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By Kelleigh Welch Most of AES In his 50-year career as a record pro- By Clive Young ducer and engineer, Phil Ramone As AES rolls into its last day, it would worked with some of the music indus- be natural to think that things are wind- try’s greatest performers, includ- ing down, but that would be a big mis- ing Charles, , take. There’s tons going on—enough and . Ramone, that you’d swear the convention was a 14-time Grammy Award Winner, just getting started. including “Producer of the Year, Non- Some of the most dramatic stories Classical” in 1980, passed away in of the show will come to light during late March at the age of 79, leaving two early morning programs: The ins behind a legacy that audio profession- and outs of audio for reality TV will als will continue to celebrate for years be explored when Brian McCarty, Bob to come. On Saturday, Producers & Engineers Wing Bronow and Josh Earl discuss “Sound To commemorate Ramone’s life held its GRAMMY SoundTables presentation paying tribute to for Deadliest Catch—Reality is Hard and his contributions to the recording the late, legendary Phil Ramone. A 14-time GRAMMY-winning Work” (Room 1E11; 10:30 a.m.). Mean- industry, this year’s Grammy Sound- producer, engineer and technologist, the event featured a series of while, next door will be “An Inter- tables, presented by The Record- presentations collectively called ‘What Would Ramone Do?’ Hosted view with Dave Natale” (Room 1E12, ing Academy’s Producers & Engi- by Ramone’s son BJ Ramone and GRAMMY-winning engineer Elliot 11 a.m.), as the FOH engineer for The neers Wing, was titled “What Would Scheiner, the event delved into how Ramone influenced and touched Rolling Stones, , Lenny Ramone Do?,” and featured a panel the careers and lives of everyone he interacted with—continually Kravitz, , Mötley Crüe and of Ramone’s friends and colleagues, offering advice and real-world experience, while making everyone a countless others divulges how he gets his who shared stories, videos and insight better person in the process. Shown from left,standing: Mark Ethier, trademark classic rock sound. on their experiences working with With so many educational offerings Jimmy Jam, Jill ’Abate, BJ Ramone, Maureen Droney, Bob Moses, Ramone. on hand, we asked AES Education Com- “It’s amazing how much my dad , . From left, seated, are: Peter Chaikin, Jim mittee Chairman John Krivit for some influenced people through music,” Boyer, Al Schmitt, Leslie Ann Jones, . of the day’s top picks: “See Alex Case’s commented Ramone’s son, B.J. Boyer, Peter Chaikin, Jill Dell’Abate, packed house about the knowledge tutorial on reverb, ‘FXpertise: Reverb’ Ramone. “I feel so honored to be here Mark Ethier, Frank Filipetti, Jimmy and expertise Ramone had when it (Room 1E13; 9 a.m.). He is probably the with people I consider family.” Jam, Leslie Ann Jones, Bob Lud- came to producing music, and how he greatest audio educator in the Western Throughout the hour and a half wig, Rob Mathes, BJ Ramone, Elliot helped shape the industry. Hemisphere, and you can quote me on event, the panel, consisting of Jim Scheiner and Al Schmitt, spoke to a grammy on page 38 that. He will take you to such a high level of understanding, it’s thrilling, exciting and you feel like you’ve learned Mastering Mentoring By Strother Bullins the trio discussed their own boarding into a mastering career will In our increasingly insular practices, the importance of be impeded by “misplaced egos and recording environments, the education, the skills and phi- misplaced expectations. I still have to skills needed to be a pro- losophy they impart to their be in a room with you,” he added. level mastering engineer are chosen apprentices, and why Along the same lines as Malcolm still best learned via formal such collaborative practices Gladwell’s “10,000 hours” theory, education and mentoring. remain essential to the craft. Wyner emphasized practice. “The best Arguably there is no prac- “Should I just go out and example [of preparation] involves ear tice within the art of music start doing it?” posed Wyner. training,” he explained. “It’s not some- the most on page 38 production that demands Scott Hull at “Well, there certainly are thing we can [teach] online, or even over more responsibility, and yesterday’s those renaissance men and 15 weeks of instruction. It takes a life- on the | inside undoubtedly, responsibility is workshop. women, but education is time. If you asked any mastering engi- a learned trait. where people go to receive the neer walking around the show, I believe AES President-Elect Sean Olive Charts Encouraging these educational and initial direction they need. I don’t believe they would say they were still developing mentor experiences, the 135th AES someone is born with the ability to be their own ears. This also points to the a Path for the Coming Year PAGE 3 Convention has provided a variety of a mastering engineer, and wielding a need for a broader education.” mastering-associated Workshops and device is part of the discipline, but only a For more insight into the art of Harman Acquires Tutorials. Most notable was yesterday’s small portion for a host of reasons.” mastering, check out today’s “Mas- Duran Audio PAGE 3 “How Are We Learning Mastering: Hull agreed, offering his views tering Our Music” Workshop, Teaching Mastering: The Next Wave,” of a modern mastering engineer’s hosted by Rob Toulson along with Jumping for Joy where Jonathan Wyner of Berklee Col- minimum requirements. “It will mastering engineers Mandy Parnell, lege of Music pondered, “What does be someone that has completed, or Michael Romanowski and Jonathan with Peggy Lee PAGE 4 ‘Experienced Mastering Engineer’ nearly completed, a four-year audio Shakhovskoy; and “Platinum Master- mean?” Joined by respected mastering program,” he said. “They should have ing: The State of Mastering, moder- NYC is the Stage for Live Sound engineers Scott Hull and Mike Wells, some studio etiquette, too.” Spring- ated by Bob Ludwig. Track Theater Consideration PAGE 8

sunday the AES DAILY october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny day3 edition Serving the 135th AES Convention 3 AES Pres-Elect Olive Set to Tackle ‘Market Realities’

By Kelleigh Welch than AES,” Olive said. “The growth The digital revolution, which regularly and strength of the AES in the future introduces new methods to distribute will depend on our ability to embrace and consume audio content, and the technological and market forces that wiliness to adapt to these changes, is impact the audio industry. Given that Bryan Bradley, GM, one of the biggest challenges the Audio we are mostly a volunteer-driven orga- Sean Olive Engineering Society faces moving for- nization, there will be challenges in Group, Harman ward, says AES incoming president responding effectively to these forces.” aspects of the audio industry. Professional, with Gerrit Sean Olive. With more and more lis- Given his education and work expe- “My 20 years of experience at Har- Duran, director, Duran Audio. teners getting their audio from digi- rience, holding a Bachelor’s degree in man International in professional, con- On Friday Harman announced tal players, mobile devices and online, music from the University of Toron- sumer, automotive and mobile audio its acquisition of Duran Audio. Olive said it is imperative that engi- to and a Masters and Ph.D in sound should serve me well in dealing with the neers embrace these technological recording from McGill University, and diverse group of stakeholders within advancements. working as an audio research scientist at the AES,” he said. Harman “We need to embrace and adapt to the National Research Council of Cana- With the 135th AES Convention the market realities that exist today, da and as Director of Acoustic Research wrapping today, Olive acknowledg- Acquires and find opportunities to serve those for , Olive is con- es that many companies are becom- interests, and our membership, in ways fident his background will provide the ing more selective on which exhibitions that no other society can do better AES with a balanced perspective of all they should participate in, and said the Duran Audio AES needs to expand its education ser- Harman has acquired privately vices. held Duran Audio BV. The acquisi- “AES needs to explore new avenues tion provides Harman with access where audio is produced and repro- to innovative electro-acoustic and duced (like cinema, live sound, auto- software-based directivity control motive, game and mobile audio) and technologies including the successful leverage its assets and brand. Clearly AXYS Intellivox line of “steerable” there is a growing demand for audio columns. The AXYS products and knowledge and training that isn’t being core technologies will become an fulfilled by other organizations.” integrated part of the HARMAN Olive has also set a goal for his Professional audio product line. tenure to recruit new members in the “Today’s acquisition of Duran BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) Audio BV bolsters Harman’s stat- counties, and retain current members. ed commitment to advance our Olive also encourages younger gen- technology leadership through erations to join AES. both R&D and acquisitions,” said “For me, joining the AES as a stu- Dinesh C. Paliwal, Harman’s chair- Women’s Audio Mission (WAM) is a San Francisco-based non- dent was the best career move I ever man, president and CEO. “Over the profit organization dedicated to the advancement of women in made,” he said. “It gave me instant years, Duran Audio has established music production and the recording arts. WAM provides hands-on access to one of the richest audio tech- a distinct and loyal customer base training, internships, career training and job placement to women nical libraries and the opportunity built on innovative technology. By in a world-class and training facility. WAM’s is to network with audio professionals leveraging Duran’s unique product the only recording studio in the world run entirely by women. locally and internationally. As a profes- lines with Harman’s global footprint Dispensing advice and counsel at the WAM booth (3058) yesterday sional member, AES has provided me and product synergies, our business were, from left, Siera Sinclair, Kelley Coyne, Laura Dean, Noelle a life-long vehicle to share my research is optimally positioned to serve new with other like-minded audio scientists, Duncan and the organization’s executive director, Terri Winston. customers around the world with engineers and enthusiasts.” expanded audio solutions.” Echoing this viewpoint, Gerrit Duran, founder of Duran Audio ’s (Booth noted, “Our focus has always been 2526) new on innovation. Over the years we PCM-D100 high- have developed a range of solutions resolution audio for some of the most difficult prob- recorder is ideal lems facing sound system designers, for a wide range architects and acoustic engineers. of applications, Today’s acquisition by Harman including live presents many wonderful opportu- music events, nities to push the R&D boundar- theatrical ies even further and to deliver some truly unique technologies to a wider performances, customer base.” and electronic The addition of Duran Audio to news gathering. HARMAN’s portfolio of commer- James Capparelle and Christian Poulsen of The recorder, cial audio and lighting technology DPA (Booth 2551) pose with the which replaces Sony’s previous PCM-D50 companies underscores Harman’s 2011C, part of DPA’s 2000 Series. The line also model, supports the latest high-resolution strategy to complement continued includes the 2006 Omnidirectional. Both of codecs and formats, including 192kHz/24bit growth through targeted acquisi- these microphones are rooted in the design PCM and DSD. Shown here with a PCM-D100 tions in adjacent technology and technology of DPA’s classic miniature capsules. unit is Sony’s Karl Kusmaul. product areas across all geographic and vertical markets. AES on Twitter Follow the AES on Twitter here: @AESorg. When you send audio-related tweets, it helps to include “#AESorg” in your message so that others can find them with a saved search. Once you start following @AESorg, you will begin to see occasional updates from the AES in your Twitter feed, so you’ll always be the NewExhibitor first to know about things happening in the society. Remember, when you tweet about the AES, make sure to Miktek 3066 include #AESorg in your message! Follow @AESorg on Twitter today. 4 october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday Serving the 135th AES Convention edition day3 Remastering Peggy Lee

By Kelleigh Welch it became that something Continuing its celebration wasn’t right.” of audio production his- After some waiting, tory, the AES Historical Capital Records was able Committee organized a to provide a 3-track ver- series of lectures highlight- sion, giving Silverman a ed by a presentation on better idea of the studio Saturday by Alan Silver- set up, with the left chan- man of Arf! Mastering in nels focusing on the brass in which instruments, the center he detailed the restora- Alan Silverman channels on the guitar and The musical continuum and its role in music production were tion of Capital Records’ vocals, and the right chan- in focus at this year’s Platinum Producers panel. The panel’s first stereo LP, Peggy Lee’s “Jump for nels focused on the piano and drums. collective experience spans decades and has produced hit records Joy,” and the in-depth research he went Playing this version through the corre- in multiple genres, including rock, R&B, hip-hop, jazz, et al. The through to learn about what happened lation meter, he realized the correlation panel featured, from left: Jeff “The Jedi Master” Jones, Dano in the studio when Lee recorded the was more centered than the previous album in 1959. version. “Robopop” Omelio, Dave Tozer, and moderator David Weiss of Typical of pop recordings of the “The 3-track gave us an idea about SonicScoop. time, Ms. Lee recorded her track what happened in the studio,” Silver- “Just In Time” with a full band. After man said. “We had to remaster from At Booth 3139 acquiring the original recording from the 3-track. It was a labor of love that Capital Records, Silverman noticed was really enjoyable.” Antelope Audio is something amiss and played it through The AES Historical programs fea- featuring an array a correlation meter. After discovering tured lectures on recording the Big of its gear including phase, and asked Capital Records if Band, a tribute to Ray Dolby and the Eclipse 384 there was a 3-track version of the song. more. The program wraps up today (an advanced AD/ “I could tell something wasn’t with a session titled “A Contribution to DA converter right,” Silverman explained. “And the the History of Field Tape Recording” and monitoring more I listened to it, the more evident at 1 p.m. in room 1E14. system), various Isochrone models Stephen Kohler, (10M, Trinity, senior director of OCX-V and OCX) marketing for , and, notably, displays a pair of its TEC Award- the company’s nominated Orion32 new SRH1540 32-channel AD/DA and Master Clock in a 1U rack. Antelope premium closed- founder/CEO Igor Levin was omnipresent at the company’s booth back headphones. to enlighten the curious as to the various and sundry virtues of Featuring an the impressive product lineup on display. expansive soundstage for clear, extended highs and warm bass, the lightweight SSL Features headphones extend Shure’s established MADI-Dante Bridge SRH headphone portfolio, offering a comfortable over the ear design Solid State Logic (Booth 2821) is fea- cast Consoles, or any other standard for professional critical mastering and listening. A design turing the new MADI-Dante Bridge, a MADI device, to connect to Dante developed with aluminum alloy and carbon fiber construction, as well broadcast specification bridge between networks with full redundancy main- as Alcantara ear pads, the SRH1540 is built to withstand the rigors the industry standard MADI audio tained. The release of the MADI-Dante of everyday use, while still ensuring maximum sound isolation and format and Dante IP Audio Network. Bridge, SSL’s first Dante I/O product, comfort for hours of listening. The MADI-Dante Bridge enables SSL adds substantial weight to the adoption C100 HDS and C10 HD Digital Broad- of Dante and Audio Video Bridging (AVB) standards as the industry choice for IP Audio networks. The MADI-Dante Bridge is a broadcast specification MADI-Dante interface, allowing expandable audio routing between SSL consoles or any MADI device and Dante IP Audio net- works. With 64 channels per Bridge (@ 48kHz) and up to 512 channels per 1 GB network link, Dante is fully scal- able and capable of providing routing channel counts from tens to thousands and beyond using standard IT infra- structure. Redundant PSU, MADI Fred Speckeen, newly appointed Global ports and Dante ports mean the Bridge Business Manager for Dynaudio Professional At Booth 2542, IsoAcoustics’ Dave and is built for uninterrupted operation, (Booth 2933), celebrated the company’s new Paul Morrison pose with the company’s keeping critical devices and audio paths ‘Chosen by Ear’ campaign for its Air Series new ISO-L8R155 acoustic-isolating monitor functioning throughout the broad- digitally networked monitoring system. The stands. The patented isolation technology cast facility. In addition to the inbuilt company has released a whitepaper, based effectively eliminates the transfer of energy to clock redundancy options in Dante around the campaign, by Paul Mack, which surrounding surfaces, providing better focus controller, the MADI-Dante Bridge also includes a pair of redundant sync is available as a free download from the across the frequency spectrum along with inputs for use as a self-redundant Dynaudio website. enhanced stereo imaging. Dante Grand master clock.

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Father of Festival Sound Bill Hanley—the audio wizard ATR Founder responsible for the mammoth Woodstock Festival sound system that remains the prototype for festival sound— Mike Spitz, shared his wisdom and experience as the keynote speaker of the Seventh annual Area Definitive 59, Dies Audio Student Summit. The regional AES student event hosted on Saturday, October 5, 2013 by the New England by Kelleigh Welch Institute of Art was attended by more than 400 college Founder and co-owner of ATR Ser- vices and ATR Magnetics, Michael audio students, educators, professionals and enthusiasts D. Spitz, 59, passed away on October from the New England area. More commonly known as 12, 2013 at York Hospital after a long BADASS, the yearly event is one of several AES regional battle with cancer. He is survived by student summits around the globe, offering workshops, his wife, Bette L. Spitz, his daughter tutorials, demos and panels to the next generation of Lauren N. Spitz; his son, Mark B.G. audio professionals. Hanley, pictured here with NEIA Spitz; his sister, Alyce L. Soffer; and his Audio Production Program Chair Rob Lehmann, offered nephew, David B. Soffer, all of York. details of his storied career as a pioneer of live sound systems, working with , Rolling Spitz was a respected audio engi- Stones, Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. According to AES Education Committee Chairman neer, working with many music pro- John Krivit, the eighth annual BADASS has been scheduled for Saturday, October 24, 2014. fessionals to preserve the quality of sound recording. In 1991, he founded ATR Services, an analog audio prod- uct manufacturing company, and in 2005, founded ATR Magnetics. Prior to these companies, Spitz held a posi- tion at the Sigma Sound Recording Studios in , PA, and at Ampex. “Mike had a for the music industry, and it showed in the prod- ucts he was devoted to making and developing, along with his passion for teaching a young generation ACO Pacific’s (Booth 2634) about tape and the quality it gives to Noland and Ana Lewis music,” said Bette Spitz, who is taking At Booth 3253, Telefunken Elektroakustic is showing its full line of pose with the company’s over the company. “Both companies premium microphones as well as showcasing its latest innovative NetSLARM Solution, a sound will remain open and will continue to produce tape, and he has a dedicated models and ancillary products. The Telefunken TEC Award- level alarm and monitor. staff that he had under his wing to winning line includes the ELA M251E, U47, U48, C12, AK47MkII, make sure to continue on. He made a AR-51, CU-29 “Copperhead,” and the ELA M260 tube mics, as well huge investment in that to make sure as the exceptional M80, M81 and the M82 dynamic microphones Loudness Wars: tape wouldn’t die out.” for live and studio performance. Shown here at the booth on In lieu of flowers, memorial contri- Friday are, from left: Jason Scheuner, sales and artist liaison; Bree Cease Fire Soon? butions may be made to the SPCA of Demusz, sales and customer service; Colin Burke, York County, 3159 Susquehanna Trail technician; Jeremy Whitney, microphone technician; and Alan By Strother Bullins North, York, PA 17406, or to a charity Veniscofsky, czar of sales and marketing. The 135th AES Convention has nota- of your choice. bly included the provocative subject of loudness in a number of Workshop and Tutorial venues. In yesterday’s “Loud- ness Wars: Leave Those Peaks Alone,” a panel of recording industry luminar- ies including Bob Ludwig and George Massenburg posed how contemporary music production, distribution and con- sumption habits have influenced count- less engineers’ applications of excessive dynamics processing and encouraged the practice of data reduction, causing other overall negative effects. There is a silver lining, offered the panel, as marketplace competition is sparring over quality and European FM radio stations are adopting loud- ness normalization standards. Meanwhile, regular AES panelist and respected mastering engineer Bob Katz declared via press release issued at the Convention, “The debilitating loud- ness war has finally been won. I have just completed loudness measurements of iTunes Radio using iTunes version 11.1.1. iTunes Radio’s audio levels are fully regulated, using Apple’s Sound Check algorithm.” Katz states that he measured the output level of several iTunes Radio stations, determining the songs played over the span of “several hours” aver- aged -16.5 LUFS, within better than 2 dB, usually +/- 1.5 dB. “This is a very important development,” he offered.

8 october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday Serving the 135th AES Convention edition day3 Millennia’s Live Sound Track Considers ShowNews La Grou Set Theater Sound Issue Go Mobile at AES The sheer number of events and for Lunchtime By Clive Young over-engineered house systems to the exhibitors at the 135th Audio Engi- Many of the problems and solutions in quickly decreasing career experience neering Society Convention can be Keynote live sound are universal, applicable in and salaries of touring production engi- daunting, but the free “AES Mobile one way or another to any variety of neers on theatrical shows, as well as the Convention—AES New York 2013” On Sunday, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 situations, from concert sound to house occasional disaster story. app is here to help. To download it for p.m., Millennia (Booth 3028) presi- of worship installations to sports ven- Continuity of information within free today, visit http://www.aes.org/ dent John La Grou will give a brief ues. For instance, Sunday has plenty of a theater was a big topic, with Sloan mobile/. look at the evolution of audio elec- live sound-centric offerings to take in remarking, “One thing I’ve found Available for iOS devices iPhone, tronics, a theory of innovation and and enjoy, from an on-stage interview in years of touring is a real informa- iPad and iPod Touch, as well as a sweeping vision for the next forty with Dave Natale, go-to FOH engineer tion disconnect between the design Android devices, the app provides years of audio production technol- for The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, phase, the construction phase and the the following tools to enhance your ogy. The keynote will be presented , Fleetwood Mac and implementation. It usually comes to event experience: •The Dashboard in Javits 1E07. dozens more (Room 1E12; 11 a.m.), the labor, because people come and keeps you organized with up-to- Informed by the growth theories to Audio for Corporate Presentations go from these jobs and information is the-minute Exhibitor, Speaker, and of Moore, Cray, and Kurzweil, La (Room 1E12; 2:30 p.m.), to Miking for lost, plus there’s never an awful lot of Event information; •My Schedule Grou projects the next forty years of PA (Room 1E08; 1 p.m.) and more. training that goes on when the system organizes your schedule with one professional audio products, produc- But when the AES Convention is is turn-key. Another thing is mainte- click; •Alerts allow you to receive tion techniques, and delivery formats. in the presence of Broadway, the best- nance, because a group comes through, important real-time communications Sunday morning, before the key- known theatrical district in the world, blows a bunch of speakers, goes from the AES; •Keep up with indus- note, La Grou will be at Millen- it only makes sense for the Live Sound and next week, a crew comes in, turns it try news on LinkedIn and Facebook nia’s booth (3028) to answer any Track to take advantage of that prox- all on and nobody knows or cares that groups; •Built-in Twitter feed to fol- questions show attendees may have imity and present insights and knowl- they got blown.” low and join in on the show chatter; about Millennia product applica- edge from the city’s top theatrical live Evans beat the drum for spending •Rate the sessions you attend and tions and recording techniques. sound pros. the money for experienced engineers, comment on them, too; •Interac- Such was the case Saturday, as a noting, “The touring engineers and tively locate companies you want to number of them assembled for the house engineers are a good investment. visit on the Floor Plan Map; •Con- early morning panel, “Design Meets A lot of good road engineers aren’t nect with your colleagues using the Reality: The A2s and Production touring anymore and they don’t bring Friends feature. Sound Mixer’s Challenges, Obstacles that expertise to a show that can save and Responsibilities for Loading in a producer money. I see systems go and Implementing the Sound Design- out on some of these large road shows er’s Concept.” On hand for the panel and they have an engineer fresh out of were moderator Christopher Evans, school, has never toured, is scared to Benedum Center; Collie Bustin, Ires- death, can’t make a decision—and that Partners; Paul Garrity, Auerbach and is better than 50 percent of productions Associates; Dominic Sack, Sound now.” Associates; Scott Leher, Scott Leher “Absolutely,” concurred Bustin. “If Sound Design; Christopher Sloan, you get a good person this year, you’ll production engineer, The Book of have a hard time keeping him because Mormon. they look at these budgets as fixed enti- John La Grou Topics ranged from venues with ties; they’re not looking at giving a

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10 october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday Serving the 135th AES Convention edition day3 ShowNews Audio-Technica Offers ‘40 Gets You 50’ Rebate SCN Systems Sound Symposium Sessions Audio-Technica (Booth 2723) is offer- ing a special bundle that provides two SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. vital links in the audio signal chain for professional studios and home record- 10:15 a.m.-11 a.m. ists. Through December 31, 2013, Loud and Clear: How Expertise in Intelligibility Measurement any customer purchasing a qualify- Can Build Your AV Integration Business ing Audio-Technica 40 Series studio Confirmed Moderator: John Loufik, Community Professional microphone will have the chance to Confirmed Panelists: Sam Berkow, SIA Acoustics; Rob Badenoch, Shen Milsom & Wilke; redeem an offer for a free pair of ATH- Kurt Graffy, Arup Acoustics M50 professional studio monitor head- Increasing adoption of Mass Notification and Emergency Communications (MNEC) stan- phones (black version). With this bun- dards will trigger a surge in demand for audio expertise as architects address requirements dle, anyone will have the tools needed for greater intelligibility in voice evacuation systems. for a truly professional studio mic and headphone setup. Audio-Technica’s 40 Series Qualifying microphones include microphones and ATH-M50 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. the AT4033/CL (classic version of professional studio monitor Big in NYC: How the Top AV Integrators Get Things Done the AT4033), AT4047/SV (silver), headphones bundle Confirmed Moderator: Felix Robinson, AVI-SPL AT4047MP (silver, multi-pattern), Confirmed Panelists: Bob McCarthy, Meyer Sound; Jim Smith, Polycom; one more panelist AT4050 (multi-pattern), AT4050ST to be valid. For the sake of conve- TBD by Felix Robinson (stereo), AT4060 (tube), AT4080 (bidi- nience, real-time tracking, and faster As the center of the media universe, New York is home to early adopters of high-end rectional ribbon) and AT4081 (bidi- shipping of the ATH-M50, buyers audio systems. How do these top-level sound systems in clubs, performing arts venues, rectional ribbon, pencil design) micro- may register online at https://audio- retail outlets, restaurants, stadiums, houses of worship, and boardrooms represent the phones. All customers who purchase technicaus.4myrebate.com. Alterna- cutting-edge of systems implementation? one of these microphones from an tively, buyers may manually complete authorized U.S. A-T dealer during the and mail in the rebate form with the rebate period will be eligible for a free required documents, which include the 1 p.m.-2:15 p.m. AV/IT Convergence: The Practicalities of Networked Audio in ATH-M50. There is no limit on the original sales receipt/s for the above Permanent Installations number of free ATH-M50 headphones 40 Series model/s, with the store name, Confirmed Moderator: Karl Winkler, Lectrosonics you qualify to receive. date of purchase, model number/s and The rebate details can be found price paid clearly legible, along with the Confirmed Panelists: Lee Minich, Lab X Technologies; Kevin Gross, AVA Networks; Joshua Evans, Lab.gruppen/Tannoy; Stephen Kohler, Shure Incorporated online at audio-technica.com. Claims original UPC code cut from the carton The basics on networking in applications large and small. How are things must be received by January 31, 2014, of each microphone purchased. shaping up in the real world?

2:45-4 p.m. ron [k] Wins Beyond Background Music: Designing Sonically Driven Spaces Confirmed Panelists: Sam Berkow, SIA Acoustics—SF Jazz Center; David Schwartz, Essen- tial Communications, major NYC retail, music, and hospitality venues; Ben Bausher, Jaffe- Endorsee Quest 2013 Holden Acoustics, performing arts venues nationwide Confirmed Moderator: Joshua Evans, Lab.gruppen/Tannoy Recently crashing onto the Once an afterthought, audio and acoustics are taking a more significant role in project design. music scene, emerging artist, engineer, and producer Ron Kelly, better known under his pseudonym ron [k], has finally garnered the expo- sure he’s needed to launch his career. Today, Kelly was recognized for his achieve- ments as one of two winners of Lexicon’s (T1) “Endorsee Quest 2013.” The contest was designed to recognize individuals who have experi- enced success working with ron [k] was the winner of Lexicon’s Lexicon. As a winner, Kelly ‘Endorsee Quest 2013’ will receive $1,000 in cred- it towards the purchase of additional upcoming film directed by Joel Soisson Lexicon gear and will be featured on entitled Cam2Cam. the Lexiconpro.com homepage. “I’ve done shoot outs with other Gravitating towards the world of similar high end pro audio reverb/ engineering at an early age, in 2000 multi-effects processors and not one Kelly was first able to upgrade his of them touches the sonic quality that home studio to the professional level Lexicon produces or the unparal- with Lexicon’s Lexiverb reverb plug-in leled technology that is implemented for ProTools and the PCM 81. Kelly in the design of all their products,” proudly still loves and uses his PCM81 says Kelly. “Lexicon pioneered digital for intricate/otherworldly effects reverb. They wrote the book on it, they he crafts for his music. By 2005, his know what they’re doing and they do it career had led him to enter the post- better than anyone else!” production world as a re-recording For his prize, Kelly has chosen the mixer and sound designer where he PCM Bundle reverb/effect plug- became well versed with the Lexicon in. “Whether it’s the PCM Total Bun- 480L unit, using it on everything from dle of plug-ins or Hardware, it will be film and television to theatrical trailers put to immediate and excellent use for and video games. Kelly’s recent sin- both studio and live effects process- gle “Stripped” will be featured in an ing,” says Kelly.

12 october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday Serving the 135th AES Convention edition day3 Focusrite Names Wagner to Board

Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd. Directors of Focusrite Audio Engi- (Booth 2930) is appointing Phil Wag- neering Ltd. His contributions reflect ner (president of Focusrite Novation the importance of the U.S. Market to Inc., Focusrite’s wholly owned U.S. our business and our recognition of subsidiary) to the company’s U.K. his contribution to our success to date. Board of Directors. Wagner joins the Since April 2010 when we established existing board, which includes Phil FNI, Phil Wagner has led the team that Dudderidge, Chairman; Dave Fro- has accounted for a massive growth of ker, Managing Director; Rob Jenkins, sales into the U.S. Dealer Channel. I Product Strategy Director; Damian would like to take this opportunity to Hawley, Sales Director; Giles Orford, publicly thank Phil and his team for , chairman, Marketing Director; Tim Dingley, their outstanding achievements. Very Operations Director; and Mike War- Focusrite Audio Engineering well done!” riner, Finance & Commercial Direc- Ltd. (left) welcomes Phil “I am extremely pleased to continue tor. This marks the first time that a Wagner, president of Focusrite our U. S. growth plan and to partici- member of the U.S. subsidiary has Novation Inc., the company’s pate at the board level. The U.S. team been appointed to the Board of Direc- U.S. subsidiary, as the newest has worked very hard and has achieved Sony’s MDR-7520 studio tors, reflecting the integral part that addition to the company’s Board phenomenal growth of Focusrite and headphones the U.S.-based Focusrite Novation Inc. of Directors. Novation over the last four years. It is now plays in the company’s overall a distinct honor to assume a larger role Pro Headphones, strategic business plan and internation- Dudderidge, who made the in the future direction of the Focusrite al operations over the last several years. announcement, states, “I am pleased and Novation brands,” stated Wag- As a member of the board, Wagner will to announce that Phil Wagner, Presi- ner. “I look forward to an even closer Recorder in now assume a more formal role in help- dent of Focusrite Novation Inc. (FNI), relationship with the U.K. team as we ing guide the company’s direction. has been appointed to the Board of move forward.” Sony Spotlight Sony’s pro audio products—rang- ing from digital wireless technol- ogy to portable audio recorders TASCAM: New Cardioid Mics for DSLR Cameras to headphones—are on display at Booth 2526. Sony’s professional TASCAM (Booth 2731) is demon- a switchable low-cut filter, a two-stage to the top of the camera via the stan- headphones are designed to meet the strating its continued commitment to output level adjustment to adjust for dard hot shoe mount. The mics plug monitoring needs of front-of-house the Audio for Video market with the varying cameras input levels, and all of into cameras’ 3.5mm mic input, and (FOH) and studio engineers, musi- release of the TM-2X Stereo X-Y Pat- this rests on a floating support struc- are powered from the standard plug-in cians and other audio professionals tern Mic for DSLR Cameras. Users ture to eliminate handling noise. For power supplied by the DSLR camera. working with high-resolution dig- now have the option to utilize the same additional noise isolation, the TM-2X Videographers across the board ital audio recording and playback cardioid mics made popular on the ships with an isolation arm to dis- should keep the TASCAM TM-2X on equipment. Many engineers who DR-Series PCM recorders and record tance the mics from camera lens auto- hand with their camera at all times. It is never used headphones to mix—pre- straight into their camera of choice. focus noise, and place the mics closer an ideal go-to solution to pair high qual- ferring speakers for a more accu- The TM-2X is fitted with a pair of to the audio source being recorded. ity audio to high definition video. Plug rate sound—find that Sony’s new high-quality X-Y pattern cardioid mics For outdoor recording, an included in the TM-2X and hit record—you will headphones give them a new way to that are able to rotate horizontally 180 furry-windscreen can be attached. The be assured of TASCAM’s reputation of work. degrees. These mics are equipped with TM-2X and noise-isolation arm attach quality, versatility and innovation. Sony’s newest models include two new studio headphones (MDR- 7520 and MDR-7510) and one in- ear system (MDR-7550). The new headphones are engineered to deliv- er strength, comfort and practical- ity to users in recording studio and live sound applications. Designed to accurately monitor the wide dynam- ic range and extended frequencies delivered by modern digital audio equipment, the new models in the series are precision-manufactured using the highest grade materi- als such as gold-plated Unimatch 3.5mm/6.3mm adaptors, and per- fectly meet the needs of users. The industry-standard MDR-7506 head- phones, still widely used by artists and engineers around the world and loved for their superb sound, will be in the Sony exhibit, too. Rounding out Sony’s pro audio line are digital hand-held field recorders—the widely used model PCM-M10, which is now joined by the just announced PCM-D100. Designed to faithfully capture live performances and events, includ- ing the most subtle of performance nuances, it can be used for high- quality recording in an array of applications, including live sound, houses of worship and theatrical performance, as well as by journal- ists in the field.

14 october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday Serving the 135th AES Convention edition day3 Recording Academy P&E Gefen Shows New Wing Marks Fruitful Year DisplayPort Extenders The Recording Academy Producers Addressing the ongoing problem Gefen’s (Booth 2631) new- & Engineers Wing (Booth 2749) con- of hearing loss in our noisy world est extenders for Display- tinues to illuminate those who labor with the production, in partnership Port systems are designed behind the scenes to create music by with House Ear Institute, of a flyer to enhance connectivity and highlighting their achievements and and brochure titled “On the Job; Off improve performance in educating about best practices. The the Job: Hearing Health Facts for any professional environ- P&E Wing provides a forum where all Sound Professionals & Musicians,” ment. recording professionals—from pro- which has been distributed at events The Gefen ToolBox ducers, engineers and studio person- and trade shows including AES and DisplayPort Extender over nel to retailers, manufacturers and NAMM and is also available online CAT-7 delivers 2560x1600 Gefen’s DisplayPort Extender over CAT-7 educators—can work together to pre- at http://www.hei.org/education/ resolutions up to 100 feet serve and grow their industry. health/soundprofessionalhearingloss. (30m) in distance using two CAT-7 EDID Detective Plus prevents signal Highlights from the year include: html. cables. The sender and receiver units loss when switching between multiple The launch of the “Quality Sound Education in the recording arts: are installed at the source side and the sources or when delivering high-resolu- Matters” initiative and website The P&E Wing had a strong pres- extended location by either placing on tion video over distances. Displays use (www.qualitysoundmatters.com), ence at the Audio Engineering Soci- the desktop or mounting on the wall EDID (Extended Display Identifica- in partnership with the Consumer ety (AES) 50th International Con- for flexibility and a clean installation. tion Data) to communicate key infor- Electronics Association (CEA), dur- ference, held July 25-27, 2013, at The Gefen ToolBox DisplayPort mation, including video resolutions ing GRAMMY Week in February Middle Tennessee State University KVM Extender delivers 2560x1600 res- and timings supported, to the source. 2013. This initiative educates about (MTSU) in Murfreesboro, Ten- olutions with two USB 2.0 peripherals If there is a loss of EDID, video may and demonstrates the importance nessee, the first such conference to up to 100 feet (30m) in distance using appear degraded or fail completely. of high-quality audio, and the site focus specifically on music educa- three CAT-7 cables. This product is The DisplayPort EDID Detective Plus offers music consumers information tion. Production of over 40 network- designed for a complete extension of preserves video quality by maintain- about how they can enhance their ing and professional development the digital workstation using a comput- ing the correct EDID information at enjoyment of music by seeking out events, both nationally and in part- er with USB keyboard/mouse periph- all times. It is a tiny device that sits today’s higher-quality digital file for- nership with regional Recording erals. It is ideal for post-production between the DVI output on the source mats and using listening and storage Academy Chapters. studios and video/audio editing bays. and can be used with any other Gefen products that help retain the sound of The annual P&E Wing GRAM- The Gefen ToolBox DisplayPort extension systems for DisplayPort. the music as the artists and engineers MY Week event at The Village intended. Recording Studios in West Los The “Give Fans the Credit” initia- Angeles, held on Feb. 6, 2013, hon- tive, a campaign that aims to help ored two people whose creative and enhance fans’ discovery of new music engineering contributions to the ‘Van Howes Studios’ Bullish by ensuring that all music creators are music industry are among its great- credited for their work on digitally est. Titled “An Evening of Jazz,” on Genelec Speakers released recordings. This will involve the event saw Academy president/ standardization of metadata, and CEO Neil Portnow bestow the pres- Genelec (Booth 2639) was the first and set up their personal recording studio the P&E Wing-led campaign for new tigious President’s Merit Award on only choice for multiplatinum com- facility last year. Dubbed “Van Howes standards has continued on several GRAMMY winners poser and producer Brian Howes and Studios,” in the Studio City area of fronts throughout 2013. and Al Schmitt. his writing/engineering partner Jason , it sports a pair of Genel- Van Poederooyen (aka JVP) when they ec 1038B 3-way active monitors and a Genelec 7071A dual-driver active sub- woofer. “I absolutely love these speakers,” says Van Poederooyen, who joined Howes in moving from their native to Los Angeles to work. “Now that I really know them, I rely on them more and more. I even find myself mixing on them at low volumes and really trust the results I’m getting.” Howes echoes all of that, adding, “We spent a lot of time and effort get- ting the control room here to sound just right, having Jerry Steckling, who was at one time the acoustician at ’s Skywalker Sound, dialing in the room acoustics for six months. We then needed a speaker that could match that, and the Genelecs do. We can crank them when the A&R people are here, which helps get them excited about a song—it can literally sound like a nightclub in the control room. And we also can hear the track accu- rately at low volumes—we don’t need to take a check disc to listen to out in the car anymore. In fact, we’re now always sure that whatever we’re hear- ing in the studio is what we’ll hear any- where else.” Adds Van Poederooyen, “The Genelecs take that uncertainly out of the equation, and that makes a huge difference.” And, says Howes, “They do all that while looking totally cool.”

16 october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday Serving the 135th AES Convention edition day3 TC Electronic Upgrades Mastering 6000

Many of the best mastering engineers TC Electronic has learned that mas- EQ a mastering engineer could ever in the world have relied on TC Elec- tering engineers most likely purchase dream of. tronic’s (Booth 2933) Mastering 6000 separately anyway. The new version of Mastering 6000 for years, and most of them have Like its predecessor, Mastering 6000 also comes with UnWrap HD for when already expanded their system with includes MDX 5.1, MD 5.1, EQ 5.1, delivering in surround is required, LM6 additional tools. Therefore, the latest Toolbox 5.1, MD4, MD3, Brickwall Loudness Radar Meter for staying incarnation of Mastering 6000 now Limiter 2 and Matrix 88. In short, all compliant with international broadcast holds all of the extra algorithms that of the multiband dynamics control and standards, MDW HiRes EQ by George

TC Electronic’s Broadcast 6000 environment Massenburg and VP8 for multichannel pitch correction and modulation. Broadcast 6000 is optimized for production with broadcast in mind, and it comes fully equipped with a wealth of pristine algorithms such as LM6 Loudness Radar Meter, ALC6 Automatic Loudness Control, UnWrap HD, Dmix, AM6 plus a wide range of dynamics algorithms, EQ and surround tools. Broadcast 6000 facilitates live pro- gram mixing, making it the ideal solu- tion for sports, game shows or con- certs. It also includes Toolbox 5.1 with loudspeaker management and calibra- tion functions that turn a stereo room into a fully-fledged 5.1 production suite. Shure Adds Trocha to Exec Staff Chester Trocha has joined Shure Incorporated (Booth 2523) as its senior vice president of operations. Trocha joins Shure from Zebra Technologies, a manufacturer of thermal printers, where he was VP of Global Supply Chain for the last seven years. In his more than 30 years of manufacturing experience, Trocha has successfully developed Opera- tions organizations for public and privately held companies. He has been involved with global manu- facturing and distribution; strategic planning; global supply chain; merg- ers and acquisitions; talent and lead- ership development; development of a corporate sales and operations planning process; the development, implementation, and expansion of manufacturing requirements plan- ning systems; lean manufacturing; and improvements in product qual- ity. As senior vice president of opera- tions, he will lead Shure’s Opera- tions Division and have full respon- sibility for all of the Company’s global Operations functions, includ- ing manufacturing plants, Corpo- rate Quality, process and tool design engineering, global supply chain, product conformance, and global facilities. He will also provide stra- tegic counsel as a member of the Executive Staff. sunday the AES DAILY october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny day3 edition Serving the 135th AES Convention 17 Waves Audio Spotlights Dugan Automixer Plug-In

Waves Audio (Booth 2839) is featur- Using Dugan’s proprietary voice- discussion programs; television talk ing its new Dugan Automixer plug-in. activated process, the Waves Dugan shows and game shows; conference Developed in association with sound Automatic Mixing Controller plugin sound reinforcement and video trucks; engineering legend Dan Dugan, the automatically controls the gains of dialogue recording for film and televi- Waves Dugan Automixer is a soft- multiple live microphones in real time, sion; multiple wireless mikes on stage; ware emulation of the popular Dugan while simultaneously preventing feed- Houses of Worship; boardrooms Speech System Automatic Mixing back and excessive noise pickup. and civic meeting rooms; community Waves Audio’s Dugan Automixer Controllers used the world over. It is The Waves Dugan Automixer is television; teleconferencing; distance MultiRack SoundGrid- and MultiRack ideal for: broadcast news panels and learning. plug-in Native-compatible and works on 32 or 64 channels.

New Combo Preamp/ Compressor at Radial Radial Engineering Ltd. (Booth 2573) is expanding the 500 series range of modules with the new PreComp com- bination preamp and compressor. The PreComp is a single-wide module, designed to fit the popular 500 series rack format. The design begins with a high performance pre- amp equipped with Radial’s unique Accustate gain control that simulta- neously sets the output and sensitiv- ity to maximize signal-to-noise at all levels. This is particularly important when recording in the digital domain where background noise can often be audible during quiet passages. A full-feature compressor follows with adjustable threshold, compression ratio and make-up gain control that auto- matically transitions from soft-knee to hard-knee as compression increases. A simple slow-fast switch makes it easy to set the PreComp for either percussion instruments or smoother tracks such as vocals. Once connected to a 500 series power rack, I/O connections automati- cally route to the XLRs for balanced operation. When used with a Work- horse, connectivity increases with 1/4- inch TRS connectors and D-Subs and the Omniport provides direct patch- ing to the preamp or the compressor, enabling the engineer to use each pro- cessor separately.

Radial Engineering’s PreComp combination preamp/compressor 18 october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday Serving the 135th AES Convention edition day3 TRIAD-ORBIT Mic Stands Make Global Debut Modern microphones have outpaced the mic placement without compromise. ent company of TRIAD-ORBIT. “It’s a capabilities of most industry-standard TRIAD-ORBIT microphone stands simple matter of physics; it takes better mic stands. TRIAD-ORBIT Advanced and components are making their global hardware to securely support a large Microphone Stand Systems represent debut at Booth 2961. diaphragm condenser than a handheld a quantum leap in the evolution of the “While modern technology has made dynamic. Great mics are more sensi- microphone stand. Every industry-stan- great microphones more affordable and tive and transparent, and minute adjust- dard component, from stand bases to accessible, it hasn’t made them smaller ments in placement are the key to cap- mic clips, was analyzed and reinvented or lighter,” says Marty Harrsion, Sr. turing stellar audio. Are your current to realize a singular objective: precise VP of ACCESS Products Group, par- mic stands up to the task? What’s the

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point of investing in better microphones without the right hardware to harness that extra performance?” Enter TRIAD-ORBIT Advanced Microphone Stand Systems. TRIAD- ORBIT mic stands offer the most accu- rate, adjustable and secure platform for microphones ever made. Every T-O component is designed and purpose- built to solve old problems and pro- vide new solutions. The T-O system is comprised of four breakthrough concepts: TRIAD Articulating Tripod Mic Stands, ORBIT Orbital Booms, MICRO Orbital Mic Adaptors and IO Quick-Change Couplers. Incorporating these T-O components into custom mic stand systems, users will realize a whole new level of precision and performance. Earthworks Giveaway Earthworks (Booth 2739) is holding a dual giveaway in their booth through- out the AES Convention. Visitors to the booth will have the chance to win either an M30 measurement microphone (val- ued at $949) or the new 521 ZDT 500 series pre- Earthworks’ amp (valued at M30 $1349). measurement Simply go microphone to Booth 2739, (left) and 521 get your badge ZDT 500 series scanned by an Earthworks preamp representative and select which prize you would like to enter for a chance to win. Winners will be noti- fied within one week following the show. Attendees can also double their chances of winning by tweeting dur- ing the show: ‘I want to win the @ EarthworksAudio M30 measure- ment mic at @AESOrg #AES13 at booth 2739 #earthworksaes’ or ‘I want to win the @EarthworksAu- dio 521 ZDT 500 series preamp at @AESOrg #AES13 at booth 2739 #earthworksaes’. sunday the AES DAILY october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny day3 edition Serving the 135th AES Convention 19 Calrec Launches Callisto Blackbird Academy Moves Broadcast Console Forward with API 1608 At Booth 2939 Calrec Audio is An API (Booth 2539) 1608 analog con- launching Callisto, a brand new audio sole will serve aspiring sound engineers console for live broadcasters. Callisto at the newly created Blackbird Academy is designed for broadcast profession- recording school in Nashville, Tennes- als who need to produce creative and see. The school is based at the presti- engrossing broadcast audio easily, gious Blackbird Studio and will draw but may not require as many resourc- on their history, expertise, and industry es as the company’s Apollo and Arte- connections to offer three educational mis consoles. curricula, totaling over 720 hours of Callisto’s mechanical design is horizon-expanding coursework. Class refined, with a lean construction that Calrec Audio’s Callisto broadcast sizes will be small and will feature exten- keeps components and materials to a console sive hands-on lab time, including time An API 1608 analog console will minimum. Disciplined power distri- in two of Blackbird’s eight recording serve aspiring sound engineers bution means the console is around Designed for live broadcast appli- studios, now reserved exclusively for at the newly created Blackbird 30 percent more efficient than a com- cations and with a focus on intuitive educational use. The classroom space Academy recording school in parable Artemis Light, Callisto’s operation, Callisto simplifies even was created by interior designers Robert Nashville closest stable mate. Service access is complex workflow tasks, such as cre- and Cortney Novogratz of the HGTV from the front of the console, and the ating mix-minus feeds, with common television show, Home by Novogratz. happy with them. Moving forward with entire control surface can be replaced procedures that are just one tap away. “We chose the API 1608 for a num- the Academy, we wouldn’t have it any by removing just 12 screws. Callisto’s other large displays are ber of reasons,” says John McBride, other way!” When designing the new console, fully configurable to display bus, out- co-owner and co-operator of Blackbird Mark Rubel and Kevin Becka are Calrec focused on ensuring that Cal- put, and loudness meters, and feature Studio with his wife, country super- co-directing Blackbird Academy, which listo’s highly intuitive GUI would be dedicated metering, routing, and pro- star Martina McBride. “The 1608 is has already kicked off with a three-day suitable for a broad range of operator cessing information per fader. easy to use, it has a great sound, and summer camp designed for high school levels. Users control the console via The physical control surface is it’s an excellent tool to teach students students. The Academy’s debut Studio a 17-inch multitouch screen inspired available in fixed 32- and 44-fader signal flow. We already have a couple Engineering Program began on Septem- by familiar tablet technology, with configurations with a new stream- of 1608s at Blackbird, and we’re very ber 30 and will run for about 24 weeks. a straightforward interface that uses lined layout. Each channel strip has established finger gestures to navigate only the most essential mechanical the system. The crisp, high-resolution controls, featuring a fader, two flex- display provides elegant controls and ible control cells, and a dedicated clear presentation of information. gain pot. Avid Intros Dugan-VN16 Option Card for Live Systems Avid (Booth 2921) is introducing a system users with industry leading key new option card for Avid live dialog automixing functionality in a systems, further building on the most convenient and integrated solution. tightly integrated live sound platform Dugan-VN16 simplifies mixing and in the industry. Designed to help live improves audio quality in situations sound professionals meet the most where multiple speech microphones demanding and complex workflow are used, including broadcast events, challenges, Dugan-VN16 offers a conferences, house of worship services, modular, integrated solution that theater performances, and more. improves audio quality and simplifies The Dugan-VN16 option card mixing for multi-mic applications. greatly improves operational efficien- “Avid’s industry-leading live cy by automatically adjusting micro- sound solutions are built on the most phone levels faster than what would open and tightly integrated plat- be possible using manual workflows. form,” says Chris Gahagan, senior Unlike a noise gate, which can intro- vice president of products and servic- duce distracting sonic artifacts, Dugan- es at Avid. “The Dugan-VN16 option VN16 utilizes real-time voice activation card expands Avid live systems to to automatically lower the volume of include patented automixing technol- unused live speech microphones and ogy, representing a reliable, easy-to- raise volume when presenters begin configure solution that allows live speaking. Sound engineers can greatly sound professionals to deliver higher- reduce feedback, comb filtering, and quality mixes, faster than ever.” background noise without having to Developed and manufactured by manually adjust levels. Dan Dugan Sound Design, the Dugan- “We’re proud to partner with VN16 option card provides Avid live Avid, an industry leader in live sound,” states Dan Dugan, CEO of Dan Dugan Sound Design. “By integrating our patented automixing technol- ogy into Avid live systems, we’re allowing owners to deliver higher-quality mixes and expand their businesses to The Dugan-VN16 option card for Avid include an even broader range live systems of live events. 20 october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday Serving the 135th AES Convention edition day3 exhibitor | listings

A-Designs Audio 3130 Triad-Orbit Advanced Microphone Stand Systems 2961 Acme Audio Manufacturing Co. 3126 135th AES convention october 17-20, 2013 ACO Pacific, Inc. 2634 | ADK Microphones 2856 Advanced Audio Microphones 3260 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny AEA - Audio Engineering Associates 2744 AES NY Section 2564 Air Music Technology 2921P AKG T1 Alto Music 3249 American Express OPEN 2965 AMI/TAB-Funkenwerk/ Tube Equipment Co./Lucas Engineering 3145 AnaMod LLC 2944 ANAVIEW 2958 Antelope Audio 3139 Aphex, LLC 2535 CONCESSIONS API 2539 Apogee Electronics 2730 APRS 3256 ATC Loudspeaker Technology 3133 Orion Communication Inc. 3225 3066 Audient 2849 Audio History Library & Museum 2666 Audio Power Tools 3126 Audio Precision 2929 3064 Audio Pro Network 2967 Al.So Alternate Soundings 3124 Audio-Technica U.S., Inc. 2723 Audio Technology Switzerland USA (NAGRA) 2531 Audiomatica SRL 2533 Audionamix 2664 Augspurger Monitors 2849 Auro Technologies 3041 Avalon Design 2536 Avenson Audio 2759 AVID 3021 & 2921P B & H Photo Video & Pro Audio 2844 British Audio Engineering (BAE) 3138 Belden 3050 Benchmark Media Systems, Inc. 2935 BeStar Technologies Inc. 3046 The Blackbird Academy 3131 Blue Microphones 3249 Bose Corporation Rm. 2D04 Brainstorm Electronics 3158 Bricasti Design 3060 Broadcasters General Store 3227 Bruel & Kjaer 2847 BSS Audio T1 Bubblebee Windscreens 3158 Burl Audio 3122 Calrec Audio Ltd. 2939 Cartec Audio 3147 Cascade Microphones 3061 CB Electronics 2744 CEDAR Audio Limited 2952 CharterOak Acoustic Devices 3150 Church Production Magazine 2550 Clear-Com 3030 Cloud Microphones, LLC 3031 Coleman Audio 3156 Crane Song Ltd. 3127 T1 Cymatic Audio 3058 D.W. Fearn 3146 Dan Dugan Sound Design 2647 Dangerous Music, Inc 3249 Professional Products T1 Direct Sound Headphones LLC 3241 DirectOut GmbH 3047 DPA Microphones, Inc. 2551 Dramastic Audio 2849 E.A.R. Inc. 2861 Earthworks, Inc. 2739 ECLIPSE by Fujitsu Ten 2549 Electroswitch 3027 Eleven Dimensions Media, LLC 2557 Elysia GmbH 3126 Empirical Labs 3147 Equator Audio Research, LLC 3048 ESI Audiotechnik GmbH 2557 Essential Sound Products, Inc. 2747 Eventide, Inc. 2630 Extreme Isolation Headphones 3241 FairlightUS 2967 Five Towns College 3051 Flux:: Sound and Picture Development 2921P Focal Press 3057 Focusrite Novation 2930 Fraunhofer IIS 2644 Gabriel Sound LLC 2565 Gefen Inc. 2631 Genelec, Inc. 2639 Gepco / General Cable 2540 General Cable / Gepco 2540 GHIELMETTI AG 2656 Golden Age Project 3249 Gordon Instruments 3144 Gotham Sound and Communication 2738 Grace Design 3039 Granelli Audio Labs 2554 Great River Electronics 2645 Guzauski-Swist 3249 Hal Leonard Corporation 3056 Harman International T-1 HEAR Now Festival: The Audio Fiction and Arts Festival Booth 3064 Heritage Audio 3249 Independent Audio, Inc. 2950 Institute of Audio Research 3033 Inward Connections 3126 IsoAcoustics, Inc. 2542 iZotope, Inc. 2921P JBL Professional T1 JoeCo Limited 2658 John Hardy Co. 2532 Josephson Engineering 2645 Kaotica 3257 Munro Acoustics 2849 QUANTEC 3233 Sibelius 2921P TC Electronic 2933 Klippel GmbH 2957 Music Maker Publications 3049 R&D Team Software Development 2957 SK Cooperativa 3252 TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik 3253 KLOTZ Audio Interface Systems A.I.S. GmbH 3058 Music Marketing, Inc. 3234 RAD Distribution, Inc 3248 Slate Digital and Yellow Matter Entertainment 3239 THAT Corporation 2734 Kush Audio 3120 MXL Microphones 2633 Radial Engineering Ltd. 2573 Softube 3232 3 Zigma Audio 2856 Latch Lake Music 2556 Mytek Digital 3244 RealTraps 3226 Solid State Logic 2821 TransAudio Group 3132 Lavry Engineering 2835 Neumann 2831 The Recording Academy 2749 MUTEC - Sonic Distribution 2960 Lawo North America Corp 2949 Neutrik USA, Inc. 2530 The Recording Studio Insurance Program 2745 Sonivox 2921P Tree Audio 3126 LEWITT GmbH 3058 NewBay Media LLC 2848 Redco Audio, Inc. 2860 Sonnox Ltd. 2921P TruNorth Music and Sound, Inc. 3058 Lexicon Professional T1 Neyrinck 2921P Resident Audio 3221 Sonoris Audio Engineering 3045 TSL 3261 LIndell Audio 3249 NKK Switches 3230 Resolution 3159 Sontronics Microphones 2849 USITT (United States Institute Linear Audio 2560 NTI Americas Inc. 2945 Retro Instruments, Inc. 3126 Sony Electronics, Inc. 2526 for Theatre Technology) 3259 Lipinski Sound Corporation 2562 NUGEN Audio Ltd 2858 & 2921P Retrospec Audio / Ecstatic Electric 3220 Sound Ideas 2732 Unity Audio Studio Monitors 3147 Listen, Inc. 2845 NUGEN Audio Ltd 2921P Rohde & Schwarz, Inc 2545 Sound on Sound 3164 Universal Audio, Inc. 2921P Little Labs 3124 Ocean Audio 3249 Roll Music Systems, Inc. 2759 T1 Lundahl Transformers 3153 PACSYS Limited 2957 Rupert Neve Designs, LLC 3123 Soundproof Windows 3245 Walters-Storyk Design Group 2657 Lynx Studio Technology, Inc. 2857 Pendulum Audio, Inc. 2944 SAE Institute of Technology 2660 SoundToys, Inc. 2761 Warm Audio 3249 MAGIX AG 3235 Phoenix Audio LLC 3157 Saidera Paradiso Ltd. 2546 Source Elements 2921P Wave Distribution 3147 MAGMA 2921P Pivitec 3021 & 2921P Samar Audio Design, LLC 2959 Society of Professional Audio Waves Inc. 2839 Manley Laboratories, Inc. 3249 plus24 3158 Sanken Microphones/plus24 3158 Recording Services (SPARS.COM) 2548 Weiss Engineering 2661 Marian Digital Audio Electronics 3158 PMC Monitors 3222 Mix with the Masters 2946 Stagetec (Salzbrenner Stagtec WhisperRoom, Inc. 3231 Mercury Recording Equipment Co. 3121 PMI Audio Group 3140 Schoeps Microphones 3052 Mediagroup, Inc.) 2651 Women’s Audio Mission 3246 Marshall Electronics 2633 Prism Media Products, Inc 3032 sE Electronics 3123 Stanford Research Systems 2947 Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. 2623 Materion Electrofusion 2846 Pro Sound News 2848 audioXpress / Circuit Cellar / Elektor USA 2560 T1 Merging Technologies 2948 Professional Audio Design, Inc. 2849 Serpent Audio 3061 Tac System, Inc. 2744 ZAOR Studio Furniture srl. 3058 Microtech Gefell GmbH 2757 Professional Sound Services, Inc. 2956 Servoreeler Systems 2934 Tape Op Magazine 3161 Zaxcom Audio 3044 Millennia Media, Inc. 3028 Pulse Techniques, LLC 3148 ShinyBox Audio 2756 TASCAM 2731 Zynaptiq, GmbH 2557 Mogami Cable 2633 Purple Audio, Inc. 2756 Shure Incorporated 2523 Taytrix Productions 2558 map and listing AS OF 10/7/13

22 october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday Serving the 135th AES Convention edition day3 Cloud Unveils 44-A Active A-T Gear Integral to New Ribbon Mic Dream Theater Project Cloud Microphones curves, allowing fine con- (Booth 3031) resurrects trol over proximity effect. Audio-Technica (Booth 2723) is an absolute joy to use, on acoustic guitar the spirit of the clas- The full range “Music” integral part of the recording setup for in particular. We also used AT4080 rib- sic RCA Type 44 ribbon setting is the default for progressive metal superstars Dream bon microphones as part of the main mic with the Cloud 44-A most applications, captur- Theater as records its highly guitar tone.” active ribbon microphone. ing nuanced source mate- anticipated upcoming self-titled twelfth The full A-T mic list for the project Within the mic, the rib- rial with precise detail. studio set, which was scheduled for included AT5040 Studio Vocal Micro- bon remains true to the Singers and VO artists can release on September 24 from Road- phones on all acoustic guitars and original 44, handcrafted use the “Voice” setting to runner Records. some vocal tracking; AT4080 Phan- to the exact specifica- instantly tame plosives and The band’s engineer on this album tom-Powered Bidirectional Ribbon tions first prescribed in the undesirable low end associ- and past projects, Richard Chycki Microphones for electric guitars, rear 1930s by RCA; however, ated with being close to the (whose credits also include Rush, ambience for drums and the strings everything else has been microphone, or for reduc- , Needtobreathe, Our Lady room (in a Blumlein pair); AT4081 upgraded using state of the ing intense low frequen- Peace and others), has been a long- art materials, manufactur- cies when using the mic to time fan of Audio-Technica micro- ing processes and technol- capture an instrument at phones. He says, “I regularly use ogy. Powered by Cloud’s close range where rumble several models of Audio-Technica award-winning ultra-clean or vibration noise may be mics for their sound quality as well as Cloudlifter circuitry, the present. Some vocalists their innovative design, consistency 44-A is an active ribbon and instrumentalists with and reliability,” he says. “And I’ve mic with personality from Cloud’s 44-A active higher ranges may prefer used them for years, starting with a the past plus all the robust- ribbon microphone the fuller response that pair of AT4050’s or AT4060’s for ness and clarity required getting right up to the mic the ambient portion of recordings. for even the most demanding recording delivers, having the option of the prox- Regardless of the mic design, there tasks.” imity filter provides two distinct voic- was always a distinct open quality The Cloud 44-A is the first (and ings, inviting the natural sound of a to all the Audio-Technica mics I’ve Audio Technica’s AT4080 ribbon only!) active ribbon microphone with ribbon microphone to be used on a used, and they’ve performed very microphone switchable Voice/Music response wide variety of new sources. well in all applications. For the new Dream Theater album, by pairing the Phantom-powered Bidirectional Rib- right mic with the source, we captured bon Microphones as spot mics for cel- some pretty amazing audio with a los and a string session; and AT4047/ minimum of outboard trickery. For SV Cardioid Condenser Microphones instance, the AT5040 [Studio Vocal as a spot mic for contrabass and a Microphone], with its amazing sensitiv- string session, as well as for “B-cabi- ity and ultra-low noise floor, was an net” electric guitars. PA Issues elysia museq Plug-in, 4 New Bundles

Plugin Alliance LLC is issuing ely- comes at a premium price. sia museq, an eagerly-awaited soft- But thanks to Plugin Alliance, ware reincarnation of Plugin Alliance elysia museq is being offered at a partner brand elysia’s (Booth 3126) pocket-friendly price point. More- award-winning flagship museq equal- over, the impressive features found on izer—together with four new bundles. the original hardware are all present Since its original release in eye- and accounted for here, including the catching rack-mounting hardware outstanding resonant high-pass and form back in 2009 elysia’s museq lowpass filters (switchable to high and has more than lived up to its tagline: low shelf types) and the Warm mode The Musical Equalizer. For this ear- sound shaper (to bring transparency, opening EQ promptly walked away coloration, or both to the mix). with coveted industry awards befit- Meanwhile, Plugin Alliance has ting its musical name and nature from also unleashed ALL Bundle-V2, an those in the know on both sides of updated ‘Über-Collection’ of all the pond. Why? Well, put simply, this its native plug-ins—including ely- awesome analog equalizer is a com- sia museq—available in all Mac OS bination of premium sound-shaping X and Windows formats with three capabilities with optimally-matched tempting 0 percent finance schemes. parameters and the Prospective purchasers highest quality compo- can choose to spread nents—100 percent dis- spending that saving crete analog technology over three, six, or 12 circuit design, permanent monthly installments— class-A mode signal pro- interest-free and with no cessing using single tran- background checks—via sistors, and much more Plugin Alliance’s propri- besides—enabling users etary online store system to speedily achieve amaz- that always calculates ing-sounding musical the best personal price results with the greatest possible according to of ease. Unsurprisingly, how many Plugin Alli- of course, audio and elysia’s museq plug- ance plug-ins are already build quality such as this in owned. sunday the AES DAILY october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny day3 edition Serving the 135th AES Convention 23 Ethan & Doug Lennon Bus Keeps On Rolling with Build a Better Neutrik Support RealTrap This summer it was all about making the opportunity to learn about creat- RealTraps (Booth 3226) are real the creative connection between young ing music and videos at no cost,” said membrane bass traps that also musicians, multimedia production, and Brian Rothschild, executive director absorb mid and high frequencies. live performance on the Vans Warped of the Educational Tour This makes them a total solution for Tour. For 16 years in a row, the John Bus and John Lennon Songwriting recording studios, listening rooms, Lennon Educational Tour Bus (a non- Contest. home theaters, restaurants, auditori- profit 501 [c] [3] organization) has ums—anywhere economical yet very offered fans across the nation the chance high performance acoustic treat- to experience this high energy music ment is required. extravaganza in a whole new way. As the RealTraps is owned and oper- world’s greatest non-profit profession- Neutrik president Peter Milbery ated by Ethan Winer and Doug Fer- al mobile recording studio, it was only (left) and Brian Rothschild, rara, who have been friends for more natural it be supported by the industry’s executive director of the John than thirty years. Ethan Winer is well leading manufacturer of connectivity Lennon Educational Tour Bus known throughout the audio indus- solutions, Neutrik (Booth 2530). and John Lennon Songwriting try for his magazine articles in Elec- The Vans Warped Tour is the Contest tronic Musician, Mix, PC Magazine, nation’s top touring music festival USA, Inc., reflected on the company’s EQ, Keyboard, Recording, Audio focused on presenting the creative efforts participation in the John Lennon Edu- Media, Strings, The Strad, R-e/p, and of emerging artists. The Lennon Bus cational Tour Bus and the Warped others. He has produced many classi- made stops along the west coast includ- Tour 2013. “The combined John Len- cal music CDs for Music Minus One, ing WA, Portland, OR, the San non/Warped Tour provides an excep- including a recording of his own cello Francisco Bay area, and Southern CA. tional opportunity for music enthusi- concerto, and also written, produced, The Neutrik name was a prominent part asts of all ages to get a first-hand look and recorded music for clients includ- of the entire tour’s promotion encom- at what it takes to compose, perform, ing Blue Cross, Pitney-Bowes, Stan- passing print, online, and the second and produce today’s music. Exposure ley Tools, Aetna Life and Casualty, annual AP Cover Stars Live Chats. to the arts is essential to the long-term and the Connecticut Lottery. The live stream events were hosted by viability of every tour operator and Doug Ferrara is an audio engi- Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman, equipment manufacturer because these neer who in the 1960s played bass and brought the action of the festival to activities serve as a vital link to the with The Fifth Estate, the “one hit countless music fans across the world. next generation of talent. It is well wonder” known for its pop music Attendees were encouraged to known that when students have a posi- cover of “Ding Dong! The Witch download the official free Neutrik tive experience with equipment during is Dead.” An accomplished musi- branded Lennon Bus app to tweet their their formative years, they are likely cian and arranger, he has owned questions to their favorite cover stars to maintain that brand association. As a professional recording studio and have them answered live. Eight the leading provider of connectivity for many years where he produces different bands took part in the Q&A, solutions to the music and sound indus- CDs for both local and nationally including Kellin Quinn of Sleeping with try, I believe our participation in this known musicians. Besides audio and Sirens, Christopher Drew of Never- endeavor is extremely beneficial.” recording, Doug holds an advanced ShoutNever, and Dan Campbell of The “The Lennon Bus is honored to degree in engineering from Rens- Wonder Years. partner with Neutrik and share the mis- selaer Polytechnic, and is a member Peter Milbery, President of Neutrik sion of providing young students with of the New York Academy of Sci- ences. Previously he was a systems engineer for Motorola. James Lindenschmidt, general manager of RealTraps, handles the Johnson Captures Classic day-to-day operations of RealTraps outside of the factory, including all Sound with Sony C-800G customer service, acoustics consul- tation, and marketing. Singer/ George Johnson pick for the lead vocals. Their collec- In 1994 Doug spent $2500 (1994 loves recording music. Spending six tion was incredible and I got to demo dollars) to treat his control room years in Los Angeles and 15 years in some of the best vintage and new with a popular brand of acous- Nashville recording, Johnson’s music microphones. Yet every single time I tic products. Unfortunately, they reflects a variety of styles and influ- picked the C-800G, there was simply helped very little—even after all that ences from country to rock to blues. no comparison.” expense, the response still varied Producing his own demos over The Sony mic, which has elec- wildly throughout the room, mak- the years, Johnson is no stranger to tronically selectable directivity (either ing it difficult to mix and judge the the Sony (Booth 2526) brand. For his omni-directional or cardioid) can be balance of bass instruments. An recent project, “George Johnson fea- used for various recording applica- avid consumerist, Ethan became turing The Jordanaires & Memphis tions. The microphone stands out for annoyed as he watched lightweight Horns,” he realized he needed some- its built-in cooling system that reduces foam treatment become popular thing different; a new microphone both noise and distortion. This fea- and sell for outrageous prices— to capture and produce high qual- ture ensures that the best quality especially since most of these prod- ity sound and give him a better overall sound is being recorded without inter- ucts are ineffective at low frequen- final product. ference. cies. When Doug finally decided to So Johnson chose Sony’s clas- For Johnson, it just performs, build some real bass traps for his sic C-800G microphone to record his whether he’s recording vocals in stu- studio in the summer of 2002, these newest album. It delivered everything dios or doing instrument tracks. two good friends got together and he was looking for: improved sound “The mic captures the full dynamic designed a better bass trap. A por- reproduction quality, high sensitivity range when you have to sing up close table bass trap that doesn’t kill all and low noise and most important, a on a verse,” he says. “But it also allows the mids and highs like foam and new tool for expressing himself. you to turn around and blast full cho- plain fiberglass. A real bass trap “When I was about to begin the rus with no distortion and still get a that actually works well at bass fre- album, I went to a gear rental place in pure, solid tone. I really love the way quencies. And the rest, as they say, my building,” he says. “They allowed the C800 sounds on my voice and cap- is history. me to test a bunch of microphones to tures my vocals.” 24 october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday Serving the 135th AES Convention edition day3 AnaMod P&E Wing Touts ‘Lost In Highlights Translation’ Events Signal The Recording Academy Producers tiative, which educates about and dem- ing Engineer of the Year by the UK’s & Engineers Wing (Booth 2749) has onstrates the importance of high-quali- Music Producers Guild. Processor Line been keeping busy in 2013 with a num- ty audio. The most recent presentation Maureen Droney, P&E Wing ber of Academy Chapter events, sev- was held at Google’s headquarters in senior executive director, states: “’Lost AnaMod is at Booth 2944 demon- eral of which have involved a presenta- Mountain View, California, on Sep- in Translation’ is an entertaining yet strating its entire line of signal pro- tion entitled “Lost in Translation” by tember 9. Previous stops include Tuc- simple and practical exploration of the cessors, created using the AnaMod GRAMMY-winning engineer Andrew son on August 2; New York on June various formats delivering music to Process, which uses precise mathe- Scheps. These lectures have provided 26; on May 1; Wimberley, consumers today. Our ‘Quality Sound matical models to synthesize analog an engaging, revelatory and humorous Texas, on April 27; and Nashville on Matters’ initiative and related proj- hardware. Unlike digital plug-ins presentation of current audio format April 25. ects are helping provide the knowledge or processor-based outboard gear, comparisons. Set in high-end listening Scheps has engineered and mixed base for a new and developing era, so there is no latency and no A/D or environments, the multimedia demon- for some of the biggest acts in the busi- engineers, producers, artists and home D/A conversions to compromise the stration showcases the auditory differ- ness, including , Green Day, listeners alike can have informed ears sound. ences of master recordings played back Linkin Park, , Red Hot Chili in regards to audio quality. We thank Products on display include the in different formats such as vinyl, CD, Peppers and . He is a two-time Andrew and all of our P&E Wing ATS-1 Analog Tape Simulator, MP3, AAC and online streaming mod- GRAMMY winner for his work on the luminaries for helping us explore these which models the behavior of spe- els. The lectures are held as part of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Stadium Arca- concepts and educate minds and ears cific tape machines and tape formu- P&E Wing and CEA Audio Division’s dium and Adele’s 21 albums and was around the country with these recent lations using analog hardware, and ongoing “Quality Sound Matters” ini- named the 2012 International Record- events.” the AM660 and AM670 Limiters, which are recreations of the classic Fairchild limiters, and the XF Tube Transformer and Tube Simulator. iZotope RX Wins Engineering Emmy Also on display is the Realios prod- uct line (distributed by AnaMod), iZotope Inc. (Booth 2921) has been into what is today-their feedback has issues, equipment buzz, and sudden including the TLCompressor, honored by the National Academy been invaluable as we’ve refined RX’s noises like dog barks, sirens and much which uses a tungsten lamp as the for Television Arts and Sciences with workflows and strengthened its pro- more. gain reduction element, theA9033 an Emmy Award for Outstanding cessing power. We are excited to be A highlight of RX is its powerful Mic Preamp, which derives its Achievement in Engineering Develop- recognized as a game-changer in the spectrogram, which exposes details gain strictly from transformers, ment for RX Audio Repair Technolo- television and broadcast industries and that are hidden in a standard audio the A9031 Mic Preamp, an exact gy. The Engineering Emmy is presented are sincerely humbled by this award.” waveform. By revealing a rich visual copy of the vintage Dick Swetten- to an individual, company or organiza- For audio professionals in the tele- display of audio frequency over time, ham Helios design, as modified and tion for engineering developments so vision industry, RX is now the stan- RX allows engineers to detect and iso- used by Lenny Kravitz and Henry significant that they materially affect dard for rescuing audio from the cut- late problems with innovative selec- Hirsch, and the new A9052 EQ. the transmission, recording or recep- ting room floor. With remedies for tion tools. In addition, RX features The A9052 provides extreme- tion of television. noise, clipping, hum, buzz, crackles, intelligent, cutting-edge modules that ly musical high and low shelving “We are incredibly proud to be rec- unwanted reverb and more, iZotope’s are carefully designed to tackle spe- bands, two mid/low frequency ognized by the Academy for the devel- RX visual audio repair technology is cific audio problems. Whether used as bands of as well as a opment of iZotope RX,” says Mark the fastest, easiest way to repair and a standalone software application, or two position high-pass filter. Ethier, CEO of iZotope, Inc. “iZo- restore audio. RX makes it possible to as plug-ins within industry standard tope’s customers have helped shape RX clean up dialogue that has been spoiled editors, RX integrates seamlessly with by weather conditions, microphone any post-production workflow. NUGEN Introduces MXF Option for LMB Processor

NUGEN Audio (Booth 2858) is Based on NUGEN Audio’s loudness introducing a new MXF file-handling monitoring and correction engine, option for the company’s powerful LMB performs faster-than-real-time Loudness Management Batch (LMB) processing on batches of files, sav- processor. LMB is an offline loudness ing time and preventing human error. analysis and correction tool for OS For streamlined processing of video, X and Windows environments that LMB automatically examines video delivers network-based, automated files to analyze audio content without loudness-processing for large num- changing the original files. LMB’s bers of audio and video files without drag-and-drop interface and Watched requiring user intervention. The new Folders automate the process of option introduces native MXF audio checking and conforming files to mul- handling that enables LMB to per- tiple broadcast criteria, and optional form automated analysis and correc- command-line operation allows for tion of audio in an MXF container full integration into existing asset while preserving all other data within management systems and procedures. the file. With the new MXF option, LMB A highly versatile tool for post- can now analyze and correct OP- production, film, and broadcast, Atom and OP-1a operating patterns LMB is typically used as part of a containing PCM and D10-encoded content-management workflow, as a PCM audio data without first con- stage of QC to check compliance of verting the MXF files to WAV for- incoming content from third parties, mat. With the ability to correct and or as a routine way of double-check- deliver loudness-compliant audio in ing content when editors are using the original MXF format, the solu- other loudness tools in the studio. tion saves time and effort. sunday the AES DAILY october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny day3 edition Serving the 135th AES Convention 25 Gefen Touts New GAVA 3.0 Features At Booth 2631, Gefen is demonstrating a Lutron lighting scene to dim the lights, Zone Player wherever needed. IP cam- its next generation GAVA (Gefen A/V close shades or turn on other devices. era and thermostat integration will also Automation) 3.0 system, allowing two- Now any event that a connected device be shown for the first time. Integra- way integration between lighting and communicates to GAVA can be cap- tion with BlueBolt Power Management A/V systems. GAVA connects all audio/ tured and used as a control trigger.” devices means GAVA can reduce idle video and lighting devices in a home or Additional new features include system power consumption to only commercial environment using IP. It Sonos integration, so integrators will a few watts, rather than hundreds of offers a viable alternative to complex be able to implement and manage watts consumed by traditional inte- automation systems requiring special- audio zones by adding a wireless Sonos grated systems in standby mode. Gefen’s GAVA System Processor ized programming skills to integrate and operate. By using the built-in wizard, integrators can select their equipment, enter connection details and be up in running in just a few minutes. GAVA centralizes all AV devices and lighting systems into a single web-based inter- face that can be accessed at any time using a smartphone, tablet or computer. “One of the best new features that I’m really excited about is the ability to program an event trigger that allows integrators to use a Lutron keypad, switch or dimmer to automate an AV event,” says Gefen automation product manager Orrin Charm. “We will show a wireless wall keypad programmed to perform as a TV on/off switch that will control the TV and other components as easily as turning on a light. Plus, any action in the A/V system, such as insert- ing a disc, turning on a projector or opening an AirPlay stream can instigate Granelli Showcases G5790 Right-Angle Mic The G5790 is a real SM57 modi- fied to turn 90 degrees. Granelli Audio Labs (Booth 2554) uses brand new Shure SM57s and inserts a custom-made aluminum part with an acoustically engineered internal sound path. The result is a micro- phone that maintains the SM57’s renowned durability and familiar tone while increasing functionality. The G5790 gives engineers more options when miking crowded drum kits, allowing them to choose a posi- tion that minimizes unwanted bleed and does not obstruct the drummer. It also creates a neater appearance and takes up much less space on stage when miking speaker cabinets, percussion, and a number of other sources. Inside the handle of the SM57 is a small acoustic chamber that affects the tone of the microphone. Our patented design manages to change the shape of this chamber without increasing the air volume. That is critical to keeping the sound that engineers know and trust. Granelli did not adjust the frequen- cy response, alter the pickup pat- tern, or change any other compo- nents inside the microphone. 26 october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday Serving the 135th AES Convention edition day3 special | events live soundtrack | events 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Network Audio Session N5 X192/AES67: How the New Networked Audio Interoperability Standard Was Designed SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 Chair: Greg Shay, The Telos Alliance—Cleveland, OH Panelists: Kevin Gross, AVA Networks—Boulder, CO; Stefan Heinzmann, Heinzmann—Kon- 11 a.m.-1 p.m. stanz, Germany; Andreas Hildebrand, ALC NetworX—Munich, Germany; Gints Linis, Uni- THE STATE OF MASTERING—2013 versity of Latvia—IMCS—Riga, Latvia This panel will present the background of a number of the decisions that were made and MODERATOR: Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering Studios, Inc., Portland, ME embodied into AES67. It will describe the problems that were targeted to be solved, as best PRESENTERS: Greg Calbi, Sterling Sound—New York, NY; as they were understood. What were some of the difficult tradeoffs? Darcy Proper, Wisseloord Studios—Hilversum, The ; Networked audio will be new for some users, while some of the roots of the networked Douglas Sax, The Mastering Lab—Ojai, CA; Tim Young, Metropolis Mastering—London; audio experience of the members of X192 go back 20 years. Given a proverbial clean slate by the AES, come listen to the reasons why the choices in AES67 were made. Ten years ago top mastering studios generally mastered and created final production masters for only the Compact Disc. Now we commonly create production masters for CDs, Down- 11 a.m.-1 p.m. loads, files for streaming, special “Mastered for iTunes” downloads, and high resolution files Live Sound Seminar Session LS12: An Interview with Dave Natale for vinyl disk cutting, HDtracks, and Pure Audio Blu-ray masters. Panelists: Keith Clark, ProSound Web; Dave Natale Our Platinum Panelists will talk about the ramifications of State-of-Mastering in 2013 and Dave Natale is a veteran of over 30 years mixing front of house for the biggest names in what the future may hold. Moderator: Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering Studios, Inc., Portland, concert touring, having spent much of that time working for Clair Brothers Audio (now ME Clair Global). Dave will discuss his career, knowledge gained along the way, and what all FOH mixers should know and strive for. A Q&A will follow the interview. Keith Clark is the Editor of ProSoundWeb and has been involved in the pro audio publishing field for 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. more than 20 years. LUNCHTIME KEYNOTE: STUDIO OF THE FUTURE: 2020–2050

PRESENTER: John La Grou, Millennia Music & Media Systems 1 p.m.-3 p.m. A brief look at the evolution of audio electronics, a theory of innovation, and a sweeping Workshop Session W29: Miking for PA vision for the next forty years of audio production technology. Chair: Eddy B. Brixen, EBB-consult/DPA Microphones—Smorum, Denmark Panelists: Giacomo De Caterini, Casal Bauer/Accademia di Santa Cecilia—Rome, Italy; Hen- 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. rik Kjelin, Complete Vocal Institute—Copenhagen, Denmark; Cathrine Sadolin, Complete Vocal Institute—Copenhagen, Denmark; Nevin Steinberg, Nevin Steinberg Sound Design— YEAR OF THE ENGINEER New York, NY PRESENTER: Young Guru, —, NY This workshop takes you through some of the important issues and decisions when select- Revered as “The Sound of New York,” Young Guru possesses over a decade of experience ing the microphone with regards to peak level capacity, sensitivity, directivity, frequency in sound engineering and production for the acclaimed Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam response, sensitivity, etc. Getting balance, getting definition, getting the right timbre or “sound”—and still avoiding acoustical feedback, that’s the thing. Recognized engineers Recordings. Through his lecture and demo series, #eraoftheengineer, Guru examines the recent and sound designers will generously share their experiences from their work on the stages. emergence of a new generation of do-it-yourself engineers, analyzing and demonstrating what Warning: Some of the attendees may pick up ideas that will change their habits forever… it means for the culture at large.

2 p.m.-4 p.m. Paper Session P18: Perception—Part 2 P18-1 Negative Formant Space, “O Superman,” and Meaning (Paper: 9014) P18-2 The Effects of Interaural Level Differences Caused by Interference between Lead and Lag on Summing Localization (Paper: 9015)

2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Live Sound Seminar Session LS13 Audio for Corporate Presentations Chair: Michael (Bink) Knowles, Freelance Engineer—Oakland, CA Panelists: Bruce Cameron, House to Half Inc.—Carmel, NY; Lee Kalish, Positive Feedback— Kingston, NY Sound for corporate events can be lucrative but it can also be very demanding. Complex matrixing or other unusual solutions may be required in signal routing to loudspeaker zones, recording devices, distant participants and web streaming. Amplifying lavalier mics strongly into a loudspeaker system is its own art. Client relations are of top importance. We will talk about how these factors shape our differing approaches to corporate sound sys- tems. Audience questions are encouraged.

Workshop Session W31: Beam Steering Loudspeakers and Line Arrays Chair: Peter Mapp, Peter Mapp Associates—Colchester, Essex, UK Panelists: Stefan Feistel, AFMG Technologies GmbH—Berlin, Germany; Ralph Heinz, Ren- kus-Heinz, Inc.—Foothill Ranch, CA; Philippe Robineau, Tannoy—Coatbridge, , UK; Evert Start, Duran Audio—Zaltbommel, Netherlands; Ambrose Thompson, Martin Audio— High Wycombe, UK Beam Steered Line Arrays have been commercially available for more than 15 years. Although originally intended for and restricted to speech applications, in the last few years, full range music systems have also started to enter the market. This tutorial will discuss the technology behind the systems, their application, and potential limitations. The work- shop will include a number of case histories and aims to get anyone not familiar with the technology up to speed as well as providing experienced users with some answers to long standing questions. sunday the AES DAILY october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny day3 edition Serving the 135th AES Convention 27 PMC ‘masters of audio’ | sessions

regarding the track such as how he record- new beats exclusive to the audience. Also 3 p.m.-4 p.m. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 ed the artist, which mics he used on what confirmed are multi Grammy Award win- Student Critique Sessions instrument, etc. Songs from artists such ning/ multi-platinum producer Rockwilder Students! Bring your stereo or surround 10 a.m.-11 a.m. as Roberta Flack (that started his career (producer for Jay-z, 50 Cent, Pink, Missy, projects to these non-competitive listening Chris Tabron: Beyonce, ‘SOS, The off), , John Scofield, Eliane and others) and Jimi Kendrix, sessions and a panel will give you valuable Reggae Mix’ Elias, Dave Douglas, Christian McBride, multi-platinum producer for 50 Cent, Ja feedback and comments on your work! Having worked with the likes of Beyonce, Charlie Hunter and others will be featured Rule, Jay-Z, Tupac and others. Students should sign-up for time slots at , Santigold, , in this unique listening experience. the first SDA meeting, on a first come, first Shiny Toy Guns and Mike Posner, Chris 2 p.m.-3 p.m. served basis. Bring your stereo or 5.1 work will present the latest single he mixed for 12:45 p.m.-2 p.m. PMC @ the Movies on CD, DVD, memory-stick, or hard disc, Beyonce, as well as a cross selection of as clearly labeled 44.1 KHz WAVE or iStandard Producers Presents As the leading provider of high resolution his versatile work while explaining his AIFF files. Finalists in the Recording Com- ‘BLAP’ Celebrity Beat Cypher monitors in the and movie scor- approach. petition are excluded from participating in f/!llmind x Rockwilder x Jimi Ken- ing market, PMC will present the original this event to allow the many non-finalists drix 5.1 music tracks from movies like Turbo, an opportunity for feedback on their hard iStandard producers team up with PMC Pacific Rim, Game of Thrones, Wreck it work. The Student Recording Critiques are 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Audio and platinum producer !llmind Ralph, X-Men and many more! Imagine generously sponsored by PMC, and you get A Joe Ferla Retrospective with (producer for , 2Chainz, Emi- what a movie would sound like without the to hear your work on some amazing loud- SPARS nem, 50 Cent & More) to bring you the great music! speakers! Moderator: Ian Corbett, Kansas Joe Ferla, a five-time Grammy Award BLAP Celebrity Beat Cypher. Often done City Kansas Community College, Kansas recipient and renowned engineer to some at iStandard ‘Beat Camp’ at SAE in vari- City, KS. of the best musicians in the industry, will ous cities, powered by PMC Audio, BLAP be presenting tracks for listening from his is a round robin type producer showcase extensive discography. After each track where your favorite Hip Hop Producers is played he will answer any questions play music from their catalog as well as

student and career development | events SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20

Noon—1:30 p.m. Student Delegate Assembly—Part 2 Moderator: Colin Pfund, University of Hartford—West Hartford, CT Panelists: Marija Kovacina, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences—Belgrade, Serbia Andrea Pepper Simon-Claudius Wystrach, York, North Yorkshire, UK Magdalena Plewa, Gdansk University of Technology—Gdansk, Poland Kyle P. Snyder, Ohio University, School of Media Arts & Studies—Athens, OH At this meeting the SDA will elect a new vice chair. One vote will be cast by the designat- ed representative from each recognized AES student section in the North and Latin Ameri- can Regions. Judges’ comments and awards will be presented for the Recording Competi- tions and Design Competitions. Plans for future student activities at local, regional, and international levels will be summarized.

3p.m.—4 p.m. P.M.C Student Recording Critiques Moderator: Ian Corbett, Kansas City Kansas Community College—Kansas City, KS Students! Bring your stereo or surround projects to these non-competitive listening ses- sions and a panel will give you valuable feedback and comments on your work! Students should sign-up for time slots at the first SDA meeting, on a first come, first served basis. Bring your stereo or 5.1 work on CD, DVD, memory-stick, or hard disc, as clearly labeled 44.1 KHz WAVE or AIFF files. Finalists in the Recording Competition are excluded from participating in this event to allow the many non-finalists an opportunity for feedback on their hard work. The Student Recording Critiques are generously sponsored by PMC, and you get to hear your work on some amazing loudspeakers!

For more information, visit the AES website at http://www.aes.org/ events/135/students/ 28 october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday Serving the 135th AES Convention edition day3 Focusrite RedNet Enhances TASCAM Church’s Streaming Initiative Spotlights Thanks to its extensive to a larger audio system UH-7000 streaming initiative, the upgrade that in the last sev- TASCAM is at Booth 2731 exhibit- World Revival Church in eral months saw Drumeller ing a reference model of the upcom- Kansas City, Missouri, has and Pastor Steve Gray over- ing UH-7000 Standalone Mic Pre- spread its message to hun- see the installation of a new amp/USB Audio Interface, currently dreds of thousands of people RoomMatch loudspeaker in development. Price and official from the far corners of the system from Bose Profes- launch date are yet to be announced world. In its current form sional Systems Division and but this high-grade piece is sure to since 2001, the ministry a new Yamaha CL5 digital impress anyone. Based off of the of Pastor Steve and Kathy FOH console in the main design and circuitry of TEAC’s High Gray has grown to comprise sanctuary, giving the church Definition DACS and Audio Com- the World Revival Church, a fully digital signal path ponents, this UH-7000 will definitely Libby Lane Early Childhood from stage to speaker. As offer an impressive sound quality not Center, the World Revival a forward thinking Audio heard in home recording before. Network, the World Revival Professional, Drumeller rec- Basic Features: High quality Church Academy and the ognized the Church’s need audio circuitry tested and evaluated World Revival School of for networked audio, so the for months before final selection; Ministry. Recently helping C.J. Drumeller, audio/technology supervisor at choice of the Yamaha con- two ultra high performing mic pre- the church keep its outreach Kansas City’s World Revival Church, which has been sole, which includes support amps designed in an instrumentation global and its message clear is using RedNet 5 and RedNet 3 units from Focusrite for the Dante networking structure; high-stability RedNet, Focusrite’s (Booth (visible in red). solution, was crucial. That power supply unit and high-precision 2930) flagship range of mod- would allow the use of the TCXO; standalone mode allows the ular Ethernet-networked audio inter- audio and other technologies for the fully Dante-enabled RedNet interfaces unit to be used as a mic preamp with- faces that harnesses the power of Audi- church has been using a pair of RedNet to be critical links in the new all-digital out the need for a PC; included on nate’s industry standard Dante digital 5 and a RedNet 3 audio interfaces to signal chain. the UH-7000 is an on-board DSP audio networking system to bring stu- help propagate their message, forming “RedNet has made the workflow so mixer with independent mixing and dio quality sound to any modern audio a fully digital high quality audio repro- much more flexible,” he says. “I don’t monitoring along with DSP effects application. duction and recording system. These know of any other interface that does (reverb, compressor and dynamic C.J. Drumeller, who supervises were added as the finishing touches what RedNet has done for us.” effects). sunday the AES DAILY october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny day3 edition Serving the 135th AES Convention 29

ShowNews TSL Features New PAM PiCo TODAY’S GAME Enhancements AUDIO TRACK TSL Products (Booth 3261) is show- bined with the loudness logging applica- enjoy much clearer text and graphics SESSIONS casing its new 3G video preview fea- tion and, the video preview adds a feature for easy recognition, while offering an ture, improved GUI and SMPTE linear which has been high on our customers augmented color scheme for functional 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Game Audio Session G12 timecode recognition for its PAM PiCo ‘wish list’ since introducing the SDI de- differentiation at a glance. The new Professional Game Audio— Audio and Loudness Meter range. embedding models.,” says Martin Dyster, SMPTE linear timecode reader capa- Opportunities In The Mobile The new software enhancements head of audio for TSL Products. “The bility is accessed through the analogue Space are available to all existing PAM PiCo old licensing structure has been replaced inputs on each model of meter, deliver- Chair: Stephen Harwood, Education users as a free download from the with the new software release, bringing ing critical SMPTE timecode metadata Working Group Chair; IASIG new TSL Products website (www.tsl- common functionality to all Pam PiCo information to ensure accurate location Presenters: Andrew Aversa, Drexel products.com). The loudness logging models. This software adds significant monitoring for loudness compliance. University; Impact Soundworks; Jory application introduced at NAB 2013 visual improvement and a feature set For all HD-SDI capable meters, the K. Prum, studio.jory.org—Fairfax, CA; will also be made available to all PAM that all current PAM PiCo users will find display will now support the video pre- Michael Sweet, Berklee College of PiCo owners as part of the free update. extremely beneficial, setting the PAM view function, which provides a level of Music—Boston, MA; Gina Zdanowicz, “The SMPTE linear timecode mea- PiCo apart from the competition.” confidence monitoring not available on Serial Lab Studios surement and recognition will give users a The enhancement to the PAM any other compact loudness measure- In addition to sound design, composi- frame accurate time reference when com- PiCo’s GUI allows the end user to ment device. tion, and production supervision, game audio requires skill sets that are rarely encountered elsewhere, including inter- active audio programming and imple- mentation. This broad array of work Zynaptiq Acquires Prosoniq Products, Technologies types provides for an equally broad Zynaptiq GmbH, distributed in North more technologies and tools for appli- “We are happy to consoli- range of career opportunities. Whatever America by Eleven Dimensions Media cations including image decomposition, date Prosoniq’s 20+ years worth of your background and area of specialized (Booth 2557) has acquired Prosoniq’s phoneme recognition, structural audio research and development into Zyn- expertise might be, there is room for you complete IP, including the company’s information retrieval and rendering, aptiq, giving these great products in this rapidly growing industry. In this current and past product line, technol- and more. and technologies a new home,” adds session a panel of accomplished indus- ogies, patent rights, research data and Today Prosoniq is best known for: Stephan Bernsee, CTO at Zynap- try veterans will discuss how to begin license contracts, effective March 1st, Time Factory time-stretching and tiq. “This allows for the creation of and develop a successful career in game 2014. Zynaptiq will continue to offer pitch-shifting batch processor; sonic- even more cutting edge products and audio with a focus on the new opportu- the current line of Prosoniq products. WORX Isolate voice extraction/sup- extending into new fields, and our nities available in the booming mobile Founded in 1990, Prosoniq has been pression and spectral editing applica- users will greatly benefit from this gaming and web apps marketplace. crucial in providing key technologies to tion; Orange Vocoder classic vocoder consolidation in the near future”. Audience members will take away a many companies in the media technol- plug-in; Morph real-time audio morph- Zynaptiq GmbH, based in Han- comprehensive understanding of the ogy industry, including Quantel, Emag- ing plug-in; NAS synthesis engine as nover, Germany, creates audio soft- many opportunities available to audio ic, Steinberg and Cakewalk. Proso- used in the Hartmann ware based on artificial intelligence professionals in the video game indus- niq pioneered in the field of applying Synthesizer. technology, and is known for its try, as well as valuable suggestions and Artificial Neural Networks to audio “We’re thrilled to add these soft- award-winning de-reverberation and insights into how to land that first gig. processing, voice removal, structural ware gems to our portfolio of cutting- frequency response linearization plug- audio morphing and polyphonic time edge technologies and award-winning ins UNVEIL and UNFILTER, as well 12:30-1:30 p.m. stretching with formant correction, and products,” says Zynaptiq CEO Denis as the real-time polyphonic pitch pro- Workshop Session W28 has researched and developed many Goekdag. cessing plug-in PITCHMAP. Practical Techniques for Recording Ambience in Sur- round Chair: Helmut Wittek, SCHOEPS GmbH—Karlsruhe, Germany In this workshop microphone record- ing techniques for ambience in 5.1 Surround are presented and discussed in theory and practice. Various simul- taneous recordings were done in prepa- ration of the workshop. Theses audio samples from six differ- ent techniques in five different venues are perfectly suitable for demonstrat- ing the principal differences between the techniques and the perceptual consequences on immersion, localiza- tion, sound color, stability, etc. The differences are not only valid for ambience and for 5.1 Surround as they show the basic differences between level/time difference stereophony and as they confirm theories on correlation between channels and their conse- quence for the perceived spatial image. During the workshop, the audio samples are compared in an A/B man- ner and differences are discussed. The audio samples as well as the full docu- mentation can be downloaded for free use on www.hauptmikrofon.de. They are particularly useful in education but also for sound engineers which have to choose an ambience setup in practice. 30 october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday Serving the 135th AES Convention edition day3 New Speaker Waves, Abbey Road Bow J-37 Plug-In

System Marks Waves Audio (Booth 2839) and Abbey Road Studios are introducing the J-37 tape saturation plugin, a precision Lipinski 10th model of the very machine used to record many of the greatest masterpieces in modern music. With a variety Anniversary of user-adjustable controls including Tape Speed, Bias, Noise, Saturation, Wow and Flutter, the Waves Abbey Lipinski Sound is at Booth 2562 Road J-37 faithfully recreates the inimitable sonic signa- celebrating its 10th anniversary at ture of the original machine. But they didn’t stop there: the 135th AES convention with the they also modeled three exclusive oxide tape formulas unveiling of a new self-powered and developed especially by EMI, each with its own unique upgradable loudspeaker system. frequency response and harmonic distortion behaviors. The revised L-707A family of All in all, the J-37 tape emulation plugin delivers a level monitors are the latest development of hardware realism never before experienced in the in a series of loudspeakers starting box—until today. with the original L-707. Products J-37 tape saturation plugin features: created in associa- based on Lipinski Sound’s propri- tion with Abbey Road Studios; modeled on the machine used etary class A opamps will also be to create countless classic ‘60s tracks; adds analog warmth on display. The discrete design, to digital recordings; controls for Bias, Wow, Flutter, Tape The J-37 Tape Saturation Plug-In developed by simply called Lipinski SQUARE, Speed and more. Waves Audio and Abbey Road Studios is unique in that at no point does the audio signal pass through an integrated circuit, condenser, coil, or transformer. The highly regard- ed 500 series Compresor, Mic-pres Line 6, Earthworks Partner on Digital and Equalizer along with the L-600 replacement power supply designed as an upgrade for the API 500VPR Wireless Mic/Transmitter are also featured. Line 6, Inc. is introducing V75-40V, a we’ve created a digital wireless micro- capsule from Earthworks features Lipinski Sound has established new wireless microphone/transmitter phone that delivers performance previ- lightning-fast impulse response, high its reputation by building first class that combines industry-leading Line ously found only in the highest quality SPL handling and a wide frequency analog audio gear since 2003. Its 6 digital wireless technology with the wired studio microphones.” range. A textbook-perfect hyper-cardi- loudspeakers are used as reference renowned Earthworks (Booth 2739) “Line 6’s expertise and experience oid polar pattern conveys exceptional monitors in the finest recording and WL40V premium hyper-cardioid in digital wireless coupled with Earth- detail and nuance. The result is incred- mastering facilities in the world and capsule. Designed for use with Line works’ precision microphone technol- ible vocals that require little to no EQ. trusted by some of the most presti- 6 XD-V75 systems, V75-40V delivers ogy, stemming from our measurement The Line 6 XD-V system is the only gious international university music stunning performance and unmatched background, lends itself to a superior wireless platform that can transmit the programs. sound quality, representing a new stan- product for the live sound and worship exceptional frequency range of the pre- Says company founder Andrew dard in digital wireless performance. markets,” says Heidi Robichaud, presi- mium hand tuned and tested WL40V Lipinski: “If we are not convinced “We’re pleased to partner with dent/CEO, Earthworks. capsule from Earthworks. Featuring that our next design will surpass Earthworks, an industry leader in high- Designed to deliver studio-quality 24-bit precision for a full frequency everything on the market, we will definition microphones,” says Max Gut- performance to the wireless world, response, exceptional dynamic range simply not manufacture it. Our nik, VP of products, Line 6. “Together the premium hand-tuned and tested and no compression or expansion, background lies in perfection, and a the signal from Line 6 digital wire- need for perfect tools to do our own less systems is so clear and strong that reference recordings. We critically it sounds and performs like a wired evaluate the best equipment com- microphone. mercially available, cost-no-object. Sound Radix Spotlights 32 When we feel we can do it better, we start our own design. Only if this beats the competition, we eventu- Lives Application NewsFrom ally start manufacturing. We do Sound Radix’s (Booth 2557) 32 Lives is sion of its professional audio soft- not manufacture products that are a 32-bit to 64-bit Audio-Units plug-ins ware, bringing many new features runners-up. We only manufacture adapter. and improvement, and updated user Acme Audio products that are cutting edge”. In July 2013, Apple introduced interface. Moving forward with new Acme Audio’s (Booth 3126) Opti- Logic Pro X, the next-generation ver- technologies, the new Logic Pro X com XLA-3 is an optical-type is a modern, 64-bit only application, audio limiter that combines the use which means that older 32-bit plug-ins of high-speed cadmium-selenide will no longer work in Logic Pro X. (CdSe) photocells together with Previous projects that were created in all-tube circuitry to produce har- Logic 9 or earlier that include 32-bit monically rich, and aesthetically only plug-ins cannot be opened fully pleasing, non-linear dynamic limit- in Logic Pro X. ing effects. Its uniqueness lies in Enter 32 Lives. 32 Lives is a new its ability to easily produce a won- application, capable of generating derfully wide range of “dirty” to 64-bit Audio Units versions of your “clean” opto-compression sounds. loved and hard-earned 32-bit legacy With three separate optical circuits, plug-ins, helping you to cross over to it offers maximum 3-in-1 versatil- the new Logic Pro X smoothly and ity at a competitive price. Large transparently. Older Logic Pro sessions analog control knobs, as well as will completely load into Logic Pro full-size backlit panel meters allow X, including all presets, parameters for a familiar and comfortable user and automation. No special re-wiring interface, while Neutrik/Cliff con- or routing is required. All your 32-bit nectors, long-life mil-spec potenti- only plug-ins will again re-appear in the ometers, contamination- resistant plug-ins menu as they always were. ceramic tube sockets, and 16 gauge Please check the plug-ins compat- cold-rolled steel chassis ensure that ibility chart for compatibility status of the unit will perform reliably for your plug-ins before you buy. many years.

32 october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday Serving the 135th AES Convention edition day3 Radial Unveils StageDirect Muting Direct Box

Radial Engineering is at Booth 2573 struck with the StageDirect and how I unveiling the StageDirect, a unique could see it solving a number of prob- direct box that combines all of the stan- lems on stage. The obvious one is being dard features one would find in a DI able to quietly tune without having your with the added convenience of being signal feed into the PA system. As an Gathering around the new able to mute the signal using a foot- audience member, hearing the band Yamaha CL5 digital audio switch for silent on-stage tuning or to tune up can be really annoying. But for quietly switch instruments without hav- me, the real biggie is being able to switch console recently installed by ing to turn down the PA system or put from my four-string passive bass to Boulevard Pro at the Radial Engineering’s StageDirect the stage amp on standby. my five-string active without having to Performing Arts Center are, According to Radial’s Eastern put my amp on standby and frantically muting direct box from left: monitor tech Ralph Regional Sales Manager Phil Coelho: wave to the FOH engineer to let him 1/4-inch output for the stage amp, and Grasso; Boulevard Pro’s James “As a gigging bassist, I was immediately know I am about to switch basses. All a standard XLR male output to feed the Cioffi; tech director Joe Feola; too often, he forgets to turn me down PA system. A separately buffered 1/4” audio department head Paul and then you get a huge pop in the PA. tuner output is always on. When the Denise. The StageDirect solves the problem as it footswitch is depressed all of the outputs Source gives me the freedom to decide when I other than the tuner are muted to enable want to change instruments.” quiet on-stage tuning. The mute feature Boulevard Elements As with all Radial direct boxes, the also makes it easy to switch instruments StageDirect is made from 14-gauge steel on stage without having to turn down Pro Installs Features and finished in baked enamel for maxi- the PA channel or set the stage amp on mum durability. Connections include standby in order to avoid loud popping Two Yamaha Source- a 1/4-inch input for the instrument, a in the audio system. CL5s at Connect 3.7 Cloud Cloudlifter Goes Source Elements (Pod) is featuring bergenPAC its major new release of Source- Connect Standard and Pro 3.7 for To the Rack Boulevard Professional (Ridgefield Windows, bringing the power and Park, NJ) recently installed two stability of the company’s Stand- Yamaha (Booth 2623) CL5 Digital alone software to the Microsoft Audio Consoles along with four Rio Windows operating system. 3224-D input/output boxes, one at Source-Connect 3.7 runs as a front of house and one for monitors, Standalone application, no longer at the Bergen Performing Arts Cen- needing complicated DAW setups, ter (bergenPAC) in Englewood, New while still allowing you to work Jersey. Since 1986, Boulevard Pro directly in their DAW of choice and has been providing audio systems take advantage of the full feature-set for rental and installation to custom- of Source-Connect Standard and Pro. ers around the Tri-State area. Source-Connect 3.7 arrives with Cloud Microphones’ CL4 “We’ve built a strong relation- built-in support for Pro Tools 10, rack-mount Cloudlifter ship with bergenPAC over the past with Pro Tool 11 support pending. 10 years,” states James Cioffi, co- This new version of Source-Con- Cloud Microphones is at Booth 3031 ic and ribbon mics, the CL-4 solves owner, Boulevard Pro. “We suggest- nect Pro finally brings compatibil- unveiling its new CL4 rack-mount problems posed by noisy preamps, and ed the new Yamaha CL5 consoles ity with DAWs that exclusively run Cloudlifter array. Housed in a rugged can be used to drive stronger, cleaner to the audio staff and initially pro- VST plug-ins, including Nuendo, steel enclosure, the CL4 can process signals over longer XLR cable runs. vided them as rentals so the crew Cubase, Fairlight, Pyramix, and up to four XLR feeds simultaneously, The single rack space unit is simple and would have an opportunity to see many others. making it ideal for live and broadcast compact, featuring four rear-mounted how functional the consoles are and Source-Connect 3.7 for Windows applications as well as professional and sets of balanced XLR inputs and outs. how well they sound. The staff loved is also built for Voice actors. It project studios. “We’ve had an almost constant the console’s sound and size, afford- affords them greater mobility than Based on Cloud’s award-winning demand for rack-mounted Cloudlifters ing the theater extra room at front of ever before as it will run on any Cloudlifter technology that converts for years now,” says company founder house.” A Yamaha MY lake card is modern Windows tablet, laptop or phantom power into up to 25 dB of Rodger Cloud. “It’s great to finally be installed in the FOH console and is computer. ultra-clean gain for low output dynam- able to accommodate those requests.” used to control the existing speaker system and all theater zones. Since Boulevard installed two complete CL systems, bergenPAC Inward Connections can rotate the consoles from the theater to the Drapkin Cabaret & Lounge as well as its performing arts Features TSL-4 Vac Rac school located just down the street. Inward Connections’ TSL-4 Vac “We’ve been working with Bou- Nearly two decades ago, Inward Con- The Inward Connections TSL-4 Rac levard Pro for many years now, nections (Booth 3126) created the Vac Rac is the latest incarnation and they always go the extra mile TLM-1 (Tube Limiter Module) for of this classic design. It adds new TSL-4 is exactly what you’ve been to make sure our shows go off with- their Vac Rac modular processing sys- features without altering the sonic looking for. out a hitch,” states Joe Feola, Tech tem. The TLM-1 was highly favored signature engineers have come to Inward Connections also offers the Director. About the console, Feola by many of the world’s top record- revere: Smooth limiting presented TSL-4V Vac Rac. The TSL-4V is the says “I’ve been a Yamaha supporter ing engineers and when the modular with the euphonic character and TSL-4 equipped with hand-selected for a long time, and the CL5 fits our Vac Rac was discontinued, the TLM-1 warmth of tubes. If you want to con- and factory-installed NOS tubes. The needs perfectly. By accommodating topology found life as a new stand- trol the transients of vocals, guitars, TSL-4V is a special order item and the files of other Yamaha boards, alone, dual-channel unit. Thus, the bass or the mix bus, without tweak- subject to the availability of tubes it helps to speed up the load in. The TSL series was born. ing a whole bunch of controls, the required. venue hasn’t sounded better.”

34 october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday Serving the 135th AES Convention edition day3 Antelope Gear Shines Like Diamonds on Tour

Rihanna’s “Diamonds World Tour” is making its viding artifact free, high-resolution audio for the mark as one of this year’s most successful tours to duration of each performance. Kenny Scharetts, date. At the core of the production system is Antelope keyboard technician for the Diamonds World Tour, Audio (Booth 3139), whose products facilitate clock- appreciates the piece of mind that comes with using ing for the entire rig, including playback for synchro- the Zodiacs: “We have the Zodiacs racked up direct- nization, lighting, MIDI, sound effects and vocals. ly beneath the keyboards and they are so compact “This is the best sounding tour I’ve ever been a and rock solid. When I turn them on, I know they part of and we’ve been running really hard,” says are going to be there for me—it is a dream to have Demetrius Henry, playback engineer for the Dia- this kind of stability and reliability.” Bringing professional studio reference monds World Tour. “We didn’t think we could get Since the beginning of the tour, the Orion32 monitoring to customers at a remarkably our playback rig to sound any better, but the Orion32 Trinity|10M and Zodiac units have been performing affordable price, JBL Professional is at interface has taken things to another level—the dif- flawlessly. Before hitting the road, the production Booth 3600 showcasing its 3 Series studio ference was like night and day.” Currently, the tour crew put all of the equipment through its paces with monitors. The first studio monitor line to is running two Antelope Audio Orion32s and a 10M several rehearsals, including two full dress rehearsals incorporate JBL’s patent-pending Image atomic clock on playback, in addition to a Trinity | in Buffalo with a full P.A. before hitting the road. Control Waveguide, 3 Series is designed to 10M combination at front of house (FOH). The Trin- Sonically, it has taken the sound quality to the next ity | 10M combination, which is a favored selection level, according to FOH engineer Kyle Hamilton: deliver exceptional imaging and detail in among the world’s top mastering engineers, serves as “For me, the Trinity | 10M combo has given me an any listening environment. As this photo the primary clocking duo for the entire production. audio image full of depth and clarity, unlike any- attests, Peter Chaikin, senior manager, In addition to playback and FOH, there are two thing I’ve ever experienced. The mix has always been Recording and Broadcast, JBL Professional, Antelope Audio Zodiac+ converters being used in clear, but now it has an extra sheen, sort of like what shared a tender moment with a 3 Series conjunction with the keyboard rig on stage, pro- you might find on a nicely waxed car.” monitor at the Harman truck yesterday. Classifieds Recruitment Books Acoustical Products

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In celebration of its 85th birthday, er between now and December 31st, Presents Best premium audio brand Neumann USA 2013. Eligible rebate claims require (Booth 2831) is unveiling two very the following: special incentives for U.S. based con- *A completed rebate form, which Of Show Neumann’s newest studio sumers interested in purchasing its can be downloaded from the Neu- microphones and studio monitors. mann website: http://www.neuman- microphone, the TLM 107 Awards Effective immediately, custom- nusa.com/promos large diaphragm microphone, Today, the editorial staffs of Pro Sound ers purchasing any Neumann micro- *The original UPC and EAN code, stands for innovation based News and Pro Audio Review magazines phone are eligible to receive a free cut from the box (no photocopies will on tradition. It is a universal, present the third annual ProSound- Sennheiser HD 280 Pro headphone, be accepted) standard-setting microphone Network Best of Show Awards for the while customers purchasing a pair of *A copy of the sales receipt, dated with multiple polar patterns 135th AES Convention in New York Neumann KH 120 studio monitors, or between October 1, 2013 and Decem- for studio, broadcasting and City. a single KH 310 monitor, are eligible ber 31, 2013, from an authorized Neu- demanding home recording During each of the pro audio indus- to receive a free soft carrying case, mann dealer for a product listed above applications. try’s major U.S.-based conventions and courtesy of Neumann. *All materials must be postmarked trade shows, the editors of PSN and Rebates are valid on products list- no later than January 31, 2014. com/dealerfinder. To download the PAR, with assistance from the editors ed above, which must be purchased Authorized Neumann dealers are rebate forms, please visit www.neu- of sister titles Mix and Audio Media, from an authorized Neumann deal- listed online at www.neumannusa. mannusa.com/promos. comb the exhibit halls for new and noteworthy products. The winners are as follows: AEA N22, API The Box, Apogee Symphony Calrec Posts First Callisto Sale 64 ThunderBridge, Avid S6, Focus- Calrec (Booth 2939) has sold its first HD unit that covers a wide variety of comfortable using them in a very short rite Red 1 500 Series, Genelec 1237A Callisto audio console, a new console sports and entertainment events. time. They also give us the features and and 1238A, iZotope Nectar 2, Lynx making its U.S. debut at AES, to out- “We have two other Calrec desks flexibility to meet whatever specs our LT-TB Thunderbolt, Neumann TLM side broadcast (OB) company Token besides the Artemis Beam and the Cal- clients require. The Callisto, in particu- 107, PrismSound Titan USB, Rupert Creek Mobile Television. The Wiscon- listo, and we’ve always been very happy lar, will allow us to serve clients who Neve Designs Shelford Series, Shure sin-based OB company also purchased with them, so when we decided to want high production value in a more SRH 1540, Solid State Logic Live, Son- a Calrec Artemis Beam console. The build new trucks, Calrec was our first cost-effective truck.” nox Codec Toolbox, Sony PCM-D100, Callisto will be installed in a new truck choice,” says Brendan Clark, Token Token Creek ordered a Callisto Waves Abbey Road J-37. destined to cover high school and col- Creek’s director of engineering. “Calrec console with 44 faders and a 64 x 64 lege sports and corporate and entertain- consoles have become widely accepted mic/line, 72 AES, and four MADI I/O ment events, among others. The Artemis in our market, so not only do our own configuration, as well as a GPIO con- Beam has been installed in an existing operators like them, but freelancers get trol option.

Studer’s (T1) senior sales manager Michael Paul Pesco of the band LFDH pulled into the Franklin is shown here with the company’s TruNorth Music and Sound booth (3058) Vista 9 console. Studer also is featuring its yesterday to meet with Bruce Bartone (left), Opened strictly as a recording acclaimed Vista 1 digital Lewitt brand manager for audio (TruNorth facility in 1992 by recording platform and showing its commitment to distributes Lewitt in North America). Pesco tried and live sound engineer supporting existing customers with the out the TronicalTune, a guitar tuner that works John McBride and his wife, addition of world-class Lexicon effects through in seconds, all the while preserving the integrity country superstar Martina an integrated VistaFX engine. Adding world- and tone of the instrument. Tronical, distributed McBride, Blackbird Studio class Lexicon effects expands the applications in North America by TruNorth, offers several has expanded to include the for the Vista1, increasing its appeal in live and model configurations that support a wide array Blackbird Academy (Booth theatrical production environments. of the most popular guitars on the market today. 3131). After repeatedly seeing the poor state of audio education in America, Jazz artist Jane Ira Bloom’s new album, Sixteen John and Martina founded Sunsets, was recorded in 5.1 high-resolution The Blackbird Academy. Surround Sound at New York’s famed Avatar Faculty includes Mark Rubel Studio B by renowned engineer (and AES Past- and Kevin Becka for studio President) Jim Anderson, who also co-produced education and, with classes and pushed the envelope of how a jazz quartet beginning soon, Tony Cottrill could sound using 5.1 recording techniques. The for a unique live sound specifics of how that was accomplished were program. Shown here at the divulged in Saturday morning’s PMC ‘Masters of Blackbird booth are executive Audio’ AES Knowledge Center Seminar, ‘Jazz in assistant LeeAnn Carlson Surround with Jane Ira Bloom.’ Shown above are (left) and Cottrill. Bloom (left) with Anderson. 36 october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday Serving the 135th AES Convention edition day3 Blackbox in Spotlight at JoeCo Based in Cambridge, U.K., JoeCo MADI and Dante recorders, which (Booth 2658) manufactures the award- capture BWAV audio directly to USB2 winning Blackbox range of 1U live drive without requiring a computer. multi-track audio recorders and play- Recorded audio can be instantly re-pur- ers. The company will exhibit a range of posed or archived as required. products including the popular 24-chan- JoeCo’s BlackBox Player tech- nel balanced analog and 64-channel nology enables playback of up to 64 channels of high quality synchronous audio for a range of live performance, broadcast and themed entertain- ment applications. BlackBox Record- ers and Players can now be remotely Joe Bull poses on the AES show controlled via iPad using JoeCoRe- floor with the BBR1MP, which mote. Developed for use with a range squeezes 24 channels into a of iPad models, the JoeCoRemote single rack unit. From now through the pre- app, in combination with a specially Christmas shopping period designed hardware interface, can be JoeCoRemote offers both wireless until November 30, Sonnox used to remotely operate any 24-chan- and wired connectivity between the (Booth 2921) is offering a 40 nel or 64-channel JoeCo system. iPad and the BlackBox. percent discount on all plug- The Shelford 5052 from ins and bundles (excluding Rupert Neve Designs (Booth Codec Toolbox, GML Option). 3123) echoes the simple and New ANDIAMO Variants ‘Now is an opportune time definitive 1073 feature set to buy Sonnox AAX plug-ins, with a vertically-oriented Ready at DirectOut as we’re currently running mic pre, high pass filter, our biggest promotion to and 3-band inductor EQ, DirectOut (Booth 3047) is a German time. Both devices are equipped with date,’ says Sonnox Sales & company specializing in professional redundant MADI ports and two power while also incorporating Marketing manager Nathan audio products around the MADI supplies. modern capabilities like Eames. Shown here at the standard. Format and AD/DA con- All features from ANDIAMO 2 Sonnox booth is Josep M. the variable Silk/Texture verters and microphone as (such as remote control, internal rout- control from the Portico II Solà, European sales and well as MADI tools (such as a MADI ing matrix and superior sound quality) product specialist. Series and simultaneous headphone amplifier) are developed, are included. pre/post “tape” operation. manufactured and distributed under The company also is spotlight- Utilizing class-A, discrete, the brand DirectOut Technologies. ing D.O.TEC ANDIAMO.AES, a +/- 24V topologies with Derived from the acclaimed ANDI- 64-channel AES/MADI converter with custom-wound transformers AMO 2, DirectOut now offers uni- integrated routing matrix. The 2RU and inductors, Rupert Neve directional versions of the high-end device comes with redundant MADI designed the 5052 as a MADI converters. D.O.TEC ANDIA- ports and two power supplies. MO 2.AD and D.O.TEC ANDIAMO Remote control is offered via USB, vintage-style channel strip 2.DA. These provide 32 channels of Serial over MADI or MIDI over MADI. that captures the soul of his either analog to MADI or MADI to The remote control software “ANDIA- classic designs, without the analog conversion for those needing MO Remote” provides access to a rout- previous compromises. only one direction of conversion at a ing matrix on a per channel basis (Matrix Mode) and to all system settings. At a Friday press conference, Three different modes offer indi- iZotope’s Alex Westener vidual handling of channel status data unveiled the RX3 Advanced throughout AES and MADI ports— Audio Repair Suite and the for pass-through of third-party control Nectar 2 plug-in. Nectar 2 data or analysis purposes. will bring the best of digital The device is also available as innovation and analog D.O.TEC ANDIAMO.AES SRC with character into a complete set sample rate converters on 16 of the 32 of tools specifically for voice. AES inputs.

RealTraps (Booth 3226) has been drawing enthusiastic visitors to its exhibit of real membrane bass traps that also absorb mid and high frequencies. The company is also responsible for the innovative cell phone privacy stations located throughout the AES Convention area. RealTraps founders Ethan Winer and Doug Ferrara are friends of more than 30 years. Winer is also a respected pro audio writer who has contributed to the industry’s most important publications. Ferrara has a distinguished history as a musician, having been the bassist for the ‘60s rock band The Fifth Estate, which had a national hit in 1967 with a delightful rock ‘n’ roll version of “Ding! Dong! The Witch is Dead,” the E.Y. (Yip) Harburg-Harold Arlen song from The Wizard of Oz. In a visit with Ferrara yesterday at the RealTraps booth, AES Daily editor David McGee (left) secured Ferrara’s autograph on his original edition of the Fifth Estate’s first album on Jubilee Records. sunday the AES DAILY october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny day3 edition Serving the 135th AES Convention 37

At Booth 2731, TASCAM’s Jeff Laity Created in partnership with Sound On shows off the DA-3000, the new Sound, Project Studio Expo brings the latest Mixing in The Box takes on a whole new upgrade to the DV-RA1000HD. techniques, tools, and experts together for meaning with the introduction of the small Designed to fit in any size recording professional training on topics ranging from footprint, full-featured API (Booth 2539) The studio, professional or home, for acoustics in small spaces to microphone Box analog console. The brand name says it recording, mastering, broadcast, placement, mixing, and mastering. This year’s all: The Box is built in the API tradition with replacing a DAT machine or for overwhelming response to an expanded 30+ discrete op-amps and 18+ transformers. It wanting to upgrade program solidifies the impression the Expo weighs in at 80 pounds, but is still a ‘big iron’ their files, the recorder supports made last year in its debut in San Francisco as desk. API president Larry Droppa is shown high sampling rates up to PCM 192 one of the most important new features AES here unveiling The Box for AES attendees. kHz and DSD 5.6 MHz. has introduced in recent memory. Dreamhire Dugan Issues E-2 Keeps Studer Automatic Mix Controller A827s Busy Dan Dugan Sound Design (Booth app that provides the Dugan panel Dreamhire has been keeping both of 2647) is introducing the Dugan Model on portable devices, the Model CP-2 its Studer (T1) A827 24 track, two-inch E-2 automatic mixing controller for physical control panel, or the front analog tape recorders busy during 2013 use with multiple live microphones. panel mute and bypass buttons. The with ongoing rentals for D’Angelo’s Incorporating eight channels with Model E-2 links with all other digital latest project at various locations Dugan Music System and Dugan Dugans to form larger systems. including Blastoff Productions and Gain Limiting (analogue I/O), 12 “The Model D-2 was a popular MSR Studios and on a Keith Richards’ channels Dugan Speech System (ana- option for users needing analog I/O, but session at Germano Studios. When log I/O) or 16 channels Dugan Speech in the past few years advances in tech- not out in the field at least one of the System (ADAT digital), this product nology have made it possible to deliver machines lives in the Dreamhire Audio replaces the Dugan Model D-2 as the the same technologies within a smaller Transfers facility where mark Berger company’s top-of-the-line automatic chassis and at a lower price,” says Dan CEDAR’s (Booth 2952) Gordon has used it on more than a dozen trans- mixing controller with analog I/O. Dugan. “This updated unit will be very Reid shows off the company’s fer projects so far this year. Dream- It may be operated from the Dugan useful for customers who are working hire also carries four Ampex ATR102 Control Panel for Java (included in within tight spaces or who need porta- DNS 8 multi-channel sound 2-track machines for rent. They are the purchase price), the Dugan iPad bility in their analog Dugan system.” noise suppressor. available in quarter-inch, half-inch or one-inch formats. For more informa- tion on the selection of analog record- ers available plus a myriad of other vintage items, visit Dreamhire’s newly updated website, www.dreamhire.com.

Radial Engineering (Booth 2573) president Peter Janus strikes a pose with the SW8 backing track switcher. Designed to switch eight audio channels simultaneously, backing tracks are recorded on two separate systems and each is sent to the SW8 where the user may manually select between the playback systems or have the SW8 automatically switch between them when a drop- out occurs via an internal gate. 38 october 17-20, 2013 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday Serving the 135th AES Convention edition day3

Cloud Microphones (Booth continued 3031) resurrects the spirit grammy | from page 1 of the classic RCA Type “He wanted to be an engineer, but 44 ribbon mic with the knew he needed to move on,” said Bob Cloud 44-A active ribbon Ludwig, who worked with Ramone on microphone. Within the Paul Simon’s “50 Ways to Leave Your mic, the ribbon remains Lover.” “His talents were more than just knobs and EQs. He needed to use true to the original his talents to mold artists.” 44, handcrafted to the “In a way, I wouldn’t be here with- exact specifications first out Phil,” said Elliot Scheiner. “In the prescribed in the 1930s by 1960s, he interviewed me for five min- RCA; however, everything utes before he hired me. I’m forever else has been upgraded Wes Dooley of AEA - Audio indebted to Phil.” using state of the art Engineering Associates (Booth 2744), Ramone was active in many indus- materials, manufacturing poses with the N22 phantom-powered try organizations, serving as Chairman processes and technology. At AES, Cloud is also unveiling ribbon microphone. Providing a ribbon Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of its new CL4 rack-mount Cloudlifter array. Housed in a tone without the need for EQ in most the National Academy of Record- ing Arts and Sciences (NARAS), Co- rugged steel enclosure, the CL4 can process up to four applications, the microphone boasts a Chairman of the Producers and Engi- XLR feeds simultaneously. Shown here with the latest smooth mid-range sound with stunning clarity due to reduced proximity effect neers Wing, and as a former Trustee of and greatest from Cloud is the company’s general the MusiCares Foundation, producing and increased presence. manager, Scott Haughey. their annual pre-Grammy tribute. He was also an advocate for music education programs, including serving on the boards of the National Mentor- ing Partnership and the Berklee Col- lege of Music. He was a Trustee of the National Academy of Popular Music and the National Recording Preser- vation Board of the Library of Con- gress. He is also a founding member of META (The Music & Engineering Technology Alliance). The Triad-Orbit (Booth 2961) line of advanced At Booth 3241, Direct Sound is spotlighting its microphone stands and components is making Extreme Isolation headphones. The headphones its global debut at Booth 2961. Triad-Orbit continued  from page 1 are a simple design that allows repairs to be represents a quantum leap in the evolution of the the most |  microphone stand,” says ACCESS Products Group made without tools or soldering. With up to something. Also, there’s the Platinum (parent company of Triad-Orbit) Sr. VP Marty 36.7 dB of passive isolation, these headphones Mastering panel at 11 (Room 1E15) and do not bleed/leak sound into live microphones Harrison, shown here at left. With Harrison at the Jay-Z’s engineer, Young Guru (“Year of and feature TruSound tonally accurate drivers Triad-Orbit exhibit are J. Herschel Blankenship, the Engineer,” Room 1E15; 1:30 p.m.); for authentic audio production. Direct Sound’s managing director, ACCESS Products Group students are going nuts for that one-they John Gresko (left) and Steve Rois are the go-to (middle) and, at right, Ryan Kallas, director of want to see him.” sources at the booth for more information. product development, ACCESS Products Group. All of this points to the fact that while the AES Convention is all about professionals connecting, seeing the lat- est gear and sharing ideas, it also pro- vides an entry point for the next gener- ation of audio pros. “We’ve really tried to make sure the students are here; they aren’t being kept away from everything going on,” said Krivit. “It’s wonderful to see these kids and how their vision changes by coming here—it broadens their view of the industry, their place in it and the possibilities they can explore; it goes far beyond meeting people on the show floor. Any student who doesn’t come here is already so far behind the ones who are here.” Christopher Plunkett, deputy direc- tor, convention management for AES, pointed out that “Sunday, we’re debut- ing the SCN Systems Sound Sym- posium on the show floor, which is open to everybody, and that will bring a whole new level of education and access to people.” Some of the offer- ings will include “Beyond Background Music—Designing Sonically Driven Spaces” and “Big in NYC—How the Metro Area’s Premier AV Installations Influence the Industry.” Try to squeeze everything you can out of the last day of AES—and if you can’t fit it all in, then it’s time to start thinking about next year’s Convention, due to hit the Los Angeles Convention Center, October 9-12.