Examples / Songs / Agency
War Room
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// AGENCY OST — 11 · War Room
// ACT II. Screens wall-to-wall; the org mobilizes. The Rebel Path mold:
// slow, brooding, enormous space — a mid-low staccato riff that keeps
// stopping dead, a huge half-time snare, and a low choir of dread.
// The silence between riff hits IS the menace.
//
// FORM (92 BPM · 1 cycle = 1 bar · 64 bars ≈ 2:47 · loops):
// intro 8 e1 drone + low choir; the room goes quiet
// path 16 e3 THE RIFF, bass-only lockstep with kick, snare on 3
// assault 16 e4 + string stabs answering in the riff's gaps
// hold 8 e2 riff stops mid-bar and never returns — choir holds
// path2 8 e4 the riff comes back an octave up, hats join
// outro 8 e1 choir + drone; one last riff hit rings out
// hook: the stop-riff, answered in its own silences — path/assault/path2.
setbpm(92);
"<intro@2 path@4 assault@4 hold@2 path2@2 outro@2>".slow(4).pickRestart({
intro: stack(
note("g#1").s("sine").slow(2).attack(2).release(4).gain(0.44),
note("<[g#2, d#3] [g#2, d#3] [e2, b2] [f#2, c#3]>").s("wt_choir")
.attack(2).release(3.5).lpf(700).room(0.8).gain(0.24).pan(0.45),
s("<[~ ~ ~ ~] [~ ~ ~ ~] [~ ~ ~ ~] [bd ~ ~ ~]>").lpf(300).gain(0.7)
),
path: stack(
s("<[bd ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ bd ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [bd ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ bd ~ bd ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [bd ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ bd ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [bd ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~]>")
.gain(0.92).dist(0.2),
s("~ ~ sd ~").room(0.65).roomsize(0.85).gain(0.72),
note("<[g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ b1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ b1 ~ c#2 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ e1 ~ ~ e1 ~ ~ ~ ~] [f#1 ~ ~ f#1 ~ ~ d#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ b1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ b1 ~ c#2 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [e1 ~ ~ e1 ~ ~ f#1 ~ g#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [d#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~]>")
.s("sawtooth").lpf(750).resonance(7)
.decay(0.11).sustain(0).dist(0.3).gain(0.58),
note("<[g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ b1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ b1 ~ c#2 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ e1 ~ ~ e1 ~ ~ ~ ~] [f#1 ~ ~ f#1 ~ ~ d#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ b1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ b1 ~ c#2 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [e1 ~ ~ e1 ~ ~ f#1 ~ g#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [d#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~]>")
.s("sine").lpf(180).decay(0.14).sustain(0).dist(0.15).gain(0.4),
note("g#1").s("sine").slow(2).attack(2).release(4).gain(0.3)
),
assault: stack(
s("<[bd ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ bd ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [bd ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ bd ~ bd ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [bd ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ bd ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [bd ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~]>")
.gain(0.93).dist(0.22),
s("~ ~ sd ~").room(0.65).roomsize(0.85).gain(0.74),
s("hh ~ hh hh ~ hh hh ~").gain(0.16).pan(0.58),
note("<[g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ b1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ b1 ~ c#2 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ e1 ~ ~ e1 ~ ~ ~ ~] [f#1 ~ ~ f#1 ~ ~ d#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ b1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ b1 ~ c#2 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [e1 ~ ~ e1 ~ ~ f#1 ~ g#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [d#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~]>")
.s("sawtooth").lpf(800).resonance(7)
.decay(0.11).sustain(0).dist(0.3).gain(0.56),
note("<[g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ b1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ b1 ~ c#2 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ e1 ~ ~ e1 ~ ~ ~ ~] [f#1 ~ ~ f#1 ~ ~ d#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ b1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ b1 ~ c#2 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [e1 ~ ~ e1 ~ ~ f#1 ~ g#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [d#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~]>")
.s("sine").lpf(180).decay(0.14).sustain(0).dist(0.15).gain(0.38),
note("<[~ ~ ~ ~ ~ [g#3,d#4] ~ ~] [~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ [b3,f#4] ~] [~ ~ ~ ~ ~ [g#3,d#4] ~ ~] [~ ~ ~ [f#3,c#4] ~ ~ ~ ~]>")
.s("wt_strings").attack(0.02).release(0.6)
.lpf(2000).room(0.6).gain(0.32).pan(0.42)
),
hold: stack(
note("<[g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~]>")
.s("sawtooth").lpf(700).decay(0.11).sustain(0).dist(0.3).gain(0.55),
note("g#1").s("sine").slow(4).attack(3).release(6).gain(0.46),
note("<[g#2, d#3, b2] [g#2, d#3, b2] [e2, b2, g#2] [f#2, c#3, a#2]>").s("wt_choir")
.attack(2.5).release(4).lpf(sine.range(500, 1000).slow(8))
.room(0.85).gain(0.28).pan(sine.range(0.4, 0.6).slow(12)),
s("<[~ ~ ~ ~] [~ ~ sd ~] [~ ~ ~ ~] [~ ~ sd ~]>").room(0.7).roomsize(0.9).gain(0.4)
),
path2: stack(
s("<[bd ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ bd ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [bd ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ bd ~ bd ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [bd ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ bd ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [bd ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~]>")
.gain(0.95).dist(0.25),
s("~ ~ sd ~").room(0.65).roomsize(0.85).gain(0.76),
s("hh ~ hh hh ~ hh hh ~").gain(0.18).pan(0.58),
note("<[g#2 ~ ~ g#2 ~ ~ g#2 ~ b2 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [g#2 ~ ~ g#2 ~ ~ b2 ~ c#3 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [e2 ~ ~ e2 ~ ~ f#2 ~ g#2 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [d#2 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ g#2 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~]>")
.s("sawtooth").lpf(1200).resonance(7)
.decay(0.11).sustain(0).dist(0.32).gain(0.5),
note("<[g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ b1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [g#1 ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ b1 ~ c#2 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [e1 ~ ~ e1 ~ ~ f#1 ~ g#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [d#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~]>")
.s("sine").lpf(180).decay(0.14).sustain(0).dist(0.15).gain(0.4),
note("<[g#2, d#3, b2] [g#2, d#3, b2] [e2, b2, g#2] [f#2, c#3, a#2]>").s("wt_choir")
.attack(1.5).release(3).lpf(900).room(0.8).gain(0.22).pan(0.45)
),
outro: stack(
note("g#1").s("sine").slow(4).attack(3).release(7).gain(0.46),
note("<[g#2, d#3, b2] [e2, b2, g#2] [f#2, c#3, a#2] [g#2, d#3]>").s("wt_choir")
.attack(2.5).release(5).lpf(isaw.range(350, 900).slow(8))
.room(0.88).gain(0.26).pan(0.45),
note("<[g#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ g#1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~] [~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~]>")
.s("sawtooth").lpf(600).decay(0.13).sustain(0).dist(0.25)
.room(0.5).gain(0.48)
)
})