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| #15 Hope for the best, plan for the worst with Tzipi Schindler | 08 Sep 2025 | 01:44:43 | |
In this episode we met Tzipi Schindler, who is grateful to have found a home in the music software industry for the past seven years as a product manager at Native Instruments, starting with Native Access and from there on to the release pipeline. She considers herself a hope-driven product manager and we will hear more about why that is. We have discussed culture, diversity and how to build teams where people feel they belong. Tzipi will also be a speaker at our upcoming Berlin meetup, Audio Product Jam so if you would like to listen more about her experience, you must pop in! More info here https://lnkd.in/dCbxkX58
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| #14 Building MusicTech startup ecosystem with Silvia Taschner, Head of Wavelab | 21 Aug 2025 | 01:20:23 | |
In this episode, we sit down with Silvia Taschner, Head of Wavelab Incubator — a startup program supporting European founders in the Music, Arts, and Media industries. With deep expertise in music and cultural Management, Silvia brings years of experience in running accelerator programs and leading product development within cultural institutions. She offers a unique perspective at the intersection of creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Together, we explore the current landscape of the creative startup ecosystem — the opportunities and challenges. We also dive into how initiatives like Wavelab empower early-stage ventures to grow. About Wavelab ➡️ https://www.wavelab.io/en/startups-2/ Join the Wavelab program! ➡️ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPcLlhc9Q1E1jdJsPXpAvqEJMKDGPlZlDoXnMdLauTiCRLQg/viewform Silvia's Linkedin (for the info about the upcoming startup applications https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvia-taschner/
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| #5 Can we build user friendly audio products? By Matt Collings, the Head of Product at Krotos Audio | 20 Dec 2024 | 01:08:55 | |
We met Matthew Collings, the Head of Product and Board Member of Krotos an audio company based in Edinburgh that builds sound effects and plugins that provide fast and efficient sound design workflows. Matt worked in music, sound design, installation and audio programming professionally since 2011, performing and exhibiting all over Europe, releasing numerous records. We tried to answer the question if product-led-growth (PLG) can be applied in the audio and music industry. PLG is an approach to growth where user acquisition, expansion, conversion, and retention are all driven primarily by the product itself. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@AudioProductsPodcast Audio PM Discord server ➡️ https://discord.com/invite/jd6Fgv5XTR Become our Supporter and get premium content ➡️ https://buymeacoffee.com/audiopodcast
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| #4 The Future of Music - with Simon Cross, the CPO at Native Instruments. | 22 Nov 2024 | 01:18:40 | |
During this live show, we met Simon Cross, the Chief Product Officer of the music tech company Native Instruments. Simon leads product management, product design, sound design, strategic partnerships, and strategy teams across the group’s brands: Native Instruments, iZotope, Brainworx, and Plugin Alliance. We discussed how technology changes music is made and consumed, the opportunities and challenges related to those changes, and how companies like Native Instruments use those trends to help people overcome creative barriers in making music. We will also ask Simon about what it is like to be the CPO of one of the most interesting music companies of the last few decades. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@AudioProductsPodcast Audio PM Discord server ➡️ https://discord.com/invite/jd6Fgv5XTR Become our Supporter and get premium content ➡️ https://buymeacoffee.com/audiopodcast
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| #3 How to manage industry-leading audio product - F. Quereuil, ex-VP Audio Product Mgmt at Avid | 18 Oct 2024 | 01:08:45 | |
During this live event we met Francois Quereuil, former VP of Audio Product Management at Avid. Francois was responsible for Avid's product portfolio of renowned industry tools (Pro Tools digital audio workstation and Sibelius music notation) and integrated solutions (audio hardware, control surfaces, and live sound systems). We discussed the challenges of creating and executing a product strategy in a crowded market and what the work of a Product Executive from a leading audio company entails. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@AudioProductsPodcast Audio PM Discord server ➡️ https://discord.com/invite/jd6Fgv5XTR Become our Supporter and get premium content ➡️ https://buymeacoffee.com/audiopodcast
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| #2 Managing a complex audio software portfolio in game dev industry - Simon Ashby, Audiokinetic | 06 Sep 2024 | 01:24:03 | |
During this live podcast, we met with Simon Ashby, Co-founder and VP of Product of Audiokinetic, a famous company from Montréal, Canada that develops leading audio software for the video game industry. He explained how Audiokinetic manages its product portfolio - their famous game audio engine Wwise, their new multi-layer sample engine Strata and other tools and platforms Subscribe to our YouTube Channel ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@AudioProductsPodcast Become our Supporter and get premium content ➡️ https://buymeacoffee.com/audiopodcast
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| #1 Successful audio product launch to global markets - with Dr Tomasz Żernicki | 01 Aug 2024 | 00:56:19 | |
During this first live we heard the story about how a Polish startup Zylia, successfully launched its product, the ambisonics microphone, to global markets. Our guest, Tomasz Żernicki, co-founder, CTO and later CEO of Zylia and had been involved in the project from the beginning – from early prototypes and market testing to a global expansion and winning NAMM best-in-show Subscribe to our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@AudioProductsPodcast Become our Supporter and get premium content https://buymeacoffee.com/audiopodcast Podcast edited with DynAssist | |||
| Podcast Trailer - what to expect! | 29 Jul 2024 | 00:00:42 | |
Welcome to Audio Products Podcast! It's here to provide inspiration and tips for people who love building audio and music tech products | |||
| #13 Audio Startup Success Story with Moritz Surwehme, the co-founder of NoiseWorks | 14 Aug 2025 | 01:49:38 | |
We met with Moritz Surwehme, the co-founder of NoiseWorks, the company behind vocal editing plugins like DynAssist that have already gained recognition in the industry and have been called by some the best product of the Supebooth 2025 He shares the story behind the founding of NoiseWork and the building of their flagship products. Moritz started off developing audio plugins for his bachelor's thesis at SAE Bochum, where he met Ilan - his business partner. After falling in love with C++, JUCE, Figma and DSP, he is turning all the ideas in his head into plugins, step by step.
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| #12 The story of The Audio Programmer (TAP), with Joshua Hodge, the Founder of TAP | 08 Jul 2025 | 02:08:40 | |
We met with Joshua Hodge, the Founder of The Audio Programmer (TAP), a global community for music and audio software enthusiasts. Since launching in 2017, TAP has since empowered thousands through video tutorials, books, podcasts, and events worldwide. Beyond fostering community, Josh expanded TAP into a recruitment firm and creative development agency, opening doors for others into new opportunities and successful audio products. We discussed the story behind founding the company and what Josh’s entrepreneurial secret source is but also the opportunities and threats related to the emerging technologies like AI. ➡️ sign up to our newsletter for audio job openings, articles and upcoming event dates -https://tinyurl.com/ywjxwszr Support our podcast ➡️ Support our podcast and get premium content https://buymeacoffee.com/audiopodcast The Audio Programmer's resources ➡️ Upcoming meetup in London ➡️ Audio Programming Tutorials https://www.theaudioprogrammer.com/tutorials ➡️ The Audio Programmer Discord Server https://www.theaudioprogrammer.com/discord
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| #11 Designing the future of music creation with Paul McCabe, SVP of Research & Innovation at Roland Future Design Lab | 19 Jun 2025 | 01:36:57 | |
We met with Paul McCabe who is the Senior Vice President of Research and Innovation at Roland Future Design Lab - a global R&D team of engineers and researchers focused on exploring and harnessing emerging trends, fostering innovation, and helping to shape the global creative landscape for the next 50 years. ➡️ sign up to our newsletter for audio job openings, articles and upcoming event dates -https://tinyurl.com/ywjxwszr ➡️ Support our podcast and get premium content https://buymeacoffee.com/audiopodcast ➡️ Join our Discord
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| #10 The role of UX Designer in audio product team with Nick Dika, Senior UX/UI Designer at Universal Audio. | 16 May 2025 | 01:39:27 | |
We met Nick Dika product designer who has spent most of his career making software for music creators and audio professionals. He’s currently Senior UX/UI Designer at Universal Audio, and in the past he has contributed to the user experience and visual design of dozens of industry-leading products from UA, iZotope, Soundtoys, Pro Sound Effects and more. Newsletter ➡️ sign up to our newsletter for audio job openings, articles and upcoming event dates - https://tinyurl.com/ywjxwszr Subscribe to our YouTube Channel ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@AudioProductsPodcast Audio PM Discord server ➡️ https://discord.com/invite/jd6Fgv5XTR Become our Supporter and get premium content ➡️ https://buymeacoffee.com/audiopodcast
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| # 9 Product career in the music industry with Rodrigo Ibieta from UniversalAudio | 04 Apr 2025 | 01:20:24 | |
We met Rodrigo Ibieta who is the Director of Hardware Product Management for Universal Audio Rodrigo Ibieta has spent his entire career within the musical instruments and audio sectors. He is currently the Director of Product Management for Universal Audio’s hardware line, which includes Apollo and Volt audio interfaces, UAFX pedals, microphones, and more. He has previously worked for Apple, Beats, Fender, and Guitar Center in Product Management and Sales roles. He has been writing and recording songs for 20 years as a multi-instrumentalist player. We discussed why a product career is a great option for musicians, mixing engineers and engineering students and what it is like to be a product guy in a famous company like UA. ➡️ sign up to our newsletter for audio job openings, articles and upcoming event dates - https://tinyurl.com/ywjxwszr ➡️ Join our Discord Subscribe to our YouTube Channel ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@AudioProductsPodcast Become our Supporter and get premium content ➡️ https://buymeacoffee.com/audiopodcast
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| #8 Consistent product discovery in MusicTech with Laren Agius, Product Director at Beatport | 13 Mar 2025 | 01:20:24 | |
We met Laren Agius, a Director of Product at Beatport. Laren develops products for DJs and the Electronic Dance Music Community. He is also a DJ himself with over 15 years of experience and a sound designer when not behind the decks. During the live show Laren presented the case study of how Beatport implemented a consistent approach to product discovery (analysis of customer needs). We will hear from Laren first hand how to implement such an approach and what benefits you can expect: how much time you need, what teams are needed, and what challenges you may face.
More reading about Discovery and Dual Track https://www.amazon.com/Continuous-Discovery-Habits-Discover-Products/dp/1736633309 Newsletter ➡️ sign up to our newsletter for audio job openings, articles and upcoming event dates - https://tinyurl.com/ywjxwszr Subscribe to our YouTube Channel ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@AudioProductsPodcast Audio PM Discord server ➡️ https://discord.com/invite/jd6Fgv5XTR Become our Supporter and get premium content ➡️ https://buymeacoffee.com/audiopodcast
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| #7 Building MusicTech AI startups with Max Shafer, Just4Noise | 21 Feb 2025 | 01:10:23 | |
We met Max Shafer, co-founder and CEO of Just 4 Noise, an AI startup that empowers music producers to generate a range of unique, one-shot samples from a simple line of text. Max is a Berlin-based musician and DJ who worked as an AI-oriented product manager in various sectors before starting a company. During the live show, Max shared his experience of starting an AI company in the music industry and dive into how his previous PM career helped with the entrepreneurial journey in this field. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@AudioProductsPodcast Audio PM Discord server ➡️ https://discord.com/invite/jd6Fgv5XTR Become our Supporter and get premium content ➡️ https://buymeacoffee.com/audiopodcast
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| #6 Passion-driven audio products - with Noam Levinberg, the founder of Safari Pedals | 15 Jan 2025 | 01:39:33 | |
In this episode we met Noam Levinberg, the founder and CEO of Safari Pedals, a new audio company renowned for its innovative plugins. With over 20 years of experience as a mixing and mastering engineer, Noam also served as Head of Audio at Artlist.io, where he played a pivotal role in starting and shaping their audio department. Noam shared his view on creating successful audio products: passion. He also dived into the delicate balance between passion and market research, addressing the question: Who are we creating products for? And what should we build? Subscribe to our YouTube Channel ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@AudioProductsPodcast Audio PM Discord server ➡️ https://discord.com/invite/jd6Fgv5XTR Become our Supporter and get premium content ➡️ https://buymeacoffee.com/audiopodcast
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| #17 Circuits & Culture: Behind the scenes of Instruments Design with Gösta Wellmer | 13 Oct 2025 | 01:17:40 | |
We have met in Berlin with Gösta Wellmer to discuss product design culture, hardware product management and more!
Gösta is a design and product leader with 15+ years of executive experience driving innovation in the music technology industry. He is a former Director of Design at Native Instruments and a former CEO Elektron
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| #16 Career in Sound Design with Brad Swanson, the Head of Product at Pro Sound Effects | 29 Sep 2025 | 01:29:40 | |
We met Brad Swanson, the Head of Product at Pro Sound Effects to talk about the sound design market and products
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| #19 Scaling audio companies with Andrew Cresswell, Head of Product Sales ICEpower | 10 Nov 2025 | 01:28:00 | |
We met Andrew Cresswell, Head of Product Sales at ICEpower A/S. ➡️ Join our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/jd6Fgv5XTR
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➡️ How to get from start-up to scale-up
➡️ Audio Product Portfolio Management course https://rokanan.com/2025/12/17/audio-product-portfolio-management-2/
#audioPM #musictech #proaudio #scaleup #productportfolio | |||
| #18 Product Career in Pro Audio with Wolfgang Schulz, Head of Product Management at d&b audiotechnik | 27 Oct 2025 | 02:07:46 | |
We met with Wolfgang Schulz, Head of Product Management Electronics & Software, d&b audiotechnik. ➡️ Join our Discord https://discord.com/invite/jd6Fgv5XTR ➡️ Sign up to our newsletter for audio job openings, articles and upcoming event dates ➡️ Support our podcast and get premium content https://buymeacoffee.com/audiopodcast #audioPM #musictech #proaudio #speakers | |||
| #20 Rethinking PM Workflows with AI feat. Tomasz Żernicki | 24 Nov 2025 | 01:22:33 | |
We met again with Dr Tomasz Żernicki. This time we talked about how AI is reshaping product management workflows and what it really means for PM jobs. Is AI going to take over, or will it finally let PMs focus on strategy instead of chasing tickets and status updates? ➡️ Join our course AI-Augmented PM
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| #29 Make Hardware Great Again with Ross Totino | 13 Apr 2026 | 02:05:07 | |
Our guest is Ross Totino — Product Developer, Sound Designer, and expert in audio hardware and DSP systems who worked on many iconic products we love. In this episode, we talk about: ✅ How to build a career in hardware product development Ross shares how he moved from technician roles into sound design and product development in Electro-Harmonix and Line 6 and how those helped me to further work with iconic brands Eventide Audio. ✅ How analog gear is modelled in the digital world We explore DSP modeling, perception vs. accuracy, and how developers recreate character — not just circuits. ✅ Why Silicon Valley VC capitalist mentality severely impacted the economy and the music industry Can we get away from the totally software-focused, short-term profit-seeking, fake it ’til you make it” approach? ✅ The state of the industry today “𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦… 𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺’𝘴 𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳.” ➡️ Join our Discord https://discord.com/invite/jd6Fgv5XTR
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Ross's band
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Products Ross worked on:
➡️ EHX Holy Grail: https://youtu.be/tCXxuyu_N8g?si=6hLGibQaBsvERIsK
➡️ Line 6 ToneCore: https://youtu.be/SKWbT6gbFeM?si=QpB8A7UFd40zMYHm
➡️ Umlaut Audio: https://youtu.be/Vc8nwi5Attk?si=3atLHm7XFCzhBJ28
The other mentioned gear
➡️ Media Overkill:
➡️ Twisted-Electrons: https://www.twistedelectrons.com/megafm
➡️ Kawai K5000s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawai_K5000
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| #28 What is Audio Product Academy? | 30 Mar 2026 | 00:37:25 | |
This time Wojciech in the solo episode. We want to pause to: ✅ Reflect on what is actually missing in the audio business education space ✅ Discuss why generic content does not translate into real-world audio product skills ✅ Explain what Audio Product Academy is and why it exists (besides the podcast) ➡️ Check our course platform https://audioproductacademy.com/
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| #27 Introduction to game audio with Krzysiek Kowal | 16 Mar 2026 | 01:27:43 | |
🎮 How do you actually start a career in game audio? We talked about it with Krzysiek Kowal — Audio & Motion Department Manager at Anshar Studios and former Sound Designer at CD PROJEKT RED. Game audio is one of the most fascinating intersections of sound design, technology and interactive storytelling — but entering the industry can feel hard, especially today. In this episode, we talk about: ✅ How Krzysiek started his career in game audio From early sound design work to working on professional game productions and eventually managing audio teams. ✅ Process of implementing SFX and music in games What are the steps, people and teams involved, what are the roles in the game audio team ✅ Tools and technology behind game audio Game engines, middleware like Audiokinetic's Wwise or FMOD, custom scripting tools, recording setups and the production pipelines used by professional studios. ✅ The current state of the game industry Major players, current challenges and what innovations are shaping the future of interactive audio. If you're a sound designer, audio student or an audio developer or someone curious about game audio careers, this episode gives a practical introduction to how the field actually works. 👉 Don’t forget to subscribe to Audio Products Podcast ➡️ Support our podcast and get premium content https://buymeacoffee.com/audiopodcast
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| #26 Do we need AI education with Rithik Kundu | 02 Mar 2026 | 01:23:49 | |
Our guest is Rithik Kundu — Founder of NYU GenAudio & AI, and former Senior Generative AI Researcher at Deep Noise who is also involved in building Joker Deck Ventures. In this episode, we talk about: ✅ State of AI education and AI adoption ✅ The difference between AI demos and AI-native workflows ✅ What Pipeline, guardrails, etc. are in the context of an AI-powered product ➡️ Support our podcast and get premium content https://buymeacoffee.com/audiopodcast
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| #25 The art of delivery with Maciek Bąk | 16 Feb 2026 | 01:21:34 | |
Our guest is Maciej Bąk — a Senior IT Project & Program Manager with 16+ years of experience, currently at Neural DSP and previously on the Avid Pro Tools team. Maciek has delivered hundreds of audio projects. He is also a very active musician and mix engineer, which gives him a rare perspective on both industry and user sides of audio. In this episode, we talk about: ✅ Why audio delivery is different from SaaS ✅ Projects vs Programs — and why audio companies need both ✅ How poor delivery can kill a great audio product ✅ Managing DSP, hardware, firmware and UX dependencies ✅ Agile vs Waterfall in audio development ✅ What competencies are missing in audio PMs ✅ How AI will change program management in audio ✅ What project management do startups need If you are a Founder scaling your company, Head of Product or Product Manager and Program Manager or Scrum Master - this episode is a practical deep dive into what it really means to deliver audio products, not just think about them ➡️ Maciek’s music channel https://www.youtube.com/@bak_songs
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| #24 Exploring music technology with Jordan Rudess | 02 Feb 2026 | 00:53:01 | |
We met Jordan Rudess - legendary keyboardist of Dream Theater, voted the greatest keyboard player of all time, and a deeply involved music technologist. In this episode, we talk about: ✅ how he started building products, ✅ the tools and innovations he’s excited about, ✅ the future of music education ✅ his perspective on AI in music making
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➡️ Expressive E
➡️ Lava Music
➡️ Moises.ai
➡️ Rick Beato's interview with Jordan | |||
| #23 Introduction to music metadata with Diana Monroy-García | 19 Jan 2026 | 01:28:07 | |
Our guest is Diana Monroy-García, founder of MC Media who is an expert in digital asset management and media production. Her expertise encompasses audiovisual collections research and management, copyright clearance, sync licensing, and comprehensive library and metadata management. Her focus is on improving rights information management within the digital ecosystem, particularly through the development of innovative technology. In this episode, we talk with Diana about: ✅ why metadata is the foundation of music distribution and licensing ✅ the most common (and costly) metadata mistakes artists and producers make ✅ how poor data management leads to lost royalties ✅ how standards like ISRC, ISWC, ISNI, UPC and DDEX shape the music ecosystem ✅ what product teams need to understand before building tools for the music industry
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➡️ NoiseWork DynAssist https://noiseworksaudio.com/?ref=wojciech
Recommended by Diana:
➡️ MCs newsletter access where we'll drop the early access to our Embedding Up tool: https://mcmediadk.gumroad.com/
➡️ A compilation of useful general resources about music: the market, rights, and others: https://www.ifpi.org/resources/
➡️ If you're an artist who wants to get an ISRC code for your music without going through a distributor or your country's rights organisation: https://isrc.ifpi.org/get-isrc/assign-isrc-online
➡️ The best practices compilation from DDEX standards: https://kb.ddex.net/implementing-each-standard/best-practices-for-all-ddex-standards/
➡️ A good citizen took the DDEX standards and turned them into a fully readable/workable library for development (strongly recommend going to the examples section): https://ddex-suite.org/docs/intro
#audioproductspodcast #musictech #metadata #musicindustry #datastandards #ISRC #DDEX #productmanagement #audioPM | |||
| #22 Building products with Andrew Scheps | 05 Jan 2026 | 01:27:25 | |
Most people know Andrew as a three-time Grammy-winning mix engineer who has worked with artists like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Adele, Jay-Z and many others.
But fewer know he’s also spent years designing audio products - both in collaboration with companies like Waves Audio and independently using the SoundFlow platform.
In this episode, we talk with Andrew about:
the real challenges and pain points of working as a top-tier mix engineer, how to build meaningful products in a saturated audio tools market, how workflow, automation and UX shape creativity in the mix room, which products and tools Andrew actually uses and recommends today, how he builds his products
Bonus: Bounce Factory Lite is now included in Avid Pro Tools 2025.12 at no extra cost https://www.avid.com/resour.../whats-new-in-pro-tools-202512
➡️ Bounce Factory Tutorialhttps://youtu.be/sCJnqaMVyK0?si=1cqng03yehYNZFDI&t=1
➡️ Support our podcast and get premium content https://buymeacoffee.com/audiopodcast ➡️ Join our Discord https://discord.com/invite/jd6Fgv5XTR ➡️ Sign up to our newsletter for audio job openings, articles and upcoming events ➡️ NoiseWork DynAssist https://noiseworksaudio.com/?ref=wojciech
🎉 Bounce Factory Lite is now included in Pro Tools 2025.12 at no extra cost 👉 https://www.bouncefactory.net/ Bounce Factory Tutorialhttps://youtu.be/sCJnqaMVyK0?si=1cqng03yehYNZFDI&t=1
Recommended by Andrew
➡️ Genki instruments ring https://genkiinstruments.com/wave
➡️ How to listen by Fab Dupont https://www.puremix.com/mentors/fab-dupont
➡️ One-on-one, live, interactive mixing lessons/mentoring sessions with John Paterno
➡️ Scheps Omni Channel 2 (with Waves Audio) https://www.waves.com/plugins/scheps-omni-channel
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| #21 2025 in Review: How Builders, Designers & Founders Shape the Industry | 08 Dec 2025 | 01:43:25 | |
This time we look back at 2025 — through the voices of the people who shaped it. From indie plugin developers and AI startups, to UX leads, hardware PMs and R&D heads at companies like Roland, Universal Audio, Safari Audio and d&b audiotechnik — 2025 gave us 15 deep conversations about what it really takes to build audio tools that matter. In this solo episode, Wojciech reflects on: • What builders, designers and founders taught us about careers, workflows and innovation • Recurring themes across companies of all sizes – from Beatport to Pro Sound Effects • The hidden skills and rituals that make audio products succeed (or fail) • Trends in AI, sound design, UX and product culture that emerged from the year • What we’re launching next and how you can be part of it If you're working in or around audio — or building tools for those who do — this wrap-up is for you. Thanks for being with us this year! 🙏 ➡️ Join our course AI-Augmented PM
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➡️ Check out our Meetups in Berlin for audio product leaders https://audioproductjam2.eventbrite.com
About Wavelab Incubator ➡️ https://www.wavelab.io/en/startups-2/
Teresa Torres: Continuous Discovery Habits ➡️ https://www.amazon.com/Continuous-Discovery-Habits-Discover-Products/dp/1736633309 | |||