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David Antonia

Caelum Audio

cm How did you get into music software?

DA “I’ve been interested in music and noise for as long as I can remember. This led to me studying music composition and technology at university. My first taste of programming came from Max MSP. It helped me understand about sound while forcing me to learn how different processes worked. I joined a master’s course and learnt a great deal more about technology, C++ and started to create my first plugins. I find music fascinating and the use of C++ allows me to alter and change sounds in ways that I never could have imagined. Now with Caelum Audio, I can bring those sounds to others!”

cm How did you become successful?

DA “We have just evolved organically from two friends from uni having conversations at the pub! We wanted to provide people with tools to make their music production more powerful, accessible and fun. We started to create a combination of plugins and samples. I had my plugin development knowledge and Gabriel Gould-Davies had experience in sound design, so it was a perfect fit. This led to us releasing a range of free sample packs and plugins to create brand awareness. By the time we had released Tape Cassette 2, we had built up a reasonable presence, so in October 2020 we released our first fully paid-for product, Tape Pro. We were nervous, but luckily we had a fantastically positive reception.”