Audio Buffer London
Audio Buffer London is our monthly meet-up for audio developers and creative technologists—bridging the gap between academic theory and the gritty reality of releasing professional audio tools.
Led by Dr. Sinan Bokesoy, Audio Buffer is aimed at anyone developing software-hardware based music tools, be they students, composers, academics, and other creative technologists. In a world of online isolation, we provide a physical environment to network, and stress-test ideas.
Audio Buffer 07 will be kindly hosted by the SOUND/IMAGE Research Centre at the University of Greenwich on November 25th at 6:00 PM at the Stockwell Street Building in Greenwich, London
“Assistive Systems in Audio Production”
From Studio Algorithms to Live Sound Intelligence
For decades, audio systems have been designed by audio engineers, for audio engineers. While everyday software has embraced intuitive automation, traditional audio workflows remain rooted in complex manual processes, leaving a steep technical barrier between musicians and their audience. In both live and studio contexts, this manifests as prolonged setup conditions, complex signal routing, and the ongoing struggle for acoustic consistency. Ultimately, musicians seek to prioritize artistic expression over the burden of technical engineering
The current wave of machine learning actively dismantles this operator bottleneck, shifting from static signal processing toward autonomous assistance. Today's algorithms can handle complex audio tasks in real time—from balancing studio multitracks to mixing live sound and fixing room acoustics on the fly.
However, computational systems lack an inherent semantic understanding of artistic intent. Therefore, the future of audio production resides in human-in-the-loop assistive systems designed to abstract away technical friction. Audio Buffer Session #07 explores this intersection, examining how intelligent frameworks are democratizing professional sound quality by bridging complex algorithms with intuitive, musician-centric interfaces.
Presenters :
Dr David Ronan, “PostMix”: From Music Mixing to Post-Production
David is the founder and CEO of RoEx, a London-based audio AI company spun out of Queen Mary University of London’s Centre for Digital Music, where his PhD focused on intelligent audio production tools and autonomous multitrack mixing. RoEx’s mixing technology started in music, powering its Automix product and the Tonn SDK. David will give a live demo of a work-in-progress build of PostMix, a desktop app that applies that technology to film, TV and social video, with dialogue-first automated mixing against picture, all running locally. He’ll talk through how the team got from music mixing to post-production, and what had to change along the way.
Dr. Sacha Krstulović – Green Light Audio
What would happen if every audio device had an Ethernet port? Which new audio services could we build on that? Would such a system be able to assist musicians better? Do musicians need that?
Sacha will talk about what can be achieved when rethinking the live stage system as a data system, a necessary step towards more efficient automation and musician support, with the end goals of making live performance environments more inclusive, and helping more musicians to connect with their local audiences.
Panel Discussion: The Copilot Dilemma: Automation and Artistic Agency.
Following the presentations, we will host a comprehensive panel discussion exploring the broader implications of AI integration across the audio industry. The discussion brings together a diverse spectrum of perspectives—from startup innovation and enterprise-level R&D, to high-level composition and academia.
Moderator:
Dr. Emma Margetson (Senior Lecturer in Music and Sound, University of Greenwich)
Panelists:
Dr. David Ronan (Founder and CEO, RoEx)
Dr. Sacha Krstulović (Founder, Green Light Audio)
Soumya Sai Vanka (PhD Researcher at QMUL)
Dru Masters (BAFTA and RTS Award-Winning Composer)