# Neon Intent Matrix Mixing Canon Surrogate Review

- status: `approved_for_development_review`
- ok: `true`
- approved_count: `3`
- needs_human_review_count: `0`
- recommended_development_candidate: `guitar -0.02`
- recommendation_role: `most_conservative_surrogate_approved_candidate_for_development_review`

## Intent Reviews

| Intent | Status | Approved | Candidate | Action | Failed Checks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| turn the bass part down a little | approved_for_development_application | true | bass -0.05 | set_mixer_level bass: 0.62 -> 0.57 (-0.05) | none |
| turn the guitar part down a little | approved_for_development_application | true | guitar -0.02 | set_mixer_level guitar: 0.55 -> 0.53 (-0.02) | none |
| turn the chord part down a little | approved_for_development_application | true | chord -0.035 | set_mixer_level chord: 0.16 -> 0.125 (-0.035) | none |

## Boundary

A mixing-canon surrogate can approve conservative development candidates after objective receipts pass. It does not prove subjective mix quality or listener preference, and it does not apply candidates automatically.

## Caveats

- This approval surrogate is not a real listener preference.
- Use it to keep development moving with reversible, conservative candidates.
- A human should still listen before treating any candidate as a preferred mix.

## Does Not Prove

- subjective mix quality
- that a human listener prefers any candidate
- that the recommended development candidate is the best musical choice
- that any candidate should be promoted automatically