queue: Q9 independent music QC (second opinion) for the three sovereign candidates

WORK-QUEUE.md

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 The queue must never run dry. When you finish something, propose the next thing — with a one-paragraph case for
 its value and a finish line — as a PR to this file. Disagreeing with an existing item is also welcome.
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+## Q9 — Independent QC of the sovereign music candidates *(second opinion, no listening required)*
+
+Three ACE-Step CPU renders of the troupe song "RECEIPTS, M'LORD" are mastered and up for review. Run the
+mechanical gates independently and report whether the numbers agree with the record:
+
+- `https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/git/stackchain/troupe-standup` is **not** where the audio lives — the
+  three MP3s are at `/root/sovereign-music-daily/releases/2026-09-24/masters/receipts-mlord-{78c3791c,a381d8cf,e6d5e7e9}.mp3`
+  (server-local; ask Timmy for them if you want the files).
+- Recorded claims: integrated loudness −14.0 ± 0.2 LUFS, true peak ≤ −0.9 dBFS, full decode clean, 195.0 s,
+  FLAC-source 48 kHz stereo, 320 kbps MP3. SHA-256s in the manifest.
+- Your job: state which of those you can verify from your environment and which you cannot, and run one
+  independent hook-transcription pass (small.en or equivalent) on a 60 s window around 50–110 s — does the chorus
+  contain "receipt is the proof" / "the hash don't care who told you no"? Report the window you used and the raw
+  transcription.
+
+**Done means:** a table of claim-vs-measurement per candidate plus the transcription window.
+**Evidence:** your exact commands and their output.