livepilot 1.26.0 → 1.26.1

package/livepilot/skills/livepilot-core/references/concepts/artists/arca-sophie.yaml

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+id: experimental__arca_sophie
+name: Arca / SOPHIE
+type: artist
+aliases:
+  - "arca"
+  - "sophie"
+  - "alejandra ghersi"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - hyper-detailed rhythmic programming
+  - metallic percussion
+  - vocal pitch extremes
+  - physical-sounding hits
+  - impossible textures — sounds that could not exist acoustically
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Collision  # mallet + metal percussion
+    - Tension  # plucked prepared string
+    - Corpus  # physical modeling on non-pitched sources
+    - Vector FM
+  effects:
+    - Vocoder
+    - Pitch Hack
+    - Snipper
+    - Spectral Resonator
+  packs:
+    - Inspired by Nature
+    - Building Max Devices  # Snipper
+  utilities:
+    - EQ Eight
+
+avoid:
+  - sampled drums
+  - acoustic percussion realism
+  - conservative mixing
+  - stock kits
+  - natural-sounding reverb
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - hyper-detailed micro-programming
+  - metal-on-glass percussion timbre
+  - physical-impact hits via Collision/Corpus
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - pitch-extremes on vocals (up AND down shifts)
+  - harmonic content from physical-model resonance
+  - inharmonic partials embraced
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - rapid timbral shifts
+  - physical-impact punctuation
+  - vocal fragments as harmonic color
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - metallic / glass / stone textures via Collision
+  - impossible-sounding acoustic spaces via Corpus
+  - vocal timbres from vocoder + extreme pitch shift
+
+sample_roles:
+  - percussive_ghost
+  - vocal_source
+  - transient_accent
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "Inharmonic bell drone"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Collision
+  - name: "Metal-string drone"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Tension
+  - name: "Noise Bow"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Corpus
+  - name: extreme pitch shift on vocals
+    source: atlas
+    device: Pitch Hack
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    novelty: 0.22
+    contrast: 0.18
+    motion: 0.14
+    groove: 0.14
+    depth: 0.12
+    cohesion: 0.10
+    clarity: 0.10
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.50
+    cohesion: 0.55
+    low_end: 0.65
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - sound_design
+    - device_creation
+    - arrangement
+  deprioritize:
+    - mix
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - rhythmic
+  - timbral
+  - structural
+dimensions_deprioritized:
+  - spatial  # the spatial work IS the source, not a send
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.75
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 70
+  max: 160
+  time_signature: "4/4"  # or broken
+
+canonical_artists: []
+canonical_genres:
+  - experimental
+  - hyperpop
+
+notes: |
+  Arca/SOPHIE asks emphasize physical-modeling synthesis and pitch
+  extremes. Plans should prefer Corpus, Collision, and Tension over
+  traditional synths. Three plans often land: sound_design (Corpus
+  on a percussion source for impossible resonance), device_creation
+  (Collision + Tension chain for metallic percussion), arrangement
+  (rhythmic — probability + Pitch Hack stutter on vocal chops,
+  dimension_hint="rhythmic").
+
+  Spatial work is typically internal to the source (Corpus/Collision
+  have their own space), not send-based.

package/livepilot/skills/livepilot-core/references/concepts/artists/autechre.yaml

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+id: idm__autechre
+name: Autechre
+type: artist
+aliases:
+  - "autechre"
+  - "ae"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - abstract rhythmic programming
+  - non-quantized micro-timing
+  - granular textures
+  - generative processes — track evolves by computation not composition
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Vector FM
+    - Vector Grain
+    - Operator
+  effects:
+    - Euclidean Rhythm  # Sequencers pack
+    - Phase Pattern
+    - Slice Shuffler
+    - Microtuner  # 19-TET or larger
+    - Bouncy Notes  # Inspired by Nature
+    - Performer  # Performance Pack — macro morphing
+  packs:
+    - Sequencers
+    - MIDI Tools
+    - Inspired by Nature
+    - Performance Pack
+  utilities:
+    - EQ Eight
+
+avoid:
+  - quantized beats
+  - equal temperament
+  - straightforward arrangement
+  - preset chains
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - Euclidean rhythms
+  - polyrhythmic layering
+  - asymmetric polymeter
+  - phase-shifted patterns
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - microtonal tuning (19-TET common)
+  - abstract pitch relationships
+  - melodic content as artefact of process
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - generative evolution
+  - no traditional sections — patterns morph continuously
+  - performer-driven macro changes
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - granular textures
+  - FM bell clusters
+  - chaotic-lock-in timbres
+
+sample_roles:
+  - texture_bed
+  - rhythmic_chop
+  - percussive_ghost
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "euclidean_slice_trigger"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+  - name: "Chaotic lock-in"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Vector Map
+  - name: "Modulated bell cluster"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Vector FM
+  - name: asymmetric polymeter
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    novelty: 0.22
+    groove: 0.18
+    motion: 0.16
+    contrast: 0.14
+    depth: 0.12
+    cohesion: 0.10
+    clarity: 0.08
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.45
+    cohesion: 0.55
+    low_end: 0.60
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - arrangement
+    - sound_design
+    - device_creation
+  deprioritize:
+    - mix
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - rhythmic
+  - timbral
+  - structural
+dimensions_deprioritized:
+  - spatial
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.75
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 80
+  max: 170
+  time_signature: "4/4"  # with internal polymeter
+
+canonical_artists: []
+canonical_genres:
+  - idm
+  - experimental
+
+notes: |
+  Autechre asks reward process over decision. Plans should set up
+  generative machinery: Euclidean Rhythm with asymmetric parameters,
+  Phase Pattern on drum clips, Performer macros. Three plans often
+  land: rhythmic (Euclidean + Phase Pattern combinations,
+  arrangement-family with dimension_hint="rhythmic"), timbral (Vector
+  FM patch with chaotic modulation, sound_design), device_creation
+  (Performer + modulation-matrix chain for macro morphing).
+
+  Spatial dimension deprioritized — Autechre's space is usually in
+  the source material's internal behavior, not in send chains.

package/livepilot/skills/livepilot-core/references/concepts/artists/basic-channel.yaml

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+id: dub_techno__basic_channel
+name: Basic Channel / Rhythm & Sound
+type: artist
+aliases:
+  - "basic channel"
+  - "rhythm and sound"
+  - "rhythm & sound"
+  - "moritz von oswald"
+  - "mark ernestus"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - space IS the instrument
+  - chord stabs feeding long filtered delay and reverb tails
+  - the tails carry the harmonic and melodic content
+  - kick-snare 4/4 but swimming in cavernous space
+  - low-mid warmth, never bright top-end
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Drift
+    - Poli
+    - Simpler  # dub-sub samples
+    - Drone Lab  # Harmonic Drone Generator
+  effects:
+    - Convolution Reverb  # Farfisa Spring IR, Stocktronics RX-4000
+    - Ping Pong Delay
+    - Echo
+    - Auto Filter
+  packs:
+    - Drone Lab
+    - Chop and Swing
+    - Lost and Found
+  utilities:
+    - Utility  # narrow-to-mono sub
+    - EQ Eight
+
+avoid:
+  - dry signals
+  - short tails
+  - bright top-end
+  - pre-mixed "finished" presets
+  - crisp transients
+  - EDM brightness
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - kick-snare 4/4 with ghost hits
+  - delayed off-beats from filtered delay
+  - percussion implied via tail interplay, not foreground
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - single chord stab as source
+  - reverb and delay tails BECOME the harmonic movement
+  - minor 7th or suspended voicings
+  - static harmonic center with color via filter movement
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - slow reveal
+  - subtraction before addition
+  - return deeper, not louder
+  - 8-12 minute tracks standard
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - long reverb tails at -10 to -20 dB
+  - vinyl crackle subtext
+  - rain/nature field recordings occasionally
+
+sample_roles:
+  - dub_tail_source
+  - texture_bed
+  - transient_ghost
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "The dub chord"
+    source: sound-design-deep.md
+    notes: chord → filtered delay → return-filter becomes the melody
+  - name: "Reverb as harmony"
+    source: sound-design-deep.md
+  - name: "Delay throws"
+    source: sound-design-deep.md
+  - name: "Dub sub-bass"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Bass
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    depth: 0.24
+    motion: 0.18
+    cohesion: 0.16
+    groove: 0.12
+    contrast: 0.12
+    novelty: 0.10
+    clarity: 0.08
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.50  # intentionally lower — dub-techno tolerates haze
+    cohesion: 0.72
+    low_end: 0.80
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - sound_design
+    - device_creation  # return chain setup is device_creation heavy
+    - mix  # space via send is legitimate mix work here
+  deprioritize:
+    - transition  # dub-techno evolves slowly, not through transitions
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - timbral
+  - spatial
+  - structural  # optional — only if user expands scope
+dimensions_deprioritized:
+  - rhythmic  # percussion implied not stated
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.5  # mid — the idiom is conservative
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 120
+  max: 130
+  time_signature: "4/4"
+
+canonical_artists: []
+canonical_genres:
+  - dub_techno
+  - dub
+  - deep_minimal
+
+notes: |
+  Basic Channel asks reward the "return-track architecture" approach:
+  the main signal is dry-ish, and a return (Ping-Pong Delay with filter
+  + Convolution Reverb with cathedral IR) carries the aesthetic. Three
+  plans typically land: (1) a device_creation plan that builds the
+  return chain, (2) a sound_design plan that opens Drift/Poli on the
+  chord stab, (3) a mix plan that narrows the sub to mono. Rhythmic
+  plans are idiomatic under-coverage — drop them honestly unless the
+  user specifically asks for swing.
+
+  If the user mixes Basic Channel with a rhythmically-emphatic
+  reference ("Basic Channel but with Dilla swing"), the rhythmic
+  dimension re-enters scope and an arrangement-family plan with
+  dimension_hint="rhythmic" should appear.

package/livepilot/skills/livepilot-core/references/concepts/artists/basinski.yaml

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+id: ambient__basinski
+name: William Basinski
+type: artist
+aliases:
+  - "basinski"
+  - "william basinski"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - tape loops degrading across long durations
+  - the DECAY of the source IS the piece
+  - a single 2-8 second loop played for 30-60 minutes
+  - the tape physically eroding over the piece's length
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Vector Grain  # Inspired by Nature
+    - Looper
+    - Sampler
+  effects:
+    - Convolution Reverb  # long decay
+    - Erosion
+    - Dynamic Tube
+    - Vinyl Distortion
+    - Grain Delay
+  packs:
+    - Inspired by Nature
+    - Mood Reel
+  utilities:
+    - EQ Eight
+    - Utility
+
+avoid:
+  - crisp digital playback
+  - fresh samples (use degraded/compressed source)
+  - cuts between sections
+  - fast evolution
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - no rhythm — sustained loop
+  - any pulse is incidental to the loop content
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - single loop's harmonic content sustained across entire piece
+  - decay alters perceived harmony as frequencies drop out
+  - no chord changes, only erosion
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - single loop, long duration
+  - decay IS the arrangement
+  - Looper on a return for literal tape-loop emulation
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - tape hiss embraced
+  - cassette-IR Convolution
+  - Erosion and Vinyl Distortion as character
+
+sample_roles:
+  - texture_bed
+  - drone_source
+  - dub_tail_source
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "Basinski tape degradation"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Vector Grain
+  - name: "tail_harvest"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+  - name: "extreme_stretch"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+  - name: "reverse_layer"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    depth: 0.28
+    cohesion: 0.20
+    motion: 0.14
+    contrast: 0.12
+    novelty: 0.10
+    groove: 0.08
+    clarity: 0.08
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.40
+    cohesion: 0.78
+    low_end: 0.60
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - sound_design
+    - device_creation
+  deprioritize:
+    - mix
+    - arrangement
+    - transition
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - timbral
+  - spatial
+dimensions_deprioritized:
+  - rhythmic
+  - structural
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.4
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 0
+  max: 0  # no tempo — duration-based form
+
+canonical_artists: []
+canonical_genres:
+  - ambient
+  - drone
+  - modern_classical
+
+notes: |
+  Basinski is the strongest 2-of-4 case in the artist catalog. Only
+  timbral and spatial dimensions are legitimately in scope. Two-plan
+  outputs are correct; forcing a third plan invents fabrication.
+
+  Typical plan distribution: (1) sound_design — Vector Grain with
+  degraded source samples, (2) device_creation — Looper on a return
+  + Convolution Reverb + Erosion chain. If the current session is
+  missing a degraded source, a third sample_engine-adjacent plan
+  (device_creation — load Sampler with a compressed degraded source)
+  is acceptable.

package/livepilot/skills/livepilot-core/references/concepts/artists/boards-of-canada.yaml

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+id: downtempo__boards_of_canada
+name: Boards of Canada
+type: artist
+aliases:
+  - "boards of canada"
+  - "boc"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - degraded-tape analog warmth
+  - detuned synthesizers
+  - child-voice samples
+  - 70s children's TV aesthetic
+  - slow tempos
+  - nostalgic melancholy
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Drift  # warm detune
+    - Simpler  # degraded samples with Erosion
+    - Electric Keyboards  # tape-warped
+  effects:
+    - Echo  # tape-delay via
+    - Grain Delay
+    - Vinyl Distortion
+    - Erosion
+  packs:
+    - Chop and Swing
+    - Electric Keyboards
+    - Mood Reel
+  utilities:
+    - EQ Eight
+
+avoid:
+  - pristine samples
+  - modern drum production
+  - bright mixes
+  - clean synthesis chains
+  - fast tempos
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - slow downtempo beats
+  - lo-fi break programming
+  - soft hand-percussion
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - detuned analog pad chords
+  - minor-key melancholic melodic fragments
+  - child-voice samples as melodic motif
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - long slow reveal
+  - 4-6 minute tracks
+  - single mood sustained throughout
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - tape warmth (Erosion + Vinyl Distortion on everything)
+  - slight tuning instability
+  - nostalgic haze
+
+sample_roles:
+  - vocal_source
+  - texture_bed
+  - melodic_source
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "Tape-warped EP"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Electric Keyboards
+  - name: "reverse_layer"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+  - name: "Dense grain cloud"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Vector Grain
+    notes: for vocal processing
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    depth: 0.22
+    cohesion: 0.18
+    motion: 0.14
+    groove: 0.12
+    contrast: 0.12
+    novelty: 0.12
+    clarity: 0.10
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.55
+    cohesion: 0.72
+    low_end: 0.65
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - sound_design
+    - device_creation
+    - arrangement
+  deprioritize:
+    - mix
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - timbral
+  - structural
+  - spatial
+  - rhythmic
+dimensions_deprioritized: []
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.4
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 70
+  max: 95
+  time_signature: "4/4"
+
+canonical_artists: []
+canonical_genres:
+  - downtempo
+  - lo_fi
+
+notes: |
+  BoC asks cluster around tape-warmth and detune. Plans often include:
+  sound_design (Drift with detune + filter drift), device_creation
+  (Vinyl Distortion + Erosion chain on drum bus, Grain Delay on pad),
+  arrangement (long slow reveal structure). Bass-laptop audibility
+  note (per memory): BoC bass is D1-D2 territory — ensure 150-200 Hz
+  harmonic boost for laptop playback.