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Sample Flip Challenge
by NeonWalrus Creative Exploration
Turn an unfamiliar sample into something new, with a strict limit of 4 tracks. About 1 hour. Constraints force creative decisions.
- Dig · 10 minutes
- Chop · 15 minutes
- Build · 25 minutes
- Bounce
Sound Design Playground
by NeonWalrus Creative Exploration
An hour of pure play to build a library of sounds that are yours. No songs allowed.
- Pick one instrument
- From an init patch · 15 minutes
- Record a found sound · 10 minutes
- Mangle it · 15 minutes
- Save the best
Mixdown Pass
by NeonWalrus Editing
A structured mixing session that goes from balance to polish, about 1¾ hours. Mix at a low to moderate volume. Loud mixes sound better than they are.
- Prepare
- Gain staging · 10 minutes
- Faders-only balance · 15 minutes
- EQ · 15 minutes
- Ear break · 10 minutes
- Compression and space · 15 minutes
- Reference check · 10 minutes
- Translation check
Beat in an Hour
by NeonWalrus Deep Drafting
Go from an empty project to an arranged rough beat in about 75 minutes. No mixing allowed: rough levels only. Finishing a sketch beats perfecting a loop.
- Set up
- Drums · 15 minutes
- Bass · 10 minutes
- Chords and melody · 15 minutes
- Ear break · 5 minutes
- Arrange · 15 minutes
- Bounce
Long Exhale Breathing
by NeonWalrus Breathwork
Breathing out for twice as long as you breathe in, to calm down quickly, for 12 rounds. If 8 seconds feels like a struggle, try in for 3 and out for 6.
- Inhale · 4 seconds
- Exhale · 8 seconds
Repeats for 12 rounds
Kapalabhati
by NeonWalrus Breathwork
Skull-shining breath: short, sharp exhales to energise you, for 3 rounds. Sit tall on an empty stomach. Stop if you feel dizzy, and skip it if you're pregnant or have high blood pressure.
- Pump the breath · 30 seconds
- Breathe naturally · 30 seconds
- Deep breath and hold · 15 seconds
- Rest · 30 seconds
Repeats for 3 rounds
Cyclic Sighing
by NeonWalrus Breathwork
The physiological sigh, repeated: two inhales and one long exhale, for 20 rounds, about 3 minutes. A single sigh is the fastest way to take the edge off in a stressful moment. A few minutes of them works even better.
- Inhale · 2 seconds
- Top up · 1 second
- Long exhale · 6 seconds
Repeats for 20 rounds
Alternate Nostril Breathing
by NeonWalrus Breathwork
Nadi shodhana, a balancing yogic breath, for 8 rounds. Rest your right thumb by your right nostril and your ring finger by your left, closing one side at a time. Skip this if your nose is blocked.
- Inhale left · 4 seconds
- Exhale right · 6 seconds
- Inhale right · 4 seconds
- Exhale left · 6 seconds
Repeats for 8 rounds
Resonance Breathing
by NeonWalrus Breathwork
Slow, even breathing at about six breaths a minute, which helps settle the nervous system, for 30 rounds: 5 minutes. Breathe through your nose, softly, into your belly. No holds and no strain.
- Inhale · 5 seconds
- Exhale · 5 seconds
Repeats for 30 rounds