2026

Notes from the PipeWire Hackfest 2026: Part 2

(these notes are being posted in two parts to make the length more manageable, part 1 is here) Continuing from where we left off, about topics discussed at the PipeWire hackfest in Nice… DSP features We discussed a number of features relate…

Notes from the PipeWire Hackfest 2026: Part 1

(these notes are being posted in two parts to make the length more manageable, part 2 is here) The PipeWire community organised a hackfest in Nice, France, colocated with Embedded Recipes, the GStreamer hackfest, and a number of other event…

2025

Rusty Pipes and Oxidized Wires

In case you missed it, the GStreamer Conference 2025 videos are up! This includes my talk on the new PipeWire native Rust bindings. You’ll want to skip the first 1:20 to get to the start. I talk a little bit about the motivation and structu…

The Unbearable Anger of Broken Audio

It should be surprising to absolutely nobody that the Linux audio stack is often the subject of varying levels of negative feedback, ranging from drive-by meme snark to apoplectic rage[1]. A lot of what computers are used for today involves…

PipeWire ♥ Sovereign Tech Agency

In my previous post, I alluded to an exciting development for PipeWire. I’m now thrilled to officially announce that Asymptotic will be undertaking several important tasks for the project, thanks to funding from the Sovereign Tech Fund (now…

A Brimful of ASHA

It’s 2025(!), and I thought I’d kick off the year with a post about some work that we’ve been doing behind the scenes for a while. Grab a cup of $beverage_of_choice, and let’s jump in with some context. History: Hearing aids and Bluetooth V…

2024

Asymptotic: A 2023 Review

It’s been a busy few several months, but now that we have some breathing room, I wanted to take stock of what we have done over the last year or so. This is a good thing for most people and companies to do of course, but being a scrappy, (q…

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