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when porchLogic is live,
play along with the pulse here:
Mode A: player
this will play through your phone speaker or portable speaker
Mode B: iOS beats
requires iOS 15 or later or iPadOS 13.0 or later
Mode C: BYOGear
program your gear according to the format below
requires USB MIDI device OR host
notes:
If you were to just program a song on your device, and expect it to play well with the swarm, follow this direction.
It should default to non-melodic/atonal, if your gear cannot change the notes of sections dynamically.
Otherwise, you can just make the drums work for the song structure, and pipe the SMB1 MIDI for melodic to a synth on your rig.
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0: Silence
- Genre: —
- BPM: transport armed @ 90 (no audio)
- Notes: baseline sync / “swarm entry.”
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1: Tuning / Warmup
- Genre: Ambient / Soundscape
- BPM: 90
- Notes: drones, swells, soft cues.
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2: Click / Metronome
- Genre: Minimal Techno skeleton
- BPM: 96
- Notes: hat/click on quarters, light FX.
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3: Ambient Texture / Clicks
- Genre: IDM / Glitch (sparse)
- BPM: 100
- Notes: cyber-creature clicks; reference the grid.
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4: Groove Base A
- Genre: Proto-Techno (four-on-the-floor)
- BPM: 116
- Notes: first danceable pulse; simple kick pattern.
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5: Progression A
- Genre: Deep House
- BPM: 120
- Notes: “song underway” groove; rooted hum + light tops.
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6: Groove Base B
- Genre: Breaks bed / early UKG feel
- BPM: 124
- Notes: syncopated kick/snare; keep it open.
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7: Progression B
- Genre: Breakbeat / UK Garage
- BPM: 128
- Notes: shuffles, ghost snares; optional scale riffs.
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8: A-Lift
- Genre: Techno (tension rise)
- BPM: 130
- Notes: risers, tighter hats; hold bass simple.
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9: A-Peak 1
- Genre: Peak-time Techno
- BPM: 134
- Notes: main motif hits; grid locked, maximal drive.
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10: A-Lift 2
- Genre: Trance / Psy lift
- BPM: 138
- Notes: longer phrases, filters, gated pads.
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11: A-Peak 2
- Genre: Psy-leaning Techno (clean climax)
- BPM: 142
- Notes: biggest energy in the A-path.
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12: B-Lift
- Genre: Rave / Hardcore Breaks
- BPM: 150
- Notes: detuned stabs; think proto-jungle bridge.
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13: B-Peak 1
- Genre: Jungle
- BPM: 165
- Notes: chopped amen energy; bass call-and-response.
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14: B-Peak 2
- Genre: Drum & Bass (apex)
- BPM: 174
- Notes: tight subs, laser hats; most intense grid.
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15: Outro / Resolve
- Genre: Downtempo / Dub Techno wash
- BPM: 100 (or dissolve to silence)
- Notes: strip to pulse/pads; credits / goodbye.
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