Strudelify
The Velocity of Love cover art

The Velocity of Love

The Velocity of Love

Suzanne Ciani

KeyC majorTempo98 bpm
0:00/0:00
// The Velocity of Love — Suzanne Ciani
// 98 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: bank select 127 (Roland MT-32 map) read through the MT-32 patch table: ch 5 "#CELLO 1" Cello 1 -> cello
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 5 "#CELLO 1" cello (copy of ch 6 "SYN BASS 1" synth bass 2); ch 7 "HARP" orchestral harp (copy of ch 8 "WHISTLE" whistle)
// note: Full arrangement: all 104 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(98/4)

// 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.

// chords · piano · "A.PIANO 1"
const piano = note("<~@15 A@8 B@2 C D@3 E@8 F@2 C G@8 H@5 I@3 J@4 ~@15 K@4 L@7 M N@8 O@5 ~@4>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@4 g4@4 g5@4 ~@4 g5@25 ~ g4@2 g5@2 ~@2 g5@25 ~ g4@2 g5@2 ~@2 g5@25 ~ g4@2 g5@2 ~@2 g5@12 a5@4, ~@12 f5@29 ~@5 f5@26 ~@6 f5@26 ~@6 f5@13 ~@5]/8",
  B: "[c5@5 ~ d5 ~ f5@8, ~@7 e5@8 ~]/2", C: "d5", D: "[d5@4 g5@2 ~@2 c5@6 d5 ~ [a4,f5]@8, ~@12 d5@15 ~@3 e5@17 ~]/3",
  E: "[g5@9 ~ g4@2 g5@2 ~@2 g5@25 ~ g4@2 g5@2 ~@2 g5@25 ~ g4@2 g5@2 ~@2 g5@25 ~ g4@2 g5@2 ~@2 g5@12 a5@4, ~@14 f5@26 ~@6 f5@26 ~@6 f5@26 ~@6 f5@13 ~@5]/8",
  F: "[c5@5 ~ d5 ~ f5@8, ~@14 e5@17 ~]/2",
  G: "[d5@8 g5@4 ~@4 c5@12 d5@2 ~@50 [d5,b5]@10 g5@2 g6@2 ~@2 g6@25 ~ g5@2 g6@2 f6@2, ~@12 d5@15 ~@3 e5@17 ~ [b4,g5]@31 ~@49, ~@32 [a4,f5]@31 ~ [c5,a5]@26 ~@4 f6@26 ~@8]/8", // G Em Dm F
  H: "[g6@12 ~@4 c6@8 ~@2 g5@2 g6@2 ~@2 g6@25 ~ g5@2 g6@2 ~@2 g6@12 a6@4, ~@12 a6@12 ~@6 f6@27 ~@5 f6@13 ~@5]/5",
  I: "[c6@4 ~@2 d6 ~@9 d6@6 d6@2, ~@14 e6@17 ~@17, ~@16 f6@27 ~@5]/3",
  J: "[d6@4 g6@2 ~@2 c6@5 ~ d6 ~@9 g6@4 ~@4, ~@12 d6@14 ~@4 e6@17 ~@17, ~@4 f6@3 ~]/4",
  K: "[~@4 g4@4 g5@4 ~@4 g5@25 ~ g4@2 g5@2 ~@2 g5@12 a5@4, ~@12 f5@29 ~@5 f5@13 ~@5]/4",
  L: "[c5@8 ~@2 g4@2 g5@2 ~@2 g5@25 ~ g4@2 g5@2 ~@2 g5@12 ~@4 c5@12 d5@2 ~@18 d5@16, ~@14 f5@27 ~@5 f5@13 ~ a5@15 ~@3 e5@17 ~@17, ~@80 f5@31 ~]/7",
  M: "d5@2 g5 d5",
  N: "[c5@6 d5 ~@17 a5@8 ~@8 [c5,f5,a5,c6]@24, ~@14 e5@17 ~ [b4,g5]@31 ~ [d5,b5]@32 ~@32, ~@16 [a4,f5]@31 ~ c5@31 ~@49]/8", // F Em G Dm
  O: "[~ g5 g6 ~ [g5,c6,d6,g6]@16, ~@3 f6@8 ~@9]/5", // Gsus4
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.4).pan(0.3)

// chords · piano · "A.PIANO 1"
const piano_2 = note(`<
  ~@10 A B@5 C@2 D@2 C@2 E@2 F G H I J K L@2 M@2 L@2 N@2 O G P Q R S T U ~@14 V W X@7 Y Z AA AB AC AD AE L@2 M@2 L@2 N@2
  O G P Q R S T AF AG@4 AH@7 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 g4@2 ~, ~@2 d4 ~",
  B: "[~ d4 ~@14 d4 ~@3, ~ f4@2 ~ f4@2 e4@2 d4@2 f4@2 e4@2 d4@2 f4@2 e4@2 d4@2 f4@2 e4@2 d4@2 f4@2 e4@2 ~@8, ~@10 g4@4 f4@4 g4@4 g4@4 f4@4 g4@4 g4@4 f4@4 g4@4 g4@4 f4@4 g4@4 g4@4 f4@7 ~@11]/5",
  C: "[c3 g3 e4 ~@9 d4@2 d4@2, ~ f4 e4 d4 f4 e4 ~@2, ~@3 g4@2 f4@2 g4@2 g4@2 f4@2 ~@3]/2",
  D: "[f3@2 c4@2 ~@21 [c#4,d4] c4 ~@5, ~ g4 f4 e4 g4 f4 e4@2, ~@3 a4@2 g4@2 a4@2 a4@2 g4@2 ~@3]/2", // Dmaj7
  E: "[f3@2 c4@2 ~@21 [c#4,d4] c4 ~@5, ~ g4 f4 e4 g4 f4 e4 ~, ~@3 a4@2 g4@2 a4@2 a4@2 g4@2 ~@3]/2", // Dmaj7
  F: "d3 a3 ~ f4 c5 f4 e4 a3, ~@4 e4@7 ~@5", G: "g3 d4 ~ a4 b4 c5 b4 a4, ~@4 g4@9 ~@3",
  H: "~ b3 ~ g4@2 g4@2 e4, [e3,g4] e4@2 ~", I: "a3@3 ~@3 b4@2 c5@2 b4@2 a4@4, ~ a4@2 ~",
  J: "f3 d4 ~ a4 c5 a4 g4 d4, ~ g4@2 ~", K: "g3 d4 ~ b4 d5 ~@3, ~ a4@2 ~",
  L: "[c3 g3 ~@10 d4@2 d4@2, ~ f4 e4 d4 f4 e4 ~@2, ~@3 g4@2 f4@2 g4@2 g4@2 f4@2 ~@3]/2",
  M: "[f3 c4 ~@10 e4@4, ~ g4 f4 e4 g4 f4 ~@2, ~@3 a4@2 g4@2 a4@2 a4@2 g4@2 ~@3]/2",
  N: "[f3 c4 ~@9 g4 e4@4, ~ g4 f4 e4 g4 f4 ~@2, ~@3 a4@2 g4@2 a4@2 a4@2 ~@5]/2", O: "d3 a3 ~ f4 c5 f4 e4 a3, ~ e4@2 ~",
  P: "e3 b3 ~ g4@2 g4@2 e4, g4 e4@2 ~", Q: "a3 e4 ~ b4 c5 b4 a4@2, ~ a4@2 ~", R: "g3 d4 ~ a4 c5 a4 g4 d4, ~ g4@2 ~",
  S: "g3 d4 ~ b4 d5 b4 a4 d4, ~ a4@2 ~", T: "g3 d4 ~ c5 f5 c5 a4 ~, ~ a4@2 ~", U: "g3 d4 ~ d5 g5 ~@3, ~@4 a4@9 ~@3",
  V: "c2 g2 ~ g3 c4 [g3,d4] [c4,e4] [d4,g4], ~@4 e3@7 ~@5", // G5 C G5
  W: "[e4,c5] [g4,d5] [c5,e5] [d5,g5] [e5,c6] [d5,d6] [c5,e6] [g4,f6]", // C G5 C G5 C D C G7
  X: "[f2@2 c3@2 ~@2 e6@2 c6@2 a5@2 g5@2 e5@2 c5@2 a4@2 g4@2 e4@2 f4@2 a4@2 c5@2 d5@2 c2@2 g2@2 ~@2 g3@2 c4@2 d4@2 e4@2 g4@2 c5@2 d5@2 e5@2 g5@2 c6@2 d6@2 e6@2 f6@2 f2@2 c3@2 ~@2 a5@2 e5@2 c5@2 d5@2 f5@2 e5@2 c5@2 d5@2 f5@2 g5@2 a5@2 c6 d6 e6@2 d2@2 a2@2 e3@2 f3@2 c4@2 f4@2 e4@2 c4@2, g6@7 ~@25 e5@4 ~@28 [g5,g6]@7 ~@41, ~@4 a3@29 ~@3 e3@29 ~@3 a3@29 ~@15]/7", // G
  Y: "~ g3 a3 b3 d4 g4 a4 b4, d4 ~", Z: "b4@2 f#3 ~ g3@2 e4@2 g4@2 b4@2 c5@2 d5@2", AA: "a2 e3 a3 e4 a4 g3 a3 c4, c5",
  AB: "~ g3 a3 c4 f4 g4 a4 f4, f4 ~", AC: "~ g3 a3 d4 g4 a4 ~ d5, b4@9 ~@7", AD: "g3 a3 c4 c5 a4 f4 a4 c5",
  AE: "g5@5 ~@11", AF: "g3 d4 ~ d5 b5 g5 d5 a4, ~@4 a4@9 ~@3",
  AG: "[~@3 d4, ~ g4@2 g4@2 f4@2 g4@2 g4@2 f4@2 g4@2 g4@2 f4@2 g4@2 g4@2 f4@9, ~ f4 e4 d4 f4 e4 d4 f4 e4 d4 f4 e4 ~@4]/4",
  AH: "[~@27 d4, ~ g4@2 g4@2 f4@2 g4@2 g4@2 f4@2 g4@2 g4@2 f4@2 g4@2 g4@2 f4@2 g4@2 g4@2 f4@2 g4@2 g4@2 f4@2 g4@2 g4@2 f4@2 g4@2 g4@2 f4@2 g4@2 g4@2 f4@2 ~, ~ f4 e4 d4 f4 e4 d4 f4 e4 d4 f4 e4 d4 f4 e4 d4 f4 e4 d4 f4 e4 d4 f4 e4 d4 f4 e4 ~]/7",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.19).pan(0.7)

// chords · piano · "A.PIANO 1" · soft notes
const piano_soft = note("<~@8 A@4 ~@6 B C ~@3 D ~@3 E ~@41 F G ~@2 H ~@30>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@38 f4@5 ~@5 e4@4 ~@2 g4@4 ~@6, ~@2 f4 e4 d4 f4 e4 d4 f4 e4 ~ f4 ~@4, ~@5 g4@2 f4@2 g4@2 g4@2 f4@2 g4@2 g4@2 ~@4 g4@2 ~@7]/4",
  B: "~@4 f#4@3 ~@9", C: "~@10 b3 [g#3,a3,a#3] [f#3,g3] f3 e3 d3", D: "~@10 b3 [g#3,a3,a#3] [f#3,g3] f3 e3 ~",
  E: "~ e4 ~@6", F: "~@7 c4 c#4 ~@7", G: "~ [g#3,a#3] e3@3 ~@11", H: "~@6 b4 ~",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.11).pan(0.7)

// chords · synth strings 1 · "SYN STRING"
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
  A@4 B@8 ~@18 C@2 D@4 E@2 F G H I F H J K L@8 M N O P M O Q@2 R@4 S@2 T U V W T V X Y C@2 D@4 E@2 M Z O AA M O AB AC
  AD@4 AE@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~ [g3,c4,f4,a4]@15]/4", B: "[~ f6, ~ [d5,f5,g5,b5]@31]/8", C: "[g3,c4,d4,g4]/2",
  D: "[[a3,c4,f4,g4] [g3,c4,d4,g4]]/4", E: "[a3,c4,f4,g4]/2", F: "[a3,c4,f4]", G: "[a3,b3,d4]", H: "[b3,d4,g4]",
  I: "[a3,c4,e4]", J: "[c4,f4,a4]", K: "[d4,g4,b4]",
  L: "[[g3,c4,d4,g4] [a3,c4,f4,g4] [g3,c4,d4,g4] [a3,c4,f4,g4], [c5,d5,g5]]/8", M: "[a3,c4,f4,a4,c5,f5]",
  N: "[a3,b3,d4,a4,b4,d5]", O: "[b3,d4,g4,b4,d5,g5]", P: "[a3,c4,e4,a4,c5,e5]", Q: "[g3,c4,d4,g4,c6,d6,g6]/2",
  R: "[[a3,c4,f4,g4,c6,d6,g6] [g3,c4,d4,g4,c6,d6,g6]]/4", S: "[a3,c4,f4,g4,c6,d6,g6]/2", T: "[a3,c4,f4,a5,c6,f6]",
  U: "[a3,b3,d4,a5,b5,d6]", V: "[b3,d4,g4,b5,d6,g6]", W: "[a3,c4,e4,a5,c6,e6]", X: "[c4,f4,a4,c6,f6,a6]",
  Y: "[d4,g4,b4,d6,g6,b6]", Z: "[a3,b3,d4,g4,b4,d5]", AA: "[a3,c4,e4,b4,e5]", AB: "[c4,f4,a4,c5,f5,a5]",
  AC: "[d4,g4,b4,d5,g5,b5]", AD: "[[d4,e4,f4,g4,a4,b4,c5,f5,a5,c6]@31 ~]/4", AE: "[g3,c4,d4,g4,c5,d5,g5,c6,d6,g6]/8",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.28)

// bass · synth bass 2 · "SYN BASS 1"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@2 A@8 ~@12 B@3 C D E C@2 F@2 G@4 H@3 I J K I@3 ~ L@8 M I J N I@2 L@8 M I J N O@4 F@2 G@4 H@3 I J N P@8 Q@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g1/8", B: "[f3@2 d3]/3", C: "g3", D: "e3", E: "a3@3 ~", F: "c3/2", G: "[f2 c3]/4", H: "[f2@2 d2]/3", I: "g2",
  J: "e2", K: "a2@3 a2", L: "[c2 f2 c2 f2]/8", M: "d2", N: "a2", O: "[g2@53 ~@11]/4", P: "[g2@31 ~]/8", Q: "c2/8",
})).s("gm_synth_bass_2").gain(0.26)

// bass · synth bass 2 · "SYN BASS 1" · soft notes
const bass_soft = note("<~@16 A@7 ~@4 B ~@76>".pickRestart({
  A: "[c3@32 f3@32 c3@33 ~@15]/7", B: "~@3 a3",
})).s("gm_synth_bass_2").gain(0.13)

// other · flute
const flute = note("<~@59 A B@2 C D B@2 C E F G H I F J K L ~@28>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 g4 g5 f5", B: "[g5@25 ~ g4@2 g5@2 f5@2]/2", C: "g5@3 a5", D: "c5@4 ~ g4 g5 f5", E: "c5@6 d5 e5", F: "f5",
  G: "d5", H: "d5@2 g5 d5", I: "c5@11 ~ d5@2 e5@2", J: "g5", K: "a5", L: "b5@5 ~@11",
})).s("gm_flute").gain(0.17).pan(0.8)

stack(piano, piano_2, piano_soft, synth_strings_1, bass, bass_soft, flute)

More by Suzanne Ciani