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...
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...
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...
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...
Reason Studios – Niklas Agevik [CEO]
Back in 2013, I interviewed Propellerhead's CEO, Ernst Nathorst-Böörst, who talked to me about the genesis of his company and their...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
LANDR – Justin Evans [COO]
LANDR is an online cloud-based mastering service that has taken the audio world by storm since its launch in May of...