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ADC Bristol - 9th - 11th November
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From DAW Users to Audio Developers - Teaching JUCE to Creative Minds - Milap Rane - ADCx India 2026
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Many music production students approach mathematics and programming with hesitation, often seeing them as abstract, intimidating, or disconnected from creativity. Yet effective music production already depends on structured, stepwise problem-solving—an inherently algorithmic way of thinking.
This talk explores how a Polya-inspired problem-solving framework can be adapted to retrain music production students to think algorithmically. By guiding students to understand a problem, break it into smaller steps, test solutions incrementally, and reflect on outcomes, programming becomes a process of structured experimentation rather than mathematical threat. This approach can help more students access the beauty of building their own plug-ins and workflows that can help them create their own creative identities.
Drawing from my own classroom experience teaching C++ and audio software engineering to B.Sc. Sound Engineering students at the Undergraduate level in an Indian University, where most of the students come from a non-Science background, and where mathematics can in some cases even trigger past trauma. How in such cases, can Audio and Music Technology and Software Development be taught and made more accessible is at the crux of this talk. I discuss strategies for reducing fear around mathematics, reframing coding as problem-solving, and cultivating computational confidence in creative learners. The goal is not just to teach syntax, but to reshape thinking—helping students move from passive tool users to engaged builders who approach software engineering with curiosity rather than anxiety.
Slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VU_Vnc7RqgpWcsCGwnuNNaG8_bGbGjNm/view?usp=drive_link
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Milap Rane
Musician. Music Technologist. Educator
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Special thanks to the ADC team:
Sophie Carus
Derek Heimlich
Andrew Kirk
Bobby Lombardi
Tom Poole
Ralph Richbourg
Jim Roper
Jonathan Roper
Prashant Mishra
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