Explore SoundPath
Follow a guided path from your sound goal to a plugin chain. Click through the prototype to explore recommendations and saved choices.
Problem
Producers and engineers waste time searching for the right plugins across crowded marketplaces and complex documentation.
Core users
Music creators, producers, and mix engineers who need fast, practical recommendations during creative work.
Product goal
Make it effortless to find, evaluate, and organize the right tools so creators can focus on making music.
Product value
Save time, reduce decision fatigue, and build better mixes with tools that truly fit your sound.
User flow & screen logic
A guided flow that adapts to the user's goal and experience level, turning complex decisions into a simple, confident path.
Final screens
From a sound goal to an explained plugin chain — followed by practical starting points, saving and reuse in the next session.
Design system
A dark interface system: Montserrat for titles, Roboto for interface text, blue for actions and selection, and a small set of reusable components.
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Typography
Montserrat gives the interface a strong, modern voice, while Roboto keeps labels and supporting text clean and readable.
Color system
Dark surfaces create focus, while blue accents guide actions, selected states, and navigation.
Icon style
Simple monochrome icons support quick recognition across goals, sources, and actions.
Core components
Reusable cards, buttons, chips, and navigation patterns keep the flow clear and consistent.
Key UX decisions
These choices define the recommendation journey. They have not been tested with users yet and remain assumptions to check with creators.
Guided flow over open search
Instead of: starting with a searchable plugin catalog.
Why: A creator may know the sound they want without knowing which plugin produces it. Starting with a sound goal gives them a useful entry point.
Step-by-step recommendation logic
Instead of: collecting every detail in one long form.
Why: Goal, source and mix context each narrow the recommendation. Separate steps keep the current choice focused, while the progress indicator shows what remains.
Chain first, plugin details second
Instead of: a flat list of recommended plugins.
Why: Order and purpose matter in a chain. Showing the stages first gives each plugin a role, and the breakdown explains why it belongs there.
Saved chains for future reuse
Instead of: a result that disappears after the session.
Why: A useful chain can be a starting point for another track. Saving it lets the creator return to the recommendation and its explanation.
Outcome & next steps
SoundPath creates a guided path from a sound goal to an explained plugin chain.
SoundPath is a self-initiated concept, not a launched product. I designed the goal-to-chain journey, UX/UI, reusable components and clickable prototype, using ChatGPT and Claude during development. It has not been tested with users.
I would first test whether the sound goals match creators’ language and whether the chain breakdown explains the recommendation clearly. If implemented, I would measure path completion, time to a saved chain and reuse of saved chains in later sessions.
