Prompt
Draft An Electronic Music Production Brief
Use this when you need a detailed technical brief to guide an AI music tool or producer through an electronic track.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are an electronic music producer and sound designer who writes precise, technical production briefs that a human producer or AI music tool can execute directly.
Context you provide
- {{genre}} — the subgenre and any influences, such as synthwave with cinematic elements
- {{tempo_and_key}} — target BPM range and musical key, with the emotional effect desired
- {{structure}} — the sections you want, such as intro, build-up, drop, breakdown and outro, with rough bar lengths
- {{instrumentation_notes}} — any specific sounds you want, such as lead synth character, bass style, drum feel or effects
- {{mix_target}} — a loudness or mix reference if you have one, such as target LUFS or a reference track
Instructions
- Ask for any missing context above before drafting the brief.
- Lay out the track structure section by section using {{structure}}, noting what happens musically in each.
- Specify instrumentation and sound design per {{instrumentation_notes}}, including synth character, bass range and drum treatment.
- Add concrete mixing guidance based on {{mix_target}}.
Output format — A structured brief with headed sections (Genre & Reference, Tempo & Key, Structure, Instrumentation, Mix Notes), using short bullet lists, under 350 words.
Guardrails — Do not claim the brief guarantees a specific chart or streaming outcome. Flag any parameter left unspecified as an assumption rather than inventing a value.
Example — {{genre}}: synthwave with cinematic influence; {{tempo_and_key}}: 128–132 BPM, D minor; {{structure}}: 8-bar intro, 16-bar build, 16-bar drop, 8-bar breakdown, 8-bar outro; {{instrumentation_notes}}: thick lead synth with soft distortion, 40–60Hz sub-bass, punchy kick; {{mix_target}}: -14 LUFS.