He clicked , closed the laptop, and said into the mic:

Ableton Live has a recovery folder. Logic has Auto Save. FL Studio has a backup timer. Auto-save happens every 5 or 10 minutes. A lot can happen in 5 minutes. You might create the greatest melody of your life in 4 minutes and 59 seconds. If you rely on Auto-Save and the power goes out at 4:58, that melody is gone. Hit save manually. Now.

While deadmau5 is rarely one to offer explicit, poetic explanations for his song titles, "Hit Save" resonates with his fanbase on a meta-level. For producers, "Hit Save" is the most satisfying action in the creative process. It implies that the work is done; the loop is solid, the mix is balanced, and the idea is preserved.

Psychology Today notes that creators often fall into "flow state." In flow, we forget the outside world. Unfortunately, we also forget to save. The anguish of losing a masterpiece is so traumatic that some producers quit music entirely after a crash.