Blender Archetype Library

Blender Archetype Library

Workflow

1. Choose an archetype by desired feel: wobble, flow, hard, or bullet.
2. Select background/foreground/mask effects per archetype from the lists below.
3. Ensure 1-2 reactive layers; avoid 0 or 3 reactive layers.
4. Tune brightness and speed by role (background low, foreground primary, mask structural).
5. Apply scene-specific overrides only on schema-supported keys.

Blender Layer Rules

Background  →  ambient texture (low brightness ≤ 0.7, low reactivity ≤ 0.3)
Foreground  →  primary visual (main color/motion)
Mask        →  MUST be audio-reactive (controls pixel reveal)

⛔ Never use as mask: gradient, fade, singleColor, rainbow, random_flash
(These are Non-Reactive in LedFX — they produce static, lifeless blenders)

Effect Selection by Role

✅ Valid Mask Effects (audio-reactive)

Beat-locked (tightest): bar, strobe, real_strobe, multiBar
Frequency spectrum: energy, equalizer, wavelength, bands, spectrum, pitchSpectrum, filter, magnitude
Color zones: scroll, scroll_plus, hierarchy, rain
Subtle: vumeter, glitch

✅ Good Foreground Effects

Flowing: fire, lava_lamp, melt, water, crawler, energy2, melt_and_sparkle, marching
Directional: scan, scan_and_flare, scan_multi, scroll, blade_power_plus
2D matrix: plasma2d, plasmawled, concentric, flame2d, equalizer2d, soap2d
Beat-driven: bar, strobe, keybeat2d, power

✅ Good Background Effects

Non-reactive (pure ambient): gradient, fade, singleColor, rainbow
Soft reactive: lava_lamp (low reactivity), fire (low intensity), noise2d, blocks, digitalrain2d

Archetypes

Wobble Bed

• Feel: calm, musical, warm
• Background: gradient or fade
• Foreground: lava_lamp or melt
• Mask: wavelength or scroll

Flow Mist

• Feel: soft, flowing, melodic
• Background: fade or gradient
• Foreground: water or crawler
• Mask: hierarchy or energy

Hard Cut Reactor

• Feel: contrast, aggressive, rhythmic
• Background: singleColor or blocks
• Foreground: melt_and_sparkle or energy2
• Mask: bar or strobe

Bullet Tunnel

• Feel: directional, high-velocity, laser
• Background: gradient or singleColor
• Foreground: scan or scroll
• Mask: equalizer or scroll_plus

Guardrails

• Avoid dual strobe behavior in foreground + mask simultaneously.
• Keep mask for structure, not constant noise.
• Keep background readable and not dominant.
• For 2D virtuals only: can use Matrix effects (plasma2d, plasmawled, waterfall2d, concentric) in any role.

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