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Vibe Coding Audio Plugins: Stop Prompting and Start Planning

After building an audio plugin with AI and running into messy, uncontrolled results, Josh explores a better workflow by introducing planning before prompting, including a custom “Project Planner” tool to improve outcomes when vibe coding.

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March 23, 2026

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Vibe Coding Audio Plugins: Stop Prompting and Start Planning

After building an audio plugin with AI and running into messy, uncontrolled results, Josh explores a better workflow by introducing planning before prompting, including a custom “Project Planner” tool to improve outcomes when vibe coding.

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March 23, 2026

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Vibe coding can get you to a working audio plugin fast, but without structure, things can quickly fall apart.

In this follow-up to the previous experiment, Josh takes a step back to address what went wrong and introduces a more deliberate workflow for building audio plugins with AI.

Instead of jumping straight into prompts, this approach focuses on planning first.

Resources mentioned:

Project Planner Skill (free download):

https://github.com/TheAudioProgrammer/code-project-planner/tree/main

Claude Code: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code

AI Coding
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Eric Tarr introduces the Point-to-Point Library, a tool designed to help audio developers easily incorporate analog circuit modeling into their plugins.

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Jelle explains how C++ lambdas work under the hood, clears up common misconceptions, and demonstrates how they can be used to write cleaner and more expressive audio code.

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At this TAP meetup, Evan Mezeske talks about his path from Google to founding Anukari Music and explores the challenges and opportunities in developing modern music software.

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