livepilot 1.15.0-beta → 1.16.1

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  1. package/CHANGELOG.md +206 -3
  2. package/README.md +11 -11
  3. package/m4l_device/LivePilot_Analyzer.amxd +0 -0
  4. package/m4l_device/livepilot_bridge.js +1 -1
  5. package/mcp_server/__init__.py +1 -1
  6. package/mcp_server/atlas/device_atlas.json +91219 -7161
  7. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/audio_effects/pitch_hack.yaml +61 -0
  8. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/audio_effects/pitchloop89.yaml +111 -0
  9. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/audio_effects/re_enveloper.yaml +51 -0
  10. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/audio_effects/snipper.yaml +36 -0
  11. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/audio_effects/spectral_blur.yaml +64 -0
  12. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/instruments/bell_tower.yaml +37 -0
  13. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/instruments/granulator_iii.yaml +124 -0
  14. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/instruments/harmonic_drone_generator.yaml +83 -0
  15. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/instruments/impulse.yaml +47 -0
  16. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/instruments/sting_iftah.yaml +44 -0
  17. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/midi_effects/expressive_chords.yaml +38 -0
  18. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/midi_effects/filler.yaml +32 -0
  19. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/midi_effects/microtuner.yaml +83 -0
  20. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/midi_effects/patterns_iftah.yaml +38 -0
  21. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/midi_effects/phase_pattern.yaml +51 -0
  22. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/midi_effects/polyrhythm.yaml +46 -0
  23. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/midi_effects/retrigger.yaml +40 -0
  24. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/midi_effects/slice_shuffler.yaml +39 -0
  25. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/midi_effects/sq_sequencer.yaml +39 -0
  26. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/midi_effects/stages.yaml +38 -0
  27. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/utility/arrangement_looper.yaml +31 -0
  28. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/utility/cv_clock_in.yaml +25 -0
  29. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/utility/cv_clock_out.yaml +25 -0
  30. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/utility/cv_envelope_follower.yaml +38 -0
  31. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/utility/cv_in.yaml +26 -0
  32. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/utility/cv_instrument.yaml +34 -0
  33. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/utility/cv_lfo.yaml +38 -0
  34. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/utility/cv_shaper.yaml +35 -0
  35. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/utility/cv_triggers.yaml +26 -0
  36. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/utility/cv_utility.yaml +37 -0
  37. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/utility/performer.yaml +36 -0
  38. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/utility/prearranger.yaml +36 -0
  39. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/utility/rotating_rhythm_generator.yaml +35 -0
  40. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/utility/surround_panner.yaml +40 -0
  41. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/utility/variations.yaml +40 -0
  42. package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/utility/vector_map.yaml +36 -0
  43. package/mcp_server/atlas/tools.py +30 -2
  44. package/mcp_server/runtime/remote_commands.py +3 -0
  45. package/mcp_server/sample_engine/tools.py +738 -60
  46. package/mcp_server/server.py +18 -6
  47. package/mcp_server/splice_client/client.py +583 -65
  48. package/mcp_server/splice_client/http_bridge.py +434 -0
  49. package/mcp_server/splice_client/models.py +278 -2
  50. package/mcp_server/splice_client/quota.py +229 -0
  51. package/mcp_server/tools/_analyzer_engine/__init__.py +4 -0
  52. package/mcp_server/tools/_analyzer_engine/sample.py +73 -0
  53. package/mcp_server/tools/analyzer.py +730 -29
  54. package/mcp_server/tools/browser.py +164 -13
  55. package/mcp_server/tools/devices.py +56 -11
  56. package/mcp_server/tools/mixing.py +64 -15
  57. package/mcp_server/tools/scales.py +18 -6
  58. package/mcp_server/tools/tracks.py +92 -4
  59. package/package.json +2 -2
  60. package/remote_script/LivePilot/__init__.py +1 -1
  61. package/remote_script/LivePilot/_clip_helpers.py +86 -0
  62. package/remote_script/LivePilot/_drum_helpers.py +40 -0
  63. package/remote_script/LivePilot/_scale_helpers.py +87 -0
  64. package/remote_script/LivePilot/arrangement.py +44 -15
  65. package/remote_script/LivePilot/clips.py +182 -2
  66. package/remote_script/LivePilot/devices.py +82 -2
  67. package/remote_script/LivePilot/notes.py +17 -2
  68. package/remote_script/LivePilot/scales.py +31 -16
  69. package/remote_script/LivePilot/simpler_sample.py +105 -17
  70. package/server.json +3 -3
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+ id: expressive_chords
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+ name: Expressive Chords
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+ sonic_description: >
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+ MIDI chord library + voicing engine. 52 chord sets across gospel, trap,
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+ R&B, jazz, classical, house, post-rock. MPE-ready — per-note pitch-bend,
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+ dynamics, articulation. Trigger a root note, get a full voicing; use
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+ MPE to bend individual voice members.
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+ category: chord_library
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+ character_tags: [chord, voicing, library, mpe]
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+ use_cases: [quick_chords, voicing_variety, harmonic_sketch]
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+ genre_affinity:
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+ primary: [gospel, trap, rnb, jazz, classical, house, post_rock]
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+ secondary: [all]
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+ complexity: beginner
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+ introduced_in: "11.0"
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+ pack: Expressive Chords
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+ creator: Render Audio + Ableton + Andrew Bruce
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+ class_name: PluginDevice
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+
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+ key_parameters:
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+ - name: "Chord Set"
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+ description: "52 sets organized by genre/feel."
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+ - name: "Root Note"
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+ description: "Transpose the current voicing."
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+ - name: "Voicing Variation"
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+ description: "Swap inversions and voicings within the selected set."
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+ - name: "MPE Modulation"
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+ description: "Per-note pitch/velocity from an MPE controller."
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+ signature_techniques:
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+ - name: "Sparse post-rock for minimal house"
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+ description: "Pick post-rock set → let only top 2-3 voices through (gate the others) → sparse open voicings that work as minimal chord stabs."
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+ aesthetic: [deep_minimal, post_rock]
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+ - name: "MPE micro-tuning drift on held chord"
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+ description: "Hold a chord → MPE pitch-bend each voice independently → organic detuning drift."
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+ aesthetic: [jazz, experimental]
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+
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+ learn_more:
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+ official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/expressive-chords/"
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+ id: filler
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+ name: Filler
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+ sonic_description: >
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+ MIDI drum-pattern generator (Building Max Devices). A simple algorithmic
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+ drum fill generator — useful as a free alternative to Patterns (Iftah)
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+ when you just need quick drum content.
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+ category: generator
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+ character_tags: [drum_generator, algorithmic, simple]
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+ use_cases: [drum_programming_quickstart, fill_generation]
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+ genre_affinity:
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+ primary: [all_electronic_drums]
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+ complexity: beginner
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+ introduced_in: "11.0"
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+ pack: Building Max Devices
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+ creator: Ableton
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+ class_name: PluginDevice
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+
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+ key_parameters:
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+ - name: "Density"
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+ description: "Pattern density — sparse to dense."
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+ - name: "Drum Voices"
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+ description: "Which drum pads to fill."
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+ - name: "Randomize"
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+ description: "Re-generate pattern with randomization."
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+
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+ signature_techniques:
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+ - name: "Quick drum sketch"
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+ description: "Dial density, click generate, commit the pattern you like. Move on — don't spend time."
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+ aesthetic: [all]
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+
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+ learn_more:
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+ pack: "Building Max Devices"
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+ id: microtuner
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+ name: Microtuner
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+ sonic_description: >
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+ MIDI device (Max for Live) that applies microtonal tunings to downstream
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+ instruments. Imports Scala (.scl) files — the standard format for
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+ microtonal tunings, freely available from the Huygens-Fokker archive.
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+ Supports pitch count up to 128, arbitrary octave ratios, Lead/Follow mode
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+ to sync scales across multiple Microtuner instances, polyphonic playback,
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+ MPE compatibility. Real-time blend-two-scales slider for shapeshifting
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+ melodies and recasted chords.
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+ category: tuning
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+ character_tags: [microtonal, scale, shapeshifting, polyphonic, mpe]
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+ use_cases: [microtonal_melody, scale_morph, drone_tuning, chord_recasting]
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+ genre_affinity:
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+ primary: [ambient, experimental, deep_minimal, drone]
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+ secondary: [microhouse, jazz_fusion, cinematic]
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+ complexity: intermediate
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+ introduced_in: "12.0"
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+ pack: Microtuner
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+ creator: Ableton
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+ class_name: PluginDevice
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+
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+ key_parameters:
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+ - name: "Scale (Deck A / Deck B)"
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+ description: "Two independent scale slots. Load .scl files by drag-drop. Blend between them via the Blend slider."
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+ type: composite
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+
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+ - name: "Blend"
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+ description: "Morph between Deck A and Deck B scales in real-time. Automate over 16+ bars for harmonic drift."
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+ range: [0.0, 1.0]
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+ type: float
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+ sweet_spots:
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+ pure_deck_a: 0.0
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+ midpoint_morph: 0.5
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+ automated_drift: "0.0 → 1.0 over 32 bars"
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+
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+ - name: "Reference Pitch"
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+ description: "The reference MIDI note that maps to 'unity' in the scale. Usually 60 (middle C) or 69 (A4 = 440Hz)."
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+ range: [0, 127]
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+ type: int
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+
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+ - name: "Base Frequency"
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+ description: "Frequency assigned to the reference pitch. 440Hz standard; try 432Hz for conspiratorial-warmth vibes."
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+ range: [200, 600]
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+ unit: "Hz"
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+ type: float
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+
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+ - name: "Lead / Follow"
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+ description: "In Lead mode, broadcasts its scale via Live's state. In Follow mode, receives from a Lead instance. Use to sync scales across instruments."
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+ range: ["Lead", "Follow", "None"]
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+ type: enum
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+
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+ signature_techniques:
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+ - name: "Villalobos-style microtonal melody"
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+ description: "Load a 19-tone equal-temperament (19-TET) Scala file → play a simple motif → immediately off-grid harmonic character without sounding random."
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+ aesthetic: [deep_minimal, microhouse]
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+ - name: "Partch 43-tone drone"
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+ description: "Load Harry Partch's 43-tone just-intonation scale → apply to Drone Lab's Harmonic Drone Generator → ancient-sounding sustained bed."
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+ aesthetic: [drone, ambient]
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+ - name: "Two-scale automated morph"
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+ description: "Deck A = major scale, Deck B = 19-TET. Automate Blend from 0 to 1 over 16 bars → harmony literally reshapes in time."
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+ aesthetic: [experimental, deep_minimal]
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+ - name: "Quarter-tone lead for expressive MPE"
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+ description: "Load a 24-TET scale + ROLI-style MPE controller → slides and bends fall onto microtonal grid for non-Western expressivity."
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+ aesthetic: [jazz_fusion, world, experimental]
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+
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+ pairings:
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+ - device: harmonic_drone_generator
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+ rationale: "Override Drone Generator's built-in tunings with custom Scala imports for unlimited microtonal variety."
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+ - device: granulator_iii
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+ rationale: "Microtuner upstream of Granulator = grain-cloud beds in non-standard tunings."
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+ - device: operator
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+ rationale: "FM synthesis in alternative tunings produces wild inharmonic spectra — Operator responds especially well."
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+
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+ gotchas:
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+ - "Scale must be loaded BEFORE the downstream instrument receives notes — otherwise Live plays equal-tempered."
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+ - "MPE works only when the downstream instrument is MPE-capable (Meld, Wavetable with MPE on, Granulator III, etc.)."
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+ - "Lead/Follow sync requires Live 12.1+."
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+ - "Some instruments ignore pitch bend beyond ±2 semitones — check the instrument's pitch-bend range before loading exotic scales."
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+
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+ learn_more:
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+ official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/microtuner/"
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+ scala_archive: "http://www.huygens-fokker.org/microtonality/scales.html"
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+ id: patterns_iftah
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+ name: "Patterns (Iftah)"
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+ sonic_description: >
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+ Algorithmic drum generator by Iftah (Generators pack). Six drum voices,
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+ each with its own generation algorithm. Click Generate → instant drum
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+ pattern. Click again → different pattern. The microhouse producer's
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+ one-click sparse-drum solution — dial it to taste, commit.
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+ category: generator
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+ character_tags: [algorithmic, drum, one_click, six_voice]
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+ use_cases: [drum_programming, sparse_beat, quick_ideation, fill_generation]
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+ genre_affinity:
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+ primary: [microhouse, deep_minimal, techno, house]
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+ secondary: [idm, acid, electronica]
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+ complexity: beginner
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+ introduced_in: "11.0"
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+ pack: Generators by Iftah
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+ creator: Iftah
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+ class_name: PluginDevice
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+
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+ key_parameters:
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+ - name: "Voice Toggles"
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+ description: "Enable each of 6 drum voices (kick, snare, closed hat, open hat, rim, shaker) independently."
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+ - name: "Per-Voice Algorithm"
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+ description: "Each voice has its own generation logic — pick density/sparsity per voice."
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+ - name: "Generate Button"
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+ description: "One click = new pattern. Non-destructive — commit via clip copy."
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+ - name: "Output MIDI Notes (per voice)"
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+ description: "Assign each voice to a drum-rack pad note."
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+ signature_techniques:
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+ - name: "Sparse microhouse pattern"
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+ description: "Disable snare + open hat → Generate until pattern feels right → all voices at low density → immediate Villalobos-adjacent groove."
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+ aesthetic: [microhouse, deep_minimal]
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+ - name: "Genre-spanning drum ideation"
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+ description: "Use for fast first-draft drums across any genre — commit the one that fits, adjust by hand."
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+ aesthetic: [all_electronic]
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+
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+ learn_more:
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+ official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/generators-by-iftah/"
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+ id: phase_pattern
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+ name: Phase Pattern
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+ sonic_description: >
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+ Clip-based MIDI transformer by Philip Meyer. Takes an existing clip and
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+ applies organic timing, pitch, and velocity phase-shifts to produce
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+ human-feeling variations. Unlike random quantization, Phase Pattern uses
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+ phase relationships between parameters — timing offset can drive velocity
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+ swing, pitch can drive timing. The result has coherent 'musicianship'
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+ rather than random noise. THE microhouse sequencer for 'make this feel
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+ human without losing the groove'.
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+ category: transformation
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+ character_tags: [phase, organic, humanize, coherent_variation, clip_based]
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+ use_cases: [humanize, swing_drift, organic_timing, coherent_variation]
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+ genre_affinity:
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+ primary: [microhouse, deep_minimal, idm]
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+ secondary: [jazz, electronica, experimental]
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+ complexity: intermediate
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+ introduced_in: "12.1"
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+ pack: MIDI Tools
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+ creator: Philip Meyer
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+ class_name: PluginDevice
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+
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+ key_parameters:
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+ - name: "Timing Offset"
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+ description: "How much each note's start_time can shift from grid. Phase-driven, not random."
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+ range: [0.0, 1.0]
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+ type: float
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+ - name: "Pitch Variation"
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+ description: "Semitone variation applied in phase with other parameters."
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+ range: [0, 12]
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+ unit: "st"
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+ type: int
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+ - name: "Velocity Variation"
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+ description: "Velocity phase-shift depth."
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+ - name: "Quantize"
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+ description: "Re-quantize output (locked) or leave free (free-form phase drift)."
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+ type: enum
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+
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+ signature_techniques:
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+ - name: "Micro-swing for rigid drum patterns"
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+ description: "Low Timing Offset (0.15), Quantize off → every hit drifts slightly from grid in a coherent, groove-affirming way (no random chaos)."
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+ aesthetic: [microhouse, deep_minimal]
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+ - name: "Organic vocal stutter"
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+ description: "Apply to a vocal chop clip → phase-coherent timing/pitch shifts → chops feel recorded not programmed."
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+ aesthetic: [microhouse, idm]
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+
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+ gotchas:
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+ - "Results are coherent but still non-deterministic — regenerating gives different output. Commit the version you like."
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+
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+ learn_more:
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+ official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/midi-tools/"
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+ id: polyrhythm
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+ name: Polyrhythm
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+ sonic_description: >
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+ Clip-based MIDI generator by Philip Meyer (MIDI Tools pack). Six
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+ independent pattern generators, each with its own length and density —
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+ creates polymetric and polyrhythmic patterns impossible to program by
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+ hand. Includes Euclidean mode. Operates on a clip (not real-time) and
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+ bakes results back as MIDI notes, so every generation is different and
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+ every result is editable.
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+ category: generator
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+ character_tags: [polyrhythmic, polymeter, euclidean, generative, clip_based]
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+ use_cases: [asymmetric_drums, hypnotic_pattern, techno_groove, idm_programming]
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+ genre_affinity:
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+ primary: [techno, deep_minimal, idm, experimental]
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+ secondary: [microhouse, ambient, dub_techno]
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+ complexity: intermediate
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+ introduced_in: "12.1"
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+ pack: MIDI Tools
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+ creator: Philip Meyer
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+ class_name: PluginDevice
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+
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+ key_parameters:
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+ - name: "Voice Count"
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+ description: "How many of the 6 pattern generators are active."
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+ range: [1, 6]
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+ - name: "Per-Voice Length"
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+ description: "Step count for each lane independently. Set to non-coincident numbers (11, 13, 16) for polymeter."
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+ - name: "Per-Voice Density"
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+ description: "Pulses per step length. Euclidean distribution fills pulses evenly."
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+ - name: "Output Pitch"
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+ description: "MIDI note each voice outputs. Assign to drum-pad notes (36/38/42/46) for drum racks."
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+
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+ signature_techniques:
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+ - name: "Asymmetric techno groove"
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+ description: "Voice 1 = 16 steps / 4 pulses (kick), Voice 2 = 11 steps / 3 pulses (ghost snare), Voice 3 = 13 steps / 7 pulses (hat). Generates pattern that never repeats exactly for hundreds of bars."
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+ aesthetic: [techno, deep_minimal]
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+ - name: "Hypnotic micropattern"
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+ description: "All 6 voices at sparse density (1-3 pulses each) with asymmetric lengths → organic feel that evolves over minutes."
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+ aesthetic: [deep_minimal, idm]
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+
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+ gotchas:
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+ - "Output is baked into the clip — regenerate replaces the pattern. Save favorites as separate clip."
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+ - "Euclidean distribution is deterministic — same length+pulses always gives same pattern."
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+
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+ learn_more:
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+ official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/midi-tools/"
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+ id: retrigger
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+ name: Retrigger
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+ sonic_description: >
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+ Clip-based MIDI transformer by Philip Meyer. Replaces selected notes
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+ with rapid repeats (rolls) — velocity curve and time-shape per repeat.
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+ Quick source of drum fills, hi-hat rolls, buildup stutters. Preserves
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+ the underlying clip, so you can apply to just the selected region.
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+ category: transformation
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+ character_tags: [roll, stutter, fill, drum_roll, urgency]
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+ use_cases: [drum_fills, hi_hat_rolls, stutter_buildup, tension_increase]
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+ genre_affinity:
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+ primary: [dance, breakbeat, techno, house]
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+ secondary: [all_genres_with_drums]
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+ complexity: beginner
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+ introduced_in: "12.1"
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+ pack: MIDI Tools
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+ creator: Philip Meyer
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+ class_name: PluginDevice
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+
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+ key_parameters:
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+ - name: "Note Selection"
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+ description: "Which notes to retrigger — individual, some, or all."
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+ - name: "Repeat Count"
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+ description: "Number of retriggers per note."
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+ range: [2, 32]
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+ type: int
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+ - name: "Time Curve"
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+ description: "Exponential/linear spacing of repeats — accelerating fills, decelerating decays."
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+ - name: "Velocity Curve"
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+ description: "Velocity envelope across the roll — crescendo, decrescendo, flat."
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+ signature_techniques:
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+ - name: "Accelerating hi-hat buildup"
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+ description: "Select 4 hi-hat notes at end of section → Retrigger count 16, exponential curve → accelerating roll into the downbeat."
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+ aesthetic: [dance, breakbeat]
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+ - name: "Decelerating snare fill"
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+ description: "Single snare hit → Retrigger 8 times with linear-to-long decay → natural-feeling fill."
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+ aesthetic: [all]
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+ learn_more:
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+ official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/midi-tools/"
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+ id: slice_shuffler
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+ name: Slice Shuffler
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+ sonic_description: >
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+ Clip-based MIDI transformer by Philip Meyer. Slices a clip into temporal
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+ sections and applies transformations (reverse, randomize, shift) to each
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+ slice independently. Unlike a global shuffle, each section gets its own
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+ treatment. The tool for controlled chaos on drum patterns — reverse one
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+ bar of a 4-bar loop for a momentary glitch, randomize the second half.
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+ category: transformation
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+ character_tags: [sectional, reverse, controlled_chaos, glitch, asymmetric]
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+ use_cases: [partial_reverse, sectional_variation, glitch_moment, asymmetric_groove]
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+ genre_affinity:
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+ primary: [idm, glitch, experimental, deep_minimal]
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+ secondary: [microhouse, techno]
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+ complexity: intermediate
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+ introduced_in: "12.1"
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+ pack: MIDI Tools
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+ creator: Philip Meyer
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+ class_name: PluginDevice
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+
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+ key_parameters:
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+ - name: "Slice Count"
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+ description: "Number of sections to divide the clip into. 4 = quarters, 8 = eighths, etc."
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+ - name: "Reverse (per slice)"
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+ description: "Toggle reverse for each slice independently."
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+ - name: "Randomness (per slice)"
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+ description: "Random note reordering depth per slice."
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+ - name: "Timing Offset (per slice)"
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+ description: "Shift slice start time."
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+ signature_techniques:
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+ - name: "Ghost-note variations"
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+ description: "Clean 8-bar kick pattern → Slice Shuffler with 8 slices → randomize slice 4 and slice 7 only → ghost-note drift every ~1 minute of playback."
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+ aesthetic: [deep_minimal, microhouse]
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+ - name: "One-bar reverse glitch"
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+ description: "16-bar loop → 4 slices → reverse slice 3 only → single bar of reverse drums as a momentary disruption."
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+ aesthetic: [idm, glitch]
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+
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+ learn_more:
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+ official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/midi-tools/"
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+ id: sq_sequencer
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+ name: SQ Sequencer
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+ sonic_description: >
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+ 16-step sequencer with per-lane independent step length and direction —
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+ the polymetric secret weapon from the Sequencers pack. Set melody lane
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+ to 16 steps, rhythm lane to 15, bass lane to 11 → each lane progresses
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+ at its own rate → infinite non-repeating patterns from simple inputs.
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+ Condition feature adds rule-based triggering (every 3rd pass, etc.).
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+ category: sequencer
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+ character_tags: [polymetric, asymmetric, condition_based, modular_style]
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+ use_cases: [polymetric_melody, asymmetric_bass, hypnotic_pattern, generative_loop]
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+ genre_affinity:
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+ primary: [deep_minimal, microhouse, techno, idm]
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+ secondary: [experimental, generative]
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+ complexity: intermediate
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+ introduced_in: "11.0"
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+ pack: Sequencers
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+ creator: Ableton
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+ class_name: PluginDevice
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+
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+ key_parameters:
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+ - name: "Per-Lane Step Count"
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+ description: "Each of up to ~8 lanes has its own step length (1-16). Non-coincident values = polymeter."
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+ - name: "Per-Lane Direction"
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+ description: "Forward / Backward / Ping-Pong / Random per lane."
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+ - name: "Condition"
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+ description: "Rule-based gating — fire on every Nth pass, after N fails, etc."
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+ - name: "Output Pitch / Velocity / Gate Length (per lane)"
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+ description: "Independent control per lane."
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+ signature_techniques:
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+ - name: "Villalobos polymeter lock"
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+ description: "Melody lane 16 steps, rhythm lane 15 steps, bass lane 11 steps → sequences drift in and out of phase over hundreds of bars, never repeating exactly."
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+ aesthetic: [deep_minimal, microhouse]
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+ - name: "Condition-based ghost snare"
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+ description: "Snare lane with condition 'every 3rd pass' → snare appears only once per ~16 bars → organic ghost pattern."
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+ aesthetic: [deep_minimal, techno]
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+
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+ learn_more:
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+ official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/sequencers/"
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+ id: stages
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+ name: Stages
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+ sonic_description: >
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+ Clip-based MIDI generator by Philip Meyer. Transforms basic note input
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+ into elaborate patterns via slider-driven pitch, note repetitions, and
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+ rests. Converts a 4-note seed into an entire bassline / motif with
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+ developmental logic. Operates on clips, so every pass is editable.
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+ category: generator
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+ character_tags: [pattern_expansion, developmental, melodic, motif_builder]
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+ use_cases: [motif_expansion, bassline_from_seed, fill_generation]
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+ genre_affinity:
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+ primary: [techno, idm, electronica]
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+ secondary: [deep_minimal, experimental]
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+ complexity: intermediate
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+ introduced_in: "12.1"
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+ pack: MIDI Tools
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+ creator: Philip Meyer
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+ class_name: PluginDevice
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+
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+ key_parameters:
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+ - name: "Pitch Sliders"
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+ description: "Per-stage pitch assignment. Drag to set each stage's note."
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+ - name: "Repeat Sliders"
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+ description: "How many times each stage's note repeats before moving on."
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+ - name: "Rest Sliders"
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+ description: "Silence insertion per stage."
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+ - name: "Pattern Length"
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+ description: "Total stage count."
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+ signature_techniques:
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+ - name: "Bassline from root note"
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+ description: "Single C1 note → Stages with 8-stage pattern, varied repeat counts, modest pitch offsets → coherent 16-bar bassline with motion."
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+ aesthetic: [techno, deep_minimal]
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+ - name: "Melodic fill from a single hook note"
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+ description: "Apply to melodic element at section-end → Stages generates a 2-bar fill with repeats + rests that feels composed."
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+ aesthetic: [idm, electronica]
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+
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+ learn_more:
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+ official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/midi-tools/"
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+ id: arrangement_looper
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+ name: Arrangement Looper
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+ sonic_description: >
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+ Quick-toggle loop-length device for Arrangement View (Performance Pack).
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+ Four customizable loop lengths, switchable on/off mid-performance. Studio
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+ use: rapid arrangement experimentation without manual timeline
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+ manipulation. Live/DJ use: extended breakdowns and remix sections.
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+ category: transport_helper
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+ character_tags: [loop, performance, arrangement]
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+ use_cases: [extended_breakdown, live_remix, arrangement_sketch]
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+ genre_affinity:
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+ primary: [live_performance, dj_sets]
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+ secondary: [all]
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+ complexity: beginner
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+ introduced_in: "11.0"
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+ pack: Performance Pack
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+ creator: Iftah
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+ class_name: PluginDevice
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+
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+ key_parameters:
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+ - name: "Loop Lengths"
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+ description: "Up to 4 customizable lengths (1/2 bar, 1 bar, 2 bars, 4 bars typical)."
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+ - name: "Toggle Buttons"
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+ description: "Enable each loop length individually."
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+ signature_techniques:
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+ - name: "DJ-style extended breakdown"
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+ description: "Playback approaches breakdown → toggle 1-bar loop → hold for as long as needed → release → continue playback."
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+ aesthetic: [dj_sets, live_techno]
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+
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+ learn_more:
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+ official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/performance-pack/"
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+ id: cv_clock_in
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+ name: CV Clock In
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+ sonic_description: >
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+ Synchronizes Live's tempo from an incoming clock signal (from Eurorack).
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+ Use when the modular is the master timekeeper and Live follows.
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+ category: cv_sync_in
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+ character_tags: [cv, sync, tempo, slave]
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+ use_cases: [modular_master_daw_slave]
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+ genre_affinity:
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+ primary: [modular, experimental]
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+ complexity: intermediate
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+ introduced_in: "10.0"
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+ pack: CV Tools
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+ creator: Ableton
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+ class_name: PluginDevice
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+ requires_modular_hardware: true
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+
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+ key_parameters:
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+ - name: "Clock Rate"
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+ description: "PPQN — pulses per quarter note."
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+ - name: "Source Channel"
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+ description: "Which audio input receives the clock."
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+
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+ learn_more:
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+ official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/cv-tools/"
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+ id: cv_clock_out
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+ name: CV Clock Out
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+ sonic_description: >
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+ Sends Live's tempo as a clock signal out to modular gear. Live is the
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+ master, modular follows. The more common direction in hybrid setups.
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+ category: cv_sync_out
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+ character_tags: [cv, sync, tempo, master]
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+ use_cases: [daw_master_modular_slave]
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+ genre_affinity:
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+ primary: [modular, experimental, hybrid_techno]
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+ complexity: beginner
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+ introduced_in: "10.0"
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+ pack: CV Tools
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+ creator: Ableton
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+ class_name: PluginDevice
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+ requires_modular_hardware: true
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+
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+ key_parameters:
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+ - name: "Clock Rate"
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+ description: "PPQN — typically 4 PPQN for Eurorack."
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+ - name: "Output Channel"
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+ description: "Which audio output carries the clock."
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+
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+ learn_more:
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+ official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/cv-tools/"
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+ id: cv_envelope_follower
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+ name: CV Envelope Follower
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+ sonic_description: >
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+ Tracks the amplitude envelope of an audio signal and emits CV. Can
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+ modulate modular gear OR, crucially, any internal Live parameter —
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+ kick drum → CV Envelope Follower → modulates pad filter cutoff → pad
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+ opens up on every kick. Creative sidechain alternative that gives CV
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+ shape, not just gain reduction.
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+ category: modulation_source
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+ character_tags: [envelope_follower, dynamic_modulation, audio_to_cv]
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+ use_cases: [dynamic_filter, audio_driven_modulation, creative_sidechain]
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+ genre_affinity:
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+ primary: [deep_minimal, dub_techno, electronic]
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+ secondary: [all]
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+ complexity: intermediate
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+ introduced_in: "10.0"
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+ pack: CV Tools
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+ creator: Ableton
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+ class_name: PluginDevice
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+ requires_modular_hardware: false
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+
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+ key_parameters:
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+ - name: "Rise / Fall"
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+ description: "Envelope attack and release times."
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+ - name: "Scale"
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+ description: "Output depth."
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+ - name: "Invert"
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+ description: "Flip envelope polarity — modulation reduces instead of increases."
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+ signature_techniques:
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+ - name: "Kick-driven pad-filter opening"
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+ description: "Route kick drum to CV Envelope Follower → CV output to pad's filter cutoff → pad brightens with every kick, darkens between."
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+ aesthetic: [deep_minimal, dub_techno]
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+ - name: "Vocal-driven reverb duck"
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+ description: "Route vocal to CV Envelope Follower → invert output → modulate reverb wet → reverb ducks when vocal is present, blooms in silences."
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+ aesthetic: [ambient, cinematic]
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+
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+ learn_more:
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+ official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/cv-tools/"
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+ id: cv_in
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+ name: CV In
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+ sonic_description: >
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+ Route incoming CV from modular gear to modulate any Live parameter.
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+ Turn a modular LFO or envelope follower into a control source for
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+ internal Live plugins.
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+ category: cv_in
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+ character_tags: [cv, audio_to_control, modular]
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+ use_cases: [modular_modulator_for_daw]
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+ genre_affinity:
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+ primary: [modular, experimental]
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+ complexity: intermediate
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+ introduced_in: "10.0"
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+ pack: CV Tools
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+ creator: Ableton
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+ class_name: PluginDevice
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+ requires_modular_hardware: true
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+
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+ key_parameters:
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+ - name: "Input Channel"
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+ description: "Audio input carrying CV."
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+ - name: "Scale / Offset"
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+ description: "Normalize CV range to 0-1 for Live parameter mapping."
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+
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+ learn_more:
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+ official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/cv-tools/"
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+ id: cv_instrument
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+ name: CV Instrument
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+ sonic_description: >
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+ Sends pitch + gate CV from Live to a modular synth. Cent-accurate
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+ tuning with flexible modulation routing. Turns any modular voice into
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+ a MIDI-playable instrument from Live's sequencer. Requires DC-coupled
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+ audio interface.
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+ category: cv_out
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+ character_tags: [cv, modular, pitch_out, gate_out]
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+ use_cases: [modular_voice_from_live, hybrid_rig]
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+ genre_affinity:
12
+ primary: [modular, experimental]
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+ secondary: [all]
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+ complexity: intermediate
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+ introduced_in: "10.0"
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+ pack: CV Tools
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+ creator: Ableton
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+ class_name: PluginDevice
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+ requires_modular_hardware: true
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+
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+ key_parameters:
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+ - name: "Pitch Output"
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+ description: "V/oct or Hz/V tuning curve."
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+ - name: "Gate Output"
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+ description: "Gate signal when note plays."
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+ - name: "Modulation Outputs"
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+ description: "Velocity, aftertouch, mod wheel as CV."
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+ signature_techniques:
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+ - name: "Modular voice in a DAW session"
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+ description: "Assign MIDI track → CV Instrument → modular oscillator → modular filter → return audio back to Live track. Modular voice on the timeline."
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+ aesthetic: [experimental, modular]
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+
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+ learn_more:
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+ official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/cv-tools/"