diff --git a/grants/lacma-2026/demo-narration.md b/grants/lacma-2026/demo-narration.md
index 5a3cc67cbd..898acb2fbf 100644
--- a/grants/lacma-2026/demo-narration.md
+++ b/grants/lacma-2026/demo-narration.md
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-# title: AC Native — fresh demo narration (boot → prompt → notepat → shutdown)
+# title: AC Native — synced demo narration (boot → prompt → notepat → shutdown)
 # voice: Daniel
 # rate: 175
 #
 # Subtitles narrate only from the prompt onward. Boot (0:00–0:02) has its
-# own "hi @jeffrey, enjoy Los Angeles!" TTS baked in; shutdown (0:15.77+)
+# own "hi @jeffrey, enjoy Los Angeles!" TTS baked in; shutdown (0:19.7+)
 # will have its own "bye @handle" TTS + chime from ac-native once
 # hardware-recaptured.
 
 [0:02.5] At the prompt — type a piece name.
 [0:05] notepat: the default instrument.
 [0:08] Thirty-two voices at 192 kilohertz.
-[0:11] Chord colors track what you play.
-[0:13] A Viennese waltz, played live.
-[0:16] --silence--
+[0:12] Chord colors track what you play.
+[0:16] A Viennese waltz, played live.
+[0:19] --silence--
diff --git a/system/public/lacma-2026/index.html b/system/public/lacma-2026/index.html
index 4db1c13c56..87849ba4ef 100644
--- a/system/public/lacma-2026/index.html
+++ b/system/public/lacma-2026/index.html
@@ -617,11 +617,11 @@
     <div class="demo-pair">
       <div class="demo-frame">
         <video id="demo-video"
-          poster="https://assets.aesthetic.computer/lacma-2026/ac-native-demo-narrated-poster.jpg?v=6"
+          poster="https://assets.aesthetic.computer/lacma-2026/ac-native-demo-narrated-poster.jpg?v=7"
           autoplay muted loop playsinline controls preload="metadata">
-          <source src="https://assets.aesthetic.computer/lacma-2026/ac-native-demo-narrated.webm?v=6" type="video/webm">
-          <source src="https://assets.aesthetic.computer/lacma-2026/ac-native-demo-narrated.mp4?v=6" type="video/mp4">
-          Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. <a href="https://assets.aesthetic.computer/lacma-2026/ac-native-demo-narrated.mp4?v=6">Download the MP4</a>.
+          <source src="https://assets.aesthetic.computer/lacma-2026/ac-native-demo-narrated.webm?v=7" type="video/webm">
+          <source src="https://assets.aesthetic.computer/lacma-2026/ac-native-demo-narrated.mp4?v=7" type="video/mp4">
+          Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. <a href="https://assets.aesthetic.computer/lacma-2026/ac-native-demo-narrated.mp4?v=7">Download the MP4</a>.
         </video>
       </div>
       <div class="demo-hardware">
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@
       const tabs = document.querySelectorAll(".demo-tab");
       const video = document.getElementById("demo-video");
       const ASSET_BASE = "https://assets.aesthetic.computer/lacma-2026";
-      const V = "?v=6";  // bump when videos are re-rendered
+      const V = "?v=7";  // bump when videos are re-rendered
       tabs.forEach(tab => tab.addEventListener("click", () => {
         if (tab.classList.contains("active")) return;
         tabs.forEach(t => t.classList.remove("active"));