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Ghost Protocol: stereo field, delay on Rhodes/trip-hop, sidechain bass

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Lessons from The Observatory: trust effects to fill space. Rhodes
panned left with delay, arp panned right, NES louder with more reverb,
pluck stabs wide right, trip-hop snare with dub delay, bass sidechained.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Kenneth Reitz
2026-04-01 22:11:11 -04:00
parent cedd44d72c
commit a06e6c1fe9
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@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ prog = key.progression("i", "VI", "VII", "i")
# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
# ── RHODES — Portishead dark chords, sparse, tremolo ────────────
rhodes = score.part("rhodes", instrument="electric_piano", volume=0.3,
reverb=0.5, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
rhodes = score.part("rhodes", instrument="electric_piano", volume=0.25,
reverb=0.6, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
delay=0.2, delay_time=0.468, delay_feedback=0.3,
tremolo_depth=0.2, tremolo_rate=2.5,
humanize=0.1)
pan=-0.2, humanize=0.1)
# Bars 1-16: dark sparse chords — Portishead vibe
for _ in range(4):
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ for _ in range(80):
# ── TRIP-HOP BEAT — Portishead style, bars 5-32 ────────────────
trip = score.part("trip_hop", volume=0.3, humanize=0.08,
reverb=0.15, reverb_decay=0.6)
reverb=0.25, reverb_decay=1.2,
delay=0.3, delay_time=0.468, delay_feedback=0.35)
# Bars 1-4: silence — let rhodes breathe
for _ in range(4):
@@ -100,10 +102,10 @@ for _ in range(96):
trip.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
# ── THE ARP — the soul of the track, enters quietly bar 17 ─────
arp = score.part("arp", synth="saw", envelope="pluck", volume=0.2,
reverb=0.3, delay=0.4, delay_time=0.234,
arp = score.part("arp", synth="saw", envelope="pluck", volume=0.22,
reverb=0.35, delay=0.4, delay_time=0.234,
delay_feedback=0.45, lowpass=1200, detune=6,
humanize=0.04)
pan=0.15, humanize=0.04)
# Slow filter open over the entire track
arp.lfo("lowpass", rate=0.008, min=800, max=6000, bars=128, shape="saw")
@@ -169,8 +171,9 @@ for rep in range(4):
arp.add(note, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=vel)
# ── PAD — supersaw atmosphere, builds imperceptibly ─────────────
pad = score.part("pad", synth="supersaw", envelope="pad", volume=0.15,
reverb=0.6, chorus=0.4, chorus_rate=0.2,
pad = score.part("pad", synth="supersaw", envelope="pad", volume=0.12,
reverb=0.75, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
chorus=0.4, chorus_rate=0.2,
chorus_depth=0.01, lowpass=600)
pad.lfo("lowpass", rate=0.008, min=400, max=5000, bars=128, shape="triangle")
@@ -198,7 +201,7 @@ for rep in range(8):
# ── BASS — enters with the kick, bar 49 ────────────────────────
bass = score.part("bass", synth="saw", envelope="pluck", volume=0.35,
lowpass=250, distortion=0.15, distortion_drive=2.5,
sub_osc=0.5)
sub_osc=0.5, sidechain=0.3)
# Bars 1-48: silence
for _ in range(48):
@@ -228,7 +231,7 @@ for rep in range(8):
bass.add(note, dur, velocity=vel)
# ── KICK — the Strobe moment, enters bar 49 ────────────────────
kick = score.part("kick", volume=0.5, humanize=0.03)
kick = score.part("kick", volume=0.6, humanize=0.03)
# Bars 1-48: no kick — this IS the point
for _ in range(48):
@@ -293,10 +296,10 @@ for bar in range(32):
hats.hit(CH, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=vel)
# ── NES MELODY — emotional square wave, the heart of the peak ───
nes = score.part("nes", synth="square", envelope="organ", volume=0.2,
reverb=0.4, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
delay=0.3, delay_time=0.234, delay_feedback=0.4,
lowpass=4000, humanize=0.05)
nes = score.part("nes", synth="square", envelope="organ", volume=0.28,
reverb=0.5, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
delay=0.35, delay_time=0.234, delay_feedback=0.45,
lowpass=4000, pan=-0.1, humanize=0.05)
# Bars 1-64: silence
for _ in range(64):
@@ -332,8 +335,9 @@ for _ in range(32):
# ── PLUCK STABS — offbeat chords, bars 65-96 ───────────────────
pluck = score.part("pluck", synth="saw", envelope="pluck", volume=0.18,
reverb=0.2, delay=0.2, delay_time=0.234,
delay_feedback=0.3, lowpass=2500, detune=8)
reverb=0.25, delay=0.25, delay_time=0.234,
delay_feedback=0.35, lowpass=2500, detune=8,
pan=0.25)
# Bars 1-64: silence
for _ in range(64):