livepilot 1.26.0 → 1.26.1

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

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+id: hip_hop__madlib
+name: Madlib
+type: artist
+aliases:
+  - "madlib"
+  - "otis jackson jr"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - obscure sample flipping
+  - dense percussion layers
+  - dusty mix
+  - hip-hop-adjacent-but-weird — jazz samples, library music, world music sources
+  - cosmic stoner aesthetic
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Simpler  # slicing on any non-obvious source
+    - Voice Box
+    - Electric Keyboards
+  effects:
+    - Roar  # saturation
+    - Saturator
+    - Erosion
+    - Vinyl Distortion
+  packs:
+    - Chop and Swing
+    - Latin Percussion
+    - Voice Box
+    - Drum Booth
+  utilities:
+    - EQ Eight
+
+avoid:
+  - obvious sample sources (Dilla-style soul loops)
+  - clean production
+  - modern trap aesthetics
+  - preset drum kits
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - straightforward drums + unusual source material
+  - micro-chopped samples as rhythmic accent
+  - Latin percussion layered with boom-bap kit
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - jazz-sample harmonic content
+  - library-music chord fragments
+  - world-music modal lines
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - 2-4 bar loop with sample-flip moments
+  - vocal interjections
+  - 1-2 minute tracks (Madvillainy-era) or longer beat-tapes
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - heavy saturation across the mix
+  - vinyl crackle
+  - field-recording subtext
+
+sample_roles:
+  - melodic_source
+  - rhythmic_chop
+  - vocal_accent
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "micro_chop"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+  - name: "vocal_chop_rhythm"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+  - name: "reverse_layer"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+  - name: unusual source material + straightforward drums
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    novelty: 0.20
+    groove: 0.18
+    depth: 0.14
+    contrast: 0.14
+    motion: 0.12
+    cohesion: 0.12
+    clarity: 0.10
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.55
+    cohesion: 0.60
+    low_end: 0.70
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - sound_design
+    - arrangement
+    - device_creation
+  deprioritize:
+    - mix
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - rhythmic
+  - timbral
+  - structural
+dimensions_deprioritized:
+  - spatial
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.6
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 80
+  max: 100
+  time_signature: "4/4"
+
+canonical_artists: []
+canonical_genres:
+  - hip_hop
+  - lo_fi
+  - experimental
+
+notes: |
+  Madlib differs from Dilla and Premier by source selection: the
+  sample source IS the creative move. Plans often involve loading
+  obscure source material via sample_engine and building a Simpler
+  chop from it. Three plans typically: sound_design (Simpler slicing
+  with unusual source), arrangement (rhythmic — Latin Percussion
+  layer under boom-bap, dimension_hint="rhythmic"), device_creation
+  (Roar + Erosion saturation chain).

package/livepilot/skills/livepilot-core/references/concepts/artists/moodymann-theo-parrish.yaml

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+id: deep_house__moodymann_theo_parrish
+name: Moodymann / Theo Parrish
+type: artist
+aliases:
+  - "moodymann"
+  - "theo parrish"
+  - "kenny dixon jr"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - dusty house with live soul samples
+  - lo-fi aesthetic
+  - warm bass
+  - organic feel from sample manipulation not quantization
+  - Detroit deep-house lineage
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Simpler  # classic soul chops
+    - Electric Keyboards  # Rhodes
+    - Bass  # Creative Extensions
+  effects:
+    - Saturator
+    - Vinyl Distortion
+  packs:
+    - Chop and Swing
+    - Electric Keyboards
+    - Core Library
+    - Live Drums
+  utilities:
+    - EQ Eight
+
+avoid:
+  - pristine digital synthesis
+  - quantized drums
+  - modern house production
+  - clean EQ
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - house 4/4 with soul-sample-derived swing
+  - claps/snares from live drum kits
+  - open hat on off-beat
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - soul chord samples (7th, 9th voicings)
+  - Rhodes chords via Electric Keyboards
+  - chopped vocal samples as hook
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - extended house-track form (7-9 minutes)
+  - long intro, drop at bar 32
+  - vocal/sample flips across sections
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - vinyl-saturated drum bus
+  - Rhodes warmth
+  - analog-tape aesthetic
+
+sample_roles:
+  - melodic_source
+  - rhythmic_chop
+  - vocal_accent
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "Tape-warped EP"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Electric Keyboards
+  - name: "slice_and_sequence"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+  - name: "stab_isolation"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+  - name: vinyl-saturated drum bus
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    groove: 0.24
+    depth: 0.16
+    cohesion: 0.14
+    motion: 0.12
+    contrast: 0.12
+    novelty: 0.12
+    clarity: 0.10
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.60
+    cohesion: 0.70
+    low_end: 0.72
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - sound_design
+    - arrangement
+    - device_creation
+  deprioritize:
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - rhythmic
+  - timbral
+  - structural
+  - spatial
+dimensions_deprioritized: []
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.5
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 120
+  max: 124
+  time_signature: "4/4"
+
+canonical_artists: []
+canonical_genres:
+  - deep_house
+  - hip_hop
+
+notes: |
+  Moodymann/Theo asks occupy the boundary between house and hip-hop:
+  the drums are more swung than house typically, and the chord
+  content is soul-sampled rather than synthesized. Plans often
+  include Rhodes/EP work via Electric Keyboards, saturated drum-bus
+  treatment, and structural arrangement-family moves for the
+  extended-track form.

package/livepilot/skills/livepilot-core/references/concepts/artists/oneohtrix-point-never.yaml

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+id: experimental__oneohtrix_point_never
+name: Oneohtrix Point Never (Daniel Lopatin)
+type: artist
+aliases:
+  - "oneohtrix point never"
+  - "opn"
+  - "daniel lopatin"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - synth-as-voice (synthesizers singing)
+  - dense harmonic stacking
+  - vapor-wave tonality
+  - sudden tempo shifts
+  - cinematic sample work
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Wavetable  # morphing pads
+    - Meld  # dual-engine layering
+    - Emit  # grain cloud vocals
+    - Poli  # retro pad
+  effects:
+    - Voice Box  # vocal samples
+    - Pitch Hack
+    - PitchLoop89
+    - Vocoder
+  packs:
+    - Voice Box
+    - Inspired by Nature
+    - Performance Pack
+  utilities:
+    - EQ Eight
+
+avoid:
+  - minimal production philosophy
+  - subtractive thinking
+  - dry mixes
+  - conservative harmonic stacking
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - rhythmic sections alternate with ambient
+  - sudden tempo changes
+  - vocal stutters as rhythmic accent
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - dense vertical harmonic stacks
+  - vapor-wave chord progressions (suspended, unresolved)
+  - pitch-shifted vocal choirs
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - cinematic pacing with abrupt cuts
+  - long ambient passages between rhythmic sections
+  - sudden dynamic shifts
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - synthesized vocal fragments
+  - grain-cloud vocals
+  - retro-futurist synth textures
+
+sample_roles:
+  - vocal_source
+  - pad_layer
+  - texture_bed
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "Morphing ambient pad"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Wavetable
+  - name: "Retro stab"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Poli
+  - name: "Layered evolving pad"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Meld
+  - name: "vocoder"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Vocoder
+    notes: chain with synth carrier
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    novelty: 0.20
+    depth: 0.16
+    motion: 0.14
+    contrast: 0.14
+    cohesion: 0.12
+    groove: 0.12
+    clarity: 0.12
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.60
+    cohesion: 0.60
+    low_end: 0.60
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - sound_design
+    - device_creation
+    - arrangement
+  deprioritize:
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - rhythmic
+  - timbral
+  - structural
+  - spatial
+dimensions_deprioritized: []
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.65
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 80
+  max: 140
+  time_signature: "4/4"
+
+canonical_artists: []
+canonical_genres:
+  - experimental
+  - ambient
+
+notes: |
+  OPN asks are genuinely full-dimensional — the aesthetic blends
+  ambient, rhythmic, harmonic, and structural work. Plans typically
+  use Meld for layered pads, Emit for grain-cloud vocals, and Poli
+  for retro-stab moments. Sudden arrangement-level contrast plans
+  are especially idiomatic here.

package/livepilot/skills/livepilot-core/references/concepts/artists/photek-source-direct.yaml

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+id: drum_and_bass__photek_source_direct
+name: Photek / Source Direct (jungle / atmospheric DnB)
+type: artist
+aliases:
+  - "photek"
+  - "source direct"
+  - "rupert parkes"
+  - "atmospheric dnb"
+  - "intelligent jungle"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - chopped Amen breaks
+  - sub-bass on long held notes (not rapid modulation)
+  - jazz / string samples in melodic role
+  - technical drum programming
+  - atmospheric reverb tails
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Simpler  # Amen break slicing
+    - Bass  # sub
+    - SONiVOX Strings  # pp pizzicato as ghost layer
+  effects:
+    - Convolution Reverb
+    - Saturator
+  packs:
+    - Drum Essentials  # breakbeats
+    - SONiVOX Orchestral Strings
+  utilities:
+    - EQ Eight
+
+avoid:
+  - stock breakbeats (Amen must be chopped and rearranged)
+  - synth bass in place of sub-bass
+  - aggressive neurofunk sound design
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - Amen break chopped and rearranged at 174 BPM
+  - half-time perception on kick/snare
+  - ghost snare programming
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - jazz-string samples as harmonic color
+  - modal pad over sub-bass
+  - minimal melodic content
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - long intro with atmospheric pad
+  - Amen chop drop at bar 16 or 32
+  - breakdown / return pattern
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - jazz pad subtext
+  - Convolution Reverb on drum bus (subtle)
+  - vinyl-era warmth
+
+sample_roles:
+  - rhythmic_chop
+  - sub_source
+  - pad_layer
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "slice_and_sequence"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+    notes: at 174 BPM on Amen
+  - name: "Reese bass"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Analog
+  - name: "Villalobos sub-bass layer"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Simpler
+    notes: for sub
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    groove: 0.20
+    depth: 0.18
+    motion: 0.16
+    cohesion: 0.14
+    contrast: 0.12
+    novelty: 0.10
+    clarity: 0.10
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.60
+    cohesion: 0.70
+    low_end: 0.80
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - sound_design
+    - arrangement
+    - device_creation
+  deprioritize:
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - rhythmic
+  - timbral
+  - structural
+  - spatial
+dimensions_deprioritized: []
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.5
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 170
+  max: 180
+  time_signature: "4/4"
+
+canonical_artists: []
+canonical_genres:
+  - drum_and_bass
+
+notes: |
+  Photek / Source Direct is the intelligent / atmospheric end of DnB.
+  Plans should combine: sound_design (Simpler slicing on Amen break),
+  arrangement (rhythmic — re-sequencing chopped break,
+  dimension_hint="rhythmic"), device_creation (SONiVOX Strings on a
+  dedicated track for ghost-pad entry), and optional spatial work
+  via Convolution Reverb on drum bus.

package/livepilot/skills/livepilot-core/references/concepts/artists/rashad-spinn-traxman.yaml

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+id: footwork__rashad_spinn_traxman
+name: Rashad / Spinn / Traxman
+type: artist
+aliases:
+  - "rashad"
+  - "dj rashad"
+  - "spinn"
+  - "dj spinn"
+  - "traxman"
+  - "teklife"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - 160 BPM frenetic pace
+  - vocal-chop hyper-rhythms
+  - sparse kick programming (unpredictable placement)
+  - stuttered soul / hip-hop samples
+  - triplet feels inside 4/4
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Simpler  # slicing on vocal/soul samples — short chops
+    - Bass
+  effects:
+    - Slice Shuffler  # MIDI Tools
+    - Polyrhythm  # at 3:2 ratios
+  packs:
+    - Chop and Swing
+    - Trap Drums  # 808 samples — sparse use
+    - MIDI Tools
+  utilities:
+    - EQ Eight
+
+avoid:
+  - quantized-on-grid drums
+  - sustained elements
+  - bright leads
+  - long chord progressions
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - 1/16 vocal-chop barrages
+  - triplet feels against 4/4 kick grid
+  - 3:2 polyrhythms via Polyrhythm MIDI tool
+  - sparse kick — not steady
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - chopped-syllable pitch as melodic content
+  - rarely any sustained chord
+  - minor-key fragments
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - short tracks (2-3 minutes)
+  - rapid section changes
+  - chop pattern evolves across bars
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - dense vocal chop texture
+  - 808 sub as punctuation
+  - minimal atmospheric content
+
+sample_roles:
+  - rhythmic_chop
+  - vocal_source
+  - transient_accent
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "vocal_chop_rhythm"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+    notes: at aggressive 160 BPM tempo
+  - name: "slice_shuffler"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Slice Shuffler
+    notes: on 1/16 chops
+  - name: "micro_chop"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    groove: 0.26
+    motion: 0.18
+    novelty: 0.16
+    contrast: 0.12
+    depth: 0.10
+    cohesion: 0.10
+    clarity: 0.08
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.55
+    cohesion: 0.55
+    low_end: 0.70
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - arrangement
+    - sound_design
+    - device_creation
+  deprioritize:
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - rhythmic
+  - timbral
+  - structural
+dimensions_deprioritized:
+  - spatial
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.6
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 155
+  max: 165
+  time_signature: "4/4"
+
+canonical_artists: []
+canonical_genres:
+  - footwork
+  - drum_and_bass
+
+notes: |
+  Footwork asks demand 160 BPM first — always set tempo before any
+  creative work. Plans center on vocal-chop manipulation: Simpler
+  slicing at 1/16, Slice Shuffler for rapid re-sequencing, Polyrhythm
+  for 3:2 feels. Spatial deprioritized — the genre is dry and
+  rhythm-front.

package/livepilot/skills/livepilot-core/references/concepts/artists/robert-henke.yaml

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+id: minimal_techno__robert_henke
+name: Robert Henke (Monolake)
+type: artist
+aliases:
+  - "robert henke"
+  - "monolake"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - detailed granular textures
+  - pitch-shift-delay signatures
+  - generative-adjacent sound design
+  - cinematic electronic with rigorous craft
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Granulator III  # Henke MADE this
+    - Operator
+    - Wavetable
+  effects:
+    - PitchLoop89  # Henke emulated the hardware his influences used
+    - Convolution Reverb
+  packs:
+    - Inspired by Nature
+    - Performance Pack
+  utilities:
+    - EQ Eight
+
+avoid:
+  - simple preset chains
+  - unexamined default parameters
+  - conservative mix choices
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - rigid 4/4 techno base
+  - granular-texture percussion
+  - phase-shifted accents
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - modal tonal centers
+  - pitch-shifted detune as harmonic movement
+  - granular pitch-spread textures
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - section-level patience
+  - generative process + user macro decisions
+  - cinematic electronic pacing
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - granular textures on every sustained element
+  - dual-detune pitch-shift delay
+  - detailed mod-matrix routings
+
+sample_roles:
+  - texture_bed
+  - drone_source
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "PitchLoop89 dual detune"
+    source: pack-knowledge.md
+    notes: canonical Henke pair with Convolution Reverb
+  - name: "Granulator III Cloud mode"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Granulator III
+  - name: "tail_harvest"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    depth: 0.20
+    motion: 0.18
+    novelty: 0.16
+    cohesion: 0.14
+    contrast: 0.12
+    groove: 0.10
+    clarity: 0.10
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.60
+    cohesion: 0.70
+    low_end: 0.70
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - sound_design
+    - device_creation
+    - arrangement
+  deprioritize:
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - timbral
+  - spatial
+  - structural
+  - rhythmic
+dimensions_deprioritized: []
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.6
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 125
+  max: 132
+  time_signature: "4/4"
+
+canonical_artists: []
+canonical_genres:
+  - minimal_techno
+  - experimental
+  - ambient
+
+notes: |
+  Henke/Monolake asks reward rigorous mod-matrix work: deep Granulator
+  III programming, PitchLoop89 dual-detune chains, custom IRs in
+  Convolution Reverb. Plans should avoid "just load a preset and
+  send to reverb" — the aesthetic demands parameter-level engagement.