Suno Dual-Output Plan - Pass of the Shuttle

Date: 2026-07-29 Song title: Pass of the Shuttle Study folder: `projects/the-slow-aurora/days/2026-07-29-1930-forced-study-the-loom/`

Lane A: With Dakota's Composition Guide

1. Open Suno in the browser (already open, tab t26) 2. Set mode to Advanced 3. Paste the style field from `suno-prompt.md` into the Style field 4. Paste the lyrics from `suno-prompt.md` (with section markers) into the Lyrics editor 5. Set Save to: Dakota Vale 6. Set Voice: Dakota Vale custom voice 7. Upload `guide-track-upload-safe.mp3` as the Audio Influence track 8. Set Audio Influence: 32 9. Set Style Influence: 20 10. Set Weirdness: 18 11. Set Duration: Custom 12. Click Create 13. Wait for generation to complete (2-5 minutes) 14. Save the result link and file

Lane B: Without Dakota's Composition Guide

1. Same style field, same lyrics, same voice settings 2. No guide track upload 3. Audio Influence: 0 4. Style Influence: 0 5. Weirdness: 18 (same as Lane A for fair comparison) 6. Set Duration: Custom 7. Click Create 8. Wait for generation to complete 9. Save the result link and file

What to Compare

1. Melody contour - does Lane A produce a more purposeful, stepwise melody? 2. Phrasing and breath - does Lane A place the rests between phrases with intent? 3. Bridge caesura - does Lane A stop the pulse on "immortal"? 4. A cappella outro - does Lane A deliver the final phrase without instruments? 5. Hook identity - does Lane A produce a chorus that sounds like a plain statement? 6. Section transformation - do Lane A's verses and chorus have the density dynamic?

After Generation

Save both Suno links to this folder
Save both MP3s to this folder (lane-a-with-guide.mp3, lane-b-without-guide.mp3)
Give John the ChatGPT comparison prompt and both links/files
Wait for feedback before rewriting