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#29 Make Hardware Great Again with Ross Totino
Our guest is Ross Totino — Product Developer, Sound Designer, and expert in audio hardware and DSP systems who worked on many iconic products we love.
In this episode, we talk about:
✅ How to build a career in hardware product development
Ross shares how he moved from technician roles into sound design and product development in Electro-Harmonix and Line 6 and how those helped me to further work with iconic brands Eventide Audio.
✅ How analog gear is modelled in the digital world
We explore DSP modeling, perception vs. accuracy, and how developers recreate character — not just circuits.
✅ Why Silicon Valley VC capitalist mentality severely impacted the economy and the music industry
Can we get away from the totally software-focused, short-term profit-seeking, fake it ’til you make it” approach?
✅ The state of the industry today
“𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦… 𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺’𝘴 𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳.”
➡️ Join our Discord
https://discord.com/invite/jd6Fgv5XTR
➡️ Sign up to our newsletter for audio job openings, articles and upcoming events
https://tinyurl.com/ywjxwszr
Ross's band
➡️ Fans of Collision Bandcamp:
https://fansofcollision.bandcamp.com/
➡️ Fans of Collision Sounds on Gumroad:
https://rtotino.gumroad.com/
Products Ross worked on:
➡️ EHX Holy Grail:
https://youtu.be/tCXxuyu_N8g?si=6hLGibQaBsvERIsK
➡️ Line 6 ToneCore:
https://youtu.be/SKWbT6gbFeM?si=QpB8A7UFd40zMYHm
➡️ Umlaut Audio:
https://youtu.be/Vc8nwi5Attk?si=3atLHm7XFCzhBJ28
The other mentioned gear
➡️ Media Overkill:
https://mok.com/
➡️ Twisted-Electrons:
https://www.twistedelectrons.com/megafm
➡️ Kawai K5000s:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawai_K5000
➡️ Korg DSS-1:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korg_DSS-1
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By Wojciech OzimekOur guest is Ross Totino — Product Developer, Sound Designer, and expert in audio hardware and DSP systems who worked on many iconic products we love.
In this episode, we talk about:
✅ How to build a career in hardware product development
Ross shares how he moved from technician roles into sound design and product development in Electro-Harmonix and Line 6 and how those helped me to further work with iconic brands Eventide Audio.
✅ How analog gear is modelled in the digital world
We explore DSP modeling, perception vs. accuracy, and how developers recreate character — not just circuits.
✅ Why Silicon Valley VC capitalist mentality severely impacted the economy and the music industry
Can we get away from the totally software-focused, short-term profit-seeking, fake it ’til you make it” approach?
✅ The state of the industry today
“𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦… 𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺’𝘴 𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳.”
➡️ Join our Discord
https://discord.com/invite/jd6Fgv5XTR
➡️ Sign up to our newsletter for audio job openings, articles and upcoming events
https://tinyurl.com/ywjxwszr
Ross's band
➡️ Fans of Collision Bandcamp:
https://fansofcollision.bandcamp.com/
➡️ Fans of Collision Sounds on Gumroad:
https://rtotino.gumroad.com/
Products Ross worked on:
➡️ EHX Holy Grail:
https://youtu.be/tCXxuyu_N8g?si=6hLGibQaBsvERIsK
➡️ Line 6 ToneCore:
https://youtu.be/SKWbT6gbFeM?si=QpB8A7UFd40zMYHm
➡️ Umlaut Audio:
https://youtu.be/Vc8nwi5Attk?si=3atLHm7XFCzhBJ28
The other mentioned gear
➡️ Media Overkill:
https://mok.com/
➡️ Twisted-Electrons:
https://www.twistedelectrons.com/megafm
➡️ Kawai K5000s:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawai_K5000
➡️ Korg DSS-1:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korg_DSS-1