@binarysweets this is great. Would you mind saying a bit about how you did it?
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Iād be interested too!
The best Iāve managed is more like āCool Jazzāā¦
Eliā¦
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I made this when the with_swing function was still working :
Itās broken now, I believe. Still have to file an issue on Github
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Well, the code is not much different from my Desktop Raver track really. I like to use standard template with structured tunes.
Basically, I started with some jazz loops from a sample pack. Bass, piano, sax. Then used a combination of rings, sample slice & rpitch, bools and echo fx to chop, pitch and arrange them. Echo was to āfakeā a sustain on the sample when it gets chopped abruptly.
Then it was a case of structuring and layering the samples, percussion, amen break etc 
Glad you like it 
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Very nice, I esp like it when the clave (click? whatever) comes in towards the end. Iāve not tried the with_swing function, Iāve been coding swing āmanuallyā. Itās broken?
Thanks. Sample packs - must try that. Very different feel to the Desktop Raver, so thatās a good paradigm.
And the Amen break really? Getās everywhere - actually I didnāt know it was in all these tune, clearly many more.
āAmen Break musician finally gets paidā https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34785551
Also nice - more Pure Sonic Pi than using samples. No room for the Amen break, shame
Yes, itās broken at the moment. I filed an issue yesterday on Github, so it might be fixed soon.
Just for you, Soxsaā¦ 
Eliā¦
# Jazz Hands
# Eli...
use_bpm 90
key = note(:C4)
mode = :major
clarinet_notes = (ring :d3, :e3, :d3,:a3, :d3, :g3, :a3, :e4)
clarinet_rhythm = (ring 0.25, 0.75, 1, 0.75, 0.25, 0.5, 0.5).shuffle
fade_in1 = (line 0, 2, inclusive: true, steps: 20)
fade_out1 = (line 2, 0, inclusive: true, steps: 20)
fade_through1 = fade_in1 + fade_out1
clarinet_notes = (ring :d3, :e4, :d4,:g4, :f4, :g3, :a3, :e4)
chord_progression = [ :ii, :v, :i] # Jazz - ii-V-I
tune = [ :d, :r, :r, :a,:g5, :r, :a, :r, :d, :r, :r, :b, :g5, :r, :b, :r]
live_loop :fred do
sample :loop_amen, start: 0, finish: 0.5, beat_stretch: 2, rate: 0.5
sleep sample_duration(:loop_amen, start: 0, finish: 0.5, beat_stretch: 2, rate: 0.5)
end
live_loop :theme do
with_fx(:reverb, room: 0.1, damp: 0.1) do |reverb1|
use_synth_defaults release: [0.3,0.6].choose, amp: 0.6*fade_through1.tick
with_synth :piano do
if rand() > 0.75
use_transpose +12
play_pattern_timed tune, [0.25,0.5], amp: 0.6
else
tune=tune.shuffle
play_pattern_timed tune, [0.5], amp: 0.6
end
end
end
end
live_loop :clarinet do
use_synth :fm
if one_in(4)
sleep 2
next
end
if rand() > 0.75 then
clarinet_notes = (ring :d3, :e4, :d4,:g4, :f4, :g3, :a3, :e4)
else
clarinet_notes = clarinet_notes.shuffle
end
deep = rrand(2,6)
use_synth_defaults divisor: 0.5, depth: deep, attack: 0.05, sustain: 0.2, release: 0.2, amp: 0.2#*fade_through1.tick
with_fx :reverb, room: 0.75, damp: 0.25 do
play clarinet_notes.tick # look makes notes play in a row
play clarinet_notes.look # look makes notes play in a row
play clarinet_notes.look # look makes notes play in a row
end
sleep clarinet_rhythm.look
end
live_loop :prog do
2.times do
use_synth_defaults release: [1,1.5].choose, amp: 0.6
use_synth :piano
play (ring, chord(:c3, :M7), chord(:a2, :m7), chord(:d3, :m7), chord(:g2, :dom7)).tick, sustain: 1.25
play (ring, chord(:c3, :M7), chord(:a2, :m7), chord(:d3, :m7), chord(:g2, :dom7)).look, sustain: 1.25
sleep 2
end
end
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Here is a first attempt at jazz +walking bass
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Hi Eli,
your clarinet synth is pretty nice
Cu.
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Thanks man,
Iāve got several variants I use.
One day perhaps Iāll rewrite it to include
slidesā¦ not sure if that would make it
sound better though.
Eliā¦
Hi Robbi,
Really like that walking bassā¦ could I persuade you to post
the code for it, please?
Many thanks,
Eliā¦
Yeah no prob, sorry the code is super messy:
use_bpm 220
chords= ring(1,4,1,1,4,4,1,1,5,4,1,1)
live_loop :walkin2 do
tick
use_synth :subpulse
x=(chord_degree chords.look, :c2, :major)[0]
play x, amp: 0.5
sleep 1
y=(chord_degree chords.look, :c2, :major)[0]+ ring(+2, -2).choose
play y, amp: 0.5
sleep 1
if x<y
play (chord_degree chords.look, :c2, :major)[1], amp: 0.5
sleep 1
else
play (chord_degree chords.look, :c2, :major)[0]-3, amp: 0.5
sleep 1
end
play (chord_degree chords[look + 1], :c2, :major)[0] +(ring 1,-1).choose, amp: 0.7
sleep 1
end
live_loop :chords do
chordProg= [:c4, :f4, :c4, :c4, :f4, :f4, :c4, :c4, :g4, :f4, :c4, :c4].ring.tick(:chordProg)
chordext= [:mixolydian, :mixolydian, :mixolydian, :mixolydian].ring.tick(:chordext)
use_synth :fm
i= range(-1, 1).choose
deg = [:i, :iii].ring.choose
play chord_degree(deg, chordProg, chordext, 4, invert: i), amp: rrand(0.5,1), cutoff: rrand(80,120) if one_in(1.3)
beat =(ring 0.66,1.66,3,3.66).choose
sleep beat
play chord_degree(deg, chordProg, chordext, 4, invert: i), amp: rrand(0.5,1), cutoff: rrand(80,120)
print beat
n = 4 - beat
print n
sleep n
end
define :hihat do
use_synth :pnoise
with_fx :hpf, cutoff: 120 do
play release: 0.01, amp: 1
end
end
live_loop :hihat_loop do
hihat
sleep 1
end
live_loop :hihat_loop2 do
sleep 2
if one_in 10
sleep 0.66
hihat
sleep 0.33
end
sleep 1
end
# SNARE
live_loop :snare_loop do
sleep 3
with_fx :lpf, cutoff: 100 do
sample :sn_dub, sustain: 0, release: 0.05, amp: 1 if one_in(2)
end
sleep 1
end
# BASSDRUM
define :bassdrum do
use_synth :sine
with_fx :hpf, cutoff: 100 do
play amp: 1, release: 0.01
end
end
live_loop :bassdrum_loop do
bassdrum
sleep 3.66
bassdrum
sleep 0.33
end
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Hey hey @robbilee - thanks for the code, interesting!
Itād be super helpful if you could add code formatting to your example - do you know how to do that?
(You can add an extra line before and after the code, and on these lines, place three back-ticks each: ` )
Awesome, thanks for the tip
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