[FOSDEM] [devroom-managers] Call for Participation: Music Production devroom

[Tobias Platen]

Definitively something I am interested in. I am the maintainer of QTAU,
a DAW that can create synthetic singing using UTAU, MBROLA, Festival
and eSpeak voices. 


On Fri, 2025-10-31 at 19:17 +0100, Lorenzo Miniero wrote:
> # Music Production @ FOSDEM26
> 
> We're very excited to announce the first edition of the Music
> Production
> devroom at the upcoming FOSDEM26! We will have a *half-day* on Sunday
> afternoon, the 1st of February 2026.
> 
> ## Call for Participation
> 
> The Music Production devroom is about all things related to the
> creative
> aspects of creating music, from composing, playing and recording it,
> up to
> more in general producing and distributing it.
> 
> We welcome submissions on talks about anything that can be used in
> aid
> of creating, performing and recording music. That would include
> presentations
> focused on:
> 
> - Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs)
> - Virtual instruments
> - Notation software
> - Loopers and sequencers (including drum machines)
> - Audio processing (e.g., virtual amps)
> 
> and so on and so forth. Please notice that, to avoid broadening the
> scope
> too much, we'll privilege submissions related to topics more closely
> focused on the creative aspects of music, rather than just consuming
> it
> (e.g., media players).
> 
> ### Key dates
> 
> - 1st of December: Submission deadline
> - 15th of December: Announcement of selected talks
> - 1 February: the Music Production devroom will be on Sunday
> afternoon
> 
> ### First-time speaking?
> 
> FOSDEM devrooms are a welcoming environment for people who have never
> given a talk before. Please feel free to contact the devroom
> administrators
> personally if you would like to ask any questions about it.
> 
> ## Submission Process
> 
> Please submit your proposals at https://fosdem.org/submit before
> *December 1st*.
> 
> When submitting your proposal, make sure you choose "Music
> Production"
> in the track drop-down menu. Otherwise, your proposal might go
> unnoticed.
> Don't hesitate to include an estimate of the time needed for your
> talk in
> the speaker notes.
> 
> **Note that talk length might be adjusted since we only have half a
> day.**
> 
> You'll be notified via mail about whether your talk has been accepted
> or rejected.
> 
> ## Recordings
> 
> As previous years, the talks and Q/A sessions will be recorded. The
> recordings will be published under the same license as all FOSDEM
> content
> (CC-BY). By agreeing to present at FOSDEM, you automatically give
> permission to be recorded.
> 
> ## Contact
> 
> For any queries, please feel free to contact us directly using the
> following address:
> 
> - **music-production-devroom-manager at fosdem.org**
> 
> The devroom administration team:
> 
> - Lorenzo Miniero (lminiero at gmail.com)
> - Steven Goodwin (marquisdegeek at gmail.com)
> 
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> [Pretalx](https://fosdem.org/submit)
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Tobias Platen

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