Fork Code: 9/8 drum'n strings

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//An experiment with euclidian patterns, sampled drums and synthesized strings. Inspired by middle eastern 9/8 rhythms. Replace the samples in the dictionary with whatever percussion sounds you have.


/// creating a dictionary with samples.

(
d = Dictionary.new;
d.add(\tam -> PathName("/Users/bernhardzitz/Music/SUPERCOLLIDER/buffers/tamsolo/").entries.collect({
	arg sf;
	Buffer.read(s, sf.fullPath);
}););

d.add(\kranz2 -> PathName("/Users/bernhardzitz/Music/SUPERCOLLIDER/buffers/kranz2/").entries.collect({
	arg sf;
	Buffer.read(s, sf.fullPath);
}););

d.add(\wood1 -> PathName("/Users/bernhardzitz/Music/SUPERCOLLIDER/buffers/wood1/").entries.collect({
	arg sf;
	Buffer.read(s, sf.fullPath);
}););


d.add(\wood5 -> PathName("/Users/bernhardzitz/Music/SUPERCOLLIDER/buffers/wood5/").entries.collect({
	arg sf;
	Buffer.read(s, sf.fullPath);
}););

d.add(\drum1 -> PathName("/Users/bernhardzitz/Music/SUPERCOLLIDER/buffers/drum1/").entries.collect({
	arg sf;
	Buffer.read(s, sf.fullPath);
}););


d.add(\kuerbis -> PathName("/Users/bernhardzitz/Music/SUPERCOLLIDER/buffers/kuerbis/").entries.collect({
	arg sf;
	Buffer.read(s, sf.fullPath);
}););

d.add(\rassel4 -> PathName("/Users/bernhardzitz/Music/SUPERCOLLIDER/buffers/rassel4/").entries.collect({
	arg sf;
	Buffer.read(s, sf.fullPath);
}););

)

// Masterbus with reverb and limiter. Must be the first SynthDef for correct node order.

(
SynthDef.new(\revlimit, {
	arg in=50, out=0;
	var sig;
	sig = In.ar(in,2);
	sig = GVerb.ar(sig,24,0.25,0.15,0.17,15,1,0.1,0.02);
	sig = Limiter.ar(sig, 0.8,0.02);
	Out.ar(out, sig);
}).play;
)

// Sampleplayer for mono samples with panning and two channel ouput. Sends to bus 50 (Masterbus).

(
SynthDef.new(\bufplay, {
	arg buf=0, rate=1, pan=0, amp=1;
	var sig;
	sig = PlayBuf.ar(1, buf, BufRateScale.ir(buf) * rate, doneAction:2);
	sig = Pan2.ar(sig,pan,amp);
	sig = sig.tanh * 0.7;
	Out.ar(50, sig);
}).add;
)

// Stringinstrument with extra reverb. Sends to bus 50 (Masterbus)

(
SynthDef(\stringemil, {arg out = 0, hit = 0.1, amp = 1, freq = 440, decay = 5, pan=0,coef = 0.1;
	var env, snd;
	env = EnvGen.kr(Env.linen(0, decay, 0), doneAction: 2);
	snd = Pluck.ar(
		in: PinkNoise.ar(hit),
		trig: Impulse.kr(0),
		maxdelaytime: 0.1,
		delaytime: freq.reciprocal,
		decaytime: decay,
		coef: coef);
	snd = Pan2.ar(snd,pan,amp);
	snd = GVerb.ar(snd,34,0.55,0.25,0.27,55,1,0.25,0.2);
	snd = LeakDC.ar(snd).clip2;
	Out.ar(out, snd * env);
}).add;

)

// records to "/Users/admin/Music/SuperCollider Recordings/"
s.record;

s.stopRecording;

// the Pdefs for percussion

(
Pdef(
	\rhythm,
	Pbind(
		\instrument, \bufplay,
		\dur, 1/8,
		\buf, Prand(d[\kuerbis], inf),
		\rate, Pexprand(3.3,3.301, inf),
		\amp, Pseq([1,0.3,0.2,2,0.3,0.3,0.5,0.3,0.4],inf),
		\pan, 0.1,
	)
)
)

Pdef(\rhythm).stop;
Pdef(\rhythm).play(quant:1);


(
Pdef(
	\rhythm0,
	Pbind(
		\instrument, \bufplay,
		\dur, Pseq((Bjorklund2.new(7,9).rotate(0)/8), inf),
		\buf, Prand(d[\drum1], inf),
		\rate, Pexprand(0.70,0.704, inf),
		\amp, Pseq((Bjorklund.new(4,9).rotate(0)*1.5)+0.6,inf),
		\pan, 0,
	)
)
)

Pdef(\rhythm0).stop;
Pdef(\rhythm0).play(quant:1);


(
Pdef(
	\rhythm1,
	Pbind(
		\instrument, \bufplay,
		\dur, Pseq(
			[Pseq((Bjorklund2.new(7,12).rotate(0)/8),3),Pseq((Bjorklund2.new(5,9).rotate(2)/8),1)],inf),
		\buf, Prand(d[\kranz2],inf),
		\rate, Pexprand(4.7,4.71, inf),
		\amp, Pseq((Bjorklund.new(5,9).rotate(3)*1.2)+0.6,inf),
		\pan, -0.1,
	);
)
)

Pdef(\rhythm1).stop;
Pdef(\rhythm1).play(quant:1);


(
Pdef(
	\rhythm2,
	Pbind(
		\instrument, \bufplay,
		\dur, Pseq(Bjorklund2.new(7,12).rotate(2)/8, inf),
		\buf, Prand(d[\tam], inf),
		\rate, Pexprand(0.6,0.601,inf),
		\amp, Pseq((Bjorklund.new(2,9).rotate(5)*1.5)+0.6,inf),
		\pan, -0.3,
	);
)
)

Pdef(\rhythm2).stop;
Pdef(\rhythm2).play(quant:1);

(
Pdef(
	\rhythm3,
	Pbind(
		\instrument, \bufplay,
		\dur, Pseq(Bjorklund2.new(11,12).rotate(0)/8, inf),
		\buf, Prand(d[\rassel4]++d[\kuerbis], inf),
		\rate, 2.5,
		\amp, Pseq([Pseq((Bjorklund.new(4,9).rotate(1)+0.5),3),Pseq((Bjorklund.new(7,9).rotate(0)),1)],inf),
		\pan, 0.3,
	);
)
)

Pdef(\rhythm3).stop;
Pdef(\rhythm3).play(quant:1);


(
Pdef(
	\wood,
	Pbind(
		\instrument, \bufplay,
		\dur, Pseq(Bjorklund2.new(9,15).rotate(0)/8, inf),
		\buf, Prand(d[\wood1]++d[\wood5], inf),
		\rate, 0.7,
		\amp, Pseq([Pseq((Bjorklund.new(2,9).rotate(3)*1.3)+0.7,3),Pseq((Bjorklund.new(4,9).rotate(0)*1.8),1)],inf),
		\pan, Pseq([-0.3,0,0.3,0],inf),

	);
)
)


Pdef(\wood).stop;
Pdef(\wood).play(quant:1);


// the Pdef for the stringinstrument

(
Pdef(\hackbrett,

Pbind(
	\instrument, \stringemil,
	\out, 50,
	\scale, Scale.rast,
	\octave, 4,

				//\degree, Pseq([Pwrand([0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9],[3,1,2,2,1,1,2,3,2,1].normalizeSum,47),Prand([0,2,3,4,7],40),Pseq([7,8,9,10,11,12,13],1)],inf),

		\degree, Pseq([Pwrand([0,2,3,-1,5,6,7,8,9],[3,2,2,1,1,1,2,3,1].normalizeSum,47),Prand([-1,0,2,3,4,6,7,9,10],40),Pseq([6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13],1),Prand([6,0,2,3,7,6,7,9,10],40),Pseq([6,7,9,10,11,13,14].reverse,1)],inf),

		\dur, Pseq([Pseq(Bjorklund2.new(5,9).rotate(0)/8, 8),Pseq(Bjorklund2.new(2,9).rotate(0)/24, 1),Pseq(Bjorklund2.new(1,9).rotate(0)/24, 1),Pseq(Bjorklund2.new(4,9).rotate(3)/24, 1)],inf),

	\coef, Pseq((Bjorklund.new(11,16).rotate(7)*(0.1.neg))+0.8,inf),
	\decay, Pseq((Bjorklund.new(5,12).rotate(5)*2)+1,inf),
	\hit, Pseq((Bjorklund.new(7,12).rotate(3)*0.4)+0.6,inf),
	\amp, 0.7,
	\pan, 0,

	);
)
)

Pdef(\hackbrett).stop;
Pdef(\hackbrett).play(quant:1);
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