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MIDI-Drummer-Tiny-0.2101
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/ MIDI::Drummer::Tiny

NAME

MIDI::Drummer::Tiny - Glorified metronome

VERSION

version 0.2101

SYNOPSIS

use MIDI::Drummer::Tiny;

my $d = MIDI::Drummer::Tiny->new(
   file      => 'drums.mid',
   bpm       => 100,
   volume    => 100,
   signature => '5/4',
   bars      => 8,
   reverb    => 0,
   kit       => 25, # TR-808 if using GM Level 2
   #kick  => 36, # Override default patch
   #snare => 40, # "
);

$d->count_in(1);  # Closed hi-hat for 1 bar

$d->metronome54;  # 5/4 time for the number of bars

$d->rest($d->whole);

$d->set_time_sig('4/4');

$d->metronome44(3);  # 4/4 time for 3 bars

$d->flam($d->quarter, $d->snare);
$d->crescendo_roll([50, 127, 1], $d->eighth, $d->thirtysecond);
$d->note($d->sixteenth, $d->crash1);
$d->accent_note(127, $d->sixteenth, $d->crash2);

# Alternate kick and snare
$d->note($d->quarter, $d->open_hh, $_ % 2 ? $d->kick : $d->snare)
   for 1 .. $d->beats * $d->bars;

$d->write;

DESCRIPTION

This module provides handy defaults and tools to produce a MIDI score with drum parts.

Below, the term "spec" refers to a note length duration, like an eighth or quarter note, for instance.

ATTRIBUTES

file

Default: MIDI-Drummer.mid

score

Default: MIDI::Simple->new_score

kit

Default: 1 (Standard)

If you are going to play the MIDI file with a "General MIDI Level 2" soundfont, you can change kits.

 8: Room
16: Power
24: Electronic
25: TR-808
26: ?
32: Jazz
40: Brush
48: Orchestra

reverb

Default: 63

channel

Default: 9

volume

Default: 100

bpm

Default: 120

bars

Default: 4

signature

Default: 4/4

beats / divisions

beats

Computed from the signature, if not given in the constructor.

Default: 4

divisions

Computed from the signature.

Default: 4

counter

$d->counter( $d->counter + $duration );
$count = $d->counter;

Beat counter of durations, where a quarter-note is equal to 1. An eighth-note is 0.5, etc.

KIT

click, bell (metronome)
open_hh, closed_hh, pedal_hh
crash1, crash2, splash, china
ride1, ride2, ride_bell
snare, acoustic_snare, electric_snare, side_stick, clap

Where the snare is by default the same as the acoustic_snare but can be overridden with the electric_snare ('n40').

hi_tom, hi_mid_tom, low_mid_tom, low_tom, hi_floor_tom, low_floor_tom
kick, acoustic_bass, electric_bass

Where the kick is by default the same as the acoustic_bass but can be overridden with the electric_bass ('n36').

tambourine, cowbell, vibraslap
hi_bongo, low_bongo, mute_hi_conga, open_hi_conga, low_conga, high_timbale, low_timbale
high_agogo, low_agogo, cabasa, maracas, short_whistle, long_whistle, short_guiro, long_guiro, claves, hi_wood_block, low_wood_block, mute_cuica, open_cuica
mute_triangle, open_triangle

DURATIONS

whole, triplet_whole, dotted_whole, double_dotted_whole
half, triplet_half, dotted_half, double_dotted_half
quarter, triplet_quarter, dotted_quarter, double_dotted_quarter
eighth, triplet_eighth, dotted_eighth, double_dotted_eighth
sixteenth, triplet_sixteenth, dotted_sixteenth, double_dotted_sixteenth
thirtysecond, triplet_thirtysecond, dotted_thirtysecond, double_dotted_thirtysecond
sixtyfourth, triplet_sixtyfourth, dotted_sixtyfourth, double_dotted_sixtyfourth
onetwentyeighth, triplet_onetwentyeighth, dotted_onetwentyeighth, double_dotted_onetwentyeighth

METHODS

new

$d = MIDI::Drummer::Tiny->new(%arguments);

Return a new MIDI::Drummer::Tiny object and add a time signature event to the score.

note

$d->note( $d->quarter, $d->closed_hh, $d->kick );
$d->note( 'qn', 42, 35 ); # Same thing

Add notes to the score.

This method takes the same arguments as "Parameters for n/r/noop" in MIDI::Simple.

accent_note

$d->accent_note($accent_value, $d->sixteenth, $d->snare);

Play an accented note.

For instance, this can be a "ghosted note", where the accent is a smaller number (< 50). Or a note that is greater than the normal score volume.

rest

$d->rest( $d->quarter );

Add a rest to the score.

This method takes the same arguments as "Parameters for n/r/noop" in MIDI::Simple.

count_in

$d->count_in;
$d->count_in($bars);

Play the closed hihat for the number of beats times the given bars. If no bars are given, the default times the number of beats is used.

metronome38

$d->metronome38;
$d->metronome38($bars);

Add a steady 3/8 beat to the score.

metronome34

$d->metronome34;
$d->metronome34($bars);

Add a steady 3/4 beat to the score.

metronome44

$d->metronome44;
$d->metronome44($bars);
$d->metronome44($bars, $flag);

Add a steady 4/4 beat to the score.

If a flag is provided the beat is modified to include alternating eighth-note kicks.

metronome44swing

$d->metronome44swing;
$d->metronome44swing($bars);

Add a steady 4/4 swing beat to the score.

metronome54

$d->metronome54;
$d->metronome54($bars);

Add a 5/4 beat to the score.

metronome58

$d->metronome58;
$d->metronome58($bars);

Add a 5/8 beat to the score.

metronome68

$d->metronome68;
$d->metronome68($bars);

Add a 6/8 beat to the score.

metronome74

$d->metronome74;
$d->metronome74($bars);

Add a 7/4 beat to the score.

metronome78

$d->metronome78;
$d->metronome78($bars);

Add a 7/8 beat to the score.

flam

$d->flam($spec);
$d->flam( $spec, $patch );

Add a "flam" to the score, where a ghosted 64th gracenote is played before the primary note.

If not provided the snare is used for the patch.

roll

$d->roll( $length, $spec );
$d->roll( $length, $spec, $patch );

Add a drum roll to the score, where the patch is played for duration length in spec increments.

If not provided the snare is used for the patch.

crescendo_roll

$d->crescendo_roll( [$start, $end, $bezier], $length, $spec );
$d->crescendo_roll( [$start, $end, $bezier], $length, $spec, $patch );

Add a drum roll to the score, where the patch is played for duration length in spec notes, at increasing or decreasing volumes from start to end.

If not provided the snare is used for the patch.

If true, the bezier flag will render the crescendo with a curve, rather than as a straight line.

    |            *
    |           *
vol |         *
    |      *
    |*
    ---------------
          time

set_time_sig

$d->set_time_sig;
$d->set_time_sig('5/4');
$d->set_time_sig( '5/4', 0 );

Add a time signature event to the score, and reset the beats and divisions object attributes.

If a ratio argument is given, set the signature object attribute to it. If the 2nd argument flag is 0, the beats and divisions are not reset.

sync

$d->sync(@code_refs);

This is a simple pass-through to the score synch method.

This allows simultaneous playing of multiple "tracks" defined by code references.

write

Output the score as a MIDI file with the module "file" attribute as the file name.

SEE ALSO

The eg/* programs in this distribution. Also eg/drum-fills-advanced in the Music::Duration::Partition distribution.

Math::Bezier

MIDI::Util

Moo

Music::Duration

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_MIDI#Percussion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_MIDI_Level_2#Drum_sounds

AUTHOR

Gene Boggs <gene@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2022 by Gene Boggs.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.