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

[Lorenzo Miniero]

Then it's most definitely something we'd love to hear about! :-)
>From what you describe, it sounds similar to a commercial project
(SynthV) of which I used the trial version for a song, a couple of
years ago, so I'd love to know more!


Il giorno ven 31 ott 2025 alle ore 20:38 Tobias Platen
<tplaten at posteo.de> ha scritto:
>
> 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)
> >
> > [FOSDEM](https://fosdem.org)
> > [Pretalx](https://fosdem.org/submit)
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>
> --
> Tobias Platen
>
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