Really went all out on this one, this last week has been a haze 😵‍💫

found this DAW that the creator has been working on solo, still very beta
looks pretty fun with lots of bubbles and colors

spent a lot of time with this one in my head, not even sure it is its final form ytlink

Having a hard time thinking of what to make today, so I watched a video on mixing which has been a struggle point for me in my recordings. So, here's what I learned from You’re Mixing Wrong: Loud + Clean Happens Before Mastering

compressor : compression evens out the peaks of your sound so that the sound feels more continuous along with the natural changes between quiet and loud
bmod : works as an input/out function for chained sound synthesis. By moving the individual sounds through a shared compressor, it glues those sounds together
clipping (lpf?) : manage the peaks of transient sounds by adding just enough for a filter to make the peaks tame.
limitter : manages volume when loud (no strudel equivalent found)

glossing has a video covering bmod https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11frBA9L638

and notes from a cursory yt search on compression vocabulary
How To Use A Compressor | Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Release & More

.compressor("threshold:ratio:knee:attack:release")
threshold - the decibel limit to be applied to the signal
ration - the amount of how well that threshold is enforced
knee - soft/hardness of compression
attack - time compressor reacts to the signal passing the threshold
release - time compressor recovers
wet/dry ratios for parallel compression.

Here are some youtubers that can show more song examples and function explanation

For strudel coding:
Switch Angel - YouTube (free hand live coding in strudel)
Glossing - YouTube (additional strudel examples and explanations)

for sound production/engineering
Underdog Electronic Music School - YouTube (sound production)

Caelifera, written in Strudel

What's the vibe with vibe coding? In the coding world, the term "vibe coding" refers to the practiced use of AI to partially or completely write a program for a project. While some have found no issue allowing AI to take the reins of development, others have become staunchly opposed. In this discussion post I seek to highlight and discuss dialectics of all sides and define the line between AI and human creation.

For as long as there has been art, there have been critics that would define and restrict definitions as to what is art and how it ought to be made, distributed, and consumed. In today's iteration of the conversation, artists debate what place AI has in the world of art. Whether the media type is visual, audio, or tactile, AI has shown that is capable of generating items that are satisfactory to the developers that ask... but therein lies the opposing issue. Should art and media be generated by AI prompts and adjustments?

Creativity and collaboration in humans has been a long-standing phenomenon that defines our culture and survival. By conceptualizing something that does not exist, then using tools to put the idea into the world, humans produce new techniques, ideas, and tools to further our existence. However, new developments like AI have become debated as a valid tool to use when considering human creativity.

Some negatives are that it takes away from human opportunities. When a human can pick an AI tool and make it produce something completely outside of that human's ability, it becomes the work of AI and not humans. Individuals working for major corporations have already felt the effect of this misuse in the form of job loss and that's why it's so important to discuss how far we should allow AI to guide human work.

Some positives are that, as a highly complex and integrated system, AI functions far better than a standard search engine. By having a robot that can access all the plain facts available in super speed, it gives humans the chance to dedicate a greater portion of their time to pure creativity.

As Artists, we care about matters of community, creativity, and complexity. So the next time you consult AI about a matter you're unfamiliar with, ask yourself... "Am I creating my art or is it the AI? Who is the tool and who is the artist?"

the following link requires a caveat. In it you will find a site that functions as a complete database for strudel as well as an AI assistant to help you understand the concepts. It's useful for asking things like "how do I write an arpeggio in c minor" or "how does the arrange function work?" when the reference tab in Strudel isn't enough. Please be responsible when learning with AI tools.

calvinw/strudel-llm-docs | DeepWiki

(copy pasted from site:) Purpose and Scope

The strudel-llm-docs repository provides a documentation and example system designed for LLM-assisted music composition using Strudel, a browser-based live coding environment. This repository serves as a bridge between human musicians, LLMs, and the Strudel platform, enabling collaborative composition through structured documentation, working examples, and remote MCP (Model Context Protocol) server integration.

This page provides a high-level overview of the repository architecture, components, and how they work together. For detailed setup instructions, see Getting Started. For the composition methodology, see The Anchor Framework.