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  • The Art of Virtual Synth Design : Dawesome - From Oscillators, Chaos Theory, Granular and Beyond !

    Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology , I am joined by guest co-host Erin McKimm, and also special guest Peter Volaender : aka Dawesome : who is the founder and lead developer at Dawesome Music.

    We discuss Peters personal history with audio, music and technology, coding and his eventual journey to founding Dawesome Music, and how he commenced developing his synthesizer designs.

    We cover Peters early explorations with AI, starting in the late 90's , his philosophical, innovative and unique approach to synthesizer designs that differentiate his designs from more common and conventional approaches of replicating Vintage Analog, Wavetable, Additive, etc

    We take a deep dive in to the area's of Machine Learning, Strange Attractors, Chaos Theory, Universal Laws of Frequency and Harmony, Granular and Spectral Synthesis, MPE and other emerging area's of advanced level of expression, etc.

    We also discuss the importance of community and end user feedback, navigating the current and evolving Music Tech environment with the increasing application of AI, and much, much more.

    Host & Guest Links :

    AAVIM Technology : www.aavimt.com.au

    DAWbench : www.dawbench.com

    Microsoft : www.microsoft.com

    Erin McKimm : https://erinmckimm.com

    Dawesome Music : https://www.dawesomemusic.com/


    VO :

    Andrew Peters : www.andrewpetersvo.com

    Music Themes :

    Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : http://www.indmusicprods.com

    DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : www.erinmckimm.com


    All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2024

  • DAW Evolution VIII : Tracktion - Past, Present, Future !

    Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown of Microsoft and special guest Jules Storer who is the Founder and Lead Developer of Tracktion, now known as Tracktion Waveform, and also the developer of the JUCE programming framework.

    We discuss Jules' early history with music, computers and coding, and how that lead a path to his development of Tracktion. We cover the history from Tracktions early days under the Mackie banner, the splitting and development of JUCE as a separate programming framework, the shelving of the application and eventual re-acquisition and independent relaunch.

    We cover ongoing development of the application across multiple platforms, including the splitting and licensing of the audio engine, discuss the Tracktion Audio Engine's unique approach to multiprocessing / multithreading routines, weigh up the pro's and cons of hybrid playback engines, and dive into the complexity of threading to larger core and hybrid CPU architectures, etc.

    We get into the finer detail of the JUCE framework, and detail just how widely used and influential the framework has become for audio application and plugin developers.

    We also discuss Jules' latest project, Cmajor, which is an Audio DSP Language Platform, share some thoughts on the current state and future direction of Music Technology, and much, much more.

    Host & Guest Links :

    AAVIM Technology : www.aavimt.com.au

    DAWbench : www.dawbench.com

    Microsoft : www.microsoft.com

    Pete Brown : https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown

    Tracktion : https://www.tracktion.com/

    JUCE : https://juce.com/

    Cmajor : https://cmajor.dev/

    VO :

    Andrew Peters : www.andrewpetersvo.com

    Music Themes :

    Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : http://www.indmusicprods.com

    DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : www.erinmckimm.com


    All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2024

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  • MIDI 2.0 : 40 Years in the Making !

    Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology , I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown of Microsoft and also special guests, Andrew Mee , who is a MIDI 2.0 consultant to Yamaha, and Gary Daniels of Microsoft.

    Andrew is the author of open source libraries, and also tools for certification for MIDI 2.0, as well as being Chair for the Developer Support Working Group for the MIDI Association.

    Gary is an Engineer on the Microsoft Audio Team, and is the architect of Windows MIDI Services, and primary developer for the Service, Driver and other cross-process communication, and the overall plugin architecture.

    Pete Brown is also pulling double duties on this show as a special guest for his extended role over and above his regular work on the Window Developer Platform Team. Pete is the creator of the Windows MIDI Services Project, client API, virtual MIDI, and applications, as well as being the Chair of the MIDI Associated Executive Board.

    We cover the History of MIDI 1.0 since its inception in 1983 , discuss the numerous extensions over the last 4 decades, and the limitations that are being addressed with MIDI 2.0.

    We give a detailed overview of MIDI 2.0, and clarify some confusing information in regards to the two "sides" of MIDI 2.0 ( MIDI CI and UMP ), cover backwards compatibility and what problems MIDI 2.0 will resolve for musical, audio and creative application.

    We discuss the available tools and applications available for cross platform developers ,and how the MIDI Association works in collaboration OS companies, audio, musical instrument and DAW developers to implement the new protocol.

    We take a deep dive under the bonnet of the development of MIDI 2.0 on the Windows platform, discuss future plans with Network MIDI 2.0, and much, much more.

    Host & Guest Links :

    AAVIM Technology : www.aavimt.com.au

    DAWbench : www.dawbench.com

    Microsoft : www.microsoft.com

    Pete Brown : https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown

    MIDI Association : https://midi.org/

    VO :

    Andrew Peters : www.andrewpetersvo.com


    Music Themes :

    Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : http://www.indmusicprods.com

    DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : www.erinmckimm.com



    All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2023

  • TechBytes 08 : 2023 Music Technology In Review !

    Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology , I am joined by guest co-hosts Pete Brown of Microsoft and Chris Mann of Link Audio.

    We cover whats been happening in the land of DAWbench, and whats in store for 2024. We discuss how far the session templates have grown over a 10 year period to cover the scaling in CPU performance , and revisit some alternate DAW benchmarking work being done by others.

    Pete gives a first hand round up of NAMM 2024 , we discuss the participation with the return of the show back to its traditional time of late January, and cover some developing trends.

    We again cover the recent acquisitions and mergers, discuss some Pro's, Cons, evolving developments and possible fallout.

    We cover some of the major new DAW releases, and again revisit and investigate the evolving and emerging tech like Atmos Music, MIDI 2.0, GPU Audio, AI.

    We dive into the ongoing CPU and Platform Wars covering the momentum to Apple M Series vs X86 , detail the release of the Intel 14th Gen and AMD Threadripper, and do a general round up of whats incoming over the next 12 months.

    We share some more stories from the Tech Support Trenches, and much more.

    Host & Guest Links :

    AAVIM Technology : www.aavimt.com.au

    DAWbench : www.dawbench.com

    Microsoft : www.microsoft.com

    Pete Brown : https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown

    Link Audio : www.linkaudio.com.au


    VO :

    Andrew Peters : www.andrewpetersvo.com


    Music Themes :

    Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : http://www.indmusicprods.com

    DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : www.erinmckimm.com



    All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2024

  • The Art of Sound Design : Soundly : Sound Creation, Cataloguing & Archival !

    Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology , I am joined by guest co-hosts Pete Brown of Microsoft and Erin McKimm, and also special guest Peder Jogensen , who is the Co-Founder , CEO and CTO of Soundly

    We discuss Peders personal history with audio, music and technology, sound effects and design, coding and his eventual journey to founding Soundly.

    We cover the history of Soundly and its milestone releases and feature additions , the creation, expansion and cataloging of the cloud SFX library, the introduction of the Universal Category System, and its direct integration with major DAW's.

    We take a deep dive in to the area's of Machine Learning, Neural Networks and AI , their collaboration with Acon Digital and Hance, and discuss the area of ethics in using the developing AI tools and capabilities.

    We also discuss some new and exiting audio product innovations that are evolving with the increasing application of AI, and much, much more.

    Host & Guest Links :

    AAVIM Technology : www.aavimt.com.au

    DAWbench : www.dawbench.com

    Microsoft : www.microsoft.com

    Pete Brown : https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown

    Erin McKimm : https://erinmckimm.com

    Soundly : https://getsoundly.com

    Hance : https://hance.ai

    VO :

    Andrew Peters : www.andrewpetersvo.com


    Music Themes :

    Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : http://www.indmusicprods.com

    DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : www.erinmckimm.com



    All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2023

  • TechBytes 07 : 2023 Music Technology Mid Year Review !

    Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology , I am joined by guest co-hosts Pete Brown of Microsoft and Chris Mann of Link Audio.

    We cover the release of DAWbench Suite 2023, detail the changes and additions and also discuss some alternate DAW benchmarking work being done by others.

    Pete and Chris give a first hand round up of their personal views and experiences at NAMM 2023 , while covering some cool new products and developing trends.

    We again cover the increasing trend of acquisitions and mergers, navigate and resolve confusion on the activity with some of those involved, and weigh up the Pro's and Con's.

    We cover some of the major new DAW releases, revisit and investigate the evolving and emerging tech like Atmos Music, MIDI 2.0, GPU Audio, AI.

    We take a deep dive of the accelerating CPU and Platform Wars, cover the release of the Mac Studio/Pro, M2 vs X86 , detail the release and ongoing minefields being navigated with Intels HEDT W Series Xeon Platform, and cover some future rumors.

    We take a closer look at Windows 11 and discuss and resolve some recent under bonnet changes that could affect performance, share some more stories from the Tech Support Trenches, and much more.

    Host & Guest Links :

    AAVIM Technology : www.aavimt.com.au

    DAWbench : www.dawbench.com

    Microsoft : www.microsoft.com

    Pete Brown : https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown

    Link Audio : www.linkaudio.com.au


    VO :

    Andrew Peters : www.andrewpetersvo.com


    Music Themes :

    Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : http://www.indmusicprods.com

    DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : www.erinmckimm.com



    All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2023

  • Digital Audio Editing and Restoration : Acon Digital : Mastering the Art !

    Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology , I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown of Microsoft and special guest Stian Aagedal , who is the Founder and Lead Developer of Acon Digital.

    We discuss Stians early musical and technical explorations that lead him to found Acon Digital, navigate the history and ongoing development and milestone releases of Acoustica, and the Restoration and Mastering Plugin Suites.

    We dive in to the area's of Machine Learning, Neural Networks and AI advances not only in audio DSP, but also the greater audio, musical and creative space.

    We cover the addition of Surround and Atmos features, staying ahead of the curve with changing and evolving platform architectures and hybrid processors, discuss community involvement and feedback , and much , much more.

    Host & Guest Links :

    AAVIM Technology : www.aavimt.com.au

    DAWbench : www.dawbench.com

    Microsoft : www.microsoft.com

    Pete Brown : https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown

    Acon Digital : https://acondigital.com/

    VO :

    Andrew Peters : www.andrewpetersvo.com


    Music Themes :

    Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : http://www.indmusicprods.com

    DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : www.erinmckimm.com



    All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2023

  • DAW Evolution VII : n-Track Studio - Past, Present, Future !

    Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown of Microsoft and special guest Flavio Antonioli who is the Founder of n-Track Studio.

    We discuss Flavio's early history with computers, technology and coding , and how that lead a path to his founding and development of n-Track. We cover the history and the ongoing challenges of maintaining the development of the application across multiple platforms, both desktop and mobile.

    We take a deep dive into the various milestone versions of n-Track, cover the areas of musical time vs audio time, discuss multiprocessing / multithreading routines in regards to the complexity of threading to hybrid CPU architectures, etc.

    We also discuss n-Tracks future development, the interaction with the end user base and much, much more.

    Host & Guest Links :

    AAVIM Technology : www.aavimt.com.au

    DAWbench : www.dawbench.com

    Microsoft : www.microsoft.com

    Pete Brown : https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown

    n-Track Studio : https://ntrack.com/

    VO :

    Andrew Peters : www.andrewpetersvo.com

    Music Themes :

    Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : http://www.indmusicprods.com

    DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : www.erinmckimm.com


    All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2023




  • Music Tech Pioneers IV : Marcus Ryle : 4 Decades of Music Tech Innovation !

    Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown of Microsoft and special guest Marcus Ryle , whose career spans over 4 decades on the front line of Music Tech Innovation.

    We discuss Marcus' early history with music and technology , and how that lead a path to starting his career at Oberheim.

    We cover his involvement in the development of some of the final iconic products at Oberheim, including the OB-Xa, Expander and Matrix 12. We discuss the fall of the company and his co-founding of Fast Forward Designs, which was a design and engineering company that was involved in the development of numerous revolutionary products and technologies for several companies, including the Alesis ADAT.

    We also cover his co-founding of Line 6 and how those products launched the modeled guitar amp era, and revolutionized the paradigm of guitar production and live performance. We discuss Marcus' new company WRiiG and his involvement with the return and revival of both Sequential and Oberheim, how he has come full circle with the development of the new Oberheim OB-X8, and much, much more.


    Host & Guest Links :

    AAVIM Technology : www.aavimt.com.au

    DAWbench : www.dawbench.com

    Microsoft : www.microsoft.com

    Pete Brown : https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown

    WRiiG : www.wriig.com

    VO :

    Andrew Peters : www.andrewpetersvo.com

    Music Themes :

    Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : http://www.indmusicprods.com

    DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : www.erinmckimm.com


    All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2023

  • TechBytes 06 : 2022 Music Technology in Review !

    Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology , I am joined by guest co-hosts Pete Brown of Microsoft and Chris Mann of Link Audio.

    Comeback show after an extended break.

    We cover the last batch of DAWbench and alternate testing results, and weigh up the +/- feedback from the assembled gallery.

    We discuss some recent acquisitions and mergers, and look back at some from the past that have prospered, and others that have gone south.

    We cover some of the major new DAW releases, and investigate the evolving area of Atmos Music, the support uptake in respective DAW's, and discuss the roadmap moving forward.

    We follow up on the ongoing chip shortages and the impact on products and supply, and weigh up some options and possible resolutions.

    We take a deep dive into Thunderbolt - Past, Present, Future, and then go headlong into the accelerating CPU Wars, detail some new CPU/Platform releases, share some more stories from the Tech Support Trenches, and much more.

    Host & Guest Links :

    AAVIM Technology : www.aavimt.com.au

    DAWbench : www.dawbench.com

    Microsoft : www.microsoft.com

    Pete Brown : https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown

    Link Audio : www.linkaudio.com.au


    VO :

    Andrew Peters : www.andrewpetersvo.com


    Music Themes :

    Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : http://www.indmusicprods.com

    DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : www.erinmckimm.com



    All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2023

  • Music Tech Pioneers III : Sequential Circuits : Rise, Fall, Return !

    Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown of Microsoft and special guest Dave Smith, who is the founder of Sequential Circuits.

    We discuss Daves early history with music and technology , and how that lead a path to founding Sequential Circuits, the early days exploring analog synths and creating tools to expand their usability, to his work with microprocessors and the eventual development of the revolutionary Prophet 5 Polyphonic synth.

    We cover his involvement in the development of MIDI and the paradigm shift that created in the industry, the challenges of staying ahead of an ever increasing competitive market, the damage caused by being too early to market with evolving technologies , the fall of the company and his work with other companies in the late 80's and 90's.

    We also cover Daves return to hardware synthesisers with DSI - Dave Smith Instruments in the 00's, the eventual return of the Sequential brand name, his ongoing work with continuing to deliver analog synth mastery, and much, much more.

    Host & Guest Links :

    AAVIM Technology : www.aavimt.com.au

    DAWbench : www.dawbench.com

    Microsoft : www.microsoft.com

    Pete Brown : https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown

    Sequential : https://www.sequential.com/

    VO :

    Andrew Peters : www.andrewpetersvo.com

    Music Themes :

    Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : http://www.indmusicprods.com

    DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : www.erinmckimm.com


    All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2022

  • DAW Evolution VI : Pro Tools – Past, Present, Future !

    Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown of Microsoft and special guest Mark Jeffery, who is the the original co-designer and software developer of Pro Edit and Pro Tools, and is currently a Senior Engineer at AVID.

    We discuss Marks personal history with music , computers and technology, how that lead a path to joining Digidesign in the very early stages of the company, and the eventual journey to fathering Pro Tools.

    We cover Marks earliest work at Digidesign with products pre Pro Tools, such as Soft Synth and Turbo Synth , and the evolving technical landscape that lead to the earliest incarnations of Pro Tools. We detail how Digidesign rode that technology wave developing and expanding Pro Tools and its accompanying hardware in step with the revolutionary changes taking place in the computer and music technology landscape of the time.

    We discuss the pivotal role and acknowledge a roll call of extremely talented and visionary engineers that worked behind the scenes to deliver the advancements of the platform over the years, that has helped it maintain its industry standard status.

    We take a deep dive into the various versions and milestones over the 3 decade history of Pro Tools, navigate some new emerging technologies like Atmos Music , discuss the ongoing balancing act of Native v DSP powered solutions, and much, much more.

    Host & Guest Links :

    AAVIM Technology : www.aavimt.com.au

    DAWbench : www.dawbench.com

    Microsoft : www.microsoft.com

    Pete Brown : https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown

    Pro Tools : https://www.avid.com/pro-tools

    VO :

    Andrew Peters : www.andrewpetersvo.com

    Music Themes :

    Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : http://www.indmusicprods.com

    DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : www.erinmckimm.com


    All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2022


  • Music Tech Pioneers II : Digidesign : The Early Years !

    Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown of Microsoft and special guest Evan Brooks, who is the Co-Founder of Digidesign.

    We discuss Evans early history with computers, technology and coding , and how that lead to co-founding Digidesign , the early adventures which started with developing Drum Sound EPROMs to the development of Sound Designer, Sound Tools and Pro Tools.

    We take a deep dive into the various challenges and milestones achieved navigating the limited technical capabilities of the computer hardware of the day , and the evolutionary development of the hardware and software as the capabilities of the available technology was expanding and improving.

    We also cover Evans current work on Jambe, an exciting new innovative performance instrument product , discuss the current technology landscape for both hardware and software developers, the incredible power and opportunity available today compared to the pioneering early days, and much, much more.

    Host & Guest Links :

    AAVIM Technology : www.aavimt.com.au

    DAWbench : www.dawbench.com

    Microsoft : www.microsoft.com

    Pete Brown : https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown

    Jambe : https://getjambe.com/

    VO :

    Andrew Peters : www.andrewpetersvo.com

    Music Themes :

    Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : http://www.indmusicprods.com

    DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : www.erinmckimm.com


    All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2022

  • TechBytes 05 : 2022 Music Technology Quarter Time Review !

    Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology , I am joined by guest co-hosts Pete Brown of Microsoft and Chris Mann of Link Audio.

    We cover the results of the recent BETA testing results of the BUS extension test, and detail the performance variables experienced while we navigated the thread scheduling dips and curves across multiple DAW's.

    We follow up on the Cubase 12 release and the rollout of the transition from eLicenser, discuss some exciting new Music Tech releases , as well as revisit the continuing fallout of the chip shortages.

    We then dive headlong into the accelerating CPU Wars , detail some cross platform comparative benchmark results covering MAC M1 v MAC x86 v Wintel, share some more stories from the tech support trenches, and much more.

    Host & Guest Links :

    AAVIM Technology : www.aavimt.com.au

    DAWbench : www.dawbench.com

    Microsoft : www.microsoft.com

    Pete Brown : https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown

    Link Audio : www.linkaudio.com.au


    VO :

    Andrew Peters : www.andrewpetersvo.com


    Music Themes :

    Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : http://www.indmusicprods.com

    DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : www.erinmckimm.com



    All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2022

  • Music Tech Pioneers: Propellerhead : ReCycle to Reason !

    Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown of Microsoft and special guest Ernst Nathorst-Böös, founder of Reason Studios, formerly known as Propellerhead Software.

    We discuss Ernst history with music and computer technology , his previous involvement in MI and early experiences within the emerging Music Tech arena, which lead to the founding of the company that brought you Reason.

    We cover the early years with the successive releases of Recycle, ReBirth and Reason , each individually changing the game at their respective points, and the cult like status that the software achieved with artist, producers and the general Music Tech community.

    We explore the company's unique approach to keeping the coding closed and in house, and for the longest time not expanding to supporting 3rd party plugin formats, instead developing their own with Rack Extensions , while also developing formats like .rex and ReWire which were widely adopted though out the industry.

    We also discuss the community involvement and cover the shifting landscape of forums and social media regards how companies are communicating and staying connected with their end users. We also share some thoughts on the current state of Music Tech, and much more.

    Host & Guest Links :

    AAVIM Technology : www.aavimt.com.au

    DAWbench : www.dawbench.com

    Microsoft : www.microsoft.com

    Pete Brown : https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown

    Reason Studio : https://www.reasonstudios.com/


    VO :

    Andrew Peters : www.andrewpetersvo.com


    Music Themes :

    Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : http://www.indmusicprods.com

    DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : www.erinmckimm.com



    All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2022

  • TechBytes 04 : 2021 Music Technology in Review !

    Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology , I am joined by guest co-hosts Pete Brown of Microsoft and Chris Mann of Link Audio

    We discuss the final release of DAWbench 2021 Suite, the response, feedback and some of the usual dips and curves navigated after each release

    We summarise some hits and misses on predictions with the continuing CPU and Platform wars, cover the ongoing fallout of the AKM converter fire and its impact on the industry , and navigate some shifting dots with eLicenser, iLok, and copy protection in general.

    We also share some more experiences from the trenches of product support, and much more

    Host & Guest Links :

    AAVIM Technology : www.aavimt.com.au

    DAWbench : www.dawbench.com

    Microsoft : www.microsoft.com

    Pete Brown : https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown

    Link Audio : www.linkaudio.com.au


    VO :

    Andrew Peters : www.andrewpetersvo.com


    Music Themes :

    Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : http://www.indmusicprods.com

    DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : www.erinmckimm.com



    All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2022

  • DAW Evolution V : Ardour - Past , Present , Future !

    Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown of Microsoft and special guest Paul Davis, who is the Founder and Lead Developer of Ardour.

    We discuss Paul's early history with computers, technology and coding , and how that lead a path to his involvement and focus in open source, and the eventual development of Ardour. We cover the history and the ongoing challenges of maintaining the unique position of allowing access to the complete source code , and the challenges of managing the development with the wider scope of potential contributors to the code.

    We cover Ardours original development on Linux and its porting to both OSX and Windows, we discuss the challenges of running a Professional DAW application under Linux over Mac or Windows, navigating plugin and low latency driver formats, and the ongoing challenge of motivating 3rd party plugin developers to port natively to Linux.

    We take a deep dive into the various milestone versions of Ardour, navigate the complexities of musical time vs audio time, discuss multiprocessing and multithreading routines and performance, hybrid playback engines, etc.

    We cover Pauls work with 3rd party corporate interests where Ardour is the driving engine behind products like Waves Tracks Live and Harrison Mix Bus.

    We also discuss Ardours future development, cover some exciting new features incoming, and much, much more.

    Host & Guest Links :

    AAVIM Technology : www.aavimt.com.au

    DAWbench : www.dawbench.com

    Microsoft : www.microsoft.com

    Pete Brown : https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown

    Ardour : https://ardour.org/

    VO :

    Andrew Peters : www.andrewpetersvo.com

    Music Themes :

    Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : http://www.indmusicprods.com

    DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : www.erinmckimm.com


    All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2021

  • The Art of Analog Modeling : Softube : Tubes & Transistors to Digital Artistry !

    Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown of Microsoft and special guest Niklas Odelholm, who is the Co-Founder and VP of Products at Softube.

    We discuss Niklas' history with music and computer technology and how that lead his journey to meet and sync with the other Softube Co-Founders.

    We cover the early years from a small start up company navigating the evolving technologies and getting their modeling technology into the hands of 3rd party partners, to their eventual move into developing, marketing and selling products under their own branding , with an impressive and expanding portfolio of officially licensed partners.

    We take a deep technical dive into the core fundamentals of component level analog modeling , the challenges of accurately replicating classic vintage characteristics, dynamics and sound, to the most minute detail.

    We also discuss the ongoing challenges of staying ahead of the curves with cross platform and DSP development, cover the end users involvement in giving valuable feedback and feature requests, and much more.

    Host & Guest Links :

    AAVIM Technology : www.aavimt.com.au

    DAWbench : www.dawbench.com

    Microsoft : www.microsoft.com

    Pete Brown : https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown

    Softube : https://www.softube.com


    VO :

    Andrew Peters : www.andrewpetersvo.com


    Music Themes :

    Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : http://www.indmusicprods.com

    DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : www.erinmckimm.com



    All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2021

  • TechBytes 03 : 2021 Music Technology Mid Year !

    Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology , I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown of Microsoft and special guest Chris Mann, who is the Co Owner and Director of Operations of Link Audio

    We cover our mutual history in the industry, Chris's early explorations of Computer and Music Technologies, his eventual journey through various chapters of being in the front line of the the music technology wave, to his current ongoing adventures.

    We bring everyone up to date on what has been happening behind the scenes and moving forward with the DAWbench Project, and give a summary and debrief on some of the topics covered in the DAW Evolutions shows.

    We then dive headlong into the looming CPU and Platform Wars, cover the upcoming OS versions, and navigate the fallout of the AKM converter fire and its impact on the industry.

    We also share some insight from the trenches of product support, and much more

    Host & Guest Links :

    AAVIM Technology : www.aavimt.com.au

    DAWbench : www.dawbench.com

    Microsoft : www.microsoft.com

    Pete Brown : https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown

    Link Audio : www.linkaudio.com.au


    VO :

    Andrew Peters : www.andrewpetersvo.com


    Music Themes :

    Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : http://www.indmusicprods.com

    DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : www.erinmckimm.com



    All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2021

  • DAW Evolution IV : Studio One - Past , Present , Future !

    Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown of Microsoft and special guest Matthias Juwan, who is the CTO and Co-Founder of PreSonus Software.

    We discuss Matthias's early years exploring music, computer technology and coding, and how that lead to a career which laid the foundation and framework for the evolution of what became Studio One. We discuss the history and ongoing development of the different incarnations of the core code, and cover Matthias's motivation for the the drag and drop environment and core features.

    We take a deep technical dive into the ongoing challenges of staying ahead of the constantly increasing curve of multiprocessors, multicore load balancing, MMCSS, Hybrid Playback Engines and low latency DAW performance.

    We also discuss some unique features of the integration of PreSonus Hardware with Studio One, cover the communities involvement in charting future feature requests, and much more.

    Host & Guest Links :

    AAVIM Technology : www.aavimt.com.au

    DAWbench : www.dawbench.com

    Microsoft : www.microsoft.com

    Pete Brown : https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown

    PreSonus Studio One : https://www.presonus.com/products/Studio-One

    Matthias Juwan : https://www.kreatives.org/platform/

    VO :

    Andrew Peters : www.andrewpetersvo.com


    Music Themes :

    Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : http://www.indmusicprods.com

    DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : www.erinmckimm.com



    All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2021