Tomas Medek

Developer

Image Line

About Me

Tomas Medek is an audio software developer at Image Line, where he works on plugins and maintains the build system for FL Studio. Tomas holds a master’s degree from the Faculty of Applied Sciences at the University of West Bohemia. His background includes roles at Audified, where he worked on a customizable, network-controlled audio engine framework and its GUI. He also contributed to life-critical medical software for Medtronic, gaining experience with rigorous safety and security development processes.

Tomas is part of the core organizing team for Composers Summit Prague. As a musician, Tomas has performed music on keyboards with orchestras across Europe. He has also composed music for independent movies and created orchestral arrangements for live performances.

Sessions

  • Modernizing Legacy Audio Plugin Codebases

    Lessons from FL Studio’s Plugin Suite
    10:00 - 10:50 UTC | Wednesday 12th November 2025 | Bristol 1
    Beginner
    Intermediate

    Join us for an in-depth look at transforming thirteen legacy audio plugins developed for FL Studio. This talk will take you through the journey of modernizing these plugins for cross-platform compatibility, supporting multiple formats (VST2, FL, AU). Key topics include: Project Phasing: Backlog triage and consolidation, breaking down the modernization effort into manageable phases. This structured approach enabled efficient prioritization, clear milestones, and incremental delivery of improvements across the plugin suite. Codebase Refactoring: Adoption of C++17, strict compiler settings. Replacement of deprecated APIs with modern system calls. Source code management strategies. MSVC and Xcode project management. Debugging and Logging Strategies: […]