Idea Vault
Save as many ideas as you want without putting them all on your to-do list. Tags, favorites, search, and filters help you find them again. Parked ideas stay there until you’re ready to revisit them.
From my Beat Lab
VibeVaultPro
A place for my ideas.
A way to keep working on the music.
I built VibeVaultPro around the way I work at Autofocused Beats. It keeps my beat ideas, production notes, reference tracks, tasks, and studio sessions together.
I can save an idea, try it in Ableton, make changes, and decide whether I want to take it further. Saving it doesn’t mean I have to work on it right now.
In development · iPhone, iPad & compatible Apple silicon Macs
The part that matters to me
An idea can wait.
My rotation is what I’m working on.
The vault holds the possibilities. The 3-Beat Rotation holds the beats I’ve decided to work on. I can keep adding ideas without treating every one of them like unfinished work.
How it started
ChatGPT.
Tables.
Databases.
VibeVaultPro.
I’ve always liked spreadsheets. We used them a lot when I was in the Navy, so when I started getting five or ten beat ideas at a time from ChatGPT, a table made sense.
The ideas kept adding up, and I wanted to track them. I moved to Notion. It helped with my ADHD, but I’d also get distracted by the templates and setups. The next step was to build an app that did what I needed.
A beat idea, for me, is a starting point. The mood, tempo, key, sounds, and a rough direction for the music. Something I can take into Ableton and try.
Once I hear it, I can decide what to keep, what to change, or whether to leave it alone for a while. That process is what I’m building VibeVaultPro around.
Read the full story in Studio NotesWhat’s in it
The tools I use
between idea and release.
3-Beat Rotation
Keep three beats in active rotation. Finish one or park it before bringing in the next. The rest of your ideas are still in the vault.
A starting point for the music
Start with your own concept, use OpenAI, or use the built-in on-device generator. Get direction for tempo, key, chords, melody, drums, bass, instrument roles, sound design, and arrangement.
Idea Evolution
Keep the parts you like and work on the parts you don’t. Edit an idea, make a related version, or ask OpenAI to change selected parts. Idea history lets you look back at what changed.
DAW audition notes
Try an idea in Ableton Live or another DAW, then record how it went. Save notes, a rating, your project link or path, and what you want to do next.
Chord and melody previews
Listen before opening your DAW. Pick a preview sound, including Dark Piano, set the volume, and export the chords and melody as MIDI when you’re ready to work with them.
Reference tracks
Keep the title, artist, and Spotify or Apple Music link with the beat. Add what you like about a reference to your creative brief so the idea has a direction of its own.
Cover artwork
Generate an AI cover concept or add your own artwork. Keep the visual idea with the musical one.
Studio timers
Time a beat session or a standalone task, including Pomodoro sessions. Saved start times, finish times, and durations show where your studio hours actually went.
Workflow and progress
Follow a beat from idea through release. See its production stage, recorded work time, completed work, and milestones along the way.
Studio operations
There’s work outside the DAW, too. Keep lists for drum kits, website updates, content, and studio admin, with descriptions, deadlines, and overdue indicators.
Import, export, and backups
Bring in compatible structured beat ideas, including ideas prepared in ChatGPT. Export or back up your vault so you have a copy for safekeeping or transfer.
Still building
I’m using it.
I’m still working on it.
VibeVaultPro is currently in development for iPhone, iPad, and compatible Apple silicon Macs. I’ll share updates and future private-beta news through Autofocused Beats.
OpenAI generation and AI artwork need an internet connection and a configured AI service.
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