JUCE’s Post

ADC24 - what a whirlwind! I’m not sure I’ve ever felt so in awe of everyone and everything around me, but also so welcome and at home. It was an absolute pleasure to curate and chair the ‘Inclusive Design within Audio Products: What, Why, How?’ workshop at this year’s Audio Developer Conference. Thank you to the wonderful panellists: Tim Yates (Drake Music), Elizabeth J. Birch, Andre Louis, Tim Burgess, Adi Dickens, PhD (Ableton), and Haim Kairy (Arcana Instruments). Together, we delved into what accessibility means in the context of audio and music technology, why designing inclusively is essential, and shared examples of accessible products already on the market. Thanks also to: • Everyone for coming and participating, and your overwhelmingly positive feedback so far. I’m excited for the future of inclusive music technology! Please also let me know which topics you’d like to hear more about in future, or anything that could have been improved about the session. • The ADC team for making space for the workshop. • ADC24’s sponsors, in particular the sponsors of the Diversity Scholarships, which supported a number of attendees to participate in the workshop and conference as a whole, allowing new voices to join important conversations. • The MIDI Association for additional support, and offering space on their table to give attendees a chance to try the Arcana Strum and Ableton Move outside of the workshop. (If you didn’t catch it in Haim’s presentation, the Arcana Strum won the Commercial Hardware category at this year's MIDI Innovation Awards!) I look forward to being able to share the recording of the workshop at some point soon. In the meantime, look out for the interviews captured by Sound Without Sight reporter trahern culver throughout the conference! Subscribe to the Sound Without Sight mailing list to stay in the loop: https://lnkd.in/e4gTzhcZ