--- title: Blog (2) description: Blog Meta (2) --- [Skip to main content](https://tapetrade.io/blog/page/2#main-content) [![TT\_Primary-1](https://tapetrade.io/hs-fs/hubfs/TT_Primary-1.png?width=102&height=40&name=TT_Primary-1.png) ![TT\_Primary-1](https://tapetrade.io/hs-fs/hubfs/TT_Primary-1.png?width=102&height=40&name=TT_Primary-1.png) ![TT\_icon\_2-1](https://tapetrade.io/hs-fs/hubfs/TT_icon_2-1.png?width=48&height=48&name=TT_icon_2-1.png) ![TT\_icon\_2-1](https://tapetrade.io/hs-fs/hubfs/TT_icon_2-1.png?width=48&height=48&name=TT_icon_2-1.png)](https://tapetrade.io) - [About Us](https://tapetrade.io/about-us) - [Show submenu for The Product The Product](https://tapetrade.io/product) - [For Artists](https://tapetrade.io/for-artists) - [For Bands](https://tapetrade.io/for-bands) - [For Producers](https://tapetrade.io/for-producers) - [Blog](https://tapetrade.io/blog) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [About Us](https://tapetrade.io/about-us) - Show submenu for The Product The Product - The Product - [The Product](https://tapetrade.io/product) - [For Artists](https://tapetrade.io/for-artists) - [For Bands](https://tapetrade.io/for-bands) - [For Producers](https://tapetrade.io/for-producers) - [Blog](https://tapetrade.io/blog) - [Log In](https://app.tapetrade.io/) [Log In](https://app.tapetrade.io/) ### Tape Trade Blog ### Product & Company Stuff ###### [Nov 7, 2025, 12:08:53 PM • 4 min read ![](https://tapetrade.io/hubfs/evan%20photo.png) Music as community, not career Reading Please Kill Me on the middle school bus. Dumpster diving in high school for Pepsi bottle caps because Apple was doing a “free song with every bottle” Pepsi promotion around the Super Bowl. (LimeWire was too taboo for the family computer.) Collecting literal change in a styrofoam cup with ... By Evan Minsker](https://tapetrade.io/blog/music-as-community) ###### [Oct 29, 2025, 11:15:01 AM • 2 min read ![](https://tapetrade.io/hubfs/top%20five%20uses.png) The best uses for Tape Trade (right now) A friendly reminder that Tape Trade is a lossless streaming and storage platform. After you upload, you can send your collections to anyone, anywhere, for easy streaming and download, or just review your own music anywhere the way it was meant to be heard. By M. Watkins](https://tapetrade.io/blog/the-best-uses-for-tape-trade-right-now) ###### [Sep 3, 2025, 11:30:24 AM • 4 min read ![](https://tapetrade.io/hubfs/feeforservices.png) A New Contract Yes, it's a little on the nose for a tech company, no matter how small, to come out strongly in favor of having customers pay for services. Imagine! The conspicuous conclusion of paying us for our software in particular would be a nice by-product, but at a level beyond the success/failure of this ... By M. Watkins](https://tapetrade.io/blog/a-new-contract) ###### [Aug 27, 2025, 1:52:58 PM • 3 min read ![](https://tapetrade.io/hubfs/buildtools3.png) Build tools, not cages Art is not made on a grand scale in some mythological process. It's made with long hours and attention to detail, and shaped in small, crucial exchanges and inputs over weeks and months or longer. These exchanges happen everywhere, from listening to a work in a new space, hearing thoughts from a ... By M. Watkins](https://tapetrade.io/blog/build-tools-not-cages) ###### [Aug 12, 2025, 2:06:01 PM • 1 min read ![](https://tapetrade.io/hubfs/2-4.png) Introducing v2 Tweed We're excited to debut v2 "Tweed" today, on all platforms. By M. Watkins](https://tapetrade.io/blog/tweed) ###### [Jul 28, 2025, 10:33:33 AM • 1 min read ![](https://tapetrade.io/hubfs/military-combat-drone-uav-launching-missiles-2025-03-31-17-53-56-utc.png) From WAVs to WMDs Our Conspicuous Absence in the Drone Market At Tape Trade, Inc. we've built our reputation on a singular, unwavering commitment: safeguarding the delicate, ephemeral beauty of sound. From the raw demo to the mastered album, we are digital custodians of artistic expression. So, it might come as a ... By M. Watkins](https://tapetrade.io/blog/from-wavs-to-wmds) ###### [Apr 29, 2025, 11:00:37 AM • 2 min read ![](https://tapetrade.io/hubfs/ai.png) Tape Trade & AI So much ink has been spilled everywhere about generative AI tools, and I almost hate to spend more airtime on it, but given the state of the music industry and artistic expression at large, it's impossible not to address. Tape Trade is for the artists- this means a lot of things in different ... By M. Watkins](https://tapetrade.io/blog/tape-trade-ai) ###### [Mar 21, 2025, 4:01:56 PM • 2 min read ![](https://tapetrade.io/hubfs/antishit.png) Tape Trade Day One Today is a big day for us. While you could have previously signed up and used Tape Trade, the product wasn't really "complete" until now. Having finally secured approval from the Apple App Store, you can now sign up and subscribe on the web or App Store and use Tape Trade from anywhere. We're ... By M. 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