Tutorials

These tutorials walk you through Nimbus from the ground up. Each page builds on the previous one and ends with a complete, musical example you can copy directly into the editor.

What you’ll learn

Tutorial	Topics
1. First Sound	Song structure, vasynth, seq, scales
2. Rhythm Section	kick, snare, hat, drum patterns, polymeter
3. Melody & Harmony	Multi-voice, chords, chord-driven melody, bass lines
4. Sound Design	Synth parameters, fmsynth, piano, strings, FX chain, lfo
5. Song Structure	ctx.cycle, arrange(), meta events, tempo changes
6. Generative Music	seq modifiers, markov, lsys, bus, sidechain

How to use these tutorials

Paste each code snippet directly into the Nimbus editor and press ▶ (or Cmd/Ctrl+Enter while playing). Experiment by changing one parameter at a time to hear what it does. The best way to learn is to break things.

Prerequisites

• Nimbus is open in your browser
• You can press ▶ to start playback
• No JavaScript experience required — the DSL is self-contained