Music tech innovation: the tools that changed music
Let’s be honest — whenever someone moans that “technology is ruining music,” they usually mean their music. What they’re really saying is that the version of music they grew up with — the one that involved guitars, microphones, maybe a four-track — is being replaced by kids tapping out beats on laptops, using software they can barely pronounce.
But here’s the thing: music has always been shaped by technology. In fact, it’s hard to separate the two. From bone flutes to digital streaming, every breakthrough has transformed not just how music sounds, but how we write it, play it, share it — and even how we feel about it.
So no, the machines didn’t just take over recently. They’ve been here the whole time.
APR 7, 2025