About this episode

Geraint Luff discusses his career in audio DSP, freelancing, and insights on learning and problem-solving in the audio industry.

Geraint Luff is a seasoned audio DSP developer and the founder of Signalsmith Audio. Geraint’s presentations, such as “Let’s Write a Reverb” and “Four Ways to Write a Pitch Shifter,” are among the most popular talks at the Audio Developer Conference (ADC) thanks to Geraint’s clarity of explanation and easy-to-understand visuals (not to mention the accompanying open-source repos). In the interview, Geraint shares his insights on his career path, freelancing in the audio industry, and digital signal processing (DSP). He discusses how he gained traction as a freelancer by joining a community, delivering audio-focused technical talks, and sharing open-source repos. We can also learn his approach to learning DSP, problem-solving, and the significance of visualization in explanations. Theory first of practice first? Listen to the podcast episode to find out! 😉 Note: If you like the podcast so far, please, go to Apple Podcasts and leave me a review there . You can do so on Spotify as well . It will benefit both sides: more reviews mean a broader reach on Apple Podcasts and feedback can help me to improve the show and provide better quality content to you. You can also subscribe and…

People in this episode

Host: Jan Wilczek

Guest: Geraint Luff

Topics covered

• audio programming
• freelancing
• digital signal processing
• career insights
• community building

Keywords

• audio DSP
• freelancing
• pitch shifters
• reverbs
• technical talks
• open-source
• visualization

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Signalsmith Audio, Audio Developer Conference

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