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Night Drive
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// AGENCY OST — 09 · Night Drive
// ACT II opener. Weeks after ship day. The phone lights up at 11 PM; back
// in the car, city sliding past. Outrun/darksynth night-drive: the
// dotted-eighth GALLOP bass (3-3-3-3-2-2 — mined from the bakery's outrun
// scene) under a four-on-floor, with the sidechain pump on every pad.
// C# minor — the relative minor of Green Build's E major: same lights,
// darker street.
//
// FORM (104 BPM · 1 cycle = 1 bar · 64 bars ≈ 2:28 · loops):
// ignition 8 e1 engine hum, arp blinks on, gallop fades up filtered
// highway 16 e3 full: gallop + kick + gated snare + pumping pad
// skyline 16 e4 + the wistful lead — city lights going by
// tunnel 8 e2 drums thin, gallop runs dry, one soft motif bell
// highway2 12 e4 back on the surface street, lead an octave up
// exit 4 e1 filter down, turn signal, engine off
// hook: the gallop itself + the skyline lead — pump never stops till exit.
setbpm(104);
"<ignition@2 highway@4 skyline@4 tunnel@2 highway2@3 exit>".slow(4).pickRestart({
ignition: stack(
note("c#1").s("sine").slow(2).attack(1.2).release(2.5).gain(0.4),
note("<c#4(4,16,2) c#4(4,16,2) a3(4,16,2) b3(4,16,2)>")
.s("pulse").decay(0.1).sustain(0)
.delay(0.3).delaytime(0.1875).room(0.4).gain(0.26).pan(0.6),
note("<[c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ c#1 ~] [c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ c#1 ~] [a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ a0 ~] [b0 ~ ~ b0 ~ ~ b0 ~ ~ b0 ~ ~ b0 ~ b0 ~]>")
.s("sawtooth").lpf(saw.range(300, 650).slow(8)).resonance(7)
.decay(0.15).sustain(0.25).dist(0.15).gain(0.5)
),
highway: stack(
s("bd*4").gain(0.9).dist(0.2),
s("~ sd ~ sd").room(0.55).roomsize(0.75).gain(0.62),
s("hh*8").gain(0.2).pan(sine.range(0.4, 0.6)),
note("<[c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ c#1 ~] [c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ c#1 ~] [a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ a0 ~] [e1 ~ ~ e1 ~ ~ e1 ~ ~ b0 ~ ~ b0 ~ b0 ~] [c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ c#1 ~] [c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ c#1 ~] [a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ a0 ~] [b0 ~ ~ b0 ~ ~ b0 ~ ~ b0 ~ b0 ~ b0 ~]>")
.s("sawtooth").lpf(680).resonance(7)
.decay(0.15).sustain(0.25).dist(0.18).gain(0.55),
note("<c#4(4,16,2) c#4(4,16,2) a3(4,16,2) b3(4,16,2)>")
.s("pulse").decay(0.1).sustain(0)
.delay(0.28).delaytime(0.1875).room(0.35).gain(0.28).pan(0.62),
chord("<C#m C#m A B>").voicing().s("supersaw")
.attack(0.05).release(0.8).lpf(1400).chorus(0.4).room(0.5)
.gain(saw.range(0.12, 0.3).fast(4))
),
skyline: stack(
s("bd*4").gain(0.9).dist(0.2),
s("~ sd ~ sd").room(0.55).roomsize(0.75).gain(0.64),
s("hh*8").gain(0.2).pan(sine.range(0.4, 0.6)),
s("~ ~ ~ oh").gain(0.22),
note("<[c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ c#1 ~] [c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ c#1 ~] [a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ a0 ~] [e1 ~ ~ e1 ~ ~ e1 ~ ~ b0 ~ ~ b0 ~ b0 ~] [c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ c#1 ~] [c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ c#1 ~] [a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ a0 ~] [b0 ~ ~ b0 ~ ~ b0 ~ ~ b0 ~ b0 ~ b0 ~]>")
.s("sawtooth").lpf(700).resonance(7)
.decay(0.15).sustain(0.25).dist(0.18).gain(0.53),
note("<c#4(4,16,2) c#4(4,16,2) a3(4,16,2) b3(4,16,2)>")
.s("pulse").decay(0.1).sustain(0)
.delay(0.28).delaytime(0.1875).room(0.35).gain(0.26).pan(0.62),
note("<[7 ~ ~ 9 ~ ~ 7 ~] [6 ~ 4 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [7 ~ ~ 9 ~ ~ 11 ~] [9 ~ 7 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [7 ~ ~ 9 ~ ~ 7 ~] [6 ~ 4 ~ 2 ~ ~ ~] [4 ~ 6 ~ 7 ~ 9 ~] [7 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~]>")
.scale("C#4:minor").s("wt_lead").release(0.35)
.delay(0.25).delaytime(0.1875).room(0.35).gain(0.4),
chord("<C#m C#m A B>").voicing().s("supersaw")
.attack(0.05).release(0.8).lpf(1600).chorus(0.4).room(0.5)
.gain(saw.range(0.12, 0.3).fast(4))
),
tunnel: stack(
s("bd*4").lpf(600).gain(0.75),
note("<[c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ c#1 ~] [c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ c#1 ~] [a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ a0 ~] [b0 ~ ~ b0 ~ ~ b0 ~ ~ b0 ~ b0 ~ b0 ~]>")
.s("sawtooth").lpf(450).resonance(6)
.decay(0.15).sustain(0.25).dist(0.12).gain(0.52),
note("<[0 ~ ~ ~ 2 ~ ~ ~] [4 ~ ~ ~ 6 ~ ~ ~] [7 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~]>")
.scale("C#5:minor").s("wt_bell")
.delay(0.5).delaytime(0.1875).delayfeedback(0.55)
.room(0.7).gain(0.24).pan(0.58),
chord("<C#m C#m A A>").voicing().s("supersaw")
.attack(0.8).release(1.6).lpf(800).chorus(0.5).room(0.7).gain(0.24)
),
highway2: stack(
s("bd*4").gain(0.92).dist(0.22),
s("~ sd ~ sd").room(0.55).roomsize(0.75).gain(0.66),
s("hh*8").gain(0.22).pan(sine.range(0.4, 0.6)),
s("~ ~ ~ oh").gain(0.24),
note("<[c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ c#1 ~] [c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ c#1 ~] [a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ ~ a0 ~ a0 ~] [b0 ~ ~ b0 ~ ~ b0 ~ ~ b0 ~ b0 ~ b0 ~]>")
.s("sawtooth").lpf(750).resonance(7)
.decay(0.15).sustain(0.25).dist(0.2).gain(0.55),
note("<c#4(4,16,2) c#4(4,16,2) a3(4,16,2) b3(4,16,2)>")
.s("pulse").decay(0.1).sustain(0)
.delay(0.28).delaytime(0.1875).room(0.35).gain(0.26).pan(0.62),
note("<[7 ~ ~ 9 ~ ~ 7 ~] [6 ~ 4 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [7 ~ ~ 9 ~ ~ 11 ~] [9 ~ 7 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~]>")
.scale("C#4:minor").s("wt_lead").release(0.35)
.off(0.25, x => x.add(12).gain(0.4))
.delay(0.25).delaytime(0.1875).room(0.35).gain(0.38),
chord("<C#m C#m A B>").voicing().s("supersaw")
.attack(0.05).release(0.8).lpf(1700).chorus(0.45).room(0.5)
.gain(saw.range(0.12, 0.3).fast(4))
),
exit: stack(
s("bd*4").lpf(isaw.range(150, 900).slow(4)).gain(0.7),
s("rs ~ rs ~").gain(0.18).pan(0.62),
note("<[c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ c#1 ~] [c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [c#1 ~ ~ c#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [c#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~]>")
.s("sawtooth").lpf(isaw.range(250, 600).slow(4))
.decay(0.15).sustain(0.25).dist(0.12).gain(0.5),
chord("<C#m C#m C#m C#m>").voicing().s("supersaw")
.attack(1.0).release(2.0).lpf(isaw.range(300, 1000).slow(4))
.chorus(0.4).room(0.7).gain(0.24)
)
})