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232 lines
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# Syntax
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## Types of notes
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The usage of european (Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si/Ti) notes are allowed and will work just as well as american notation (A B C D E F G). After that we signify if the note is flat (b) or sharp (#) and then we put the octave we want the note to be on.
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## Pauses
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a "p" sign signifies a pause, it works the same as a normal note, but is just silent. ex:
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"pq" is a quarter note pause
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## Timing
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Timing was a little harder to do in a user friendly manner, however. this is how the script understands length of notes.
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O is a whole note
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o is a half note
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q is a quarter note
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t is an eight note
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s is a sixteenth note
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you would add these after your notes to signify how long the note should last
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## Instruments
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Right now i have it set that you have to set your instrument before you start your song part(?). The syntax for this is Inst($$$), with $$$ representing the name of one of the instruments or the instrument number. these are the program change event values that is used in General Midi (GM) at the end of this readme i will include a list of all the numbers with their respective instruments
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## Tracks
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Right now this feature is not yet fully implimented because of the way syntax works. I would really like to implement it, but damn is it hard to find an easy way to put this in text form.
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## Channels and the implication of not having access to channel 10 at this stage
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At this point i'm having trouble implementing this concept of channels. Normally you would think this isn't that bad, because you can easily implement tracks. However, in GM there is a channel reserved for percussion which makes it a lot easyer to create percussion in a song. Right now as i'm trying to implement tracks i could create percussion by assigning an instrument to a certain track and playing my notes by that track and the sample of the drump to a pitch. This however is not very handy. so i would much rather create a syntax for the 10th midi channel so that i could have access to create a more comprehensive track
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## Examples
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example:
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| E4q G#4q B4q pq |
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this would result in the notes E G# and B being played in the 4th octave all for 1/4th of a bar, and then there is a 1/4th of a bar of rest.
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chords are created using the ( ) signs. you can put multiple notes inside of the () without marking their timing, and then mark the time after the chord. example:
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| ( E4 G#4 B4 )o po |
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this would result in half a bar of the chord e-major being played, and then half a bar of pause.
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### Prototype Examples
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Here i'm going to put the examples of ways to syntax this shit so that i can actually code towards this syntax. Pro's from going at it from this side is that creating a syntax from this way would make it a lot more user friendly (or at least friendly for me to use) because i think ab out the syntax first and then the code behind deserializing(?) it.
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#### Channels
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so in the end i have decided to go with tracks at a later time and focus on channels for now.
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taking our basic note note note pause chord pause progression:
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| E4q G#4q B4q pq | ( E4 G#4 B4 )o po |
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##### Formula 1
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|:1 E4q G#4q B4q pq |:2 ( E4 G#4 B4 )o po |
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the idea being that the number would represent the channel of the track, problem with this being that there are more then 10 channels, so even using 0 as a channel, we would get into double digits. This brings me to the next version:
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##### formula 2
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|:1 E4q G#4q B4q pq |:B ( E4 G#4 B4 )o po |
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It is the same concept as the one above, but it uses the hexadecimal system. so :1 would mean channel 2, :0 would become channel 1 and :B would become channel 12 this way we can use all 16 channels with a minimal amount of space used and it helps a lot during interpretation. the cost of this being that it makes it less ux friendly. but when you're at the point of using channels, it doesn't matter anymore. channel 9 would be percussion so the only reason to use channels a b c d e and f would be for even more instruments and at that point, why not use a daw. (Digital audio workstation)
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#### tracks
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the concept behind tracks right now will be to get notes to play at the same time. hopefully we'll be able to make tracks repeat at the end, but thats gonna be kindof hard.
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syntax possibilities
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##### formula 1
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`[|:1 E4q G#4q B4q pq |]*(3)[Inst(44)|:2 ( E4 G#4 B4 )o po |]*(5)`
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this is the forumla i eventually ended upon, instrument changes still work, this reps the first bar 3 times and during that reps the last bar 5 times
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# Channel 10 (9)
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In general midi channel number 9 is used as a channel exclusively for percussion, certain notes create a sound, see the list of what notes make what sound below (at a later date)
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# Instrument List
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## Piano
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1 Piano
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2 Bright_Piano
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3 Electric_Grand_Piano
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4 Honkytonk_Piano
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5 Electric_Piano
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6 Electric_Piano_2
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7 Harpsichord
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8 Clavinet
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## Chromatic Percussion
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9 Celesta
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10 Glockenspiel
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11 Music_Box
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12 Vibraphone
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13 Marimba
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14 Xylophone
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15 Tubular_Bells
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16 Dulcimer
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## Organ
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17 Drawbar_Organ
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18 Percussive_Organ
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19 Rock_Organ
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20 Church_Organ
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21 Reed_Organ
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22 Accordion
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23 Harmonica
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24 Tango_Accordion
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## Guitar
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25 Acoustic_Guitar_nylon
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26 Acoustic_Guitar_steel
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27 Electric_Guitar_jazz
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28 Electric_Guitar_clean
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29 Electric_Guitar_muted
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30 Overdriven_Guitar
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31 Distortion_Guitar
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32 Guitar_Harmonics
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## Bass
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33 Acoustic_Bass
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34 Electric_Bass_finger
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35 Electric_Bass_pick
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36 Fretless_Bass
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37 Slap_Bass
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38 Slap_Bass_2
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39 Synth_Bass
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40 Synth_Bass_2
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## Strings
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41 Violin
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42 Viola
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43 Cello
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44 Contrabass
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45 Tremolo_Strings
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46 Pizzicato_Strings
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47 Orchestral_Harp
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48 Timpani
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## Ensemble
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49 String_Ensemble
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50 SString_Ensemble_2
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51 Synth_Strings
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52 Synth_Strings_2
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53 Choir_Aahs
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54 Voice_Oohs
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55 Synth_Choir
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56 Orchestra_Hit
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## Brass
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57 Trumpet
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58 Trombone
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59 Tuba
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60 Muted_Trumpet
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61 French_Horn
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62 Brass_Section
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63 Synth_Brass
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64 Synth_Brass_2
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## Reed
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65 Soprano_Sax
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66 Alto_Sax
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67 Tenor_Sax
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68 Baritone_Sax
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69 Oboe
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70 English_Horn
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71 Bassoon
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72 Clarinet
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## Pipe
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73 Piccolo
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74 Flute
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75 Recorder
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76 Pan_Flute
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77 Blown_bottle
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78 Shakuhachi
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79 Whistle
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80 Ocarina
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## Synth Lead
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81 Synth_Lead_square
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82 Synth_Lead_sawtooth
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83 Synth_Lead_calliope
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84 Synth_Lead_chiff
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85 Synth_Lead_charang
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86 Synth_Lead_voice
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87 Synth_Lead_fifths
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88 Synth_Lead_bass_and_lead
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## Synth Pad
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89 Synth_Pad_new_age
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90 Synth_Pad_warm
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91 Synth_Pad_polysynth
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92 Synth_Pad_choir
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93 Synth_Pad_bowed
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94 Synth_Pad_metallic
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95 Synth_Pad_halo
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96 Synth_Pad_sweep
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## Synth Effects
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97 Synth_FX_rain
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98 Synth_FX_soundtrack
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99 Synth_FX_crystal
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100 Synth_FX_atmosphere
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101 Synth_FX_brightness
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102 Synth_FX_goblins
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103 Synth_FX_echoes
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104 Synth_FX_scifi
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## Ethnic
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105 Sitar
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106 Banjo
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107 Shamisen
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108 Koto
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109 Kalimba
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110 Bagpipe
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111 Fiddle
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112 Shanai
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## Percussive
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113 Tinkle_Bell
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114 Agogo
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115 Steel_Drums
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116 Woodblock
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117 Taiko_Drum
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118 Melodic_Tom
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119 Synth_Drum
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120 Reverse_Cymbal
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## Sound effects
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121 Guitar_Fret_Noise
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122 Breath_Noise
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123 Seashore
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124 Bird_Tweet
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125 Telephone_Ring
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126 Helicopter
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127 Applause
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128 Gunshot
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