From 0ffa40ca626bdf252ddea5cbe5e9098b933070c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kenneth Reitz Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:40:09 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Acid=20Reign:=20crunchier=20=E2=80=94=20more=20?= =?UTF-8?q?saturation,=20louder=20sub=20w/=20sub=5Fosc,=20Rhodes=20pad?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit - 303 saturation 0.6→0.8, sub 303 saturation 0.7→0.8 - 808 sub: volume 0.45, sub_osc=0.6, distortion 0.3, saturation 0.5 - Rhodes electric piano doing i-VII-VI-v in taj mahal reverb - Resonance Q 10 base, sweeps 5→18 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) --- tracks/acid_reign.py | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/tracks/acid_reign.py b/tracks/acid_reign.py index c554132..909164a 100644 --- a/tracks/acid_reign.py +++ b/tracks/acid_reign.py @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ OH = DrumSound.OPEN_HAT acid = score.part("303", synth="saw", volume=0.6, lowpass=600, lowpass_q=10.0, distortion=0.35, distortion_drive=4.0, - saturation=0.6, legato=True, glide=0.05, + saturation=0.8, legato=True, glide=0.05, sub_osc=0.4, sidechain=0.3) # Filter sweeps UP across the track — the whole point of acid acid.lfo("lowpass", rate=0.01, min=300, max=10000, bars=64, shape="saw") @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ acid.lfo("lowpass_q", rate=0.02, min=5.0, max=18.0, bars=32, shape="triangle") acid2 = score.part("303_sub", synth="square", volume=0.35, lowpass=400, lowpass_q=3.0, distortion=0.5, distortion_drive=6.0, - saturation=0.7, legato=True, glide=0.08, + saturation=0.8, legato=True, glide=0.08, pan=0.15) acid2.lfo("lowpass", rate=0.015, min=200, max=4000, bars=64, shape="triangle") @@ -194,9 +194,9 @@ for bar in range(8): hats.hit(CH, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=max(12, vel - 30)) # ── 808 SUB — deep sine, follows the root ─────────────────────── -sub = score.part("808", synth="sine", envelope="pad", volume=0.35, - lowpass=100, distortion=0.15, distortion_drive=2.0, - sidechain=0.4) +sub = score.part("808", synth="sine", envelope="pad", volume=0.45, + lowpass=120, distortion=0.3, distortion_drive=4.0, + saturation=0.5, sub_osc=0.6, sidechain=0.4) for _ in range(8): sub.rest(Duration.WHOLE) @@ -208,6 +208,25 @@ for bar in range(8): sub.add(A1, Duration.HALF, velocity=vel) sub.rest(Duration.HALF) +# ── RHODES — dark chords in the background ────────────────────── +rhodes = score.part("rhodes", instrument="electric_piano", volume=0.15, + reverb=0.4, reverb_type="taj_mahal", + tremolo_depth=0.15, tremolo_rate=3.0, + sidechain=0.35, humanize=0.08) + +prog = key.progression("i", "VII", "VI", "v") + +for _ in range(8): + rhodes.rest(Duration.WHOLE) + +# Bars 9-56: slow chord changes, atmospheric +for _ in range(12): + for chord in prog: + rhodes.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE, velocity=55) + +for bar in range(8): + rhodes.rest(Duration.WHOLE) + # ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ import sys