feat(copycat): 32-bar automations on all voices (NTO evolution style)

Every voice now has subtle 32-bar sweeps matching NTO's arrangement evolution: - d1 kick: lpf 700→250 (darker), room 0→0.15 (opening) - d2 clap: gain 0.5→0.8 (grows into mix) - d3 OH: n 5→9 (brightening), hpf 2k→5k, gain 1.2→1.5 - d4 bass: room 0.05→0.2 (space opens) - d5 arp: room 0.2→0.5, sz 0.3→0.7 (tail grows) - d6 piano: modIndex 1→3.5 (richer harmonics) - d7 cello: room 0.3→0.6, gain 0.8→1.1 (presence grows) - d9 pad: lpf 1.2k→6k (warm→bright), gain 0.7→1.0 (swells) All manual controls preserved — automations are background evolution.

feat(copycat): 32-bar automations on all voices (NTO evolution style)
Every voice now has subtle 32-bar sweeps matching NTO's arrangement evolution: - d1 kick: lpf 700→250 (darker), room 0→0.15 (opening) - d2 clap: gain 0.5→0.8 (grows into mix) - d3 OH: n 5→9 (brightening), hpf 2k→5k, gain 1.2→1.5 - d4 bass: room 0.05→0.2 (space opens) - d5 arp: room 0.2→0.5, sz 0.3→0.7 (tail grows) - d6 piano: modIndex 1→3.5 (richer harmonics) - d7 cello: room 0.3→0.6, gain 0.8→1.1 (presence grows) - d9 pad: lpf 1.2k→6k (warm→bright), gain 0.7→1.0 (swells) All manual controls preserved — automations are background evolution.
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Commit 20ddb929 authored Mar 20, 2026 by PLN (Algolia)
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--- a/copycat/la_cle_des_champs.tidal
+++ b/copycat/la_cle_des_champs.tidal
@@ -124,49 +124,46 @@ let gM3 = gMask . gMute3
 -- Demucs evidence: bass at Bb1(58Hz)/F2(87Hz), C2(65Hz) passing tone at breakdown
 let rt = slow 2 "<bf2 f2 bf2 f2 bf2 f2 df2 ef2>" -- root sequence (for d6 piano, pad, etc)
 d1 $ gF1 $ gMute2 -- KICK: Round sub thud, 8th pulse (att 50ms, no click)
-  -- NTO: kick on every downbeat 8th, gets DEEPER over time
-  -- Ghost doubles before drop. Centroid 1100→200Hz = more sub as track progresses.
+  -- NTO: gets DEEPER over time (centroid 1100→200Hz). Ghost doubles pre-drop.
  $ midiOn  "^42" (<| "k*8") -- ON: full 8th pulse (NTO groove)
  $ midiOff "^42" (<| "k ~ ~ <~!3 k>") -- OFF: sparse intro
  $ sometimesBy "^29" ( -- ^29: ghost doubles (pre-drop energy)
    superimpose (("0.07" <~) . (|* gain 0.7))
    )
  $ "[techno:0,808bd:2]"
-  # att 0.05 -- 50ms attack = round thud, no click
+  # att 0.05 -- 50ms = round thud, no click
  # rel 0.2
-  # lpf (slow 64 $ range 800 300 saw) -- gets darker/deeper over time
+  # lpf (slow 32 $ range 700 250 saw) -- 32-bar: darkens, more sub over time
+  # room (slow 32 $ range 0 0.15 saw) -- 32-bar: tiny room growth
  # gain 1.3
-d2 $ gF1 $ gM -- CLAP: Dry quiet snap, contretemps (enters late, ~200s)
-  -- NTO clap: peak=0.13 (QUIET!), att=10ms, dec=12ms, dom=1292Hz
-  -- On beats 1&3 (contretemps), dry mid-snap, not a fat backbeat
+d2 $ gF1 $ gM -- CLAP: Dry quiet snap, contretemps (enters late)
+  -- NTO: peak=0.13 (QUIET!), att=10ms, dom=1292Hz, 0% sub, beats 1&3
  $ midiOn "^43" (<| "cp ~ cp ~") -- ON: contretemps (NTO climax)
  $ midiOff "^43" (<| "~ cp ~ <~ cp*<1 2>>") -- OFF: backbeat (our touch)
  $ sometimesBy "^30" ( -- ^30: flam probability
    superimpose (("e" <~) . (|* gain 0.6))
    )
  $ "h2ogmcp"
-  # hpf 800 -- cut the low end: NTO clap is 0% sub, pure mid
-  # lpf 4000
+  # hpf 800 # lpf 4000 -- pure mid-snap, no sub
  # room 0.1 # dry 1.5 -- very dry
-  # gain 0.7 -- QUIET accent, not a slam (NTO peak=0.13)
+  # gain (slow 32 $ range 0.5 0.8 saw) -- 32-bar: clap grows into the mix
  # pan 0.55
 d3 $ gF1 $ gM -- OH/CY: One evolving voice — warm OH → bright shimmer
-  -- NTO: upbeat 8ths that BRIGHTEN over time (centroid 4000→8400Hz)
-  -- Groove: peak=0.55, att=40ms (soft). Breakdown: peak=0.05 (whisper!), att=7ms
-  -- ^44 ON: cymbal shimmer (breakdown mode, quiet). OFF: warm open hat (groove)
-  -- ^76 push: rolls. ^52: legato/tightness. ^32: roll probability
+  -- NTO: centroid 4000→8400Hz over arrangement. Breakdown = whisper shimmer.
+  -- ^44 ON: cymbal shimmer (breakdown). OFF: warm open hat (groove).
  $ midiOn "^76" (stut 3 0.6 "s") -- push: rolls
  $ midiOn "^44" ( -- ON: cymbal shimmer breakdown (quiet, bright, short)
    (|* gain 0.3) . (# legato 0.15) . (# "h2ogmcy:1") . (# hpf 6000)
    )
  $ sometimesBy "^32" (ply "<2!3 [2 4]>") -- ^32: roll probability
-  $ "[~ h]*4" -- upbeat 8ths (every upbeat, alternating with kick)
+  $ "[~ h]*4" -- upbeat 8ths (alternating with kick)
  # "h2ogmhh"
-  # n "<6!6 [6 8] 8>" -- OH brightening: n6=open → n8=more open over bars
+  # n (slow 32 $ range 5 9 saw) -- 32-bar: OH brightens (n5 warm → n9 open/bright)
+  # hpf (slow 32 $ range 2000 5000 saw) -- 32-bar: progressively brighter
  # legato (range 0.2 0.9 "^52") -- ^52: tightness
-  # att 0.04 -- 40ms soft onset (NTO OH is not a tick)
+  # att 0.04 -- 40ms soft onset
  # pan 0.42
-  # gain 1.4
+  # gain (slow 32 $ range 1.2 1.5 saw) -- 32-bar: slightly louder as brighter
 d4 $ gF2 $ gM3 -- BASS: V chord tones (F2/A2/C2), rhythmically alive
  -- onset analysis: NTO bass = ALWAYS F2/A2/C2 (V chord), never sits on Bb!
  -- hits every ~2 beats with variation, answer at beat 2.7→3.7→next bar 0.2
@@ -181,7 +178,7 @@ d4 $ gF2 $ gM3 -- BASS: V chord tones (F2/A2/C2), rhythmically alive
  # dec 0.3 # sus 0.8
  # lpfbus 41 (range 300 900 "^53")
  # crushbus 42 (range 16 3 "^33")
-  # room 0.15
+  # room (slow 32 $ range 0.05 0.2 saw) -- 32-bar: bass space opens up
  # gain 1.3
 d5 $ gF3 $ gM3 -- ARPEGGIO: 2-note 16th, evolves over sections (demucs guitar stem)
  -- demucs: F3/F4 base, Bb3/A3 mid-sections, Gb4 in Ebm, E4 at breakdown
@@ -196,8 +193,10 @@ d5 $ gF3 $ gM3 -- ARPEGGIO: 2-note 16th, evolves over sections (demucs guitar st
  # "FMRhodes1"
  # modIndex (range 0.5 8 "^34") -- ^34: FM depth (timbre IS the magic)
  # crushbus 51 (range 15 2.8 "^54") -- ^54: bitcrush
-  # lpfbus 52 (slow 8 $ range 800 6000 sine) -- auto-filter sweep
-  # room 0.35 # sz 0.5 # dry 1.2
+  # lpfbus 52 (slow 8 $ range 800 6000 sine) -- 4-bar: filter breath
+  # room (slow 32 $ range 0.2 0.5 saw) -- 32-bar: arp opens into space
+  # sz (slow 32 $ range 0.3 0.7 saw) -- 32-bar: reverb tail grows
+  # dry 1.2
  # legato 0.5
  # pan 0.6
  # gain 1.9
@@ -210,12 +209,12 @@ d9 $ gF2 $ gM3 -- PAD: Warm evolving harmonic bed
      "[df4,f4,af4]", "[ef4,gf4,bf4]"
    ])
  # "90s_synatm:0"
-  # lpfbus 71 (slow 16 $ range 1500 5000 sine)
+  # lpf (slow 32 $ range 1200 6000 saw) -- 32-bar: pad opens from warm to bright
  # room 0.6 # sz 0.8 # dry 0.9
  # legato 4
  # pan 0.4
  # cut 9
-  # gain 0.95
+  # gain (slow 32 $ range 0.7 1.0 saw) -- 32-bar: pad swells gently
 d6 $ gF2 $ gM3 -- PIANO: Sparse Rhodes stabs (demucs: Bb3 dominant, enters ~40s)
  -- demucs piano: almost all Bb3 with F3/A3, very sparse, in specific sections
  $ someCyclesBy "^31" ( -- ^31 mid knob: piano density (0=silent, up=more stabs)
@@ -225,7 +224,7 @@ d6 $ gF2 $ gM3 -- PIANO: Sparse Rhodes stabs (demucs: Bb3 dominant, enters ~40s)
    slow 2 $ "<[bf3,f4] [a3,f4] [bf3,f4] [a3,c4] [bf3,f4] [a3,f4] [af3,df4] [gf3,bf3]>"
    )
  # "FMRhodes1"
-  # modIndex 1.5
+  # modIndex (slow 32 $ range 1 3.5 saw) -- 32-bar: piano gets richer harmonics
  # room 0.3 # sz 0.4 # dry 1
  # legato 0.8
  # pan 0.5
@@ -239,10 +238,11 @@ d7 $ gF3 $ gMute3 -- CELLO: Counter-melody, sustained bowed (second melodic voic
    )
  # "cbow:2" -- C4 bowed long vibrato
  # crushbus 71 (range 16 2.5 "^55") -- ^55 bot knob: grit
-  # room 0.4 # sz 0.6
+  # room (slow 32 $ range 0.3 0.6 saw) -- 32-bar: cello space opens
+  # sz 0.6
  # legato 2
  # pan 0.8
-  # gain 1.0
+  # gain (slow 32 $ range 0.8 1.1 saw) -- 32-bar: cello grows presence
 d8 $ gF1 $ gM1 -- BREAKS: Full jungle break treatment
  $ midiOn "^92" (ply "1 <2!3 4>") -- push: fill/ply
  $ midiOff "^60" (mask "t(4,8,1)") -- state OFF: sparse techno mask