MusicTech Rewinder - Issue #87

Hi,

after a pause last week, this edition contains quite a bit more links than the usual 10.

Two web discoveries:

1) Make tracks in your browser with the Song Maker by Chrome Music Lab .

2) Check out Quilt, an audio-based community describing itself as “a new kind of social wellness space to connect, share, and learn with others through daily conversations”. A big theme is ‘self-care’.

Enjoy reading and have a fantastic weekend.

Cheers,

Matt

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