Killing Me Softly

/******************************************/
// Jonathan Coon
// A1: Karplus-Strong Synthesis
// MUSC 115 - Experimental Sound Design
// Santa Clara University
// 10/29/2014
/******************************************/

// This piece is a remix of my previous piece called "Avant Garde" in which a plucking
// synthesizer is used. In this piece, I have modified the plucking synth and have added
// more functionality, including reverb and vibrato control.

/************************/
// SYNTH DEFINITION
/************************/

(
SynthDef("plucking2.0", {arg amp = 0.1, freq = 440, decay = 5, coef = 0.1, verbMix = 0.9, verbSize = 0.9, verbDamp = 0.0001, vibratoRate = 7, vibratoMul = 10, pan = 0;
	var env, snd, vibrato;
	env = Env.linen(0, decay, 0).kr(doneAction: 2);
	vibrato = SinOsc.kr(freq: vibratoRate, mul: freq/vibratoMul);
	snd = Pluck.ar(
		in: GrayNoise.ar(amp),
		trig: Impulse.kr(0),
		maxdelaytime: 0.1,
		delaytime: freq.reciprocal,
		decaytime: decay,
		coef: coef);
	snd = FreeVerb.ar(in: snd, mix: verbMix, room: verbSize, damp: verbDamp);
	snd = Pan2.ar(snd, pan);
	Out.ar(0, Splay.ar(snd, spread: 0.75, level: SinOsc.kr(freq: vibrato), center: 0));
}).add;
)

/************************/
// ARRANGEMENT
/************************/

s.record("/Users/jdcoon/SCU/Fall 2014/MUSC 115/A1/Pluck-Jonathan_Coon.wav");
s.stopRecording;
(
Pseq(
	[
		~twinkle,
		Ppar([~phaser, ~accent, Pn(~twinkle, 2)], 1),
		Ppar([~melody, ~drums], 2),
		Pn(~romanianMinor, 2),
		~spanish,
		~mixolydian,
		~egyptian2,
		Ppar([Pn(~egyptian1,2), ~egyptian2]),
		~egyptian3,
		Ppar([Pn(~egyptian1,2), ~egyptian2, Pn(~egyptian3,2)]),
		~freq1,
		Ppar([~freq1, ~siren2], 1),
		~freq3,
		Ppar([~freq2, ~siren1], 1),
		Ppar([~up, ~down], 1),
		~twinkle
	]
).play;
)

/************************/
// PATTERNS
/************************/

// Twinkle
(
~twinkle = Pbind(
	\instrument, "plucking2.0",
	\scale, Scale.major,
	\degree, Pwhite(0,12),
	\ctranspose, 36,
	\amp, Pwhite(0.5, 0.9),
	\decay, Pwhite(7, 12),
	\coef, Pwhite(0.01, 0.1),
	\verbMix, 0.5,
	\verbSize, 0.9,
	\verbDamp, 0.2,
	\vibratoRate, 0.1,
	\vibratoMul, 10,
	\dur, Prand([3/16, 3/8, 1/8, 1/16], 50);
);
)

// Phaser
(
~phaser = Pbind(
	\instrument, "plucking2.0",
	\freq, 40,
	\amp, 0.8,
	\decay, Pseg(Pseq((0.1, 0.5 .. 7)), Pgeom(7,0.8)),
	\coef, 0.1,
	\verbMix, Pgeom(0, 1.1),
	\verbSize, Pgeom(0, 1.1),
	\verbDamp, Pgeom(0, 1.1),
	\vibratoRate, 7,
	\vibratoMul, 10,
	\dur, Pseq([0.25/2], inf),
	\pan, Pseq([-1, 1], inf)
);
)

// Accent
(
~accent = Pbind(
	\instrument, "plucking2.0",
	\degree, 0,
	\ctranspose, 24,
	\amp, 3.3,
	\decay, 1,
	\coef, 0.1,
	\verbMix, 0.5,
	\verbSize, 0.9,
	\verbDamp, 0.5,
	\vibratoRate, 1,
	\vibratoMul, 1,
	\dur, Pseq([3/8, 3/8, 1.25], 20),
	\pan, Pseq([Pn(-1, 3), Pn(1, 3), Pn(-0.7, 3), Pn(0.7, 3), Pn(-0.1, 3), Pn(0.1, 3)], inf)
);
)

// Romanian Minor Scale
(
~romanianMinor = Pbind(
	\instrument, "plucking2.0",
	\scale, Scale.romanianMinor,
	\degree, Pwhite(0, 15),
	\amp, Pwhite(0.3, 0.7) * 2,
	\decay, Pwhite(7, 12),
	\coef, Pwhite(0.01, 0.1),
	\verbMix, 0.5,
	\verbSize, 0.1,
	\verbDamp, 0.3,
	\vibratoRate, 0.2,
	\vibratoMul, 0.02,
	\dur, Prand([0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.27, 0.13, 0.38], 50)
);
)

// Melody
(
~melody = Pbind(
	\instrument, "plucking2.0",
	\degree, Pwhite(0,5),
	\ctranspose, -12/2,
	\amp, 1.8,
	\decay, 1,
	\coef, 0.1,
	\verbMix, 0.5,
	\verbSize, 0.5,
	\verbDamp, 0.5,
	\vibratoRate, 7,
	\vibratoMul, 0.01,
	\dur, Pseq([3/8, 3/8, 1, 1/16, 1/16, 1/16], 5),
);
)

// Drums
(
~drums = Pbind(
	\instrument, "plucking2.0",
	\degree, Pwhite(0,5),
	\ctranspose, -12*4,
	\amp, 1.8,
	\decay, 1,
	\coef, 0.5,
	\verbMix, 0.5,
	\verbSize, 0.5,
	\verbDamp, 0.5,
	\vibratoRate, 2,
	\vibratoMul, 0.01,
	\dur, Pseq([3/8, 3/8, 1, 1/16, 1/16, 1/16], 5),
);
)

// Spanish
(
~spanish = Pbind(
	\instrument, "plucking2.0",
	\scale, Scale.spanish,
	\degree, Pseq([Pwhite([-7, -3, 1, 5], [-4, 0, 4, 8]), Pwhite([5, 1, -3, -7], [8, 4, 0, -4])], inf),
	\ctranspose, 12,
	\strum, 0.03,
	\amp, 1.2,
	\decay, 4,
	\coef, 0.2,
	\verbMix, 0.5,
	\verbSize, 0.1,
	\verbDamp, 0.5,
	\vibratoRate, 0.2,
	\vibratoMul, 100,
	\dur, Pseq([3/4, 1/4, 1/2, 1/2], 3),
);
)

// Mixolydian
(
~mixolydian = Pbind(
	\instrument, "plucking2.0",
	\scale, Scale.mixolydian,
	\degree, Pwhite(0, 15),
	\ctranspose, -12,
	\amp, 2,
	\decay, 7,
	\coef, 0.4,
	\verbMix, 0.5,
	\verbSize, 0.9,
	\verbDamp, 0.5,
	\vibratoRate, 0.1,
	\vibratoMul, 100,
	\dur, Pxrand([1/3, 1/2, 1], 128/2),
);
)

// Egyptian
(
~egyptian1 = Pbind(
	\instrument, "plucking2.0",
	\scale, Scale.egyptian,
	\degree, Pseq([Pwhite([-7, -3, 1, 5], [-4, 0, 4, 8]), Pwhite([5, 1, -3, -7], [8, 4, 0, -4])], inf),
	\ctranspose, 12,
	\strum, 0.04,
	\amp, 1.8,
	\decay, 1,
	\coef, 0.25,
	\verbMix, 0.5,
	\verbSize, 0.9,
	\verbDamp, 0.5,
	\vibratoRate, 0.1,
	\vibratoMul, 100,
	\dur, Pn(1/8, 32),
);
)

(
~egyptian2 = Pbind(
	\instrument, "plucking2.0",
	\scale, Scale.egyptian,
	\degree, Pseq([Pwhite([-7, -3, 1, 5], [-4, 0, 4, 8]), Pwhite([5, 1, -3, -7], [8, 4, 0, -4])], inf),
	\ctranspose, 12,
	\strum, 0.06,
	\amp, 12,
	\decay, 0.1,
	\coef, 0.25,
	\verbMix, 0.5,
	\verbSize, 0.9,
	\verbDamp, 0.5,
	\vibratoRate, 1,
	\vibratoMul, 100,
	\dur, Pn(1/4, 32),
);
)

(
~egyptian3 = Pbind(
	\instrument, "plucking2.0",
	\scale, Scale.egyptian,
	\degree, Pseq([Pwhite([-7, -3, 1, 5], [-4, 0, 4, 8]), Pwhite([5, 1, -3, -7], [8, 4, 0, -4])], inf),
	\ctranspose, 12,
	\strum, 0.02,
	\amp, 2.3,
	\decay, 0.1,
	\coef, 0.1,
	\verbMix, 0.3,
	\verbSize, 0.9,
	\verbDamp, 0.5,
	\vibratoRate, 2,
	\vibratoMul, 0.1,
	\dur, Pn(1/8, 32),
);
)

// Freq1
(
~freq1 = Pbind(
	\instrument, "plucking2.0",
	\freq, Pwhite(0, 880),
	\amp, 0.4,
	\decay, 50,
	\coef, 0.1,
	\vibratoRate, Ppoisson(7.0),
	\dur, Pseq([Prand([0.51, 0.1, 0.1], 4), Pwhite(0, 4, 4), Pwhite(0, 1, 4)], 2),
	\pan, Pwhite(-1, 1)
);
)

// Freq2
(
~freq2 = Pbind(
	\instrument, "plucking2.0",
	\freq, Pwhite(0, 880),
	\amp, 0.35,
	\decay, 50,
	\coef, 0.1,
	\vibratoRate, Pgauss(0.0, 1.0),
	\dur, Pwrand([Prand([0.51, 0.1, 0.1], 4), Pwhite(0, 4, 8), Pwhite(0, 1, 4)], [0.9, 0.05, 0.05] , 4),
	\pan, Pwhite(-1, 1)
);
)

// Freq3
(
~freq3 = Pbind(
	\instrument, "plucking2.0",
	\freq, Pwhite(0, 880),
	\amp, 0.5,
	\decay, 50,
	\coef, 0.1,
	\vibratoRate, Pgauss(0.0, 100.0),
	\dur, Pwrand([Prand([0.51, 0.1, 0.1], 4), Pwhite(0, 4, 1), Pwhite(0, 1, 1)], [0.5, 0.25, 0.25] , 10),
	\pan, Pwhite(-1, 1)
);
)

// Siren1
(
~siren1 = Pbind(
	\instrument, "plucking2.0",
	\freq, Pseq([Pseries(600, -4, 100), Pseries(100, 4, 1000)], 1),
	\amp, 0.5,
	\decay, 0.7,
	\coef, 0,
	\verbMix, 1,
	\verbSize, 1,
	\verbDamp, 0.01,
	\dur, 0.04,
	\pan, Pseq((1, 0.99 .. -1) ++ (-1, -0.99 .. 1), inf)
);
)

// Siren2
(
~siren2 = Pbind(
	\instrument, "plucking2.0",
	\freq, Pseq([Pseries(600, 4, 100), Pseries(1000, -4, 100)], 1),
	\amp, 6.4,
	\decay, 0.1,
	\coef, 0,
	\verbMix, 1,
	\verbSize, 0.8,
	\verbDamp, 0.5,
	\vibratoRate, 0.01,
	\vibratoMul, 0.01,
	\dur, 0.04
);
)

// Ending
(
~up = Pbind(
	\instrument, "plucking2.0",
	\degree, 0,
	\ctranspose, Pseries(24, 0.1),
	\amp, Pseq([Pseries(0.7,0.1,3), Pseries(0.9,-0.1,3)], 24),
	\decay, 1,
	\coef, Pseq([Pseries(0.1,0.1,3), Pseries(0.9,-0.1,3)], 24),
	\verbMix, 1,
	\verbSize, 1,
	\verbDamp, 0.9,
	\vibratoRate, 1,
	\vibroatoMul, 0.1,
	\dur, 1/16
);

~down = Pbind(
	\instrument, "plucking2.0",
	\degree, 0,
	\ctranspose, Pseries(24, -1),
	\amp, Pseq([Pseries(0.7,0.1,1), Pseries(0.9,-0.1,1)], 64),
	\decay, 1,
	\coef, Pseq([Pseries(0.1,0.1,1), Pseries(0.9,-0.1,1)], 64),
	\verbMix, 1,
	\verbSize, 1,
	\verbDamp, 0.9,
	\vibratoRate, 10,
	\vibroatoMul, 0.1,
	\dur, 1/16
);
)

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