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Red Lenses

Rush

KeyE majorTempo130 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Red Lenses — Rush
// 130 bpm, 4/4, key E major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 111 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 · [...]/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.

// chords · distortion guitar · "Guitar"
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
  ~ A@4 B@4 C@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 H@2 I@2 F@2 A@4 J@4 K@2 L@2 M@4 C@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 H@2 I@2 F@2 N@4 O@4 P@2 Q@2 ~@4 P@2
  R@4 S@4 T@4 S@4 T@4 S@4 T@4 S@4 U@3 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[b3,e4,g#4,c#5]@30 [b3,e4,g#4,c#5]@32 [a#3,c#4,f#4]!2]/4", // C#m7 F#
  B: "[[a#3,c#4,f#4]@4 [a#3,c#4,f#4]@18 [b3,c#4,f#4]!2 [b3,c#4,f#4]@6 [f#3,b3,e4]@16 [e3,b3,e4]@10 [e4,g#4,c#5]@2 [f4,a4,d5]@2 [f#4,a#4,d#5]@4]/4", // F# Bsus2 Esus2 E5 C#m Dm D#m
  C: "[~ [d#4,a#4,d#5]@3]/2", D: "[c#4,f#4,a#4]/2", E: "[g#3,d#4,g#4]/2",
  F: "[[a#4,c#5,g5] [a#4,c#5,g5]@2 [a#4,c#5,g5]!2 [a#4,c#5,g5]@2 [a#4,c#5,g5] [a#4,c#5,g5]@24]/2", // Gdim
  G: "[a#4,c#5,g5] [a#4,c#5,g5]@2 [a#4,c#5,g5]!2 [a#4,c#5,g5]@2 [a#4,c#5,g5] [a#4,c#5,g5]@2 [a#4,c#5,g#5]@2 [a#4,c#5,g5]@4", // Gdim A#m7 Gdim
  H: "[c#4,f#4,a#4] [c#4,f#4,a#4]@2 [c#4,f#4,a#4]!2 [c#4,f#4,a#4]@2 [c#4,f#4,a#4] [c#4,f#4,a#4]@2 [c#4,f#4,c5]@2 [c#4,f#4,a#4]@4", // F#
  I: "[d#4,g#4,c5] [d#4,g#4,c5]@2 [d#4,g#4,c5]!2 [d#4,g#4,c5]@2 [d#4,g#4,c5] [d#4,g#4,c#5]@2 [d#4,g#4,c#5]@2 [d#4,g#4,c5]@4", // G# C#sus2 G#
  J: "[[a#3,c#4,f#4]@4 [a#3,c#4,f#4]@18 [b3,c#4,f#4]!2 [b3,c#4,f#4]@6 [f#3,b3,e4]@16 [e3,b3,e4]@18]/4", // F# Bsus2 Esus2 E5
  K: "[~@2 [b3,e4,g#4,c#5]@11 [e3,g#3]!3]/2", // C#m7 E
  L: "[~@2 [e3,g#3]@2 [b3,e4,g#4,c#5]@20 [b3,e4,g#4,c#5]@2 ~ [b3,e4,g#4,c#5]@2 ~ [b3,e4,g#4,c#5]@2]/2", // E C#m7
  M: "[~@2 [a#3,c#4,f#4]@10 [b3,c#4,f#4]@3 [f#3,b3,e4]@8 [e3,b3,e4]@5 [e4,g#4,c#5] [f4,a4,d5] [f#4,a#4,d#5]@2]/4", // F# Bsus2 Esus2 E5 C#m Dm D#m
  N: "[[b3,e4,g#4,c#5]@30 [b3,e4,g#4,c#5]@31 [b3,e4,g#4,c#5]@3]/4", // C#m7
  O: "[~@4 [a#3,c#4,f#4]@18 [b3,c#4,f#4]!2 [b3,c#4,f#4]@6 [f#3,b3,e4]@16 [e3,b3,e4]@10 [e4,g#4,c#5]@2 [f4,a4,d5]@2 [f#4,a#4,d#5]@4]/4", // F# Bsus2 Esus2 E5 C#m Dm D#m
  P: "[d#4,g#4,c5,d#5]/2", Q: "[c#4,f#4,a#4,c#5]/2", R: "[f#4,a#4,c#5,f#5]/4",
  S: "[[b3,e4,g#4,c#5]@30 [b3,e4,g#4,c#5]@28 [b3,e4,g#4,c#5]@2 [b3,e4,g#4,c#5]!4]/4", // C#m7
  T: "[~@4 [a#3,c#4,f#4]@18 [b3,c#4,f#4]!2 [b3,c#4,f#4]@6 [f#3,b3,e4]@16 [e3,b3,e4]@10 ~@8]/4", // F# Bsus2 Esus2 E5
  U: "[~@4 [a#3,c#4,f#4]@18 [b3,c#4,f#4]!2 [b3,c#4,f#4]@6 [f#3,b3,e4]@16 ~@2]/3", // F# Bsus2 Esus2
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.28).pan(0.3)

// chords · pad poly · "Synth"
const pad_poly = note(`<
  ~@9 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 E ~@17 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 E ~@9 H@2 I@2 ~@4 H@2 J@4 ~@32
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~ [d#4,a#4,d#5]@3]/2", B: "[c#4,f#4,a#4]/2", C: "[g#3,d#4,g#4]/2", D: "[~ [a#4,c#5,g5]@3]/2", E: "[a#4,c#5,g5]",
  F: "[c#4,f#4,a#4]", G: "[d#4,g#4,c5]", H: "[d#4,g#4,c5,d#5]/2", I: "[c#4,f#4,a#4,c#5]/2", J: "[f#4,a#4,c#5,f#5]/4",
})).s("gm_pad_poly").gain(0.32).pan(1)

// bass · lead 8 bass lead · "Synth Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@9 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B ~@16 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B ~@16 A B A B A B ~@32
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[c2,c3] [c#2,c#3] [d#2,d#3]@2", B: "[c2,c3] [c#2,c#3] [d#2,d#3] [f#2,f#3]",
})).s("gm_lead_8_bass_lead").gain(0.32).pan(0.7)

// bass · electric bass finger · "Bass"
const bass_2 = note(`<
  ~ A@4 B@4 C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D A@4 E@4 F@4 B@4 C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D A@4 B@4 G H I J ~@4 C D C D
  C D A@4 E@4 A@4 E@4 A@4 E@4 A@4 K@3 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[c#2 f#1@2 g#1 b1 g#1 e2 c#2@2 f#1@2 g#1 b1 g#1 e2 c#2@2 e1@2 g#1 b1 g#1 e2 c#2@2 e1@2 g#1 b1 g#1 b1 c#2]/4",
  B: "[f#1!2 f#2@3 e2 c#2 f#1@2 f#1 f#2 ~ e2 c#2 b1 f#1@2 f#1 f#2@3 e2 c#2 e1@2 e1 e2@2 f#2 g2 g#2@2]/4",
  C: "[c2,c3] [c#2,c#3] [d#2,d#3]@2", D: "[c2,c3] [c#2,c#3] [d#2,d#3] [f#2,f#3]",
  E: "[f#1@2 f#1@2 f#2@6 e2@2 c#2@2 f#1@4 f#1@2 f#2@2 ~@2 e2@2 c#2@2 b1@2 f#1@4 f#1@2 f#2@6 e2@2 c#2@2 e1@4 e1@2 e2@2 c#2@2 e2@2 f2@2 f#2 b1@2 c2]/4",
  F: "[c#2 f#1@2 g#1 b1 g#1 e2 c#2@2 f#1@2 g#1 b1 g#1 e2 c#2@2 f#1@2 g#1 b1 g#1 e2 c#2@2 f#1@2 g#1 b1 g#1 b1 c#2]/4",
  G: "g#1@3 g#1 g#2@4 g#1@3 g#1 g#2@2 g#2@2", H: "g#1 g#1@2 g#1 g#2@2 g#2@2 g#1!2 ~ g#1!3 ~ g#1",
  I: "f#1@3 f#1 f#2@4 f#1@3 f#1 f#2@2 f#2@2", J: "f#1 f#1@2 f#1 f#2@2 f#2@2 f#1@2 f#1@2 f#1@2 f#1@2",
  K: "[f#1!2 f#2@3 e2 c#2 f#1@2 f#1 f#2 ~ e2 c#2 b1 f#1@2 f#1 f#2@3 ~@3]/3",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.8).pan(0.7)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~ A B@6 C ~@16 A B@6 C B@8 ~@16 B@8 ~@14 B@4 D B@7 D B@7 D B@11>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 x ~@6 x", B: "x!2", C: "x", D: "~ x",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~ A@3 B A@3 C ~ D ~ E ~ F E@6 G E H ~ A@3 B A@3 C A I J K A@3 C ~ E@3 ~@8 E L ~ E A M A B A N A C ~ E@3 ~@8 E O A P A
  Q A@7 R A@3 S A@4 J A@7 J A@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@7 x!2 ~@2", C: "~@2 x ~ x!3 ~", D: "x ~@2 x", E: "~@3 x", F: "~@2 x!2",
  G: "~@4 x ~ x ~@6 x ~@2", H: "~@13 x!2 ~", I: "~@2 x ~@2 x!3", J: "x!5 ~@7 x ~@3", K: "~@4 x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~",
  L: "~@12 x!2 ~@2", M: "~@4 x ~@5 x!4 ~@2", N: "~@4 x ~ x!3 ~@3 x ~ x ~", O: "~@10 x!6", P: "~@4 x ~@6 x!4 ~",
  Q: "~@4 x ~@5 x ~ x!4", R: "~@4 x ~@5 x ~ x!3 ~", S: "~@4 x ~@7 x!4",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
  ~@9 A B C@3 D E B@2 F G H I J K L ~@6 M ~@9 F H N O P Q R S T U V@2 ~@2 W X ~@8 F H N O P Q R S T U V@2 ~@29 Y ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x!2 ~@2", C: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@10", D: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@6 x ~@3", E: "x!3 ~", F: "x!2 ~@14", G: "~@8 x!3 ~@5",
  H: "x!3 ~@13", I: "x!3 ~@2 x ~@10", J: "~@4 x!2 ~@2 x ~ x ~@5", K: "x!8 ~@8", L: "x!2 ~@6", M: "~@13 x ~@2",
  N: "x!2 ~@6 x!3 ~@5", O: "x ~ x ~ x!3 ~@9", P: "x!2 ~@2 x!3 ~@9", Q: "x!3 ~ x!2 ~@10", R: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~@6",
  S: "x ~@5 x ~ x!2 ~@6", T: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!5 ~@3", U: "x!3 ~@5 x!3 ~@5", V: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x ~@8", W: "x!2 ~ x ~@12",
  X: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x!2 ~ x ~@3 x!2", Y: "~@15 x",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@18 A ~@21 B C ~@5 D ~@17 C ~@5 D ~@39>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 x!2 ~@10", B: "~@4 x!3 ~", C: "~@3 x", D: "~@13 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
  ~@4 A ~@4 B C ~@4 D C@2 ~@4 E ~ F ~@3 A ~@2 G ~@12 H I J ~ I ~@4 K L M ~@12 H I J ~ I ~@4 K L ~@3 N ~@3 O ~@4 P ~@6 Q
  ~@7 R ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 x!3 ~@5", B: "x", C: "~ x ~@2", D: "~ x", E: "~@3 x ~@4", F: "~@2 x!2 ~@4", G: "~@11 x!2 ~@3", H: "~@5 x ~@2",
  I: "~ x ~@6", J: "~@3 x!3 ~@2", K: "~@4 x!2 ~@2", L: "~@9 x ~ x ~@4", M: "~@4 x!2 ~@10", N: "~@12 x!4",
  O: "~@11 x ~@4", P: "~@2 x!2 ~@12", Q: "~@10 x ~ x!4", R: "~@13 x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@12 A ~@28 B ~ C ~@3 D ~@17 B ~ C ~@3 D ~@39>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~@4", B: "~@13 x ~@2", C: "x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", D: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct(`<
  ~@4 A ~@4 B ~@8 C D E F G H I ~@3 A ~@12 J E K L F M ~ N ~ K O ~ P Q R S ~@8 J E K L F M ~ N ~ K O ~ P Q ~@7 O ~@4 T
  ~@14 U ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@11 x ~@4", B: "~ x ~@2", C: "~@4 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@6", D: "x!3 ~ x!3 ~@9", E: "~@4 x!3 ~ x!3 ~@5", F: "~@8 x!3 ~@5",
  G: "x!3 ~@6 x ~@6", H: "~@8 x!5 ~@3", I: "~@8 x ~ x ~ x!3 ~", J: "~@4 x!2 ~@10", K: "~@4 x!3 ~@9",
  L: "~ x ~@6 x!2 ~@6", M: "~@9 x ~@6", N: "~ x ~@2 x!2 ~@4 x ~@5", O: "~@4 x!2 ~@2", P: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x ~@8",
  Q: "x!2 ~@2 x!3 ~ x ~@7", R: "~@7 x ~@8", S: "~@13 x ~@2", T: "x!2 ~@14", U: "~@5 x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~ A ~@4 B ~ C ~@3 D ~@6 E ~ F ~ G H A ~@4 B ~ C ~@3 I ~@3 C ~@5 J K L ~ M N ~@3 O P A ~@3 Q ~@8 J K L A M N ~@7 Q ~@7
  Q ~@6 R Q ~@11
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@6 x!3 ~@7", C: "~@4 x!3 ~", D: "~ x ~@2 x ~@3", E: "~ x ~@14", F: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@3",
  G: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@6", H: "~@15 x", I: "~@8 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~", J: "~ x!2 ~", K: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~@7",
  L: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@4 x", M: "~@5 x ~ x!4 ~ x ~ x ~", N: "~@9 x!4 ~@3", O: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x!2 ~@6 x",
  P: "~@6 x!2 ~@2 x ~@3 x ~", Q: "~ x ~@2", R: "~@12 x!4",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~ A@9 B C D E F A G H I J ~@2 B ~ K A@15 L M ~@2 N O P Q R S ~ T U ~@2 V W A@8 M ~@2 N O P Q R S ~ T U ~ X A@4 Y A@7 Z
  A@19
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", C: "x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~", D: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~ x ~ x ~ x",
  E: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~", F: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!4 ~ x ~ x", G: "x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~",
  H: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", I: "x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~", J: "x ~@2 x!3 ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@3",
  K: "x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~", L: "x!4 ~@3 x", M: "x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~@3 x ~", N: "x ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~",
  O: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!4 ~ x", P: "x!2 ~ x ~@4", Q: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~@8", R: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x!3 ~", S: "~@7 x",
  T: "x!5 ~ x!2", U: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x", V: "~@6 x!2", W: "~@8 x ~@2 x ~@4",
  X: "~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~@2 x ~ x!4", Y: "~ x!7", Z: "~@2 x!6",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · cowbell
const cowbell = s("cb").struct("<~@12 A ~@7 B ~@25 C ~@2 D ~@4 E ~ F ~@13 C ~@2 D ~@4 E ~@32>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x ~@8", C: "~@12 x!4", D: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@3", E: "x!2 ~@2 x!3 ~ x!2 ~ x ~@4",
  F: "x!3 ~ x ~@11",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · bongos
const bongos = s("bongo:4").struct(`<
  ~@9 A B A B A B ~ A B C ~ D ~@20 B E F ~ G E H I ~ E J K L E M ~@9 B E F ~ G E H I ~ E J K L ~@33
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 x!2 ~@6", B: "~@8 x!3 ~@5", C: "~@5 x ~@2", D: "~@4 x!2 ~@2", E: "~@12 x!4", F: "~@11 x ~@4",
  G: "~@11 x!2 ~@3", H: "~@10 x!3 ~@3", I: "~@12 x!2 ~@2", J: "~@4 x!3 ~", K: "~@8 x ~ x ~ x!3 ~", L: "~@12 x!3 ~",
  M: "~@8 x!4 ~@4",
})).gain(2.1)

stack(
  distortion_guitar, pad_poly, bass, bass_2, kick, snare, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash, ride,
  cowbell, bongos
)

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