Discussing Productivity with ROBERT HENKE/Monolake: Why We Bleep Podcast 52

Discussing how to be productive combining hardware and software, creative limitations he uses to get tracks made and much more besides with Ableton Live co-inventor Monolake, aka Robert Henke!
Topics covered:
▶︎ About how he manages to blend software and hardware productively
▶︎ About the useful creative limitations he imposes on himself to get tracks done
▶︎ About the evolution of Ableton Live and how adding features to it is hard
What gear Robert thinks you need to start making music
▶︎ Why he still uses hardware
▶︎ About how to make FM fun
▶︎ About what synths and sounds inspire him
▶︎ When he plays live, what does he give himself to do
▶︎ About building the Monodeck and why he doesn’t use it anymore
▶︎ About his love of the Synclavier
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▶︎ roberthenke.com
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[@nsjx]

Thanks guys. He has always been an inspiration. Archaeopteryx and Studio are absolutely Fantastic designs. A Monolake or Henke work is something you recline to multiple sessions and sip w the mind, like a fine beverage. Listen, listen and listen again. I really admire his humble Nature when it comes to music. Thanks a lot for this one. Huge Ae fan here too but nothing will ever replace those first 3 or 4 albums for me.

[@mylarmelodies]

Thank you!!

[@sabamacx]

Monolake's Hongkong, Cinemascope and Polygon_Cities albums are still in regular rotation for me. Saw him back in Melbourne in the early 2000s where he blew the subwoofers :)

[@b0d0p33t3rs]

The wonderful feeling when at 1:08:17 Robert lifts his arms and becomes the most relaxed and honest person. Thank you so much for this, always interesting to hear him and you speak!

[@acidflashlight]

Really enjoyed this one. Lovely, super interesting work. Awesome 🙌🏻

[@iNuchalHead]

Glad one of you wore a light shirt and the other wore a dark shirt.

[@mylarmelodies]

☯️

[@MarkRoss-v4y]

Inspriational! Love the three Publisons lurking in the back

[@mylarmelodies]

I literally spent some time with the Ableton PitchLoop89 after recording this interview as I was thinking about them again for some reason 🤪

[@MarkRoss-v4y]

@@mylarmelodies I owned and sold a DH89 (with the keyboard controller that I'd managed to find after searching for years). Wonderful machines and extremely rare to see three in the wild. The keyboard controller especially was a work of art, and a design masterpiece. Wishing you a happy healthy 2025.

[@DerGrosseKrieger]

Nice Mika Vainio shirt

[@el_dani]

we are always thankful for the Ableton development and the soundscapes and the teaching effort

[@lennartverhoeff]

Perfect timing this! I've been on a real Henke binge lately watching a lot of his talks from over the years.

[@bertiebigbass4607]

Yes! This is what I needed to see today 🙌 thanks

[@thomasyon4332]

Music casseroles us all in different ways.. All those boiling brains shine their own colours! "Ooh, the beautiful blue one"!!! from Normandie, best wishes Bro! (Casserole me over, Yvonne Elliman, 1963)

[@clamr6122]

Holy shit this is legendary. My favourite artist.

[@dasczwo]

hive mind help! 59:31 "...where the rersults ar mindblowingly.. is - AOURCHACKAHH?" what does he mean? been looking for max projects like that... please clarify if you know. thx

[@tebi1kurieudidon172]

Autechre

[@basicnoise]

Autechre :)

[@oscarrodrigues]

Came here to ask exactly this. Thanks! Autechre.

[@paulbisanti1535]

Love the Mika Vainio shirt!

[@wonkyrobot]

The interview is cool and all, but to be honest, im here for the ads! xD

[@jemandhuman5039]

nice talk, guter Mann!

[@pongmaster123]

huh - when was this interview? he talks about playing at an italian festival in a few days and that has to be "terraforma" in milano, but that was cancelled? so was this interview in early june 2024?

[@mylarmelodies]

It was the day that Ableton Move was announced

[@klanggenerator2918]

Twins 😁

[@mylarmelodies]

I laughed when I put us together on the timeline, my doppelgänger!!

[@nickdestruct]

Totally feel u about the relative time aspect. It's still 1995 afaic.. 🧛🏻😋

[@overmind13]

anyone know whats the name of the headphones they use in this video?

[@echodub81]

Mylar uses a sennheiser hd 600 or 650 i think and robert uses a audeze lcd