Stories from ADC22 - Part 1

Stories from ADC22 - Part 1

Unskippable Disclaimer: #ADC22 was a huge event and I did not have Hermione's Time-Turner with me so I could only meet a small percentage of people and attend a limited number of workshops. Hence, these series of articles will NOT do justice to how brilliant the conference was. I strongly recommend you to consider joining it in-person or online the next year to really enjoy the hangover that I am in right now.

Audio Developer Conference (ADC) is a non-profit event aimed at bringing audio-geeks together.

It's a place where you get to meet a lot of like-minded people who speak the language that you do.

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An actual picture from ADC22, London clicked on 14th November 2022 (no kidding)

I had attended the event online in 2021 and really liked it so I decided to join the event in-person this year. One of the best decisions of my life.

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A screenshot from Sched app

I met a lot of people who I have know for years through social media or through their work, and many new folks who are all absolutely brilliant and are doing some superb work. I have collected as many stories that I could and in these articles, I'll share them with you.

So after some brilliant workshops on Day 1 about GPU Audio , dynamic cast , Cycling '74 's #RNBO and some interesting talks by the panel, it was time for a casual meetup at Strongroom. Here's a description of what happens next:


I see a group of people standing in a circle meeting each other for the first time. I notice Lina Berzinskas and Joshua Hodge are there too so I go ahead and join them, which is when everyone introduces themselves. On my right is a person who mentions himself as an audio plugin developer.

Me: Hi, I'm Prashant.

Benjamin: Hey, I'm Benjamin .

Me: So what kind of plugins do you make?

Benjamin: I have a suite of tools that help in audio restoration using real time machine learning approach. You might have heard of DeRoom Pro or Chameleon. The company is called Accentize.

Me: *taking a moment to recall these familiar names* Oh yea I think I've heard of these and tried them too. One sec.

I then take my phone, open WhatsApp and type "accentize". This is what shows up:

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Me being a geek and sharing new tech info with the team I was leading

I show it to Benjamin and his face lights up!

Me: *having a fan moment* Oh wow! So it's you who built all of these? That's great work.

Benjamin: *being humble and all* Thanks, I'm glad you liked them.


And that's how friends, I met Benjamin . Over the rest of #ADC22 I had the honor to discuss a lot more ideas with him, get more understanding of ML based apps and some interesting perspectives on licensing, cracks and how PACE Anti-Piracy, Inc is helping developers in solving all this with immense efforts.

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Benjamin and I, randomly clicking a selfie while having coffee I'm jet-lagged, of course!

Moments like these is one of the strongest reasons why events like the Audio Developer Conference are so valuable to the #audioindustry. People share knowledge with no expectations, just to make it easier for everyone else who might need that information for their products. A healthy educational and connection-building event. Plus:

Imagine. You make a product. Put it out in the world. Then go attend an event. And what do you know. You meet ME at a random bar praising your work. Now that's definitely a reward for you for sure! Congratulations Benjamin!

Jokes aside, dear readers, if you are holding back on releasing your apps, well, don't. You never know how it'll change someone's work — could be an indie sound designer or a big ass studio. Either way, you'll find out only if you publish.

PS: Accentize has a #BlackFriday sale going on and I genuinely recommend you to try the plugins yourself.

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Chameleon by Accentize

A lot more stories from the event are on their way.

Follow me for more information on #ADC22, #jobopportunities, #career paths, learnings etc etc.

Cheers!

- Prashant

#juce #pace #gpuaudio #adc #audioprogramming #gameaudio #audioplugins #prodaudio

Katharina Pollack

PhD Student in Psychoacoustics and experimental Audiology

2 年

I agree, so many humble and sweet peers at this conference.

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Rachel Locke

C++ software engineer, interested in Digital Signal Processing, Real-Time Audio C++ and Audio ML

2 年

It's a shame I didn't get a chance to meet you there! are you based in London?

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