Switchboard is to Audio what Unreal and Unity are to Game Development:

Around 30 years ago, before there were game engines as a service, developers spent countless hours building custom game engines, a task that was not only time-consuming but also required highly specialized knowledge. This scenario mirrors the current state of audio software development—fragmented, time-consuming, and complex enough to require specialized expertise. But just as Unity and Unreal Engine transformed game development, Switchboard is poised to transform audio software development. 

The Era Before Game Engines

Before Unity and Unreal Engine, game developers had to create everything from scratch. Graphics rendering, physics calculations, and input management were just the tip of the iceberg. Each game was an island, with proprietary code bases that made reuse and sharing among developers difficult, if not impossible. This not only slowed down development time but also increased costs significantly, restricting innovative game development to those with substantial resources.

The Game-Changing Arrival of Unity and Unreal

The introduction of Unreal (1998) and Unity (2005) provided developers with ready-to-use, highly sophisticated tools that abstracted the complexities of game mechanics, rendering, and physics. They democratized game development, enabling developers at all levels to turn their creative visions into reality without reinventing the wheel for each new project.

Switchboard: The Unity/Unreal of Audio Software Development

Just as Unity and Unreal simplified game development, Switchboard simplifies audio software creation. Switchboard provides a comprehensive suite of audio tools and building blocks—from voice changers and synchronization to advanced DSP effects. What once required specialized knowledge in audio processing and software engineering can now be accomplished with modular ease.

Switchboard's core feature, the ability to build complex audio graphs, is akin to assembling a game scene in Unity. Developers can drag and drop different audio components to create sophisticated audio experiences, whether for applications in real time communication, gaming, virtual reality, or media and entertainment.

Why Switchboard Matters Now

As voice interfaces and audio interactions become increasingly integral to technology—from smart homes to interactive storytelling—there's a growing need for an efficient way to develop complex audio solutions. Switchboard meets this need head-on, offering developers the tools to innovate and streamline audio software development.

Just as Unity and Unreal Engine have become the backbones of game development, Switchboard aims to be the foundational platform for audio software development. It’s time to stop reinventing the audio engine and start building on one that’s already as powerful as it gets.

Visit us at switchboard.audio to learn more about how we can empower your audio development journey.