Bend utility

Peter Miller

For example of use see U.Bendemo.

These routines produce realistic guitar bends (try with Elguit), and can be used on the Staff or in Notepad. The bend is initialised with 'bn' immediately before the note (either a semiquaver or demisemiquaver - see bn) followed by 'bn1', 'bn2' or 'bn3' for up and down, up, or down bends. The total length (including the note entered) is a crotchet, which can be extended with ties. Use *EXEC to merge this file with your own music.

"bn" [ON Slide

0=L

% Bend syntax: bn <note> bn<1-3>

% There are three bend words

% available, and the length of <note>

% must be as specified in the chosen

% word.

]

"bn1" [4, 4 4 +L

//// /

4 4 -L

////

OFF Slide

6,/

% bend up and down 1 semitone

% preceding note must be

% demisemiquaver

% total length = 1 crotchet

]

"bn2" [4, 4 4 +L

//// /////

OFF Slide

12,

% bend up one semitone

% preceding note must be semiquaver

% total length = 1 crotchet

]

"bn3" [4, 4 4 -L

//// /////

OFF Slide

12,

% bend down one semitone

% preceding note must be semiquaver

% total length = 1 crotchet

]