livepilot 1.26.0 → 1.26.1

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

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+id: dub_techno__shackleton
+name: Shackleton
+type: artist
+aliases:
+  - "shackleton"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - polyrhythmic 3-over-4 percussion
+  - Middle-Eastern / ritual aesthetics
+  - low-end heavy
+  - off-kilter kick placement
+  - vocal samples treated as found-sound artefacts
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Simpler  # for vocal/ritual samples
+    - Operator  # microtonal bells
+    - Bass
+  effects:
+    - Polyrhythm  # MIDI Tools
+    - Phase Pattern  # MIDI Tools
+    - Microtuner  # 19-TET for ritual feel
+    - Convolution Reverb
+  packs:
+    - Latin Percussion
+    - Voice Box  # vocal samples
+    - MIDI Tools
+  utilities:
+    - Utility
+
+avoid:
+  - 4/4 kick grid
+  - Western equal-temperament melody
+  - stock drum racks
+  - pristine mix
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - 3-over-4 or 5-over-4 polymeter
+  - asymmetric kick placement
+  - ritual hand percussion
+  - phase-shifted pattern accents
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - microtonal melodic fragments
+  - modal drones
+  - vocal samples as melodic content
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - long, patient development
+  - polyrhythmic layers interlock and release
+  - ritualistic repetition with subtle variation
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - cave-like reverb
+  - ritual percussion beds
+  - vocal fragments as atmosphere
+
+sample_roles:
+  - rhythmic_chop
+  - texture_bed
+  - ritual_source
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "Make it weird without making it wrong"
+    source: sound-design-deep.md
+  - name: "euclidean_slice_trigger"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+  - name: asymmetric polymeter
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    depth: 0.20
+    groove: 0.20
+    motion: 0.16
+    novelty: 0.14
+    contrast: 0.12
+    cohesion: 0.10
+    clarity: 0.08
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.55
+    cohesion: 0.65
+    low_end: 0.80
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - arrangement
+    - sound_design
+    - device_creation
+  deprioritize:
+    - mix
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - rhythmic
+  - timbral
+  - structural
+  - spatial
+dimensions_deprioritized: []
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.6
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 125
+  max: 135
+  time_signature: "4/4"  # notional — internal polymeter dominates
+
+canonical_artists: []
+canonical_genres:
+  - dub_techno
+  - experimental
+  - techno
+
+notes: |
+  Shackleton asks are the rare case where all four dimensions are
+  actively in play. Plans typically cover: rhythmic (Polyrhythm +
+  Phase Pattern on percussion, arrangement-family with
+  dimension_hint="rhythmic"), timbral (Microtuner on Operator for
+  microtonal bells, sound_design), spatial (cave reverb send on a
+  return, mix), structural (asymmetric build, transition-family).
+
+  Safer default: 3 plans across rhythmic + timbral + spatial; add
+  structural only if the user specifically asks for arrangement-level
+  change.

package/livepilot/skills/livepilot-core/references/concepts/artists/skream-mala.yaml

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+id: dubstep__skream_mala
+name: Skream / Mala (DMZ-era dubstep)
+type: artist
+aliases:
+  - "skream"
+  - "mala"
+  - "dmz dubstep"
+  - "digital mystikz"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - sub-bass wobbles (tonal, not aggressive)
+  - half-time drums at 140 BPM (snare on 3)
+  - reggae / dub influence
+  - heavy sidechain for sub-bass breathing
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Wavetable  # wobble bass
+    - Bass
+    - Operator  # Ring Modulator via
+  effects:
+    - Echo  # dub-style delay
+    - Auto Filter  # synced to tempo for wobble
+    - Saturator
+  packs:
+    - Drum Essentials  # dubstep kits
+  utilities:
+    - Compressor  # heavy sidechain
+
+avoid:
+  - full-step beats (2-step is half-time)
+  - bright overtones
+  - fast tempos
+  - distorted growl bass (that's modern dubstep, not DMZ-era)
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - half-time at 140 BPM — snare on the 3
+  - steady 909 hats
+  - occasional syncopated kick variation
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - minor-key melodic fragments
+  - tonal wobble bass as harmonic content
+  - dub-style chord stabs on the off-beat
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - long intro, drop at bar 16 or 32
+  - breakdown with bass removed
+  - return with deeper bass
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - dub-style long delay
+  - heavy sub presence
+  - occasional reggae vocal samples
+
+sample_roles:
+  - melodic_source
+  - dub_tail_source
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "Wobble bass"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Wavetable
+  - name: "Reese-style bass"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Bass
+  - name: "Delay throws"
+    source: sound-design-deep.md
+  - name: half-time drum programming
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    depth: 0.22
+    groove: 0.18
+    motion: 0.16
+    contrast: 0.14
+    novelty: 0.10
+    cohesion: 0.10
+    clarity: 0.10
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.55
+    cohesion: 0.65
+    low_end: 0.85  # sub-bass is the genre
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - sound_design
+    - device_creation
+    - mix  # sidechain + send work is central
+  deprioritize:
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - rhythmic
+  - timbral
+  - structural
+  - spatial
+dimensions_deprioritized: []
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.5
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 138
+  max: 142
+  time_signature: "4/4"  # half-time perceived
+
+canonical_artists: []
+canonical_genres:
+  - dubstep
+  - dub
+
+notes: |
+  Skream/Mala differs from Burial by emphasis: DMZ-era is bass-first
+  (wobble as harmonic content), Burial is vocal-first (chopped vocals
+  as hook). Plans for DMZ-era typically include: sound_design
+  (Wavetable wobble bass patch), device_creation (Echo send chain for
+  dub delay), mix (heavy sidechain on non-bass elements triggered by
+  kick).

package/livepilot/skills/livepilot-core/references/concepts/artists/stars-of-the-lid.yaml

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+id: ambient__stars_of_the_lid
+name: Stars of the Lid
+type: artist
+aliases:
+  - "stars of the lid"
+  - "sotl"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - sustained orchestral drones
+  - no percussion
+  - glacial pace — 10-20 minute pieces
+  - string tremolos blurred into single sustained note
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Sampler  # multi-velocity orchestral multi-sample
+    - Vector Grain
+    - Granulator III
+    - Tension  # bowed cello
+  effects:
+    - Convolution Reverb  # cathedral/warehouse IR
+  packs:
+    - SONiVOX Orchestral Strings  # pizzicato double-bass as bed
+    - Orchestral Mallets
+    - Mood Reel
+  utilities:
+    - EQ Eight
+
+avoid:
+  - any percussion
+  - drum samples
+  - rhythmic elements
+  - short sounds
+  - fast evolution
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - truly no rhythm
+  - duration-based form
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - modal sustained harmony
+  - glacial chord changes (every 60+ seconds)
+  - bowed-cello low register as harmonic foundation
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - 10-20 minute pieces
+  - each piece is one sustained event with subtle shifts
+  - no hard cuts between sections
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - cathedral acoustic
+  - string tremolos blurred
+  - breath and bow noise embraced
+
+sample_roles:
+  - texture_bed
+  - drone_source
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "Orchestral multi-velocity"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Sampler
+  - name: "Bowed cello low register"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Tension
+  - name: "Slow-motion sustain"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Vector Grain
+  - name: "spectral_freeze"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    depth: 0.28
+    cohesion: 0.22
+    motion: 0.12
+    contrast: 0.10
+    novelty: 0.10
+    groove: 0.08
+    clarity: 0.10
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.45
+    cohesion: 0.80
+    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: 0.35
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 0
+  max: 0
+
+canonical_artists: []
+canonical_genres:
+  - ambient
+  - drone
+  - modern_classical
+
+notes: |
+  SotL is another 2-of-4 case. The plans should be orchestral-source
+  first, not synth first. Sampler with a multi-velocity string library
+  is the usual anchor, followed by a cathedral Convolution Reverb
+  send. Tension for bowed cello as low-register bed.

package/livepilot/skills/livepilot-core/references/concepts/artists/tim-hecker.yaml

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+id: ambient__tim_hecker
+name: Tim Hecker
+type: artist
+aliases:
+  - "tim hecker"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - loud-but-fuzzy drone clouds
+  - distorted harmonic content
+  - digital grain from deliberately overloaded DSP
+  - melody hidden inside noise
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Vector Grain
+    - Granulator III  # Cloud mode with pitch spread
+    - Emit  # Inspired by Nature
+  effects:
+    - Erosion
+    - Saturator
+    - Convolution Reverb  # custom IRs
+    - Dynamic Tube
+    - Grain Delay
+    - Spectral Blur
+  packs:
+    - Inspired by Nature
+    - Mood Reel
+  utilities:
+    - EQ Eight
+
+avoid:
+  - clean signal chains
+  - dry tracks
+  - traditional mix philosophy (subtlety)
+  - pristine digital playback
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - no rhythm as conventional beat
+  - pulsing swells from Granulator/Emit grain rate
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - harmonic content buried inside saturation and grain
+  - melodic fragments emerge from the noise cloud
+  - tonal centers that drift
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - slow reveals
+  - dense layering of multiple grain clouds
+  - each track is a single "event" sustained
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - digital grain and overloading as aesthetic
+  - harmonic saturation on every bus
+  - loud noise floor
+
+sample_roles:
+  - texture_bed
+  - drone_source
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "Grain cloud (Tim Hecker)"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Emit
+    notes: the technique's name is literally derived from this artist
+  - name: "granular_scatter"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+  - name: "extreme_stretch"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+  - name: "spectral_freeze"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    depth: 0.24
+    novelty: 0.18
+    cohesion: 0.14
+    motion: 0.14
+    contrast: 0.12
+    groove: 0.08
+    clarity: 0.10
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.40
+    cohesion: 0.65
+    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: 0.55
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 0
+  max: 0
+
+canonical_artists: []
+canonical_genres:
+  - ambient
+  - drone
+  - experimental
+  - idm
+
+notes: |
+  Hecker asks reward aggression that stays inside texture — loud,
+  saturated, grain-heavy, but never rhythmic. Three plans can fit
+  here (unlike SotL/Basinski which are strict 2-of-4) because
+  device_creation has real range: Vector Grain + Emit + Granulator III
+  each offer distinct grain behaviors. A saturation-heavy mix plan
+  (Saturator on bus, Dynamic Tube on master) also sits naturally.

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

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+id: deep_minimal__villalobos
+name: Ricardo Villalobos
+type: artist
+aliases:
+  - "villalobos"
+  - "ricardo villalobos"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - micro-sampled vocals and found sounds as melodic content
+  - off-grid percussion with South American polyrhythms
+  - sub-bass at 40-50 Hz fundamental (sub_low analyzer band)
+  - tracks that evolve across 15+ minutes without repetition
+  - constant micro-variation — no 4-bar loop ever sounds the same
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Simpler
+    - Drone Lab
+    - Bass
+    - Operator
+  effects:
+    - Snipper
+    - PitchLoop89
+    - Convolution Reverb
+    - Phase Pattern
+    - Microtuner
+  packs:
+    - Latin Percussion
+    - Lost and Found
+    - Voice Box
+    - Drone Lab
+    - Chop and Swing
+    - Glitch and Wash
+  utilities:
+    - Utility
+    - Spectrum
+
+avoid:
+  - quantized 4/4 drums
+  - bright kicks
+  - repetitive 8-bar loops
+  - stock presets
+  - aggressive sidechain
+  - dry mix
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - off-grid micro-timing on almost every hit
+  - polyrhythmic hand percussion (cuica, conga, guiro, claves)
+  - chopped-vocal content doubling as rhythm AND melody
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - chopped vocals as melodic material
+  - occasional microtonal moments
+  - modal not functional harmony
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - long-form evolution (8+ minutes typical)
+  - subtraction over addition
+  - single element morphs across dozens of bars
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - constant field-recording subtext
+  - reverb tails layered at -25 to -30 dB
+  - found-sound as texture bed
+
+sample_roles:
+  - texture_bed
+  - transient_ghost
+  - melodic_chop
+  - rhythmic_chop
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "Vocal micro-chop (Akufen)"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Simpler
+  - name: "Villalobos sub-bass layer"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Simpler
+  - name: "dub_throw"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+  - name: "Micro-Modulation"
+    source: sound-design-deep.md
+    notes: filter + pitch at <5% depth
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    depth: 0.22
+    groove: 0.20
+    motion: 0.16
+    novelty: 0.14
+    contrast: 0.10
+    cohesion: 0.10
+    clarity: 0.08
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.55
+    cohesion: 0.65
+    low_end: 0.75
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - arrangement
+    - sound_design
+    - transition
+  deprioritize:
+    - mix
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - rhythmic
+  - timbral
+  - structural
+dimensions_deprioritized:
+  - spatial  # not absent, but subordinate to rhythmic/timbral
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.6  # Villalobos asks are usually adventurous
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 125
+  max: 135
+  time_signature: "4/4"
+
+canonical_artists: []  # artist packet
+canonical_genres:
+  - deep_minimal
+  - minimal_techno
+  - microhouse
+
+notes: |
+  Villalobos asks reward subtraction, patience, and subtle non-repetition.
+  Three plans should ideally span clip-level rhythmic transformation
+  (arrangement-family with dimension_hint="rhythmic"), timbral
+  development of a single source (sound_design), and a structural
+  breathing move (transition-family, create_breakdown or negative-space
+  reveal). Avoid ANY plan that makes the track feel "busier" — even
+  Villalobos's densest moments are subtracted, not added.