Everything you need to know about the platform — how it works, what each feature does, and how to get the most out of it.
This is an invite-only community.
To join, you need an invite link from an existing member or admin. Invite links can be sent by email or shared as a QR code. Each link is single-use and tied to a role. You can also request access via the public form — tell us about yourself and your work and we'll be in touch.
First steps after signing up
Draft & publish flow
All posts start as a draft. Drafts are only visible to you in your dashboard — they won't appear in feeds. When you're ready, publish to make them public. You can return to edit a published post at any time. Posts can also be archived (hidden from feeds, restorable) or permanently deleted.
Reactions & Comments
Members can react to posts with ❤️ 👏 🔥 💡 😮. Reactions also feed into the reputation system — receiving them earns you points. Comments support nested replies; you can delete your own. Bookmarks let you save posts to read later (find them under the member menu).
Post ideas to the community board. Others can vote on them, comment, and change their status. Sort by newest or most voted. Entries can be archived when done.
Create projects and manage work as a team with a kanban board. Each project has members with owner / editor / viewer roles. Tasks have assignees, priority, due dates, and full revision history.
Internal monthly calendar for the team — rehearsals, setup days, and private events. Create events marked as Internal so they stay out of the public Events hub. Sync via iCal in Settings.
A cross-project view of every task assigned to or created by you. Filter by assigned/created, group by project or status, show/hide completed.
Community Task Board
Not every task belongs to a project. The community board is for shared to-dos that don't fit a specific project — platform-wide work, event prep, etc.
RSVP
On each event page you can RSVP with Ich bin dabei, Vielleicht, or Nicht dabei. Clicking the same status again removes your RSVP. The attendee list shows avatars and reputation badges of confirmed guests.
Public vs. Internal
When creating an event you choose between Öffentlich (appears in the Events hub) and Intern (visible only in the Lab Calendar — for rehearsals, setup days, or internal meetings). The Lab Calendar shows both types with a Globe / Lock indicator.
Track equipment, vinyl, food & bar gear across all organisations. QR-code labels, photo scan via camera, EAN barcode lookup, rental bookings.
Community marketplace for gear — buy, sell, or trade synth modules, vinyl, instruments, and software. Post offers or wanted listings.
Per-organisation online shop with Stripe checkout. Currently used for vinyl and merch. Enabled per org by admins.
Inventar — Scan & Quick-Add
At /inventory/scan you can scan a QR label to look up an item or use the camera to:
Exchange — Offers & Wanted
Browse gear at /exchange. Switch between the Angebote and Gesuche tabs. Price types: fixed, negotiable, trade, or free. To contact a seller, click Verkäufer kontaktieren — this opens a pre-filled DM thread.
6-Layer Ambient Engine
L1 — Drones
A minor pentatonic oscillators (A2–A3) with a sub-octave layer. The harmonic foundation — always present, staggered fade-in on start.
L2 — Noise / LFO
Lowpass-filtered white noise with a slow LFO on the cutoff. Timbre adapts to the time of day: softer at dawn and night, brighter during the day.
L3 — Morning Pad
D major pentatonic triangle oscillators with slow vibrato. Only active between 05:00 and 10:00 — a gentle layer that signals the start of the day.
L4 — Water Drop
An event-triggered transient: two detuned sine sweeps with a delay echo tail. Fires on demand; has a random pitch variation per hit.
L5 — Drum Clock
A BPM-locked kick and snare scheduler. Community-reactive: when someone publishes a post, it triggers the kick (first post) and snare (second post). Fades out after 3–5 minutes of quiet.
L6 — Hi-Hat
An 8-step hi-hat pattern that builds up as you navigate the platform. Every page visit adds a pattern step; clicks trigger an immediate hat hit. Three cycling timbres: Standard, Jazz, Tick. Fades after 45 s of inactivity.
Community Pulse
The top-right corner of the radio page shows how many members are online right now and how many posts have been published today. The rhythm layer (L5) reacts directly to this activity — the more people post, the more the drums come alive.
Time-of-Day Adaptation
The noise layer (L2) uses four timbre presets that switch automatically: dawn (05:00–09:00), day (09:00–18:00), dusk (18:00–22:00), and night (22:00–05:00). The morning pad (L3) only appears at dawn.
Admin: Ambient Engine Lab
Admins and G0D have access to a full parameter control panel at /admin/radio. It shows a live FFT visualizer, per-layer status, event trigger buttons, BPM/swing/gain sliders, beat pattern editors for kick + snare + hi-hat, and reverb / delay controls for each layer.
The Knowledge Base is public — visitors without an account can read public articles. Deeper layers are gated behind membership and reputation tiers to guide learning progressively.
Edit your full name, bio, avatar, art forms, and social links. Avatar is stored as WebP (400×400).
Choose from four colour themes — Midnight (violet/dark), Neon (teal), Brutalist (orange), Paper (warm cream / light). Changes apply instantly.
Choose which events notify you (comments, replies, followers, reactions, task assignments) and how — in-app or email.
Set profile visibility (public / members-only / private), control online status display, enable 2FA (TOTP), manage active sessions, and change email or password.
Download all your personal data as JSON (GDPR Art. 20). Account deletion has a 14-day grace period — you can cancel before it completes.
Copy your personal iCal feed URL to sync tasks and events with Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or any iCal-compatible app.
Username change
You can change your username in Settings → Security. A real-time availability check runs as you type. There is a 30-day cooldown between changes.
| Tier | Points | Badge |
|---|---|---|
| Newcomer | 0–49 | — |
| ● Member | 50–199 | Blue dot |
| ◆ Trusted | 200–499 | Green diamond |
| ★ Veteran | 500+ | Gold star |
View your own reputation history, tier progress, and full event log at Settings → Reputation. Admins and moderators can view the platform-wide leaderboard at /admin/reputation.
Can I see who viewed my posts?
What is the difference between the Lab Calendar and Events?
How do I list something on the Exchange?
Why can't I publish knowledge articles?
I accidentally archived a post — how do I restore it?
How do I sync my events and tasks to my calendar app?
What happens when I request account deletion?
Can I change my email address?
I was invited as a Guest — what can I do?
How does two-factor authentication work?
Need more help?
If your question isn't answered here, reach out to a moderator or admin through the platform's direct messages. You can find them in the artist directory — admin and G0D accounts are pinned to the top.