DAWbench Radio Show Vin Curigliano

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


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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