TechBytes 10 : 2025 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 again on what Pete and Chris have been up to since last show, get an overview of NAMM and Super Booth, Petes work on MIDI 2.0, WoA Dev, and the inbox Windows ASIO Driver, etc We do a general catch up and summary of the last 12 Months in DAWbench testing and development work. Revisit thread management ...
Jun 24, 2025•2 hr 15 min
Honouring the Legendary : Bob Moog Foundation : Innovation, Inspiration, and Igniting Creativity ! " It's Moog, Rhymes with Vogue ! " Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown of Microsoft, and special guest Michelle Moog-Koussa who is the founder and Executive Director of the Bob Moog Foundation , which she established in 2006 to honour the legacy of her father, Bob Moog , who is the legendary and revolutionary music tech pioneer that invented the fir...
May 30, 2025•1 hr 53 min
The Master of Synthesizer Design : Axel Hartmann : From Inspiration to Iconic ! Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown of Microsoft, and special guest Axel Hartmann who has been the go to designer for some of the most iconic synthesizers of the last 35 years, and continues to be one of the leading designers in the field. Chances are, you have seen or played one of his designs. We discuss Axel's history in music and technology, what lead him to follo...
Apr 11, 2025•2 hr 40 min
The Art Of Analog Modeling II : Cherry Audio : Reviving Analog Legends ! Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown of Microsoft, and special guests Dan Goldstein (CTO) and Mitchell Sigman (Lead Designer) @ Cherry Audio. We discuss Dan and Mitchell's history with music and technology, their shared passion for early synths and computers, and how their paths merged at Cherry Audio. We discuss Dan's early coding career at Sonic Foundry, his initial explora...
Dec 18, 2024•3 hr 12 min
Music Tech Pioneers V : Peter Gorges: Wizoo to UJAM and Beyond ! Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown of Microsoft and special guest Peter Gorges who has been involved with the ever evolving area of Music Technology in varying capacities for over 4 decades, from sound design, authoring and publishing, journalism, to co-founding numerous innovative Music Software companies. We discuss Peters' early history with music and technology , and how that l...
Nov 03, 2024•2 hr 45 min
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 since we last spoke in Music Tech/Reaperland. We discuss the milestone releases since the last show, covering V5-V7 which saw over 100 updates during that...
Aug 24, 2024•1 hr 44 min
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...
Aug 01, 2024•2 hr 52 min
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, music and technology, coding and his eventual journey to founding Dawesome Music, and how he commenced developing his synthesizer designs. We cover Pete...
Jun 17, 2024•2 hr 34 min
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 day...
May 07, 2024•1 hr 57 min
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...
Apr 08, 2024•1 hr 49 min
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 , w...
Mar 15, 2024•2 hr 21 min
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 fea...
Sep 03, 2023•1 hr 54 min
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...
Aug 02, 2023•2 hr 58 min
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 i...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 34 min
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,...
Mar 10, 2023•1 hr 37 min
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 how that lead a path to starting his career at Oberheim. We cover his involvement in the development of some of the final iconic products at Oberheim,...
Feb 09, 2023•2 hr 28 min
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 ...
Jan 28, 2023•2 hr 57 min
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 Circuits, the early days exploring analog synths and creating tools to expand their usability, to his work with microprocessors and the eventual develop...
May 31, 2022•1 hr 25 min
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...
May 20, 2022•2 hr
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 Sound EPROMs to the development of Sound Designer, Sound Tools and Pro Tools. We take a deep dive into t...
May 12, 2022•2 hr 3 min
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. We follow up on the Cubase 12 release and the rollout of the transition from eLicenser, discuss so...
Apr 13, 2022•1 hr 55 min
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 in MI and early experiences within the emerging Music Tech arena, which lead to the founding of the company that brought you Reason. We cover the ear...
Feb 26, 2022•1 hr 25 min
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 Platform wars, cover the ongoing fallout of the AKM converter fire and its impact on the industry , a...
Feb 08, 2022•2 hr 5 min
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 development of Ardour. We cover the history and the ongoing challenges of maintaining the unique position of a...
Dec 16, 2021•2 hr 38 min
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 Co-Founders. We cover the early years from a small start up company navigating the evolving tech...
Nov 03, 2021•1 hr 45 min
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 being in the front line of the the music technology wave, to his current ongoing adventures. We bring ev...
Aug 01, 2021•2 hr 18 min
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 the evolution of what became Studio One. We discuss the history and ongoing development of the diffe...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 23 min
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 the the different iterations and incarnations of the DAW, discuss Bitwigs unique modular features and...
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr 39 min
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 iterations and incarnations of the DAW over a 30 year history, and discuss Cakewalks pioneering work in...
Mar 05, 2021•2 hr 6 min
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 releases from some of the major players. We also discuss the emerging CPU architecture wars involvi...
Jan 17, 2021•1 hr 56 min
