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PANEL: Audio Tech Ecosystem in India: Opportunities and Challenges – ADCx India 2024

Join Us For ADC24 - Bristol - 11-13 November 2024
More Info: https://audio.dev/
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PANEL: Audio Tech Ecosystem in India: Opportunities and Challenges - Sneha Khanwalkar, Manaswi Mishra, Siddharth Bhardwaj, Krishna Chetan TR and Moderated by Prashant Mishra - ADCx India 2024

Building an audio tech ecosystem requires efforts on various fronts including academics & research, users, passionate creators, developers as well as business. The panelists representing each of these backgrounds, discuss the current state of music & audio tech industry in India, recent efforts put into creating startups, and stories of finding and connecting with like minded people.

The aim of the session is to spark new ideas among everyone who aims to contribute in scaling up the industry, acknowledging existing challenges and collectively finding solutions. The Q&A section with the audience adds interesting action items.
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Sneha Khanwalkar

Music Director
Music Director and Artist working in the Indian Film Industry. Currently, working on a Music Marketplace platform called Soundcake as a Founder.
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Manaswi Mishra

PhD, Researcher and Computational Artist - MIT Media Lab
PhD and LEGO Pappert Fellow at MIT Media Lab researching novel frameworks for a new age of composing and performing musician centered A.I. Published in Boston Globe, Harvard Tech Review, Washington Post, Conference of Computational Creativity, Copyright Society etc.
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Siddharth Bhardwaj

Co-founder and CTO - Beatoven.ai
Masters in Sound and Music Computing from UPF, Barcelona, and have been working in music technology for the past 11 years. Co-founded Beatoven.ai in 2021.
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Krishna Chetan TR

CEO, Pitch innovations LLP
Award winning Music producer and Mixing engineer, who have worked on over 60 projects for Oscar winning music composer before starting music software company Pitch innovations. Passionate about music technology loves to think technical but be musical.
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Prashant Mishra

CEO, Pracific
Audio director & product creator with experience working with brands such as Disney for games & videos. Currently building audio tools with Soundly, teaching game audio at National Institute of Design and scaling up the audio, music tech & game audio ecosystem through various initiatives including Game Audio India and community management for School of Video Game Audio.
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Edited by Digital Medium Ltd - online.digital-medium.co.uk
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Organized and produced by JUCE: https://juce.com/
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Special thanks to the ADC24 Team:

Sophie Carus
Derek Heimlich
Andrew Kirk
Bobby Lombardi
Tom Poole
Ralph Richbourg
Prashant Mishra

#adc #audiodev #dsp #audio #audiotech

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NO MORE CODE: New Graphical Programming Language for Audio Research and Developers – ChangHun Sung

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NO MORE CODE: Introducing a New Graphical Programming Language for Audio Research and Developers - ChangHun Sung - ADC 2023

Audio software development is rapidly moving towards incorporating machine learning-based processing. While research scientists are continuously presenting us with inventive results in the field of AI, there is a lack of software engineering tools to utilize these results.

We are introducing a new development framework to bridge the gap between AI researchers and software engineers, allowing both fields to work together seamlessly.

By borrowing some concepts from functional programming languages, we designed a new node-based graphical programming language for audio software development, which is capable of handling a variety of data types including audio, multi-dimensional tensors and MIDI. Furthermore, the system is designed to support looping and branching logic using only nodes and node connections. This allows the implementation of highly flexible data processing algorithms.

Finally, as an AI voice technology company, we will present a demonstration of the plug-ins developed using our new programming language, showcasing its adaptability and advanced capabilities.

Link to Slides: https://data.audio.dev/talks/2023/no-more-code/slides.pdf
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ChangHun Sung

Chang Hun is a Software Engineer at Supertone, Inc. He previously worked in the game industry and used to develop game engines. Chang Hun now develops high performance C++ frameworks to accelerate the process of productizing ML models. He is also the principal clarinetist in an amateur orchestra in Seoul.
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Streamed & Edited by Digital Medium Ltd: https://online.digital-medium.co.uk
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Organized and produced by JUCE: https://juce.com/
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Special thanks to the ADC23 Team:

Sophie Carus
Derek Heimlich
Andrew Kirk
Bobby Lombardi
Tom Poole
Ralph Richbourg
Jim Roper
Jonathan Roper
Prashant Mishra

#adc #dsp #audiosoftware #audio

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Workshop: An Introduction to Inclusive Design of Audio Products – Accessibility Panel – ADC23

Join Us For ADC24 - Bristol - 11-13 November 2024
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Workshop: An Introduction to Inclusive Design of Audio Products - Accessibility Panel - ADC 2023

As the audio industry seeks to improve diversity within its workforce, and the music industry seeks to widen the diversity of artists creating music, it is essential that the inclusion becomes woven into the design of the tools available.

But what do terms such as accessibility and inclusive design actually mean?
How might you begin to adopt inclusive design practices so that your software becomes accessible to a wider audience?
What are some of the big-name audio companies doing to support accessibility and how can you learn from their experience?
How can companies take practical steps, together, to act on a shared desire for a more inclusive industry?

These are the kind of questions that this workshop seeks to answer.

Workshop outline

The format of the workshop will be as follows:

1. Introductions and updates from panellists, sharing insight into their companies' recent and future work on accessibility (45 mins).
2. Pre-recorded updates shining a light on other accessibility-related projects from across the industry (20 mins).
3. An overview of accessible GUI design in JUCE (30 mins) – Harry Morley (Focusrite). Harry will:
• Tour the Focusrite Control 2 software to introduce the common accessibility-related terminology.
• Share his experience of working on Focusrite’s Scarlett and Vocaster software, using the JUCE toolkit to make this software accessible to screen reader users.
• Explain key concepts such as screen reader focus and keyboard focus, control grouping, and focus priority order.
• Share useful learnings and tips for working with JUCE, and other things to be aware of.
• Suggest approaches to testing accessibility directly, working with visually impaired beta testers, and collaborating with the user community.
4. Panel discussion: a collaborative approach to inclusive design in audio products (30 mins).
• How do we make the most of the shared desire for an industry that is more inclusive to disabled engineers and artists?
• A look into the MIDI Association’s proposed ‘Music Accessibility Standard’ so far, and more.
5. Roundtable discussion in response to audience Q&A. Attendees can contribute in person, or via Zoom Q&A or Discord. If you encounter barriers to accessing these platforms, please send questions to: [email protected]

Panellists

Speaking in person
• Jay Pocknell (RNIB)
• Harry Morley (Focusrite)
• Tom Poole (JUCE)
• Adil Ghanty (Native Instruments)
• Scott Chesworth (Freelance Accessibility Consultant and Trainer)
• Martin Keary (Muse Group)
• Arvid Johnsson (Softube)

Joining remotely
• Athan Billias (MIDI Association)
• Adi Dickens (Ableton)
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Streamed & Edited by Digital Medium Ltd: https://online.digital-medium.co.uk
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Organized and produced by JUCE: https://juce.com/
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Special thanks to the ADC23 Team:

Sophie Carus
Derek Heimlich
Andrew Kirk
Bobby Lombardi
Tom Poole
Ralph Richbourg
Jim Roper
Jonathan Roper
Prashant Mishra

#adc #audiodesign #dsp #audio #juce

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Developing an AI-Powered Karaoke Experience – Thomas Hézard & Clément Tabary – ADC23

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Developing an AI-Powered Karaoke Experience - Thomas Hézard & Clément Tabary - ADC23

Karaoke has been of popular interest for many years, from the first karaoke bars in the 1970s to the karaoke video games of today, and the recent progress in deep learning technologies has opened up new horizons. Audio source separation and voice transcription algorithms now give the opportunity to create a complete karaoke song, with instrumental track and synchronised lyrics, from any mixed music track. Real-time stems remixing, pitch and tempo control, and singing quality assessment are other useful audio features to go beyond the traditional karaoke experience. In this talk we will discuss the challenges we had to tackle to provide our users with a fully automatic and integrated karaoke system adapted for both mobile and web platforms.
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Thomas Hézard

Thomas leads the Audio Research & Development team at MWM, working with his team on innovative signal processing algorithms and their optimised implementation on various platforms. Before joining the MWM adventure, Thomas completed a PhD on voice analysis-synthesis at IRCAM in Paris. Fascinated by every aspect of sound and music, both artistic and scientific, Thomas is also a musician, a sound engineer, a passionate teacher, and an amateur photographer.
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Clément Tabary

Clément is a deep-learning research engineer at MWM. He applies ML algorithms to a wide range of multimedia fields, from music information retrieval to image generation. He's currently working on audio source separation, music transcription, and automatic DJing.
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Streamed & Edited by Digital Medium Ltd: https://online.digital-medium.co.uk
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Organized and produced by JUCE: https://juce.com/
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Special thanks to the ADC23 Team:

Sophie Carus
Derek Heimlich
Andrew Kirk
Bobby Lombardi
Tom Poole
Ralph Richbourg
Jim Roper
Jonathan Roper
Prashant Mishra

#adc #audiodev #ai #karaoke

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Virtual Studio Production Tools With AI Driven Personalized Spatial Audio for Immersive Mixing

Join Us For ADC24 - Bristol - 11-13 November 2024
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Virtual Studio Production Tools With AI Driven Personalized Spatial Audio for Immersive Mixing - Dr. Kaushik Sunder & Krishnan Subramanian - ADCx India 2024

In recent years, Spatial audio formats such as Dolby Atmos, Sony 360 Reality, Auro 3D are on the rise. As a result of this, there is also an increasing need for having multi channel speaker setups and associated gear in the studio to produce, mix, and master music in such formats. These systems are extremely expensive, occupy space, time consuming to set up, and therefore a massive barrier to entry for most mixing engineers. In this talk, we will present some of the latest innovations in enabling an ecosystem of Virtual Studio Production with AI driven personalized spatial audio. We explore the need and integration of personalized HRTFs, Room acoustics modeling, and personalized headphone equalization for such virtual production tools. We will also present our experience leveraging JUCE for building spatial audio plugins, particularly as it pertains to virtualizing real world acoustic environments. By sharing our insights, this talk aims to provide valuable information to developers interested in building spatial audio plugins that bring down barriers of cost, accessibility, making “immersive for all” a reality for creative professionals.

Link to Slides: https://data.audio.dev/talks/ADCxIndia/2024/ai-driven-personalized-spatial-audio-for-immersive-mixing.pdf
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Edited by Digital Medium Ltd - online.digital-medium.co.uk
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Organized and produced by JUCE: https://juce.com/
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Special thanks to the ADC24 Team:

Sophie Carus
Derek Heimlich
Andrew Kirk
Bobby Lombardi
Tom Poole
Ralph Richbourg
Prashant Mishra

#adc #ai #audio #virtualstudio

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Accelerated Audio Computing: From Problem to Solution – Alexander Talashov & Alexander Prokopchuk

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Accelerated Audio Computing: From Problem to Solution - Alexander Talashov & Alexander Prokopchuk - ADC 2023

Last year, we shared the vision of accelerated audio computing: from technology overview, first product reveals, and Beta testing to fields of application / verticals and some promises on the emerging trend.

In this talk, we'd like to cover our year of incredible progress:

- Technology traction. New platforms support, new features, LTS release;
- Use cases and scenarios. From plugins running locally to the fully GPU-powered products in the cloud or embedded;
- SDK vision. One extendible platform that covers it all. Code things CUDA-style once and get it working anywhere you want;
- SDK release. From problems of making public releases to the technical proposal to the Plugin Industry Standards VST, AU, AAX, CLAP etc.

Throughout this session, we encourage you to engage with us. We want to hear your thoughts, your ideas, and your vision for what our SDK can achieve. During the Q&A session, please share your insights on the functionalities you might seek in our SDK and the use cases you envision for it. Your input is invaluable as we shape the future of accelerated audio computing, powered by GPUs!

Let's get on this exciting journey together!
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Alexander Talashov
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Alexander Prokopchuk
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Streamed & Edited by Digital Medium Ltd: https://online.digital-medium.co.uk
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Organized and produced by JUCE: https://juce.com/
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Special thanks to the ADC23 Team:

Sophie Carus
Derek Heimlich
Andrew Kirk
Bobby Lombardi
Tom Poole
Ralph Richbourg
Jim Roper
Jonathan Roper
Prashant Mishra

#adc #audiodev #gpu #audio

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Audio Technology Industry Standards – the Agony and the Ecstasy – Angus Hewlett – ADC23

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Audio Technology Industry Standards - the Agony and the Ecstasy - Angus Hewlett - ADC 2023

The music technology ecosystem is reliant on interoperability mediated via standards.

But have you ever really considered the implications? What are the implications of building projects and environments out of plug-ins? Why are we still stuck with the MIDI protocol from 1983? Where's it all going next?

In this talk I'll cover a brief history of standards in our industry, consider what features you should look for when evaluating plug-in APIs, and provide a quick overview of where it may be going next with emerging technologies like MIDI 2.0 and Web Audio Modules.
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Angus Hewlett
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Streamed & Edited by Digital Medium Ltd: https://online.digital-medium.co.uk
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Organized and produced by JUCE: https://juce.com/
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Special thanks to the ADC23 Team:

Sophie Carus
Derek Heimlich
Andrew Kirk
Bobby Lombardi
Tom Poole
Ralph Richbourg
Jim Roper
Jonathan Roper
Prashant Mishra

#adc #audiodev #audiotechnology #audio

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AI Generated Voices: Towards Emotive Speech Synthesis – Vibhor Saran – ADCx India 2024

Join Us For ADC24 - Bristol - 11-13 November 2024
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AI Generated Voices: Towards Emotive Speech Synthesis - Vibhor Saran - ADCx India 2024

Traditionally, machine generated voices were synthesised by joining the phonemes of any language, which made these voices robotic in nature. With the availability of more data and advent of deep learning, these AI voices started becoming more human and engaging. The next step is to make these AI generated voices more emotive so that it can laugh, be sad or even cry just like how expressive human speech is. In this talk, we touch base upon deep learning approaches to make synthetic voices more emotive. Specifically, we will focus on how to manipulate the Mel Spectrogram of the speech to make it engaging, removing the dependency of large quantums of data.

Link to Slides: https://data.audio.dev/talks/ADCxIndia/2024/towards-emotive-speech-synthesis.pdf
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Edited by Digital Medium Ltd - online.digital-medium.co.uk
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Organized and produced by JUCE: https://juce.com/
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Special thanks to the ADC24 Team:

Sophie Carus
Derek Heimlich
Andrew Kirk
Bobby Lombardi
Tom Poole
Ralph Richbourg
Prashant Mishra

#adc #ai #dsp #audio #speechsynthesis

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Legacy Code in C++ for the Learning Engineer – José Díaz Rohena – ADC23

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Legacy Code in C++ for the Learning Engineer - José Díaz Rohena - ADC 2023

Legacy code is code that works. But sometimes, it could work better. We want it to behave a little differently or be more perfomant. Maybe it could be easier to understand and maintain. Whatever the reason, making changes to a legacy system can be daunting, as doing so is almost always more complex than writing something new. The challenge is increased when unfamiliar with the code base, or inexperienced with these kinds of projects. It might be a slog. Do we still want to change the code? Probably!

In this talk, I explore what we can learn about our codebases and engineering practices by working with legacy code. I present a large refactoring project I undertook in Ableton Live's 20+ year old codebase as a case study. Why did I do it? What did I learn? How did it turn out? What would I do differently next time? These questions are explored with emphasis on doing better work as well as evaluating when doing that work is right for you and your team.

Link to Slides: https://data.audio.dev/legacy-code/slides.pdf
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José Díaz Rohena

I've been working on audio software for about 4 years, first making audio plugins at Newfangled Audio—now working at Ableton on Live. I got into all of this as a musician, which I still am, but these days I'm more interested in making tools for others than I am in making music.
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Streamed & Edited by Digital Medium Ltd: https://online.digital-medium.co.uk
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Organized and produced by JUCE: https://juce.com/
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Special thanks to the ADC23 Team:

Sophie Carus
Derek Heimlich
Andrew Kirk
Bobby Lombardi
Tom Poole
Ralph Richbourg
Jim Roper
Jonathan Roper
Prashant Mishra

#adc #audiodev #cpp #audio

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Music Rendering in Unreal Engine: The Harmonix Music Plugin for MetaSounds – Buzz Burrowes – ADC23

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Music Rendering in Unreal Engine: The Harmonix Music Plugin for MetaSounds - Buzz Burrowes - ADC 2023

MetaSounds is Unreal Engine's graphical audio authoring system. It provides audio designers the ability to construct powerful procedural audio systems that offer sample-accurate timing and control at the audio-buffer level. Harmonix, the game studio behind the rhythm action games Rock Band and Dance Central, and the music mashup games Drop Mix and Fuser, joined Epic Games in the winter of 2021. Since the acquisition, the Harmonix audio development team has been hard at work building music specific plugins for MetaSounds that add tight musical synchronization and rendering.

In this session, the technical lead of this team will give an overview of the problem space (tightly coupled audio/visual/gameplay synchronization in single-player and multi-player games), describe the ways in which they have been able to extend the MetaSounds system with a set of custom plugins, and demonstrate the functionality these plugins add to MetaSounds and the Unreal Engine.
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Buzz Burrowes

Buzz was an audio recording engineer in Los Angeles, CA in the late 80s and early 90s. In 1995 he joined Sony Computer Entertainment America prior to the North American launch of the first PlayStation. Originally hired as the Chief Audio Engineer, responsible for for overseeing the construction of recording studios and a hiring a staff of sound designers and composers, he ultimately took on the additional responsibility of designing and developing Sony's proprietary audio engine. He is credited on over 50 of Sony's first party titles. In 2009 he left Sony to join Harmonix Music Systems, the original creator of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises. At Harmonix he again took on the role of Audio System Architect, building the low level software systems that empowered Harmonix game designers to create musical experiences like the "auto-mashup/remixing" games DropMix and Fuser. Buzz is now at Epic games, with the title "Distinguished Audio Programmer". He is currently focused on porting the Harmonix music technology to Unreal Engine's MetaSound system.
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Streamed & Edited by Digital Medium Ltd: https://online.digital-medium.co.uk
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Organized and produced by JUCE: https://juce.com/
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Special thanks to the ADC23 Team:

Sophie Carus
Derek Heimlich
Andrew Kirk
Bobby Lombardi
Tom Poole
Ralph Richbourg
Jim Roper
Jonathan Roper
Prashant Mishra

#adc #audiodev #unrealengine #audio

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