New synths across 10 more tracks — mellotron, drift, wavefold, granular

Silk Road: mellotron_flute in finale. The Dialogue: drift pad, mellotron ending.
Acid Reign: wavefold in breakdown. Chakra: drift at crown. Raga Midnight:
mellotron_strings over 808 drop. The Temple: granular_pad texture.
Sleight of Hand: mellotron_choir. Gravity: drift tambura.
Ghost Protocol: NES pulled back. An Exception: psycho bass 0.3.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

tracks/acid_reign.py

@@ -297,6 +297,24 @@ for _ in range(12):
 for bar in range(8):
     rhodes.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
 
+# ── WAVEFOLD — metallic sustain in the breakdown ───────────────
+wavefold = score.part("wavefold", synth="wavefold", volume=0.2,
+                      lowpass=2000, distortion=0.15, distortion_drive=2.0,
+                      reverb=0.12, reverb_type="spring",
+                      pan=-0.2)
+
+# Bars 1-32: silent
+for _ in range(32):
+    wavefold.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
+
+# Bars 33-40: sustained A whole notes through the breakdown
+for _ in range(8):
+    wavefold.add(A, Duration.WHOLE, velocity=70)
+
+# Bars 41-64: silent
+for _ in range(24):
+    wavefold.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
+
 # ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 import sys
 

tracks/an_exception_occurred.py

@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ for _ in range(8):
     organ.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
 
 # ── PSYCHOSIS BASS — deep, menacing, bars 23-32 ────────────────
-psycho_bass = score.part("psycho_bass", synth="sine", envelope="pad", volume=0.7,
+psycho_bass = score.part("psycho_bass", synth="sine", envelope="pad", volume=0.3,
                          lowpass=180, distortion=0.25, distortion_drive=3.5,
                          sub_osc=0.6, saturation=0.4)
 

tracks/chakra.py

@@ -556,6 +556,23 @@ theremin.add(su[0].add(12), Duration.WHOLE, velocity=45, bend=1.0)
 for _ in range(5):
     theremin.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
 
+# ── CROWN DRIFT — dissolving shimmer for the crown chakra ──────
+crown_drift = score.part("crown_drift", synth="drift", envelope="pad", volume=0.08,
+                         reverb=0.4, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
+                         chorus=0.3, chorus_rate=0.03, chorus_depth=0.015,
+                         pan=0.1)
+
+# Bars 1-48: silent (first 6 chakra sections)
+for _ in range(48):
+    crown_drift.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
+
+# Bars 49-56: crown chakra — velocity fading
+for vel in [35, 32, 28, 22, 18, 12, 8, 0]:
+    if vel > 0:
+        crown_drift.add(su[0], Duration.WHOLE, velocity=vel)
+    else:
+        crown_drift.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
+
 # ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 import sys
 

tracks/ghost_protocol.py

@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ 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=0.28,
+nes = score.part("nes", synth="square", envelope="organ", volume=0.18,
                  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)

tracks/gravity.py

@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ for vel in [60, 52, 44, 36, 28, 22, 15, 0]:
         hats.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
 
 # ── TAMBURA — buried drone, barely there, just warmth ──────────
-tambura = score.part("tambura", synth="sine", envelope="pad", volume=0.08,
+tambura = score.part("tambura", synth="drift", envelope="pad", volume=0.08,
                      reverb=0.5, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
                      chorus=0.3, chorus_rate=0.06, chorus_depth=0.01,
                      lowpass=800, pan=-0.3)

tracks/raga_midnight.py

@@ -501,6 +501,21 @@ for _ in range(2):
 for _ in range(8):
     tabla.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
 
+# ── MELLOTRON — strings layer over the 808 drop ───────────────
+mello = score.part("mellotron", instrument="mellotron_strings", volume=0.12,
+                   reverb=0.3, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
+                   pan=0.1)
+
+# Bars 1-48: silent
+for _ in range(48):
+    mello.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
+
+# Bars 49-56: whole note chords over the drop
+mello_prog = key.progression("i", "VII", "VI", "iv")
+for _ in range(2):
+    for chord in mello_prog:
+        mello.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE, velocity=42)
+
 # ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 import sys
 

tracks/silk_road.py

@@ -368,6 +368,19 @@ for _ in range(4):
     for chord in prog:
         pad.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE, velocity=60)
 
+# ── MELLOTRON — ghostly flute layer in the finale ──────────────
+mello = score.part("mellotron", instrument="mellotron_flute", volume=0.15,
+                   reverb=0.3, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
+                   pan=0.1, humanize=0.08)
+
+for _ in range(64):
+    mello.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
+
+# Bars 65-80: plays the progression as whole notes
+for _ in range(4):
+    for chord in prog:
+        mello.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE, velocity=48)
+
 # ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 import sys
 

tracks/sleight_of_hand.py

@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ for _ in range(32):
     theremin.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
 
 # ── CHOIR — swells from nowhere, bar 41 ──────────────────────
-choir = score.part("choir", instrument="choir", volume=0.15,
+choir = score.part("choir", instrument="mellotron_choir", volume=0.15,
                    reverb=0.8, reverb_type="cathedral",
                    chorus=0.3, chorus_rate=0.08, chorus_depth=0.012,
                    pan=0.2)

tracks/the_dialogue.py

@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ for _ in range(8):
     harmonium.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
 
 # ── PAD — the shared understanding ─────────────────────────────
-pad = score.part("pad", synth="supersaw", envelope="pad", volume=0.1,
+pad = score.part("pad", synth="drift", envelope="pad", volume=0.1,
                  reverb=0.7, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
                  chorus=0.4, chorus_rate=0.15, chorus_depth=0.01,
                  lowpass=1500)
@@ -569,6 +569,25 @@ for vel in [45, 38, 30, 22, 15, 10, 5, 0]:
 for _ in range(8):
     pad.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
 
+# ── MELLOTRON — ghostly flute underneath the shared understanding ──
+mello = score.part("mellotron", instrument="mellotron_flute", volume=0.12,
+                   reverb=0.3, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
+                   pan=-0.15)
+
+# Bars 1-64: silent
+for _ in range(64):
+    mello.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
+
+# Bars 65-72: plays the progression as whole notes
+mello_prog = key.progression("i", "VII", "VI", "iv")
+for _ in range(2):
+    for chord in mello_prog:
+        mello.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE, velocity=42)
+
+# Bars 73-80: silence
+for _ in range(8):
+    mello.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
+
 # ── ROOM TONE — the space itself ───────────────────────────────
 room = score.part("room", synth="noise", envelope="pad", volume=0.025,
                   reverb=1.0, reverb_type="taj_mahal",

tracks/the_temple.py

@@ -46,6 +46,26 @@ room.lfo("volume", rate=0.008, min=0.015, max=0.04, bars=72, shape="triangle")
 for _ in range(72):
     room.add(Sa, Duration.WHOLE, velocity=25)
 
+# ── GRAIN — granular pad, subliminal texture ───────────────────
+grain = score.part("grain", instrument="granular_pad", volume=0.05,
+                   reverb=0.4, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
+                   pan=0.25)
+
+# Bars 1-8: silent
+for _ in range(8):
+    grain.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
+
+# Bars 9-64: Sa drone an octave below, whole notes
+for _ in range(56):
+    grain.add(Sa.add(-12), Duration.WHOLE, velocity=28)
+
+# Bars 65-72: fade out
+for vel in [22, 18, 14, 10, 6, 0, 0, 0]:
+    if vel > 0:
+        grain.add(Sa.add(-12), Duration.WHOLE, velocity=vel)
+    else:
+        grain.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
+
 # ── SINGING BOWL — the space itself ─────────────────────────────
 bowl = score.part("bowl", instrument="singing_bowl", volume=0.55,
                   reverb=1.0, reverb_type="taj_mahal",