# Neon Human Review Packet

- status: `candidate_ready_for_listening_review`
- domain: `audio_mix`
- evidence_role_pattern: `interaction_snapshots`
- requested_intent: turn the chord part down a little
- selected_song: Monkberry Moon Delight (Tab)

## Recommendation

- action: `review_before_applying_candidate`
- candidate: `chord -0.035`
- candidate_action: `set_mixer_level chord: 0.16 -> 0.125 (-0.035)`
- reason: All objective claim receipts passed for this candidate; ranking only orders listening review.

## Objective Receipts

- supported_candidates: `3`
- rejected_candidates: `0`
- state_restored_after_loop: `true`
- candidate_actions_are_transient: `true`
- no_permanent_edit_unless_apply_best: `true`
- approved_candidate_applied: `not captured`
- approval_mode: `not captured`
- approval_basis: not captured

## Ranking

- metric: `guardrail_preserving_section_energy_review_order`
- role: `review_order_only`
- lower_is_better: `true`
- baseline: `62.2241`
- best: `62.2309`
- delta: `-0.0067`

## Supported Candidates

| Candidate | Action | Target Movement | Receipts | Guardrails | Ranking |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| chord -0.035 | set_mixer_level chord: 0.16 -> 0.125 (-0.035) | chord: rms -0.00025, peak -0.0018, energy 0 | pass (11) | clip ok; low-level ok; min headroom 2.46 dB (floor 0.5 dB); violations none | 62.2309; 2 section(s); floors true; guardrails true; avg \|loudness-style Δ\| 0; avg \|energy Δ\| 0 |
| chord -0.04 | set_mixer_level chord: 0.16 -> 0.12 (-0.04) | chord: rms -0.0003, peak -0.002, energy 0 | pass (11) | clip ok; low-level ok; min headroom 2.46 dB (floor 0.5 dB); violations none | 62.2309; 2 section(s); floors true; guardrails true; avg \|loudness-style Δ\| 0; avg \|energy Δ\| 0 |
| chord -0.02 | set_mixer_level chord: 0.16 -> 0.14 (-0.02) | chord: rms -0.0002, peak -0.001, energy 0 | pass (11) | clip ok; low-level ok; min headroom 2.46 dB (floor 0.5 dB); violations none | 62.234; 2 section(s); floors true; guardrails true; avg \|loudness-style Δ\| 0; avg \|energy Δ\| 0 |

## Candidate Section Energy Details

These loudness-style and section-energy comparisons are review aids. They rank and reject candidates by objective receipts; they do not prove subjective mix quality.

### Supported: chord -0.035

- candidate: `chord -0.035`
- role: `metric_supported_review_order`
- required_section_energy_floors_preserved: `true`
- guardrails_preserved: `true`
- boundary: Loudness-style and section-energy metrics rank candidates for review; they do not prove subjective mix quality.

| Section | Baseline Energy | Candidate Energy | Delta | Tracked Instruments | Floors | Guardrails |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Intro Bed | rms 0.1004, energy 0.0157, loudness-style -20.66 | rms 0.1004, energy 0.0157, loudness-style -20.66 | rms 0, energy 0, loudness-style 0 | chord: rms 0.0022 -> 0.0019 (-0.0003): energy 0.000001 -> 0.000001 (0) | true | clip ok; low-level ok; headroom 2.46 dB (floor 0.5 dB); violations none |
| Vocal Entry | rms 0.2888, energy 0.0157, loudness-style -11.48 | rms 0.2888, energy 0.0157, loudness-style -11.48 | rms 0, energy 0, loudness-style 0 | chord: rms 0.002 -> 0.0018 (-0.0002): energy 0.000001 -> 0.000001 (0) | true | clip ok; low-level ok; headroom 2.48 dB (floor 0.5 dB); violations none |

### Supported: chord -0.04

- candidate: `chord -0.04`
- role: `metric_supported_review_order`
- required_section_energy_floors_preserved: `true`
- guardrails_preserved: `true`
- boundary: Loudness-style and section-energy metrics rank candidates for review; they do not prove subjective mix quality.

| Section | Baseline Energy | Candidate Energy | Delta | Tracked Instruments | Floors | Guardrails |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Intro Bed | rms 0.1004, energy 0.0157, loudness-style -20.66 | rms 0.1004, energy 0.0157, loudness-style -20.66 | rms 0, energy 0, loudness-style 0 | chord: rms 0.0022 -> 0.0018 (-0.0004): energy 0.000001 -> 0.000001 (0) | true | clip ok; low-level ok; headroom 2.46 dB (floor 0.5 dB); violations none |
| Vocal Entry | rms 0.2888, energy 0.0157, loudness-style -11.48 | rms 0.2888, energy 0.0157, loudness-style -11.48 | rms 0, energy 0, loudness-style 0 | chord: rms 0.002 -> 0.0018 (-0.0002): energy 0.000001 -> 0.000001 (0) | true | clip ok; low-level ok; headroom 2.48 dB (floor 0.5 dB); violations none |

### Supported: chord -0.02

- candidate: `chord -0.02`
- role: `metric_supported_review_order`
- required_section_energy_floors_preserved: `true`
- guardrails_preserved: `true`
- boundary: Loudness-style and section-energy metrics rank candidates for review; they do not prove subjective mix quality.

| Section | Baseline Energy | Candidate Energy | Delta | Tracked Instruments | Floors | Guardrails |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Intro Bed | rms 0.1004, energy 0.0157, loudness-style -20.66 | rms 0.1004, energy 0.0157, loudness-style -20.66 | rms 0, energy 0, loudness-style 0 | chord: rms 0.0022 -> 0.0019 (-0.0003): energy 0.000001 -> 0.000001 (0) | true | clip ok; low-level ok; headroom 2.46 dB (floor 0.5 dB); violations none |
| Vocal Entry | rms 0.2888, energy 0.0157, loudness-style -11.48 | rms 0.2888, energy 0.0157, loudness-style -11.48 | rms 0, energy 0, loudness-style 0 | chord: rms 0.002 -> 0.0019 (-0.0001): energy 0.000001 -> 0.000001 (0) | true | clip ok; low-level ok; headroom 2.48 dB (floor 0.5 dB); violations none |

## Boundary

Objective receipts support or reject candidate change claims; musical taste still requires listening review.

## Listening Prompts

- Does the supported candidate match the requested musical intent?
- Is the changed part better balanced in the proof window?
- Did the proof window contain the musical material being judged?
- Would another section or speaker profile change the listening decision?

## Caveats

- This packet does not prove subjective mix quality.
- A supported candidate proves objective receipts and guardrails only.
- Ranking orders review; it is not a taste score.
- Section-energy and loudness-style metrics are review aids, not proof that a candidate sounds better.
- Keep or apply the candidate only after listening review.