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🎵 Audio Asset Dashboard

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🎵 Audio Asset Dashboard

Complete inventory of all sound assets for The Motel / Convergence Protocol

📁 Directory Structure

assets/audio/
├── ambient/          # Background atmosphere
├── doors/            # Door open/close/lock sounds
├── narration/        # Story narration, voiceover
├── sayings/          # Concept audio clips (blackswan, moloch, etc.)
├── ui/               # Interface sounds (clicks, beeps, transitions)
└── podcast/          # Generated podcast episodes

🎤 Voice & Podcast

Voice Clones

VoiceSourceStatusLocation
KristopherWeather forecast MP3✅ Ready~/coqui-tts/samples/kristopher_sample.mp3
Connie (Nosos)3 video extractions✅ Ready~/coqui-tts/samples/connie/*.wav

Podcast Episodes

EpisodeTitleStatusFileNotes
1We Are Already Inside the Singularity✅ Generatedprototype_intro_nosos.wavGPU: 4.3s
2-18Various🔄 Pending—Need transcript editing

🗣️ Sayings / Concept Audio (46 files)

Black Swan (5 files)

  • blackswan_01.opus (66 KB)
  • blackswan_01_fixed.opus (79 KB)
  • blackswan_02.opus (81 KB)
  • blackswan_03.opus (72 KB)
  • blackswan_04.opus (66 KB)
  • blackswan_05.opus (57 KB)

Moloch (1 file)

  • moloch_01_the_tragedy.opus (36 KB)

Normalcy Bias (5 files)

  • normal_01_complex.opus (40 KB)
  • normal_02_abnormal.opus (40 KB)
  • normal_03_safety.opus (22 KB)
  • normal_04_coupling.opus (28 KB)
  • normal_05_disaster.opus (34 KB)

Pessimism (5 files)

  • pessimism_01.opus (64 KB)
  • pessimism_02.opus (59 KB)
  • pessimism_03.opus (65 KB)
  • pessimism_04.opus (64 KB)
  • pessimism_05.opus (51 KB)

Planning Fallacy (5 files)

  • planning_01.opus (51 KB)
  • planning_02.opus (52 KB)
  • planning_03.opus (46 KB)
  • planning_04.opus (61 KB)
  • planning_05.opus (81 KB)

Technical Debt (5 files)

  • technical_01_borrow.opus (39 KB)
  • technical_01_slow.opus (71 KB)
  • technical_02_expressive.opus (42 KB)
  • technical_02_shortcut.opus (20 KB)
  • technical_03_check.opus (56 KB)
  • technical_03_temporary.opus (26 KB)
  • technical_04_pay.opus (64 KB)
  • technical_05_refactor.opus (50 KB)

Thucydides Trap (5 files)

  • thucydides_01_rising.opus (42 KB)
  • thucydides_02_security.opus (30 KB)
  • thucydides_03_prepare.opus (34 KB)
  • thucydides_04_trap.opus (45 KB)
  • thucydides_05_peace.opus (29 KB)

Validity Effect (5 files)

  • validity_01.opus (58 KB)
  • validity_02.opus (59 KB)
  • validity_03.opus (52 KB)
  • validity_04.opus — ⚠️ Empty (171 bytes)
  • validity_05.opus — ⚠️ Empty (171 bytes)

Gell-Mann Amnesia (3 files)

  • gellmann_01.opus — ⚠️ Empty (171 bytes)
  • gellmann_02.opus — ⚠️ Empty (171 bytes)
  • gellmann_03.opus — ⚠️ Empty (171 bytes)

Infohazard (5 files)

  • infohazard_01.opus — ⚠️ Empty (171 bytes)
  • infohazard_02.opus — ⚠️ Empty (171 bytes)
  • infohazard_03.opus — ⚠️ Empty (171 bytes)
  • infohazard_04.opus — ⚠️ Empty (171 bytes)
  • infohazard_05.opus — ⚠️ Empty (171 bytes)

🚪 Doors (0 files)

Status: 🔴 Empty
Needed: Open, close, lock, unlock, creak, slam

🌫️ Ambient (0 files)

Status: 🔴 Empty
Needed: Motel hallway, room tone, wind, rain, distant traffic

🎙️ Narration (0 files)

Status: 🔴 Empty
Needed: Story segments, introductions, transitions

🖱️ UI Sounds (0 files)

Status: 🔴 Empty
Needed: Click, hover, select, error, success, transition

🎵 Music / Songs

Status: 🔴 Not started
Needed: Theme music, background tracks, stingers

📊 Stats

CategoryFilesTotal SizeStatus
Sayings46~2.1 MB🟡 Partial (13 empty)
Podcast1882 KB🟡 In progress
Doors0—🔴 Empty
Ambient0—🔴 Empty
Narration0—🔴 Empty
UI0—🔴 Empty
Music0—🔴 Empty

📝 Todo

High Priority

  • Record/regenerate empty saying files (13 files)
  • Create door sound effects (4-6 variations)
  • Generate remaining 17 podcast episodes

Medium Priority

  • Record ambient motel sounds
  • Create UI sound pack
  • Compose/find theme music

Low Priority

  • Narration segments for interactive elements
  • Additional ambient variations

🛠️ Generation Commands

Podcast Episode

ssh fedora
cd ~/coqui-tts
source venv/bin/activate
COQUI_TOS_AGREED=1 python3 generate_episode.py

Sayings (if regenerating)

# TODO: Add saying generation script

Last updated: 2026-02-21 18:30 CST

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