# Audio Product Academy

> The platform with leading product design, management and marketing online courses for professional audio, music tech and entrainment industries


## Posts

- [AI-native company – what does it really mean?](https://audioproductacademy.com/ai-native-company-what-does-it-really-mean/): AI hype has made many people dream of running small businesses that can provide financial stability, as they do not need large teams because they can be run by agents. Larger companies also analyse how to augment their processes and business models so they can stay competitive. This article shares insights and thoughts from my own experiences and experiments on how to go from individual agents to company-wide AI adoption.
- [From Spark to Steel: The System Engineering Journey - Part 1](https://audioproductacademy.com/from-spark-to-steel-the-system-engineering-journey-part-1/): We map the journey of a pro audio product from its initial spark through market intelligence, 1-day AI validation sprints, and business case gatekeeping
- [The State of The Industry: Job Market](https://audioproductacademy.com/the-state-of-the-industry-job-market/): Already being a fairly small industry compared to others, we will discuss some of the primary reasons why landing a new job in today’s market has become hard for so many.
- [How to look for a pro audio job in 2026?](https://audioproductacademy.com/how-to-look-for-a-pro-audio-job-in-2026/): We have just released version 4.1 of the Audio Job Search engine. But I didn't build with helping others at first. Here is a little story behind it.
- [What Everyone Gets Wrong When They Start Using AI Agents](https://audioproductacademy.com/what-everyone-gets-wrong-when-they-start-using-ai-agents/): There is plenty of hype (both positive and negative) around AI agents, and it doesn't help anyone to learn how to use them well. Therefore, I have created this little guide on what beginners should keep in mind when they start using AI Agents
- [Join Batch 7 in Wavelab incubator!](https://audioproductacademy.com/join-batch-7-in-wavelab-incubator/): Wavelab is the innovation lab and entrepreneurship center for experiments and ventures at the interface of music, arts and media with new technologies. Currently recruiting startups for Batch 7
- [From Idea to Product: The System Engineering Journey](https://audioproductacademy.com/from-idea-to-product-the-system-engineering-journey/): My new series of articles is called Music Product Academy. We will learn how to think like a Product Manager and System Engineer.
- [Our first online course is here!](https://audioproductacademy.com/our-first-online-course-is-here/): I am very happy to share that Audio Product Academy has just released its first online course. Let me say a few words about how the audio product team can benefit from it.
- [Inside APA’s online training program](https://audioproductacademy.com/inside-apas-online-training-program/): In this short article, I would like to share some updates about the development of the Audio Product Academy program.
- [Digital Audio: Digitization (Part 4) – Wired Digital Audio Channel Transmission Protocols](https://audioproductacademy.com/digital-audio-digitization-part-4-wired-digital-audio-channel-transmission-protocols/): Till now we have discussed and learned how digital audio works inside the devices. Now let’s discover how they interconnect: how professional audio networks work, explore the key wired digital audio transmission protocols — AES3, MADI, AES50, Dante and SMPTE-2110 .
- [Where to take good product ideas from?](https://audioproductacademy.com/where-to-take-good-product-ideas-from/): In this article, I explore where strong audio-product ideas come from and how to research them before committing serious time, budget, or engineering effort.
- [From Plugins to Platforms: Hybrid Product Strategy](https://audioproductacademy.com/from-plugins-to-platforms-hybrid-product-strategy/): Physical hardware offers a significant opportunity to transform a digital utility into a tactile anchor, thereby boosting customer lifetime value (LTV) and establishing a presence that transcends just a computer interface.
- [Introduction to AI agents for non-technical people](https://audioproductacademy.com/introduction-to-ai-agents-for-non-technical-people/): This is the second article about AI fundamentals, this time we will cover building a non-technical AI assistant using an IDE-first workspace and an LLM subscription
- [Digital Audio: Digitization (Part3) – Encoding](https://audioproductacademy.com/digital-audio-digitization-part3-encoding/): Welcome back to our series on the journey from sound waves to software. We’ve already explored Sampling (how we capture time) and Quantization (how we capture amplitude). Now, it’s time for the final piece of the puzzle: Encoding.
- [Thoughts from the Audio Product Jam in Helsinki](https://audioproductacademy.com/thoughts-from-the-audio-product-jam-in-helsinki/): On April 16th, we held the first audio product management meetup in Helsinki. Here is a short report from the event
- [Are DAWs Really All the Same?: The Old Myth](https://audioproductacademy.com/are-daws-really-all-the-same-the-old-myth/): Considerations regarding consumer value, cost-to-make, and competitive analysis should all be factored into deciding a final price point. And this is where we will be focusing in part two of Audio Pricing Models.
- [Digital Audio: Digitization (Part2) – Quantization](https://audioproductacademy.com/digital-audio-digitization-part2-quantization/): In this article we continue the journey through the fundamentals of digital audio. This time - quantization
- [How to start with AI with no tech background](https://audioproductacademy.com/how-to-start-with-ai-with-no-tech-background/): This article explains how to start with AI if you're not an engineer and would like to manage non-technical tasks. It is based purely on my own experiments and discussions with pro users.
- [Audio Pricing Models – Part 2](https://audioproductacademy.com/audio-pricing-models-part-2/): Considerations regarding consumer value, cost-to-make, and competitive analysis should all be factored into deciding a final price point. And this is where we will be focusing in part two of Audio Pricing Models.
- [Digital Audio: Digitization (Part1) - Sampling](https://audioproductacademy.com/digital-audio-digitization/): After reviewing the audio history and how sound is created, let’s start diving into digital system processing by first of all understanding how analog audio becomes digital from an engineering perspective. What path sound takes to be digitized and playbacked again?
- [Introduction to product roadmaps](https://audioproductacademy.com/introduction-to-product-roadmaps/): In this article, I would like to give you a short introduction to the roadmaps – one of the basic product management tools. How to build and use them? Let’s review.
- [Audio Pricing Models – Part 1](https://audioproductacademy.com/audio-pricing-models-part-1/): The more we discover and discuss artificial intelligence in the creative process, the less we can default to being scared about its implications. Remember, anything new tends to be intimidating until someone dives deeper into the topic. So let’s begin to grasp the power and limitations of this vast technological period we are faced with.
- [Sound from the beginning](https://audioproductacademy.com/sound-from-the-beginning/): Are you new to audio product development, need some more technical background? In this article, we will dive into basics of sound physics. Perception, characteristics, calculations, standards, etc.
- [North Star Metric – how to align your product teams](https://audioproductacademy.com/north-star-metric-how-to-align-your-product-teams/): In this article I explain what the North Star metric is and how to create one for your audio product so it can help align teams around the customer value and business growth.
- [Assistive & Generative AI Tools: Real-World Examples](https://audioproductacademy.com/assistive-generative-ai-tools-real-world-examples/): The more we discover and discuss artificial intelligence in the creative process, the less we can default to being scared about its implications. Remember, anything new tends to be intimidating until someone dives deeper into the topic. So let’s begin to grasp the power and limitations of this vast technological period we are faced with.
- [The history of digital audio](https://audioproductacademy.com/the-history-of-digital-audio/): Are you new to audio product development, need some more technical knowledge or are you just curious what technologies shaped the modern audio landscape? In this article, we will dive into the evolution of digital audio, its key technologies and products.
- [Thoughts after Audio Product Jam #2](https://audioproductacademy.com/thoughts-after-audio-product-jam-2/): I arrived at the Workish co-working and event space in Berlin at the 2nd Audio Product Jam, an industrial red brick building, not knowing what to expect.
- [Tech bros – why music industry hates them](https://audioproductacademy.com/tech-bros-why-music-industry-hates-them/): In some industries having in your resume experience from Facebook, Google, Microsoft and other big tech turns you into a super star. In the music industry, in many cases, it makes you look suspicious. Why?
- [Intro to the Automotive Audio Market](https://audioproductacademy.com/lms-wordpress-plugin/): This article is the introduction to the automotive audio market, segments, players and interesting innovations.
- [How Wavelab helped Just 4 Noise land their first industry Deal](https://audioproductacademy.com/how-wavelab-helped-just-4-noise-land-their-first-industry-deal/): Wavelab is the innovation lab and entrepreneurship center for experiments and ventures at the interface of music, arts and media with new technologies. In this short article I explain how Wavelab can help your in launching your MusicTech startup.
- [How is Berlin doing?](https://audioproductacademy.com/how-is-berlin-doing/): These are the thoughts from my recent trips to Berlin for Superbooth and our meetup - Audio Product Jam.
- [PnL – essential tool of a Product Manager](https://audioproductacademy.com/pnl-essential-tool-of-a-product-manager/): This article explores what financial literacy Product Manager should have and how to use PnL.
- [How the Game Audio Market Is Changing](https://audioproductacademy.com/how-the-game-audio-market-is-changing/): This article explores how the game audio market is evolving, focusing on emerging tools, workflows, accessibility solutions and the expanding role of sound designers.
- [Future Music Production Workflows](https://audioproductacademy.com/future-music-production-workflows/): This article explores how new technologies, especially AI and real-time tools are transforming music production workflows.
- [Firing people in MusicTech. Can we avoid it?](https://audioproductacademy.com/firing-people-in-musictech-can-we-avoid-it/): This article discusses few things Head of Product can do help improve the financial situation of the company and thus prevent it from sacking people.
- [Building a Career in the MusicTech](https://audioproductacademy.com/building-a-career-in-the-musictech/): In this article, I will explore a few opportunities for wannabes to build a career in the music tech space. We will dive into the roles you can start with, what each role entails, and the skills you’ll need to land a job at leading companies.
- [Can AI Destroy the Music Industry?](https://audioproductacademy.com/can-ai-destroy-the-music-industry/): In this article, Vagif asks and speculates on what will be impact of Artificial Inteligence on the music industry.
- [Build your own music tech product](https://audioproductacademy.com/build-your-own-music-tech-product/): In this article Wojtek talks about how musicians can turn passion into an additional stream of relatively passive income.
- [Why all companies become software companies](https://audioproductacademy.com/why-all-companies-become-software-companies/): In this article I explain why every company becomes a software company and how software culture influences product development in hardware audio companies.
- [Let’s talk about why we make stuff](https://audioproductacademy.com/lets-talk-about-why-we-make-stuff/): In this article Noam Levinberg, founder of Safari Pedals talks about his approach to building audio products.
- [Selecting new products for development](https://audioproductacademy.com/selecting-new-products-for-development/): In this article I discuss how to select new products for development.
- [Can we create a reliable revenue forecast for a new product?](https://audioproductacademy.com/revenue-forecast-for-a-new-product/): In this article I discuss if we can create a reliable sales/revenue forecast for a new-to-the-company product?
- [How to maximize value of your product portfolio](https://audioproductacademy.com/maximize-value-of-product-portfolio/): In this article I discuss the typical challenges of a person in charge of a product or service portfolio and help point out ways to deal with these challenges.

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