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CppCon 2015: Timur Doumler “C++ in the Audio Industry”

Timur Doumler's CppCon 2015 talk on how C++ is used in the audio industry. It covers the patterns and tools audio developers rely on, including handling real-time constraints.

Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters recommend it as an introduction to real-time and low-latency programming in C++ for people getting into audio.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
CppCon
Topic
real-time audio programming
Format
talk
Level
intermediate
HN recommenders in dataset
3
HN mentions in dataset
3
Recommendation years in dataset
2016–2026

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • This is a bit higher-level than what you're proposing, but a good introduction is the "C++ in the Audio Industry" talk [0] given at CppCon 2015. [VIDEO]

    trendia on Hacker News · 2016-12
    In The Scientist and Engineer's Guide to Digital Signal Processing (1997)
  • I watched CppCon 2015: Timur Doumler “C++ in the Audio Industry” [VIDEO] not long ago and enjoyed it. He was a developer at Roli working on synths and he goes through real time strategies to keep the response time under around 30ms IIRC

    CraigJPerry on Hacker News · 2021-05
    In Ask HN: How to get started with audio programming?
  • Thx for advice! It seems that the audio industry also faces challenges related to high-speed data processing and display. I'm was found a very interesting talk CppCon 2015: Timur Doumler “C++ in the Audio Industry” [1] [1] [VIDEO]

    creatorcoder on Hacker News · 2026-05
    In Ask HN: How to learn how to develop real time applications?

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