Jörn Nettingsmeier
Acoustics Tuning Specialist at Amadeus Acoustics GmbH
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolJörn Nettingsmeier is an Acoustics Tuning Specialist and seasoned event engineer with 12+ years delivering complex sound, lighting and media systems for theatres, festivals, museums and research labs across Europe. He blends hands-on live-sound and studio recording expertise with systems design—specialising in 3D surround and Ambisonics, real-time JACK-based audio workflows on Linux, and installation-grade audio infrastructure. As a Meister für Veranstaltungstechnik and frequent lecturer, he combines technical authority with pedagogy, coordinating international projects and EU-funded training initiatives for sound engineers. An active open-source contributor, he improved low-latency JACK integration in the widely used shairport-sync AirPlay player, reflecting a rare mix of embedded development and acoustic craft. Based in Amsterdam, he pairs pragmatic systems administration and network skills with a deep taste for audio quality and humane, law-minded professionalism.
12 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
Music, Music at Folkwang Universität der Künste, EssenMeister für Veranstaltungstechnik (Fachrichtung Bühne/Studio), Elektrofachkraft, Meister für Veranstaltungstechnik (Fachrichtung Bühne/Studio), Elektrofachkraft at Handwerkskammer zu KölnComputer Science, Computer Science at University Duisburg-Essen
German, English, Dutch, French
Github Skills (9)
c1710
audio-streaming10
embedded10
c1110
sys10
ring-buffer10
airplay9
audio-player9
audio8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
mikebrady/shairport-sync
Feb 2019 - Feb 2019
AirPlay and AirPlay 2 audio player
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Embedded Systems Engineer
Back-end Developer & Embedded Systems EngineerContributions:48 commits, 1 PR, 29 comments in 2 days
Contributions summary:Jörn primarily focused on integrating and refining the audio output for the Shairport Sync project, specifically using the JACK Audio Connection Kit. Their contributions involved implementing a lock-free ringbuffer to handle audio data, preparing the code for real-time safety, and debugging the JACK stream write callback. The user also worked on improving the latency calculation and automatic port connection features. Overall, the commits demonstrate a focus on optimizing audio processing within the JACK framework for AirPlay streaming.
audio-playerairplaysynchronized-audioaudioembedded-systems
nettings/sm.lv2
Apr 2018 - Dec 2021
Contributions:14 commits, 9 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 8 months
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