We bring together

the people, companies, and ideas shaping

audio software

Build your team, join our global community of 40,000+, and discover the ideas moving the industry forward

Hire Talent
Join Our Community

Trusted by Leading Audio and Music Technology Companies

How we help

the audio software industry

Join the Community

Join a global network of over 40,000 developers, creators, founders, students, researchers, and audio technology professionals.

Since 2017, we've served the community through facilitating discussion, events, education, and shared opportunities. We create spaces where people can exchange knowledge, build relationships, and grow within the industry.

Explore the Community

Build Your Team

Build your team with professionals who understand the products, technologies, and creative workflows behind audio software.

TAP connects companies with specialist talent across engineering, DSP, product, design, and leadership through permanent recruitment, contracting, and longer-term talent partnerships.

Hire Talent

Bring Your Audio Product to Life

For select partners, TAP brings together product, design, DSP, and engineering expertise to help you turn strong audio ideas into robust software.

We work best where our specialist network, technical understanding, and industry experience can help you create a distinctive advantage.

Discuss Your Project

Join The Audio Programmer Community

Get 10% off our digital books and courses when you sign up.

*

Latest Content

View All

Build this Awesome Sampler Plugin | Part 5: JUCE PNG Strips for Next-Level Plugin UIs

In Part 5 of our sampler series, we build real custom knobs from an image filmstrip and a JUCE LookAndFeel, then wire them to the Decay and Reverb controls.

June 23, 2026
Video
News
Article
Podcast
featured

From creation to curation: how to spot AI-generated CVs

Polished language is becoming cheap. Context is becoming expensive. Five patterns we keep seeing in AI-generated CVs, and what they mean for specialist hiring.

June 19, 2026
Video
News
Article
Podcast
featured

The Audio Programmer Virtual Meetup | June 11th, 2026 @ 18:30 UK

Test-maxing your audio DSP with HART

June 18, 2026
Video
News
Article
Podcast
featured

We Built a Multi-Player Audio App With AI: Intro to Audiotool Nexus

Nexus is Audiotool's new extension layer that lets a browser-based app read and write a live project in real time, something a traditional VST can't do. Silas Gyger, lead engineer at Audiotool, shows how far an AI agent can take you by building three working apps from scratch.

June 18, 2026
Video
News
Article
Podcast
featured

The Audio Programmer joins Audiotool's Let's Build! hackathon series

We're joining BBC R&D, the Fraunhofer Institute and Music Hackspace as collaborators in Audiotool's Let's Build! NEXUS Hackathon Series, a free global hackathon running through 6 July 2026.

May 27, 2026
Video
News
Article
Podcast
featured

Is AI Killing Music Tech? How to Stay In Demand

AI is reshaping audio development faster than most teams can react. Here are three things that will keep you valuable as the tools get better, drawn from months of pushing them into real codebases.

May 27, 2026
Video
News
Article
Podcast
featured
Play
Play

The Future of Interactive Media w/ Aaron Mcleran (Epic Games) | Ep 27

Aaron McLaren explores how real-time audio rendering is transforming interactive experiences and bridging the gap between gaming and traditional media production.

27/10/2025

Podcast

Microphone

JUCE Graphics Past, Present, and Future w/ Matt Gonzalez (Indie) | Ep 31

Matt Gonzalez charts JUCE's graphics evolution from CPU-based software rendering to GPU-accelerated Direct2D and beyond, revealing a prototype Metal renderer that promises to unlock unprecedented UI performance for audio developers.Retry

27/10/2025

Podcast

Microphone

What's New at Audio Developer Conference 2025 w/ The ADC Team | Ep 33

Join the ADC team as they discuss the 10th anniversary conference featuring 85+ speakers, new game audio track, expanded diversity initiatives, and global expansion to cities worldwide.

27/10/2025

Podcast

Microphone
featured

Building Your First Audio Product w/ Matt Robertson (Bjork, Ellie Goulding) | Ep 32

Musical director Matt Robertson shares his journey creating StageBox, a simplified plugin host for live performance, and the lessons learned bringing an audio product from concept to market.

27/10/2025

Podcast

Microphone

Product Design and Management in Pro Audio | Elpiniki Pappa (Avid) | Ep 30

Product owner and designer Elpiniki Pappa discusses her decade long journey through music technology, covering product development methodologies, working with legacy code, and building tools that empower creators in the pro audio industry.

23/10/2025

Podcast

Microphone

Leading a Music Tech Company w/ Rhiannon Bankston-Thomas (The Audio Programmer) | Ep 29

Rhiannon Bankston-Thomas shares her journey from building one of the first independent VST companies to navigating modern music technology's business challenges.

23/10/2025

Podcast

Microphone