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XLN Audio – Andreas Mood [Project Director & Content Manager]

XLN Audio are the developers behind Addictive Drums, a popular music software that offers its user some of the most sophisticated drum sounds...

Eiosis – Fabrice Gabriel [CEO]

Fabrice Gabriel has risen to fame within the audio world as the technical powerhouse behind Slate Digital plugins, like the VCC and...

That Sound – Paul Mabury [Co-Founder]

Darren King, the drummer from Mutemath, has collaborated with a sample company called That Sound to create his own sample pack. As a...

Pettinhouse – Andrea Pettinao [Founder]

Whilst Native Instruments and Scarbee tend to make waves in the world of virtual instruments, it's worth noting that Pettinhouse has...

Scarbee – Thomas Hansen Scarbye [Founder]

Most producers are familiar with the software behemoth known as Native Instruments, which will have led them to also become acquainted...

XLN Audio – Lars Erlandsson [Product Manager]

XLN Audio have just recently the sequel to their drum software, titled "Addictive Drums 2", so Lars Erlandsson and I once again had...

Cakewalk – Michael Hoover [President]

Although Cakewalk's synthesizer plugin, Z3TA+ 2, is a plugin I knew about, their audio workstation, SONAR, was less familiar me. Even though it's...

Universal Audio – Bill Putnam Jr [CEO]

Universal Audio stands as not only one of the most recognizable brands in pro audio, but also one of the most...

PSP Audioware – Mateusz Wozniak and Antoni Ozynski [Founders]

PSP Audioware is a software company that have become famous for their VintageWarmer plugin, a somewhat revered piece of digital equipment that is...

PreSonus – Dominic Bazile [Quality Assurance Tester]

It's not easy to find success with a new DAW in today's overcrowded market, but PreSonus have successfully made a name...

Bitwig Studio – Dominik Wilms [Technical Support Manager]

Bitwig Studio is a DAW that caused a stir some years back with rumors of being able to challenge Ableton Live's workflow. The software...

iZotope – Mark Ethier [CEO]

iZotope's influence as a plugins manufacturer extends beyond the music-making world into the land of audio repair, post-production and sound design....

Softube – Henrik Andersson Vogel [Marketing Manager]

"Softube" is a name plastered across both their own third-party plugins and native ones in DAWs like Ableton Live. This Swedish...

Waves Vice President Of Sales & Marketing – Mick Olesh

In the world of digital mixing, Waves Audio is a well-known figure. The Israeli manufacturer of audio software is anything but...

Open Labs – Cliff Mountain [CEO]

Open Labs is a Texas-based company responsible for the relatively new DAW called Stagelight, which was recently demoed at a Dell/Intel event...

Propellerhead – Ernst Nathorst-Böös [CEO and Co-Founder]

Propellerhead may not boast the same corporate structure as some of its competitors, but has still been able to rise to similar...

Slate Digital + Slate Pro Audio – Steven Slate [CEO]

Steven Slate is the CEO of both Slate Digital, a plugin company, and Slate Pro Audio, a gear manufacturer. He's has been...

Rob Papen Software – Rob Papen [Founder]

Rob Papen is a manufacturer of software synthesizers whose users are littered throughout the electronic music world. It's one of the most-recognized...

XLN Audio – Lars Erlandsson [Product Manager and Co-Founder]

XLN Audio is a Swedish software company that has become famous for its virtual drum program, Addictive Drums. Following that success, they've...

Loopmasters – Matt Pelling [Director and Co-Founder]

Following my interviews with software companies like Image-Line and Ohm Force, I decided to focus on another aspect of digital music...

Ohm Force – Raphael Dinge [Lead Developer]

Ohm Force is a French software manufacturer, responsible for distortion plug-ins like Ohmicide and filters like Frohmage that are used by the likes...

Image Line – Jean-Marie Cannie [CTO and Co-Founder]

Image-Line is the company responsible for one of the most widely-used DAWs in the world, FL Studio (formerly known as FruityLoops), and their DJ mixing...