From grimoire
Creates a DAW session template enforcing gain staging, bus architecture, and track organization. Use when starting a new mixing or production project.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/grimoire:design-production-mix-templateThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Build a reusable DAW session template that enforces correct gain staging, bus architecture, and track organization before a single audio file is loaded.
Build a reusable DAW session template that enforces correct gain staging, bus architecture, and track organization before a single audio file is loaded.
Adopted by: Professional mixing engineers including Michael Brauer (multi-bus technique), Chris Lord-Alge, and Tchad Blake publish their template approaches Impact: Mike Senior's research in "Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio" shows that session organization and gain staging decisions made before mixing account for 60% of final mix quality in small-room contexts
Why best: A template eliminates setup time and enforces discipline. Correct gain staging from the start prevents headroom loss that forces remedial compression later. Bus routing enables parallel processing and recall-able bus compression — the core of the "mix bus glue" approach used on virtually every commercial release.
Pop/R&B template: 8 drum tracks (kick, snare, hats, OH L/R, room L/R, perc) → Drums Bus. 2 bass tracks (DI + amp) → Bass Bus. 4 guitar tracks → Guitar Bus. 6 synth tracks → Keys Bus. 8 vocal tracks (lead, doubles, harmonies, BGs) → Vocal Bus. All buses → Master Bus. Parallel Compression bus fed by sends from Drums and Bass buses. Total: 28 tracks pre-loaded, color-coded, gain-staged at -18 dBFS RMS.
npx claudepluginhub jeffreytse/grimoire --plugin grimoireCreates a reusable DAW mix template with standardized bus architecture, channel strip groups, parallel compression, and processing chains to streamline session setup and ensure consistent signal flow.
Session setup methodology for Reaper DAW. Guides track hierarchy, bus routing, send/receive configuration, sidechain setup, and genre-specific session templates. Use this skill whenever the user wants to set up a new mixing session, organize tracks into folders and buses, create routing for sends and returns, build a session from a genre template, configure sidechain compression routing, set up color coding and naming conventions, or prepare render settings. Also use when the user has a mix brief from /phantom:audio-diagnostician and needs to translate diagnostic findings into session architecture decisions, or when they ask about Reaper-specific track setup, folder structures, or plugin routing -- even if they don't say "session setup" explicitly.
Digital Audio Workstation usage, music composition, interactive music systems, and game audio implementation for immersive soundscapes.