Our new book "The Complete Beginner's Guide to Audio Plug-in Development" is here! "How do I create my own audio plug-in?" Anyone who has ever asked that question knows that the answers are complex. Audio programming is an amazing intersection of code, math, and creativity, and one of the most challenging parts is just getting started... ...until now! This is a new collaboration with @mhollemans that's designed specifically for people who are getting started - no coding experience necessary! Our favorite part about this book is that it TRULY takes you from the beginning and shows you not only how to get started, but also provides a foundational understanding of how plug-ins work. This is an ideal book for... • Sound designers • Music producers • Developers from other areas in software • Audio developers seeking a better understanding of how things work Here are just a few of the subjects we cover: • Downloading your first IDE (both Windows & Mac) • Getting started with the JUCE Framework • Starting C++ from the very beginning • Introduction to digital signal processing • Creating your first audio plug-in • Creating a custom look and feel • Debugging techniques • How to release your plug-in ...and much more! Find out more here: youtu.be/QUFgy8aZcpQ Get the book here:

How can you ship high-quality plugins when you’ve already got a full-time job? Today at 12:30pm ET / 5:30pm UK, I’m sitting down with Simon Weis, founder of Darkpalace Studio. By day he’s a physics PhD writing HPC software for automotive and CAD. At night he builds plugins like Piranha and Parrot - which received 3rd place in the KVR plugin challenge this year! We’ll get into: ✅ Building plugins around a day job ✅ How Darkpalace Studio got started ✅ Winning 3rd place in the KVR Developer Challenge 2026 Going live today and open to everyone. See you there: youtube.com/live/tmdQ82x8VgE

How do you get your plugin noticed in a market that's saturated more than ever before? Join us this Tuesday for a live conversation with the legendary Gavin Burke. Gavin is the creator of SubLab (Plugin Boutique's all-time best-selling synth) and founder of Future Audio Workshop. He was also one of Arturia's first employees in 2005, and later CTO at Output as one of the architects behind Arcade. We'll discuss: ✅ How to get noticed in a saturated market ✅ How SubLab got built and how it sold ✅ Early days at Output as CTO at a fast growing music tech company ✅ Where an indie developer should put their time in 2026 We'll be taking your questions live. Free, online, open to everyone. Join live here: youtube.com/live/fh8q9iqI_PE

Today, I'll be speaking online with the Audio Engineering Society about the past, present, and future of audio programming! From Bell Labs to LLMs, we've come a long way since first getting sound out of a computer. And we'll be taking a look at patterns throughout history to help us learn where we can apply our focus for the next era of music computing. (This was a talk that was rescheduled from July) Catch us today at 2pm Est / 7pm UK. See you there!

Audio devs, creators and music-tech builders in London! We’re getting together again for our next event, and you're invited. Twice a year, we come together as a community to talk about where music and audio software is heading - from plugins and apps to the creative tools we use to build them. And along with the talks and networking, we’re introducing something new called "Share Your Work." Building a web app, plugin, hardware project, or something else entirely? We’d love for you to show the community what you’ve made. It’s an opportunity to put your work in front of the room and, through our livestream, the wider world. Find out how to take part via the link below. What the night holds: ✅ Talks from the people building tomorrow's audio tools ✅ A room full of creators who are energized about music and audio ✅ Pizza! 🍕 We'll be hosting the event in partnership with @Point_Blank Music School. Can't make it to London? We'll be livestreaming on YouTube for the global community. Registration is open now: theaudioprogrammer.com/event…

Most developers can build the plugin. The hard part is getting anyone to care. Tomorrow we're going live on why most audio plugins never sell, and what actually works. We're sitting down with Dani Karanyi, founder of Karanyi Sounds. They're a boutique plugin brand with over 100,000+users, including Grammy-winning producers and composers scoring Netflix trailers. Dani approaches plugins as a producer first and a developer second, and he's going to show what that looks like when you're building a real business. Here's what we'll get into: ✅ Why marketing is the harder half of the plugin business ✅ How positioning and sub-brands beat a feature list ✅ The real economics of your own store vs. resellers vs. regional distribution ✅ Launch mechanics: pricing, DLC, bundles and sale cadence ✅ The mistakes that cost him, and why most indie teams need marketing capability in-house rather than an agency We're streaming live, so bring your questions. We'll be taking them in real time! Join us here: youtube.com/live/OWxaTNw32WQ…

Building audio products that people love to use is tough... Getting investment to build those products is even tougher. I found someone who has done both! Meet Max Shafer, Co-Founder of Just 4 Noise. They're an ethical AI audio company based out of Berlin. I had a great conversation with him about the challenges of building an audio plugin company in this saturated industry, using AI in a way that doesn't repulse customers, and the journey of finding investment along the way! youtu.be/UHhTF4lR0Fo

The best way to predict the future is to understand the past. Tomorrow I'm speaking for AES UK. My talk is called "Audio Programming: Where We've Been, Where We Are, & Where We're Heading." Many rules that worked even one year ago is rapidly changing. AI is transforming the playbook at an unprecedented pace, and the skills that got people hired over the past year are transforming rapidly over time. Over the past 9 years at The Audio Programmer, I've watched this industry shift in ways nobody expected. I've seen what separates the people who thrive from the ones who get left behind. In this talk, I'll share three key approaches I've seen creators use to find success in this new era of audio development. Whether you're in academia looking to transition into industry, or a professional dealing with industry changes, this talk offers valuable insights. 📅 Tuesday 14th July, 7pm BST 💻 Free registration via Zoom