Fork Code: "The Scientist" - Coldplay [MUSC 115: Modulations]

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/*
Idea:
- Remixed Coldplay's "The Scientist"
- Used an AM for intro
- Used FMs as bass complements & to increase/decrease tempo of composition
- Modified same FM to produce different bass sounds
*/


/////////////////
/// SYNTHDEFS ///
/////////////////

(
//plugin: MdaPiano
SynthDef("chords", { |out=0, freq=440, gate=1, amp=0.5, att=0.1, rel=0.01|
    var son = MdaPiano.ar(freq, gate, release: 0, stereo: 0.3, sustain: 0, mul: amp);
    DetectSilence.ar(son, 0.01, doneAction:2);
    Out.ar(out, son * 0.1);
}).add;

SynthDef("am1", {arg freq = 440, modfreq = 2, amp = 0.2, att = 0.01, rel = 3;
    var carrier, modulator, env;
    env = Env.perc(
        attackTime: att,
        releaseTime: rel,
        level: amp
    ).kr(2);
    modulator = SinOsc.ar(modfreq).range(0, 1);
    carrier = SinOsc.ar(freq: freq, mul: env * modulator);
    Out.ar(0, carrier ! 2);
}).add;

SynthDef("fm2", {arg freq = 440, modindex = 10, amp = 0.1, pos = 0, gate = 1, att = 0.01, rel = 0.3;
	var carrier, modulator, freqdev, env, modfreq;
	// i = d/m, so d = m*i
	modindex = Line.kr(modindex, 1, att);
	modfreq = freq / 2;
	freqdev = modfreq * modindex;
	modulator = SinOsc.ar(freq: modfreq, mul: freqdev);
	carrier = LFTri.ar(freq: freq + modulator); //changed to LFTri
	env = Env.asr(
		attackTime: att,
		sustainLevel: amp,
		releaseTime: rel
	).kr(doneAction: 2, gate: gate);
	carrier = Pan2.ar(in: carrier, pos: pos, level: env);
	Out.ar(0, carrier * 0.5 ! 2);
}).add;

SynthDef("hihat", {arg out = 0, amp = 0.5, att = 0.01, rel = 0.2, ffreq = 6000, pan = 0;
	var env, snd;
	env = Env.perc(att, rel, amp).kr(doneAction: 2);
	snd = WhiteNoise.ar;
	snd = HPF.ar(in: snd, freq: ffreq, mul: env);
	Out.ar(out, Pan2.ar(snd, pan));
}).add;

)


/////////////////
/// PBINDS ///
/////////////////
(

~intro = Pbind(
	\instrument, "am1",
	\midinote, Pseq([
		Pn([38, 53, 57], 4),
		Pn([34, 53, 58], 3),
		[34, 53, 58, 60],
		60,
		Pn([41, 53, 57], 4),
		Pn([36, 53, 55], 4)
	], 2),
	\dur, Pseq([Pn(1/2,4), Pn(1/2,3), 0.25, 0.25, Pn(1/2,4), Pn(1/2,4)], 2) * 1.5, //slowed down compared to chords
	\ctranspose, 12,
	\modindex, Pseq([1, 5, 6, 7, 10], inf),
	\att, 0.01,
	\rel, 0.1,
	\amp, 0.5,
	\pos, 0
);

~hihat = Pbind(
	\instrument, "hihat",
	\dur, Pn(1,1),
	\att, 0.01,
	\rel, 5,
	\ffreq, 11000,
	\pan, 0,
	\amp, 0.3
);

~chords = Pbind(
	\instrument, "chords",
	\midinote, Pseq([
		Pn([38, 53, 57], 4),
		Pn([34, 53, 58], 3),
		[34, 53, 58, 60],
		60,
		Pn([41, 53, 57], 4),
		Pn([36, 53, 55], 4)
	], 2),
	\dur, Pseq([Pn(1,4), Pn(1,3), 0.5, 0.5, Pn(1,4), Pn(1,4)], 2),
	\ctranspose, 12,
	\att, 0.01,
	\rel, 0.1,
	\amp, 0.8,
);

~bass1 = Pbind(
	\instrument, "fm2",
	\midinote, Pseq([
		Pn([38, 53, 57], 4),
		Pn([34, 53, 58], 3),
		[34, 53, 58, 60],
		60,
		Pn([41, 53, 57], 4),
		Pn([36, 53, 55], 4)
	], 2),
	\dur, Pseq([Pn(1,4), Pn(1,3), 0.5, 0.5, Pn(1,4), Pn(1,4)], 2),
	\ctranspose, 12,
	\att, 0.01,
	\rel, 0.1,
	\amp, 0.05
);


~middle = Pbind(
	\instrument, "chords",
	\midinote, Pseq([
		[38, 53, 57],
		62,
		Pn([36, 43, 45, 57], 3),
		[36, 43, 45, 57],
		[36, 43, 45, 55],
		[36, 43, 45, 53],
		[36, 40, 43, 52],
		Pn([36, 40, 43, 58], 6),
		[36, 40, 43, 58],
		[38, 57],
		[38, 53]
	], 1),
	\dur, Pseq([
		2,
		1,
		Pn(1/3, 3),
		1/2,
		1/2,
		1/2,
		4,
		Pn(1/2, 6),
		1/2,
		1/2,
		0.75
	], 1),
	\ctranspose, 12,
	\att, 0.01,
	\rel, 0.1,
	\amp, 0.8,
);

~bass2 = Pbind(
	\instrument, "fm2",
	\midinote, Pseq([
		Pn([38, 53, 57], 4),
		Pn([34, 53, 58], 3),
		[34, 53, 58, 60],
		60,
		Pn([41, 53, 57], 4),
		Pn([36, 53, 55], 4)
	], 3),
	\dur, Pseq([Pn(1,4), Pn(1,3), 0.5, 0.5, Pn(1,4), Pn(1,4)], 3) * 1/2,
	\ctranspose, 12,
	\att, 0.1,
	\rel, 0.05,
	\amp, 0.05
);

(
~end = Pbind(
	\instrument, "chords",
	\midinote, Pseq([
		Pn([38, 53, 57], 4),
		Pn([34, 53, 58], 3),
		[34, 53, 58, 60],
		60,
		Pn([41, 53, 57], 4),
		Pn([36, 53, 55], 4)
	], 1),
	\dur, Pseq([Pn(1,4), Pn(1,3), 0.5, 0.5, Pn(1,4), Pn(1,4)], 1),
	\ctranspose, 12,
	\att, 0.01,
	\rel, 0.1,
	\amp, 0.8,
)
);

~bass3 = Pbind(
	\instrument, "fm2",
	\midinote, Pseq([
		Pn([38, 53, 57], 4),
		Pn([34, 53, 58], 3),
		[34, 53, 58, 60],
		60,
		Pn([41, 53, 57], 1),
	], 1),
	\dur, Pseq([Pn(1,4), Pn(1,3), 0.5, 0.5, Pn(1,1)], 1) * 2,
	\ctranspose, 12,
	\att, 0.1,
	\rel, 0.05,
	\amp, 0.05
);

)


/////////////////
/// SEQUENCE  ///
/////////////////
(
t = TempoClock(76/60);
{

	~clock.play(t);
	18.wait(t);
	~hihat.play(t);
	2.wait(t);
	~chords1.play(t);
	~bass1.play(t);
	12.wait(t);
	~bass2.play(t);
    13.wait(t);
	~middle.play(t);
	11.wait(t);
	~end.play(t);
	1.wait(t);
	~bass3.play(t);

}.fork;
)
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