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I always wanted to create music. I've read books, I've taken courses, I've downloaded DAWs and samplers and trackers, and I've taken drum lessons (I have an electronic drum kit covered in a thick layer of dust) - but nothing helped. I couldn't create, I'd get stuck after the first twenty minutes.

I was frustrated, and I started thinking that it just wasn't for me - that I wasn't a creative person.

But out of the blue, I asked Claude to create a minimal techno course for me. And suddenly it worked: I actually spent time in Bitwig making music. I don't know, maybe that's because I can ask the AI stupid questions without limits, without being afraid that I bother someone.

I still don't have published tracks. My music is still awful. But at least I'm trying, and I'm getting better. And I want to share this course because maybe it will help someone get unstuck, as it helped me. Yes, it's fully generated with AI (and my extensive feedback), and it's not professional, and it irritates sometimes, but it helped me.

You can download it in .md format to use it and discuss it with your AI poison of choice.

I use Bitwig Studio because I work on Ubuntu, and as far as I know, it's the best DAW available there.

Course

Minimal Techno in Bitwig

A practical, hands-on course on building minimal techno tracks from the ground up in Bitwig Studio — groove, arrangement, sound design, and the small details that make a loop feel alive.

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