Hidde De Jong
AI R&D And Max For Live at Cycling '74
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolHidde De Jong is an experienced software engineer and researcher with 11 years building real-time audio and synchronization systems for music and live shows. Currently at Ableton leading AI R&D and Max for Live work and previously Tech Principal for Max for Live, he blends deep knowledge of Max/MSP, Web Audio, and distributed synchronization across projects like Showsync and the Smartphone Orchestra. He designs and ships scalable systems that synchronize thousands of devices, with hands-on experience deploying on AWS/Heroku and leveraging CDNs for live performances. A practiced educator and performer with a Master’s in Pop Music, he bridges technical R&D and creative practice—often writing the tools he then uses on stage. An underappreciated strength is his ability to translate experimental audio research into robust production software used by global audiences.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, Pop Music, Master's Degree, Pop Music at Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de KunstenHigh School, Havo, Economics & Society (E&M), High School, Havo, Economics & Society (E&M) at Haags Montessori Lyceum
English, Dutch
Github Skills (54)
c-language10
synthesis10
low-level10
dom10
tonejs10
preact10
music10
plugin9
javascript9
virtual-dom9
reference-implementation9
computer-music9
api9
audio9
react9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
showsync/LiveMTC
Mar 2017 - Sep 2021
LiveMTC is a plugin/app combination that outputs Midi Time Code from Ableton Live
Contributions:9 commits, 3 PRs, 5 pushes in 4 years 7 months
ableton-livecombinationoutputsmidiaudio
Cycling74/max-api
Jun 2020 - May 2021
Low-level C-language application programming interface for Max
Contributions:1 review, 33 commits, 4 PRs in 11 months
compilerc-languagelow-level
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