notei carousel batch · batch-2026-08

10 decks, every one through the render gate. Generated from the deck JSON on disk.
1 · low interval limits · why the bottom of your score turns to mush
DARK · “your low notes are too close together” · archetype cheat-sheet · style balanced
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2 · parallel perfect intervals · two voices moving the same way by an octave or a fifth merge into one
LIGHT · “you wrote four parts. you hear three” · archetype before-after · style balanced
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3 · harmonic rhythm · how often the chord changes is what makes a section feel bigger or smaller
DARK · “your chorus isn't small. it's fast” · archetype myth-busting · style balanced
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4 · the half step above a chord tone · why one added note ruins a chord and the others don't
LIGHT · “one added note is ruining your chord” · archetype cheat-sheet · style teardown
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5 · the suspension · holding one note from the old chord into the new one and stepping it down
DARK · “you don't need new chords for tension” · archetype tips-then-tool · style balanced
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6 · the single high point · a phrase has one highest note and where it sits decides whether the phrase lands
LIGHT · “your melody loops. it never arrives” · archetype before-after · style panorama
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7 · which chord tone is in the bass · the bass note is a separate decision from the chord
DARK · “your chords are fine. your bass isn't” · archetype listicle · style balanced
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8 · the beat of nothing before the big moment · you buy impact by taking sound away right before it, not by adding sound to it
LIGHT · “your chorus is missing one beat of **nothing**” · archetype myth-busting · style balanced
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9 · the minor iv · flipping the fourth chord to minor on the way home, and the one note that does it
DARK · “one note lower, and that chord leans” · archetype tips-then-tool · style balanced
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10 · the counter-line is composed from the melody's rests, not from the chord · its rhythm is the negative of the melody's
LIGHT · “stop writing the counter-line from the chord” · archetype cheat-sheet · style teardown
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