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package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/audio_effects/filter_delay.yaml

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+id: filter_delay
+name: Filter Delay
+sonic_description: >
+  Three-tap delay with independent filters and panning per tap, routed to Left, Right,
+  and Center outputs. Each tap has its own delay time, feedback, filter frequency, and
+  pan position, enabling complex spatial echo patterns with frequency movement.
+effect_type: delay
+character_tags: [spatial, filtered, wide, complex, dub]
+use_cases: [filtered_dub, stereo_movement, rhythmic_delay, spatial_effects, creative_echo]
+genre_affinity:
+  primary: [dub, electronic, ambient]
+  secondary: [idm, techno, experimental]
+complexity: intermediate
+signal_type: audio
+introduced_in: "1.0"
+
+key_parameters:
+  - name: "L Delay Time"
+    description: "Delay time for the Left tap"
+    range: ["1/16", "1/8T", "1/8", "3/16", "1/4T", "1/4", "3/8", "1/2", "1"]
+    type: enum
+    sweet_spots:
+      eighth: "1/8"
+      dotted_eighth: "3/16"
+
+  - name: "L Filter Freq"
+    description: "Filter cutoff frequency for the Left tap"
+    range: [20.0, 20000.0]
+    unit: Hz
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      dark: 1000.0
+      warm: 3000.0
+      bright: 8000.0
+
+  - name: "L Feedback"
+    description: "Feedback amount for the Left tap"
+    range: [0.0, 100.0]
+    unit: "%"
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      few: 25.0
+      moderate: 50.0
+      dub: 70.0
+
+  - name: "L Pan"
+    description: "Stereo position for the Left tap"
+    range: [-100.0, 100.0]
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      hard_left: -100.0
+      center: 0.0
+
+  - name: "R Delay Time"
+    description: "Delay time for the Right tap"
+    range: ["1/16", "1/8T", "1/8", "3/16", "1/4T", "1/4", "3/8", "1/2", "1"]
+    type: enum
+    sweet_spots:
+      quarter: "1/4"
+      dotted_eighth: "3/16"
+
+  - name: "R Filter Freq"
+    description: "Filter cutoff frequency for the Right tap"
+    range: [20.0, 20000.0]
+    unit: Hz
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      dark: 1500.0
+      warm: 4000.0
+
+  - name: "R Feedback"
+    description: "Feedback amount for the Right tap"
+    range: [0.0, 100.0]
+    unit: "%"
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      few: 25.0
+      moderate: 50.0
+
+  - name: "R Pan"
+    description: "Stereo position for the Right tap"
+    range: [-100.0, 100.0]
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      hard_right: 100.0
+      center: 0.0
+
+  - name: "C Delay Time"
+    description: "Delay time for the Center tap"
+    range: ["1/16", "1/8T", "1/8", "3/16", "1/4T", "1/4", "3/8", "1/2", "1"]
+    type: enum
+    sweet_spots:
+      sixteenth: "1/16"
+      eighth: "1/8"
+
+  - name: "C Filter Freq"
+    description: "Filter cutoff frequency for the Center tap"
+    range: [20.0, 20000.0]
+    unit: Hz
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      mid: 2000.0
+      bright: 6000.0
+
+  - name: "Dry/Wet"
+    description: "Overall mix between dry and delayed signals"
+    range: [0.0, 100.0]
+    unit: "%"
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      subtle: 20.0
+      moderate: 35.0
+      heavy: 50.0
+
+pairs_well_with:
+  - device: "Reverb"
+    reason: "Reverb after Filter Delay creates deep, evolving spatial effects"
+  - device: "Auto Filter"
+    reason: "Additional dynamic filtering on the delay output"
+  - device: "Saturator"
+    reason: "Warm saturation on the filtered echoes for analog character"
+
+starter_recipes:
+  - name: "Filtered Dub"
+    description: "Classic dub-style delay with darkening echoes that pan across the stereo field"
+    genre: dub
+    params:
+      "L Delay Time": "3/16"
+      "L Filter Freq": 2000.0
+      "L Feedback": 50.0
+      "L Pan": -80.0
+      "R Delay Time": "1/4"
+      "R Filter Freq": 3000.0
+      "R Feedback": 40.0
+      "R Pan": 80.0
+      "Dry/Wet": 30.0
+
+  - name: "Stereo Movement"
+    description: "Wide stereo echoes at different rhythmic divisions for movement"
+    genre: electronic
+    params:
+      "L Delay Time": "1/8"
+      "L Filter Freq": 4000.0
+      "L Feedback": 30.0
+      "L Pan": -100.0
+      "R Delay Time": "3/16"
+      "R Filter Freq": 5000.0
+      "R Feedback": 30.0
+      "R Pan": 100.0
+      "C Delay Time": "1/16"
+      "C Filter Freq": 2000.0
+      "Dry/Wet": 25.0
+
+  - name: "Rhythmic Filter Delay"
+    description: "Polyrhythmic echoes with different filter colors per tap"
+    genre: idm
+    params:
+      "L Delay Time": "1/8"
+      "L Filter Freq": 1000.0
+      "L Feedback": 40.0
+      "R Delay Time": "1/4T"
+      "R Filter Freq": 6000.0
+      "R Feedback": 35.0
+      "C Delay Time": "1/16"
+      "C Filter Freq": 3000.0
+      "Dry/Wet": 35.0
+
+gotchas:
+  - "Each tap can be independently enabled/disabled — check that the taps you want are active"
+  - "Different filter frequencies per tap make echoes progressively brighter or darker — use intentionally"
+  - "More complex than Delay but less feature-rich than Echo for modulation and ducking"
+  - "High feedback on multiple taps simultaneously can build up quickly — watch output levels"
+  - "Input can be routed to individual taps via L/R split or all three — check the input routing"

package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/audio_effects/gate.yaml

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+id: gate
+name: Gate
+sonic_description: >
+  Noise gate that silences audio below a threshold level. Tightens drums by removing
+  bleed, cleans up noisy recordings, and creates rhythmic chopping effects. The return
+  (hysteresis) parameter prevents rapid on/off chattering at the threshold.
+effect_type: dynamics
+character_tags: [clean, tight, surgical, rhythmic]
+use_cases: [noise_removal, drum_tightening, bleed_reduction, creative_gating]
+genre_affinity:
+  primary: [all]
+  secondary: []
+complexity: beginner
+signal_type: audio
+introduced_in: "1.0"
+
+key_parameters:
+  - name: "Threshold"
+    description: "Level below which the gate closes and mutes audio"
+    range: [-inf, 0.0]
+    unit: dB
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      gentle: -30.0
+      moderate: -20.0
+      aggressive: -12.0
+
+  - name: "Return"
+    description: "Hysteresis — how far below threshold the signal must drop to close the gate"
+    range: [-inf, 0.0]
+    unit: dB
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      tight: -2.0
+      moderate: -6.0
+      loose: -12.0
+
+  - name: "Attack"
+    description: "How fast the gate opens when signal exceeds threshold"
+    range: [0.01, 100.0]
+    unit: ms
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      instant: 0.01
+      natural: 0.5
+      soft: 5.0
+
+  - name: "Hold"
+    description: "Minimum time the gate stays open after signal drops below threshold"
+    range: [0.0, 500.0]
+    unit: ms
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      tight: 10.0
+      moderate: 50.0
+      long: 200.0
+
+  - name: "Release"
+    description: "How fast the gate closes after Hold time expires"
+    range: [1.0, 3000.0]
+    unit: ms
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      fast: 10.0
+      natural: 50.0
+      smooth: 200.0
+
+  - name: "Floor"
+    description: "Level of attenuation when gate is closed — full silence or partial reduction"
+    range: [-inf, 0.0]
+    unit: dB
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      full_gate: -inf
+      partial: -20.0
+      subtle: -10.0
+
+  - name: "Sidechain"
+    description: "External sidechain input for triggering the gate from another source"
+    type: toggle
+    range: [0, 1]
+
+pairs_well_with:
+  - device: "Compressor"
+    reason: "Gate first to clean noise, then compress — avoids compressing noise floor"
+  - device: "EQ Eight"
+    reason: "Filter the sidechain or input to focus the gate on specific frequency ranges"
+  - device: "Drum Buss"
+    reason: "Gate for tightness, then Drum Buss for character"
+
+starter_recipes:
+  - name: "Drum Tightening"
+    description: "Clean up drum bleed — keep only the direct hits"
+    genre: all
+    params:
+      Threshold: -20.0
+      Return: -6.0
+      Attack: 0.01
+      Hold: 20.0
+      Release: 30.0
+      Floor: -inf
+
+  - name: "Noise Removal"
+    description: "Remove background noise between vocal or instrument phrases"
+    genre: all
+    params:
+      Threshold: -35.0
+      Return: -10.0
+      Attack: 0.5
+      Hold: 50.0
+      Release: 100.0
+      Floor: -inf
+
+  - name: "Creative Gating"
+    description: "Rhythmic gating effect using sidechain from a rhythmic source"
+    genre: electronic
+    params:
+      Threshold: -15.0
+      Attack: 0.01
+      Hold: 10.0
+      Release: 10.0
+      Floor: -inf
+      Sidechain: 1
+
+gotchas:
+  - "Set Return (hysteresis) at least -3 dB below Threshold to prevent rapid chattering"
+  - "Very fast attack can cause clicks — use 0.5ms minimum for natural-sounding transients"
+  - "Floor at -inf is complete silence; use -20 dB for more natural results on vocals"
+  - "Hold time is critical for drums — too short and the tail gets chopped, too long and bleed returns"
+  - "Sidechain gating with a rhythmic source (hi-hat pattern) creates trance-gate effects"

package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/audio_effects/gated_delay.yaml

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+id: gated_delay
+name: Gated Delay
+sonic_description: >
+  Delay effect with a built-in rhythmic gate that chops the echo trail into patterned
+  bursts. Creates stuttered, rhythmically sculpted echoes that go beyond simple
+  repetition — from gated reverb-like effects to complex trance-gate delay textures.
+effect_type: delay
+character_tags: [rhythmic, gated, stuttered, patterned, creative]
+use_cases: [rhythmic_stutter, gated_reverb_effect, trance_gate, creative_delay, transition_effects]
+genre_affinity:
+  primary: [trance, electronic, house, techno]
+  secondary: [pop, edm, experimental]
+complexity: intermediate
+signal_type: audio
+introduced_in: "12.0"
+m4l_device: true
+
+key_parameters:
+  - name: "Delay Time"
+    description: "Base delay time — synced to tempo"
+    range: ["1/16", "1/8T", "1/8", "3/16", "1/4T", "1/4", "3/8", "1/2", "1"]
+    type: enum
+    sweet_spots:
+      eighth: "1/8"
+      quarter: "1/4"
+
+  - name: "Feedback"
+    description: "Amount of delayed signal fed back into the delay"
+    range: [0.0, 100.0]
+    unit: "%"
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      few: 25.0
+      moderate: 45.0
+      dense: 70.0
+
+  - name: "Gate Rate"
+    description: "Speed of the rhythmic gate applied to the delay trail"
+    range: ["1/32", "1/16", "1/8", "1/4"]
+    type: enum
+    sweet_spots:
+      fast_stutter: "1/32"
+      sixteenth: "1/16"
+      eighth: "1/8"
+
+  - name: "Gate Amount"
+    description: "Depth of the gate effect — 0% = no gating, 100% = full silence between pulses"
+    range: [0.0, 100.0]
+    unit: "%"
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      subtle: 30.0
+      moderate: 60.0
+      full: 100.0
+
+  - name: "Gate Shape"
+    description: "Shape of the gate envelope — affects the character of the chopping"
+    range: [0.0, 100.0]
+    unit: "%"
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      sharp: 10.0
+      smooth: 50.0
+      soft: 80.0
+
+  - name: "Filter"
+    description: "Feedback filter frequency"
+    range: [20.0, 20000.0]
+    unit: Hz
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      dark: 2000.0
+      warm: 4000.0
+      bright: 8000.0
+
+  - name: "Dry/Wet"
+    description: "Mix between dry and gated delay signal"
+    range: [0.0, 100.0]
+    unit: "%"
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      subtle: 20.0
+      moderate: 35.0
+      heavy: 50.0
+
+pairs_well_with:
+  - device: "Reverb"
+    reason: "Reverb after gated delay smears the stuttered echoes into a wash"
+  - device: "EQ Eight"
+    reason: "Shape the frequency content of the gated echoes"
+  - device: "Compressor"
+    reason: "Even out the dynamics of the gated delay on return tracks"
+
+starter_recipes:
+  - name: "Rhythmic Stutter"
+    description: "Fast-gated delay for stuttered echo textures"
+    genre: electronic
+    params:
+      "Delay Time": "1/8"
+      Feedback: 40.0
+      "Gate Rate": "1/16"
+      "Gate Amount": 80.0
+      "Gate Shape": 30.0
+      "Dry/Wet": 30.0
+
+  - name: "Gated Reverb-Like"
+    description: "Simulates gated reverb using delay with fast gate"
+    genre: pop
+    params:
+      "Delay Time": "1/16"
+      Feedback: 60.0
+      "Gate Rate": "1/8"
+      "Gate Amount": 100.0
+      "Gate Shape": 20.0
+      "Dry/Wet": 35.0
+
+  - name: "Trance Gate Delay"
+    description: "Pulsing, rhythmic delay for trance buildups"
+    genre: trance
+    params:
+      "Delay Time": "1/4"
+      Feedback: 50.0
+      "Gate Rate": "1/16"
+      "Gate Amount": 90.0
+      "Gate Shape": 40.0
+      "Dry/Wet": 40.0
+
+gotchas:
+  - "This is a Max for Live device — requires Suite or M4L license"
+  - "Gate Rate interacts with Delay Time — choose complementary subdivisions for musical results"
+  - "High Feedback + high Gate Amount can create very rhythmic but potentially loud buildup"
+  - "Gate Shape at 0% creates hard, clicky cuts — increase for smoother transitions"
+  - "Best used on a return track for parallel processing control"

package/mcp_server/atlas/enrichments/audio_effects/glue_compressor.yaml

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+id: glue_compressor
+name: Glue Compressor
+sonic_description: >
+  SSL-style bus compressor modeled on the classic analog mix bus compressor. Adds cohesion
+  and punch with musical timing characteristics. Fixed ratio options and a Range control
+  give it a distinct, glue-like character that bonds mix elements together.
+effect_type: dynamics
+character_tags: [punchy, warm, musical, cohesive, analog]
+use_cases: [bus_glue, drum_bus, mix_bus, parallel_compression, mastering]
+genre_affinity:
+  primary: [all]
+  secondary: []
+complexity: beginner
+signal_type: audio
+introduced_in: "9.0"
+
+key_parameters:
+  - name: "Threshold"
+    description: "Level above which compression engages"
+    range: [-inf, 0.0]
+    unit: dB
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      gentle: -15.0
+      moderate: -25.0
+      heavy: -35.0
+
+  - name: "Ratio"
+    description: "Fixed compression ratios matching classic SSL design"
+    range: [2, 4, 10]
+    type: enum
+    sweet_spots:
+      bus_glue: 2
+      drum_punch: 4
+      parallel_crush: 10
+
+  - name: "Attack"
+    description: "Attack time — fast attacks clamp transients, slow attacks let punch through"
+    range: [0.01, 30.0]
+    unit: ms
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      fast_clamp: 0.1
+      punch: 1.0
+      slow_natural: 10.0
+      slowest: 30.0
+
+  - name: "Release"
+    description: "Release time — Auto mode tracks program material"
+    range: [0.1, 1.2]
+    unit: s
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      fast: 0.1
+      medium: 0.4
+      slow: 1.2
+      auto: -1
+
+  - name: "Range"
+    description: "Limits maximum gain reduction — prevents over-compression"
+    range: [-inf, 0.0]
+    unit: dB
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      subtle: -6.0
+      moderate: -12.0
+      unlimited: -inf
+
+  - name: "Makeup"
+    description: "Output gain compensation"
+    range: [-inf, 15.0]
+    unit: dB
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      compensate: 4.0
+
+  - name: "Dry/Wet"
+    description: "Parallel compression blend — mix dry signal with compressed"
+    range: [0.0, 100.0]
+    unit: "%"
+    type: float
+    sweet_spots:
+      full: 100.0
+      parallel: 50.0
+      subtle_parallel: 30.0
+
+  - name: "Soft Clip"
+    description: "Applies gentle saturation clipping on output for analog warmth"
+    type: toggle
+    range: [0, 1]
+    sweet_spots:
+      off: 0
+      warm: 1
+
+pairs_well_with:
+  - device: "EQ Eight"
+    reason: "Surgical EQ before the bus compressor to tame problematic frequencies"
+  - device: "Saturator"
+    reason: "Subtle saturation after Glue for extra analog warmth"
+  - device: "Limiter"
+    reason: "Final peak protection after bus compression"
+  - device: "Utility"
+    reason: "Level trim and width control after bus processing"
+
+starter_recipes:
+  - name: "Mix Bus Glue"
+    description: "Classic SSL mix bus treatment — subtle cohesion without squash"
+    genre: all
+    params:
+      Threshold: -18.0
+      Ratio: 2
+      Attack: 10.0
+      Release: -1
+      Range: -6.0
+      Soft Clip: 1
+
+  - name: "Drum Bus Punch"
+    description: "Punchy drum bus with transient preservation and controlled sustain"
+    genre: all
+    params:
+      Threshold: -25.0
+      Ratio: 4
+      Attack: 1.0
+      Release: 0.1
+      Range: -12.0
+
+  - name: "Parallel Crush"
+    description: "Aggressive compression blended in for power and density"
+    genre: rock
+    params:
+      Threshold: -35.0
+      Ratio: 10
+      Attack: 0.1
+      Release: 0.1
+      "Dry/Wet": 40.0
+
+gotchas:
+  - "Only three fixed ratios (2, 4, 10) — no continuous ratio control like Compressor"
+  - "Range parameter is unique to Glue Compressor — it limits maximum gain reduction, great for preventing over-compression"
+  - "Auto Release mode is usually the best starting point for bus compression"
+  - "Soft Clip adds subtle harmonic content — good for warmth but can change the tonal balance"
+  - "At extreme settings the fixed ratios make it less flexible than Compressor for surgical work"