McDSP - Analog Processing Box

McDSP founder Colin McDowell chats to Sam Inglis about his career at the cutting edge of plug-in development. Colin explains his approach to plug-in design, and talks about the revolutionary Analog Processing Box — a plug-in co-processor that employs configurable analogue circuitry rather than DSP.Chapters00:00 - Introduction00:17 - Getting Started Creating Audio Products01:08 - The Necessary Training02:01 - Algorithm Development05:40 - The User Interface07:26 - Vintage Emulation09:30 - 20 Years Of Plug-in Development11:32 - How Useful Is Machine Learning?14:10  The APB (Analog Processing Box)17:07 - Analogue Electronics18:31 - Component Tolerances20:28 - Emulating Tubes21:51 - Combining Signals23:04 - The Capabilities Of APB24:58 - Extending The Capabilities Of APB25:46 - APB For Atmos26:30 - APB For Mastering28:11 - Other Analogue Effects31:02 - Using The APB For Saturation32:02 - Future Developments At McDSPMcDSP BiogMcDSP is an innovative Emmy award-winning Silicon Valley audio software and hardware company founded in 1998 by Colin McDowell.McDSP technology can be found in pro audio plug-ins for popular digital audio workstations including Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, and Avid live sound systems. McDSP audio algorithms are also used by companies such as Audiokinetic, Bioware and Microsoft, and in consumer products like the LouderLogic iOS audio player. In 2019 McDSP introduced the world's first programmable analogue processor, the APB-16. The McDSP Analog Processing Box (APB) combines the flexibility of software plug-in control with the fidelity of premium analogue processing. Options include compressors, mastering limiters, transient enhancement devices, multi-channel and multi-band applications.https://www.mcdsp.com/Sam Inglis BiogEditor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).https://www.soundonsound.comCatch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts Get a print or digital subscription to Sound On Sound magazine.