Two days, one challenge, a room full of musicians and coders pushing Stable Audio 3.0 into territory we hadn’t mapped out yet.

At the Montreal Music Technology Hackathon, Zack Zukowski and Liam Moore from our audio team were in the weeds, troubleshooting real-time fine-tuning, debugging workflows, and helping teams chase down the most unique, specific sonic ideas you can build in a 48-hour sprint.

For Zack, Liam, and our audio team, the real work happens on the floor. You learn more from a creator breaking a model in pursuit of a new sound than you ever do in a controlled environment. The future of generative audio is being built by the people actually using the tools.