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// Runaway — Real McCoy
// 131 bpm, 4/4, key C# major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: ch 8 "Lead 8 (brass + lead)" named as a brass, played on brass section (its lead 8 bass lead patch is not one)
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 5 "Synth Bass 2" synth bass 2 (copy of ch 4 "Synth Bass 1" synth bass 1); ch 14 "Fretless Bass" fretless bass (copy of ch 4 "Synth Bass 1" synth bass 1); ch 12 "Lead 3 (caliope lead)" lead 3 calliope (copy of ch 7 "Lead 6 (voice)" synth choir); ch 13 "Lead 1 (square)" lead 1 square (copy of ch 8 "Lead 8 (brass + lead)" brass section)
// note: Full arrangement: all 132 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(131/4)
// Notation: c3@3 lasts 3 steps · ~ is a rest · [c3,e3] is a chord · [...]/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 · synth brass 1
const synth_brass_1 = note(`<
~@32 A B C D A B C D ~@8 A B C D A B C D ~@8 A B C D A B C D ~@24 A B C D ~@16 A B C D A B C D A B C D A E ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "bb2 bb3 bb2 bb3 bb2 bb3 bb2 bb3", B: "gb2 gb3 gb2 gb3 gb2 gb3 gb2 gb3", C: "db3 db4 db3 db4 db3 db4 db3 db4",
D: "ab2 ab3 ab2 ab3 ab2 ab3 ab2 ab3", E: "gb2 gb3 gb2 gb3 ~@4",
})).s("gm_synth_brass_1").gain(0.51)
// other · synth brass 1 · soft notes
const synth_brass_1_soft = note(`<
~@129
[~@4 gb2 gb3 gb2 gb3]
[db3 db4 db3 db4 db3 db4 db3 db4]
[ab2 ab3 ab2 ab3 ab2 ab3 ab2 ab3]
>`).s("gm_synth_brass_1").gain(0.19)
// chords · tubular bells
const tubular_bells = note("<~@48 A B C D A B C D ~@60 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B ~@2>".pickRestart({
A: "[bb4,db5,f5]", B: "[gb4,bb4,db5]", C: "[ab4,db5,f5]", D: "[ab4,c5,eb5]",
})).s("gm_tubular_bells").gain(0.49)
// chords · tubular bells · soft notes · Db Ab
const tubular_bells_soft = note("<~@130 [[ab4,db5,f5]] [[ab4,c5,eb5]]>").s("gm_tubular_bells").gain(0.24)
// other · lead 2 sawtooth · "Lead 2 (sawtooth)"
const lead_2_sawtooth = note(`<
~@28 A B C D E F G H E F G H ~@8 E F G H E F G H ~@4 A B C D E F G H E F G H ~@20 A B C D E F G H ~@16 E F G H E F G H
E F G H E F G H
>`.pickRestart({
A: "bb3!4 bb3@2 bb3@2 bb3@2 bb3!2 bb3@2 bb3!2", B: "gb3!4 gb3@2 gb3@2 gb3@2 gb3!2 gb3@2 gb3!2",
C: "db4!4 db4@2 db4@2 db4@2 db4!2 db4@2 db4!2", D: "ab3!4 ab3@2 ab3@2 ab3@2 ab3!2 ab3@2 ab3!2",
E: "bb2 bb3 bb2 bb3 bb2 bb3 bb2 bb3", F: "gb2 gb3 gb2 gb3 gb2 gb3 gb2 gb3", G: "db3 db4 db3 db4 db3 db4 db3 db4",
H: "ab2 ab3 ab2 ab3 ab2 ab3 ab2 ab3",
})).s("gm_lead_2_sawtooth").gain(0.64)
// bass · synth bass 1
const bass = note(`<
~@16 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A
B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D ~@4 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D
>`.pickRestart({
A: "bb1@3 bb1 bb1@2 bb1@2 ~@2 bb1@2 ~@2 bb1@2", B: "gb1@3 gb1 gb1@2 gb1@2 ~@2 gb1@2 ~@2 gb1!2",
C: "db2@3 db2 db2@2 db2@2 ~@2 db2@2 ~@2 db2@2", D: "ab1@3 ab1 ab1@2 ab1@2 ~@2 ab1@2 ~@2 ab1@2",
})).s("gm_synth_bass_1").gain(0.64)
// chords · string ensemble 2
const string_ensemble_2 = note(`<
A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D ~@16 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D ~@16 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B
C D ~@12 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[bb3,db4,f4]", B: "[gb3,bb3,db4]", C: "[ab3,db4,f4]", D: "[ab3,c4,eb4]",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_2").gain(0.45)
// other · brass section · "Lead 8 (brass + lead)"
const brass_section = note("<~@32 A B C D A B C E ~@24 A B C E A B C D ~@24 A B C E ~@32>".pickRestart({
A: "bb4 ~ db5@2 eb5@2 db5@2 bb4@2 db5@2 eb5 ~ db5@2", B: "bb4 db5 eb5 db5 bb4 db5 eb5 db5",
C: "eb5@2 f5@2 eb5@2 db5@2 eb5 ~ db5@2 eb5@2 f5@2", D: "eb5@2 db5@2 eb5@2 db5@2 bb4 ~ ab4 ~ bb4 ~ db5@2",
E: "eb5@2 db5@2 eb5@2 db5@2 bb4@2 ab4 ~ bb4 ~ db5@2",
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.64)
// other · celesta
const celesta = note("<~@88 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 ~@36>".pickRestart({
A: "[bb4@2 db5@3 ~ bb4@2 eb5@2 ~@2 bb4@2 f5@4 bb4@2 gb5@2 ~@2 f5@2 ~@2 eb5@2 ~@2]/2",
B: "[bb4@2 db5@3 ~ bb4@2 eb5@2 ~@2 bb4@2 f5@4 eb5@3 ~ bb4@2 db5@2 ~@2 eb5@2 ~@2]/2",
})).s("gm_celesta").gain(0.48)
// other · string ensemble 1 · "String Ensemble 2"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
A@3 B@2 C D@2 E@3 B@2 C D@2 A@3 B@2 C D@2 ~@16 A@3 B@2 C D@2 ~@24 A@3 B@2 C D@2 E@3 B@2 C D@2 ~@12 A@3 B@2 C D@2 A@3
B@2 C D@2 ~@16
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[ab4@3 f4 gb4@2 ab4 ab4@6 f4 gb4 ab4@3 gb4 f4@2 eb4 db4 f4]/3", B: "[eb4@10 f4@2 gb4@2 ab4@12 db5@3 bb4@3]/2",
C: "ab4@5 f4 gb4 ab4", D: "[ab4@12 bb4@2 ab4@15 ~@3]/2",
E: "[ab4@6 f4@2 gb4@4 ab4 ~ ab4@12 f4@2 gb4@2 ab4@6 gb4@2 f4@4 eb4@2 db4@2 f4@2]/3",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.53)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@16 [x!4]!116>").gain(0.8)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@15 A B@8 ~@8 B@7 C B@16 ~@8 B@7 C B@8 ~@7 C ~@7 C B@3 C B@8 ~@8 B@16>".pickRestart({
A: "x!16", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!8",
})).gain(0.8)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@8 [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!124>").gain(0.8)
// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@8 [x!16]!124>").gain(0.8)
stack(
synth_brass_1, synth_brass_1_soft, tubular_bells, tubular_bells_soft, lead_2_sawtooth, bass, string_ensemble_2,
brass_section, celesta, string_ensemble_1, kick, snare, hihat, tambourine
)
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