hermes-music-sampling

Use when working with the Sleepy Circuits Hypno 2 video synthesizer/resampler — 2-channel video mixer/looper, shader engine, MIDI CC mapping, CV/modulation, sampler. Firmware v0.0.163+.

Hardware instrument skills — reference guides for each device in the music studio setup.

GLSL fragment shader techniques adapted for the Hypno 2 video synthesizer — single-pass generative visuals and video effects optimized for Raspberry Pi 5, 5-uniform limit, CC-mapped parameters

Korg KAOSS DJ — USB DJ controller with X-Y touchpad, Serato DJ Intro integration, KAOSS effects, EQ, crossfader, and MIDI on Linux

Korg KAOSSILATOR dynamic phrase synthesizer (2007 model) — X-Y touchpad, 100 programs, gate arpeggiator, phrase loop recording, USB MIDI on Linux

Use when working with the Korg kaossilator 2S dynamic phrase synthesizer — X-Y touchpad, 150 programs, 50 arp patterns, loop recording, audio player, master recorder, microSD storage, and USB MIDI on Linux.

Korg KAOSS PAD miniKP dynamic effect processor (2006 model) — X-Y touchpad FX, 100 programs, PROGRAM/BPM knob, LINE IN/OUT RCA, USB MIDI on Linux

Korg mini kaoss pad 2s dynamic effect processor — X-Y touchpad, fnc button, Direct/Send routing, audio player, auto power-off, 100+ programs

Korg WAVEDRUM Mini — dynamic percussion synthesizer with onboard sounds, effects, rhythm patterns, and looper

Use when polishing AI-generated audio — per-stem processing with SoX cleanup, EQ, compression, and remix. Processes stems or full mixes into polished WAVs ready for mastering.

Meta-skill for DAW operations - orchestrates audio transformations and effects pipelines

Use when doing CLI audio processing with SoX — normalize, fade, trim, EQ, compression, reverb, format conversion, or analysis. Wraps SoX for pipeline-based audio transforms.

Bastl Kastle 2 FX Wizard — patchable stereo multi-FX unit with 9 effects (Delay/Flanger/Freezer/Panner/Crusher/Slicer/Pitcher/Replayer/Shifter), pattern generator, LFO, envelope follower, and full CV/Gate/MIDI modulation. Firmware v1.6+. Bastl Instruments, NOT Korg.

Use when working with the Teenage Engineering OP-1 portable synthesizer — 13 synth engines, 4 sequencers, 4-track tape recorder, mixer, and wireless radio. Covers synthesis, sequencing, effects, recording, and connectivity.

Use when working with the Roland SP-404 MK2 sampler/sequencer — 16-pad velocity-sensitive sampler, 29 MFX, 14 INPUT FX, 4 bus effects, TR-REC sequencer, DJ mode, BPM SYNC, resampling, and skip-back sampling.

Use when working with the Bastl Kastle 2 Wave Bard — patchable stereo sample player with 8 samples/bank, scale quantization, resonant filter, stereo delay/chorus-flanger, pattern generator, LFO, and full CV/Gate/MIDI modulation. Firmware v1.1+.

Configure Keith McMillen QuNeo MIDI controller via SysEx on Linux — preset loading, reload command, mido port naming

Map QuNeo LED control messages per preset — CC-based vs Note On-based, preset slot layout, and empirical LED verification

Add OSC (Open Sound Control) support to queneo-editor for network-based QuNeo communication — pyliblo implementation, QuNeOSC Bridge addresses

Keith McMillen QuNeo 3D multi-touch MIDI controller skills — SysEx preset management, LED mapping, and OSC integration

Keith McMillen Instruments QuNexus — ultra-portable 25-key USB MIDI keyboard with pressure, tilt, bend pad, and patchable CV/expression on Linux

Headless Ardour DAW automation via Lua scripting and CLI.

DawDreamer Python framework wrapper - full DAW operations: effects, mixing, time/pitch, VST plugins, multi-track composition

FFmpeg audio filter wrapper — codec work, complex filtergraphs, stream operations

Guides audio mastering for streaming platforms including loudness optimization and tonal balance, using FFmpeg loudnorm and audio-analyzer verification.

Carla plugin chain rack — automated multi-effect processing via Carla's LV2/VST engine

Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) and ID3 metadata manager — BEXT/iXML tagging

Batch audio processor — apply daw-master pipelines to directories of files

Advanced audio analysis and feature extraction using librosa with optional Vamp plugin support via sonic-annotator

Rubber Band library wrapper — professional-grade time-stretch and pitch-shift