Erich Krey

Application Performance Manager

Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH

About Me

I’m an Application Performance Manager at Steinberg, where I’ve been working since 2013.

I’m passionate about all things related to performance. The first computer I ever used was a Macintosh Performa 630.

I work in a hybrid role—continuing to develop for Cubase and Nuendo while also collaborating with various teams at Steinberg and external partners. Together, we analyze performance issues, propose solutions, and plan the necessary fixes.

During my studies, I worked as a piano player in restaurants and produced an album with a friend. I still enjoy composing piano tracks to this day.

If you’re interested in chatting about performance, Cubase, Nuendo, or anything else, feel free to reach out!

Sessions

  • A Performance Odyssey: Transforming UI Rendering in Cubase and Nuendo
    11:20 - 12:10 UTC | Wednesday 12th November 2025 | Bristol 1
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    In this talk, I’d like to take you on a journey through how we significantly improved UI rendering performance in Cubase and Nuendo on macOS by integrating Apple’s Metal technology into our framework. While I’ll provide some high-level insights into how UI rendering works in Cubase and Nuendo (Steinberg DAW), the main focus of my talk is the journey itself. We’ll start at the point where we realized that our existing implementation no longer performed adequately on modern Macs, and follow the path through what we achieved, the key challenges we faced, and how we overcame them. Hopefully, many of […]

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