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// Purple Rain — Prince
// 60 bpm, 4/4, key A# major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 103 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(60/4)
// 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 2 · "bass"
const bass = note(`<
~@4 A B C D E F G H I@3 J@2 K L M N A O P Q R B S T U@3 V@2 W@2 X N Y Z AA AB AC AD AE AF AG@2 AH@4 AI AJ N AK AL AM
AN AO AL AA AN E AL AA AP AO AL AA AN E AL AA AQ AO AL AA AQ E AL AA AQ AO AL AA AQ E AL AA AR@3 AS@3 ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
A: "bb1@7 ~", B: "g1", C: "f1 f2", D: "eb2@15 ~", E: "bb1", F: "g1@8 g1 ~ g1@4 g1 ~", G: "f1@7 ~ f1@7 ~",
H: "f1@6 f1@2 bb1 ~@7", I: "[~@8 eb2@15 ~ eb2@15 ~ bb1@8]/3", J: "[~@2 bb1 ~@2 bb1!2 a1 g1@15 e1 f1@8]/2",
K: "f1@5 ~ f1 ~ f1@8", L: "f1@2 g1 ~ f1@2 f1 ~ f1@8", M: "f1@7 ~ f1@5 ~ f1@2", N: "bb1 ~@15", O: "g1@8 g1@7 e1",
P: "f1@7 ~", Q: "eb2 g1 bb1 c2", R: "bb1@7 ~@9", S: "f1!4", T: "f2@4 f2@4 bb1 ~@7",
U: "[~@8 eb2@13 ~ bb1@2 eb2@14 ~@2 bb1@6 bb1@2]/3", V: "[bb1@3 ~@5 g1@15 ~ f1@6 f1@2]/2",
W: "[f1@6 f1!2 a1@11 ~ f1!4 f1@8]/2", X: "f1@4 f1@2 f1!2", Y: "bb1@10 bb1 ~@2 bb1 ~ a1", Z: "g1@9 ~@6 e1", AA: "f1",
AB: "eb2@8 g2 ab2 g2@4 eb2 ~", AC: "bb1 c2 d2 ~", AD: "g1@4 a1@4 bb1@4 d2@3 ~", AE: "f1@5 ~ f1 c2 f2@7 ~",
AF: "f1@4 f1@4 bb1 ~@7", AG: "[~@8 eb2@14 ~@2 eb2@7 ~]/2",
AH: "[c2@2 d2 ~ c2 ~ bb1 ~ bb1@14 bb1 a1 g1@16 f1@14 c2@2 g2@6 db3@2]/4", AI: "f2 f1", AJ: "f1@2 f1!2",
AK: "bb1@12 ~ bb1 ~ a1", AL: "g1 a1 bb1 d2", AM: "f1@3 f1!3 ~@2", AN: "eb2 f1 g1 c2", AO: "bb1@15 ~",
AP: "eb2@4 f1@4 bb2 ab2 f2 e2 eb2 db2 bb1 ab1", AQ: "eb2@3 d2@3 c2@3 bb1@2 ~ eb2 d2 c2@2", AR: "eb2/3",
AS: "[~@4 bb1@31 ~@13, eb2]/3",
})).s("gm_slap_bass_2").gain(0.4)
// chords · synth brass 1 · "backs"
const synth_brass_1 = note("<~@28 A B A C A D ~@11 A B A C A D ~@24 E F G H E F I ~ E F J K ~@16>".pickRestart({
A: "~@12 [d4,f4]@2 [eb4,g4] [d4,f4]", B: "[f4,bb4] ~@3 [f4,bb4] [eb4,g4] [d4,f4]@2 [bb3,eb4]@3 ~@5",
C: "[f4,bb4] ~@3 [f4,bb4] [eb4,g4] [d4,f4]@2 [d4,f4]@4 ~@4", // Bb5 Eb Dm
D: "[f4,bb4] ~@3 [f4,bb4] [eb4,g4] [d4,f4]@2 [c4,f4]@4 ~@4", E: "~@8 g5@3 f5@3 eb5@2", F: "d5@2 ~@6 f5@3 eb5@3 d5@2",
G: "c5@2 ~@6 eb5@3 d5@2 f5 d5 c5", H: "bb4 ~@7", I: "c5@2 ~@6 eb5@3 g5@2 bb5 g5 f5",
J: "c5@2 ~@6 eb5@3 g5@2 bb5 ~ g5", K: "~ f5 d5 bb4@2 ~@11, ~@3 c5 ~@12",
})).s("gm_synth_brass_1").gain(0.4).pan(0.6)
// chords · electric guitar muted · "el guit"
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
A B C D E F G H E F I@2 J@8 K L M N O E P G Q R@2 S@6 T U V G W X Y G Z R@2 AA@6 T AB AC AD AE AB AC AD AE AB AC AD AE
AB AC AD AE AB AC AD AE AB AC AD AE AB AC AD AE AB AC AD AE AB AC AD AF@3 ~@10
>`.pickRestart({
A: "f5@9 f5@2 ~@3 bb3 a3, f4, bb3@13 f5@3, [bb4,c5]@11 bb4@5, ~@3 c5", // Bbsus2
B: "~@3 [bb4,c5,f5]@2 ~ [c5,f5]@5 ~ f5 ~@2 e3, g3, ~ d4@7, ~@5 bb4@6 bb4@2 f5 bb4@2, ~@3 c5", // Bbsus2 F5
C: "f3@2 ~ [c4,a4,c5,f5]@2 ~ [c4,a4,c5,f5]@5 ~ [a4,c5,f5]!2 [c4,a4,c5,f5] f3, ~@2 f3@3 f3@8 ~@3, ~@11 c4@3 ~@2", // F
D: "~@4 [f5,g5]@7 bb4 [bb4,f5,g5]!2 ~@2, eb4@15 ~, ~@3 bb4@8 ~@5", E: "[bb3,f4,bb4,c5,f5]@15 ~",
F: "[c5,f5]@6 ~ [bb4,f5]@8 ~", G: "[f3,c4,a4,c5,f5]@15 ~", H: "g4@7 [bb4,eb5,f5,g5]@6 [f5,g5] ~@2, bb4@5 ~@11",
I: "[[a4,c5]@2 a4@2 ~@2 a4@2 ~@2 a4@2 c5@2 a4@2 [a4,c5]@2 a4 ~ c5@2 a4 ~ [bb3,f4,bb4,d5] ~@7, c4@3 ~, f3@15 ~ [f3,f5]@9 ~@7, f5@7 ~ f5@7 ~@17, ~ c5 ~@6]/2", // Am Bb F
J: "[~@8 [eb4,f5,g5]@30 ~@2 [bb3,f4,c5,f5]@15 ~ [c5,f5]@15 ~ c4@30 ~@2 [f3,c4,a4,c5,f5]@15 ~ [c4,c5,f5]@8]/8", // Eb Bbsus2 F5 F F5
K: "[bb3,d5,f5] ~@15", L: "~@4 [bb4,c5,f5]@7 ~@3 bb3 a3, bb3@3 c5, ~@4 f4@6 ~ f4@4 ~, ~@13 [bb4,f5]@3",
M: "~@4 [d4,bb4,c5,f5]@5 ~@5 [g3,d4] e3, g3@8 ~ g3@4 [bb4,f5]@3, ~@5 d4@2 ~, ~@11 c5@5", // Bb G5 Bb5
N: "[a3,c4,f4]@6 [a3,c4,f4] [a3,c4,f4]@9, f3@15 ~", O: "~@11 [ab4,bb4] ab4@2 g4@2, eb4, ~@3 bb4",
P: "[g3,d4,bb4,c5,f5]@15 ~", Q: "[f3,c4,a4,c5,f5]@8 [bb3,f4,bb4,d5] ~@7",
R: "[~@8 [eb4,bb4,eb5,f5,g5]@11 ~@5 [bb4,eb5,g5]@8, ~@19 eb4@2 f5@11, ~@20 bb4@3 eb4@9]/2", // Eb
S: "[~@4 [bb4,f5,g5]@2 eb4@2 [bb3,bb4,c5,f5]@11 ~@3 [bb4,c5,f5]@2 [d4,bb4,c5,f5]@11 ~ [bb4,c5,f5] [bb4,c5,f5]@2 d4 c4@10 ~@2 [a4,f5]@2 c5 ~ [f3,a4,f5]@16 [f3,a4,c5,f5]@8 [f3,a4,c5,f5]@8 [f3,a4,c5,f5]@3 ~ [f3,a4,c5,f5]@3 ~, ~ eb4@4 ~@14 bb3@5 g3@16 f3@15 ~@41, ~@2 bb4@2 ~@16 f4@4 ~@11 d4@4 ~@11 c4@6 c4@32 c4@8, ~@3 eb5@5 ~@32 [a4,c5,f5]@12 ~@44]/6", // Gm7 Bbsus2 Bb Bbsus2 Dm F
T: "[bb3,f4,bb4,d5,f5] ~@15", U: "[f4,c5]@15 ~", V: "[d4,c5,f5]@12 [d4,c5]@3 ~, g3", W: "[eb5,g5]@15 ~",
X: "[bb3,f4,c5,f5]@7 ~", Y: "[d4,c5,f5]@12 [d4,c5,f5]@3 ~, g3", Z: "[f3,c4,a4,c5,f5]@8 [bb3,bb4,c5,f5] ~@7",
AA: "[~@4 [bb4,f5,g5]@2 eb4@2 [bb3,bb4,c5,f5]@11 ~@3 [bb4,c5,f5]@2 [d4,bb4,c5,f5]@11 ~ [bb4,c5,f5] [bb4,c5,f5]@2 d4 c4@10 ~@2 [a4,f5]@2 c5@2 [f3,a4,f5]@16 [f3,a4,c5,f5]@8 [f3,a4,c5,f5]@8 [f3,a4,c5,f5]@3 ~ [f3,a4,c5,f5]@3 ~, ~ eb4@4 ~@14 bb3@5 g3@16 f3@15 ~@41, ~@2 bb4@2 ~@16 f4@4 ~@11 d4@4 ~@11 c4@6 c4@32 c4@8, ~@3 eb5@5 ~@32 [a4,c5,f5]@12 ~@44]/6", // Gm7 Bbsus2 Bb Bbsus2 Dm F
AB: "[f4,bb4,c5]@5 ~@2 [bb4,f5], bb3, f5@3 c5, ~@5 f4@3", AC: "[d4,bb4,c5,f5]@10 ~@2 [bb4,c5,f5]@3 ~, g3, ~@5 d4@3",
AD: "[f3,c4,a4,c5,f5]@7 ~", AE: "[eb4,bb4,eb5,f5,g5]", AF: "[eb4,bb4,eb5,f5,g5]/3",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.35).pan(0.8)
// chords · electric guitar muted · "el guit" · soft notes
const electric_guitar_muted_2 = note("<~@5 A ~ B ~ A ~@2 C@7 D E ~@17 F G ~ H I J ~@59>".pickRestart({
A: "bb4@6 c5@9 ~, [g3,d4]", B: "eb5@6 ~@7 [bb4,eb5] ~@2, eb4",
C: "[~@8 [bb4,eb5]@30 ~@2 bb4@15 ~ [g3,d4,bb4]@15 ~ [f3,a4,c5,f5]@30 ~@10]/7", D: "~ [f3,a4]", E: "[f4,bb4] ~@15",
F: "[bb3,bb4,f5]@15 ~", G: "bb4@11 ~ [bb4,f5]@3 ~", H: "[eb4,bb4,f5]@15 ~", I: "bb4@7 ~", J: "bb4@11 ~ bb4@3 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.2).pan(0.8)
// other · acoustic guitar nylon · "solo guit"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
~@50 A B ~@2 C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R@2 P S T U ~@3 U ~@3 U ~@3 U P S T V@3 ~@10
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@13 a3 ~ c4", B: "~ c6", C: "~@3 f5@12 ~, ~@2 d5@13 ~", D: "bb4@13 f4 g4 ~",
E: "~@2 d6@4 ~@3 [bb3,f4]!2 ~@3 f5@2", F: "f5@10 ~@2 f5@2 d5 c5", G: "[bb4,c5] bb4 g4 f4!2 f4@4 ~@3 c5@4",
H: "[bb4,f5]@5 ~@3 [bb4,f5]@4 ~@4", I: "[bb4,f5]@4 ~@4 [bb4,f5]@5 ~@3", J: "[bb4,f5] ~ [bb4,f5] ~",
K: "bb5@4 bb5@4 bb5@4 bb5@3 ~", L: "bb5@4 [g5,a5] bb5 [g5,a5] [g5,bb5] a5 [g5,a5,bb5] bb5 c6@5",
M: "~ f5!2 ~@3 d6@2 c6 f5!2 ~ ab5 [f5,g5]!2 d5", N: "ab3 f3@6 ~ f3!2 a3@2 f3!2 a3@2, ~ g3 ~@14",
O: "f3!2 a3@2 f3 ab3 f3 eb3 bb3 ab3 f3 e3 eb3 db3 bb2 ab2", P: "bb4@2 a4 ~ bb4@2 a4 ~ bb4@2 a4@2 c5 ~ g4 a4",
Q: "bb4@2 a4 ~ bb4@2 a4 ~ bb4@2 a4 ~ c5 ~ g4 a4",
R: "[bb4@2 a4 ~ bb4@2 a4 ~ bb4@2 a4 c5 ~@2 [bb4,f5] [bb4,f5]@8 ~ [bb4,f5]@8]/2", // Bb5
S: "bb4@2 a4 ~ bb4@2 a4 ~ bb4@2 a4 c5 ~@2 g4 a4", T: "bb4@2 a4 ~ bb4@2 a4 ~ bb4@2 a4 c5 ~@4",
U: "eb4@3 d4@3 c4@3 bb3@3 eb4 d4 c4@2", V: "[~@15 eb4@2 db4 bb3 a3 ab3 gb3 ab3 gb3 eb3 db3 eb3@15 ~@7]/3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.64).pan(0.2)
// other · acoustic guitar nylon · "solo guit" · soft notes
const acoustic_guitar_nylon_2 = note("<~@32 A B C@2 ~@2 D E ~ F G H ~@6 I J ~@51>".pickRestart({
A: "~@2 f5 g5 ~@2 f5 ~ g5@8", B: "~@12 f4 g4 ab4 a4", C: "[c5 ~ f4 ~ f5@2 g5@2 eb5@6 f5@10 ~@8]/2",
D: "~@8 bb4 ~ f5 c5 bb4!2 f5 a4", E: "g4 ~", F: "~@9 bb4 eb5 [bb4,db5] bb4!2 eb5 db5", G: "~@13 [bb2,f3]!3",
H: "[g2,d3]!16", I: "~@12 ab3 ~ f4 ~", J: "ab4 a4 f4 b4 c5 ab4 a4 f5 eb5@8",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.24).pan(0.2)
// chords · distortion guitar · "dis guit"
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
~@27 A ~ B@8 C ~ D ~@2 E ~@3 F@2 G@6 C ~ H A I ~ H A I ~ H A J ~ H A I ~ H A ~@2 H A ~@2 H A ~@2 H A ~@2 H A K@3 L@3
~@7
>`.pickRestart({
A: "c3", B: "[~@2 [eb3,bb3]@8 [bb2,f3]@4 [g2,d3]@4 [f2,c3]@8 f2!2 f2!4, ~@13 c3@3]/8", C: "[bb2,f3] ~@15",
D: "[g2,d3] ~", E: "[bb2,f3]@7 ~@9", F: "[~@7 bb2 [eb3,bb3]@22 [eb3,bb3]!2]/2",
G: "[[eb3,bb3]!8 [bb2,f3]@15 ~ [g2,d3]@16 [f2,c3]@26 [f2,c3]!6 [f2,c3]@16 [f2,c3]!8]/6", H: "[g2,d3]", I: "[eb3,bb3]",
J: "[eb3,bb3] ~", K: "[eb3@47 ~]/3", L: "[[eb3,bb3] ~@3 f3@32 ~@12]/3",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.1).pan(0.7)
// chords · distortion guitar · "dis guit" · soft notes
const distortion_guitar_soft = note(`<
~@27 A B ~@9 C ~ D ~@5 E ~@8 C ~ A ~ C ~ A ~ C ~ A ~ C ~ A ~ C ~ A ~ C ~ A ~ C ~ A ~ C ~ A ~ C ~ A F@3 G@3 ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
A: "f2", B: "[f2,c3]@8 [bb2,f3] ~@7", C: "[bb2,f3]", D: "[f2,c3]", E: "~@5 [bb2,f3]!2 f3 ~@8", F: "[bb3@47 ~]/3",
G: "[~ bb2@8 ~@3]/3",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.05).pan(0.7)
// chords · piano · "ac piano"
const piano = note(`<
~@5 A B C D E F G H@5 I@3 J K L M N O P Q R ~@9 S@2 T U V W X Y Z@7 AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ AC AD AE AK AG AH AI
AJ AC AD AE AL AC AD AE AL AC AD AE AL AC AD AE AL AC AD AE AM@3 AN@3 ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@10 g5@4 d5 g5", B: "f5@7 ~", C: "[eb5,g5]@9 [bb3,eb4,g4]@2 [c4,ab4]@3 [bb3,g4] ~, ~@11 eb4@5",
D: "[bb3,d4,f4]@15 ~", E: "~@10 g4 bb4 d5@3 c5", F: "c5@5 a4 c5 a4, bb4 ~@15",
G: "~@4 [a4,c5]@4 [f4,bb4,d5] ~@7, f5 ~", // Am Bb
H: "[~@8 [bb3,eb4,g4]@11 [c4,eb4,ab4]@3 [c4,eb4,ab4]@2 [bb3,eb4,g4]@15 ~ [bb3,d4,f4]@16 g4@10 g4@2 bb4@2 d5@2 [c4,f4,a4]@8, ~@7 [bb3,d4]@2 ~]/5", // Eb Ab Eb Bb F Bb
I: "[~ f4 g4 a4 c5 a4 [bb4,d5,g5]@2 [a4,c5,f5]@14 ~@2 [a4,c5]@10 a4@2 bb4@2 ~@2 a5 bb5 c6@2 f6@4, ~@24 f4@19 ~@5, ~@19 c5@5]/3", // Gm F Am
J: "[bb4,f5,bb5] ~@15", K: "d5@15 ~", L: "d5@9 g4 bb4 d5@2 d6 bb5 g5", M: "~@3 a5@11 ~@2, c6@7 ~",
N: "[g4,bb4]@6 g4 bb4@8 ~, eb5@15 ~", O: "bb4@15 ~", P: "g4@8 ~ g4 bb4 d5 f5 g5 bb5@2", Q: "[f4,f5,c6]@15 ~",
R: "[f4,f5,a5,c6]@8 [bb4,d5,f5,bb5] ~@7", // F Bb
S: "[[f4,bb4,d5]@11 ~ f4@4 g4@8 ~ g4 bb4 d5 bb4 g4 bb4 g5, ~@12 [bb4,d5]@13 ~@7]/2", T: "~ g6 f6@2, f5@13 ~@3",
U: "~@8 g5@3 ~ [g5,bb5,eb6]@4, [bb5,eb6]@11 ~@5, g5@3 ~@5, ~ eb5@2 ~", V: "[f5,bb5,d6]@15 ~", W: "[g5,bb5,d6]@15 ~",
X: "[f5,a5,c6]@15 ~", Y: "[f5,a5,c6]@8 [f5,bb5,d6] ~@7",
Z: "[~@8 [g5,bb5,eb6]@14 ab6 gb6 [bb5,eb6,g6]@11 ~ [bb5,eb6,g6]@4 [bb5,d6,f6]@15 ~ [g5,bb5,d6]@16 [f5,a5,c6]@14 g5@2 a5@15 ~ [c5,f5,a5]@7 ~, ~@86 [c5,f5]@17 ~@9]/7", // Eb Bb Gm F F5
AA: "[c5,f5,a5]@7 ~ [c5,f5,a5]@8", AB: "[d5,f5,bb5] ~@11 [g6,a6,bb6,b6] [d5,g5,c6,d6,e6,f6] ~@2",
AC: "[f5,bb5]@5 ~ bb5 c6, d6@3 ~, ~@5 f5@2 ~", AD: "[d5,g5]@2 ~ g5, bb5@3 ~, ~@8 d5@7 ~",
AE: "[f5,a5]@5 ~ a5 c6, c5@7 ~", AF: "[eb5,g5,bb5]@8 [g5,bb5,eb6]@7 ~", AG: "[f5,bb5]@3 f5, d6@15 ~",
AH: "~@4 g5@2 bb5 g5, [g5,bb5] ~, ~@4 d5@11 ~", AI: "[c5,f5,a5]@3 [f5,a5,c6]", AJ: "[g5,bb5]@15 ~, eb5@3 ~",
AK: "[eb5,g5,bb5]@8 bb4 ab4 f4 e4 eb4 db4 bb3 ab3", AL: "eb4@3 d4@3 c4@3 bb3@3 eb4 d4 c4 ~", AM: "[g5,bb5,eb6]/3",
AN: "[[g5,bb5,eb6] ~@3 [f5,bb5,d6]@31 ~@13]/3", // Eb Bb
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.35).pan(0.3)
// chords · piano · "ac piano" · soft notes
const piano_soft = note("<~@19 A@2 ~@8 B@7 C D ~@16 E ~@48>".pickRestart({
A: "[~@11 f4@19 ~@2]/2",
B: "[~@8 [g4,bb4]@10 ~@20 g5 ~ [bb4,d5]@10 ~@2 d5@2 f5@2 [bb4,d5,g5]@12 [d5,g5,bb5]@4 [c5,f5]@10 ~@4 g5@2 a5@15 ~ [c5,f5,a5]@8, ~@8 eb5@12 bb4@14 ~ bb4@5 ~@10 bb4@5 ~@27 c5@21 ~@9, ~@18 g4@15 ~ g4@5 ~@73, ~@11 eb5@6 ~ eb5@2 f5@6 ~@16 f5@10 ~@4, ~@6 g5@3 ~@9 a5@3 ~@7]/7", // Gm Bb Gm F5 F
C: "[c5,f5,a5]!2", D: "[d5,f5,bb5] ~@15", E: "~@13 [e5,f5,a5,b5] [a4,b4,c5] ~",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.15).pan(0.3)
// chords · string ensemble 1 · "strings"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
~@12 A B C D@2 E@3 F ~@4 G H@3 C I@2 J@2 ~ K@2 F ~@6 L M N@8 O P Q R S P Q R S P Q R T P Q R S P Q R U P Q R U P Q R U
P Q R U P Q R V@3 W@3 ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@4 g4@3 bb4", B: "~ f5@3, c5", C: "~@7 bb4", D: "[~@8 bb5@15 ~@7 bb4@2, [c5,f5]@3 ~]/2",
E: "[~@4 a4@16 c5@2 bb4 g4, f5@5 ~]/3", F: "bb4 ~@15", G: "d4 eb4 f4 bb4", H: "[c5@6 bb4@2 f5@32 bb4 ~@7]/3",
I: "[c5@2 c5@2 bb4@5 ~@3 bb4@3 bb4, ~@2 f5@7 ~@7]/2", J: "[c5@2 bb4 c5 g4@7 ~@5]/2", K: "[~@4 c5@8 c5@2 bb4 g4]/2",
L: "d5 eb5 d5 eb5 d5 eb5 d5 eb5", M: "d5@2 eb5@2 d5@2 eb5@2 d5 ~@7", N: "[~@2 bb4@3 c5 bb4@4 f4@4 d4@4 c4@14]/8",
O: "bb3 ~@15", P: "bb3@8 [eb4,eb5,bb5]@3 d4@3 c4@2, ~@11 g5 ~@4", Q: "g3 a3 bb3 d4",
R: "~@8 [eb4,eb5,bb5]@3 d4@3 c4@2, ~@11 g5 ~@4", S: "eb3@4 f3@4 g3@4 c4@3 ~",
T: "eb3@4 f3@4 bb5 ab5 f5 e5 eb5 db5 bb4 ab4", U: "[bb4,eb5]!15 ~", V: "[[eb4,bb4,g5]@47 ~]/3",
W: "[[eb4,bb4,g5] ~@3 [bb3,bb4,f5]@31 ~@13]/3", // Eb Bb5
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.56)
// chords · pad halo · "pad"
const pad_halo = note("<~@55 A@24 B@2 C D B@2 C D E@3 F@3 G@3 ~@7>".pickRestart({
A: "[~ g4 [f4,a4,c5] [g4,eb5] f4 g4 [f4,a4,c5] [g4,bb4,eb5], f5, [bb4,d5]@2 ~ bb4@3 ~@2, ~@2 d5 ~]/8", // F Cm F Eb Bb
B: "[f4 g4, d5]/2", C: "[f4,a4,c5]", D: "[g4,bb4,eb5]", E: "[~ g4 [f4,a4,c5], f5, [bb4,d5]@2 ~]/3",
F: "[[g4,bb4,eb5]@47 ~]/3", G: "[[g4,bb4,eb5] ~@3 [f4,bb4,d5]@32 ~@12]/3",
})).s("gm_pad_halo").gain(0.2).pan(0.6)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
~@4 A@8 B A@7 C A@8 B A@7 C A@8 B A@7 C A D E A@7 F A@2 G A H A E I J A G I K A E I J A G I K L@2 I C ~@2 M ~@9
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x!2", B: "~ x", C: "x", D: "x ~@3 x!2 ~@2", E: "x ~@6 x!2 ~@7", F: "x ~@5 x ~ x!2 ~@6", G: "x ~@6 x!2 ~@4 x ~@2",
H: "x ~@6 x!2 ~@2 x!3 ~ x", I: "x ~@7 x ~@6 x", J: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x!2 ~", K: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x!4 ~ x!5",
L: "x ~@7 x ~@4 x ~@2", M: "x!3 ~@5",
})).gain(0.45)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
~@3 A B@7 A C B@7 D B@7 A C B@7 E B@7 A C B@7 D B@11 F B@3 G B@2 H I B@2 H J B@2 H I B@2 H K B@3 ~@13
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~@2", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~ x!2 ~@3 x ~", D: "~@5 x!2 ~", E: "~@9 x!2 ~@5", F: "~@4 x ~@7 x!2 ~@2",
G: "~@4 x ~@5 x!2 ~@2 x!2", H: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2", I: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@3 x ~@3", J: "~@3 x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x!2",
K: "~@3 x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x!4 ~@2",
})).gain(0.45)
// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@12 A ~@7 B ~@8 A ~@7 B ~@8 A ~@7 B ~@10 C D ~@19 B ~@16>".pickRestart({
A: "~@7 x ~@8", B: "~@15 x", C: "~@8 x!2 ~@6", D: "~@8 x!4 ~@3 x",
})).gain(0.45)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
~@4 A@5 B@2 C D E B E B@4 F A B E B A B@2 C D B@2 E@2 B@3 F A@3 B@4 C D E B E@2 G H E I ~@11 J ~@7 J ~@3 J ~@3 J ~@3 J
~@16
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", B: "x!8", C: "x!5 ~@3", D: "~@4 x!4", E: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~",
F: "x", G: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", H: "x ~ x ~ x!5 ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", I: "x!4", J: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.35)
// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct(`<
// … 36 more lines
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