diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5b8043..401e305 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,17 +18,16 @@ Each track is a `.py` file. Run it to hear it.
 ## Tracks
 
 1. **Raga Midnight** — D Phrygian (Bhairavi), shruti just intonation, 90 BPM. Tabla, sitar, tambura, dhol. Hand-written tabla solo with tihai cadence.
-2. **Culture Clash** — D minor, 95 BPM. Didgeridoo drone, Rhodes, tabla with fills, sitar arps, NES Mario theme, Hotline Bling on steel drum, theremin solo, marching snare military finale with DCI cadence. 808 sub bass throughout.
-3. **Chakra** — Root to crown frequency activation journey. Shruti tuning at A=432 Hz. Ukulele opening, singing bowls, harmonium, tambura, sitar, theremin. Metric modulation tempo changes (60 → 90 → 108 → 135 BPM) ascending through seven chakras.
-4. **Ghost Protocol** — F minor, 128 BPM. Portishead-style dark Rhodes intro with trip-hop beat, morphing into a Strobe-inspired hypnotic build. Saw arp emerges, kick doesn't arrive until bar 49. NES square wave melody at the emotional peak.
-5. **Acid Reign** — A minor, 140 BPM. Dual 303 acid bass lines (saw + square) with resonant filter sweeps (Q up to 20). Cajon in cathedral reverb, Rhodes pad, 808 sub. Five hand-written groove patterns.
-6. **Silk Road** — D minor, 95 BPM. A caravan picking up musicians along the ancient trade route. Koto solo (China) → sitar + tabla (India) → mandolin + doumbek (Persia) → guitar + cajon (Mediterranean) → all together. Nobody leaves, everyone adds their voice.
-7. **Deep Time** — B minor, 40 BPM, just intonation. Ambient drone. Tingsha, rainstick, finger cymbals, singing bowls, didgeridoo, sine drones, harmonium, theremin, choir, cello. 7.5 minutes of deep listening.
-8. **The Interruption** — D minor, 85 BPM. A baroque harpsichord and string quartet playing beautifully. Then at bar 33, a drum & bass breakbeat slams in with sub bass and reese. The strings keep playing like nothing happened. The beat dissolves, the quartet wins.
-9. **The Temple** — A Phrygian (Bhairavi), 65 BPM, shruti just intonation, A=432 Hz. Devotional layers inside a vast stone chamber. Singing bowls, tambura drone, harmonium, sitar, bansuri, tabla. The reverb is the instrument. Everything enters slowly, sings together, then dissolves back into silence.
-10. **The Dialogue** — E Phrygian (Bhairavi), 75 BPM, shruti just intonation, A=432 Hz. Sitar (human) and theremin (machine) start alone, find each other through call-and-response, and become something neither could be on their own. House beat enters when they find the groove.
-11. **Voltage** — F minor, 138 BPM. Raw oscillators, nothing else. Sine sub, saw lead, pulse counter-rhythm. Rhythm is pitch. Saw arp solo, pulse arp solo, 32nd note chaos at the peak. Aggressive, monophonic, electric.
-12. **The Observatory** — G minor, 112 BPM. Chapel harmonies broadcast through shortwave static. Radio hiss, singing bowl, square-wave organ, choir, saw arp, supersaw halo pad, theremin signal melody. Patient house pulse arrives at bar 33.
+2. **Chakra** — Root to crown frequency activation journey. Shruti tuning at A=432 Hz. Ukulele opening, singing bowls, harmonium, tambura, sitar, theremin. Metric modulation tempo changes (60 → 90 → 108 → 135 BPM) ascending through seven chakras.
+3. **Ghost Protocol** — F minor, 128 BPM. Portishead-style dark Rhodes intro with trip-hop beat, morphing into a Strobe-inspired hypnotic build. Saw arp emerges, kick doesn't arrive until bar 49. NES square wave melody at the emotional peak.
+4. **Acid Reign** — A minor, 140 BPM. Dual 303 acid bass lines (saw + square) with resonant filter sweeps (Q up to 20). Cajon in cathedral reverb, Rhodes pad, 808 sub. Five hand-written groove patterns.
+5. **Silk Road** — D minor, 95 BPM. A caravan picking up musicians along the ancient trade route. Koto solo (China) → sitar + tabla (India) → mandolin + doumbek (Persia) → guitar + cajon (Mediterranean) → all together. Nobody leaves, everyone adds their voice.
+6. **Deep Time** — B minor, 40 BPM, just intonation. Ambient drone. Tingsha, rainstick, finger cymbals, singing bowls, didgeridoo, sine drones, harmonium, theremin, choir, cello. 7.5 minutes of deep listening.
+7. **The Interruption** — D minor, 85 BPM. A baroque harpsichord and string quartet playing beautifully. Then at bar 33, a drum & bass breakbeat slams in with sub bass and reese. The strings keep playing like nothing happened. The beat dissolves, the quartet wins.
+8. **The Temple** — A Phrygian (Bhairavi), 65 BPM, shruti just intonation, A=432 Hz. Devotional layers inside a vast stone chamber. Singing bowls, tambura drone, harmonium, sitar, bansuri, tabla. The reverb is the instrument. Everything enters slowly, sings together, then dissolves back into silence.
+9. **The Dialogue** — E Phrygian (Bhairavi), 75 BPM, shruti just intonation, A=432 Hz. Sitar (human) and theremin (machine) start alone, find each other through call-and-response, and become something neither could be on their own. House beat enters when they find the groove.
+10. **Voltage** — F minor, 138 BPM. Raw oscillators, nothing else. Sine sub, saw lead, pulse counter-rhythm. Rhythm is pitch. Saw arp solo, pulse arp solo, 32nd note chaos at the peak. Aggressive, monophonic, electric.
+11. **The Observatory** — G minor, 112 BPM. Chapel harmonies broadcast through shortwave static. Radio hiss, singing bowl, square-wave organ, choir, saw arp, supersaw halo pad, theremin signal melody. Patient house pulse arrives at bar 33.
 
 ## Usage
 
diff --git a/play.py b/play.py
index 3babcd5..7a8a352 100644
--- a/play.py
+++ b/play.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ TRACKS_DIR = Path(__file__).parent / "tracks"
 # Album order — defines the canonical tracklist
 ALBUM_ORDER = [
     "raga_midnight.py",
-    "culture_clash.py",
     "chakra.py",
     "ghost_protocol.py",
     "acid_reign.py",
diff --git a/tracks/culture_clash.py b/tracks/culture_clash.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 874f7bd..0000000
--- a/tracks/culture_clash.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,704 +0,0 @@
-"""
-CULTURE CLASH — didgeridoo chord → rhodes → tabla/sitar pop progression →
-NES Mario meets Drake → marching snare military finale over 808 fadeout.
-A fever dream of musical tourism. ~4 minutes.
-"""
-
-from pytheory import Key, Duration, Score, Tone, play_score
-from pytheory.rhythm import DrumSound
-
-# ── Key: C major ────────────────────────────────────────────────
-key = Key("D", "minor")
-s = key.scale
-prog = key.progression("i", "VII", "VI", "iv")  # Dm - C - Bb - Gm
-
-C  = Tone.from_string("C4")
-D  = s[0]; E  = s[1]; F  = s[2]; G  = s[3]
-A  = s[4]; Bb = s[5]; Cs = s[6]  # C#/Db for leading tone
-
-score = Score("4/4", bpm=95)
-
-# Tabla bols
-NA  = DrumSound.TABLA_NA
-TIT = DrumSound.TABLA_TIT
-GE  = DrumSound.TABLA_GE
-tDHA = DrumSound.TABLA_DHA
-KE  = DrumSound.TABLA_KE
-GEB = DrumSound.TABLA_GE_BEND
-MR  = DrumSound.MARCH_SNARE
-
-# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-# STRUCTURE (64 bars, ~4 minutes at 95 BPM):
-#   Bars  1-8:   Didgeridoo chord + Rhodes
-#   Bars  9-24:  Tabla + sitar arp (I-V-vi-IV), 808 enters
-#   Bars 25-40:  NES Mario × Drake mashup, tabla continues
-#   Bars 41-56:  Marching snare builds, 808 drives
-#   Bars 57-64:  Military snare crescendo, everything fades, final hit
-# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-
-# # ── INTRO — Nokia ringtone (commented out)
-# intro = score.part("intro", synth="pulse", envelope="staccato", volume=0.35,
-#                    lowpass=4000)
-# intro.add(E.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=95)
-# intro.add(D.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=90)
-# intro.add(Tone.from_string("F#4"), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=88)
-# intro.add(Tone.from_string("G#4"), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=85)
-# intro.add(Tone.from_string("C#5"), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=90)
-# intro.add(Tone.from_string("B4"), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=85)
-# intro.add(D, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=82)
-# intro.add(E, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=80)
-# intro.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-# for _ in range(62):
-#     intro.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-
-# ── DRUMS — four on the floor, snare on 2 & 4, trap hats ───────
-drums = score.part("kit", volume=0.65, humanize=0.06)
-
-# Bars 1-8: rests
-for _ in range(8):
-    drums.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-
-# Bars 9-56: kick + snare + trap hats
-K = DrumSound.KICK
-S = DrumSound.SNARE
-CH = DrumSound.CLOSED_HAT
-OH = DrumSound.OPEN_HAT
-
-for bar in range(48):
-    if bar % 8 == 7:
-        # FILL BAR — snare rolls + kick accents
-        drums.hit(S, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=100)
-        drums.hit(S, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=65)
-        drums.hit(S, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=70)
-        drums.hit(K, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=105)
-        drums.hit(S, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=105)
-        drums.hit(S, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=68)
-        drums.hit(S, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=72)
-        drums.hit(K, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=108)
-        drums.hit(S, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=110)
-        drums.hit(S, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=70)
-        drums.hit(K, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=112)
-        drums.hit(S, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=75)
-        drums.hit(K, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=115)
-        drums.hit(S, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=118, articulation="accent")
-        drums.hit(OH, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=90)
-        drums.hit(K, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=120, articulation="accent")
-    else:
-        # Normal bar
-        # Beat 1: kick + hat
-        drums.hit(K, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=110)
-        drums.hit(CH, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=55)
-        drums.hit(CH, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=45)
-        drums.hit(CH, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=50)
-        # Beat 2: snare + hat
-        drums.hit(S, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=105)
-        drums.hit(CH, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=55)
-        drums.hit(CH, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=42)
-        drums.hit(CH, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=48)
-        # Beat 3: kick + hat (open hat on the &)
-        drums.hit(K, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=108)
-        drums.hit(CH, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=55)
-        drums.hit(OH, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=60)
-        drums.hit(CH, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=45)
-        # Beat 4: snare + hat rolls
-        drums.hit(S, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=108)
-        drums.hit(CH, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=52)
-        drums.hit(CH, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=48)
-        drums.hit(CH, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=55)
-
-# Bars 57-64: fading via velocity
-for bar in range(8):
-    v = max(10, 100 - bar * 12)
-    drums.hit(K, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=v)
-    drums.hit(S, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=max(10, v - 10))
-    drums.hit(K, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=max(10, v - 5))
-    drums.hit(S, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=max(10, v - 15))
-
-# ── DIDGERIDOO CHORD — two drones a fifth apart ────────────────
-didge_lo = score.part("didge_lo", instrument="didgeridoo", volume=0.45,
-                      lowpass=250)
-didge_hi = score.part("didge_hi", instrument="didgeridoo", volume=0.35,
-                      lowpass=300, pan=0.2)
-
-# Bars 1-8: drone chord (D2 + A2)
-for _ in range(8):
-    didge_lo.add(D.add(-24), Duration.WHOLE, velocity=75)
-    didge_hi.add(A.add(-24), Duration.WHOLE, velocity=65)
-# Bars 9-12: fading
-for vel in [60, 50, 35, 20]:
-    didge_lo.add(D.add(-24), Duration.WHOLE, velocity=vel)
-    didge_hi.add(A.add(-24), Duration.WHOLE, velocity=vel)
-# Bars 13-56: silent
-for _ in range(44):
-    didge_lo.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-    didge_hi.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-# Bars 57-64: DIDGE RETURNS — massive, under the snare crescendo
-for vel in [60, 75, 90, 100, 110, 115, 120, 127]:
-    didge_lo.add(D.add(-24), Duration.WHOLE, velocity=vel)
-    didge_hi.add(A.add(-24), Duration.WHOLE, velocity=vel)
-
-# ── RHODES — from bar 1, the harmonic anchor ───────────────────
-rhodes = score.part("rhodes", instrument="electric_piano", volume=0.35,
-                    reverb=0.6, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
-                    chorus=0.3, chorus_rate=0.4, chorus_depth=0.005,
-                    tremolo_depth=0.12, tremolo_rate=3.5, humanize=0.08)
-
-# Bars 1-8
-for _ in range(2):
-    for chord in prog:
-        rhodes.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE)
-
-# Bars 9-24: full chords under tabla/sitar
-for _ in range(4):
-    for chord in prog:
-        rhodes.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE)
-
-# Bars 25-40: choppy stabs under Mario/Drake
-for _ in range(4):
-    for chord in prog:
-        rhodes.add(chord, Duration.QUARTER)
-        rhodes.rest(Duration.QUARTER)
-        rhodes.add(chord, Duration.QUARTER)
-        rhodes.rest(Duration.QUARTER)
-
-# Bars 41-56: half notes, thinning — making room for theremin
-for _ in range(4):
-    for chord in prog:
-        rhodes.add(chord, Duration.HALF)
-        rhodes.rest(Duration.HALF)
-
-# ── THEREMIN SOLO — wailing over the chaos (bars 41-52) ─────────
-theremin = score.part("theremin", instrument="theremin", volume=0.6,
-                      reverb=0.5, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
-                      delay=0.3, delay_time=0.316, delay_feedback=0.35,
-                      pan=0.25, humanize=0.06)
-
-# Bars 1-40: silent
-for _ in range(40):
-    theremin.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-
-# Bars 41-42: entrance — slow, eerie, one long note bending up
-theremin.add(A, Duration.WHOLE, velocity=90, bend=1.5)
-theremin.add(D.add(12), Duration.HALF, velocity=95)
-theremin.add(F.add(12), Duration.HALF, velocity=100, bend=-0.5)
-
-# Bars 43-44: the solo takes off — expressive, vocal-like
-theremin.add(A.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=110, bend=0.5)
-theremin.add(G.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=95)
-theremin.add(F.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=90)
-theremin.add(D.add(12), Duration.HALF, velocity=100, bend=-0.25)
-theremin.add(F.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=105, bend=1.0)
-theremin.add(A.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=112)
-theremin.add(D.add(24), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=115, bend=-0.5)
-theremin.add(A.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=100)
-
-# Bars 45-46: climax — reaching for the top, crying
-theremin.add(D.add(24), Duration.HALF, velocity=120, bend=2.0)
-theremin.add(A.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=105, bend=0.5)
-theremin.add(F.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=100)
-theremin.add(G.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=110, bend=1.0)
-theremin.add(A.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=115, bend=1.5)
-theremin.add(D.add(24), Duration.HALF, velocity=125, bend=-1.0)
-
-# Bars 47-48: fast vibrato-like passages
-theremin.add(D.add(24), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=115, bend=-0.25)
-theremin.add(Cs.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=100)
-theremin.add(D.add(24), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=118, bend=0.25)
-theremin.add(Cs.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=100)
-theremin.add(A.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=110, bend=0.5)
-theremin.add(F.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=105, bend=-0.5)
-theremin.add(D.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=100, bend=1.0)
-theremin.add(A, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=95)
-theremin.add(D.add(12), Duration.HALF, velocity=108, bend=-0.25)
-
-# Bars 49-50: descending, fading — handing off to the mario solo
-theremin.add(A, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=90, bend=0.5)
-theremin.add(G, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=80)
-theremin.add(F, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=75, bend=-0.5)
-theremin.add(D, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=70)
-theremin.add(A.add(-12), Duration.WHOLE, velocity=60, bend=-1.0)
-
-# Bars 51-52: last gasp
-theremin.add(D, Duration.WHOLE, velocity=45, bend=0.5)
-theremin.add(D, Duration.WHOLE, velocity=25)
-
-# Bars 53-64: silent
-for _ in range(12):
-    theremin.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-
-# Bars 57-64: silent
-for _ in range(8):
-    rhodes.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-
-# ── TABLA — enters bar 9 ───────────────────────────────────────
-tabla = score.part("tabla", volume=0.35,
-                   reverb=0.3, reverb_decay=1.2, humanize=0.08)
-
-# Bars 1-8: rests
-for _ in range(8):
-    tabla.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-
-# Bars 9-40: keherwa groove with fills every 4 bars
-for bar in range(32):
-    if bar % 4 == 3:
-        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=100, articulation="accent")
-        tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=115)
-        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=80)
-        tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=110)
-        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=95, articulation="accent")
-        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=70)
-        tabla.hit(KE, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=60)
-        tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=120)
-    else:
-        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=95, articulation="accent")
-        tabla.hit(GE, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=65)
-        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=75)
-        tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=50)
-        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=70)
-        tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=45)
-        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=88, articulation="accent")
-        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=68)
-
-# Bars 41-48: fading via velocity
-for bar in range(8):
-    tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=70)
-    tabla.hit(GE, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=45)
-    tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=55)
-    tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=35)
-    tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=50)
-    tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=32)
-    tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=65)
-    tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=48)
-
-# Bars 49-64: silent
-for _ in range(16):
-    tabla.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-
-# ── SITAR — I V vi IV arpeggiated (bars 9-32) ──────────────────
-sitar = score.part("sitar", instrument="sitar", volume=0.8,
-                   reverb=0.3, reverb_decay=1.5,
-                   delay=0.35, delay_time=0.316, delay_feedback=0.4,
-                   pan=-0.2, humanize=0.1)
-
-# ── SITAR LOW — octave down double, thickens it up ─────────────
-sitar_lo = score.part("sitar_lo", instrument="sitar", volume=0.5,
-                      reverb=0.25, reverb_decay=1.2,
-                      delay=0.2, delay_time=0.316, delay_feedback=0.3,
-                      pan=0.15, humanize=0.1, lowpass=2000)
-
-# Bars 1-8: rests
-for _ in range(8):
-    sitar.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-    sitar_lo.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-
-# Bars 9-24: arpeggiated pop progression
-# i(Dm) - VII(C) - VI(Bb) - iv(Gm) arpeggiated
-arp_chords = [
-    [D, F, A, D.add(12), A, F, D, A.add(-12)],
-    [C, E, G, C.add(12), G, E, C, G.add(-12)],
-    [Bb.add(-12), D, F, Bb, F, D, Bb.add(-12), F.add(-12)],
-    [G.add(-12), Bb.add(-12), D, G, D, Bb.add(-12), G.add(-12), D.add(-12)],
-]
-for _ in range(4):
-    for arp in arp_chords:
-        for note in arp:
-            sitar.add(note, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=85)
-            sitar_lo.add(note.add(-12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=70)
-
-# Bars 25-32: fading via velocity
-for _ in range(2):
-    for arp in arp_chords:
-        for note in arp:
-            sitar.add(note, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=55)
-            sitar_lo.add(note.add(-12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=40)
-
-# Bars 33-64: silent
-for _ in range(32):
-    sitar.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-    sitar_lo.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-
-# ── NES MARIO — pulse wave (bars 25-56) ────────────────────────
-mario = score.part("mario", synth="square", volume=0.2,
-                   reverb=0.4, reverb_decay=1.5, lowpass=5000,
-                   humanize=0.05)
-
-# Bars 1-24: rests
-for _ in range(24):
-    mario.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-
-# Bars 25-28: World 1-1 theme
-mario_melody = [
-    (E.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH), (E.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH),
-    (None, Duration.EIGHTH), (E.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH),
-    (None, Duration.EIGHTH), (C.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH),
-    (E.add(12), Duration.QUARTER),
-    (G.add(12), Duration.QUARTER), (None, Duration.QUARTER),
-    (G, Duration.QUARTER), (None, Duration.QUARTER),
-    (C.add(12), Duration.QUARTER), (None, Duration.EIGHTH),
-    (G, Duration.EIGHTH), (None, Duration.QUARTER),
-    (E, Duration.QUARTER),
-    (None, Duration.EIGHTH), (A, Duration.QUARTER),
-    (Bb, Duration.QUARTER), (Tone.from_string("Bb4"), Duration.EIGHTH),
-    (A, Duration.QUARTER),
-]
-for note, dur in mario_melody:
-    if note is None:
-        mario.rest(dur)
-    else:
-        mario.add(note, dur, velocity=100)
-
-# Bars 29-32: repeat
-for note, dur in mario_melody:
-    if note is None:
-        mario.rest(dur)
-    else:
-        mario.add(note, dur, velocity=105)
-
-# Bars 33-40: Mario keeps going — repeat the theme
-for _ in range(2):
-    for note, dur in mario_melody:
-        if note is None:
-            mario.rest(dur)
-        else:
-            mario.add(note, dur, velocity=90)
-
-# Bars 41-48: Mario keeps looping underneath drake
-for _ in range(2):
-    for note, dur in mario_melody:
-        if note is None:
-            mario.rest(dur)
-        else:
-            mario.add(note, dur, velocity=75)
-
-# Bars 49-52: one last Mario statement fading
-for note, dur in mario_melody:
-    if note is None:
-        mario.rest(dur)
-    else:
-        mario.add(note, dur, velocity=70)
-
-# ══ Bars 53-60: MARIO SOLO — emotional 8-bit shredding ═══════════
-# The NES cries out. Fast arps climbing through D minor, getting
-# faster and higher. Like watching Mario run out of time.
-mario.set(volume=0.55)
-
-# Bars 53-54: 16th note arps — establishing the run
-solo_arps_16 = [
-    # Dm arp up and down
-    D, F, A, D.add(12), A, F, D, A.add(-12),
-    F, A, D.add(12), F.add(12), D.add(12), A, F, D,
-    # C arp
-    C, E, G, C.add(12), G, E, C, G.add(-12),
-    E, G, C.add(12), E.add(12), C.add(12), G, E, C,
-]
-for note in solo_arps_16:
-    mario.add(note, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=105)
-
-# Bars 55-56: 32nd notes — faster, climbing higher
-solo_arps_32 = [
-    # Dm climbing
-    D, F, A, D.add(12), F.add(12), A.add(12),
-    D.add(24), A.add(12), F.add(12), D.add(12), A, F,
-    # Bb arp
-    Bb.add(-12), D, F, Bb, D.add(12), F.add(12),
-    Bb.add(12), F.add(12), D.add(12), Bb, F, D,
-    # Gm arp
-    G.add(-12), Bb.add(-12), D, G, Bb, D.add(12),
-    G.add(12), D.add(12), Bb, G, D, Bb.add(-12),
-    # Back to Dm — reaching for the top
-    D, A, D.add(12), A.add(12), D.add(24), A.add(24),
-    D.add(24), A.add(12), D.add(12), A, D, A.add(-12),
-]
-for note in solo_arps_32:
-    mario.add(note, 0.125, velocity=110)
-
-# Bars 57-58: the emotional peak — sustained high notes with fast trills
-# Hold a high D while trilling between neighbors
-mario.add(D.add(24), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=120)
-mario.add(Cs.add(12), 0.125, velocity=100)
-mario.add(D.add(24), 0.125, velocity=115)
-mario.add(Cs.add(12), 0.125, velocity=100)
-mario.add(D.add(24), 0.125, velocity=118)
-mario.add(E.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=110)
-mario.add(F.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=115)
-# Descending cry
-mario.add(D.add(24), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=120)
-mario.add(A.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=105)
-mario.add(F.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=100)
-mario.add(D.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=95)
-mario.add(A, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=90)
-mario.add(F, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=85)
-mario.add(D, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=110)
-
-# Bars 59-60: final blaze — 32nd note scale runs up and down
-# Full D minor scale run ascending then descending, twice
-scale_up = [D, E, F, G, A, Bb, Cs, D.add(12),
-            E.add(12), F.add(12), G.add(12), A.add(12),
-            Bb.add(12), Cs.add(12), D.add(24), Cs.add(12)]
-scale_down = [Bb.add(12), A.add(12), G.add(12), F.add(12),
-              E.add(12), D.add(12), Cs, Bb,
-              A, G, F, E, D, E, F, A]
-for note in scale_up:
-    mario.add(note, 0.125, velocity=115)
-for note in scale_down:
-    mario.add(note, 0.125, velocity=108)
-
-# Bars 61-64: mario fades into the snare crescendo
-mario.add(D.add(12), Duration.WHOLE, velocity=90)  # one last held note
-for _ in range(3):
-    mario.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-
-# ── NOKIA — Gran Vals ringtone on pulse wave (bars 49-56) ───────
-nokia = score.part("nokia", synth="pulse", envelope="staccato", volume=0.3,
-                   reverb=0.4, reverb_type="taj_mahal", lowpass=4000,
-                   humanize=0.04)
-
-# Bars 1-48: rests
-for _ in range(48):
-    nokia.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-
-# Bars 49-52: the iconic Nokia tune (Gran Vals by Francisco Tárrega)
-# E5 D5 F#4 G#4 | C#5 B4 D4 E4 | B4 A4 C#4 E4 | A4
-nokia_melody = [
-    (E.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH), (D.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH),
-    (Tone.from_string("F#4"), Duration.QUARTER), (Tone.from_string("G#4"), Duration.QUARTER),
-    (Tone.from_string("C#5"), Duration.EIGHTH), (Tone.from_string("B4"), Duration.EIGHTH),
-    (D, Duration.QUARTER), (E, Duration.QUARTER),
-    (Tone.from_string("B4"), Duration.EIGHTH), (A, Duration.EIGHTH),
-    (Tone.from_string("C#4"), Duration.QUARTER), (E, Duration.QUARTER),
-    (A, Duration.HALF), (None, Duration.HALF),
-]
-for _ in range(2):
-    for note, dur in nokia_melody:
-        if note is None:
-            nokia.rest(dur)
-        else:
-            nokia.add(note, dur, velocity=95)
-
-# Bars 53-56: nokia fading under the mario solo
-for note, dur in nokia_melody:
-    if note is None:
-        nokia.rest(dur)
-    else:
-        nokia.add(note, dur, velocity=60)
-nokia.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-
-# Bars 57-64: silent
-for _ in range(8):
-    nokia.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-
-# ── DRAKE — steel drum Hotline Bling melody (bars 33-52) ────────
-bling = score.part("bling", instrument="steel_drum", volume=0.7,
-                   reverb=0.4, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
-                   delay=0.3, delay_time=0.316, delay_feedback=0.35,
-                   humanize=0.06)
-
-# Bars 1-32: rests
-for _ in range(32):
-    bling.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-
-# Bars 33-40: that Hotline Bling melody — hypnotic, descending
-drake_melody = [
-    (D.add(12), Duration.QUARTER), (C.add(12), Duration.QUARTER),
-    (A, Duration.QUARTER), (G, Duration.QUARTER),
-    (A, Duration.QUARTER), (None, Duration.QUARTER),
-    (G, Duration.QUARTER), (E, Duration.QUARTER),
-    (D.add(12), Duration.QUARTER), (C.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH),
-    (A, Duration.EIGHTH), (G, Duration.HALF),
-    (A, Duration.HALF), (G, Duration.QUARTER),
-    (E, Duration.QUARTER),
-]
-for _ in range(2):
-    for note, dur in drake_melody:
-        if note is None:
-            bling.rest(dur)
-        else:
-            bling.add(note, dur, velocity=100)
-
-# Bars 41-48: keep going, Mario layered underneath
-for _ in range(2):
-    for note, dur in drake_melody:
-        if note is None:
-            bling.rest(dur)
-        else:
-            bling.add(note, dur, velocity=95)
-
-# Bars 49-52: fading
-for note, dur in drake_melody:
-    if note is None:
-        bling.rest(dur)
-    else:
-        bling.add(note, dur, velocity=65)
-
-# Bars 53-64: silent
-for _ in range(12):
-    bling.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-
-# ── 808 BASS — enters bar 9, throughout ────────────────────────
-bass = score.part("bass_808", synth="sine", envelope="pad", volume=0.3,
-                  distortion=0.2, distortion_drive=3.0,
-                  lowpass=140, lowpass_q=1.8, sub_osc=0.4,
-                  humanize=0.06)
-
-# Bars 1-8: rests
-for _ in range(8):
-    bass.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-
-# Bars 9-56: 808 following roots
-bass_roots = [D.add(-24), C.add(-24), Bb.add(-24), G.add(-24)]
-for _ in range(12):
-    for root in bass_roots:
-        bass.add(root, Duration.HALF, velocity=100)
-        bass.rest(Duration.QUARTER)
-        bass.add(root, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=85)
-
-# Bars 57-64: fading via velocity
-for vel in [70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5]:
-    bass.add(D.add(-24), Duration.WHOLE, velocity=vel)
-
-# ── MARCHING SNARE — military finale (bars 49-64) ──────────────
-march = score.part("march", volume=1.0,
-                   reverb=0.2, reverb_decay=0.8, humanize=0.03,
-                   ensemble=16)
-
-# Bars 1-48: rests
-for _ in range(48):
-    march.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
-
-# ── LEVEL 1 — Bars 49-50: single hits, lots of space. A warning. ──
-march.hit(MR, Duration.HALF, velocity=115, articulation="marcato")
-march.rest(Duration.HALF)
-march.rest(Duration.HALF)
-march.hit(MR, Duration.HALF, velocity=118, articulation="marcato")
-
-# ── LEVEL 2 — Bars 51-52: quarter notes. Marching begins. ────────
-for _ in range(2):
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=110, articulation="accent")
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=55)
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=112, articulation="accent")
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=55)
-
-# ── LEVEL 3 — Bars 53-54: 8ths with ghost notes. Getting serious. ─
-for _ in range(2):
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=115, articulation="accent")
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=48)
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=55)
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=112, articulation="accent")
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=50)
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=48)
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=118, articulation="marcato")
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=50)
-
-# ── LEVEL 4 — Bars 55-56: 16ths. Full paradiddle. ────────────────
-for _ in range(2):
-    # RLRR LRLL RLRR LRLL
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=125, articulation="marcato")
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=50)
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=55)
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=52)
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=122, articulation="accent")
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=50)
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=52)
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=48)
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=127, articulation="marcato")
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=52)
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=55)
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=50)
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=125, articulation="accent")
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=50)
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=52)
-    march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=48)
-
-# ── LEVEL 5 — Bars 57-58: 16ths, louder, accents on every beat ───
-for _ in range(2):
-    for beat in range(4):
-        march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=127, articulation="marcato")
-        march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=58)
-        march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=62)
-        march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=55)
-
-# ── LEVEL 6 — Bars 59-60: 32nds creep in. Here it comes. ─────────
-for _ in range(2):
-    # Half bar 16ths, half bar 32nds
-    for beat in range(2):
-        march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=125, articulation="accent")
-        march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=55)
-        march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=58)
-        march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=52)
-    for beat in range(2):
-        march.hit(MR, 0.125, velocity=125, articulation="accent")
-        march.hit(MR, 0.125, velocity=52)
-        march.hit(MR, 0.125, velocity=55)
-        march.hit(MR, 0.125, velocity=48)
-        march.hit(MR, 0.125, velocity=122, articulation="accent")
-        march.hit(MR, 0.125, velocity=50)
-        march.hit(MR, 0.125, velocity=55)
-        march.hit(MR, 0.125, velocity=48)
-
-# ── LEVEL 7 — Bars 61-62: full 32nd note rolls ───────────────────
-for bar in range(2):
-    for beat in range(4):
-        base = 80 + bar * 15 + beat * 3
-        march.hit(MR, 0.125, velocity=min(127, base + 30), articulation="accent")
-        march.hit(MR, 0.125, velocity=min(127, base))
-        march.hit(MR, 0.125, velocity=min(127, base + 10))
-        march.hit(MR, 0.125, velocity=min(127, base))
-        march.hit(MR, 0.125, velocity=min(127, base + 25), articulation="accent")
-        march.hit(MR, 0.125, velocity=min(127, base + 5))
-        march.hit(MR, 0.125, velocity=min(127, base + 15))
-        march.hit(MR, 0.125, velocity=min(127, base))
-
-# Bar 63: 32nd note crescendo — wall of snare
-for i in range(32):
-    vel = min(127, 70 + i * 2)
-    art = "accent" if i % 4 == 0 else "marcato" if i % 8 == 0 else ""
-    march.hit(MR, 0.125, velocity=vel, articulation=art)
-
-# Bar 64: CADENCE — DCI-style ending
-# Flam drags into triplets into unison hits
-# Flam drag: grace-MAIN grace-MAIN (tight doubles)
-march.hit(MR, 0.125, velocity=55)   # grace
-march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=127, articulation="marcato")  # MAIN
-march.hit(MR, 0.125, velocity=55)   # grace
-march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=125, articulation="marcato")  # MAIN
-# 16th note triplets — six per beat, blazing
-for _ in range(4):
-    march.hit(MR, 1/6, velocity=127, articulation="marcato")
-    march.hit(MR, 1/6, velocity=52)
-    march.hit(MR, 1/6, velocity=55)
-    march.hit(MR, 1/6, velocity=125, articulation="accent")
-    march.hit(MR, 1/6, velocity=50)
-    march.hit(MR, 1/6, velocity=55)
-# Rimshot quarter notes — CRACK . CRACK . CRACK . CRACK
-march.hit(MR, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=127, articulation="marcato")
-march.hit(MR, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=127, articulation="marcato")
-march.hit(MR, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=127, articulation="marcato")
-# THE FINAL RIMSHOT — everything stops
-march.hit(MR, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=127, articulation="fermata")
-
-# ── PAD — atmospheric glue throughout ───────────────────────────
-pad = score.part("pad", synth="supersaw", envelope="pad", volume=0.12,
-                 reverb=0.6, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
-                 chorus=0.3, chorus_rate=0.2, chorus_depth=0.008,
-                 lowpass=1400)
-pad.lfo("lowpass", rate=0.03, min=600, max=2000, bars=64, shape="triangle")
-
-for _ in range(16):
-    for chord in prog:
-        pad.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE)
-
-# ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-import sys
-
-print(f"Key: {key}")
-print(f"Parts: {list(score.parts.keys())}")
-print(f"Duration: {score.duration_ms / 1000:.1f}s | {score.measures} measures")
-
-if "--live" in sys.argv:
-    print("Playing CULTURE CLASH (live engine)...")
-    from pytheory_live.live import LiveEngine
-    engine = LiveEngine(buffer_size=1024)
-    engine.play_score(score)
-else:
-    print("Playing CULTURE CLASH...")
-    play_score(score)
diff --git a/tracks/silk_road.py b/tracks/silk_road.py
index a7d1a66..34d9326 100644
--- a/tracks/silk_road.py
+++ b/tracks/silk_road.py
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ def play_phrases(part, phrases, reps=1, vel_offset=0):
 # ── KOTO — China, pentatonic, sparse ───────────────────────────
 # D minor pentatonic: D F G A C (removes E and Bb)
 koto = score.part("koto", instrument="koto", volume=0.4,
-                  reverb=0.55, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
-                  delay=0.3, delay_time=0.316, delay_feedback=0.4,
+                  reverb=0.0,
+                  delay=0.0,
                   pan=-0.45, humanize=0.1)
 
-# Bars 1-16: solo koto — contemplative, lots of space
+# Bars 1-16: solo koto — starts dry, reverb fades in like mist
 koto_phrases = [
     # Phrase 1: simple, announcing
     [(D.add(12), Duration.HALF, 80), (None, Duration.QUARTER, 0),
@@ -73,11 +73,19 @@ koto_phrases = [
      (A, Duration.QUARTER, 75)],
     [(D, Duration.WHOLE, 80)],
 ]
-play_phrases(koto, koto_phrases, reps=2)
+# First pass: dry, intimate, close
+play_phrases(koto, koto_phrases, reps=1)
+# Second pass: reverb creeping in
+koto.set(reverb=0.15, reverb_type="taj_mahal", delay=0.1, delay_time=0.316, delay_feedback=0.15)
+play_phrases(koto, koto_phrases, reps=1)
 
-# Bars 17-80: koto continues, same phrases, quieter as others join
+# Bars 17-80: koto continues, reverb grows as the caravan fills
+koto.set(reverb=0.3, delay=0.2, delay_feedback=0.25)
 play_phrases(koto, koto_phrases, reps=2, vel_offset=-15)
-play_phrases(koto, koto_phrases, reps=6, vel_offset=-25)
+koto.set(reverb=0.45, delay=0.3, delay_feedback=0.35)
+play_phrases(koto, koto_phrases, reps=2, vel_offset=-20)
+koto.set(reverb=0.55, delay=0.3, delay_feedback=0.4)
+play_phrases(koto, koto_phrases, reps=4, vel_offset=-25)
 
 # ── SITAR — India, enters bar 17 ───────────────────────────────
 sitar = score.part("sitar", instrument="sitar", volume=0.5,
@@ -118,8 +126,10 @@ tabla = score.part("tabla", volume=0.3, reverb=0.3, reverb_type="cathedral",
 for _ in range(16):
     tabla.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
 
-# Bars 17-80: keherwa groove throughout
-for bar in range(64):
+# Bars 17-80: keherwa groove — gets louder as the caravan grows
+# Bars 17-32: India section — gentle
+tabla.set(volume=0.2)
+for bar in range(16):
     if bar % 8 == 7:
         tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=95, articulation="accent")
         tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=108)
@@ -139,6 +149,72 @@ for bar in range(64):
         tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=80, articulation="accent")
         tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=58)
 
+# Bars 33-48: Persia joins — fuller
+tabla.set(volume=0.3)
+for bar in range(16):
+    if bar % 8 == 7:
+        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=100, articulation="accent")
+        tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=112)
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=78)
+        tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=110)
+        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=95, articulation="accent")
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=68)
+        tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=55)
+        tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=118)
+    else:
+        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=90, articulation="accent")
+        tabla.hit(GE, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=60)
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=70)
+        tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=48)
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=65)
+        tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=42)
+        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=85, articulation="accent")
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=62)
+
+# Bars 49-64: Mediterranean joins — confident
+tabla.set(volume=0.38)
+for bar in range(16):
+    if bar % 8 == 7:
+        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=105, articulation="accent")
+        tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=115)
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=82)
+        tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=112)
+        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=100, articulation="accent")
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=72)
+        tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=58)
+        tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=120)
+    else:
+        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=95, articulation="accent")
+        tabla.hit(GE, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=65)
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=75)
+        tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=52)
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=70)
+        tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=45)
+        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=90, articulation="accent")
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=68)
+
+# Bars 65-80: all together — full power
+tabla.set(volume=0.45)
+for bar in range(16):
+    if bar % 8 == 7:
+        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=110, articulation="accent")
+        tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=118)
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=85)
+        tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=115)
+        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=105, articulation="accent")
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=75)
+        tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=62)
+        tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=122)
+    else:
+        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=100, articulation="accent")
+        tabla.hit(GE, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=70)
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=80)
+        tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=55)
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=75)
+        tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=48)
+        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=95, articulation="accent")
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=72)
+
 # ── MANDOLIN (oud) — Persia, enters bar 33 ─────────────────────
 oud = score.part("oud", instrument="mandolin", volume=0.4,
                  reverb=0.45, reverb_type="cathedral",