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An Exception Occurred: theremin volume + velocity pulled back to stop clipping

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Peak volume 0.55→0.32, velocities capped at 85. Still screaming,
just not clipping.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Kenneth Reitz
2026-04-02 02:17:33 -04:00
parent a181fc5128
commit e86fef392e
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@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ for _ in range(44):
# ── THEREMIN — psychosis, bars 21-32 ───────────────────────────
# The mind unmoored. Wild bends. Beautiful and terrifying.
theremin = score.part("theremin", instrument="theremin", volume=0.35,
theremin = score.part("theremin", instrument="theremin", volume=0.25,
reverb=0.25, reverb_decay=1.0,
delay=0.12, delay_time=0.375, delay_feedback=0.2,
pan=-0.15, humanize=0.04)
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ theremin.rest(Duration.HALF)
theremin.add(Db.add(12), Duration.HALF, velocity=68, bend=2.5)
# Bars 23-24: intensifying — the bends get wider, faster
theremin.set(volume=0.45)
theremin.set(volume=0.35)
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=78, bend=3.0)
theremin.add(Bb.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=72, bend=-2.5)
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=80, bend=2.0)
@@ -464,46 +464,46 @@ theremin.add(Bb.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=72, bend=3.0)
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.HALF, velocity=85, bend=-3.5)
# Bars 25-26: FULL PSYCHOSIS — screaming, octave leaps, max bends
theremin.set(volume=0.55)
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=95, bend=5.0)
theremin.add(Eb, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=70, bend=-3.0) # 2 octave drop
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=98, bend=-4.0)
theremin.add(Gb.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=78, bend=3.0)
theremin.add(Bb.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=100, bend=5.0) # highest
theremin.add(Cb, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=65, bend=-4.0) # crash down
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=95, bend=4.0)
theremin.add(Bb, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=72, bend=-3.0)
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=100, bend=-5.0)
theremin.add(Db.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=80, bend=4.0)
theremin.add(Ab.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=102, bend=5.0) # screaming
theremin.add(Gb, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=68, bend=-5.0) # plummet
theremin.set(volume=0.32)
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=78, bend=5.0)
theremin.add(Eb, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=58, bend=-3.0)
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=80, bend=-4.0)
theremin.add(Gb.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=65, bend=3.0)
theremin.add(Bb.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=82, bend=5.0)
theremin.add(Cb, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=55, bend=-4.0)
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=78, bend=4.0)
theremin.add(Bb, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=60, bend=-3.0)
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=82, bend=-5.0)
theremin.add(Db.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=68, bend=4.0)
theremin.add(Ab.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=85, bend=5.0)
theremin.add(Gb, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=58, bend=-5.0)
# Bars 27-28: the voices — rapid, fragmented, overlapping thoughts
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=88, bend=2.0)
theremin.add(Bb.add(12), Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=95, bend=-3.0)
theremin.add(Gb, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=70, bend=4.0)
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=98, bend=-4.0)
theremin.add(Db.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=82, bend=3.0)
theremin.add(Ab.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=100, bend=-5.0)
theremin.add(Eb, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=72, bend=5.0)
theremin.add(Bb.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=105, bend=-4.0)
# Bars 27-28: the voices — rapid, fragmented
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=72, bend=2.0)
theremin.add(Bb.add(12), Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=78, bend=-3.0)
theremin.add(Gb, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=58, bend=4.0)
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=80, bend=-4.0)
theremin.add(Db.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=68, bend=3.0)
theremin.add(Ab.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=82, bend=-5.0)
theremin.add(Eb, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=60, bend=5.0)
theremin.add(Bb.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=85, bend=-4.0)
# Sustained scream
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.HALF, velocity=108, bend=5.0)
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=100, bend=-5.0)
theremin.add(Bb.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=85, bend=3.0)
theremin.add(Gb.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=78, bend=-2.0)
theremin.add(Db.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=72, bend=2.0)
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.HALF, velocity=85, bend=5.0)
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=80, bend=-5.0)
theremin.add(Bb.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=70, bend=3.0)
theremin.add(Gb.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=65, bend=-2.0)
theremin.add(Db.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=60, bend=2.0)
# Bars 29-30: sustained madness — the peak holds
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=105, bend=-5.0)
theremin.add(Bb.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=108, bend=4.0)
theremin.add(Gb, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=72, bend=-3.0)
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=110, bend=5.0)
theremin.add(Db.add(12), Duration.HALF, velocity=85, bend=-4.0)
theremin.add(Ab.add(12), Duration.HALF, velocity=105, bend=5.0)
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=82, bend=-5.0)
theremin.add(Bb.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=85, bend=4.0)
theremin.add(Gb, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=60, bend=-3.0)
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, velocity=85, bend=5.0)
theremin.add(Db.add(12), Duration.HALF, velocity=72, bend=-4.0)
theremin.add(Ab.add(12), Duration.HALF, velocity=82, bend=5.0)
# Bars 31-32: the descent — falling, falling, slower
theremin.set(volume=0.45)
theremin.set(volume=0.35)
theremin.add(Eb.add(12), Duration.HALF, velocity=82, bend=-3.0)
theremin.add(Bb, Duration.HALF, velocity=72, bend=-2.0)
theremin.add(Gb, Duration.HALF, velocity=62, bend=-1.5)