A random walk on the circle of fifths
Type | Attributes | Name | Initial | |||
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integer | :: | channel | ||||
integer | :: | i | ||||
integer | :: | instrument | ||||
integer, | parameter | :: | length | = | 200 | |
logical | :: | major | ||||
type(MIDI_file) | :: | midi | ||||
character(len=3) | :: | name | ||||
integer | :: | note | ||||
real(kind=dp) | :: | p | ||||
integer | :: | velocity |
program circle_of_fifths use, intrinsic :: iso_fortran_env, only: dp=>real64 use MIDI_file_class use music use MIDI_control_changes, only: Effects_1_Depth ! Contains the list of General MIDI 128 instruments and 47 percussions: use GM_instruments implicit none type(MIDI_file) :: midi integer :: channel, instrument, velocity, note character(3) :: name logical :: major integer, parameter :: length = 200 integer :: i real(dp) :: p ! Create a file with 2 tracks (including the metadata track): ! The first track is always a metadata track. We define the ! tempo: a quarter note will last 500000 µs = 0.5 s => tempo = 120 bpm call midi%new("circle_of_fifths.mid", format=1, tracks=2, divisions=quarter_note, tempo=500000) ! (1) The single music track: call midi%track_header() ! Sounds also good with instruments String_Ensemble_2 and Pad_8_sweep: instrument = Choir_Aahs ! We will use altenatively MIDI channels 0 and 1 to avoid cutting ! the tail of each chord: call midi%Program_Change(channel=0, instrument=instrument) call midi%Program_Change(channel=1, instrument=instrument) ! Heavy (127) reverb effect: call midi%Control_Change(channel=0, type=Effects_1_Depth, ctl_value=127) ! Reverb call midi%Control_Change(channel=1, type=Effects_1_Depth, ctl_value=127) ! Reverb ! We start with C Major (note at the top of the Major circle): note = 1 major = .true. name = trim(CIRCLE_OF_FIFTHS_MAJOR(note)) // "4" call midi%play_chord(channel=0, note=MIDI_Note(name), chord=MAJOR_CHORD, velocity=f_level+10, value=whole_note) ! A random walk with three events: we can go one note clockwise, ! one note counterclockwise or switch Major<->minor. do i = 1, length ! A random number 0 <= p < 3 call random_number(p) p = 3 * p ! The three possible events: if (p >= 2.0_dp) then note = note + 1 if (note > 12) note = 1 else if (p >= 1.0_dp) then note = note - 1 if (note < 1) note = 12 else major = .not. major end if ! Alternate between channels 0 and 1: channel = mod(i, 2) ! The volume will evolve, to obtain some dynamics: velocity = f_level + 10 + int(20*sin(real(i))) ! Write a major or minor chord on the track: if (major) then name = trim(CIRCLE_OF_FIFTHS_MAJOR(note)) // "4" call midi%play_chord(channel, MIDI_Note(name), MAJOR_CHORD, velocity, whole_note) else name = trim(CIRCLE_OF_FIFTHS_MINOR(note)) // "4" call midi%play_chord(channel, MIDI_Note(name), MINOR_CHORD, velocity, whole_note) end if end do call midi%end_of_track() call midi%close() print *,"You can now play the file ", midi%get_name() end program circle_of_fifths