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Enrico Ostendorf - In the Mix Vol. II

Conga

Gloria Estefan

KeyE minorTempo120 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Conga — Estefan Gloria
// 120 bpm, 4/4, key E minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 12 "SYNBRASS 1" synth brass 1 (copy of ch 3 "TRUMPET" trumpet)
// note: Full arrangement: all 110 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(120/4)

// 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.

// bass · slap bass 1 · "SLAPBASS 1"
const bass = note("<~@24 A B@8 C@8 D@8 ~@2 E@8 F@8 G@8 ~@8 H@8 I@7 J@8 K@4>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 d3 d#3",
  B: "[e3@2 ~@4 e2 ~ e3@3 ~@4 d3@2 ~@5 d2 ~ d2@4 ~@3 d3@2 ~@5 d3 ~ d3@3 ~@4 e3@2 ~@5 e2 ~ e3@4 ~@3 e3@2 ~@5 e3 ~ e3@4 ~@3 d3@2 ~@5 d2 ~ d2@3 ~@4 d3@2 ~@5 d3 ~ d3@4 ~@3 e3@3 ~@4 e2 ~ e3@3 ~@4 e3]/8",
  C: "[~@6 e2 ~ e3@4 ~@3 d3@2 ~@5 d2 ~ d2@4 ~@3 d3@2 ~@5 d3 ~ d3@4 ~@3 e3@2 ~@5 e2 ~ e3@4 ~@3 e3@2 ~@5 e3 ~ e3@4 ~@3 d3@2 ~@5 d2 ~ d2@3 ~@4 d3@2 ~@5 d3 ~ d3@3 ~@4 e3@3 ~@4 e2 ~ e3@3 ~@4 e3]/8",
  D: "[~@6 e2 ~ e3@3 ~@4 d3@2 ~@5 d2 ~ d2@4 ~@3 d3@2 ~@5 d3 ~ d3@3 ~@4 e3@3 ~@4 e2 ~ e3@3 ~@4 e3@3 ~@4 e3 ~ e3@4 ~@3 d3@2 ~@5 d2 ~ d2@4 ~@3 d3@2 ~@5 d3 ~ d3@3 ~@4 e3@2 ~@15]/8",
  E: "[~@15 e3@3 ~@4 e2 ~ e2@3 ~@4 d3@2 ~@5 d2 ~ d2@4 ~@3 e3@2 ~@5 e2 ~ e2@4 ~@3 d3@2 ~@5 d2 ~ d2@4 ~@3 e3@2 ~@5 e2 ~ e2@4 ~@3 d3@3 ~@4 d2 ~ d2@4 ~@3 d3@3 ~@4 d2 ~ d2@4 ~@3 e3]/8",
  F: "[~@6 e2 ~ e2@4 ~@3 e3@3 ~@4 e2 ~ e3@3 ~@4 d3@2 ~@5 d2 ~ d2@4 ~@3 d3@2 ~@5 d3 ~ d3@3 ~@4 e3@2 ~@5 e2 ~ e3@3 ~@4 e3@3 ~@4 e3 ~ e3@3 ~@4 d3@2 ~@5 d2 ~ d2@3 ~@4 d3@2 ~@5 d3 ~ d3@2 ~@5 e3]/8",
  G: "[~@6 e2 ~ e3@2 ~@5 e3@2 ~@5 e3 ~ e3@2 ~@5 d3@2 ~@5 d2 ~ d2@3 ~@4 d3@2 ~@5 d3 ~ d3@2 ~@5 e3@2 ~@5 e2 ~ e3@2 ~@5 e3@2 ~@5 e3 ~ e3@3 ~@4 d3@2 ~@5 d2 ~ d2@4 ~@3 d3@2 ~@5 d3 ~ d3@2 ~@5 e3]/8",
  H: "[~@15 e3@3 ~@4 e2 ~ e2@4 ~@3 d3@3 ~@4 d2 ~ d2@4 ~@3 d3@4 ~@3 d2 ~ d2@3 ~@4 e3@4 ~@3 e2 ~ e2@3 ~@4 e3@3 ~@4 e2 ~ e2@3 ~@4 d3@4 ~@3 d2 ~ d2@3 ~@4 d3@3 ~@4 d2 ~ d2@3 ~@4 e3]/8",
  I: "[~@6 e2 ~ e2@4 ~@3 e3@3 ~@4 e2 ~ e2@4 ~@3 d3@3 ~@4 d2 ~ d2@4 ~@3 e3@3 ~@4 e2 ~ e2@4 ~@3 d3@3 ~@4 d2 ~ d2@3 ~@4 e3@4 ~@3 e2 ~ e2@3 ~@4 d3@3 ~@4 d2 ~ d2@4 ~@3 e3]/7",
  J: "[~@6 e2 ~ e2@3 ~@4 d3@4 ~@3 d2 ~ d2@3 ~@4 e3@4 ~@3 e2 ~ e2@4 ~@3 d3@3 ~@4 d2 ~ d2@3 ~@4 d3@4 ~@3 d2 ~ d2@3 ~@4 e3@3 ~@4 e2 ~ e2@3 ~@4 e3@4 ~@3 e2 ~ e2@3 ~@4 d3@3 ~@4 d2 ~ d2@4 ~@3 d3]/8",
  K: "[~@6 d2 ~ d2@3 ~@4 e3@3 ~@4 e2 ~ e2@4 ~@3 e3@2 ~@14 e3@3 ~@14]/4",
})).s("gm_slap_bass_1").gain(0.51)

// other · electric guitar muted · "MUTED GTR"
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  ~@25 A B C D A B C D E F G H E F G H E F G H E F G H ~@3 E G E G I J K I E F G H L F G H E F G H E F G ~@17 E G E G E
  G E G I J K M N O K M ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ e4 g4 b3 e4 e4@2 e4@2 g4@2 ~@5", B: "~ d4@2 f#4 a3@2 d4!2 ~ f#4 ~@6", C: "~ d4 f#4 a3 d4 d4@2 d4@2 f#4@2 ~@5",
  D: "~ e4@2 g4 b3@2 e4!2 ~ g4 ~@6", E: "~ g4 ~ b3 e4 e4@2 e4@2 g4 ~ b3 e4 e4@2 d4",
  F: "~ f#4 ~ a3 d4 d4@2 d4@2 f#4 ~ a3 d4 d4@2 d4", G: "~ f#4 ~ a3 d4 d4@2 d4@2 f#4 ~ a3 d4 d4@2 e4",
  H: "~ g4 ~ b3 e4 e4@2 e4@2 g4 ~ b3 e4 e4@2 e4", I: "~ e4 g4 b3 e4 e4@2 e4@2 g4@2 b3 ~ e4 ~ d4",
  J: "~ d4 f#4 a3 d4!2 ~ d4@2 f#4@2 a3 ~ d4 e4!2", K: "~ d4 f#4 a3 d4 d4@2 d4@2 f#4@2 a3 ~ d4 ~ e4",
  L: "~ g4 ~ b3 e4 e4@2 e4@2 g4 ~ b4 f#4 e4@2 d4", M: "~ e4 g4 b3 e4 e4@2 e4@2 g4@2 b3 ~ e4 ~@2",
  N: "~ e4 g4 b3 e4 e4@2 e4@2 g4@2 b3 ~@3 d4", O: "~ d4 f#4 a3 d4!2 ~ d4@2 f#4@2 a3 ~ d4!3",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.46)

// chords · brass section · "BRASS 1"
const brass_section = note("<~@25 A ~@3 A ~@26 A ~@43 B ~@3 B ~@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 [b4,e5,g5]@3 ~", B: "~@8 [b4,e5,g5]@5 ~@3",
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.46)

// chords · piano · "A.PIANO 1"
const piano = note("<~@4 A B C D E ~@66 F@2 G H@2 I J K L M@4 N O@3 ~@8 I J K L I J K ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 [e2,e3,e4,e5]", // E
  B: "~ [g3,g4] ~ [b3,b4] [d2,d3,d4,d5]@3 [e2,e3,e4,e5] ~ [g3,g4] [b3,b4] [c4,c5] [c2,c3,c4,c5]@3 [d2,d3,d4,d5]", // G B D E G B C D
  C: "~ [f#3,f#4] ~ [a3,a4] ~@2 [e3,e4] [d2,d3,d4,d5] ~ [f#3,f#4] ~ [a3,a4] [c2,c3,c4,c5]@2 [e4,g4] [d2,d3,d4,d5], ~@4 [c2,c3,c4,c5]@3 ~@9, ~@5 [g3,g4]@2 ~@9", // F# A E D F# A C Em …
  D: "~ [f#3,f#4] ~@2 [e2,e3,e4,e5]@2 [c4,c5] [d2,d3,d4,d5] ~ [f#3,f#4] ~@2 [c2,c3,c4,c5]@3 [e2,e3,e4,e5], ~@3 [a3,a4]@4 ~@4 [a3,a4]@4 ~", // F# E C D F# C E A
  E: "~ [g3,g4] ~@2 [f#2,f#3,f#4,f#5]@2 [d2,d3] [e2,e3,e4,e5] ~ [g3,g4] ~ [f#4,f#5] g#3@2 ~ [e2,e3,e4,e5], ~@3 [b3,b4]@4 ~@5 [f#2,f#3,f#4,f#5]@4, ~@7 g#3", // G F# D E G F# E B …
  F: "[~@15 [e3,e4,e5] ~ [g3,g4] ~ [b3,b4] [d2,d3,d4,d5]@3 [e2,e3,e4,e5] ~ [g3,g4] ~ [b3,b4] [c2,c3,c4,c5]@3 [d2,d3,d4,d5], ~@15 e2@2 ~@15]/2", // E G B D E G B C …
  G: "~ [f#3,f#4] [a3,a4] [c4,c5] ~@2 [d4,d5] [d2,d3] [f#3,f#4] ~ [a3,a4] [c4,c5] [c2,c3,c4,c5]@2 [e4,g4] [d4,d5], ~@4 [c2,c3,g3,g4]@3 ~@9, ~@5 [e3,e4]@2 ~@9", // F# A C D F# A C Em …
  H: "[[d2,d3] [f#3,f#4] ~ [a3,a4] [e2,e3,e4,e5]@2 [c4,c5] [d2,d3,d4,d5] ~ [f#3,f#4] ~ [a3,a4] [c2,c3,c4,c5]@3 [e2,e3,e4,e5]@2 [g3,g4] ~ [b3,b4] [f#2,f#3,f#4,f#5]@2 ~ [e2,e3,e4,e5] ~ [g3,g4] ~@2 [d2,d3,d4,d5]@2 ~ [e2,e3,e4,e5], ~@22 [d2,d3,d4,d5]@2 ~@3 [b3,b4]@3 ~@2]/2", // D F# A E C D F# A …
  I: "~ [g3,g4] ~@2 [d2,d3,f#4,f#5]@2 [d4,d5] [e2,e3,e4,e5] ~ [g3,g4] ~@2 [c2,c3,c4,c5]@3 [d2,d3,d4,d5], ~@3 [b3,b4]@4 ~@4 [b3,b4]@3 ~@2", // G D E G C D B
  J: "~ [f#3,f#4] ~ [a3,a4] [e4,e5] [g3,g4] [b3,b4] [d2,d3,d4,d5] ~@3 [c4,c5] [c2,c3,c4,c5]@2 [e4,g4] [d2,d3,d4,d5], ~@4 [c2,c3]@3 ~@2 [f#3,f#4]@4 ~@3, ~@10 [a3,a4]@3 ~@3", // F# A E G B D C Em …
  K: "~ [f#3,f#4] ~ [a3,a4] [e2,e3,e4,e5]@2 [c4,c5] [d2,d3,d4,d5] ~ [f#3,f#4]@2 [a3,a4] [c2,c3,c4,c5]@3 [e2,e3,e4,e5]", // F# A E C D F# A C …
  L: "~ [g3,g4] ~ [b3,b4] [f#2,f#3,f#4,f#5]@2 [d2,d3,d4,d5] [e2,e3,e4,e5] ~ [g3,g4] [b3,b4] [f#4,f#5] [f#2,f#3,f#4,f#5]@2 [d4,d5] [e2,e3,e4,e5]", // G B F# D E G B F# …
  M: "[~ e4 d#4 ~@7 c#4 c4 b3 ~@4 d4 c#4 [f#3,c4,e4] [b3,f#4,c5,e5] ~ a3 g#3 a3 ~@8 d#4 e4 ~ f#4 ~@2 g4!2 g#4 a4 [f#3,c4,e4] ~@3 [b4,d5]@2 ~ [a4,d5] g4 ~@2 g4 [a4,d5] ~@2 [g3,c#4,f#4]!2 [g3,c#4,f#4]@2 ~ [a4,d5], ~@3 d4@4 a#3@2 d4@2 ~@5 d#4@2 ~@6 [f#4,c5,e5]@4 [f#4,c5,e5]@2 ~@2 [f#4,c5,e5]@2 ~ f4@5 ~@5 [b4,d5]@2 ~@17, ~@4 c#4@4 [g3,e4]@3 ~@11 [f#3,c4,e4]@2 ~@3 [f#3,c4,e4]@2 ~ [f#3,c4,e4]@2 ~@3 [f#3,c4,e4]@3 [f#3,c4,e4]@2 ~@6 [g4,c#5,f5]@2 ~@16, ~@5 c4@6 ~@4 c4@3 ~@8 b3@3 c#4@2 d4@2 ~@3 [c5,e5]@4 ~@3 a#4@5 ~@4 [a4,d5]@2 ~@10, ~@6 b3@5 ~@2 a#3@5 ~@3 [a#3,f#4,c5,e5]@2 ~@2 a#3@4 ~@8 f#4@3 [f#4,c5,e5]@2 ~@2 [f#4,c5,e5]@4 ~ [g3,c#4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [g3,c#4,f#4]@2 ~@7 [g3,c#4,f#4]@2]/4", // F#m7b5 Bsus4 F#m7b5 Bm D5 F# D5 F#m7b5 …
  N: "[a4,d5] b4 a4 [g4,d5]@2 e4 [g3,c#4,f#4] [c#4,f#4] ~ [g3,c#4,f#4]@2 [g3,c#4,f#4]@2 ~ [d4,d5]!2, ~ [g3,c#4,f#4]@4 ~@2 g3@2 ~@4 [g3,c#4,f#4]@2 ~", // D5 G5 F# F#5 F# D F#
  O: "[[d4,d5] ~ [c4,c5]!2 ~@3 [d4,d5]@3 [c4,c5]!3 ~ [e4,f#5] [d4,e5]@2 ~ [c4,c5]!2 [c4,c5]@3 [d4,d5] ~@2 [c4,c5]!2 ~@3 [e4,e5]@2 ~ [f#4,f#5] [g4,g5] ~@2 [b4,b5]@2 [b4,b5] ~ [b4,b5]@2 [b4,b5]@2 [d#5,d#6] [e5,e6], ~@4 [c4,c5]@6 ~@18 [c4,c5]@5 ~@15, ~@5 [e4,e5]@5 ~@19 [d#4,d#5]@4 ~@4 [a#4,a#5]@4 ~@7]/3", // D C D C Esus2 Dsus2 C D …
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.46)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · "STRINGS"
const string_ensemble_1 = note("<~@51 A@5 ~@36 B@8 ~@10>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@14 [e3,g3,b3]@16 [d3,f#3,a3]@16 [e3,g3,b3]@16 [d3,f#3,a3]@13 ~@5]/5", // Em D Em D
  B: "[[e3,g3,b3]@15 [d3,f#3,a3]@16 [e3,g3,b3]@16 [d3,f#3,a3]@16 [e3,g3,b3]@16 [d3,f#3,a3]@16 [e3,g3,b3]@16 [d3,f#3,a3]@14 ~@3]/8", // Em D Em D Em D Em D
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.41)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@8 A B@8 C D E D E D E F B@7 G B@15 E@3 H B@7 G B@15 A I A J K I A J A B@19 G B@3 G ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 x", B: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@6 x", C: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~@8 x", D: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~@5 x ~@3", E: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@8 x",
  F: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@3 x", G: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x!6", H: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~ x!2 ~ x", I: "~@13 x ~ x",
  J: "~@8 x ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x", K: "~@8 x!8",
})).gain(0.41)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@9 A@8 B A B A B A B@2 A@3 C A@3 D A@15 B@3 E A@7 D A@15 ~@9 A@7 C A@11 D A@3 D ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~@2", C: "~ x!3", D: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~ x ~", E: "~@4 x ~@7 x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct(`<
  ~@9 A@4 ~ A ~ A ~@8 A@8 ~@4 A ~@2 A@2 ~@14 A@4 ~@4 A ~@2 A@2 ~@22 A ~@8 A@8 ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@12 A ~@3 B C ~ C ~ C ~ C ~@4 D ~@19 C@3 ~@27 E D ~@2 E ~@8 D ~@18>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x!2 ~ x ~", B: "~@6 x ~@8 x", C: "~@11 x ~@4", D: "~@10 x!2 ~@2 x!2", E: "~@11 x ~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.41)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@3 [x!16]!72 [~ x ~ x]!9 [x!16]!24 ~@2>").gain(0.41)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
  ~@12 A ~@3 B ~@9 C ~ D ~ E F G ~@4 H ~@2 H I ~@15 C ~ G ~@4 H ~@2 H I ~@9 J D ~@2 J ~@8 D ~@9 C ~ G ~ C ~ G ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@5 x ~@4", B: "~@5 x ~@2 x ~@7", C: "~@8 x!3 ~ x!2 ~ x", D: "~@9 x ~@3 x ~@2", E: "~@10 x ~@2 x ~@2",
  F: "x", G: "~@6 x!2 ~@8", H: "~@2 x!3 ~@11", I: "~ x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@9", J: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.41)

// drums · mid tom · soft notes
const mid_tom_soft = s("mt").struct("<~@30 A ~@6 B ~@2 B C ~@22 B ~@2 B C ~@41>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@9 x ~@2 x ~@2 x", B: "~ x ~@14", C: "~@5 x ~@10",
})).gain(0.15)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@14 A ~@9 B ~@7 A ~@14 A C D@2 E ~@7 A ~@14 A@2 ~@11 A ~@15 A ~@3 A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 x", B: "~ x ~@2", C: "~@7 x", D: "~ x ~@5 x", E: "~ x ~@14",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct(`<
  ~@12 A ~@3 B ~@7 C ~@3 D ~@3 E ~@26 E ~@18 F D ~@2 F ~@8 D ~@11 E ~@3 E ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@10", B: "~ x ~@2", C: "~ x ~@6", D: "~@2 x!2", E: "~@2 x!2 ~@12", F: "~ x",
})).gain(0.41)

// drums · cowbell
const cowbell = s("cb").struct("<~@2 A@7 B@4 C B C B@17 C@15 B@4 C@4 B@4 C@15 ~ D@8 C@7 B C@8 B@8 ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!16", B: "x!12 ~ x!2 ~", C: "x ~ x!4 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~", D: "~ x!4 ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x!3 ~@2",
})).gain(0.31)

// drums · cowbell · soft notes
const cowbell_soft = s("cb").struct("<~@9 A@4 B A B A@17 B@15 A@4 B@4 A@4 B@15 ~ C@8 B@7 A B@8 A@8 ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 x ~@2 x", B: "~ x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~ x", C: "x ~@4 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@3 x!2",
})).gain(0.15)

// drums · bongos
const bongos = s("bongo:4").struct("<~@9 [~@2 x ~@7 x!2 ~@4]!66 ~@9 [~@2 x ~@7 x!2 ~@4]!24 ~@2>").gain(1.35)

// drums · congas
const congas = s("conga:33").struct("<~@13 A ~ A ~ B@8 ~@8 A@15 B@4 A@4 ~@4 A@15 ~@9 A@7 ~ A@8 ~@10>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x!2 ~@6 x!2", B: "~@6 x!2 ~@6 x ~",
})).gain(1.47)

// drums · cabasa
const cabasa = s("cabasa:4").struct("<~@13 A ~ A ~ A@20 ~ A@2 ~@2 A@22 ~ A@2 ~@2 A@6 ~ B@8 A@24 ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~", B: "x!16",
})).gain(2.08)

stack(
  bass, electric_guitar_muted, brass_section, piano, string_ensemble_1, kick, snare, clap, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom,
  mid_tom_soft, open_hat, high_tom, cowbell, cowbell_soft, bongos, congas, cabasa
)

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