the flowy notebook.
essays on ai music. what each tool is for, why the category is shaped the way it is, and how to get music tuned to where you actually are. no listicles. real writing.
what flowy is for (and what it isn't)
the closest thing to your own personal lofigirl, except it isn't just lofi and it's tuned to whatever moment you describe.
why endless streams beat playlists for background listening
a real user put it cleanly: 'spotify and youtube compilations get a bit boring after a while.' that's the whole bet, in one sentence.
the ai music landscape in 2026: which tool is for what
the category is crowded enough that 'which ai music tool should i use?' usually gets the wrong answer. here's the honest map.
how to describe a moment (with 30 examples that work)
'chill music' is the worst possible thing to type. 'rainy sunday lo-fi, slow coffee' is one of the best. here's why.
ai music licensing in 2026: what you can actually do with generated tracks
the short version: courts mostly agree purely-ai output isn't copyrightable. the long version has more nuance.
ai music for adhd focus: what tends to work, what doesn't
not a treatment. a few patterns from real adhd listeners that make the focus-music part of a workday less awful.
using ai music in podcasts and youtube videos legally
small youtube channel: zero legal risk. paid agency campaign: ask for the license in writing. here's the long version.
suno alternatives in 2026: 8 tools, honest picks
'alternative to suno' is rarely a one-to-one swap. usually the real upgrade is into a different category.
playlist fatigue: the math behind 'spotify gets boring after a while'
the playlist isn't broken. the recognition threshold has just been crossed, and the math is unforgiving.
why we won't add a 'save this as a song' button to flowy
a button that looks small. it isn't. it's a structurally different product asking to be born inside the current one.
the ios safari audio-unlock trick (and the silent wav data url)
16 bytes of silent wav inside a click handler. that's the whole trick. nobody documents it; we are.