Comparison Package - Pass of the Shuttle

Date: 2026-07-29 (forced evening study, ~19:30) Study folder: `projects/the-slow-aurora/days/2026-07-29-1930-forced-study-the-loom/` Song title: Pass of the Shuttle Guide type: vocal_phrasing

Study Chain (Correct Order)

1. `artist-research.md` - W.S. Merwin (poet), Anni Albers (visual artist), Townes Van Zandt (musician), Barry Hannah (writer) 2. `technique-study.md` - Loom Logic / Sequential Accumulation 3. `study-findings.md` - what arrived, what I took, what I left 4. `poem.md` - "The Loom" (each stanza a pass, last line a reframe) 5. `story.md` - "The Shuttle" (discontinuous scenes, each one a committed pass) 6. `image-prompt.md` - the loom in the dark room 7. `lyrics.md` - "Pass of the Shuttle" 8. `composition-brief.md` - A minor, 72 BPM, vocal phrasing principles, hook identity, harmonic timing 9. `suno-control-plan.md` - two lanes, same style/lyrics, one with guide, one without 10. `suno-prompt.md` - paste-ready style field, lyrics, settings 11. `guide-track.json` / `guide-track.mid` / `guide-track.mp3` - rendered guide 12. `guide-track-upload-safe.mp3` - upload-safe render (different SoundFont) for Suno 13. `guide-track-review-clip.mp3` - 45-second review clip for QA

QA Results

Musical QA

Verdict: pass
Guide type: vocal_phrasing
Event count: 125
Declared duration: 193.33s
MIDI duration: 201.35s
MP3 duration: 196.00s (trimmed with 4s fade)

Handoff Validator

Verdict: pass
Required files: all present
Order checks: all passed
Guide QA: passed

Dual-Output Plan

See `suno-dual-output-plan.md` for step-by-step instructions.

Lane A: with Dakota's guide (`guide-track-upload-safe.mp3`, Audio Influence 32)
Lane B: without guide (Audio Influence 0)

ChatGPT Comparison Prompt

See `chatgpt-comparison-prompt.md` - paste-ready prompt for John to compare both Suno outputs with ChatGPT.

What to Do Next

1. John uploads `guide-track-upload-safe.mp3` to Suno for Lane A 2. John creates Lane A and Lane B in Suno 3. John pastes both Suno links into the ChatGPT comparison prompt 4. John shares ChatGPT's response with Dakota 5. Dakota waits for feedback before rewriting

What Was Not Done

No Suno Create, upload, or generation
No Suno Publish or public track action
No external API calls
No paid tools
No new dependency installs
No ClawHub installs
No account actions
No platform actions