paolo_olivieri
tools · audio · browser

About

I am a sound engineer with a degree in Audio Production. My work is grounded in fundamentals: gain staging, dynamics, tonal balance, stereo image, translation, and repeatable workflows.

I build tools to reduce uncertainty, not to add features.

Focus

  • Critical listening and technical decision-making
  • Dynamics and loudness control (with visible trade-offs)
  • Stereo / mono / M-S monitoring and translation checks
  • Predictable signal paths and debuggable behaviour

Tool building

My tools come from practical problems encountered while working with audio: previewing material reliably, verifying tempo and pitch behaviour, and making decisions before committing to irreversible processing.

If a tool tries to do everything, it usually fails at the important parts. I prefer minimal interfaces backed by clear, technical behaviour.

Audio

I publish DJ mixes and audio material on SoundCloud. This is part of the process: testing ears, tools, and assumptions in real listening contexts.

SoundCloud · DJ mixes & audio

Projects

Current work is listed in Projects. Main items:

  • PitchLab MK2 — Chrome extension that turns web audio players into a reference deck with physically coherent pitch and speed
  • Audio Bench — critical listening & pre-mastering workspace (WIP)