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Too Many Walls

Cathy Dennis

KeyC majorTempo98 bpm
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// Too Many Walls — Cathy Dennis
// 98 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 88 bars on a 24-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, A@4 for four bars: edit a riff to change every repeat.

// bass · synth bass 2 · "SYN BASS 2"
const bass = note(`<
  A@4 B C D E F G H I B J D E F K L M N O N P Q R Q S T U V W X Y B C D E F G H I B J D E F K L M N O N P Q Z Q S T U V
  W AA AB AC AD Q AE Q U T U V W X Q AE Q U T U V W AF AG A@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c2/2", B: "c2@7 ~@2 c2@5 ~ a1@3 c2@3 ~@3, ~@7 g1 ~@4", C: "c2@8 ~ c2@5 g1 a1@3 c2@3 a1@3",
  D: "c2@7 ~@2 c2@3 ~@2 g1 a1@3 c2@3 ~@3", E: "c2@7 ~@2 c2@2 ~ d2@5 ~ d2@4 ~@2",
  F: "d#2@7 ~@2 d#2@5 a#1 c2@3 d#2@3 ~@3", G: "a1@6 ~@3 a1@3 c2@5 ~ f2@5 ~", H: "f1@7 ~@2 f1@4 ~@5 f1@4 ~@2",
  I: "g1@7 ~@2 g1@5 ~ g2 ~@2 g2@2 d2 g1@3", J: "c2@7 ~@2 c2@5 g1 a1@3 c2@3 a1@3", K: "a1@9 c2@6 a1@3 f2@5 ~",
  L: "f1@7 ~@2 f1@5 ~ c2@2 ~ f2 ~ c2 f1@2 ~", M: "g1@7 ~@2 g1@3 g2@5 ~ g1@6", N: "d#1@2 ~ d#1@3 d#2 d#1",
  O: "f1@6 ~@3 f1@6 f2@2 ~ f2 ~ c2 f1@3", P: "f1@6 f2@3 f1@2 ~ g1@3 g2 ~@2 g2 ~ d2 g1@3",
  Q: "c2@4 ~ c2 ~@3 c2@5 ~ c2 ~@5 c2 ~@2", R: "f1@4 ~ f1 ~@3 f1 ~@2 g1@5 ~@4 g1@2 ~",
  S: "f1@4 ~ f1 ~@3 f1 ~@2 g1@2 ~ g1@2 ~@4 g1@2 ~", T: "a1@4 ~ a1 ~@3 a1@5 ~ a1 ~@5 a1 ~@2",
  U: "f1@4 ~ f1 ~@3 g1@4 ~@2 g1@2 ~@4 g1 ~@2", V: "a#1@3 ~@2 a#1 ~@3 a#1@4 ~@2 a#1 ~@2 a1@4 ~@2",
  W: "g1@4 ~ g1 ~@3 g1@5 ~ g1@2 ~@4 g1 ~@2", X: "c2@4 ~ c2@2 ~@2 c2@3 ~@2 g1 a1@2 ~ c2@3 ~@3",
  Y: "c2@3 ~@2 c2@2 ~@2 c2@2 ~@3 g1 a1 ~@2 c2@3 a1@2 ~", Z: "f1@4 ~ f1 ~@3 f1 ~@2 g1@6 ~@3 g1 ~@2",
  AA: "d#2@3 ~@2 d#2 ~@3 d#2@5 ~ d#2 ~@4 a#1 d#2@2 ~", AB: "f2@4 ~ f2@2 ~@2 f2@4 ~@2 f2@2 ~@3 c2 f2@3",
  AC: "d#2@3 ~@2 d#2 ~@3 d#2@4 ~@2 d#2@2 ~@3 a#1 d#2@2 ~", AD: "f2@4 ~ f2@2 ~@2 f2@4 ~@2 f2@3 d#2@2 ~ d2@2 ~",
  AE: "f1@3 ~@2 f1 ~@3 g1@5 ~ g1 ~@5 g1 ~@2", AF: "d#1@4 ~ d#1@2 ~@2 d#1@4 ~@2 d#1@3 d#2@3 d#1 ~ d#2",
  AG: "f1@3 ~@2 f1@2 ~@2 f2@4 ~ f1 f2@2 ~ d#2@2 ~ d2@2 ~",
})).s("gm_synth_bass_2").gain(0.41)

// other · piano · "A.PIANO 2"
const piano = note(`<
  A@4 B C D E F G H I J C D E F K H I F L F M N O P Q R S T U C@2 D C D E V W H I D P D E F W H I F X Y Z C AA P AB R AC
  AD AE AF AG AH AI P AJ P AB R AC T U AK AL AM P AN R AC T U AO AP AQ@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c3/2", B: "c3@3 c3 c3@4", C: "c3@7 ~@2 c3 ~@2 c3@9 ~@3", D: "c3@7 ~@2 c3 ~@2 c3@11 ~", E: "c3@6 c3@6 d3@5 ~ d3@6",
  F: "d#3@7 ~@2 d#3 ~@2 d#3@12", G: "~@2 g3@2 f3@3 ~, a3@3 ~@5", H: "[f3,g#3]@7 ~@2 [f3,g#3] ~@2 [f3,g#3]@12",
  I: "g3!2", J: "c3@7 ~@2 c3@2 ~ c3@12", K: "~ g3 f3@2, a3@3 ~@5", L: "f3@9 f3 ~@2 f3@12", M: "f3@2 ~ f3@3 g3@2 ~ g3@3",
  N: "c3@7 ~@2 c3@3 c3@11 ~", O: "[f3,a3]@6 ~@3 [f3,a3]@3 [g3,b3]@11 ~", P: "c3@6 ~@3 c3@3 c3@10 ~@2",
  Q: "[f3,a3]@7 ~@2 f3@3 [g3,b3]@7 ~@5, ~@9 a3 ~@14", R: "[a3,c4]@17 ~@7", S: "f3 b3, a3@9 ~@3 g3@10 ~@2",
  T: "a#3@7 ~@2 a#3 ~@2 a#3@6 a3@6", U: "b3@23 ~, g3@3 ~", V: "d#3@7 ~@2 d#3@2 ~ d#3@12", W: "a3 g3 f3@2",
  X: "f3@9 f3@2 ~ f3@12", Y: "d#3@7 ~@2 d#3@3 d#3@12", Z: "f3@3 ~@3 f3@4 ~@2 g3@4 ~@2 g3@6",
  AA: "[f3,a3]@2 ~ [f3,a3] [g3,b3]@3 ~", AB: "[f3,a3]@7 ~@2 f3@2 ~ [g3,b3]@6 ~@6, ~@9 a3 ~@14",
  AC: "[f3,a3]@11 ~ [g3,b3]@11 ~", AD: "a#3@7 ~@2 a#3 ~@2 a#3@5 ~ a3@5 ~", AE: "[g3,b3]@5 ~",
  AF: "d#3@7 ~@2 d#3 ~@2 d#3@10 ~@2", AG: "[f3,a3]@7 ~@2 [f3,a3] ~@2 [f3,a3]@10 ~@2",
  AH: "d#3@6 ~@3 d#3 ~@2 d#3@3 ~@3 d#3@4 ~@2", AI: "[f3,a3]@6 ~@3 [f3,a3] ~@2 [f3,a3]@5 ~ d#3@2 ~ d3@2 ~",
  AJ: "[f3,a3]@7 ~@2 [f3,a3]@2 ~ [g3,b3]@9 ~@3", AK: "c3@7 ~@2 c3 ~@2 c3@4 ~@2 c3@4 ~@2", AL: "c3@7 ~@2 c3@3 c3@9 ~@3",
  AM: "[f3,a3]@6 ~@3 [f3,a3]@2 ~ b3@9 ~@3, ~@12 g3@7 ~@5", AN: "[f3,a3]@2 ~ [f3,a3] [g3,b3]@2 ~@2",
  AO: "d#3@6 ~@3 d#3 ~@2 d#3@8 ~@4", AP: "[f3,a3]@6 ~@3 [f3,a3] ~@2 [f3,a3]@5 ~ d#3@2 ~ d3@3", AQ: "[[c3,g3]@15 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.33)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "CLEAN GTR"
const electric_guitar_clean = note("<~@20 A B C D ~@26 A B C D ~@34>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@9 a#3@14 ~, d#3@11 ~, ~@3 f3@20 ~, ~@6 g3@17 ~", B: "~@9 c4@14 ~, f3@23 ~, ~ g3@7, ~@6 a3@17 ~",
  C: "~@9 a#3@13 ~@2, d#3@11 ~, ~@3 f3@19 ~@2, ~@3 g3@8 ~", D: "~@3 c4 ~@3 d4, f3@2 ~ b3, ~ g3@3 g3@4, ~@2 a3@2 ~ a3@3",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.09).pan(0.6)

// chords · string ensemble 2 · "SLOWSTRING"
const string_ensemble_2 = note(`<
  ~ A B C D@2 ~@6 E F E G H F I J ~@4 K L K L M N O P Q R E F E G H F S T K U K V W U X Y ~@4 Z AA K L M N O P W U W U E
  AB E AB AC AB AD AE AF K L K L M AG AH AI W U AJ@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 g4", B: "c5@23 ~", C: "g5@3 c6", D: "g6/2", E: "[g3,c4,e4]@23 ~", F: "[a3,c4,f4]@23 ~",
  G: "[a3,c4,f4]@11 ~ [a#3,d4,f4]@11 ~", H: "[g3,a#3,d#4]@23 ~", I: "[g3,g#3,c4,d#4]@23 ~", J: "[g3,b3,d4]@23 ~",
  K: "[g4,c5,e5]@23 ~", L: "[a4,c5,f5]@11 ~ [b4,d5,g5]@11 ~", M: "[a4,c5,e5]@23 ~",
  N: "[f4,a4,c5]@11 ~ [g4,b4,d5]@11 ~", O: "[f4,a#4,d5]@17 ~ [e4,a4,c5]@5 ~", P: "c5 b4, [d4,g4]@23 ~",
  Q: "[e4,g4,c5]@23 ~", R: "[f4,a4,c5]", S: "[g3,g#3,c4,d#4]@23 ~, c#4 ~@11", T: "c4@4 b3@3 ~, [g3,d4]@7 ~",
  U: "[a4,c5,f5]@23 ~", V: "[a4,c5,f5]@12 [a#4,d5,f5]@11 ~", W: "[g4,a#4,d#5]@23 ~", X: "[g4,g#4,c5,d#5]@23 ~",
  Y: "c5 b4, [g4,d5]", Z: "[g4,e5]@23 ~", AA: "[a4,f5]@11 ~ [b4,d5,g5]@11 ~", AB: "[a3,c4,f4]@10 ~@2 [b3,d4,g4]@11 ~",
  AC: "[a3,c4,e4]@23 ~", AD: "[a#3,d4,f4]@17 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@5 ~", AE: "c4@11 ~ b3@10 ~@2, [g3,d4]@23 ~",
  AF: "[g3,c4,e4]@5 ~", AG: "[a4,c5,f5]@11 ~ c5@5 ~ b4@5 ~, ~@12 [g4,d5]@11 ~", AH: "[a#4,d5,f5]@17 ~ [a4,c5,f5]@5 ~",
  AI: "c5@11 b4@11 ~@2, [g4,d5]@11 ~", AJ: "[e4,g4,c5]/2",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_2").gain(0.11)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<A@3 B A@19 B A@9 B A@19 B A@11 B A@8 C A@7 C A@2 D ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@4 x ~@3 x ~@5 x ~@8", B: "x ~@4 x ~@3 x ~@5 x ~@4 x!2 ~@2", C: "x ~@4 x ~@3 x ~@14", D: "x",
})).gain(0.32)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  A@11 B A@7 B A@11 B A@9 B A@7 B A@11 B A@5 B A B A@4 C A B A B A@3 C A D ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@6 x ~@11 x ~@4 x", C: "~@6 x ~@8 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2", D: "~@6 x ~@11 x ~ x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.32)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct(`<
  A@2 ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ B A@3 B ~ A ~ A ~@6 A C ~ D A C A@2 D A@2 B A@7 ~ A D@2 A ~ C D ~ A D A D ~@2 A@2 ~ C D ~ A ~ A
  ~ A ~ A C A@2 ~ A ~ A ~ A@4 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x ~@4", B: "~@14 x ~@6 x ~@2", C: "~@7 x", D: "~@23 x",
})).gain(0.13)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A
  B A B A B A B@4 C@2 B@4 C B C B@3 C B@2 D ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x", B: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~@3 x ~ x ~@3",
  C: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~@3", D: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~@3 x ~ x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.22)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~
  A ~ A ~ A ~ A@4 B@2 A@4 B A B A@3 B A@2 C D ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~ x", B: "~@7 x", C: "~@5 x ~@2", D: "x",
})).gain(0.29)

stack(bass, piano, electric_guitar_clean, string_ensemble_2, kick, snare, snare_soft, hihat, open_hat)