ableton-arrangementlisted

Use when composing or arranging a full song in Ableton Live via MCP — section design, track layout, bass pattern palettes (DRIVE/BREATH/SLIDE…), drum conventions per meter, lead guitar techniques, effects chains, dynamics and humanization. For reinterpreting songs in a new genre or building an arrangement from a chart or MIDI.
PerIPan/music-workflow-skills · ★ 0 · AI & Automation · score 60

Install: claude install-skill PerIPan/music-workflow-skills

# Ableton Arrangement — composing full songs via MCP Song-agnostic patterns for fleshing a song idea (MIDI or chart in hand) into a full arrangement. Validated on a hardcore-punk 11/4 reinterpretation of Agni Parthene; applies to any genre/key/meter. Connection mechanics and device gotchas live in the `ableton-mcp` skill; analysis of existing recordings in `song-analysis`. ## Track layout template Works for rock/punk/electronic/cinematic reinterpretation: | Track | Role | |---|---| | **Reference (muted)** | Original melody/reference audio for A/B | | **Melody / Voices** | Lead vocal or chant melody MIDI | | **Bass** | e.g. `Deep Hop Bass` rack, `Electric Basic Bass`, `String Studio` | | **Rhythm Guitar** | Power chords — `Guitar-Dual Amped Heavy` (heavy) / `Crunch` (medium) | | **Drums** | Kit (Memphis Studio etc.) — kick=36, snare=38, hh_closed=42, hh_open=46, crash=49, ride=51, toms=41/43/45 | | **Lead Guitar** | Same guitar rack as rhythm, Amp Gain pushed (~115/127) | | **Color/Aux** | Trumpet, strings, pads — punctuates bridges, fills holes | One MIDI clip per track at song length (e.g. 198 beats for 18 bars of 11/4). Slot 8 is a good "live" slot; leave slots 0–7 for variations. ## Section design At least 5 sections, each with its own character: | Section | Bars (typical) | Function | |---|---|---| | Intro | 1–2 | Bass + lead color only. No rhythm guitar. Anticipation. | | Verse build | 3–4 | Rhythm guitar enters. Bass still sparse. | | Chorus | 5–8 | Full instrum