Music Production Knowledge Backlog

Learn how Sonic Charge Synplant 2 Phenotype turns text prompts into usable synth patches, giving fast sound design starting points with full synth quality.

In this patch I created a slow-moving ambient soundscape for sleeping, built around a looping chord progression that unfolds very gently over time.

Build a Bitwig Grid ambient Dorian drone patch with slow chord progression, bass, shimmer diffusion, and random textures using compact sequencing workflows.

In this Bitwig Grid patch, I tried to create the feeling of drifting somewhere between galaxies.

Long Bitwig Grid patch-building session creating an ambient drone patch, with practical ideas for mono Grid setup, scale-quantized note generation, and noise-based textures.

Recreate Serum Hyper/Dimension in Bitwig Studio or VCV Rack with Chorus+, FX Grid micro-delays, panning, and modulation for wide stereo unison.

Learn how Polarity SC spectral compressor uses threshold curve presets, curve matching, and a corrected pink-noise analyzer to tame resonances fast.

Blade Runner City with lots of rain! This patch is obviously inspired by Blade Runner.

Learn what Mesh is, how it compares to VCV Rack and FL Studio Patcher, and how to build VST feedback, modulation, and sampler patches fast.

Download Polarity-RES, a free resonator plugin for Mac, Windows, and Linux, to build bandpass filters, learn harmonics, and create drones.

This time we’re heading to the beach. Waves are pretty easy, but getting that bubbly water sound just right isn’t so simple. On top of that there’s a seagull and some wind / a light breeze.

I tried using simple sequences based on probabilities or “chance” modules to create little melodies and chords. The melodies in the “pitches” modules play differently too, since I randomize the phase every 32 bars.

Download the updated Polarity SC spectral compressor to fix dry/wet output gain, add smoothing and custom spectral curves, and control harshness.

The patch sounds like you're sitting on a rooftop in a futuristic city, listening to the rain, the wind, the roar of engines, and some undefined banging and hammering.

Learn all-pass reverb design in Bitwig Grid with the all-pass reverb calculator to choose non-multiple delay times and build smoother custom ambient reverbs.

Calculate all-pass delay times for smooth reverb tails. Pick a preset for plate, hall, shimmer, or metallic reverb, set the first and last delay in ms, and the calculator spaces each diffuser stage to avoid clustering and comb filtering.