livepilot 1.26.0 → 1.26.1

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

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+id: minimal_techno__hawtin
+name: Richie Hawtin (Plastikman)
+type: artist
+aliases:
+  - "hawtin"
+  - "richie hawtin"
+  - "plastikman"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - subtractive minimalism
+  - single evolving source
+  - percussive percussion (no tuned percussion)
+  - dub-influenced space
+  - long arrangements that progress by subtraction
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Analog
+    - Simpler
+    - Drone Lab  # sustained sub-bed
+  effects:
+    - Convolution Reverb
+    - Auto Filter  # long LFO
+    - Echo
+  packs:
+    - Core Library synths
+    - Drone Lab
+    - Minimal techno kits
+  utilities:
+    - Utility  # narrow-to-mono sub
+    - EQ Eight
+
+avoid:
+  - thick layering
+  - preset chains
+  - reverb washes
+  - additive arrangement thinking
+  - dense percussion
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - rigid 4/4 kick
+  - single percussion element per section
+  - tension built through absence
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - single modal tonal center
+  - filter automation AS melody
+  - no chord changes
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - 10-15 minute arrangements
+  - subtraction over addition
+  - elements removed over time, not added
+  - single source morphs for entire track
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - long filter sweeps (4-16 bars)
+  - sustained sub-bed under everything
+  - tight dub-style send
+
+sample_roles:
+  - drone_source
+  - texture_bed
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "Hawtin subtractive pad"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Analog
+    notes: the technique's name literally comes from this artist
+  - name: "Micro-Modulation"
+    source: sound-design-deep.md
+  - name: "Subtraction over addition"
+    source: sound-design-deep.md
+  - name: single-source filter-automation as melody
+    source: sound-design-deep.md
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    depth: 0.22
+    motion: 0.18
+    cohesion: 0.16
+    novelty: 0.12
+    contrast: 0.12
+    groove: 0.10
+    clarity: 0.10
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.55
+    cohesion: 0.72
+    low_end: 0.78
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - sound_design
+    - arrangement  # subtractive structure
+    - mix
+  deprioritize:
+    - device_creation  # Hawtin adds nothing — he subtracts
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - timbral
+  - structural
+  - spatial
+dimensions_deprioritized:
+  - rhythmic
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.4
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 128
+  max: 132
+  time_signature: "4/4"
+
+canonical_artists: []
+canonical_genres:
+  - minimal_techno
+  - deep_minimal
+
+notes: |
+  Hawtin is a strict subtractive aesthetic. Plans that ADD elements
+  are anti-pattern — the director should bias toward plans that
+  REMOVE or TRANSFORM rather than add. device_creation family is
+  deprioritized for this packet even when the diversity rule would
+  normally favor it. Three plans often cluster: sound_design (single
+  source via Analog with deep modulation), arrangement (structural —
+  remove a percussion element at bar 32), mix (narrow-to-mono sub +
+  dub-style send).

package/livepilot/skills/livepilot-core/references/concepts/artists/isolee-luomo.yaml

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+id: microhouse__isolee_luomo
+name: Isolée / Luomo
+type: artist
+aliases:
+  - "isolee"
+  - "isolée"
+  - "luomo"
+  - "rajko muller"
+  - "vladislav delay"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - lush, slow-evolving microhouse with melodic pads
+  - warm filtered bass
+  - constant micro-variation — no 4-bar loop ever sounds identical to the last
+  - more melodic and less chop-centric than Akufen
+  - deep-house adjacent
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Drift
+    - Poli  # melodic stabs
+    - Wavetable  # slow position LFO
+    - Tree Tone  # asymmetric note cascades
+  effects:
+    - Chorus-Ensemble  # warm pads
+    - Variations  # Performance Pack — morph across bars
+    - PitchLoop89
+    - Convolution Reverb
+  packs:
+    - Voice Box
+    - Mood Reel
+    - Performance Pack  # Variations
+  utilities:
+    - Utility
+    - EQ Eight
+
+avoid:
+  - rigid quantization
+  - static patches
+  - dry mixes
+  - loops that repeat identically
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - soft 4/4 kick, off-beat hat
+  - shakers and hand percussion at low level
+  - micro-timing NOT as aggressive as Villalobos
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - warm minor 9th / sus4 pads
+  - melodic stabs that shift across 16-bar phrases
+  - vocal samples as pads when used
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - morph across 16-32 bar phrases
+  - Variations-driven chord morph
+  - slow reveal of elements
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - warm chorus / ensemble thickening
+  - reverb tails at moderate level (-15 to -25 dB)
+  - occasional vinyl crackle
+
+sample_roles:
+  - melodic_chop
+  - texture_bed
+  - pad_layer
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "Neo-soul Rhodes-adjacent keys"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Drift
+  - name: "Morphing ambient pad"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Wavetable
+  - name: "reverse_layer"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+  - name: "Variations-driven chord morph"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Variations
+    notes: 16-bar morph from one voicing to another
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    depth: 0.20
+    motion: 0.18
+    groove: 0.16
+    cohesion: 0.14
+    novelty: 0.12
+    contrast: 0.10
+    clarity: 0.10
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.60
+    cohesion: 0.70
+    low_end: 0.65
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - sound_design
+    - arrangement
+    - device_creation
+  deprioritize:
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - timbral
+  - structural
+  - rhythmic
+  - spatial
+dimensions_deprioritized: []
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.5
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 120
+  max: 126
+  time_signature: "4/4"
+
+canonical_artists: []
+canonical_genres:
+  - microhouse
+  - deep_house
+
+notes: |
+  Isolée/Luomo asks favor pad-and-stab development over chop-driven
+  work. Plans often cluster: sound_design (Drift/Wavetable patch
+  evolution with modulation), arrangement (16-bar morph using
+  Variations or probability), device_creation (return chain with
+  Chorus-Ensemble for warmth). Can legitimately cover all four
+  dimensions since the idiom is less restrictive than pure microhouse
+  or dub-techno.

package/livepilot/skills/livepilot-core/references/concepts/artists/j-dilla.yaml

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+id: hip_hop__j_dilla
+name: J Dilla
+type: artist
+aliases:
+  - "j dilla"
+  - "dilla"
+  - "jay dee"
+  - "james dewitt yancey"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - sampled breaks and soul loops
+  - intentionally "drunk" off-grid drum programming
+  - warm saturated mix
+  - chopped chord stabs from records
+  - human micro-timing as aesthetic
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Simpler  # slicing mode on classic breaks
+    - Electric Keyboards  # Rhodes chopped from vinyl
+    - Bass
+  effects:
+    - Saturator
+    - Vinyl Distortion
+    - Erosion
+    - Grain Delay  # tape delay simulation
+  packs:
+    - Chop and Swing
+    - Golden Era Hip-Hop Drums
+    - Electric Keyboards
+    - Drum Booth
+  utilities:
+    - EQ Eight
+
+avoid:
+  - quantized drums
+  - bright mixes
+  - modern trap-style hi-hats
+  - 808 sub-bass in place of electric/sampled bass
+  - clean production
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - off-grid drum programming (manual micro-timing)
+  - swing approximation 60-70% via individual note shifts
+  - no groove template — each note is placed by hand
+  - classic break slicing (Amen, Funky Drummer, Impeach the President)
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - chopped soul/jazz loops as harmonic content
+  - Rhodes/Wurly samples chopped from records
+  - sometimes unintentional key clashes become the sound
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - loop-based with sample-flip variations
+  - 8-16 bar loop extensions via chop re-arrangement
+  - no traditional verse/chorus form
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - vinyl crackle as perpetual subtext
+  - tape-warped EP tone
+  - saturator on drum bus
+  - dusty mix aesthetic
+
+sample_roles:
+  - rhythmic_chop
+  - melodic_source
+  - texture_bed
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "J Dilla micro-timed kit"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Simpler
+    notes: the technique's name literally comes from this artist
+  - name: "slice_and_sequence"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+  - name: "stab_isolation"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+  - name: "Tape-warped EP"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Electric Keyboards
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    groove: 0.26
+    depth: 0.16
+    novelty: 0.14
+    motion: 0.12
+    contrast: 0.12
+    cohesion: 0.10
+    clarity: 0.10
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.55
+    cohesion: 0.65
+    low_end: 0.75
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - arrangement  # rhythmic work dominates here
+    - sound_design
+    - device_creation
+  deprioritize:
+    - mix  # dusty-not-polished — mix work is subtle
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - rhythmic
+  - timbral
+  - structural
+dimensions_deprioritized:
+  - spatial  # dry intimacy is the aesthetic
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.5
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 85
+  max: 95
+  time_signature: "4/4"
+
+canonical_artists: []
+canonical_genres:
+  - hip_hop
+  - lo_fi
+  - soul
+  - downtempo
+
+notes: |
+  Dilla is the canonical beat-focused packet: spatial dimension is
+  deprioritized (dry intimacy IS the aesthetic — "boom bap" is a
+  close-miced room, not a cathedral). Plans almost always cluster:
+  rhythmic (manual micro-timing on drum notes, arrangement-family
+  with dimension_hint="rhythmic"), timbral (Saturator + Vinyl
+  Distortion + Erosion chain on drum bus, sound_design),
+  device_creation (Electric Keyboards + Grain Delay for tape-warped EP).

package/livepilot/skills/livepilot-core/references/concepts/artists/jeff-mills.yaml

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+id: techno__jeff_mills
+name: Jeff Mills
+type: artist
+aliases:
+  - "jeff mills"
+  - "the wizard"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - relentless percussive techno
+  - minimal melody
+  - sci-fi synth stabs
+  - unbroken 4/4 drive
+  - layered hi-hat patterns
+  - long arrangements (20+ minute live sets)
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Drift  # stabs
+    - Operator  # sci-fi bells
+    - Drum Rack  # 909 samples
+  effects:
+    - Phase Pattern  # organic hat timing
+    - Echo  # tight delay on stabs
+    - Saturator
+  packs:
+    - Drum Essentials  # 909
+    - Core Library
+  utilities:
+    - EQ Eight
+
+avoid:
+  - melodic harmony
+  - breaks
+  - restful moments
+  - slow tempos
+  - long chord progressions
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - relentless 909 kick-clap programming
+  - three or four hat layers with Phase Pattern humanization
+  - no break — energy sustained across entire track
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - single stab chord
+  - no progression — stab is a texture, not harmony
+  - occasional bell cluster for color
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - long-form sustain (20+ minute live sets)
+  - drop elements for 32 bars, then reintroduce
+  - energy modulation via element swapping, not tempo change
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - tight Echo on stabs
+  - saturated 909 samples
+  - no reverb washes — dry techno space
+
+sample_roles:
+  - stab_source
+  - percussive_ghost
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "Retro stab"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Poli
+  - name: relentless 909 programming
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+  - name: "phase_pattern"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+    notes: for hi-hat humanization
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    groove: 0.22
+    motion: 0.20
+    contrast: 0.14
+    cohesion: 0.12
+    novelty: 0.12
+    depth: 0.10
+    clarity: 0.10
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.65
+    cohesion: 0.70
+    low_end: 0.75
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - arrangement  # the percussive programming is rhythmic dominance
+    - sound_design
+    - mix
+  deprioritize:
+    - transition
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - rhythmic
+  - timbral
+  - structural
+dimensions_deprioritized:
+  - spatial  # dry techno space — no send work
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.5
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 130
+  max: 140
+  time_signature: "4/4"
+
+canonical_artists: []
+canonical_genres:
+  - techno
+  - detroit_techno
+
+notes: |
+  Jeff Mills asks emphasize rhythmic layering and stab texture. Plans
+  should favor percussion programming over spatial effects. Three
+  plans often cluster: arrangement (rhythmic — layered 909 hats with
+  Phase Pattern, dimension_hint="rhythmic"), sound_design (Drift
+  stab patch tuning + Echo delay settings), mix (saturation + tight
+  EQ on drum bus).

package/livepilot/skills/livepilot-core/references/concepts/artists/johannsson-richter.yaml

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+id: modern_classical__johannsson_richter
+name: Jóhann Jóhannsson / Max Richter
+type: artist
+aliases:
+  - "johannsson"
+  - "jóhannsson"
+  - "jóhann jóhannsson"
+  - "max richter"
+  - "richter"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - sustained string orchestral beds
+  - neo-classical piano fragments
+  - occasional brass swells
+  - contemporary film-score aesthetic
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Sampler  # multi-velocity string libraries
+    - Tension  # bowed cello, pp
+    - Upright Piano  # Spitfire Bechstein
+  effects:
+    - Convolution Reverb  # hall IR
+    - EQ Eight
+    - Compressor  # string bus, gentle
+  packs:
+    - SONiVOX Orchestral Strings
+    - Spitfire Strings/Brass
+    - Upright Piano
+    - Orchestral Mallets
+    - SONiVOX Orchestral Brass  # pp only
+    - SONiVOX Orchestral Woodwinds  # pp only
+  utilities:
+    - EQ Eight
+
+avoid:
+  - electronic percussion
+  - modern production polish
+  - compressed mix
+  - bright EQ
+  - synthesizers (unless sparse & atmospheric)
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - rubato (no fixed tempo) or slow 60-90 BPM
+  - timpani when rhythm exists at all
+  - no kit drums
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - major/minor tonal with occasional chromatic motion
+  - suspensions and resolutions as movement
+  - piano fragments as melodic anchor
+  - string bed as harmonic field
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - A-B-A' form common
+  - slow piano statement, string bed enters, return deeper
+  - cinematic pacing (tension + release)
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - natural hall acoustic
+  - grand piano resonance (pedal-down)
+  - breath and bow artifacts embraced
+
+sample_roles:
+  - texture_bed
+  - melodic_source
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "Bowed cello low register"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Tension
+  - name: "Orchestral multi-velocity"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Sampler
+  - name: "Single sustained note pedal-down"
+    source: pack-knowledge.md
+    device: Upright Piano
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    depth: 0.22
+    cohesion: 0.20
+    motion: 0.16
+    contrast: 0.14
+    novelty: 0.10
+    groove: 0.08
+    clarity: 0.10
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.65
+    cohesion: 0.78
+    low_end: 0.55
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - sound_design
+    - device_creation
+    - arrangement  # structural A-B-A' forms happen here
+  deprioritize:
+    - mix
+    - transition
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - timbral
+  - structural
+  - spatial
+dimensions_deprioritized:
+  - rhythmic
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.4
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 60
+  max: 90
+  time_signature: "4/4"  # or rubato
+
+canonical_artists: []
+canonical_genres:
+  - modern_classical
+  - ambient
+
+notes: |
+  Jóhannsson/Richter asks land differently from other ambient: the
+  arrangement (structural) dimension IS in scope, because cinematic
+  form has an actual A-B-A' shape. Three plans often cover timbral
+  (Sampler multi-velocity + Tension bowed cello), structural (piano
+  statement → string bed entry → deeper return), spatial (hall IR on
+  send).
+
+  Rhythmic is deprioritized; if the user explicitly asks for pulse
+  (as in Richter's "Sleep" or "Recomposed"), timpani programming via
+  notes/motif tools re-enters scope.