DAW Evolution IX : Reaper - Revisited ! Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-hosts Pete Brown of Microsoft and Erin McKimm, and returning special guest Justin Frankel, who is the Founder and Lead Developer of Reaper. We catch up after 5 years since the last show , with a general overview of whats been happening sinc…

TechBytes 09 : 2024 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 catch up on what Pete and Chris have been up to since last show, Petes overview of MS Build Event - CoPilot+, AI avalanche incoming, Recall, required TOPs - (Ter…

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, mu…

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' ea…

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 …

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…

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,…

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 C…

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…

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 an…

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 …

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 dis…

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 Ci…

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 …

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 …

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 threa…

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…

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 m…

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…

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 hi…

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…

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 c…

DAW Evolution III : Bitwig 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 Claes Johanson , who is the Co-Founder and Lead Developer at Bitwig Studio. We discuss Claes's early musical and technical explorations that lead him to co-found Bitwig ,…

DAW Evolution II : Cakewalk - Past , Present , Future ! Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology , I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown of Microsoft and special guest Noel Borthwick, from BandLab Technologies, who leads the Cakewalk development team. We cover Noels musical and technical journey that lead him to Cakewalk , navigate the histor…

TechBytes 02 : 2020 in Music Tech : Hits and Misses ! Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology , I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown who is a Principal Program Manager for Windows & Devices / PAX at Microsoft. We cover the DAWbench 2020's non public show and the large changes made to the 2021 Suite , crown a new King in the audio interface …

Chip Music : Pushing The Limits of The Past Into The Present ! Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Erin McKimm, and special guest cTrix. We cover cTrix's explorations of early computers, consoles and electronic music from a very young age , take a deep dive under the bonnet and discuss the finer detail of the …

Windows and DAW’s : 25 Years in the Making ! Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology , I am joined by special guest Pete Brown who is a Principal Program Manager for Windows & Devices / PAX at Microsoft. We cover our first forum encounters, Pete's personal history navigating Music Tech and early forays into computers, his path to Microsoft and…

The Art of Orchestral Sampling : Audio Bro – LASS and Beyond ! Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Erin McKimm, and special guest Andrew Keresztes, the founder and lead developer at Audio Bro We cover Andrews early foray into DAW benchmarking, which was the catalyst for me heading down the rabbit warren with D…

TechBytes 01 : DAWbench 2020 Suite, Decade in Music Tech ! Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Leon Herbers of XI Machines. We cover the DAWbench 2020 Suite and Cubendo's exit from the default testing environment after 15 years, a summary of the last decade in Music Tech, the end of Windows 7 official support …

DAW Evolution : Reaper - Past , Present , Future ! Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Erin McKimm, and special guest Justin Frankel, the founder and lead developer of Reaper. We cover the history and ongoing development of Reaper and company culture, Justins involvement with DAWbench over the years, dive into…

DAWbench History : DAW Builder Round Table : Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology , I am joined by guest co-hosts Leon Herbers of XI-MACHINES and Pete Kain of Scan Pro Audio. We cover the History of DAWbench and how it has evolved to being the pseudo industry standard for measuring DAW Performance , past and present curves of navigating the…