# Music mode: `lofi-narrative`

**When:** Storytime / podcast-clip / "real talk" bed. Slightly more melodic than `deadpan-bg` — listener feels warmth but the bed never demands attention.

## Skeleton

```
<lofi hip-hop loop>, <70-85 BPM>, <muted Rhodes / soft brass / brushed kit>,
warm vinyl crackle, simple 4-bar chord progression, leaves space for VO
```

## Example prompts

1. Lofi hip-hop loop, 78 BPM, muted Rhodes 4-bar progression in C minor, brushed kit, warm vinyl crackle, leaves the mid-range open for VO.
2. Mellow jazz-hop loop, 82 BPM, upright bass on the downbeat, soft brass swells every 8 bars, no breaks.
3. Bossa-nova-tinged loop, 80 BPM, gentle acoustic guitar, soft shaker, no vocal samples, no breaks.
4. Indie-folk-tinged loop, 75 BPM, fingerpicked acoustic guitar, soft bass, no percussion above the kick.
5. Ambient-jazz loop, 70 BPM, soft Rhodes chord pad, brushed kit, slight tape saturation, no melody on top.

## Don't

- Include vocal samples or chops.
- Have a melodic hook every 4 bars (distracts from the VO).
- Mix above −20 LUFS when VO is present.
