Is having a physical studio really worthwhile, or is it too much work? Inspired by reflections from Robert Henke’s blog post  Lately, I’ve been pondering a question that Robert Henke—one of the founders of Ableton—recently discussed in a blog post: Is having a...

Listening to Music in the Streaming Age When I was a kid, I used to wander around my neighborhood with a little marching snare drum, probably annoying everyone with my endless snare rolls. Making music—or just making noise—felt completely natural to me. Now, as a...

Loops In Music There is a certain kind of music that feels as though it never wants to end—music that lingers, loops, and draws you in with its hypnotic repetition. That is precisely the kind of sound I write about here. The question of where a loop begins and where...