DAWbench Radio Show

The DAWbench Radio Show is the Official Podcast of DAWbench.com. We explore the leading edge of Professional DAW Performance , Computer and Music Production Technologies, Audio Production Software and Hardware. Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology ( Australia ) , joined by industry leading co-hosts and special guests.

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Episodes

Episode 07: Chip Music : Pushing The Limits of The Past Into The Present !

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 respective early computers and consoles, and explore the World of Trackers vs Sequencers, etc. We ventur...

Dec 05, 2020•1 hr 50 min

Episode 06: Windows and DAW’s : 25 Years in the Making !

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 the Music and Audio Tech community. We also discuss his personal studio/synth cave and his mega ha...

Sep 29, 2020•2 hr 13 min

Episode 05: The Art of Orchestral Sampling : Audio Bro – LASS and Beyond !

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 a professional film/TV composer and what motivated him to become a sample library developer. We also...

Jul 12, 2020•1 hr 40 min

Episode 04: TechBytes 01 : DAWbench 2020 Suite, Decade in Music Tech !

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 platform. We also discuss the new Mac Pro, the current and emerging high core CPU landscape and how tha...

Mar 21, 2020•1 hr 27 min

Episode 03: Audio Interface Low Latency Performance : RME – Setting the Bar !

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 regards audio interface technologies and driver performance. We also dive into some detail of cross platf...

Dec 06, 2019•1 hr 28 min

Episode 02: DAW Evolution : Reaper - Past , Present , Future !

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 software, revisit and expand on the challenges of navigating DAW multithreading/multiprocessor perf...

Nov 03, 2019•1 hr 50 min

Episode 01: DAWbench History : DAW Builder Round Table

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 support and optimizations , dip our toes into the pro's and con's of hybrid playback engines, and more. Cr...

Aug 07, 2019•1 hr 10 min

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