Getting it into your agent
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npx skills add glincker/ableton-skills --skill vocal-chaingit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/glincker/ableton-skillsWrote this? Show the measurements
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[](https://agentmods.dev/skills/glincker/ableton-skills/vocal-chain)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/glincker/ableton-skills/vocal-chain"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/glincker/ableton-skills/vocal-chain/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/glincker/ableton-skills/vocal-chain"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/glincker/ableton-skills/vocal-chain.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00057 | $0.01321 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00028 | $0.00660 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00011 | $0.00264 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00006 | $0.00132 |
Grade A, and why
vocal-chain scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 10d ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Nothing flagged
None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 106 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Vocal Chain
Set up a vocal processing chain on the vocal track. Stock Ableton plugins by default; user can swap to third-party manually.
Workflow
1. Identify the vocal style
Ask if not given:
| Style | Sonic goals |
|---|---|
| Pop lead | Bright, present, controlled, clean |
| Rap (modern) | Aggressive, in-your-face, heavy compression |
| Indie/lo-fi | Warm, slightly distant, character preserved |
| R&B | Smooth, lush, with subtle pitch correction |
| Cinematic/spoken word | Intimate, breathy, minimal processing |
| Backing vocals | Sit behind the lead — duller, narrower, ducked |
2. Inspect the recording
get_track_info for the vocal track. Check:
- Peak level (should be -6 to -3 dB ideally)
- Any existing devices (don't blow them away)
- Mono or stereo (vocals are usually mono)
If peaks are red or the recording is below -20 dB, flag it: "Re-record at proper gain first; processing won't fix a bad recording."
3. Build the chain
Order matters. Standard order:
- Gate / Noise reduction (only if needed)
- Subtractive EQ (cut problems)
- De-esser (tame harsh sibilance)
- Compressor 1 (peak control, fast)
- Compressor 2 (leveling, slow)
- Additive EQ (boost desired frequencies)
- Saturation (optional, for character)
- Pitch correction (Auto-Tune / Melodyne / Vocal Pitch — if needed)
- Reverb send (to a return, not in-line)
- Delay send (to a return, not in-line)
Pop lead chain (stock Ableton)
| Slot | Plugin | Settings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EQ Eight | HPF 80 Hz, cut -3 dB at 250 Hz, cut -2 dB at 4k (problem range) |
| 2 | Multiband Dynamics | De-ess range 5-9 kHz, threshold -25 dB, ratio 4:1 |
| 3 | Compressor | Ratio 4:1, attack 5 ms, release 60 ms, threshold for 4-6 dB GR on peaks |
| 4 | Glue Compressor | Ratio 2:1, slow attack, auto release, 1-2 dB GR (leveling) |
| 5 | EQ Eight | +2 dB at 100 Hz (warmth), +2 dB at 5 kHz (presence), +2 dB at 12 kHz (air) |
| 6 | Saturator (optional) | Drive 2-3 dB, Soft Clip mode |
| Send A | Hall reverb | 15-20% wet, pre-delay 30-50 ms |
| Send B | Ping Pong delay | 1/8 dotted, 15-20% wet, feedback 25% |
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 10d ago First seen · 106 lines · 57 tokens per session scan A ace663f86a97
vocal-chain is a skill published in the GitHub repository glincker/ableton-skills (24 stars, last pushed 17d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 57 tokens to every session and 1,321 once invoked, about $0.0003 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.
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