McDSP Founder Colin McDowell | Producing Out Loud Ep. 9

Welcome to Producing Out Loud, our series where we discuss a wide range of topics related to music production, business, and technology.

In this episode, Pyramind’s Jeff Straw interviews McDSP founder Colin McDowell. They discuss McDSP plugins, their development process, and plans for the future. Colin also processes live guitar with McDSP devices.

00:03:28 - UI of EC-300 Analog Delay
00:07:42 - Hardware influence on McDSP products
00:12:19 - Different DAWs and the McDSP user base
00:15:15 - Propellerhead Reason McDSP Rack Extensions
00:16:50 - How do you know when a product is ready?
00:20:21 - How much does user input play a role?
00:26:17 - Biggest surprise after being in business for 20 years
00:33:47 - Ultimate Channel Strip
00:35:00 - Effects demo on live guitar