interpretations/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

2026-04-01

• Track 12: The Observatory — G minor, 112 BPM. Chapel through shortwave static. Square-wave organ, choir, saw arp, supersaw halo pad, theremin signal. Contributed by ChatGPT.
• Acid Reign: stereo 303s with delay (different times, opposite pans), clap delay, cajon slapback, Rhodes louder/wetter panned left
• Deep Time: stereo spread across 17 parts, three reverb spaces (taj_mahal/cathedral/algorithmic), long delays on percussion, tingsha and singing bowls extended through full track
• Raga Midnight: doubled to 56 bars (~2:30). Proper raga form (alap→jor→gat→jhala→tabla solo). 808 drop with Re→Ga→Re→Pa(-36) bass pattern. Delay on tabla/dhol. Velocity list fades.
• Chakra: stereo spread (uke left, Rhodes right, theremin far right), sitar louder/drier, opening reverbs pulled back
• Silk Road: stereo caravan (east→west = left→right), dry-to-wet koto, tabla grows with caravan, sitar dried out, play_phrases() helper
• Culture Clash: removed for rework
• Ghost Protocol: stereo field overhaul — Rhodes delay, trip-hop dub snare, arp panned right, NES louder, bass sidechain, pluck stabs wide
• The Observatory: theremin louder (0.3), less reverb (0.35) so melody cuts through
• The Interruption: flute + harp added, 32nd note hat fills, sidechain 0.6, stereo string quartet, delay on harpsichord/violins
• Voltage: dotted delay on saw (spring) and pulse (taj_mahal), distortion on kick
• Track 11: Voltage — F minor, 138 BPM. Raw oscillators only — sine sub (dry), saw lead (spring reverb), pulse counter-rhythm (taj_mahal). Rhythm from monophonic pitch shifts. Saw arp solo, pulse arp solo, 32nd note chaos peak. Kick maxed at 1.0.
• Track 10: The Dialogue — E Phrygian, 75 BPM, shruti just intonation, A=432 Hz. Sitar (human) and theremin (machine) find each other through call-and-response. House kick + hats + clap enter at bar 41. 32nd note sitar shredding at the peak with dry reverb.
• Track 9: The Temple — A Phrygian, 65 BPM, shruti just intonation, A=432 Hz. Singing bowls, tambura, harmonium, bansuri, tabla solo, triple sitar solo with 32nd note shredding, theremin at the peak, electronic kick.
• Raga Midnight: sitar reverb reduced for clarity
• play.py — interactive curses track picker with animated header, progress bar playback, --from-time/--to-time seeking, --pitch override, --solo/--mute parts, WAV/MIDI export, album ordering.
• Acid Reign: cajon louder (0.5), less reverb (0.2)
• ASCII art header added to README

2026-03-31

• The Interruption: 808 kick four-on-floor, breakbeat 0.9, kick 1.0
• The Interruption: sub bass 0.9, sub_osc 0.7

2026-03-30

• Track 1: Raga Midnight — D Phrygian, 90 BPM, shruti just intonation. Tabla, sitar, tambura, dhol. Hand-written tabla solo with tihai cadence.
• Track 2: Culture Clash — D minor, 95 BPM. Didgeridoo drone → Rhodes → sitar arps + tabla → Mario World 1-1 → Hotline Bling on steel drum → Nokia ringtone → theremin solo → DCI marching cadence. Mario 8-bar shred solo.
• Track 3: Chakra — Root to crown journey. Shruti tuning at A=432 Hz. Ukulele, singing bowls, harmonium, tambura, sitar, theremin. Tempo: 60 → 90 → 108 → 135 BPM.
• Track 4: Ghost Protocol — F minor, 128 BPM. Portishead dark Rhodes → trip-hop beat → hypnotic saw arp → kick at bar 49 → NES melody at the peak.
• Track 5: Acid Reign — A minor, 140 BPM. Dual 303s (saw + square), five groove patterns, resonant filter sweeps (Q up to 20). Cajon in cathedral reverb, Rhodes pad, 808 sub at 1.0.
• Track 6: Silk Road — D minor, 95 BPM. Koto (China) → sitar + tabla (India) → mandolin + doumbek (Persia) → guitar + cajon (Mediterranean) → all together.
• Track 7: Deep Time — B minor, 40 BPM, just intonation. 7.5 min ambient drone. Tingsha, rainstick, finger cymbals, singing bowls, didgeridoo, sine drones, harmonium, theremin, choir, cello.
• Track 8: The Interruption — D minor, 85 BPM. Harpsichord + string quartet. Bar 33: DnB breakbeat + sub + reese slam in. Strings keep playing. Beat dissolves, quartet wins.
• Project setup: README, pyproject.toml, .gitignore