Tune the glass
Start with FM bells. Whole-number ratios feel stable; increasing the index adds brightness and metallic sidebands.
Listen for: A clear pitch with a bright halo around it.
▶ Open checkpoint 1 in StudioMake an FM dreamscape
Glassy bells, a drawn-wave answer and a pad that holds the frame.
Guided project20 minutesBuildingdigitaldreamyambient
You will make
A nostalgic digital loop with contrasting glass, motion and sustained warmth.
Build it, one layer at a time
Draw an answer
Add the wavetable voice in the gaps between bell phrases. Contrast its rougher shape against the precise FM tone.
Listen for: A call and response between two recognisably different digital colours.
▶ Open checkpoint 2 in StudioHold the frame
Bring in the pad below both leads. Slow motion glues the short attacks together without copying their rhythm.
Listen for: One continuous atmosphere behind two pointillist parts.
▶ Open checkpoint 3 in StudioSeparate with space
Pan the two bright voices apart and give the bells more reverb than the pad. Depth keeps similar high frequencies from masking one another.
Listen for: Distinct positions for bell, lead and background.
▶ Open checkpoint 4 in StudioMake it yours
- Change the FM ratio from a whole number to a fraction for a stranger bell.
- Redraw the wave as a nearly pure sine and hear the arrangement soften.