Joel Ross

Senior Embedded DSP Engineer

Focusrite

About Me

Joel is a Senior Embedded DSP Engineer at Focusrite where he develops and implements DSP algorithms for hardware products. His excitement for all things audio DSP began over 20 years ago when he first encountered a Moog modular soft-synth in a music shop in Manitoba and his mind was blown. In the past he's worked on wireless communications systems (modems) and in pro video before finding his way back to audio with his current role at Focusrite.

Sessions

  • Workshop: From Paper to Plugin
    09:00 - 12:30 UTC | Monday 10th November 2025 | Conservatory
    Beginner
    Intermediate

    Academic papers are a great resource for audio developers but can often appear intimidating with many equations and limited explanation. In this workshop we will unpack one paper and show how you can extract key elements needed to implement a novel filter function from the paper and put this to creative use in a JUCE plugin. In the course of the workshop, we will cover: - Theory of digital filters, how to analyse and implement a range of filters - Building prototypes in python using Jupyter notebook - Implementing a C++ version and verifying that it matches the prototype - […]