Jacob Medure

musician and software designer. creating w/ care. @createwcare

[Jacob Medure @jacobs__blue]

Most AI music tools want to make music for you.

Over the weekend, I built one that helps you better understand yours.

Talkback is an MCP and Ableton M4L device that lets you chat with your Ableton session. Kinda like a mix assistant.

Talkback allows your llm of choice to makes contextual recommendations in line with your taste.

It knows your tracks, your mix, your plug-ins, and instead of "make my mix better", it pushes you to think "brighter", "harder", "in-front of the drums in the mix."

Available now. Free and open source. A gift from me to the younger me yearning to make the sound in my head come out of my speakers.

[Jacob Medure @jacobs__blue]

@anishmoonka Home value in the US is a completely demonic practice driving everything and anything with character to a homogenized mean.

[Jacob Medure @jacobs__blue]

My phone now has two important physical boundaries. No phone in bedroom (duh). No phone in the bathroom. 80% of my scrolling happens on the pot. No longer satan. 🚽

[Jacob Medure @jacobs__blue]

@entropy7th @soleio I heard this from @AlexHormozi on a pod a while ago and it really stuck with me.

[Jacob Medure @jacobs__blue]

and intelligence is your ability to get what you desire.

[Soleio @soleio]

All wealth is desire.

When we increase the desirability of a resource, whether by making it known or adapting its use to new whims, we increase wealth.

[Jacob Medure @jacobs__blue]

@soleio I like that. Knowing what to want is a problem in and of itself. But do worms actually “desire”?

[Jacob Medure @jacobs__blue]

https://t.co/9FnhcnZQw3

[Jacob Medure @jacobs__blue]

@BradleyYoungjr That’s sick.

[Jacob Medure @jacobs__blue]

I can’t stop replaying the idea of a product that allows people to pass along build-once items like LEGOs, puzzles, etc. I have deep satisfaction from building them once. I could do without them in my home as dust collectors.

[Kyle Zantos @kylezantos]

My 4 yr old just got into his LEGO era. I’m elated but holy friggin💰Batman.

Now accepting used LEGO sets as payment for consultations.

[Jacob Medure @jacobs__blue]

@kylezantos Another thing that’s adjacent that comes to mind is power tool ownership ratios. One residential block does not need a miter saw per house hold. This one really sticks in my brain haha.

[Jacob Medure @jacobs__blue]

Most people in tech don’t make nearly enough art.

[👨🏽‍💻 @bymaximise]

inside this podcast is one of the best nuggets I’ve found all year. stay tuned 😎

[Jacob Medure @jacobs__blue]

@AshxMax Can't wait for the lawsuit🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

[Jacob Medure @jacobs__blue]

Sleep with dogs. Wake up with flees.

[chart data @chartdata]

Spotify and UMG announce licensing deal allowing fans to create AI covers and remixes of songs from participating artists and songwriters signed to UMG.

No launch date yet (via Billboard).

[vespera @vesperamyst]

@chartdata the way nobody asked for this mess. also, it's disrespectful to real music.

[Will Manidis @WillManidis]

https://t.co/aHOHtb1rcW

[Andy Allen @asallen]

Zero data isn't just a customer perk, it's really for me.

We've normalized optimizing all the joy out of our businesses. One way to push back is to not put that weapon in your hand and instead collect no data. Turns out it's also been great for business as it better aligns our focus with the things we're actually good and deliver the most value which is building fun, new shit.

Can't recommend it enough. If you're living in dashboards, this is a glass of ice water in hell.

[Jacob Medure @jacobs__blue]

@kurissuuu Idk if a new tool is the answer. Ableton’s pretty great.

[Jacob Medure @jacobs__blue]

Most AI music tools want to make music for you.

Over the weekend, I built one that helps you better understand yours.

Talkback is an MCP and Ableton M4L device that lets you chat with your Ableton session. Kinda like a mix assistant.

Talkback allows your llm of choice to makes contextual recommendations in line with your taste.

It knows your tracks, your mix, your plug-ins, and instead of "make my mix better", it pushes you to think "brighter", "harder", "in-front of the drums in the mix."

Available now. Free and open source. A gift from me to the younger me yearning to make the sound in my head come out of my speakers.

[black @6LACK]

to every artist/person out there, your life & career will hardly ever just be vertical, and the purpose of art goes beyond charts, sales, analytics, algorithms. this shit has its natural & unnatural ups & downs, but the best thing you can do is create things that are honest, so that you never look back & have regrets. everyday you’re breathing you get an opportunity to reintroduce yourself & put something meaningful out into the world. do the work. have fun doing it. everything else is a bonus.

[Jacob Medure @jacobs__blue]

@alhyunsoo Damn I've never wanted to replace my iphone more

[Jacob Medure @jacobs__blue]

@zehf @asallen Took the words out me mouth.

[George Mack @george__mack]

The high agency triangle