The Audio Programmer Podcast

Future Audio Workshop's Gavin Burke on the launch message that missed for Notes, finally letting Claude Code into his codebase, and how a new audio plugin gets noticed in 2026.

Show Notes

Future Audio Workshop founder Gavin Burke joins The Audio Programmer to talk about what it takes to sell audio plugins in 2026. Gavin has been building plugins since 2005: modeling the Jupiter-8 and Prophet V as one of Arturia's first employees, serving as CTO at Output during Arcade, and releasing Circle, SubLab (the best-selling instrument on Plugin Boutique) and now Notes. We get into why pitching Notes as "a new way to play chords" missed and how customer feedback is reshaping it, why he held off on Claude Code until it fixed a months-old macOS bug in five minutes, why his team doesn't write unit tests, paid ads vs. influencers and the new manager layer, what he'd do in a plugin's first 30 days, Serum 2's free upgrade and Unreasonable Hospitality, and why Circle 2 was his real "difficult second album." Guests: Gavin Burke (Future Audio Workshop)

What is The Audio Programmer Podcast?

Real conversations with the engineers, entrepreneurs, and creators building the future of music technology. From VST development and DSP to AI in audio, game sound, and the business of plugins, we go deep on the craft, the code, and the careers that make it all happen. Whether you're writing your first JUCE project or running an audio software company, this is your inside track. Hosted by Joshua Hodge, Founder of The Audio Programmer.