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

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C, C++, Rust, Go & systems languagesInformation theory & signal processing

What it is

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 Hacker News recommends it

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

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “This is a bit higher-level than what you're proposing, but a good introduction is the”

    Higher-level introduction to C++ in audio software.

    trendia, 2016-12 · Recommendation · in “The Scientist and Engineer's Guide to Digital Signal Processing (1997)”

  2. “he goes through real time strategies to keep the response time under around 30ms IIRC”

    Real-time strategies for low-latency audio from a synth developer.

    CraigJPerry, 2021-05 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: How to get started with audio programming?”

  3. “It seems that the audio industry also faces challenges related to high-speed data processing and display.”

    Audio industry challenges in high-speed processing and display.

    creatorcoder, 2026-05 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: How to learn how to develop real time applications?”

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Topics: c++, audio, real-time, dsp, cppcon

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