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Fiesta Remix

R. Kelly

KeyA minorTempo95 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Fiesta Remix — R. Kelly
// 95 bpm, 4/4, key A minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 85 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(95/4)

// Notation: c3@3 lasts 3 steps · ~ is a rest · [c3,e3] is a chord.
// A part's distinct bars are riffs (A, B, C...) played in order: edit a riff to change every repeat.

// bass · electric bass finger
const bass = note("<~ A@8 B@2 A@10 B@2 A@10 B@2 A@10 B@2 A@10 B@2 A@10 B@2 A@9 ~@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "a1@3 ~@7 a1@3 ~@3", B: "d2@3 ~@7 d2@3 ~@3",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.46)

// bass · electric bass finger · soft notes
const bass_soft = note("<~@80 [a1@3 ~@7 a1@3 ~@3] [d2@3 ~@7 d2@3 ~@3]!2 [a1@3 ~@7 a1@3 ~@3]!2>")
  .s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.2)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note("<~ A@8 B@2 A@10 B@2 A@10 B@2 A@10 B@2 A@10 B@2 A@10 B@2 A@9 ~@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "a2@5 ~ [c4,e4,a4] ~@3 a2@2 [c4,e4,a4] ~@3", B: "d3@3 ~@3 [f4,a4,d5] ~@3 d3@2 [f4,a4,d5] ~@3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.41).pan(0.7)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · soft notes · Am Dm Am
const acoustic_guitar_steel_2 = note(`<
  ~@80
  [a2@5 ~ [c4,e4,a4] ~@3 a2@2 [c4,e4,a4] ~@3]
  [d3@3 ~@3 [f4,a4,d5] ~@3 d3@2 [f4,a4,d5] ~@3]!2
  [a2@5 ~ [c4,e4,a4] ~@3 a2@2 [c4,e4,a4] ~@3]!2
>`).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.15).pan(0.7)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~ [x ~@4 x ~ x]!77 ~@7>").gain(0.46)

// drums · kick · soft notes
const kick_soft = s("bd").struct("<~@78 [x ~@4 x ~ x]!7>").gain(0.15)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct(`<
  ~ A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B
  A@2 ~@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "x!2 ~ x",
})).gain(0.41)

// drums · clap · soft notes
const clap_soft = s("cp").struct("<~@79 [~ x ~ x] [x!2 ~ x] [~ x ~ x]!3 [x!2 ~ x]>").gain(0.15)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@4 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3
  A ~@3 A
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.31)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~ [x!4]!79 ~@5>").gain(0.36)

// drums · tambourine · soft notes
const tambourine_soft = s("tb").struct("<~@80 [x!4]!5>").gain(0.1)

// drums · cowbell
const cowbell = s("cb").struct("<~ [~@3 x ~@12]!78 ~@6>").gain(0.41)

// drums · cowbell · soft notes
const cowbell_soft = s("cb").struct("<~@79 [~@3 x ~@12]!6>").gain(0.15)

// drums · mt
const mt = s("mt").struct(`<
  ~@4 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.31)

// drums · cabasa
const cabasa = s("cabasa:4").struct("<~ [x!16]!76 ~@8>").gain(1.04)

// drums · shaker
const shaker = s("sh").struct("<~ [x!3 ~]!76 ~@8>").gain(0.36)

stack(
  bass, bass_soft, acoustic_guitar_steel, acoustic_guitar_steel_2, kick, kick_soft, clap, clap_soft, hihat, tambourine,
  tambourine_soft, cowbell, cowbell_soft, mt, cabasa, shaker
)

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