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// I Love Saturday — Erasure
// 130 bpm, 4/4, key Ab major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 128 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(130/4)
// 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.
// other · pad new age · "Pad 1 (new age)"
const pad_new_age = note("<~@82 A B C D E ~@37 F@3 ~>".pickRestart({
A: "~@10 db5 ~ db5 ~ db5@2", B: "~ c5@7", C: "~@8 db5 ~ db5@3 ~ db5@2", D: "~ eb5@6 ~",
E: "eb5!2 ~ eb5!2 ~ eb5 ~ f5 ~ eb5 ~ eb5@3 ~", F: "[~ db6!2 db6@2 c6!2 c6@2 bb5!2 ab5@2 g5@2 ab5@3 ~@6]/3",
})).s("gm_pad_new_age").gain(0.35).pan(0.8)
// chords · synth brass 2
const synth_brass_2 = note(`<
~@8 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 C D@3 E F@3 G@2 H@2 I J K L M N@2 O@2 P@2 Q@4 R@2 S T S T E U@3 E V@2 W G@2 H@2 I J X@2 L M N@2
O@2 P@2 Q@4 R@2 Y Z AA AB Y Z AA AC AD AE AD AF AD AE AG AH AI N@2 O@2 P@2 Q@4 AJ@2 AH AI N@2 O@2 P@2 Q@4 AJ@2 R@2
AK@3 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[[eb4,ab4,c5]@7 [eb4,g4,bb4]]/2", B: "[[f4,ab4,c5]@7 [eb4,g4,bb4]]/2", C: "ab4 f4 ab4 f4 ab4 ~ ab4 f4, [c4,eb4]",
D: "[ab4 f4 ab4 f4 ab4 bb4@2 ~@6 eb4!2 ~@4 eb4 f4 ab4@3, c4 [g3,c4] [g3,bb3], ~@7 eb4@5 ~@3 f4@3 ~@6]/3", // C5 Gm
E: "~@2 ab4 f4 ab4 f4 ab4 f4, [c4,eb4]", // Cm
F: "[ab4@2 f4@2 ab4@2 f4@2 ab4@2 f4@2 eb4@2 ~@4 eb4@6 ~@4 eb4@2 ~@8 eb4@2 c5@2 bb4 ab4@2 ~ f4@2, c4 g4 ~, ~@7 bb4@2 ~@6 f4@2 ~@7, ~@8 c4@5 c4@3 [g3,bb3]@4 ~@4]/3", // Gm
G: "[~@4 db4!3 ~ [g3,bb3]@8, [f3,ab3] ~, ~@7 eb4@9]/2", H: "[ab3@3 ab3!2 ab4@2 [bb3,db4]@8 ~, f3@7 f4@9]/2",
I: "~@3 f4!2 g4 ab4!2, [ab3,db4]", J: "g4 g4@6 eb4, bb3, eb4@7 ~", K: "g4!3 ab4@2 bb4@3, [bb3,eb4]",
L: "~@4 ab5 ~ ab5@2 ab5@2 g5 ~ g5 ~ g5@2, [c5,eb5]", // Cm
M: "f5@2 f5 ~ f5@2 ~@2 bb4@2 ab4@2 f4@2 c5@2, ab4@5 ~ eb4@2, c5@3 c5@3 ~@2",
N: "[eb5 c5@13 [eb4,g4,bb4]@2, [f4,ab4]@7 ~]/2", // Eb Fm
O: "[~ ab5!2 ab5@2 g5!2 g5@2 f5!3 c5 bb4 ab4 f4, [c5,eb5]@6 [eb4,ab4] eb4]/2", // Cm Ab5
P: "[c5!2 eb5 c5@11 [eb4,g4,bb4]@2, [f4,ab4]@7 ~]/2", // Eb Fm
Q: "[~ f5!2 f5@2 eb5!2 ~@2 db5!2 db5@2 c5@2 ~ [e4,g4,bb4]@16, [ab4,db5] [f4,ab4] ~@2, ~@7 eb5@2 ~@6 c5@17]/4", // Edim Db5 Fm
R: "[~ db5!2 db5@2 c5!2 ~@2 bb4!2 ab4@2 g4@3, [f4,ab4] eb4, ~@7 c5@2 ~@7, ~@8 g4@5 ~@3]/2", // Fm
S: "[c4,eb4,ab4]@7 [c4,eb4,ab4] [c4,eb4,ab4]@8", T: "[ab3,c4,f4]@7 [ab3,c4,f4] [ab3,c4,f4]@8",
U: "[ab4 f4 ab4 f4 ab4 f4 eb4 ~@6 eb4!2 ~@4 eb4 f4 ab4@3, c4 [g3,c4] [g3,bb3], ~@7 bb4@5 ~@3 f4@3 ~@6]/3", // C5 Gm
V: "[ab4 f4 ab4 f4 ab4 f4 eb4 ~@2 eb4@3 ~@4, c4 [c4,g4], ~@7 bb4@2 ~@7]/2", // C5
W: "[g4,g5]!2 ~ [g4,g5]!2 ~ [g4,g5] ~ [ab4,ab5] ~ [g4,g5] ~ [g4,g5]@3 ~, [g3,bb3] ~", // G Ab G Gm
X: "[g4!3 ab4@2 ~@3 [eb5,g5,bb5] ~ [eb5,g5,bb5] ~ [eb5,g5,bb5]@4, [bb3,eb4] [eb4,g4], ~@5 bb4@11]/2", // Eb Eb5 Eb
Y: "ab5!2 eb5!2 c5!2 ab4!2", Z: "f5!2 db5!2 ab4!2 f4!2", AA: "bb4!2 g4!2 eb4!2 bb3!2", AB: "g3!2 eb3!2 bb3!2 g3!2",
AC: "g3!2 eb3!2 bb3!2 eb4!2", AD: "~@2 db4 ~ db4!2 ~ db4!2 ~ db4 ~ db4@4, [f3,ab3]",
AE: "~@2 eb4 ~ eb4!2 ~ eb4!2 ~ eb4 ~ eb4@4, [g3,bb3]", AF: "~@2 db4 ~ db4!2 ~ db4!2 ~ db4 ~ db4@4, [f3,bb3]",
AG: "g4!3 ab4@2 bb4@3", AH: "~@2 ab5!3 g5!3, [c5,eb5]", AI: "f5!3 ~ bb4 ab4 f4 c5, ab4@5 ~ eb4@2, c5@3 c5@3 ~@2",
AJ: "[~ db5!2 db5@2 c5!2 ~@2 bb4!2 ab4 g4@4, [f4,ab4] eb4, ~@7 c5@2 ~@7, ~@2 g4 ~]/2", // Fm
AK: "[~ db5!2 db5@2 c5!2 ~@2 bb4!2 ab4@2 ~@3 [c5,eb5,ab5]@8, [f4,ab4] eb4 ~, ~@7 c5@2 ~@6 ab4@9, ~@8 g4@5 g4@3 ~@8]/3", // Ab Fm
})).s("gm_synth_brass_2").gain(0.36)
// other · synth brass 2
const synth_brass_2_2 = note("<~@79 A@8 ~@41>".pickRestart({
A: "[~ ab5@2 ab5@2 eb5@2 eb5@2 c5@2 c5@2 ab4@2 ab4@2 f5@2 f5@2 db5@2 db5@2 ab4@2 ab4@2 f4@2 f4@2 bb4@2 bb4@2 g4@2 g4@2 eb4@2 eb4@2 bb3@2 bb3@2 g3@2 g3@2 eb3@2 eb3@2 bb3@2 bb3@2 g3@2 g3@2 ab5@2 ab5@2 eb5@2 eb5@2 c5@2 c5@2 ab4@2 ab4@2 f5@2 f5@2 db5@2 db5@2 ab4@2 ab4@2 f4@2 f4@2 bb4@2 bb4@2 g4@2 g4@2 eb4@2 eb4@2 bb3@2 bb3@2 g3@2 g3@2 eb3@2 eb3@2 bb3@2 bb3@2 eb4@2 eb4]/8",
})).s("gm_synth_brass_2").gain(0.25).pan(0.8)
// bass · fretless bass
const bass = note(`<
~@8 A@2 B@2 C@2 B@2 D E F G D E F G H G H I H G@2 D@2 E@2 D@2 E@2 H@2 F@2 H G D E D E D E F G D E F G H G H I H G@2 ~
D@2 E@2 D@2 E@2 H@2 F@2 H G ~@4 D H J@2 H G H I H G@2 D@2 E@2 D@2 E@2 H@2 F@2 H G D@2 E@2 D@2 E@2 H@2 F@2 H G H G H G
D ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[ab2@28 eb2@3 ~]/2", B: "[f2@27 ~ eb2@3 ~]/2", C: "[ab2@27 ~ eb2@3 ~]/2", D: "ab2", E: "f2", F: "c2", G: "eb2",
H: "db2", I: "bb2", J: "eb2/2",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.64)
// other · lead 2 sawtooth · "Lead 2 (sawtooth)"
const lead_2_sawtooth = note("<~@4 [ab3 ab4 ab3 ab4 ab3 ab4 ab3 ab4 ab3 ab4 ab3 ab4 ab3 ab4 ab3 ab4]!4 ~@120>")
.s("gm_lead_2_sawtooth").gain(0.4).pan(0.3)
// other · lead 1 square · "Lead 1 (square)"
const lead_1_square = note("<~@4 A@2 B C ~@40 D ~@15 E ~@63>".pickRestart({
A: "ab4 ~@3", B: "[ab4,ab5] ~@3", C: "[ab4,ab5,ab6] ~@3", D: "~@8 f4!8", E: "eb5!16",
})).s("gm_lead_1_square").gain(0.45)
// bass · synth bass 1
const bass_2 = note(`<
~@16 A B C D A B C D E D E F E D G A H B I A H B I E@2 C@2 E D A B A B A B C D A B C D E D E F E D G J A H B I A H B I
E@2 C@2 E D K L M@2 ~@4 E D E F E D ~ A H B I A H B I E@2 C@2 E D A H B I A H B I E@2 C@2 E D E D E D N ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "ab2 ~ ab2 ~ ab2!2 ~ ab2!2 ~ ab2 ~ ab2 ~ ab2 ~", B: "f2 ~ f2 ~ f2!2 ~ f2!2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~",
C: "c2 ~ c2 ~ c2!2 ~ c2!2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~", D: "eb2 ~ eb2 ~ eb2!2 ~ eb2!2 ~ eb2 ~ eb2 ~ eb2 ~",
E: "db2 ~ db2 ~ db2!2 ~ db2!2 ~ db2 ~ db2 ~ db2 ~", F: "bb2 ~ bb2 ~ bb2!2 ~ bb2!2 ~ bb2 ~ bb2 ~ bb2 ~",
G: "eb2 ~ eb2 ~ eb2!2 ~ eb2!2 ~@3 eb2@2 ~@2", H: "ab2 ~ ab2 ~ ab2!2 ~ ab2!2 ~ ab2 ~ eb2 ~ eb2 ~",
I: "f2 ~ f2 ~ f2!2 ~ f2!2 ~ f2 ~ eb2 ~ eb2 ~", J: "eb2!4", K: "ab2@15 ~", L: "db2@15 ~", M: "[eb2@31 ~]/2", N: "ab2",
})).s("gm_synth_bass_1").gain(0.64)
// other · synth bass 1
const synth_bass_1 = note(`<
A@8 ~@25 A@2 ~@2 A@2 ~@2 B@2 ~@2 C D E ~@8 F ~@3 G H ~@5 A@2 ~@2 A@2 ~@2 B@2 ~@19 A@2 ~@2 A@2 ~@2 B@2 ~@4 A@2 ~@2 A@2
~@2 B@2 ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
A: "ab4@2 ab5@2 ab5@2 g5 ab5 ~ ab4 ab5@2 g5@2 ab5@2", B: "g4@2 g5@2 g5@2 f5 g5 ~ g4 g5@2 f5@2 g5@2",
C: "~@6 ab4@2 c5 ~ eb5@2 ~@4", D: "~@6 eb5@2 ~@2 f5@2 ~@2 c5 ~", E: "bb4 ~ ab4@2 ~@6 f4 ~ g4 ~ ab4@2",
F: "g5!2 ~ g5!2 ~ g5 ~ ab5 ~ g5 ~ g5@3 ~", G: "~@6 f5@3 ~ ab5@3 ~ ab5@2", H: "~@2 eb5@2 f5@3 ~@9, ~ db5@2 ~@13",
})).s("gm_lead_8_bass_lead").gain(0.45)
// other · pad poly · "Pad 3 (polysynth)"
const pad_poly = note(`<
~@16 A B C D A B C D E D E F E D ~ A G B H A G B H E@2 C@2 E D A B A I A B C D A B C D E D E F E D J ~ A G B H A G B H
E@2 C@2 E D ~@8 E D E F E D ~ A G B H A G B H E@2 C@2 E D A G B H A G B H E@2 C@2 E D E D E D K ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "ab4 ~ ab4 ~ ab4!2 ~ ab4!2 ~ ab4 ~ ab4 ~ ab4 ~", B: "f4 ~ f4 ~ f4!2 ~ f4!2 ~ f4 ~ f4 ~ f4 ~",
C: "c4 ~ c4 ~ c4!2 ~ c4!2 ~ c4 ~ c4 ~ c4 ~", D: "eb4 ~ eb4 ~ eb4!2 ~ eb4!2 ~ eb4 ~ eb4 ~ eb4 ~",
E: "db4 ~ db4 ~ db4!2 ~ db4!2 ~ db4 ~ db4 ~ db4 ~", F: "bb4 ~ bb4 ~ bb4!2 ~ bb4!2 ~ bb4 ~ bb4 ~ bb4 ~",
G: "ab4 ~ ab4 ~ ab4!2 ~ ab4!2 ~ ab4 ~ eb4 ~ eb4 ~", H: "f4 ~ f4 ~ f4!2 ~ f4!2 ~ f4 ~ eb4 ~ eb4 ~",
I: "f4 ~ f4 ~ f4!2 ~ f4 ~@8", J: "eb4 ~ eb4 ~ eb4!2 ~ eb4!2 ~@3 eb4@2 ~@2", K: "ab4",
})).s("gm_pad_poly").gain(0.35).pan(0)
// other · pad poly · "Pad 3 (polysynth)"
const pad_poly_2 = note(`<
~@16 A B C D A B C D E D E F E D ~ A G B H A G B H E@2 I@2 E D A B A J A B C D A B C D E D E F E D K ~ A G B H A G B H
E@2 I@2 E D ~@8 E D E F E D ~ A G B H A G B H E@2 I@2 E D A G B H A G B H E@2 I@2 E D E D E D L ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "c5 ~ c5 ~ c5!2 ~ c5!2 ~ c5 ~ c5 ~ c5 ~", B: "ab4 ~ ab4 ~ ab4!2 ~ ab4!2 ~ ab4 ~ ab4 ~ ab4 ~",
C: "eb4 ~ eb4 ~ eb4!2 ~ eb4!2 ~ eb4 ~ eb4 ~ eb4 ~", D: "g4 ~ g4 ~ g4!2 ~ g4!2 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~",
E: "f4 ~ f4 ~ f4!2 ~ f4!2 ~ f4 ~ f4 ~ f4 ~", F: "db5 ~ db5 ~ db5!2 ~ db5!2 ~ db5 ~ db5 ~ db5 ~",
G: "c5 ~ c5 ~ c5!2 ~ c5!2 ~ c5 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~", H: "ab4 ~ ab4 ~ ab4!2 ~ ab4!2 ~ ab4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~",
I: "e4 ~ e4 ~ e4!2 ~ e4!2 ~ e4 ~ e4 ~ e4 ~", J: "ab4 ~ ab4 ~ ab4!2 ~ ab4 ~@8", K: "g4 ~ g4 ~ g4!2 ~ g4 g4@4 g4@4",
L: "c5",
})).s("gm_pad_poly").gain(0.35).pan(1)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@16 A@32 B A@15 ~ A@14 C@7 D A@6 ~ A@32 C ~>".pickRestart({
A: "x!4", B: "x!2 ~@2", C: "x", D: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.6)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@23 A ~@6 B ~@17 C ~@7 A ~@7 C ~@28 A ~@13 A ~@18 D ~>".pickRestart({
A: "~@12 x ~ x!2", B: "~@12 x!4", C: "~@8 x!8", D: "x",
})).gain(0.54)
// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@16 A@14 ~ A@33 ~ A@14 ~@15 A@32 ~@2>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.54)
// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@15 [~@15 x] ~@109 [~@12 x!4] ~@2>").gain(0.54)
// drums · pedal hat
const pedal_hat = s("hh").struct("<[x!16]!8 ~@8 [x!16]!48 ~ [x!16]!28 ~ [x!16]!32 ~@2>").gain(0.54)
// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@15 [~@11 x!4 ~] ~@109 [~@8 x!4 ~@4] ~@2>").gain(0.6)
// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@15 [~@7 x!4 ~@5] ~@112>").gain(0.6)
// drums · splash
const splash = s("cr").struct("<~@31 A ~@17 A ~@15 A ~@28 A ~@13 A ~@17 A ~>".pickRestart({
A: "x",
})).gain(0.54)
// drums · vibraslap
const vibraslap = s("vibraslap:0").struct("<~@49 A ~@15 A ~@28 A ~@31 A ~>".pickRestart({
A: "x",
})).gain(6.35)
// drums · bongos
const bongos = s("bongo:18").struct("<~@93 [~@8 x!8] ~@34>").gain(1.42)
// drums · congas
const congas = s("conga:13").struct("<~@64 [x!4] ~@28 [~@8 x!8] ~@34>").gain(1.73)
// drums · congas
const congas_2 = s("conga:18").struct("<~@93 [~@8 x!8] ~@34>").gain(1.73)
stack(
pad_new_age, synth_brass_2, synth_brass_2_2, bass, lead_2_sawtooth, lead_1_square, bass_2, synth_bass_1, pad_poly,
pad_poly_2, kick, snare, clap, low_tom, pedal_hat, mid_tom, high_tom, splash, vibraslap, bongos, congas, congas_2
)
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