Building the tools I wish I had.

More control over the low end

I founded Warforge Audio to develop software tools for bass players and music producers. After decades of making and mixing music, I wanted a more flexible way to build bass tones without forcing every part of the signal through the same processing chain.

Armory is a bass-focused audio plugin built around a modular, multiband approach. Instead of committing to one processing path, users can divide the signal into frequency bands and shape those bands independently.

Researching the market and building the business

I conducted more than 20 customer interviews and analyzed approximately ten competing products to understand the needs of bass players and mix engineers, evaluate existing alternatives, and assess Armory's market potential. No single product I reviewed offered the same overall combination of features. I also researched established pricing models in the audio software industry.

That research informed Armory's positioning and the features I chose to prioritize. I assembled the beta testing group and am developing the business model, including how to take the product from a working beta to a sustainable offering.

The customer discovery and competitive research support the product's potential, but commercial demand, pricing, and the business model have not yet been proven through a launch.

Founder, product strategy, and AI-assisted development

I founded Warforge Audio and lead its customer research, product strategy, design direction, beta testing, and early business development. For Armory, I specified the product in detail, defining the features, signal-processing workflows, and how the system should behave. I also guided the interface and aesthetic decisions and thoroughly tested the software.

I worked extensively with ChatGPT and Claude Code throughout development. The code and DSP implementation were AI-generated. I did not write them from scratch. I served as the human directing the process: defining requirements, reviewing results, testing behavior, identifying problems, and guiding successive improvements.

My background as a musician and mix engineer helps me judge whether Armory works in a real production workflow. This project demonstrates my ability to combine domain expertise, product judgment, customer research, and hands-on AI collaboration to develop a complex software product.

Working software, still being refined

Armory has reached closed beta and remains in active development.

This is a product under development, not a completed commercial launch or an established revenue-generating business. The work includes refining its behavior, usability, and technical implementation through iteration and testing.