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How the AI Sound Design & SFX Kit gate works
How the AI Sound Design & SFX Kit scores a sound pack on six brand-fit signals: an anti-slop gate caps it at OFF-BRAND when restraint scores 0 (a dense, generic preset wash), so generic-but-polished audio still fails the brand test.
How the gate works
This tool grades a generated sound against your brand's sonic identity. Each control is marked from your own evidence and weighted into a 0–100 score — and then the score is run past a gate that can only make the verdict worse.
The 6 weighted controls
| Signal | Weight |
|---|---|
| Matches the brand texture | 20 |
| Matches the brand energy | 18 |
| Fits the era / palette | 15 |
| Space / reverb matches | 12 |
| Carries the signature motif | 15 |
| Honors restraint (not generic) | 20 |
| Total | 100 |
The verdict bands
A sound that scores 0 on restraint — a dense, generic preset wash — is capped at OFF-BRAND no matter how high the other five attributes score. A strong total can't rescue a sound that doesn't sound like restraint; the gate can only make the verdict worse.
In the worked sample it scores 85.0 out of 100 and reads ON-BRAND — The confirm-tick sample scores 85 of 100 — texture and restraint are a perfect match, energy and space are close, only the signature motif reads a little light. It clears the 80 threshold and reads ON-BRAND, and restraint scored 5 so the anti-slop gate stays clear. It sounds like you — ship it into the library. Marked fix first on this sample: Nothing to fix — at ON-BRAND the scorer names no fix, and restraint scored 5 so the anti-slop gate stays clear. Add it to the library with its tool, plan, and date for rights traceability.
Common questions
Can something score well on the AI Sound Design & SFX gate and still fail?
Yes. The weighted score is run past a worsen-only gate — the Anti-slop — that can only make the verdict worse. In the worked sample it scores 85.0 out of 100 and reads ON-BRAND, because the confirm-tick sample scores 85 of 100 — texture and restraint are a perfect match, energy and space are close, only the signature motif reads a little light. It clears the 80 threshold and reads ON-BRAND, and restraint scored 5 so the anti-slop gate stays clear. It sounds like you — ship it into the library.
What is a worsen-only gate?
A rule that can only lower a verdict, never raise it. One gate-triggering gap overrides an otherwise-good score, because a single gate-triggering gap shouldn't hide behind a high average. Where something is short, the fix-first row names it — here, "Nothing to fix — at ON-BRAND the scorer names no fix, and restraint scored 5 so the anti-slop gate stays clear. Add it to the library with its tool, plan, and date for rights traceability.".
You score a sound against your own sonic spec — a generic preset can't pass, but the score is your judgment, not a measurement. Confirm each tool's commercial-use license before shipping; voice and music rights are separate. General guidance, not legal advice.
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