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The Observatory: stereo spread — radio left, signal right, broadcast travels

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12 parts panned across the field. Radio static far left, theremin
signal far right — transmission crosses the stereo field. Clap gets
delay ghost. Halo and choir spread wide. Organ slight left for chapel.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Kenneth Reitz
2026-04-02 00:48:47 -04:00
parent 38ba8bdb4a
commit aa969fdaf9
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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ roots = [G.add(-24), Eb.add(-24), Bb.add(-24), F.add(-24)]
# ── RADIO HISS — the sky itself ───────────────────────────────────
radio = score.part("radio", synth="noise", envelope="pad", volume=0.04,
reverb=0.85, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
lowpass=900)
lowpass=900, pan=-0.35)
radio.lfo("lowpass", rate=0.012, min=300, max=1800, bars=96, shape="sine")
radio.lfo("volume", rate=0.02, min=0.02, max=0.06, bars=96, shape="triangle")
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ for _ in range(96):
# ── BOWL — section markers, like light reflecting off metal ──────
bowl = score.part("bowl", instrument="singing_bowl", volume=0.42,
reverb=1.0, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
delay=0.25, delay_time=0.875, delay_feedback=0.35)
delay=0.25, delay_time=0.875, delay_feedback=0.35,
pan=0.2)
marker_bars = {1: 78, 9: 72, 17: 68, 33: 75, 49: 72, 65: 76, 81: 60, 89: 54}
for bar in range(1, 97):
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ for bar in range(1, 97):
organ = score.part("organ", synth="square", envelope="organ", volume=0.14,
reverb=0.78, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
chorus=0.25, chorus_rate=0.18, chorus_depth=0.01,
lowpass=1800)
lowpass=1800, pan=-0.15)
low_prog = [c.transpose(-12) for c in prog]
mid_prog = prog
@@ -112,7 +113,8 @@ for chord, vel in zip(low_prog * 2, [50, 44, 40, 36, 30, 24, 16, 8]):
# ── CHOIR — the air inside the room starts singing ────────────────
choir = score.part("choir", instrument="choir", volume=0.11,
reverb=0.95, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
chorus=0.35, chorus_rate=0.08, chorus_depth=0.012)
chorus=0.35, chorus_rate=0.08, chorus_depth=0.012,
pan=0.25)
# Bars 1-32: silence
for _ in range(32):
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ for _ in range(8):
halo = score.part("halo", synth="supersaw", envelope="pad", volume=0.08,
reverb=0.65, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
chorus=0.45, chorus_rate=0.2, chorus_depth=0.008,
lowpass=1200)
lowpass=1200, pan=-0.25)
halo.lfo("lowpass", rate=0.01, min=500, max=2800, bars=96, shape="triangle")
# Bars 1-48: silence
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ for _ in range(16):
arp = score.part("arp", synth="saw", envelope="pluck", volume=0.35,
reverb=0.3, delay=0.35, delay_time=0.234,
delay_feedback=0.42, lowpass=1300, detune=5,
humanize=0.03)
pan=0.15, humanize=0.03)
arp.lfo("lowpass", rate=0.009, min=900, max=5200, bars=96, shape="saw")
P1 = [
@@ -273,7 +275,9 @@ for vel in [88, 82, 76, 68, 58, 46, 32, 18]:
kick.rest(Duration.DOTTED_HALF)
# ── CLAP — 2 and 4, but never aggressive ─────────────────────────
clap = score.part("clap", volume=0.28, reverb=0.18, humanize=0.04)
clap = score.part("clap", volume=0.28, reverb=0.18,
delay=0.1, delay_time=0.268, delay_feedback=0.15,
pan=-0.1, humanize=0.04)
# Bars 1-32: silence
for _ in range(32):
@@ -291,7 +295,7 @@ for _ in range(16):
clap.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
# ── HATS — offbeat shimmer ────────────────────────────────────────
hats = score.part("hats", volume=0.22, humanize=0.04)
hats = score.part("hats", volume=0.22, pan=0.1, humanize=0.04)
# Bars 1-32: silence
for _ in range(32):
@@ -319,7 +323,7 @@ for _ in range(8):
signal = score.part("signal", instrument="theremin", volume=0.3,
reverb=0.35, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
delay=0.2, delay_time=0.375, delay_feedback=0.25,
humanize=0.05)
pan=0.35, humanize=0.05)
# Bars 1-48: silence
for _ in range(48):