diff --git a/tracks/aeon/production-notes.md b/tracks/aeon/production-notes.md index 44acb57..3028c30 100644 --- a/tracks/aeon/production-notes.md +++ b/tracks/aeon/production-notes.md @@ -2,37 +2,37 @@ **Artist:** MoBead **Track:** Aeon -**Reference:** Snow (Hey Oh) — Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stadium Arcadium 2006 +**Reference (internal, human only — do not feed to Suno):** Snow (Hey Oh) — Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stadium Arcadium 2006 --- ``` TITLE: Aeon ARTIST: MoBead -GENRE/STYLE: Alternative rock, RHCP Stadium Arcadium era, Snow (Hey Oh) structure +GENRE/STYLE: Alternative rock, funk-rock, guitar-driven, melodic, stadium energy BPM: 104 KEY: D major (acoustic fingerpicking in Drop D; verse melody sits on the relative minor) LENGTH: 4:00–4:30 INSTRUMENTATION: - - Acoustic guitar: nylon-ish steel-string, fast 16th-note fingerpicking ostinato (Frusciante's - Snow pattern — thumb bass note + alternating index/middle on treble strings), enters INTRO + - Acoustic guitar: nylon-ish steel-string, fast 16th-note fingerpicking ostinato (continuous + pattern — thumb on bass note, alternating index/middle on treble strings), enters INTRO alone and drives the entire track underneath everything - - Electric guitar: clean Stratocaster single-coil, slight compression, enters on V1 bar 5 - with sparse chord stabs; melodic lead fills in bridge and outro build + - Electric guitar: clean single-coil, slight compression, enters on V1 bar 5 with sparse + chord stabs; melodic lead fills in bridge and outro build - Bass: melodic, prominent, sits slightly forward in the mix — follows kick drum but adds - Flea-style fills between phrases; clean funk tone with mid-range presence - - Drums: Chad Smith feel — rimshot on 2 and 4, hi-hat driving 8ths, kick on 1 and the "and" - of 3; not busy, locked tight; snare is dry and immediate, not washed in reverb + melodic fills between phrases; clean funk tone with mid-range presence + - Drums: rimshot on 2 and 4, hi-hat driving 8ths, kick on 1 and the "and" of 3; not busy, + locked tight; snare is dry and immediate, not washed in reverb - Vocal harmonies: second vocal a major third above on the chorus "Aeon" hook; wide stereo spread L+R, center voice dry, outer harmonies with light plate reverb - Outro chant stack: 6–8 vocal layers multitracked, alternating pan positions, some dry, some with subtle room reverb — each layer enters offset by ~half a bar AMBIANCE: Outdoor light through motion — city pavement under one wheel, open air, forward lean. -REFERENCE VIBE: Snow (Hey Oh) outro chant energy into stadium-fill. One wheel, crowd watching. +REFERENCE VIBE: Layered chant build into stadium-fill. One wheel, crowd watching. -VOICE — match as close as possible to Anthony Kiedis in Snow (Hey Oh): +VOICE — (internal ref: Anthony Kiedis, Snow Hey Oh — do not use in Suno prompt): REGISTER: Mid-high tenor, chest voice dominant. Comfortable pocket D4–A4; the "say oh" peaks reach B♭4 with an easy, unstrained reach. Never sounds like he's pushing. TONE: Warm with a slight wood-smoke grain — not breathy, not polished. Nasal resonance sits @@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ VOICE — match as close as possible to Anthony Kiedis in Snow (Hey Oh): PHRASING: Breaths taken mid-phrase at momentum-points, not at line ends. The run-on feel is intentional — adds urgency and makes the listener feel like they're inside the thought as it forms. - DOUBLES: In verse, Kiedis subtly doubles his own vocal at the unison (or close to it, - with slight pitch drift between takes — no auto-tune, no pitch correction). In the - chorus the harmony vocal sits a major third above, wide-panned. - OUTRO CHANT: The Snow outro chant model — Kiedis multitracked 6–8 times, each + DOUBLES: In verse, lead vocal subtly doubles itself at the unison (slight pitch drift + between takes — no auto-tune, no pitch correction). In the chorus the harmony vocal + sits a major third above, wide-panned. + OUTRO CHANT: Lead vocal multitracked 6–8 times, each pass with a slightly different energy (some leaning forward, some pulling back), panned across the stereo field. Some layers drop into a light falsetto/head voice register an octave up. Starts sparsely and layers accumulate until the sound is a @@ -67,13 +67,15 @@ VOICE — match as close as possible to Anthony Kiedis in Snow (Hey Oh): you can explain why. SUNO PROMPT: - Red Hot Chili Peppers style Snow Hey Oh, alternative rock Stadium Arcadium era, - fast 16th-note fingerpicked acoustic guitar D major continuous ostinato, clean - electric Stratocaster single-coil stabs, melodic Flea-style bass prominent in mix, - dry tight rimshot drums Chad Smith feel, male tenor vocal warm grainy speech-melody - Anthony Kiedis inflection, rhythmic tumbling syllables, open-mouth gospel-call chorus, - building chant outro 6 vocal layers stacking wide stereo, 104 BPM, no reverb wash on - verses, outdoor open-air feeling, one wheel, forward motion + alternative rock, funk-rock, guitar-driven, fast 16th-note fingerpicked acoustic guitar + D major continuous ostinato underlying entire track, clean single-coil electric guitar + sparse stabs and melodic lead fills, melodic bass prominent in mix with funk fills between + phrases, dry tight rimshot drums locked pocket not busy snare immediate, male tenor vocal + warm grainy speech-melody, rhythmic tumbling syllables pitch implied not belted, open-mouth + gospel-call chorus wide-vowel oh sounds, unison vocal double with pitch drift in verses, + harmony third above on chorus wide-panned, building chant outro 6 vocal layers stacking + wide stereo strips to single dry voice, 104 BPM, no reverb wash on verses, outdoor + open-air feeling, one wheel, forward motion STRUCTURE: 0:00 — INTRO: acoustic fingerpicking solo, ~20 bars, electric enters bar 12