schema: pattern/v1
name: root-pulse
role: bass
description: Steady root note pulse following the chord progression
version: 1.0.0
pitched: true
parameters:
density:
type: enum
description: Note density
values: [whole, half, quarter, eighth]
default: quarter
velocity:
type: float
description: Base velocity (0-1)
range: [0.5, 1.0]
default: 0.8
variants:
sustained:
description: Long sustained notes
density: whole
driving:
description: Faster eighth note pulse
density: eighth
velocity: 0.85
half-time:
description: Half note pulse
density: half
constraints:
requires_harmony: true
compatible_styles: [house, techno, pop, rock, electronic]
template:
bars: 1
loop: true
events:
# Quarter note root pulse
- beat: 0
degree: chord.root
duration: quarter
velocity: 0.85
- beat: 1
degree: chord.root
duration: quarter
velocity: 0.75
- beat: 2
degree: chord.root
duration: quarter
velocity: 0.8
- beat: 3
degree: chord.root
duration: quarter
velocity: 0.75
