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WolfTalk: Podcast About Audio Programming (People, Careers, Learning)

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Welcome to WolfTalk, a podcast ever about audio programming. My name is Jan Wilczek. I am an audio programmer and a researcher. In this podcast you will learn how to build your career in programming or research related to audio, meet programmers and researchers from all around the world, and learn about the intricacies of sound. All resources referenced in the podcast are at www.thewolfsound.com/talkXXX, where XXX is the episode number. Don't forget to subscribe to my newsletter: https://www.thewolfsound.com/newsletter/ I sincerely hope you'll find the information here useful for your own development!

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Poland

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Welcome to WolfTalk, a podcast ever about audio programming. My name is Jan Wilczek. I am an audio programmer and a researcher. In this podcast you will learn how to build your career in programming or research related to audio, meet programmers and researchers from all around the world, and learn about the intricacies of sound. All resources referenced in the podcast are at www.thewolfsound.com/talkXXX, where XXX is the episode number. Don't forget to subscribe to my newsletter: https://www.thewolfsound.com/newsletter/ I sincerely hope you'll find the information here useful for your own development!

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@wilczek_jan

Language:

English

Episodes

How To Run Your Neural Networks in an Audio Plugin with Andrew Fyfe | WolfTalk #011

3/13/2023
In this episode, I was honored to interview Andrew Fyfe; a musician, a software engineer, and a researcher in the field of deep learning applied to audio. In particular, Andrew is working on an exciting new technology, Neutone. Neutone allows quick deployment of trained neural networks to audio plugins and running them in the digital audio workstation for verification, testing, up to full-blown product releases for users. At the same time, Andrew is wrapping up his PhD while working full...

Duration:01:02:46

How To Process Sound On The GPU With Sasha Talashov And Jonathan Rowden From GPU Audio | WolfTalk #010

1/30/2023
In this episode, I was lucky to interview two members of GPU Audio: Jonathan Rowden and Alexander “Sasha” Talashov. GPU Audio is a software company that promises to deliver real-time audio processing capabilities to GPUs in the form of an easily usable Software Development Kit (SDK). It’s their goal to allow audio programmers to utilize the power of all GPU cores for faster and more performant audio processing. If you are interested in why it is not easy to process audio on the GPU and how...

Duration:01:14:48

From Audio Research To Own Audio Software Company With Stefano D’Angelo (Orastron, Ex-Arturia) | WolfTalk #009

12/20/2022
In this episode, I was incredibly excited to interview Stefano D’Angelo: a freelancer in the field of audio programming. Episode notes: https://thewolfsound.com/talk009 Stefano comes from Italy and is well known in the field. He’s completed his PhD thesis at the Acoustics Lab of the Aalto University, then worked for Arturia for some time, and then decided to start his own freelance gig, which eventually led to him grounding the Orastron company. During this time, he’s been incredibly...

Duration:00:44:21

Building Audio Teams and Audio Products with Prashant Mishra | WolfTalk #008

12/4/2022
In this episode, I was fortunate to interview Prashant Mishra, an Audio Director who is now building audio products and creating awareness about audio tech and game audio. Prashant is an audiophile who has worked as an Audio Director for educational games and videos in collaboration with Disney to create IP-specific sonic experiences, during which he created voice based apps. He helped in setting up and scaling the sound department at an India-based ed-tech since 2015 for their entire...

Duration:00:51:08

Spatial Audio Basics with Dr Tom McKenzie | WolfTalk #007

11/12/2022
In this episode, I was fortunate to interview Dr Tom McKenzie, a researcher in the field of spatial audio and acoustics and a musician, who is currently working at the University of Edinburgh as a lecturer in Acoustics and Architectural Acoustics. At the time of the interview (November 2021), Tom was a postdoctoral researcher at the Aalto Acoustics Lab at the Aalto University in Finland. He was the last member of the lab interviewed by me. Previous interviews included: Leonardo FierroJon...

Duration:00:15:39

How Can a Musician Become an Audio Programmer with Moritz Schaller | WolfTalk #006

10/13/2022
In this podcast episode, I had the privilege to interview Moritz Schaller: a professional musician who turned programmer and successfully transitioned into a software engineering position. Moritz is a colleague of mine from Loudly GmbH. Not only is he a skilled and smart programmer but also a great person who is extremely likeable. I am sure that if you are considering a change in your career paths, Moritz’s story and tips will provide you with inspiration and guidance on how to do this.

Duration:00:58:28

How to Build Your Own Audio Hardware Company with Steve Barile | WolfTalk #005

6/15/2022
In this podcast episode, I was happy to interview Steve Barile from Conductive Labs. Steve was a 9-5 employee of Intel, until he and his best friend Darryl, started experimenting with building their own audio hardware. First prototypes led to concrete product ideas, which led to a crowdfunding campaign, which led to founding a successful business... but let's listen to him tell the story! In this podcast episode, you will learn: Special thanks from Steve to the Conductive Labs...

Duration:01:35:22

Deep Learning for Virtual Analog Modeling with Alec Wright | WolfTalk #004

1/28/2022
In this podcast episode, I was lucky to interview another member of the Aalto Acoustics Lab of the Aalto University in Espoo, Finland. He is involved in research applying deep learning to audio, for example, in the context of Virtual Analog modeling of guitar amplifiers. He was also the advisor of my Master Thesis. In this podcast episode, you will learn ✅ how to transition from mechanical engineering to audio processing, ✅ how to apply deep learning to music processing, for example, virtual...

Duration:00:33:34

Challenges Of Beginner Audio Researchers & How To Overcome Them With Jon Fagerström | WolfTalk #003

12/19/2021
In this podcast episode, I was lucky to interview another member of the Aalto Acoustics Lab of the Aalto University in Espoo, Finland. Jon Fagerström is conducting his PhD research in the domain of audio signal processing, specifically, sampling synthesis and artificial reverberation. We are discussing what challenges beginning researchers face, how to find your niche in audio research, and what interesting ways there are to end up as an audio researcher. Episode notes:...

Duration:00:38:13

How To Start a Career In Audio Research With Leonardo Fierro | WolfTalk #002

11/18/2021
In this episode, I had the privilege to interview Leonard Fierro, a PhD student at the Aalto Acoustics Lab of the Aalto University in Espoo, Finland. Leonardo comes from Italy and transitioned from Communications to Audio Signal Processing. He's currently (as of 2021) in his third year of the doctoral studies. His focus is on time-scale modification (as in YouTube's 1.5x or 2x speed buttons) and transients. In this episode, we are discussing his background and also what is needed to carry...

Duration:01:07:53

How I Got Started With Audio Programming (And How You Can Too!) | WolfTalk #001

10/28/2021
WolfSound is all about making it easy for you to learn audio programming. We remove the requirements to read thick books, pay for expensive courses, and attend universities for years. This podcast episode is meant to give you an example way to learn audio programming: my way. I want to share my story with you so that you can relate and believe that you can do it too! In this podcast episode, you will learn > how mathematics and music led me to study the field of acoustics, > how I learned...

Duration:00:40:55