~@2", I: "e4@3 ~ c#4@2 ~ a3@9",
  J: "c#4@7 c#4@9", K: "f#4 f#4@2 f#4@2 ~ e4@2", L: "f#4@8 f#4@7 ~", M: "d4@3 ~",
  N: "g#4@2 g#4@2 g#4@2 g#4@2 g#4@3 ~@5", O: "a4@2 a4@2 a4@2 a4@2 a4@7 ~", P: "f#4@2 f#4@2 f#4@2 f#4@2 a4@7 ~",
  Q: "e4@3 f#4@5", R: "e4!2", S: "a4!4 a4@3 ~", T: "f#4!4 a4@3 ~", U: "[e4@4 e4@2 ~ a3@2 a3@2 b3@5]/2",
  V: "b3@8 e4@3 e4@3 e4@2", W: "c#4@13 ~@3", X: "b4@2 b4@2 b4@2 b4@2 b4@7 ~", Y: "g#4@2 g#4@2 g#4@2 g#4@2 b4@7 ~",
  Z: "f#4@3 g#4@5", AA: "f#4@4 f#4@3 f#4", AB: "b4!4 b4@3 ~", AC: "g#4!4 b4@3 ~",
  AD: "[f#4@4 f#4@2 ~ b3@2 b3@2 c#4@5]/2", AE: "c#4@8 f#4@3 f#4@3 f#4@2", AF: "f#4", AG: "d#4@3 b4@3 ~@2",
  AH: "b3@2 ~ g#3@3 ~@2 g#3@8", AI: "[b3@2 ~ g#3@3 ~@2 a#3@24]/2",
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.17)

// bass · trombone
const bass_2 = note("<~@25 A B C ~@2 D ~@24 A B C ~@11 E F G ~@3 E F G ~@7>".pickRestart({
  A: "d2@3 d2 d2@2 d2@2", B: "~@3 d2@3 d2@2", C: "e2@3 e2!3 e2@2", D: "a3", E: "e2@3 e2 e2@2 e2@2", F: "~@3 e2@3 e2@2",
  G: "f#2@3 f#2!3 f#2@2",
})).s("gm_trombone").gain(0.23)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@19 A B@9 ~@13 B@7 C B@2 ~@2 B@26 ~@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", B: "x!2", C: "x ~ x ~ x!3 ~",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<~@20 [~ x ~ x]!9 ~@13 [~ x ~ x]!10 ~@2 [~ x ~ x]!26 ~@5>").gain(0.46)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@19 A B@9 ~@13 B@10 ~@2 B@25 C ~@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@19 [~@5 x ~ x] ~@25 [x!2] ~@3 [~@7 x] x ~@34>").gain(0.46)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  [~ x ~ x]!19
  [~@2 x ~@3 x!2]
  [~ x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~]!8
  [~ x ~ x]!21
  [~ x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~]
  [~ x ~ x]!4
  [~ x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~]!26
  ~@5
>`).gain(0.46)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@19 [~@5 x ~@2] ~@25 [~ x ~@3 x ~@2] ~@3 [~@3 x] ~@35>").gain(0.46)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@19 [~@5 x!2 ~] ~@65>").gain(0.46)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@49 [~@7 x] ~@35>").gain(0.46)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@19 A ~@3 B@2 ~@20 C ~@3 D E ~@34>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x!2", B: "~ x ~@6", C: "x!4", D: "~ x ~ x", E: "x",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@19 A B@8 ~@18 C@4 ~@4 B@9 C@12 D ~@9>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x!2", B: "~@2 x!6", C: "x!8", D: "x!3 ~@5",
})).gain(0.32)

stack(
  bass, string_ensemble_1, brass_section, bass_2, kick, rim, snare, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash,
  ride
)

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