The Power of Recording

Every serious musician agrees that recording yourself is one of the fastest ways to improve. And almost none of us do it consistently.

Part of that is the discomfort of hearing yourself back — no one likes to critique themselves. Part of it is how practice actually feels in the moment: once the instrument goes up, it stays up until the end of the session. You look back an hour later and realize you played a lot, but couldn't tell anyone what you actually worked on.

But the bigger reason is friction. If you're going to record yourself, you need your phone — which means opening a door to every distraction it holds. Then, if you ever want to find that recording again, you're digging through vacation photos and random videos to find one unlabeled clip of you playing, and hoping it's even the right piece. On top of that you need a separate metronome or tuner, somewhere to hold your music, and somewhere to write your notes. Everything a real practice session needs is scattered across four or five different apps and tools.

No wonder we don't record ourselves. It's not that we don't understand the value. It's that the tools make it harder than it should be.

Our mission is a world where musicians have as few blockers as possible between them and being engaged and intentional with their music. Friction in recording is exactly that kind of blocker — and given how much it can accelerate your improvement, it's one worth knocking down. If you're interested in what we're building to solve this, let us know and we'll keep you updated.

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