Setting the agenda: Frank Bothe, d&b audiotechnik Features 07/06/2017 Loudspeakers cannot exist in a bubble, and software will be the key says Frank Bothe. Paul Milligan speaks to the head of R&D at d&b audiotechnik to see what lies ahead for the German pro-audio manufacturer.Little did Frank Bothe know a chance remark from a fellow physics student at college that a local audio company was hiring would lead to 25-year career at one company. Now the head of R&D at d&b audiotechnik, Bothe has seen the company, located in Backnang, north of Stuttgart, grow from 20 employees in 1990 to nearly 300 people (with a further 70 based in of? ces around the world). Bothe was hired in October 1990 when the two founders (Jurgen Daubert and Rolf Belz) were ? nding themselves increasingly tied up with production to maintain R&D. Initially drawn to the company as he had a love of building his own loudspeakers, how does he maintain the same enthusiasm 25 years on? “With audio products it’s easy, because we all like music,†he answers. Key to keeping that passion throughout the business is to hire a mix of well trained engineers, software programmers and enough people who have had experience of sound “on the road†who know how things work in practice adds Bothe.Read the full article at InAVate Active.If you are not already registered then follow the quick sign up for your free subscription and immediate access to this article and the InAVate archive.