DAWbench Radio Show

Music Tech Pioneers VIII : Manfred Rürup : Steinberg : The Early Years ! Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown of Microsoft and special guest Manfred Rürup, who is the Co-Founder and Ex CEO of Steinberg. We cover Manfred's early history with music and technology , and how that lead to a Professional Recording and Performing Career throughout the 70's and early 80's, before crossing paths with Charlie Steinberg in the early 80's, and founding Steinberg Research. We discuss Manfred's professional music career across multiple bands and performing artists, sharing some adventures that were encountered navigating those heady days of recording and touring during that era, cover some of the albums and music styles explored , gear used, etc, from early Prog Rock, Fusion, Experimental, to German New Wave. We cover the early pioneering days of being one of the first to explore computer based sequencing on less than ideal computer hardware, the evolution of the sequencing packages that paved the way to the innovations that the team visualised and brought to the ground breaking and game changing release of Cubase in 1989, that became the blueprint for the way DAW workflow environments were approached and implemented across most if not all DAW's that followed. We discuss the landmark releases of Cubase, the initial adventures of introducing digital audio to the Cubase sequencing environment, the preliminary excursions using initially 3rd party audio hardware, then moving to the first native version on Atari Falcon, and the eventual evolution of VST ( Virtual Studio Technology ), which launched the native DAW era on Mac and Windows, and created a whole new industry around Plugins and Virtual Instruments. We cover the development of ASIO , that although is well known to be the industry standard and essentially default low latency driver protocol for Windows, we discuss how it was orginally also available on earlier Mac OS versions pre OSX, and share some opinions and Pro's and Cons on that not being embraced on the later platform. We discuss the development of Nuendo and the reasoning behind the move in that direction, the eventual merging of the codebase with Cubase, and Manfreds exodus shortly after the initial Steinberg sale to Pinnacle. We also cover Manfred's creative and business endeavors after leaving Steinberg, muse over the current state of Music Technology, sharing some great insights and behind the scenes stories, 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 Manfred Rürup : https://www.linkedin.com/in/manfred-ruerup-808250/ 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 2026

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 - (Tera Operations Per Second), etc. We cover Computex and detail Intel, AMD and Apples response to the hype/hysteria of AI, AI, AI, AI....., Sigh ! We do a general catch up and summary of the last 6 months in DAW benchmarking and Interface LLP work, the RW Mix Sessions across Multiple DAW's, etc. We take a deeper dive into the varying dynamics surrounding thread management on CPU architectures on both Windows MAC OS , and we also navigate the return of the M Word ! We cover some of the major new DAW releases, and again revisit and investigate the evolving and controversial area of generative AI, discussing the impact on the Music/Creative industries with the looming battle over Generative/Creative/Ethical. We cover the battle lines already drawn legally with AI song creators and the major record labels. We again dive into the ongoing CPU and Platform Wars covering Apple M Series vs X86 , detail some upcoming releases from Intel and AMD over the next 6 months, and weigh up the pro's and cons of the new Threadripper platform for Music/Audio production. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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