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Rewritten from scratch with Strobe philosophy: - Portishead dark Rhodes + trip-hop beat (bars 1-32) - Hypnotic saw arp emerges, grows imperceptibly (bars 17+) - No kick until bar 49 — the patient build IS the point - NES square wave melody at the emotional peak (bars 65-96) - Pluck stabs for the peak energy - 128 bars (~6 min), filter sweeps across entire track - Everything dissolves back to silence Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
372 lines
12 KiB
Python
372 lines
12 KiB
Python
"""
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GHOST PROTOCOL — Portishead intro → deadmau5 Strobe-style build.
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Dark, patient, hypnotic. One pluck arp that IS the track.
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The kick doesn't arrive until you've forgotten you're waiting for it.
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"""
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from pytheory import Key, Duration, Score, Tone, play_score
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from pytheory.rhythm import DrumSound
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key = Key("F", "minor")
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s = key.scale
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F = s[0]; G = s[1]; Ab = s[2]; Bb = s[3]
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C = s[4]; Db = s[5]; Eb = s[6]
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score = Score("4/4", bpm=128)
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K = DrumSound.KICK
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CL = DrumSound.CLAP
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CH = DrumSound.CLOSED_HAT
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OH = DrumSound.OPEN_HAT
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prog = key.progression("i", "VI", "VII", "i")
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# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
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# STRUCTURE (128 bars, ~6 min at 128 BPM):
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# Bars 1-16: Portishead — dark, downtempo feel, scratchy
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# Bars 17-32: The arp emerges from the darkness
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# Bars 33-48: Pad swells, arp grows, still no kick
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# Bars 49-64: Kick arrives — release, the Strobe moment
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# Bars 65-80: Full energy, filter wide open
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# Bars 81-96: Peak — everything singing
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# Bars 97-112: Filtering down, layers drop
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# Bars 113-128: Just the arp and pad, dissolving
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# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
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# ── RHODES — Portishead dark chords, sparse, tremolo ────────────
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rhodes = score.part("rhodes", instrument="electric_piano", volume=0.3,
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reverb=0.5, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
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tremolo_depth=0.2, tremolo_rate=2.5,
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humanize=0.1)
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# Bars 1-16: dark sparse chords — Portishead vibe
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for _ in range(4):
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for chord in prog:
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rhodes.add(chord, Duration.HALF, velocity=70)
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rhodes.rest(Duration.HALF)
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# Bars 17-32: thinner, making room for the arp
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for _ in range(4):
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for chord in prog:
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rhodes.add(chord, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=55)
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rhodes.rest(Duration.DOTTED_HALF)
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# Bars 33-48: fading out
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for _ in range(2):
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for chord in prog:
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rhodes.add(chord, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=40)
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rhodes.rest(Duration.DOTTED_HALF)
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for _ in range(8):
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rhodes.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# Bars 49-128: gone
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for _ in range(80):
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rhodes.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# ── TRIP-HOP BEAT — Portishead style, bars 5-32 ────────────────
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trip = score.part("trip_hop", volume=0.3, humanize=0.08,
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reverb=0.15, reverb_decay=0.6)
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# Bars 1-4: silence — let rhodes breathe
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for _ in range(4):
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trip.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# Bars 5-16: slow, lazy breakbeat — Portishead pocket
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S = DrumSound.SNARE
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for _ in range(12):
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trip.hit(K, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=90)
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trip.rest(Duration.EIGHTH)
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trip.hit(CH, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=50)
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trip.hit(S, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=85)
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trip.hit(CH, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=48)
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trip.hit(K, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=75)
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# Bars 17-24: beat thins out
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for _ in range(8):
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trip.hit(K, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=70)
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trip.rest(Duration.QUARTER)
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trip.hit(S, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=60)
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trip.rest(Duration.QUARTER)
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# Bars 25-32: just ghost hits, disappearing
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for bar in range(8):
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vel = max(20, 60 - bar * 5)
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trip.hit(K, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=vel)
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trip.rest(Duration.DOTTED_HALF)
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# Bars 33-128: gone
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for _ in range(96):
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trip.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# ── THE ARP — the soul of the track, enters quietly bar 17 ─────
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arp = score.part("arp", synth="saw", envelope="pluck", volume=0.2,
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reverb=0.3, delay=0.4, delay_time=0.234,
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delay_feedback=0.45, lowpass=1200, detune=6,
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humanize=0.04)
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# Slow filter open over the entire track
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arp.lfo("lowpass", rate=0.008, min=800, max=6000, bars=128, shape="saw")
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# Bars 1-16: silence
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for _ in range(16):
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arp.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# The pattern — hypnotic, never changes, just grows
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arp_pattern = [
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F, None, C.add(12), None,
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Eb, None, C.add(12), Ab,
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F, None, C.add(12), None,
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Ab, None, Eb, C.add(12),
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]
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# Bars 17-32: arp emerges, barely audible
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for _ in range(4):
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for note in arp_pattern:
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if note is None:
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arp.rest(Duration.SIXTEENTH)
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else:
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arp.add(note, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=50)
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# Bars 33-48: arp grows
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for _ in range(4):
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for note in arp_pattern:
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if note is None:
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arp.rest(Duration.SIXTEENTH)
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else:
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arp.add(note, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=65)
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# Bars 49-64: kick arrives, arp confident
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for _ in range(4):
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for note in arp_pattern:
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if note is None:
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arp.rest(Duration.SIXTEENTH)
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else:
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arp.add(note, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=80)
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# Bars 65-96: full energy, arp singing
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for _ in range(8):
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for note in arp_pattern:
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if note is None:
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arp.rest(Duration.SIXTEENTH)
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else:
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arp.add(note, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=90)
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# Bars 97-112: filtering down
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for _ in range(4):
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for note in arp_pattern:
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if note is None:
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arp.rest(Duration.SIXTEENTH)
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else:
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arp.add(note, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=70)
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# Bars 113-128: dissolving
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for rep in range(4):
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vel = max(25, 60 - rep * 10)
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for note in arp_pattern:
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if note is None:
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arp.rest(Duration.SIXTEENTH)
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else:
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arp.add(note, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=vel)
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# ── PAD — supersaw atmosphere, builds imperceptibly ─────────────
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pad = score.part("pad", synth="supersaw", envelope="pad", volume=0.15,
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reverb=0.6, chorus=0.4, chorus_rate=0.2,
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chorus_depth=0.01, lowpass=600)
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pad.lfo("lowpass", rate=0.008, min=400, max=5000, bars=128, shape="triangle")
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# Bars 1-16: dark, barely there
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for _ in range(4):
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for chord in prog:
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pad.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE, velocity=40)
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# Bars 17-48: slowly swelling
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for _ in range(8):
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for chord in prog:
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pad.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE, velocity=55)
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# Bars 49-96: full, warm
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for _ in range(12):
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for chord in prog:
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pad.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE, velocity=70)
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# Bars 97-128: fading
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for rep in range(8):
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vel = max(20, 65 - rep * 6)
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for chord in prog:
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pad.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE, velocity=vel)
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# ── BASS — enters with the kick, bar 49 ────────────────────────
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bass = score.part("bass", synth="saw", envelope="pluck", volume=0.35,
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lowpass=250, distortion=0.15, distortion_drive=2.5,
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sub_osc=0.5)
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# Bars 1-48: silence
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for _ in range(48):
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bass.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# Bars 49-96: the groove
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bass_line = [
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(F.add(-24), Duration.EIGHTH), (None, Duration.EIGHTH),
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(F.add(-24), Duration.EIGHTH), (None, Duration.EIGHTH),
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(F.add(-24), Duration.EIGHTH), (None, Duration.QUARTER),
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(Ab.add(-24), Duration.EIGHTH),
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]
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for _ in range(12):
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for note, dur in bass_line:
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if note is None:
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bass.rest(dur)
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else:
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bass.add(note, dur, velocity=100)
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# Bars 97-128: fading
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for rep in range(8):
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vel = max(20, 90 - rep * 10)
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for note, dur in bass_line:
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if note is None:
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bass.rest(dur)
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else:
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bass.add(note, dur, velocity=vel)
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# ── KICK — the Strobe moment, enters bar 49 ────────────────────
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kick = score.part("kick", volume=0.5, humanize=0.03)
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# Bars 1-48: no kick — this IS the point
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for _ in range(48):
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kick.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# Bars 49-96: four on the floor — the release
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for _ in range(48):
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for beat in range(4):
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kick.hit(K, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=115)
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# Bars 97-112: kick continues, stable
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for _ in range(16):
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for beat in range(4):
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kick.hit(K, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=108)
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# Bars 113-128: kick fades last — the final heartbeat
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for bar in range(16):
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vel = max(25, 105 - bar * 5)
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for beat in range(4):
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kick.hit(K, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=vel)
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# ── CLAP — with the kick ───────────────────────────────────────
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clap = score.part("clap", volume=0.3, reverb=0.15, humanize=0.04)
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# Bars 1-48: silence
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for _ in range(48):
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clap.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# Bars 49-96: 2 and 4
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for _ in range(48):
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clap.rest(Duration.QUARTER)
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clap.hit(CL, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=95)
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clap.rest(Duration.QUARTER)
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clap.hit(CL, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=98)
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# Bars 97-128: fading
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for bar in range(32):
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vel = max(20, 95 - bar * 2)
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clap.rest(Duration.QUARTER)
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clap.hit(CL, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=vel)
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clap.rest(Duration.QUARTER)
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clap.hit(CL, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=vel)
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# ── HATS — offbeat, with the kick ──────────────────────────────
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hats = score.part("hats", volume=0.25, humanize=0.04)
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# Bars 1-48: silence
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for _ in range(48):
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hats.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# Bars 49-96: offbeat 8ths
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for _ in range(48):
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for beat in range(4):
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hats.rest(Duration.EIGHTH)
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hats.hit(CH, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=70)
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# Bars 97-128: fading
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for bar in range(32):
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vel = max(20, 70 - bar * 2)
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for beat in range(4):
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hats.rest(Duration.EIGHTH)
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hats.hit(CH, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=vel)
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# ── NES MELODY — emotional square wave, the heart of the peak ───
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nes = score.part("nes", synth="square", envelope="organ", volume=0.2,
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reverb=0.4, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
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delay=0.3, delay_time=0.234, delay_feedback=0.4,
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lowpass=4000, humanize=0.05)
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# Bars 1-64: silence
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for _ in range(64):
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nes.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# Bars 65-80: the emotional peak — simple, singing melody
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nes_melody = [
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(F.add(12), Duration.HALF, 85),
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(Eb.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, 80),
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(C.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, 78),
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(Db.add(12), Duration.HALF, 82),
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(C.add(12), Duration.HALF, 80),
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(Ab, Duration.HALF, 78),
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(Bb, Duration.QUARTER, 75),
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(C.add(12), Duration.QUARTER, 80),
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(F.add(12), Duration.WHOLE, 88),
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]
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for _ in range(4):
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for note, dur, vel in nes_melody:
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nes.add(note, dur, velocity=vel)
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# Bars 81-96: melody fades
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for rep in range(2):
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vel_off = rep * 15
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for note, dur, vel in nes_melody:
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nes.add(note, dur, velocity=max(25, vel - vel_off))
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for _ in range(8):
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nes.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# Bars 97-128: silence
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for _ in range(32):
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nes.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# ── PLUCK STABS — offbeat chords, bars 65-96 ───────────────────
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pluck = score.part("pluck", synth="saw", envelope="pluck", volume=0.18,
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reverb=0.2, delay=0.2, delay_time=0.234,
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delay_feedback=0.3, lowpass=2500, detune=8)
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# Bars 1-64: silence
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for _ in range(64):
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pluck.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# Bars 65-96: the peak — offbeat stabs
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for _ in range(8):
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for chord in prog:
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pluck.rest(Duration.EIGHTH)
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pluck.add(chord, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=85)
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pluck.rest(Duration.QUARTER)
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pluck.rest(Duration.EIGHTH)
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pluck.add(chord, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=80)
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pluck.rest(Duration.QUARTER)
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# Bars 97-128: silence
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for _ in range(32):
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pluck.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
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# ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
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import sys
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print(f"Key: {key}")
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print(f"BPM: 128")
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print(f"Parts: {list(score.parts.keys())}")
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print(f"Duration: {score.duration_ms / 1000:.1f}s | {score.measures} measures")
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if "--live" in sys.argv:
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print("Playing GHOST PROTOCOL (live engine)...")
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from pytheory_live.live import LiveEngine
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engine = LiveEngine(buffer_size=1024)
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engine.play_score(score)
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else:
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print("Playing GHOST PROTOCOL...")
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play_score(score)
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