by Vin Curigliano
The DAWbench Radio Show is the Official Podcast of DAWbench.com. We explore the leading edge of Professional DAW Performance , Computer and Music Production Technologies, Audio Production Software and Hardware. Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology ( Australia ) , joined by industry leading co-hosts and special guests.
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June 2, 2026
<p>Music Tech Pioneers VIII : Manfred Rürup : Steinberg : The Early Years !<br /> <br /> Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown of Microsoft and special guest Manfred Rürup, who is the Co-Founder and Ex CEO of Steinberg.<br /> <br /> We cover Manfred's early history with music and technology , and how that lead to a Professional Recording and Performing Career throughout the 70's and early 80's, before crossing paths with Charlie Steinberg in the early 80's, and founding Steinberg Research.<br /> <br /> We discuss Manfred's professional music career across multiple bands and performing artists, sharing some adventures that were encountered navigating those heady days of recording and touring during that era, cover some of the albums and music styles explored , gear used, etc, from early Prog Rock, Fusion, Experimental, to German New Wave.<br /> <br /> We cover the early pioneering days of being one of the first to explore computer based sequencing on less than ideal computer hardware, the evolution of the sequencing packages that paved the way to the innovations that the team visualised and brought to the ground breaking and game changing release of Cubase in 1989, that became the blueprint for the way DAW workflow environments were approached and implemented across most if not all DAW's that followed.<br /> <br /> We discuss the landmark releases of Cubase, <span class= "x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x1f6kntn xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">the initial adventures of introducing digital audio to the Cubase sequencing environment,</span> the preliminary excursions using initially 3rd party audio hardware, then moving to the first native version on Atari Falcon, and the eventual evolution of VST ( Virtual Studio Technology ), which launched the native DAW era on Mac and Windows, and created a whole new industry around Plugins and Virtual Instruments.<br /> <br /> We cover the development of ASIO , that although is well known to be the industry standard and essentially default low latency driver protocol for Windows, we discuss how it was orginally also available on earlier Mac OS versions pre OSX, and share some opinions and Pro's and Cons on that not being embraced on the later platform.<br /> <br /> We discuss the development of Nuendo and the reasoning behind the move in that direction, the eventual merging of the codebase with Cubase, and Manfreds exodus shortly after the initial Steinberg sale to Pinnacle.<br /> <br /> We also cover Manfred's creative and business <span style= "white-space: pre-wrap;">endeavors</span> after leaving Steinberg, muse over the current state of Music Technology, sharing some great insights and behind the scenes stories, and much, much more.</p> <p>Host & Guest Links :<br /> <br /> AAVIM Technology : <a href= "http://www.aavimt.com.au/">www.aavimt.com.au</a></p> <p>DAWbench : <a href= "http://www.dawbench.com/">www.dawbench.com</a><br /> <br /> Microsoft : <a href= "http://www.microsoft.com">www.microsoft.com</a><br /> <br /> Pete Brown : <a href= "https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown">https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown</a><br /> <br /> Manfred Rürup : <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/manfred-ruerup-808250/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/manfred-ruerup-808250/</a></p> <p><br /> VO :<br /> <br /> Andrew Peters : <a href= "http://www.andrewpetersvo.com/">www.andrewpetersvo.com</a><br /> <br /> Music Themes :<br /> <br /> Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : <a href= "http://www.indmusicprods.com/">http://www.indmusicprods.com</a></p> <p>DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : <a href= "http://www.erinmckimm.com/">www.erinmckimm.com</a></p> <p><br /> All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2026</p>
May 11, 2026
<p>Music Tech Pioneers VII : Wolfgang Kundrus : Steinberg, Studio One and Beyond !<br /> <br /> Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology, I am joined by guest co-host Pete Brown of Microsoft and special guest Wolfgang Kundrus, who is one of the leading and most influential music software architects of the last 4 decades. <br /> <br /> He was part of the team behind Steinberg Cubase and Nuendo, as well as the game changing innovations that were brought forward during that tenure.<br /> <br /> He was also the co-founder of PreSonus Software and one of the leading developers of Studio One, and is currently the lead developer of the Opus Engine at East West.<br /> <br /> We discuss Wolfgangs early history with music and technology , and how that lead a path to joining the team at Steinberg, the concepts and innovations that he brought to Cubase ( arrange window/toolbox, etc ) that became the blueprint for the way DAW workflow environments were approached and implemented across most if not all DAW's that followed.<br /> <br /> We cover the early days of introducing digital audio to the Cubase sequencing environment, the preliminary excursions using initially 3rd party audio hardware, then moving to the first native version on Atari Falcon, and the eventual evolution of VST ( Virtual Studio Technology ), which launched the native DAW era on Mac and Windows.<br /> <br /> We discuss the development of Nuendo, the eventual merging of the codebase with Cubase SX, and the exodus after the initial Cubase sale to Pinnacle.<br /> <br /> We also cover Wolfgang co-founding Presonus Software and being a lead developer of Studio One, his move to East West to lead the Opus Engine Development, his recent adventures with AI coding, sharing some great insights and behind the scenes stories, and much, much more.</p> <p>Host & Guest Links :<br /> <br /> AAVIM Technology : <a href= "http://www.aavimt.com.au/">www.aavimt.com.au</a></p> <p>DAWbench : <a href= "http://www.dawbench.com/">www.dawbench.com</a><br /> <br /> Microsoft : <a href= "http://www.microsoft.com">www.microsoft.com</a><br /> <br /> Pete Brown : <a href= "https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown">https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown</a><br /> <br /> Wolfgang Kundrus : <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/wkundrus/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/wkundrus/</a><br /> <br /> East West : <a href= "https://www.soundsonline.com/">https://www.soundsonline.com/</a><br /> <br /> VO :<br /> <br /> Andrew Peters : <a href= "http://www.andrewpetersvo.com/">www.andrewpetersvo.com</a><br /> <br /> Music Themes :<br /> <br /> Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : <a href= "http://www.indmusicprods.com/">http://www.indmusicprods.com</a></p> <p>DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : <a href= "http://www.erinmckimm.com/">www.erinmckimm.com</a></p> <p><br /> All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2026</p>
February 26, 2026
<p>TechBytes 11 : 2025 Music Technology Round Up : The Year in Review !<br /> <br /> Hosted by Vin Curigliano of AAVIM Technology , I am joined by guest co-hosts Pete Brown of Microsoft and Chris Mann of Link Audio.</p> <div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q"> <div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> <p>We catch up again on what Pete and Chris have been up to since last show, get an overview of the guys adventures at NAMM, and check in on Petes work on MIDI 2.0 and the inbox Windows ASIO Driver, etc</p> <p>We do a general catch up and summary of the last 6 Months in DAWbench testing and development work. We discuss the details of the official DAWbench Suite 2026 release after 3 years of development, and cover some of the most recent testing and resulting fallout and ongoing discussion.</p> We again cover some of the major new DAW/Sofware releases, and some cool Emerging Tech, cover some of the more recent aquisitions, and also cover the fallout from the NI preliminary insolvency actions currently playing out. <br /> <br /> We discuss the emerging CPU and Platform Wars covering Apple M4/5 Series vs x86 vs Arm , cover the Intel Ultra 200 Series CPU and AMD's X3D CPU refresh's, discuss the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 CPU release, and cover the incoming Nvidia N1X Mobile/Desktop chip.<br /> <br /> We share some more stories from the Tech Support Trenches, and much more.<br /> <br /> <p>Host & Guest Links :<br /> <br /> AAVIM Technology : <a href= "http://www.aavimt.com.au/">www.aavimt.com.au</a></p> <p>DAWbench : <a href= "http://www.dawbench.com/">www.dawbench.com</a><br /> <br /> Microsoft : <a href= "http://www.microsoft.com">www.microsoft.com</a><br /> <br /> Pete Brown : <a href= "https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown">https://twitter.com/Pete_Brown</a><br /> <br /> Link Audio : <a href= "http://www.linkaudio.com.au">www.linkaudio.com.au</a><br /> <br /> <br /> VO :<br /> <br /> Andrew Peters : <a href= "http://www.andrewpetersvo.com/">www.andrewpetersvo.com</a></p> <p><br /> Music Themes :<br /> <br /> Original DAWbench VI Theme Music composed by Rob John : Independent Music Productions : <a href= "http://www.indmusicprods.com/">http://www.indmusicprods.com</a></p> <p>DAWbench Radio Show ReMix by Erin McKimm : <a href= "http://www.erinmckimm.com/">www.erinmckimm.com</a></p> <p><br /> <br /> All Rights Reserved : © AAVIMT 2026</p> </div> </div>
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