DAWbench Radio Show

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 le...

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 Soun...

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...

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 Propellerhead Software, now known as Reason Studios.  We discuss Ernst history with music and computer technology , his previous involvement in MI and early experiences within the emerging Music...

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 P...

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 developmen...

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...

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 bein...

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...

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 , navigate the history and ongoing development of t...

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 history and ongoing development of the the different ite...

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 LLP ratings, and give a summary of the new DAW rel...

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 synths/chips driving the sound engines of the re...

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 eventual position of being a direct liaison to th...

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 DAWbench, cover his personal history and career as...

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 and what that means for those remaining on the pla...

Audio Interface Low Latency Performance : RME – Setting the Bar ! Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Leon Herbers of XI Machines, and special guest Matthias Carstens, the co founder and head of development of RME. We cover history, the driving culture and business philosophy that has elevated RME to be one of the leading and most respected companies in regar...

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 some first hand power user application of the DAW...

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 constantly evolving area of multiprocessor suppor...