Groove Design Studio — beta
Groove Research Platform — compare, blind-rate, and evolve multiple generation theories for drums and bass.
1 Bring in reference songs & pick a starting point
Analysis Summary
No MIDI loaded — using default/style profileGroove Fingerprint (reference)
Bass DNA (reference)
Reference Slots
The grid shows the 4 bars selected above, from the reference you picked (click a row to switch).
Style Library
Shared across all projectsGeneration
Feel — adjust by feel (details auto-linked behind the scenes)
Backing — chord backing to help you hear the groove
This chord progression is a placeholder for preview only. Only degree information ("which scale degree") is exported — the actual chords are replaced by Melococo's own progression.
Riff — a short, repeating motif (moods change its character)
The motif is built once per phrase, and every bar repeats it (Motif Bars sets the cycle length). Variation controls how much it wobbles on each repeat — the motif's skeleton itself never moves. Contour sets stepwise vs. leaping, Repeat how readily a shape recurs, and Syncopation the pull toward offbeats; all three follow the Feel macros. Like Backing, only degree information is exported.
Advanced Parameters (auto-adjusted)
Layer Density — per-instrument density, layered on top of Density
Rhythmic Intelligence
Phrase & Evolution
Pocket Offsets — in milliseconds, per instrument
Track Lock — when Mutating (creating a child from a selected candidate), keeps this instrument unchanged. To mute it instead, set its Level above to 0
Bar Lock — when Mutating, carries this bar over unchanged
Bass Groove Lock — while Track Lock freezes the whole bass part, this locks just the rhythm / the movement / the wobble individually
⚙ Experimental Features & Playground
Developer Playground
2 Generate & compare
Use case: Trying things out, or when you don't have a strong preference · Currently using "No reference → Archetype (style)"
3 Listen, choose, and grow your favorites
Press "🎲 Generate 5 New" in Step 2 above to get candidates here.
Candidates
4 Arrange your favorite groove into a full song
Pick a candidate below and press "🎵 Set as Main Groove" — that's what gets arranged into a full song here.
Song Map — Build the section structure (Intro / Verse / Chorus …)
Energy curve, full-auto arrange, timeline
Energy Curve
Drag a point · double-click empty space to add · double-click a point to removeFull Auto — automatically build 3 full-song proposals
Song Builder
0/0 sections have a chosen variationArrangement Consistency Checker
Advice only — reports observations about the arrangement without editing anything automatically
5. Explore the lineage (optional)
🌳 Evolution Tree
📊 Generator Benchmark (this session)
Multiple interchangeable drum generators + an independent bass intelligence engine. No ML used yet, harmony not yet supported.