Designing Pedals By Breaking Them | Death By Audio

Products of Music · Aug 27, 2026 · 1h 3m

Welcome to Products of Music, a podcast sharing inside stories and expert insights on product innovation in music technology.

In this episode:

Host Adam Wakeling speaks with Oliver Ackermann, founder of Death By Audio.

We chat about Oliver's founder story, his approach to both analog and digital pedal design, his thoughts on the current state of affairs, from social issues to the rise and impact of AI, and he answers some quick-fire questions, and questions from you too.

Chapters:

00:00 Preview

01:12 Intro

02:32 Oliver's founder story

04:30 25th anniversary of DBA

07:15 Inspiration and ideas…