Quick Start
Common Tasks
Things You Can Ask
| Request |
What Happens |
| "What sample packs do I have?" |
Lists all packs with status |
| "Enable the 808 kit" |
Copies files, creates symlinks |
| "Disable the 808 kit" |
Removes symlinks, keeps cache |
| "Search for dark kicks" |
Text + semantic search |
| "Find samples like this one" |
Embedding similarity search |
| "Generate a house drum pattern" |
Creates TidalCycles code |
| "Analyze this sample" |
Returns BPM, key, features |
| "What synths are available?" |
Lists parsed SynthDefs |
Sample Categories
When enabling packs, samples are auto-categorized:
| Category |
Detected From |
Type |
bd |
kick, bassdrum, bd |
drum |
sn |
snare, sd |
drum |
hh |
hihat, hh, hat |
drum |
oh |
open hat, oh |
drum |
cp |
clap, handclap |
drum |
perc |
perc, shaker, conga |
perc |
bass |
bass, sub |
bass |
synth |
synth, lead, pad |
melodic |
fx |
fx, riser, impact |
fx |
vox |
vocal, vox |
vocal |
lp |
loop, drumloop |
loop |
CLI Commands
audiomancer init # Create new TidalCycles project (interactive)
audiomancer init --path PATH # Create project at specific path
audiomancer doctor # Check all dependencies
audiomancer serve # Start MCP server
audiomancer scan ~/Samples # Scan and import sample folders
audiomancer search "dark kick" # Search from CLI
audiomancer stats # Library statistics
audiomancer benchmark # Run performance benchmarks
Next Steps