From b7c018fb943ede822dbd898d5b0827d8b47c89ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kenneth Reitz Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 03:06:59 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Expanded tabla solo: 4 sections, 9-tuplets, polyrhythm, grand tihai MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Solo now has 4 distinct parts: 1. Whisper — single hits with space, breath 2. Ghosts emerge — 16th note ghost fills between accents 3. Call and response — dayan vs bayan, 9-tuplet break 4. Blazing — 32nd triplet cascades, rapid alternating hands, 9-against-4 polyrhythm, grand tihai (3x, each louder), slam Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) --- examples/songs.py | 106 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 80 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) diff --git a/examples/songs.py b/examples/songs.py index bc4eb7b..fea6df1 100644 --- a/examples/songs.py +++ b/examples/songs.py @@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ def journey(): tanpura = score.part("tanpura", synth="strings_synth", envelope="pad", detune=3, lowpass=1000, volume=0.12, reverb=0.5, reverb_type=REV) - for _ in range(32): + for _ in range(40): tanpura.add("A2", Duration.WHOLE) # ── Bars 1-8: Piano alone, then cello ── @@ -1461,32 +1461,86 @@ def journey(): KE = DrumSound.TABLA_KE TI = DrumSound.TABLA_TIN GE = DrumSound.TABLA_GE - T3 = 1.0 / 12.0 # 32nd triplet - p_solo = Pattern(name="solo", time_signature="4/4", beats=16.0, hits=[ - # Gentle opening - _Hit(DH, 0.0, 90), _Hit(TT, 0.5, 35), _Hit(NA, 1.0, 72), - _Hit(NA, 2.0, 65), _Hit(DH, 3.0, 88), - # Ghost notes building - _Hit(DH, 4.0, 95), _Hit(TT, 4.25, 38), _Hit(TT, 4.5, 42), - _Hit(NA, 5.0, 75), _Hit(TT, 5.5, 35), - _Hit(NA, 6.0, 70), _Hit(TT, 6.5, 30), _Hit(DH, 7.0, 95), - # Double time burst - _Hit(TT, 8.0, 50), _Hit(TT, 8.125, 38), _Hit(TT, 8.25, 45), - _Hit(KE, 8.5, 55), _Hit(NA, 8.75, 82), - _Hit(DH, 9.0, 110), _Hit(TT, 9.25, 40), _Hit(DH, 9.5, 72), - _Hit(NA, 9.75, 62), - # 32nd triplet cascade - *[_Hit(TT, 10.0 + i * T3, 35 + i * 3) for i in range(12)], - _Hit(DH, 11.0, 115), _Hit(GB, 11.5, 105), - # Tihai - _Hit(DH, 12.0, 110), _Hit(NA, 12.25, 78), _Hit(TT, 12.5, 52), - _Hit(KE, 12.75, 58), _Hit(DH, 13.0, 105), - _Hit(DH, 13.5, 112), _Hit(NA, 13.75, 78), _Hit(TT, 14.0, 55), - _Hit(KE, 14.25, 60), _Hit(DH, 14.5, 108), - # Silence... then slam into EDM - _Hit(GB, 15.5, 120), _Hit(DH, 15.75, 127), + T3 = 1.0 / 12.0 # 32nd triplet + T9 = 1.0 / 9.0 # ninth note + + # Part 1: whisper — space, breath, single hits + p_solo1 = Pattern(name="solo1", time_signature="4/4", beats=8.0, hits=[ + _Hit(DH, 0.0, 78), + _Hit(NA, 2.0, 55), + _Hit(DH, 4.0, 82), + _Hit(TT, 5.0, 30), _Hit(NA, 5.5, 52), _Hit(TT, 6.0, 28), + _Hit(DH, 7.0, 78), ]) - score.add_pattern(p_solo, repeats=1) + score.add_pattern(p_solo1, repeats=1) + + # Part 2: ghosts emerge — 16th note ghost fills between accents + p_solo2 = Pattern(name="solo2", time_signature="4/4", beats=8.0, hits=[ + _Hit(DH, 0.0, 92), _Hit(TT, 0.25, 32), _Hit(TT, 0.5, 35), + _Hit(NA, 1.0, 68), _Hit(TT, 1.25, 30), _Hit(TT, 1.5, 28), + _Hit(NA, 2.0, 62), _Hit(TT, 2.5, 32), _Hit(DH, 3.0, 88), + _Hit(TT, 3.25, 35), _Hit(TT, 3.5, 38), + _Hit(DH, 4.0, 95), _Hit(TT, 4.25, 38), _Hit(TT, 4.5, 42), + _Hit(NA, 5.0, 72), _Hit(TT, 5.25, 32), _Hit(TT, 5.5, 35), + _Hit(KE, 5.75, 40), + _Hit(NA, 6.0, 68), _Hit(TT, 6.25, 35), _Hit(KE, 6.5, 38), + _Hit(DH, 7.0, 95), _Hit(GB, 7.5, 88), + ]) + score.add_pattern(p_solo2, repeats=1) + + # Part 3: call and response — dayan vs bayan, dynamics wide open + p_solo3 = Pattern(name="solo3", time_signature="4/4", beats=8.0, hits=[ + # Dayan speaks + _Hit(NA, 0.0, 110), _Hit(NA, 0.25, 55), _Hit(TT, 0.5, 38), + _Hit(NA, 0.75, 100), + # Bayan answers + _Hit(GE, 1.0, 100), _Hit(GE, 1.25, 50), _Hit(GB, 1.5, 90), + _Hit(GE, 1.75, 45), + # Dayan louder + _Hit(NA, 2.0, 115), _Hit(TT, 2.125, 30), _Hit(TT, 2.25, 35), + _Hit(NA, 2.5, 105), _Hit(TT, 2.625, 32), _Hit(TT, 2.75, 38), + # Bayan louder + _Hit(GB, 3.0, 112), _Hit(KE, 3.25, 50), _Hit(GE, 3.5, 68), + _Hit(KE, 3.75, 45), + # Together — explosion + _Hit(DH, 4.0, 120), _Hit(TT, 4.25, 45), _Hit(TT, 4.5, 48), + _Hit(DH, 5.0, 115), _Hit(TT, 5.25, 42), _Hit(NA, 5.5, 72), + # 9-tuplet — the weird one, breaks the grid + *[_Hit(TT if i % 2 == 0 else KE, 6.0 + i * T9, 38 + i * 5) + for i in range(9)], + _Hit(DH, 7.0, 118), + ]) + score.add_pattern(p_solo3, repeats=1) + + # Part 4: blazing — 32nd triplets, cascades, tihai finale + p_solo4 = Pattern(name="solo4", time_signature="4/4", beats=12.0, hits=[ + # 32nd triplet opening flourish + *[_Hit(TT, 0.0 + i * T3, 40 + i * 2) for i in range(12)], + _Hit(DH, 1.0, 120), _Hit(GB, 1.5, 108), + # Rapid alternating hands + _Hit(NA, 2.0, 110), _Hit(KE, 2.125, 45), _Hit(NA, 2.25, 105), + _Hit(KE, 2.375, 48), _Hit(NA, 2.5, 108), _Hit(KE, 2.625, 50), + _Hit(NA, 2.75, 112), + _Hit(DH, 3.0, 118), + # Another 32nd triplet burst — longer, crescendo + *[_Hit(TT, 3.5 + i * T3, 32 + i * 4) for i in range(18)], + _Hit(DH, 5.0, 122), _Hit(DH, 5.25, 118), _Hit(GB, 5.5, 115), + # 9 against 4 polyrhythm moment + _Hit(GE, 6.0, 88), _Hit(GE, 7.0, 85), + *[_Hit(NA if i % 3 == 0 else TT, 6.0 + i * (2.0 / 9.0), 42 + (i % 3) * 15) + for i in range(9)], + # Grand tihai — 3x pattern, each louder + _Hit(DH, 8.0, 108), _Hit(NA, 8.25, 72), _Hit(TT, 8.5, 48), + _Hit(KE, 8.75, 52), _Hit(DH, 9.0, 100), + _Hit(DH, 9.25, 112), _Hit(NA, 9.5, 78), _Hit(TT, 9.75, 52), + _Hit(KE, 10.0, 58), _Hit(DH, 10.25, 108), + _Hit(DH, 10.5, 120), _Hit(NA, 10.75, 85), _Hit(TT, 11.0, 58), + _Hit(KE, 11.25, 62), _Hit(DH, 11.5, 127), + # Silence..... + # SLAM + _Hit(GB, 11.875, 127), + ]) + score.add_pattern(p_solo4, repeats=1) score.drums("house", repeats=8) score.set_drum_effects(reverb=0.3, reverb_type=REV)