AUDIO RULES
🎧 AUDIO FILE INSTRUCTIONS — MASTER GUIDE
(Use these rules strictly to protect mood, retention & SEO)
🎧 Stress Relief & Calm Music
Tempo: 60–80 BPM Mood: Calm, soothing, safe Instruments: Soft pads, piano, flute, tanpura, ambient textures Vocals: Optional (humming / ahh / no lyrics preferred) Structure: • Music starts immediately (no silence) • No sudden changes • Long smooth loops Avoid: Drums, sharp sounds, volume spikes
🐒 Hanuman Bhakti
Tempo: Medium (not fast) Mood: Veer + Bhakti (controlled power) Instruments: Harmonium, dholak (soft), manjira, tanpura Vocals: Clear devotional singing Structure: • Start with naam / invocation • Strong but disciplined rhythm Avoid: DJ beats, EDM bass, shouting vocals
🔱 Shiva Bhakti
Tempo: Slow to medium Mood: Deep, meditative, detached Instruments: Tanpura, damru (soft), flute, bells Vocals: Calm, grounded Structure: • Chant or bhajan starts within 3–5 sec • Repetition is good Avoid: Fast tempo, dramatic crescendos
🪈 Krishna Bhakti
Tempo: Slow–medium Mood: Prem, bhakti, softness Instruments: Flute, harmonium, light percussion Vocals: Sweet, emotional Structure: • Melody-led • Gentle emotional flow Avoid: Heavy drums, aggressive singing
🔥 Kali & Durga Bhakti (Shakti)
Tempo: Medium Mood: Shakti, protection, calm power Instruments: Harmonium, dholak, bells, tanpura Vocals: Strong but controlled Structure: • Steady rhythm • Sacred intensity Avoid: Loud EDM, chaotic percussion
🪔 Aarti & Stuti (All Deities)
Tempo: Traditional Mood: Temple, prayerful Instruments: Harmonium, bell, shankh, manjira Vocals: Clean pronunciation Structure: • Traditional aarti flow • Familiar rhythm Avoid: Remix, bass boost, modern FX
🕊️ Nirgun Bhakti
Tempo: Slow Mood: Deep, inward, questioning Instruments: Tanpura, single-string, minimal flute Vocals: Plain, meaning-focused Structure: • Lyrics > music • Silence between phrases allowed Avoid: Rhythm-heavy arrangement
🌧️ Viraha Songs
Tempo: Very slow Mood: Longing, emptiness, separation Instruments: Sparse piano / flute / tanpura Vocals: Soft, emotional, restrained Structure: • Pauses are important • No dramatic climax Avoid: Overacting, loud chorus
🧘 Meditation & Mindfulness
Tempo: Free-flow / very slow Mood: Neutral, observing Instruments: Silence, drone, light ambient Vocals: Optional, very soft Structure: • Silence is part of audio • Long uninterrupted sections Avoid: Music-driven emotion
☸️ Vipassana / Buddhist Meditation
Tempo: Natural breath pace Mood: Observational, neutral Instruments: None or very subtle drone Vocals: Minimal guidance or none Structure: • No background drama • Long stillness Avoid: Melody, rhythm, emotional music
🌿 Breath Awareness (Art of Living–Inspired)
Tempo: Slow Mood: Relaxing, safe Instruments: Soft pad / tanpura Vocals: Gentle guidance (optional) Structure: • Short instruction → long practice Avoid: Fast breathing, forceful cues
🔥 Motivational Songs
Tempo: Medium–fast Mood: Uplifting, determined Instruments: Piano, guitar, light drums Vocals: Clear, confident Structure: • Strong hook in first 5 sec • Gradual rise Avoid: Noise without message
❤️ Love Songs
Tempo: Slow–medium Mood: Emotional, honest Instruments: Piano, guitar, soft strings Vocals: Expressive but controlled Structure: • Melody-first • Smooth flow Avoid: Overproduction
🌍 Lifestyle & Reality Songs
Tempo: Medium Mood: Reflective, real Instruments: Acoustic + modern blend Vocals: Storytelling style Structure: • Lyrics-driven • Steady rhythm Avoid: Forced commercial sound
✅ UNIVERSAL AUDIO RULES (FOR ALL PLAYLISTS)
✔ Start audio immediately ✔ No clipping or harsh frequencies ✔ Maintain consistent loudness ✔ Respect emotion of playlist ✔ Never mix playlist moods
If you want next, I can: 1️⃣ Convert this into Suno.ai / prompt-ready instructions 2️⃣ Create DAW track templates (layers & levels) 3️⃣ Make a one-page PDF production manual 4️⃣ Optimize audio length per playlist for retention
🎧 ALL AUDIO RULES (MASTER GUIDE)
🔑 UNIVERSAL RULES (APPLY TO EVERYTHING)
- Music must start within first 3–5 seconds
- No sudden loud sounds or sharp transitions
- Volume level should be consistent
- Avoid cluttered arrangements
- Emotion > complexity
- Clean audio, no distortion
🧘 MEDITATION AUDIO RULES (ALL TYPES)
Vipassana / Buddhist / Osho-Inspired
- Silence is allowed and powerful
- Minimal or no background music
- Very slow tempo (or no tempo)
- If voice is used:
- Neutral tone
- Slow pace
- No preaching or philosophy
- No sudden changes once meditation starts
❌ Avoid:
- Loud pads
- Emotional melodies
- Fast breathing guidance
- Dramatic background sounds
🌬️ BREATH-AWARENESS / ART OF LIVING–INSPIRED
- Natural, gentle breathing only
- No forced breathing patterns
- Soft ambient sound or silence
- Clear pauses between instructions
- Background sound must never overpower the breath
❌ Avoid:
- Fast pranayama
- Named proprietary techniques
- Medical claims
🕉️ BHAKTI / DEVOTIONAL AUDIO RULES
Aarti
- Traditional rhythm only
- Harmonium, bell, shankh allowed
- Steady tempo
- Temple-like calm atmosphere
❌ Avoid:
- DJ beats
- Bass boost
- Remix effects
Stuti
- Clear pronunciation
- Slow to medium tempo
- Focus on devotion, not performance
- Minimal instrumentation
Bhajan (Shiva / Krishna / Rama / Hanuman)
- Emotion first, arrangement second
- No aggressive percussion
- Hanuman bhakti can have controlled veer rasa
- Shakti (Kali/Durga) can be powerful but not chaotic
❌ Avoid:
- EDM drops
- Sudden tempo jumps
- Over-orchestration
🕊️ NIRGUN BHAKTI AUDIO RULES
- Minimal instruments (tanpura, single string, soft flute)
- Space and pauses are important
- Lyrics must be clear
- Slow, meditative pace
❌ Avoid:
- Chorus-heavy pop structure
- Heavy rhythm
- Decorative singing
🌧️ VIRĀHA SONG AUDIO RULES
- Slow tempo
- Empty space between phrases
- Emotion of longing, not drama
- Simple melody, deep feeling
❌ Avoid:
- Loud climax
- Over-arranged strings
- Sudden emotional spikes
🔥 MOTIVATIONAL SONG AUDIO RULES
- Strong emotional start (first 5 seconds)
- Clear lyrics and message
- Gradual energy build
- Controlled intensity
❌ Avoid:
- Shouting vocals
- Excessive percussion
- Mixing with devotional tone
❤️ LOVE SONG AUDIO RULES
- Honest, warm vocals
- Smooth flow
- Emotionally consistent tone
- Simple, relatable melody
❌ Avoid:
- Over-dramatization
- Sudden mood shifts
- Spiritual language here
🌍 LIFESTYLE / REALITY SONG AUDIO RULES
- Natural, grounded sound
- Clear storytelling
- Medium tempo
- Realistic emotion
❌ Avoid:
- Artificial hype
- Spiritual or mantra elements
- Excessive auto-tune
🎚️ MIXING & MASTERING RULES (VERY IMPORTANT)
- Headphone-friendly stereo image
- No harsh highs
- Soft low-end
- LUFS balanced (not loudness-war style)
- Fade in / fade out preferred over hard cuts
🚫 STRICT NO-RULES (DO NOT BREAK)
- ❌ No DJ remix of mantras, aarti, nirgun
- ❌ No mixing meditation with motivation
- ❌ No copyrighted guru discourses
- ❌ No sudden loud ads-style intros
- ❌ No misleading claims (healing cures, etc.)
🧠 FINAL GOLDEN RULE
If the listener feels:
- Alert → too much energy
- Disturbed → too loud
- Confused → mixed emotions
Then the audio is wrong. If the listener feels:
- Calm
- Focused
- Touched
- Quiet inside
Then the audio is right.