Ian Hobson

Founder

Picotone

About Me

Ian Hobson is an engineer who loves building audio software.

Since 2019 he has been working as a consultant with startups and organizations including Meta, Lofelt, Super Hi-Fi, Pixtunes, and INA GRM. Previously he worked at Ableton as Technical Principal for DSP and Devices.

He is also the creator of the Koto programming language, and the founder of Picotone where he's currently working on music apps.

Sessions

  • Cross-Platform Music Software with Rust
    15:00 - 15:50 UTC | Tuesday 11th November 2025 | Bristol 3
    Beginner
    Intermediate

    "The Rust programming language recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of its 1.0 release. A decade later, and Rust has become an increasingly popular choice for projects that require high performance and system-level control. In this talk I'll be giving an overview of the current state of the Rust music software ecosystem, and we'll explore the latest developments in tooling, libraries, and best practices. I'll also take you on a practical tour of a reusable project template for Rust-based music apps that can be distributed as plugins, on mobile or desktop operating systems, or in web browsers."

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