livepilot 1.26.0 → 1.26.1

package/livepilot/skills/livepilot-core/references/concepts/genres/ambient.yaml

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+id: ambient
+name: Ambient / Drone
+type: genre
+aliases:
+  - "ambient"
+  - "drone"
+  - "ambient drone"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - 60-90 BPM or no perceptible tempo
+  - 5-30+ minute pieces
+  - sustained pads, drones, evolving harmonic fields
+  - modal or microtonal common
+  - texture IS the composition
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Granulator III  # Cloud mode
+    - Drone Lab  # Harmonic Drone Generator
+    - Vector Grain
+    - Emit
+    - Tension  # bowed cello
+    - Sampler  # orchestral
+  effects:
+    - Convolution Reverb  # cathedral/hall
+    - Vector Delay
+    - Delay
+    - Erosion
+    - Dynamic Tube
+  packs:
+    - Drone Lab
+    - Inspired by Nature
+    - Mood Reel
+    - SONiVOX Orchestral Strings  # pp only
+    - SONiVOX Orchestral Woodwinds  # pp only
+  utilities:
+    - EQ Eight
+
+avoid:
+  - drums
+  - rhythmic patterns
+  - fast elements
+  - bright EQ
+  - hard cuts
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - no rhythm, or very sparse
+  - occasional distant bell / chime / rim-shot
+  - duration-based form
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - sustained pads
+  - drones
+  - evolving harmonic fields
+  - modal or microtonal common
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - 5-30+ minute pieces
+  - no sections — continuous evolution
+  - subtle shifts across long durations
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - reverb, granular, delay, tape degradation
+  - cathedral acoustics
+  - decay AS composition
+
+sample_roles:
+  - texture_bed
+  - drone_source
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "Grain cloud (Tim Hecker)"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Emit
+  - name: "Basinski tape degradation"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Vector Grain
+  - name: "Slow-motion sustain"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Vector Grain
+  - name: "extreme_stretch"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+  - name: "tail_harvest"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    depth: 0.26
+    cohesion: 0.20
+    motion: 0.14
+    contrast: 0.12
+    novelty: 0.10
+    groove: 0.08
+    clarity: 0.10
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.45
+    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: 90
+  time_signature: "4/4"
+
+canonical_artists:
+  - stars-of-the-lid
+  - tim-hecker
+  - basinski
+  - gas
+  - johannsson-richter
+
+canonical_genres: []
+
+notes: |
+  Ambient is the strongest 2-of-4 genre. Plans should rarely exceed
+  timbral + spatial coverage. If the user requests rhythmic work
+  while referencing ambient, disambiguate — ambient with pulse
+  (Gas-adjacent) is a hybrid; pure ambient has no rhythmic work.

package/livepilot/skills/livepilot-core/references/concepts/genres/boom_bap.yaml

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+id: boom_bap
+name: Boom Bap
+type: genre
+aliases:
+  - "boom bap"
+  - "boom-bap"
+  - "golden era hip hop"
+  - "east coast hip hop"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - "chopped soul loops as the primary harmonic content"
+  - "tight kick-snare, no hat complexity"
+  - snare drowned in plate reverb on send
+  - dirty saturated drum bus
+  - chord-stab-driven arrangement (the stab IS the song)
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Simpler  # classic mode for stabs, slicing for breaks
+    - Bass  # Creative Extensions
+  effects:
+    - Saturator
+    - Erosion
+    - Vinyl Distortion
+    - Convolution Reverb  # plate or spring IR on snare
+  packs:
+    - Golden Era Hip-Hop Drums
+    - Chop and Swing
+    - Drum Booth
+  utilities:
+    - EQ Eight
+
+avoid:
+  - clean samples
+  - modern drum samples (trap 808s, crispy hats)
+  - synth bass
+  - long arrangements
+  - bright mixes
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - tight boom-bap kick on 1 + snare on 3
+  - simple hat patterns (closed on off-beats)
+  - occasional kick variation
+  - swung 65-70%
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - single chord stab from vinyl source
+  - stab repeated with subtle pitch/filter variation
+  - no chord progressions — the stab IS the harmony
+  - soul-loop source as tonal center
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - short loops (2-4 bar repetitions)
+  - stab re-triggered across sections
+  - vocal sample punctuation
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - dusty vinyl saturation
+  - plate reverb on snare (100% wet on send)
+  - tight mix — no spatial spread
+
+sample_roles:
+  - stab_source
+  - rhythmic_chop
+  - vocal_accent
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "stab_isolation"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+  - name: "slice_and_sequence"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+  - name: snare-through-Convolution-Reverb-at-100%-wet-on-send
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    groove: 0.24
+    depth: 0.16
+    cohesion: 0.14
+    contrast: 0.12
+    novelty: 0.12
+    motion: 0.12
+    clarity: 0.10
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.60
+    cohesion: 0.70
+    low_end: 0.75
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - sound_design
+    - arrangement
+    - device_creation
+  deprioritize:
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - rhythmic
+  - timbral
+  - structural
+  - spatial  # plate reverb on snare IS spatial work
+dimensions_deprioritized: []
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.45
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 85
+  max: 95
+  time_signature: "4/4"
+
+canonical_artists:
+  - dj-premier-rza
+  - j-dilla
+  - madlib
+
+canonical_genres: []
+
+notes: |
+  Boom-bap distinguishes itself from lo-fi by being TIGHTER — less
+  drift, less hiss, more precise snare-on-3 discipline. The plate
+  reverb on the snare is the signature (Premier's canonical move).
+  Unlike Dilla's "drunk" programming, boom-bap drums are often
+  MORE quantized than the source soul loop — the contrast between
+  tight drums and swinging sample is the feel.

package/livepilot/skills/livepilot-core/references/concepts/genres/deep-minimal.yaml

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+id: deep_minimal
+name: Deep Minimal / Villalobos-school
+type: genre
+aliases:
+  - "deep minimal"
+  - "minimal-deep"
+  - "villalobos-school"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - deep fundamental kick (40-50 Hz sub_low band)
+  - Latin hand percussion + digital glass/metal + chopped vocals
+  - extreme micro-timing variation across most hits
+  - chopped vocals AS melody
+  - long-form evolution without repetition
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Simpler  # slicing
+    - Bass  # Creative Extensions
+    - Drone Lab  # sub-bed
+    - Operator  # Haas-style deep bass
+  effects:
+    - PitchLoop89
+    - Convolution Reverb
+    - Phase Pattern  # off-grid percussion
+    - Microtuner
+  packs:
+    - Latin Percussion
+    - Lost and Found
+    - Voice Box
+    - Drone Lab
+    - Chop and Swing
+    - Glitch and Wash
+  utilities:
+    - Utility
+    - EQ Eight
+
+avoid:
+  - quantized drums
+  - 8-bar repetition
+  - bright kicks
+  - dry mix
+  - sidechain
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - off-grid micro-timing on most hits
+  - Latin hand percussion (cuica, conga, guiro, claves)
+  - digital glass/metal percussion
+  - heavily chopped vocal rhythm
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - chopped vocals AS melody
+  - occasional chord stab
+  - microtonal moments via Microtuner
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - 15+ minute tracks
+  - subtraction over addition
+  - single element evolves across dozens of bars
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - constant field-recording / found-sound subtext
+  - reverb tails layered at -25 to -30 dB
+
+sample_roles:
+  - rhythmic_chop
+  - melodic_chop
+  - texture_bed
+  - sub_source
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "Villalobos sub-bass layer"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Simpler
+  - name: "Phase Pattern on drum clips"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Phase Pattern
+  - name: "micro_chop"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+  - name: "Arpiar dusty-horn"
+    source: atlas
+    device: PitchLoop89
+    notes: trumpet pp through PitchLoop89
+
+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: 0.78
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - arrangement
+    - sound_design
+    - transition
+  deprioritize:
+    - mix
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - rhythmic
+  - timbral
+  - structural
+dimensions_deprioritized:
+  - spatial
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.6
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 125
+  max: 135
+  time_signature: "4/4"
+
+canonical_artists:
+  - villalobos
+
+canonical_genres: []
+
+notes: |
+  Deep Minimal is Villalobos's territory. The genre asks reward long
+  evolution and micro-timing over spatial work. See artists/villalobos
+  for the canonical packet.

package/livepilot/skills/livepilot-core/references/concepts/genres/deep_house.yaml

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+id: deep_house
+name: Deep House
+type: genre
+aliases:
+  - "deep house"
+  - "soulful house"
+  - "chicago deep house"
+  - "detroit deep house"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - 118-124 BPM 4/4 straight
+  - warm analog-polysynth pads (Rhodes-adjacent)
+  - sampled soul chords (7th / 9th voicings)
+  - soft-filtered sub + mid-bass layering
+  - vocal chops as hooks (not lead vocals)
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Poli
+    - Drift
+    - Electric Keyboards  # Rhodes
+    - Bass
+    - Simpler  # vocal chops
+  effects:
+    - Compressor  # sidechained via Envelope Follower
+    - Auto Filter
+    - Reverb
+    - Chorus-Ensemble
+    - Saturator
+  packs:
+    - Synth Essentials
+    - Electric Keyboards
+    - Core Library
+    - Chop and Swing
+  utilities:
+    - EQ Eight
+
+avoid:
+  - minor 7th dominance (unless jazz-house)
+  - dry production
+  - modern trap aesthetics
+  - aggressive sidechain pumping (that's tech-house, not deep)
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - steady 4/4 kick
+  - open hat on off-beat
+  - clap on 2+4
+  - shakers for organic feel
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - major/minor 7th and 9th chord pads
+  - Rhodes-style keys
+  - vocal samples as hook
+  - subtle chord progressions (2-4 bar cycles)
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - long intro (32 bars)
+  - drop at bar 32 or 64
+  - 7-10 minute tracks (club format)
+  - breakdown + return with pad emphasis
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - clean digital with occasional vinyl character
+  - chorus on pads
+  - subtle sidechain pumping
+  - soft reverb wash
+
+sample_roles:
+  - melodic_source
+  - vocal_accent
+  - pad_layer
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "Classic Rhodes"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Electric Keyboards
+  - name: "Juno-style detuned chord"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Poli
+  - name: sidechain compression on pad triggered by kick
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    groove: 0.22
+    motion: 0.18
+    cohesion: 0.16
+    depth: 0.14
+    novelty: 0.10
+    contrast: 0.10
+    clarity: 0.10
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.65
+    cohesion: 0.75
+    low_end: 0.72
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - sound_design
+    - mix
+    - arrangement
+  deprioritize:
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - rhythmic
+  - timbral
+  - structural
+  - spatial
+dimensions_deprioritized: []
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.40
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 118
+  max: 124
+  time_signature: "4/4"
+
+canonical_artists:
+  - isolee-luomo
+  - moodymann-theo-parrish
+
+canonical_genres: []
+
+notes: |
+  Deep house leans more on chord extensions (jazz/soul influence) than
+  house proper. The distinguishing signal is CHORD voicings — 7ths, 9ths,
+  11ths from sampled Rhodes or Poli. Also slightly slower than main-room
+  house (118-124 vs. 124-128). Soulful-house is aliased here because
+  it shares the same chord-first aesthetic.

package/livepilot/skills/livepilot-core/references/concepts/genres/detroit_techno.yaml

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+id: detroit_techno
+name: Detroit Techno
+type: genre
+aliases:
+  - "detroit techno"
+  - "detroit"
+
+sonic_identity:
+  - afrofuturist aesthetic (Jeff Mills / Juan Atkins lineage)
+  - sci-fi synth stabs + bell clusters
+  - 909 drums with Phase Pattern humanization
+  - space/urban-futurist atmosphere
+  - long-form arrangements
+
+reach_for:
+  instruments:
+    - Drift
+    - Operator  # FM bells
+    - Drum Rack  # 909
+  effects:
+    - Phase Pattern
+    - Echo
+    - Saturator
+  packs:
+    - Drum Essentials
+    - Core Library
+  utilities:
+    - EQ Eight
+
+avoid:
+  - European-minimal-techno restraint (Detroit is maximalist)
+  - melodic harmonic progressions
+  - ambient breakdown drops
+
+rhythm_idioms:
+  - 909 kick + clap + hat with Phase Pattern
+  - relentless 128-140 BPM drive
+  - occasional hi-hat variation via MIDI tools
+
+harmony_idioms:
+  - sci-fi synth stab (single chord, repeated)
+  - FM bell clusters as color
+  - minor-key melodic fragments
+
+arrangement_idioms:
+  - 10-15 minute tracks
+  - energy modulation by element swap
+  - drop pad/stab at breakdown, reintroduce deeper
+
+texture_idioms:
+  - tight Echo on stabs
+  - occasional cosmic chorus on bells
+  - dry drum bus
+
+sample_roles:
+  - stab_source
+  - percussive_ghost
+
+key_techniques:
+  - name: "Retro stab"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Poli
+  - name: "Aphex ambient FM pad"
+    source: atlas
+    device: Operator
+  - name: "phase_pattern"
+    source: sample-techniques.md
+
+evaluation_bias:
+  target_dimensions:
+    groove: 0.22
+    motion: 0.20
+    novelty: 0.14
+    contrast: 0.12
+    cohesion: 0.12
+    depth: 0.10
+    clarity: 0.10
+  protect:
+    clarity: 0.60
+    cohesion: 0.70
+    low_end: 0.75
+
+move_family_bias:
+  favor:
+    - arrangement
+    - sound_design
+    - device_creation
+  deprioritize:
+    - transition
+    - performance
+
+dimensions_in_scope:
+  - rhythmic
+  - timbral
+  - structural
+dimensions_deprioritized:
+  - spatial
+
+novelty_budget_default: 0.5
+
+tempo_hint:
+  min: 128
+  max: 140
+  time_signature: "4/4"
+
+canonical_artists:
+  - jeff-mills
+
+canonical_genres: []
+
+notes: |
+  Detroit techno is distinguished from European techno by its
+  afrofuturist melodic aesthetic — FM bells, sci-fi stabs, cosmic
+  chorus touches. Use this packet when the user names Detroit
+  explicitly or references Jeff Mills / Juan Atkins / Carl Craig.
+  For generic techno asks, use the techno packet.