Lo-fi Piece written programmatically with Sonic Pi

third_export.rb

# Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/thomas-countz/third-export

use_bpm 68
kicks = "/Users/thomas.countz/Sync/Lunar/Drum Shots/Kicks"
snares = "/Users/thomas.countz/Sync/Lunar/Drum Shots/Snares"

live_loop :click do
  sleep 1
end

live_loop :hiss, sync: :click do
  sample :vinyl_hiss, amp: 0.3, beat_stretch: 5, rpitch: -8
  sleep 5
end

live_loop :organ, sync: :click do
  ##| stop
  with_fx :tremolo, phase: 0.125, wave: 3, mix: 1, depth: 0.65 do
    use_synth :sine
    play chord(:c3, :m11, invert: 0), sustain: 2, release: 0
    sleep 2
    play chord(:f3, :m9, invert: 1), sustain: 2, release: 0
    sleep 2
    play chord(:c3, :m11, invert: 1), sustain: 2, release: 0
    sleep 2
    play chord(:g3, '7+5', invert: 1), sustain: 2, release: 0
    sleep 2
  end
end

live_loop :bass, sync: :organ do
  ##| stop
  use_synth :sine
  play :c2, amp: 0.2, sustain: 2, release: 0
  play :c3, amp: 0.2, sustain: 2, release: 0
  
  sleep 2
  play :f1, amp: 0.2, sustain: 2, release: 0
  play :f2, amp: 0.2, sustain: 2, release: 0
  
  sleep 2
  play :eb2, amp: 0.2, sustain: 2, release: 0
  play :eb3, amp: 0.2, sustain: 2, release: 0
  
  sleep 2
  play :g1, amp: 0.2, sustain: 1, release: 0
  play :g2, amp: 0.2, sustain: 1, release: 0
  
  sleep 1
  play :eb2, amp: 0.2, sustain: 1, release: 0
  play :eb3, amp: 0.2, sustain: 1, release: 0
  
  sleep 1
end


live_loop :drumkit, sync: :organ do
  stop
  bass_drum   = [[1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],[1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],[1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],[1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]].flatten
  snare_drum  = [[0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0],[0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1],[0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0],[0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1]].flatten
  highhat     = [[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]].flatten
  32.times do |i|
    if bass_drum[i] == 1
      sample kicks, 2, amp: 1, rpitch: 2
    end
    if snare_drum[i] == 1
      sample snares, 1, amp: 0.5
    end
    if highhat[i] == 1
      sample :drum_cymbal_closed
    end
    sleep 0.25
  end
end

live_loop :motif_a, sync: :organ do
  stop
  with_fx :ping_pong do
    with_fx :octaver do
      melody = [:Eb5, :F5, :G5, :Bb5, :G5, :Eb5, :F5, :G5, :D5, :Bb5].ring
      melody = scale(:c5, :minor_pentatonic).shuffle
      use_synth :sine
      play melody.tick, amp: 0.01, release: 0.3
      sleep 0.125
    end
  end
end