Everybody uses their own method, which I’m sure makes
sense to them, or they wouldn’t bother. 
I use a ‘tracking’ variable to switch the audio output of various
live_loops on and off… it allows me to ‘script’ the actual song.
tracker = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
giving loop names values allows me to use them in the
script:
Can get complex, but it works for me…
Eli…
kick=0
hats=1
rim=2
bass=3
background=4
xylophone =5
voice=6
clarinet=7
live_loop :loopy do
start_loop kick
sleep 8
stop_loop kick
sleep 4
end
#Elevation (Final Cut)
#by Eli...
use_bpm 90
# Bass Clarinet
bass_rhythm = (ring 0.25, 0.75, 1, 0.75, 0.25, 0.5, 0.5).shuffle # makes 4 quarters or one bar on the whole
bass_line = (ring :a3, :g3,:d3, :r, :f3, :a3, :r, :g3,:a3, :r, :d3, :g3, :f3, :e3)
bass_room = (ring 100, 150, 200, 300)
bass_cycle = 32 # the complete bassline
bass_phrase = bass_cycle / 4 # One of the four patterns
bass_echo_phase = (ring 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2)
tracker = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
n = (ring :r, :r, :c2, :d3, :r, :f3, :r, :a1, :f2)
set_volume! 5
ripple = (ring, 0,1,)
ripple1 = (ring, 0,1,2)
define :start_loop do |i|
tracker[i] = 1
end
define :stop_loop do |i|
tracker[i] = 0
end
define :stop_all do
tracker[0] = 0
tracker[1] = 0
tracker[2] = 0
tracker[3] = 0
tracker[4] = 0
tracker[5] = 0
tracker[6] = 0
tracker[7] = 0
tracker[8] = 0
tracker[9] = 0
end
live_loop :beats do
sleep 4
end
live_loop :bar do
sleep 1
end
live_loop :kick do
if tracker[0]>0 then
sample :bd_ada
sleep 1
sample :bd_ada
sample :sn_dolf, sustain: 0, release: 0.08, hpf: 80
sleep 1
else
sleep 1
end
end
live_loop :bass do
if tracker[3]>0 then
if rand(1) > 0.75
n = (ring :r, :r, :c2, :d3, :r, :f3, :r, :a1, :f2)
else
n=n.shuffle
end
use_synth :fm
use_transpose +0
use_synth_defaults release: 0.125 + rrand(0, 0.2), amp: 0.5, pan: rrand(-0.5, 0.5)
play n.look, cutoff: rrand(30, 130)
sleep 0.25
tick
else
sleep 1
end
end
with_fx :reverb do
live_loop :bass1 do
if tracker[3]>0 then
if one_in(4) then
sleep 4
else
sync :bar
use_synth :tb303
use_synth_defaults cutoff: 85, release: 0.15, attack: 0.05, decay: 0.05,
sustain_level: 0.3, cutoff_sustain_level: 0.7, sustain: 0.1, res: 0.6, amp: 0.2
4.times do
play (ring, :c2, :c2, :as1, :f2, :ds2).tick + 0.5, wave: ripple.look+1
play (ring, :c2, :c2, :as1, :f2, :ds2).look + 0.5, wave: ripple1.look
sleep (ring, 0.75, 0.75, 0.75, 0.75, 1).look
end
end
ripple.tick
if one_in 2 then
ripple1.tick
sleep 1
end
else
sleep 1
end
end
end
with_fx :rhpf, res: 0.85, cutoff: 118, amp: 0.7 do
live_loop :hats do
if tracker[1]>0 then
use_synth_defaults sustain_level: 0.5
synth :chipnoise, sustain: 0, release: 0.09, freq_band: 15, amp: 0.1
sleep 0.25
if rand(1) < 0.75 then
synth :chipnoise, sustain: 0, release: 0.09, freq_band: 15, amp: 0.05
sleep 0.125
else
sleep 0.125
end
sleep 0.125
else
sleep 1
end
end
end
live_loop :rim do
if tracker[2]>0 then
with_fx :distortion do
sleep 0.5
use_sample_defaults amp: 0.2
sample :elec_blip, sustain: 0.006, cutoff:110, rate: 0.8
sleep 0.25
sample :elec_blip, sustain: 0.005, cutoff:110, rate: 0.8 if one_in(5)
sleep 0.25
end
else
sleep 1
end
end
live_loop :xylophone do
if tracker[5]>0 then
use_synth :sine
use_synth_defaults coef: 0.1, detune: 0.1
nlen = [1,2,3].choose
cho = (chord_degree, [:i, :iii, :vi, :v].ring.tick, :f3, :minor, 4)
if rand() > 0.7 then
sync :beats
3.times do
play scale([:f3, :f4].choose, :minor).choose, amp: 0.25, release: nlen / 2.0
sleep nlen / 4.0
end
else
sync :bar
play chord_invert( cho, [-1, 0, 1].choose), amp: 0.6, release: nlen
sleep nlen
end
else
sleep 0.1
end
end
live_loop :background do
if tracker[4]>0 then
sync :bar
use_synth :fm
use_synth_defaults amp: 0.25, attack: 0.0, release: 2
play (chord [:c4, :eb, :g4].choose, :M7)
sleep 2
play (chord :d4, :M7)
sleep 2
else
sleep 0.1
end
end
vol = (knit 0.75, 3, 0.125, 2, 0.25, 4, 0.35, 3).pick
vol_master = 1
live_loop :voice0 do
if tracker[6]>0 then
use_synth :piano
sync :bar
bass_line = (chord :a3, :m7, num_octaves: 2)
sleep 0.25
if spread([2,4].choose,16).tick
play bass_line.look, amp: vol.look * vol_master
end
else
sleep 0.1
end
end
live_loop :voice1 do
if tracker[6]>0 then
use_synth :pluck
voice1_line = (chord :c3, :M, num_octaves: 2)
sync :bar
spreader = rrand_i(3,8)
1.times do
if spread([2,spreader].choose,16).tick
play voice1_line.look, attack: 0.001, amp: vol.look * vol_master
end
sleep 0.25
end
else
sleep 0.1
end
end
live_loop :voice2 do
if tracker[6]>0 then
use_synth :piano
voice2_line = (chord :d3, :M, num_octaves: 2)
repeater = [2,3,4].choose
spreader = rrand_i(3,16)
sync :bar
repeater.times do
if spread([2,spreader].choose,16).tick
play voice2_line.look, amp: vol.look * vol_master
end
sleep 0.25
end
else
sleep 0.1
end
end
random_add = 1024
live_loop :clarinet do
if tracker[7]>0 then
use_synth :fm
use_synth_defaults divisor: 0.5, depth: 4.0, attack: 0.05, sustain: 0, release: [bass_rhythm.look, 0.125].choose,
amp: 0.5
random = rand(1)
if random > 0.6
bass_line = (ring :f3, :a3, :r)
end
if random > 0.8
bass_line = (ring :g3,:a3)
end
if random > 0.9
bass_line = (ring :a3, :g3,:d3, :r)
end
if random < 0.6
bass_line = (ring :d3, :g3, :f3, :e3)
end
with_fx :reverb, room: 0.75 do
#with_fx :echo, phase: bass_echo_phase.look, decay: 6 do
play bass_line.look,release: [bass_rhythm.look, 0.125].choose
tick
end
sleep bass_rhythm.look
else
sleep 0.1
end
end
kick=0
hats=1
rim=2
bass=3
background=4
xylophone =5
voice=6
clarinet=7
live_loop :loopy do
start_loop kick
sleep 2
start_loop hats
sleep 4
start_loop rim
sleep 4
start_loop bass
sleep 8
start_loop background
sleep 32
stop_loop background
sleep 8
start_loop voice
sleep 48
stop_loop voice
sleep 8
start_loop background
sleep 32
stop_loop background
sleep 8
start_loop xylophone
sleep 32
stop_loop xylophone
sleep 8
start_loop background
sleep 8
start_loop clarinet
sleep 48
stop_loop clarinet
sleep 8
stop_loop background
sleep 8
start_loop voice
sleep 48
stop_loop voice
sleep 8
start_loop background
sleep 48
stop_loop background
sleep 8
start_loop xylophone
sleep 32
stop_loop xylophone
sleep 12
stop_all
sample :bd_ada
sleep 8
end