Gentle D Aegean Handpan

{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "profile_id": "modern-handpan-gentle",
  "kind": "instrument",
  "display_name": "Gentle D Aegean Handpan",
  "version": 1,
  "status": "approved",
  "summary": "A gentle modern handpan profile with alternating hands, ding/tone/ghost roles, deterministic pitch-set fitting, and light room response.",
  "used_by_current_catalog": true,
  "source_reference": "audio_registry.json \u00B7 instruments/HANDPAN.md",
  "renderer": {
    "available": true,
    "engine_id": "soundfont_fluidsynth",
    "plugin_or_player": "FluidSynth",
    "version": "2.6.0",
    "host": "audio_tool.py render",
    "soundfont_id": "aurelia_handpan_d_aegean"
  },
  "input_contract": {
    "current": "MIDI performance",
    "planned_web_input": "MusicXML plus this profile",
    "deterministic_performance_required": true
  },
  "performance_rules": [
    "Fit the complete melody to the D Aegean pitch set before rendering.",
    "Keep rests and alternate hands.",
    "Do not add a second humanization pass after the arranger."
  ],
  "approval": {
    "status": "approved",
    "notes": "The D Aegean sound and modern_handpan_gentle direction were approved in listening on 2026-09-24."
  }
}