livepilot 1.16.0 → 1.16.1

package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/instruments/granulator_iii.yaml

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+id: granulator_iii
+name: Granulator III
+sonic_description: >
+  Robert Henke's (Monolake) reimagined granular synth. Three playback modes —
+  Classic (2 overlapping grains per stereo channel, the Granulator II engine),
+  Loop (rhythmic crossfaded sample playback), Cloud (up to 20 unsynced
+  overlapping grains). Full MPE for per-note control of grain size, shape,
+  and position. Real-time audio capture samples any source in one click.
+  The single most-used instrument for evolving texture, drone beds, and
+  vocal-chop clouds in deep minimal / microhouse / ambient.
+synthesis_type: granular
+character_tags: [granular, evolving, textural, atmospheric, experimental, organic, cloud]
+use_cases: [texture, drone, vocal_chop, evolving_pad, cloud, re_pitched_loop, atmosphere]
+genre_affinity:
+  primary: [deep_minimal, microhouse, ambient, dub_techno, idm]
+  secondary: [experimental, drone, cinematic, electronica]
+complexity: intermediate
+self_contained: false  # requires a source sample or real-time capture
+introduced_in: "12.0"
+pack: Granulator III
+creator: Robert Henke
+class_name: PluginDevice
+
+key_parameters:
+  - name: "Mode"
+    description: "Playback mode. Classic = 2 overlapping grains per channel (G II engine). Loop = rhythmic crossfaded playback synced to clip tempo. Cloud = up to 20 unsynced overlapping grains for drones/textures."
+    range: ["Classic", "Loop", "Cloud"]
+    type: enum
+    sweet_spots:
+      rhythmic_micro_loop: "Loop"
+      drone_cloud: "Cloud"
+      classic_texture: "Classic"
+
+  - name: "Grain Size"
+    description: "Duration of each grain in ms. Shorter = more tonal; longer = more recognizable as source."
+    range: [1, 1000]
+    unit: "ms"
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      cloud_drone: 200
+      vocal_grain: 500
+      micro_stutter: 20
+
+  - name: "Position"
+    description: "Read-head position in the source sample. Automate this for smooth source traversal."
+    range: [0.0, 1.0]
+    type: float
+
+  - name: "Position Random"
+    description: "Randomness added to read-head position per grain. Essential for Cloud-mode non-repeating texture."
+    range: [0.0, 1.0]
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      locked_loop: 0.0
+      organic_scatter: 0.3
+      full_chaos: 1.0
+
+  - name: "Pitch Random"
+    description: "Per-grain pitch detune in semitones. Low values give vintage tape wobble; high values give chord-cloud effects."
+    range: [0.0, 24.0]
+    unit: "st"
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      tape_wobble: 0.15
+      chord_cloud: 7.0
+      octave_chaos: 12.0
+
+  - name: "Grain Density"
+    description: "How many grains overlap at once. Higher = denser wall of sound."
+    range: [1, 20]
+    type: int
+    sweet_spots:
+      classic: 2
+      cloud_pad: 12
+      wall_of_sound: 20
+
+  - name: "Spray"
+    description: "Time randomization of grain onsets. Prevents periodic artifacts that make granular sound 'machine-like'."
+    range: [0.0, 1.0]
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      organic: 0.2
+      fully_asynchronous: 0.6
+
+signature_techniques:
+  - name: "Instant deep-minimal texture"
+    description: >
+      Load any vocal snippet or field recording → Cloud mode, Grain Size 200-500ms,
+      Position Random 0.3, Pitch Random 0.1 → immediate organic evolving bed.
+    aesthetic: [microhouse, deep_minimal, ambient]
+  - name: "Rhythmic break re-chop"
+    description: >
+      Load a drum break → Loop mode, sync to clip tempo → automate Position in
+      short jumps → Akufen-style micro-edit patterns without manual slicing.
+    aesthetic: [microhouse, idm]
+  - name: "Vocal-to-chord-cloud"
+    description: >
+      Sustained vowel sample → Cloud mode, Pitch Random 7st, Grain Size 400ms
+      → vocal becomes harmonic cloud without recognizable words.
+    aesthetic: [ambient, deep_minimal]
+  - name: "Real-time capture and grain"
+    description: >
+      Set up Granulator on a return track, route any source to it, hit Capture,
+      then grain the just-captured audio. Zero commitment to the source — if
+      you don't like the grain, record a new slice.
+    aesthetic: [experimental, ambient]
+
+pairings:
+  - device: convolution_reverb
+    rationale: "Henke-canonical combo — grain clouds through a long hall IR = Basic Channel / Monolake spatial signature"
+  - device: pitchloop89
+    rationale: "Pair on output for detuned shimmer on top of the evolving texture"
+  - device: microtuner
+    rationale: "Feed Granulator through Microtuner for microtonal grain-cloud beds"
+
+gotchas:
+  - "Cloud mode with 20 grains + 500ms size is CPU-heavy — freeze the track after print"
+  - "Real-time Capture samples whatever routes to the track — put on a return to grain a single source cleanly"
+  - "Position at 1.0 (end of sample) goes silent — keep Position + Grain Size below 1.0 of the sample duration"
+  - "Grain Size below 20ms starts producing audible tonal artifacts — good for FM-like textures, bad for 'natural' grain"
+
+learn_more:
+  official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/granulator-iii/"
+  creator_site: "https://roberthenke.com/technology/granulator3.html"

package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/instruments/harmonic_drone_generator.yaml

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+id: harmonic_drone_generator
+name: Harmonic Drone Generator
+sonic_description: >
+  8-voice Max for Live drone synth by Berlin-based Expert Math (shipped inside
+  Drone Lab). Each voice has its own tuning assignment, and the device
+  supports multiple tuning systems — Solfeggio frequencies, Pythagorean,
+  Indonesian Pelog, Indian temperaments, plus equal and just intonation.
+  Produces sustained harmonic drones with microtonal beating that equal-
+  tempered synths architecturally cannot generate. The secret weapon for
+  a harmonic bed that sits under a whole track at -30 dB and makes it
+  sound like nothing else.
+synthesis_type: additive_drone
+character_tags: [drone, microtonal, sustained, harmonic, meditative, evolving, dark]
+use_cases: [drone_bed, harmonic_atmosphere, microtonal_pad, ambient_bed, tension_bed]
+genre_affinity:
+  primary: [ambient, deep_minimal, dub_techno, drone, experimental]
+  secondary: [cinematic, dark_ambient, microhouse]
+complexity: intermediate
+self_contained: true
+introduced_in: "12.0"
+pack: Drone Lab
+creator: Expert Math (Berlin)
+class_name: PluginDevice
+
+key_parameters:
+  - name: "Tuning System"
+    description: "Selects the scale used to map voices. Each tuning produces a different harmonic flavor."
+    range: ["Equal", "Just", "Pythagorean", "Solfeggio", "Pelog", "Indian"]
+    type: enum
+    sweet_spots:
+      deep_minimal_bed: "Just"
+      dark_meditation: "Solfeggio"
+      exotic_mystery: "Pelog"
+
+  - name: "Voice Count"
+    description: "How many of the 8 voices are active. Fewer voices = purer drone; more voices = denser harmonic cloud."
+    range: [1, 8]
+    type: int
+    sweet_spots:
+      sub_drone: 2
+      full_cloud: 8
+
+  - name: "Per-voice pitch"
+    description: "Each voice has its own pitch assignment. Spread across the scale or stack on root for subtle detuned bed."
+    type: composite
+
+  - name: "Detune"
+    description: "Global detune amount. Low values (5-15 cents) give tape-warble; high values break into chord clouds."
+    range: [0.0, 100.0]
+    unit: "cents"
+    type: float
+
+  - name: "Amp Envelope"
+    description: "Long attack (5-10s) for slow-swell pads; short attack for staccato 'one note' hits."
+    type: composite
+
+signature_techniques:
+  - name: "Minimal-techno underlay"
+    description: "Just intonation tuning, all 8 voices active but voiced as a sparse cluster (root + 5 + minor 3 + octave), level at -30 dB → sits under the whole track as a harmonic shadow."
+    aesthetic: [deep_minimal, dub_techno]
+  - name: "Pelog mystery bed"
+    description: "Indonesian Pelog scale, 5 voices, long reverb send → off-grid harmonic character that sounds ancient without sounding 'wrong'."
+    aesthetic: [ambient, deep_minimal]
+  - name: "Evolving drone with automation"
+    description: "Automate Detune over 32 bars from 5 to 40 cents → drone starts as a tight pad and slowly blossoms into a chord cloud."
+    aesthetic: [drone, cinematic]
+
+pairings:
+  - device: microtuner
+    rationale: "Microtuner can replace or extend the built-in tunings with user-loaded Scala files."
+  - device: convolution_reverb
+    rationale: "Cathedral or warehouse IR on the Drone Generator's output = Basic Channel-adjacent sustained bed."
+  - device: pitchloop89
+    rationale: "Slow Position-LFO modulation on the drone through PitchLoop89 = shuddering pitched cloud."
+
+gotchas:
+  - "All 8 voices at full level clip the output — use Voice Count or the internal level control"
+  - "Long attack envelopes don't trigger instantly — for stabs, use short attack or pre-gate"
+  - "Solfeggio frequencies are outside standard tuning — this is intentional; don't try to match to a song's key"
+
+learn_more:
+  official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/drone-lab/"
+  pack: "Drone Lab"

package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/instruments/impulse.yaml

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+id: impulse
+name: Impulse
+sonic_description: >
+  Ableton's original drum sampler — 8-pad sample player with per-pad
+  pitch, pan, volume, and simple filter/saturator/envelope. Older than
+  Drum Rack but still ships with Live; lighter CPU, simpler interface.
+  Good for quick one-shot drums when you don't need Drum Rack's full
+  chain architecture. The understated alternative when a full Drum Rack
+  is overkill.
+synthesis_type: drum_sampler
+character_tags: [drum, sample_player, lightweight, 8_pad]
+use_cases: [quick_drums, single_kit, lightweight_programming]
+genre_affinity:
+  primary: [house, techno, all_electronic_drums]
+  secondary: [all]
+complexity: beginner
+self_contained: false  # requires samples
+introduced_in: "7.0"
+pack: Core Library
+creator: Ableton
+class_name: OriginalDevice
+native: true
+
+key_parameters:
+  - name: "Per-pad sample slot (8 pads)"
+    description: "Each pad holds one sample, mapped to a MIDI note."
+  - name: "Start / Transpose / Stretch"
+    description: "Per-pad playback controls."
+  - name: "Saturator"
+    description: "Per-pad one-knob saturator."
+  - name: "Filter"
+    description: "Per-pad LP/HP filter with envelope."
+  - name: "Decay / Mute Group"
+    description: "Decay envelope; mute group for hi-hat choke patterns."
+
+signature_techniques:
+  - name: "Quick-and-dirty drum kit"
+    description: "Drag 8 samples onto the pads → play. No chain complexity. Great for sketching before moving to Drum Rack."
+    aesthetic: [all]
+  - name: "Hi-hat choke pattern"
+    description: "Put closed and open hats in the same mute group → playing the open hat kills the closed hat tail. Natural choke behavior."
+    aesthetic: [house, techno]
+
+gotchas:
+  - "Only 8 pads — for bigger kits, use Drum Rack"
+  - "No per-pad chain = no per-pad effect insert — use return sends instead"
+  - "No MPE support"

package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/instruments/sting_iftah.yaml

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+id: sting_iftah
+name: "Sting (Iftah)"
+sonic_description: >
+  16-step acid-line performance tool by Iftah (Generators pack). Combines a
+  mono synth voice with a generative sequencer offering 3D pattern morphing
+  — up to 256 unique pattern combinations. Built for live improvisation but
+  equally useful in the studio as a 'mutating sub-bass generator' when
+  detuned and dropped low. Not just for acid tracks.
+synthesis_type: mono_synth_with_sequencer
+character_tags: [acid, mutating, generative, mono, performer_oriented]
+use_cases: [acid_bass, mutating_sub_bass, live_improvisation, generative_bassline]
+genre_affinity:
+  primary: [acid_house, psytrance, techno, trance]
+  secondary: [deep_minimal, microhouse (with tricks)]
+complexity: intermediate
+self_contained: true
+introduced_in: "11.0"
+pack: Generators by Iftah
+creator: Iftah
+class_name: PluginDevice
+
+key_parameters:
+  - name: "Note Selection"
+    description: "Which notes are available in the sequence."
+  - name: "Dynamic Expression"
+    description: "Accent / slide patterns — the acid character."
+  - name: "Type Morph"
+    description: "Slider from random to acid-type sequences."
+  - name: "Root Note"
+    description: "Transpose the whole pattern."
+  - name: "Rate / Beat Division"
+    description: "Sequence rate."
+  - name: "Density"
+    description: "How many of the 16 steps trigger. Low density = sparse bass."
+signature_techniques:
+  - name: "Mutating minimal sub-bass"
+    description: "Detune heavily, drop pitch low, Density ~15%, low-pass filter → 'acid line' becomes a warm mutating sub-bass that's never the same two bars in a row."
+    aesthetic: [deep_minimal, microhouse]
+  - name: "Classic acid 303 performance"
+    description: "Default patch, full Type Morph to acid, mid density → classic acid line; use 3D morph mapped to a performance controller."
+    aesthetic: [acid_house, psytrance]
+
+learn_more:
+  official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/generators-by-iftah/"

package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/midi_effects/expressive_chords.yaml

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+id: expressive_chords
+name: Expressive Chords
+sonic_description: >
+  MIDI chord library + voicing engine. 52 chord sets across gospel, trap,
+  R&B, jazz, classical, house, post-rock. MPE-ready — per-note pitch-bend,
+  dynamics, articulation. Trigger a root note, get a full voicing; use
+  MPE to bend individual voice members.
+category: chord_library
+character_tags: [chord, voicing, library, mpe]
+use_cases: [quick_chords, voicing_variety, harmonic_sketch]
+genre_affinity:
+  primary: [gospel, trap, rnb, jazz, classical, house, post_rock]
+  secondary: [all]
+complexity: beginner
+introduced_in: "11.0"
+pack: Expressive Chords
+creator: Render Audio + Ableton + Andrew Bruce
+class_name: PluginDevice
+
+key_parameters:
+  - name: "Chord Set"
+    description: "52 sets organized by genre/feel."
+  - name: "Root Note"
+    description: "Transpose the current voicing."
+  - name: "Voicing Variation"
+    description: "Swap inversions and voicings within the selected set."
+  - name: "MPE Modulation"
+    description: "Per-note pitch/velocity from an MPE controller."
+signature_techniques:
+  - name: "Sparse post-rock for minimal house"
+    description: "Pick post-rock set → let only top 2-3 voices through (gate the others) → sparse open voicings that work as minimal chord stabs."
+    aesthetic: [deep_minimal, post_rock]
+  - name: "MPE micro-tuning drift on held chord"
+    description: "Hold a chord → MPE pitch-bend each voice independently → organic detuning drift."
+    aesthetic: [jazz, experimental]
+
+learn_more:
+  official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/expressive-chords/"

package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/midi_effects/filler.yaml

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+id: filler
+name: Filler
+sonic_description: >
+  MIDI drum-pattern generator (Building Max Devices). A simple algorithmic
+  drum fill generator — useful as a free alternative to Patterns (Iftah)
+  when you just need quick drum content.
+category: generator
+character_tags: [drum_generator, algorithmic, simple]
+use_cases: [drum_programming_quickstart, fill_generation]
+genre_affinity:
+  primary: [all_electronic_drums]
+complexity: beginner
+introduced_in: "11.0"
+pack: Building Max Devices
+creator: Ableton
+class_name: PluginDevice
+
+key_parameters:
+  - name: "Density"
+    description: "Pattern density — sparse to dense."
+  - name: "Drum Voices"
+    description: "Which drum pads to fill."
+  - name: "Randomize"
+    description: "Re-generate pattern with randomization."
+
+signature_techniques:
+  - name: "Quick drum sketch"
+    description: "Dial density, click generate, commit the pattern you like. Move on — don't spend time."
+    aesthetic: [all]
+
+learn_more:
+  pack: "Building Max Devices"

package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/midi_effects/microtuner.yaml

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+id: microtuner
+name: Microtuner
+sonic_description: >
+  MIDI device (Max for Live) that applies microtonal tunings to downstream
+  instruments. Imports Scala (.scl) files — the standard format for
+  microtonal tunings, freely available from the Huygens-Fokker archive.
+  Supports pitch count up to 128, arbitrary octave ratios, Lead/Follow mode
+  to sync scales across multiple Microtuner instances, polyphonic playback,
+  MPE compatibility. Real-time blend-two-scales slider for shapeshifting
+  melodies and recasted chords.
+category: tuning
+character_tags: [microtonal, scale, shapeshifting, polyphonic, mpe]
+use_cases: [microtonal_melody, scale_morph, drone_tuning, chord_recasting]
+genre_affinity:
+  primary: [ambient, experimental, deep_minimal, drone]
+  secondary: [microhouse, jazz_fusion, cinematic]
+complexity: intermediate
+introduced_in: "12.0"
+pack: Microtuner
+creator: Ableton
+class_name: PluginDevice
+
+key_parameters:
+  - name: "Scale (Deck A / Deck B)"
+    description: "Two independent scale slots. Load .scl files by drag-drop. Blend between them via the Blend slider."
+    type: composite
+
+  - name: "Blend"
+    description: "Morph between Deck A and Deck B scales in real-time. Automate over 16+ bars for harmonic drift."
+    range: [0.0, 1.0]
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      pure_deck_a: 0.0
+      midpoint_morph: 0.5
+      automated_drift: "0.0 → 1.0 over 32 bars"
+
+  - name: "Reference Pitch"
+    description: "The reference MIDI note that maps to 'unity' in the scale. Usually 60 (middle C) or 69 (A4 = 440Hz)."
+    range: [0, 127]
+    type: int
+
+  - name: "Base Frequency"
+    description: "Frequency assigned to the reference pitch. 440Hz standard; try 432Hz for conspiratorial-warmth vibes."
+    range: [200, 600]
+    unit: "Hz"
+    type: float
+
+  - name: "Lead / Follow"
+    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."
+    range: ["Lead", "Follow", "None"]
+    type: enum
+
+signature_techniques:
+  - name: "Villalobos-style microtonal melody"
+    description: "Load a 19-tone equal-temperament (19-TET) Scala file → play a simple motif → immediately off-grid harmonic character without sounding random."
+    aesthetic: [deep_minimal, microhouse]
+  - name: "Partch 43-tone drone"
+    description: "Load Harry Partch's 43-tone just-intonation scale → apply to Drone Lab's Harmonic Drone Generator → ancient-sounding sustained bed."
+    aesthetic: [drone, ambient]
+  - name: "Two-scale automated morph"
+    description: "Deck A = major scale, Deck B = 19-TET. Automate Blend from 0 to 1 over 16 bars → harmony literally reshapes in time."
+    aesthetic: [experimental, deep_minimal]
+  - name: "Quarter-tone lead for expressive MPE"
+    description: "Load a 24-TET scale + ROLI-style MPE controller → slides and bends fall onto microtonal grid for non-Western expressivity."
+    aesthetic: [jazz_fusion, world, experimental]
+
+pairings:
+  - device: harmonic_drone_generator
+    rationale: "Override Drone Generator's built-in tunings with custom Scala imports for unlimited microtonal variety."
+  - device: granulator_iii
+    rationale: "Microtuner upstream of Granulator = grain-cloud beds in non-standard tunings."
+  - device: operator
+    rationale: "FM synthesis in alternative tunings produces wild inharmonic spectra — Operator responds especially well."
+
+gotchas:
+  - "Scale must be loaded BEFORE the downstream instrument receives notes — otherwise Live plays equal-tempered."
+  - "MPE works only when the downstream instrument is MPE-capable (Meld, Wavetable with MPE on, Granulator III, etc.)."
+  - "Lead/Follow sync requires Live 12.1+."
+  - "Some instruments ignore pitch bend beyond ±2 semitones — check the instrument's pitch-bend range before loading exotic scales."
+
+learn_more:
+  official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/microtuner/"
+  scala_archive: "http://www.huygens-fokker.org/microtonality/scales.html"

package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/midi_effects/patterns_iftah.yaml

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+id: patterns_iftah
+name: "Patterns (Iftah)"
+sonic_description: >
+  Algorithmic drum generator by Iftah (Generators pack). Six drum voices,
+  each with its own generation algorithm. Click Generate → instant drum
+  pattern. Click again → different pattern. The microhouse producer's
+  one-click sparse-drum solution — dial it to taste, commit.
+category: generator
+character_tags: [algorithmic, drum, one_click, six_voice]
+use_cases: [drum_programming, sparse_beat, quick_ideation, fill_generation]
+genre_affinity:
+  primary: [microhouse, deep_minimal, techno, house]
+  secondary: [idm, acid, electronica]
+complexity: beginner
+introduced_in: "11.0"
+pack: Generators by Iftah
+creator: Iftah
+class_name: PluginDevice
+
+key_parameters:
+  - name: "Voice Toggles"
+    description: "Enable each of 6 drum voices (kick, snare, closed hat, open hat, rim, shaker) independently."
+  - name: "Per-Voice Algorithm"
+    description: "Each voice has its own generation logic — pick density/sparsity per voice."
+  - name: "Generate Button"
+    description: "One click = new pattern. Non-destructive — commit via clip copy."
+  - name: "Output MIDI Notes (per voice)"
+    description: "Assign each voice to a drum-rack pad note."
+signature_techniques:
+  - name: "Sparse microhouse pattern"
+    description: "Disable snare + open hat → Generate until pattern feels right → all voices at low density → immediate Villalobos-adjacent groove."
+    aesthetic: [microhouse, deep_minimal]
+  - name: "Genre-spanning drum ideation"
+    description: "Use for fast first-draft drums across any genre — commit the one that fits, adjust by hand."
+    aesthetic: [all_electronic]
+
+learn_more:
+  official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/generators-by-iftah/"

package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/midi_effects/phase_pattern.yaml

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+id: phase_pattern
+name: Phase Pattern
+sonic_description: >
+  Clip-based MIDI transformer by Philip Meyer. Takes an existing clip and
+  applies organic timing, pitch, and velocity phase-shifts to produce
+  human-feeling variations. Unlike random quantization, Phase Pattern uses
+  phase relationships between parameters — timing offset can drive velocity
+  swing, pitch can drive timing. The result has coherent 'musicianship'
+  rather than random noise. THE microhouse sequencer for 'make this feel
+  human without losing the groove'.
+category: transformation
+character_tags: [phase, organic, humanize, coherent_variation, clip_based]
+use_cases: [humanize, swing_drift, organic_timing, coherent_variation]
+genre_affinity:
+  primary: [microhouse, deep_minimal, idm]
+  secondary: [jazz, electronica, experimental]
+complexity: intermediate
+introduced_in: "12.1"
+pack: MIDI Tools
+creator: Philip Meyer
+class_name: PluginDevice
+
+key_parameters:
+  - name: "Timing Offset"
+    description: "How much each note's start_time can shift from grid. Phase-driven, not random."
+    range: [0.0, 1.0]
+    type: float
+  - name: "Pitch Variation"
+    description: "Semitone variation applied in phase with other parameters."
+    range: [0, 12]
+    unit: "st"
+    type: int
+  - name: "Velocity Variation"
+    description: "Velocity phase-shift depth."
+  - name: "Quantize"
+    description: "Re-quantize output (locked) or leave free (free-form phase drift)."
+    type: enum
+
+signature_techniques:
+  - name: "Micro-swing for rigid drum patterns"
+    description: "Low Timing Offset (0.15), Quantize off → every hit drifts slightly from grid in a coherent, groove-affirming way (no random chaos)."
+    aesthetic: [microhouse, deep_minimal]
+  - name: "Organic vocal stutter"
+    description: "Apply to a vocal chop clip → phase-coherent timing/pitch shifts → chops feel recorded not programmed."
+    aesthetic: [microhouse, idm]
+
+gotchas:
+  - "Results are coherent but still non-deterministic — regenerating gives different output. Commit the version you like."
+
+learn_more:
+  official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/midi-tools/"

package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/midi_effects/polyrhythm.yaml

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+id: polyrhythm
+name: Polyrhythm
+sonic_description: >
+  Clip-based MIDI generator by Philip Meyer (MIDI Tools pack). Six
+  independent pattern generators, each with its own length and density —
+  creates polymetric and polyrhythmic patterns impossible to program by
+  hand. Includes Euclidean mode. Operates on a clip (not real-time) and
+  bakes results back as MIDI notes, so every generation is different and
+  every result is editable.
+category: generator
+character_tags: [polyrhythmic, polymeter, euclidean, generative, clip_based]
+use_cases: [asymmetric_drums, hypnotic_pattern, techno_groove, idm_programming]
+genre_affinity:
+  primary: [techno, deep_minimal, idm, experimental]
+  secondary: [microhouse, ambient, dub_techno]
+complexity: intermediate
+introduced_in: "12.1"
+pack: MIDI Tools
+creator: Philip Meyer
+class_name: PluginDevice
+
+key_parameters:
+  - name: "Voice Count"
+    description: "How many of the 6 pattern generators are active."
+    range: [1, 6]
+  - name: "Per-Voice Length"
+    description: "Step count for each lane independently. Set to non-coincident numbers (11, 13, 16) for polymeter."
+  - name: "Per-Voice Density"
+    description: "Pulses per step length. Euclidean distribution fills pulses evenly."
+  - name: "Output Pitch"
+    description: "MIDI note each voice outputs. Assign to drum-pad notes (36/38/42/46) for drum racks."
+
+signature_techniques:
+  - name: "Asymmetric techno groove"
+    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."
+    aesthetic: [techno, deep_minimal]
+  - name: "Hypnotic micropattern"
+    description: "All 6 voices at sparse density (1-3 pulses each) with asymmetric lengths → organic feel that evolves over minutes."
+    aesthetic: [deep_minimal, idm]
+
+gotchas:
+  - "Output is baked into the clip — regenerate replaces the pattern. Save favorites as separate clip."
+  - "Euclidean distribution is deterministic — same length+pulses always gives same pattern."
+
+learn_more:
+  official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/midi-tools/"

package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/midi_effects/retrigger.yaml

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+id: retrigger
+name: Retrigger
+sonic_description: >
+  Clip-based MIDI transformer by Philip Meyer. Replaces selected notes
+  with rapid repeats (rolls) — velocity curve and time-shape per repeat.
+  Quick source of drum fills, hi-hat rolls, buildup stutters. Preserves
+  the underlying clip, so you can apply to just the selected region.
+category: transformation
+character_tags: [roll, stutter, fill, drum_roll, urgency]
+use_cases: [drum_fills, hi_hat_rolls, stutter_buildup, tension_increase]
+genre_affinity:
+  primary: [dance, breakbeat, techno, house]
+  secondary: [all_genres_with_drums]
+complexity: beginner
+introduced_in: "12.1"
+pack: MIDI Tools
+creator: Philip Meyer
+class_name: PluginDevice
+
+key_parameters:
+  - name: "Note Selection"
+    description: "Which notes to retrigger — individual, some, or all."
+  - name: "Repeat Count"
+    description: "Number of retriggers per note."
+    range: [2, 32]
+    type: int
+  - name: "Time Curve"
+    description: "Exponential/linear spacing of repeats — accelerating fills, decelerating decays."
+  - name: "Velocity Curve"
+    description: "Velocity envelope across the roll — crescendo, decrescendo, flat."
+signature_techniques:
+  - name: "Accelerating hi-hat buildup"
+    description: "Select 4 hi-hat notes at end of section → Retrigger count 16, exponential curve → accelerating roll into the downbeat."
+    aesthetic: [dance, breakbeat]
+  - name: "Decelerating snare fill"
+    description: "Single snare hit → Retrigger 8 times with linear-to-long decay → natural-feeling fill."
+    aesthetic: [all]
+
+learn_more:
+  official: "https://www.ableton.com/en/packs/midi-tools/"