11library : bokeh
22specification_id : spectrogram-mel
33created : ' 2026-03-11T19:42:55Z'
4- updated : ' 2026-03-11T19:58:05Z '
4+ updated : ' 2026-03-11T20:09:08Z '
55generated_by : claude-opus-4-5-20251101
66workflow_run : 22970857215
77issue : 4672
@@ -10,113 +10,107 @@ library_version: 3.9.0
1010preview_url : https://storage.googleapis.com/pyplots-images/plots/spectrogram-mel/bokeh/plot.png
1111preview_thumb : https://storage.googleapis.com/pyplots-images/plots/spectrogram-mel/bokeh/plot_thumb.png
1212preview_html : https://storage.googleapis.com/pyplots-images/plots/spectrogram-mel/bokeh/plot.html
13- quality_score : 85
13+ quality_score : 92
1414review :
1515 strengths :
16- - Excellent mel filterbank construction from scratch using scipy.signal STFT, avoiding
17- librosa dependency
18- - Quad rendering correctly positions mel bands on log y-axis, fixing the visual
19- distortion from attempt 1
20- - HoverTool provides genuinely interactive readout of time, frequency, and power
21- values
22- - Dark background matching Magma colormap floor creates cohesive visual design
23- - Rich audio synthesis with harmonics and ADSR envelopes produces a visually engaging
24- spectrogram
16+ - Mel filterbank computed from scratch with proper triangular filters demonstrating
17+ deep audio signal processing understanding
18+ - Magma colormap on dark background is industry-standard for spectrograms and looks
19+ professional
20+ - Musical narrative (C Major Arpeggio to descending passage) with annotations creates
21+ excellent data storytelling
22+ - All font sizes explicitly scaled for 4800x2700 canvas with careful typography
23+ hierarchy
24+ - Vectorized quad construction is efficient and clean
25+ - HoverTool adds genuine interactive value for the HTML export
2526 weaknesses :
26- - ' Design Excellence needs improvement: typography could be more refined, no visual
27- emphasis or annotation guiding viewer to key insight'
28- - Nested loop for building quad data arrays is verbose and could be vectorized with
29- np.repeat/np.tile
30- - Colorbar right margin slightly tight, could use more breathing room
31- image_description : The plot displays a mel-spectrogram rendered with the Magma colormap
32- on a dark background (#000004, matching the colormap's lowest value). The x-axis
33- shows "Time (seconds)" from 0 to 4, and the y-axis shows "Frequency (Hz)" on a
34- logarithmic scale with fixed ticks at 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000, and
35- 8000 Hz. A colorbar on the right is labeled "Power (dB)" ranging from approximately
36- -70 to -20 dB. Bright horizontal bands (yellow-white through pink) are clearly
37- visible at various frequency levels corresponding to the synthesized melody notes
38- (C4, E4, G4, C5, A4, F4, D4) and their harmonics, with fundamentals showing the
39- brightest intensity and harmonics progressively dimmer. Note onsets and offsets
40- show clean ADSR envelope shaping. The mel bands are rendered as individual quads
41- correctly positioned on the log y-axis, eliminating the distortion seen in attempt
42- 1. Background noise appears as low-level dark texture primarily in the lower frequencies.
43- The title reads "spectrogram-mel · bokeh · pyplots.ai" in bold at the top left.
44- Subtle dashed grid lines are visible at low opacity.
27+ - LM-01 could reach 5/5 with use of Bokeh built-in image glyph (p.image) instead
28+ of manually constructing quads
29+ - DE-02 could benefit from removing the outline line entirely for a cleaner aesthetic
30+ image_description : The plot displays a mel-spectrogram on a dark (#000004) background
31+ using the Magma256 sequential colormap. The title "spectrogram-mel · bokeh · pyplots.ai"
32+ appears at the top left in bold dark text. The x-axis is labeled "Time (seconds)"
33+ spanning 0 to ~4 seconds, and the y-axis shows "Frequency (Hz)" on a logarithmic
34+ scale with mel-spaced tick marks at 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000, and 8000
35+ Hz. Bright yellow-white horizontal bands clearly depict individual musical notes
36+ with visible harmonic overtones above each fundamental. A white dashed bounding
37+ box in the left portion annotates "C Major Arpeggio (C4 → E4 → G4 → C5)" in italic
38+ white text, while the right portion shows "Descending (A4 → F4 → D4)". Dotted
39+ white horizontal reference lines mark the C4 (261 Hz) and C5 (523 Hz) frequencies
40+ with bold labels at the right edge. A colorbar on the right displays "Power (dB)"
41+ ranging from approximately −100 to −20 dB. The spectrogram clearly shows the ascending
42+ arpeggio followed by a descending passage, with visible attack/release envelopes,
43+ harmonic structure, and a subtle noise floor.
4544 criteria_checklist :
4645 visual_quality :
47- score : 28
46+ score : 30
4847 max : 30
4948 items :
5049 - id : VQ-01
5150 name : Text Legibility
5251 score : 8
5352 max : 8
5453 passed : true
55- comment : ' All font sizes explicitly set: title=40pt, axis labels=32pt, tick
56- labels=24pt, colorbar title=32pt, colorbar labels=24pt. All text clearly
57- readable.'
54+ comment : ' All font sizes explicitly set: 42pt title, 32pt axis labels, 24pt
55+ tick labels, 22pt annotations'
5856 - id : VQ-02
5957 name : No Overlap
6058 score : 6
6159 max : 6
6260 passed : true
63- comment : No overlapping text elements anywhere in the plot.
61+ comment : All text elements well-positioned, annotations in upper region away
62+ from dense data
6463 - id : VQ-03
6564 name : Element Visibility
66- score : 5
65+ score : 6
6766 max : 6
6867 passed : true
69- comment : Mel bands clearly visible with good contrast. Quad rendering correctly
70- positions bands on log scale. Lower frequency bins slightly coarse due to
71- narrow mel bandwidth.
68+ comment : Mel band quads clearly visible with excellent contrast, harmonic
69+ structure distinguishable
7270 - id : VQ-04
7371 name : Color Accessibility
7472 score : 4
7573 max : 4
7674 passed : true
77- comment : Magma is perceptually uniform and colorblind-safe with excellent
78- contrast.
75+ comment : Magma256 is perceptually uniform and colorblind-safe
7976 - id : VQ-05
8077 name : Layout & Canvas
81- score : 3
78+ score : 4
8279 max : 4
8380 passed : true
84- comment : Good canvas utilization with colorbar on right. Colorbar title text
85- slightly tight against right edge.
81+ comment : Plot fills canvas well with explicitly set margins, colorbar properly
82+ positioned
8683 - id : VQ-06
8784 name : Axis Labels & Title
8885 score : 2
8986 max : 2
9087 passed : true
91- comment : Time (seconds) and Frequency (Hz) descriptive with units. Colorbar
92- labeled Power (dB).
88+ comment : Time (seconds) and Frequency (Hz) - descriptive with units
9389 design_excellence :
94- score : 12
90+ score : 15
9591 max : 20
9692 items :
9793 - id : DE-01
9894 name : Aesthetic Sophistication
99- score : 5
95+ score : 6
10096 max : 8
10197 passed : true
102- comment : Magma colormap is strong choice. Dark background matching colormap
103- floor is professional. Toolbar removed, bold title. Above default but not
104- publication-grade.
98+ comment : ' Strong design: Magma on dark background, intentional typography
99+ hierarchy, white annotation overlays'
105100 - id : DE-02
106101 name : Visual Refinement
107102 score : 4
108103 max : 6
109104 passed : true
110- comment : Subtle dashed grid (alpha=0.15 ), minor ticks hidden , custom outline,
111- dark background fill, generous padding. Clear refinement effort.
105+ comment : Subtle grid (alpha=0.12, dashed ), minor ticks removed , custom background/border
106+ colors
112107 - id : DE-03
113108 name : Data Storytelling
114- score : 3
109+ score : 5
115110 max : 6
116111 passed : true
117- comment : Synthesized melody creates visual narrative with note progressions
118- and harmonic structure. No explicit visual emphasis guiding viewer to key
119- insight.
112+ comment : Dashed box highlights ascending arpeggio, separate label for descending
113+ passage, C4/C5 frequency guides
120114 spec_compliance :
121115 score : 15
122116 max : 15
@@ -126,88 +120,85 @@ review:
126120 score : 5
127121 max : 5
128122 passed : true
129- comment : Correct mel-spectrogram visualization with mel-scaled frequency axis.
123+ comment : Correct mel-spectrogram with proper mel filterbank computed from
124+ scratch
130125 - id : SC-02
131126 name : Required Features
132127 score : 4
133128 max : 4
134129 passed : true
135- comment : ' All required features present : dB scale, sequential colormap, time/frequency
136- axes , colorbar in dB, correct parameters, synthesized audio. '
130+ comment : ' All spec requirements met : dB scale, Magma colormap, time x-axis,
131+ mel-scaled y-axis , colorbar in dB, correct parameters'
137132 - id : SC-03
138133 name : Data Mapping
139134 score : 3
140135 max : 3
141136 passed : true
142- comment : X=time Y=frequency correctly mapped. Quads properly positioned on
143- mel scale with log y-axis.
137+ comment : X=time in seconds, Y=mel-frequency in Hz on log scale
144138 - id : SC-04
145139 name : Title & Legend
146140 score : 3
147141 max : 3
148142 passed : true
149- comment : Title format correct. No legend needed for this plot type.
143+ comment : Title matches required format, colorbar serves as scale reference
150144 data_quality :
151- score : 14
145+ score : 15
152146 max : 15
153147 items :
154148 - id : DQ-01
155149 name : Feature Coverage
156- score : 5
150+ score : 6
157151 max : 6
158152 passed : true
159- comment : Rich audio with 7 notes, harmonics, ADSR envelopes, background noise.
160- Could show wider frequency variety.
153+ comment : ' Rich audio: 7 notes with 4 harmonics each, attack/release envelopes,
154+ background noise '
161155 - id : DQ-02
162156 name : Realistic Context
163157 score : 5
164158 max : 5
165159 passed : true
166- comment : Real musical notes with correct frequencies, standard sample rate
167- and duration.
160+ comment : Musical melody context (C Major Arpeggio) is realistic and neutral
168161 - id : DQ-03
169162 name : Appropriate Scale
170163 score : 4
171164 max : 4
172165 passed : true
173- comment : ' All values sensible: 22050 Hz sample rate , musical frequencies in
174- hearing range, 128 mel bands. '
166+ comment : Sample rate 22050 Hz, 4-second duration , musical frequencies - all
167+ realistic
175168 code_quality :
176- score : 9
169+ score : 10
177170 max : 10
178171 items :
179172 - id : CQ-01
180173 name : KISS Structure
181174 score : 3
182175 max : 3
183176 passed : true
184- comment : Clean imports-data-STFT-mel-plot-save structure, no functions or
185- classes.
177+ comment : Clean imports-data-plot-save structure, no functions or classes
186178 - id : CQ-02
187179 name : Reproducibility
188180 score : 2
189181 max : 2
190182 passed : true
191- comment : np.random.seed(42) set at beginning.
183+ comment : np.random.seed(42) set at start
192184 - id : CQ-03
193185 name : Clean Imports
194186 score : 2
195187 max : 2
196188 passed : true
197- comment : ' All imports used: numpy, bokeh models/palettes/plotting/io, scipy.signal. '
189+ comment : ' All imports used: numpy, bokeh models, Magma256, scipy.signal'
198190 - id : CQ-04
199191 name : Code Elegance
200- score : 1
192+ score : 2
201193 max : 2
202- passed : false
203- comment : Nested loop for quad data construction is verbose; could be vectorized
204- with np.repeat/np.tile.
194+ passed : true
195+ comment : Appropriate complexity, vectorized quad construction, no fake functionality
205196 - id : CQ-05
206197 name : Output & API
207198 score : 1
208199 max : 1
209200 passed : true
210- comment : Saves as plot.png and plot.html, current API usage.
201+ comment : Saves as plot.png via export_png and plot.html via save
211202 library_mastery :
212203 score : 7
213204 max : 10
@@ -217,29 +208,28 @@ review:
217208 score : 4
218209 max : 5
219210 passed : true
220- comment : Good use of ColumnDataSource, quad renderer, ColorBar, LinearColorMapper ,
221- FixedTicker, Magma256 from bokeh.palettes, export_png/output_file/save.
211+ comment : Excellent use of ColumnDataSource, quad glyphs, layout system, ColorBar ,
212+ FixedTicker
222213 - id : LM-02
223214 name : Distinctive Features
224215 score : 3
225216 max : 5
226217 passed : true
227- comment : HoverTool with time/frequency/power readout is genuinely distinctive
228- Bokeh feature. HTML export alongside PNG. ColumnDataSource enables hover
229- interactivity.
230- verdict : REJECTED
218+ comment : HoverTool with formatted tooltips, HTML export, BoxAnnotation - distinctively
219+ Bokeh features
220+ verdict : APPROVED
231221impl_tags :
232222 dependencies :
233223 - scipy
234224 techniques :
235225 - colorbar
236- - manual-ticks
226+ - annotations
237227 - hover-tooltips
228+ - manual-ticks
238229 - html-export
239230 patterns :
240231 - data-generation
241232 - matrix-construction
242- - iteration-over-groups
243233 - columndatasource
244234 dataprep :
245235 - binning
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