Ep 88: Robert Henke's DAW curveball

October 20, 2026 · 1 h 9 min

Show notes

This time, legendary electronic music creator and Ableton co-founder Robert Henke, known in the studio as Monolake, joins us for a journey into his creative process, his love for expressive hardware, and his fascination with sound technology old and new.

From growing up in a family of engineers to his influential career in Berlin's pioneering club scene, Robert Henke shares how engineering spawns art in his work. He reveals what he’d change in Ableton Live if he could start over, why hands-on hardware is still critical to his process, and what he'd build from scratch if given the tools and the time.

Season 8 of the My Forever Studio Podcast is supported by Audient, and the impressive new Horizon range of audio interfaces.

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STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS AHEAD)

https://reverb.com/uk/p/roland-juno-6-analog-synthesizer

Electric Indigo: https://indigo-inc.at/

https://reverb.com/uk/p/ensoniq-asr-10

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_SY77

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_TR-505

https://reverb.com/uk/p/alesis-quadraverb-plus-black-2010s

https://atc.audio/professional/loudspeakers/scm300asl-pro/

https://atc.audio/professional/pro-subwoofers/scs240iw-pro/

https://www.expressivee.com/2-osmose