Field notes
Notes from the Tape Music Suite bench.
Product, protocol, library workflow, and release notes — from the bench.
Gordo · 2026-09-08
The Self-Hosted Music Software Landscape
A scannable directory of self-hosted music software by action: discovery, intake, library management, servers, desk and phone playback, networking, DJ/performance, playlists, multi-room, and hybrid stacks.
Read noteGordo · 2026-09-05
Moving away from Tailscale to Iroh
A clear move to make networking disappear and improve UX dramatically.
Read noteTape Music Suite · 2026-08-25
Tape 0.4.0 — Tape Private Network, one catalog, the suite we meant to ship
0.4.0 is a major Tape release. Tape Private Network is in every pairing, the library runs from the phone, and several devices share one hub. Full notes below.
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