Samuel Fischmann
Co-Founder
Musik Hack LLC
About Me
Sam is the technical co-founder of Musik Hack, and a seasoned software developer whose portfolio spans audio/DSP, Web development, data analytics, and embedded systems. He’s also a composer and longtime musician. Sam is obsessed with building creative, functional, major-label-quality products that don’t look like airplane cockpits, and helping spread the joy of music through more intuitive approaches to DSP. If you ask nicely, he can also cook up a mean marinara...
Sessions
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In Praise of Loudness
14:00 - 14:50 UTC | Wednesday 13th November 2024 | Bristol 1BeginnerIntermediateLet's talk about the greatest controversy in modern music production: LOUDNESS. Sacred to some, profane to others, the desire for loudness has spawned myriad techniques, products, and narratives throughout our industry. But which narratives are misguided and which are enlightening? How do various techniques stack up and what are the compromises? Why has loudness been vilified so much in the last couple decades? And ultimately, what is so useful and seductive about loudness in the music we hear? This presentation aims to give you a much deeper understanding of loudness: what it is, how it's measured, how technology enhances it, […]
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Amplifying Efficiency
Business Infrastructure for Audio Startups09:00 - 09:50 UTC | Tuesday 12th November 2024 | Bristol 1BeginnerHave a great audio product (or idea for an audio product) but don’t know how to turn it into a business? Want to start your own audio plugin company but have no idea what that even means? Already have a product but don’t know how to get momentum in the market? Learn from our mistakes! We acquired decades of experience in internal business tools & systems, financial analysis, automation, and analytics before leaving our 9-to-5 jobs to start a new audio venture. Even with all that background, we’ve had to learn a lot in the last two years, and have […]