mcp_opendaw_create_funk_arrangement
Creates a full funk arrangement with funky drummer, slap bass, scratch guitar, and horn stabs across four tracks. Builds a vamp-based groove at your chosen tempo and key.
Instructions
Create a full funk arrangement — funky drummer + slap bass + scratch guitar + horn stabs across 4 tracks.
James Brown / Parliament-Funkadelic style funk — vamp-based, not chord-progression-based:
Track 0: Drums — "Funky Drummer" pattern (Clyde Stubblefield, most sampled break in history): syncopated kick with ghost notes, snare with strong ghost accents, hi-hat with 16th-note syncopation. The groove that built hip-hop.
Track 1: Bass — slap bass: thumb (root, low) + pluck (octave/fifth, high) alternating, with dead notes (ghost) for percussive attack. The signature Larry Graham technique.
Track 2: Guitar — "scratch guitar" / "chank": 16th-note muted strumming on a single chord, with accents on specific 16ths. The rhythmic glue that makes funk tick — Niles Rodgers style.
Track 3: Horns — stabs: short, tight horn hits on the "and" of beats, responding to the vocal/instrumental lead. Brown-style section horn hits.
At 100 BPM (default), this creates the classic funk pocket — not too fast, deep in the groove. The vamp (one chord groove, not progression) is the fundamental difference from all other arrangements: pop/rock/jazz change chords, funk stays on one and makes it groove. 16th-note syncopation is the rhythmic DNA — every instrument plays 16ths with different accent patterns.
bpm: Tempo (90-115, default 100 = classic funk pocket). bars: Arrangement length (4-16, default 8). Funk vamps can go long. root: Root note (D is a classic funk key — D minor/D dominant). octave: MIDI octave for bass (2 = D2=38, standard funk bass register). unit_index: AU index with note tracks. drum_track / bass_track / guitar_track / horn_track: Track indices.
Returns notes created per track and total.
Example: create_funk_arrangement(bpm=100, root="D", bars=8) create_funk_arrangement(bpm=108, root="G", bars=16)
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| bpm | No | ||
| bars | No | ||
| root | No | D | |
| octave | No | ||
| velocity | No | ||
| bass_track | No | ||
| drum_track | No | ||
| horn_track | No | ||
| start_beat | No | ||
| unit_index | No | ||
| guitar_track | No |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | Yes |