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DXP-013: Dan Walton

By April 2, 2020April 27th, 2020Podcast

An iOS Audio Pioneer Speaks About Creativity and Technology

Dan Walton is a computer programmer and entrepreneur with a specialty in audio software and crypto. He’s a founder at The Retronyms, an app development house known for Tabletop, Wej, iMPC, and the very first Recorder app for iOS. Dan recently moved back to Columbus from San Francisco.

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Table of Contents:

  • 00:28 – Intro
  • 01:05 – Podcasting Basics, what is DXP?
  • 01:56 – cast.market
  • 02:44 – The History of The Retronyms
  • 06:42 – Dan Walton: Instruments are the Ultimate Combination of Art and Technology
  • 08:30 – Music Apps and Mobile Devices
  • 13:26 – Is It Worth Developing Audio Software for Android?
  • 15:11 – Hardware for Music Apps
  • 20:50 – San Francisco and Columbus, Cities of Creativity?
  • 28:17 – Other Occupations
  • 31:50 – Company Establishment
  • 36:47 – Blender and 3D Software, Open Source vs Subscription
  • 42:23 – Computers and Performance
  • 51:51 – Video Streaming
  • 57:21 – Video Game Streaming
  • 1:03:24 – Outro

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