the Portfolio
of Colin McArdell

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About

I'm a Software Engineer with a background in audio engineering and music production. I've been building software professionally since 2010, and have worked in music and education since 2001. I'm passionate about building tools that empower creators, and I'm currently curious about the opportunities that machine learning and AI present for the future of music and audio.

I've led rapidly growing teams, shaped work culture, optimized processes, educated, and mentored. I've built and scaled engaging products and creator tools. Most recently, I've been working on an ML-supported web application for music production (Sounds.Studio). I've also been growing audio ML concepts from notebooks and demos into functional tools, APIs, and engaging user experiences.

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Sounds.Studio

I worked directly with the Heard Sounds co-founders, Yotam Mann and Chris Deaner to develop the AI-supported audio web application Sounds.Studio, implementing and optimizing the applications main audio processing engine.

TypeScript C++ WASM AssemblyScript Service Worker API Streams API Chai Mocha Turborepo Audio Digital Signal Processing Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Music

Sounds.Studio – Editing with fade in & out — Sounds.Studio – Main timeline view

sp --help

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Usage: sp [options] [command]

sound-pipe processing tool

Options:

  -V, --version      output the version number

  -h, --help         display help for command

Commands:

  decode [options]   Decode a URL and read the data

  encode [options]   Encode a JSON payload into a URL

  process [options]  Processes an input and writes the output to a .wav file

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  help [command]     display help for command

sound-pipe CLI – A command line interface to a portion of the Sounds.Studio audio process features, used for improved testing.

Oda

As CTO at Oda, I led the development of a unique and immersive live sound and music platform, distinguished by its dedicated stereo Oda Speaker System. I collaborated with CEO, Nick Dangerfield to manage a cross-functional team, streamline process, and to ultimately protoype, build, and produce the Oda experience. Oda launched in 2020 to much acclaim.

Leadership Mentoring Audio Live Sound Events Location Audio Music Production Hardware Firmware Consumer Electronics

Espressif ESP32

FreeRTOS

Texas Instruments PurePath

HLS FFmpeg React React Native Java Swift Objective-C C Go 🐱

Oda Speaker System – Stereo Distributed Mode Loudspeaker — Oda Speaker System – Product Photos

Oda Speaker – Front — Oda Speaker System – Product Photos

Oda App – Main feed, page 1 — Oda App – Main feed

Oda App – Main feed, page 2 — Oda App – Main feed

Beme

I worked along side the Beme co-founders Casey Neistat and Matt Hackett, to build early prototypes and ship the closed beta iOS app. I then built and shipped each subsequent version of the Beme iOS App with Robin Chou as the platform and audience grew. I led the growing mobile team and managed contractors while collaborating with the product and design team to deliver innovative new features and iterate on functionality.

iOS iPhoneiPad

Video Camera Proximity Sensor Objective-C Swift Leadership AVCaptureDevice Media Player Framework AVFoundation Framework UIKit Framework Core Data Framework Core Media Framework Core Graphics Framework Foundation Framework