mcp_opendaw_create_reggae_arrangement
Generate an authentic roots reggae arrangement with one-drop drums, melodic bass, skank guitar, and organ bubble. Control BPM, bars, root, and octave to fit your track.
Instructions
Create a full reggae arrangement — one-drop drums + melodic bass + skank guitar + organ across 4 tracks.
Roots reggae with the signature one-drop feel — fundamentally different from all other arrangements:
Track 0: Drums — one-drop pattern: kick AND snare TOGETHER on beat 3 (the "drop"), with hi-hat on all 8ths. No kick on beat 1 — the emptiness on 1 is the reggae feel. Organ bubble on 8th off-beats.
Track 1: Bass — THE lead instrument in reggae: melodic, repetitive, driving. Root-based with octave and fifth walks, full bar sustain. In reggae, bass carries the melody — not the guitar.
Track 2: Guitar — skank: staccato chops on the off-beats (the "and" of 1, the "and" of 2, etc.). The signature reggae guitar sound — short, percussive, on every off-beat. This is the rhythmic backbone, not the drums.
Track 3: Keys — organ bubble: Hammond-style sustained chords with a shuffle feel, filling the space between guitar skanks. Adds harmonic richness and the classic roots sound.
At 80 BPM (default), this creates the classic roots reggae pocket — slow, heavy, meditative. The one-drop (kick+snare together on 3) is the fundamental difference from all 10 other arrangements: rock puts kick on 1 & 3, funk puts kick on 1 with syncopation, reggae drops everything on 3 and leaves 1 empty. The bass is the lead instrument — unique among all genres.
bpm: Tempo (65-95, default 80 = classic roots reggae). bars: Arrangement length (4-16, default 8). root: Root note (A is a classic reggae key — Am). octave: MIDI octave for bass (2 = A2=45, standard reggae bass register). unit_index: AU index with note tracks. drum_track / bass_track / guitar_track / keys_track: Track indices.
Returns notes created per track and total.
Example: create_reggae_arrangement(bpm=80, root="A", bars=8) create_reggae_arrangement(bpm=72, root="D", bars=16)
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| bpm | No | ||
| bars | No | ||
| root | No | A | |
| octave | No | ||
| velocity | No | ||
| bass_track | No | ||
| drum_track | No | ||
| keys_track | No | ||
| start_beat | No | ||
| unit_index | No | ||
| guitar_track | No |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | Yes |