{
  "id": "dungeon_synth",
  "name": "Dungeon synth",
  "family": "electronic",
  "lineage": "Early-1990s ambient subgenre developed by Norwegian black-metal musicians as parallel-project compositions, characterized by minimal MIDI-keyboard-and-synth production evoking medieval-fantasy and Tolkien-inspired imaginary-soundtrack atmosphere. Mortiis (Håvard Ellefsen), Burzum's 1993-1999 ambient catalogs, Wongraven, and the broader Cold Meat Industry label roster anchored the canonical sound. The 2010s revival through SoundCloud and Bandcamp distributed-production scenes consolidated contemporary visibility.",
  "recipe": "classic mid-1990s dungeon synth, experimental Elec, ambient branch, indigenous ritual devotional. pad like pad analog synth. isolated rural 2005-present isolation diy isolation cabin diy. dynamic moving-coil, transformer-coupled solid-state pre, dbx 160 VCA, parametric EQ. cassette.",
  "recipe_chars": 283,
  "score": 18.75,
  "config": {
    "traditions": [
      "dungeon_synth"
    ],
    "instruments": [
      {
        "id": "analog_synth",
        "slots": {
          "electronic_technique": "electronic_pad_drone",
          "oscillator": "saw_single",
          "filter_topology": "resonant_acid",
          "envelope": "pad_env",
          "modulation": "lfo_pitch"
        },
        "scores": {
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          "envelope": 4.1,
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      }
    ],
    "room": "studio_isolation_cabin_diy",
    "archetype": "arch_pre_daw_electronic_pioneer",
    "inline_chain": {
      "mic": "condenser_ldc",
      "pre": "transformerless",
      "console": "console_in_the_box",
      "comp": "comp_distressor_modern",
      "eq": "eq_massenburg_mastering",
      "amp": null,
      "medium": "digital_high"
    },
    "tuning": "twelve_tet",
    "aesthetic": null,
    "arrangement": null,
    "fx_extras": []
  },
  "source": {
    "tuning": "twelve_tet",
    "room": "studio_isolation_cabin_diy",
    "parts": {
      "electronic_technique": "electronic_pad_drone"
    },
    "chain_mic": "condenser_ldc",
    "chain_pre": "transformerless",
    "chain_comp": "comp_distressor_modern",
    "chain_eq": "eq_massenburg_mastering",
    "chain_medium": "digital_high",
    "chain_console": "console_in_the_box"
  }
}