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edition the AES Serving the 131stDA AES Convention • october 20-23, I 2011 jacob k. LY javits convention center new york, ny Tutorials Top Dr. Limb Delivers Stirring Keynote Thursday Fare By Steve Harvey This year’s Keynote address by Dr. By Strother Bullins Charles Limb, a hearing specialist and Demonstrating the broad range a musician, not only offered insight into of tutorial topics at the 131st AES the workings of the ear and the brain Convention, two Thursday tutori- but also a plea to audio engineers to als provocatively stirred emotions help rehabilitate patients with cochlear amongst early attendees. Michael implants. D. Griffin of Essential Sound Prod- Hearing is the only sense that ucts (ESP) presented “After-Market can be at least partially restored, Power Cords: ‘Snake Oil’ or Legiti- observed Limb, noting that mate Audio Accessory?” followed 200,000 people worldwide have by Schuyler Quackenbush of Audio undergone surgery for cochlear Research Labs and Thomas Spor- implants. Yet the operation is er of Fraunhofer with “MP3 Can only part of the process; without Sound Good.” training, patients are unlikely to Griffin began his tutorial by truly perceive music in the same stating after-market IEC cables do way as speech. comprise a category of “controver- People with implants can sial products” in the audio indus- recover their language skills, but try, but went on to present audio musical pitch perception can be examples to support the use of his off by as much as two octaves, own ESP Music Cord in audio pro- for example. “A C.I. patient duction environments. Two ver- Attendees listen intently to the Keynote Address can’t tell the difference between tutorials on page 37 delivered by Dr. Charles Limb (inset). a trumpet and a violin,” he also noted. Limb’s research—which he detailed in his presentation—currently focuses on brain activity in improvis- Many Things To Many People ing musicians and freestyle rappers By Clive Young ever-changing industry that they’re them a flood of fascinating experienc- in an attempt to find a way to help The AES Convention is always many starting to enter. For longtime audio es. The opening ceremonies saw a full restore music comprehension among things to many people, presenting pros, it’s a chance to find out about 22 awards presented to people who’ve limb on page 37 everything current and cutting-edge the latest trends and technological made outstanding contributions to the in the world of pro audio to the thou- advances, and catch up with indus- AES, followed by Dr. Charles Limb’s sands of attendees who will walk try friends. And for presenters at the keynote speech, “Sound, Hearing and on the | inside through the doors of the Jacob Javits workshops, panels and papers, it’s the Music: A Journey from the Ears to Convention Center this weekend. opportunity to share crucial insights the Brain.” That was followed directly AES Kicks Off With Ben Folds 3 For exhibitors, it’s the time to pres- and hard-won discoveries. by a dialogue between super producer ent both their latest creations and stal- While the exhibition floor opens Phil Ramone and engineer/co-producer Lunchtime Keynotes 3 wart industry standards. For students, today, the workshops, papers and Dae Bennett, discussing the creation of it’s the place to get a handle on the more started yesterday, bringing with Tony Bennett’s new album, Duets II. Opening Ceremonies many on page 37 Award Presentations 38

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Tools 10 S’ware From Avid AES Kicks Off With Avid (Booth 321) is launching the easier collaboration than ever for pro- Ben Folds all-new Pro Tools|HDX digital audio fessional users. workstation and Pro Tools 10 software, The Pro Tools|HDX system enables The 131st AES Convention is host- delivering greater performance, high- customers to mix bigger, more complex Avid’s Pro ToolsHDX card ing a rare one-on-one interview er sound quality and innovative new productions, with the rock-solid perfor- with international recording star capabilities. Both are designed to pro- mance and stability that Pro Tools|HD With this addition to the Pro Ben Folds today from 2:30-4:30 vide the most capable, highest quality, customers have come to expect. This Tools|HD family, there are now two p.m. at the Jacob Javits Center. The scalable solutions to meet the evolving new system represents a milestone in system choices. Customers can choose wide-ranging dialogue will cover needs of the industry, and deliver bet- Avid’s development of DSP-accelerat- the Pro Tools|HD Native system if Folds’ career, creative influences, ter performance, faster workflows, and ed hardware, delivering up to 5x more they need the advanced workflows and collaborations and, his perspective DSP per card, over a thousand dB of sound quality of Pro Tools HD, and on today’s music business. Folds additional headroom, and up to 4x the want to leverage their host computer will also discuss (and play cuts track counts and 2x the I/O compared to get the best performance and low- from) his new 3-CD career retro- to its Pro Tools|HD Accel predeces- est latency. Or customers can choose spective, Best Imitation of Myself. sor. And as customers’ needs grow, the the new flagship DSP-accelerated Pro Errol Kolosine, assistant arts system can be scaled to increase track Tools|HDX system if they require con- professor, NYU Clive Davis Insti- counts, power and I/O, using up to sistent peak performance and near-zero tute of Recorded Music, will con- three Pro Tools|HDX cards and mul- latency to handle extremely large and duct the interview. tiple Pro Tools HD Series interfaces. complex productions. Lunchtime Keynotes Shure Features New Personal Lunchtime Keynote addresses are set for 1:15-2:15 p.m. at the Javits Center FRIDAY, OCT. 21—KARL- Monitor System HEINZ BRANDENBURG, Shure Incorporated (Booth 521) is THE MP3 STORY: One of the unveiling the new PSM1000 Personal original developers of mp3, Bran- Monitor System—a dual-channel, denburg has been researching digi- networkable, professional monitoring tal audio compression since 1977. system—is now shipping. The Internet’s evolution from text- Says Matt Engstrom, category based medium to major carrier director for monitoring products at for sound heralded dramatic pay- Shure: “With best-in-class audio and load changes and, new dangers for RF performance, networking con- audio quality. It also rocked busi- Audio-Technica (Booth 721) Shure’s PSM1000 personal nectivity, and a diversity bodypack ness models for music sales and the is exhibiting the AT4080 and monitor system AT4081 ribbon microphones, receiver, PSM 1000 delivers on the foundations of the music industry. two offerings from the demanding requirements of sound SATURDAY, OCT. 22— company’s expanding 40 professionals.” in one frequency band, backward- RON CARTER, JAZZ INNO- The PSM 1000 system builds on compatible with PSM 900 compo- VATOR: A revealing conversation Series. Its R&D team in Japan the stellar audio and RF performance nents; and a P10R Diversity Receiver; with celebrated bassist and cellist engineered and manufactured of Shure’s PSM900 Personal Moni- full bandwidth scan finds clear, com- Ron Carter conducted by music the AT4080 and AT4081 from tor System, while adding numerous patible frequencies and provides a journalist and author Ashley Kahn. the ground up. Shown from advanced features, including: PSM graphic spectrum plot viewable from SUNDAY, OCT. 23— left: Gary Boss, A-T marketing 1000 System—ultra-wide 72 mega- the screen; and optional rechargeable SKIP PIZZI, THE FUTURE director; and Jeff Simcox, A-T hertz tuning bandwidth allows up Lithium-ion batteries provide up to OF BROADCASTING IN A marketing communications to nine systems to operate in one eight hours of operation and recharge CONNECTED WORLD: Have director. TV channel, and up to 39 systems fully in just three hours. rumors of broadcasting’s demise been greatly exaggerated? Today’s Events At PMC Masters of Audio Atkinson Set For Heyser Lecture All events in Demo Room 1E06 Noon-1 p.m. 2-3 p.m. David Miles Huber: Intelligent Ronald Prent: If You Have Them, Tonight 9:30-10:30 a.m. Dance Music in 5.1 Use Them Properly! Stereophile magazine editor and dis- Student Recording Critiques DMH is a two-time Grammy-nominated With the aid of what he calls “a choreography tinguished musician, recording engi- Following the success of this event at (Colabs, Paralax Eden) producer and musi- for six speakers,” the multi-award-winning neer and audiophile John Atkinson AES San Francisco and London, PMC cian in the electronic IDM, dance and surround sound engineer Ronald Prent shows will present this year’s Richard C. is enabling students to present their own surround-sound genres, whose music has how music in surround can be a source of great Heyser Lecture. Titled, “Where Did recordings for evaluation on a high resolu- sold over one million copies. David will emotion. Building a mix from scratch, Ronald The Negative Frequencies Go?” the tion monitoring system. take the audience on a musical journey and will deliver insight into the creative skill set lecture will be presented tonight, 7-9 present his latest Grammy nominated proj- required to make a great surround mix. p.m., at the Javits Center. 10:45-11: 45 a.m. ect, “Chamberland.” The title of Atkinson’s lecture is Leif Mases/Maselec: From A (Abba) 3:30-4:30 p.m. a metaphor: All real numbers have to Z (Led Zeppelin) 1-2 p.m. Morten Lindberg: Breaking the two roots, yet we routinely discard Producer/engineer Leif Mases will be giv- Darius ‘Deezle’ Harrison: How Low Rules; Surround Sound Recording, the negative root on the grounds ing the inside story of engineering and Can You Go? Part 1 that it has no significance in reality. producing albums for Led Zeppelin, Jeff Deezle will present on the importance Learn how to record in surround from a When it comes to understanding the Beck and Black Sabbath. In latter years of “true” low end, either from an 808, true master. Morten Lindberg is a nine- perception of music, perhaps some Leif has turned his experience and skills to acoustic bass or kick drum and how it time Grammy nominated/winning balance of the things we discard as audio designing and manufacturing a critically determines the sound of the music. Dee- engineer and producer with vocals, choirs engineers merit further examination. acclaimed line of high-end audio tools zle is a quadruple ASCAP Rhythm and and strings as his core area of expertise. This lecture will cover both audio (compressors, EQs, de-essers, peak limit- Soul Award and a B.E.T Award winner. recording and playback technologies; ers etc.) for the most discerning engineers, He is best known for his work with Lil 5-6 p.m. while it might not offer definitive whether it is for mastering, recording or Wayne, which ultimately garnered him David Miles Huber: Intelligent answers, perhaps it will raise some mixing. two Grammy Awards. Dance Music Live Performance in 5.1 interesting questions. october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY friday 4 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day1

Sonnox, Avid Focusrite (Booth 339) is moving 16 Today’s Pro Tools audio channels over Ethernet between Tech Tours HDX Now Focusrite and GC Pro’s booth (#839) Technical Tours are available on a via Focusrite’s first come, first served basis. Tick- Compatible ets can be purchased during normal Professional Audio Over the past four years, software devel- registration hours at the convention oper Sonnox (Booth 657) has consis- Networking System, center. tently produced innovative plug-ins to RedNet. Shown, from meet the needs of music producers, engi- left: Phil Wagner, 9 a.m-12 Noon: neers, TV/radio broadcast and feature president, Focusrite DiMenna Center for Classi- film soundmixers. This year, the Sonnox Novation; and cal Music Fraunhofer Pro-Codec (developed in col- Rick Plushner, vice This recently completed $36 mil- laboration with the original mp3 inven- president, GC Pro. lion showcase complex provides an tor) was introduced. Designed to provide exemplary home for the Orchestra real-time auditioning of audio codecs of St. Luke’s. Constructed over the within a DAW environment, the Pro- past year, the Center shares a West Codec is considered by many engineers DiGiCo Expands Console 37th building with the celebrated to be a truly game-changing plug-in. Baryshnikov Arts Center. The com- Now Sonnix is unveiling yet another plex was created to serve a multi- important advance—compatibility of Range With SD10-24 plicity of music rehearsal, record- Oxford plug-ins with Avid’s new Pro In certain situations size really does ing, broadcast, teleconferencing, Tools|HDX system being launched at matter. But even when it is of para- educational and streaming purposes AES. In making the announcement, Son- mount importance, do you really want nox managing director Rod Densham to compromise on the features avail- 9 a.m-12 Noon: remarks, “We’re extremely pleased to be able on your digital console? If the KAS Music & Sound an early adopter of the Pro Tools|HDX answer is no, then the DiGiCo (Booth Built in 1921 as New York’s platform. The new AAX format will 530) SD10-24 is for you. The SD10- “Hollywood East Back Lot,” the undoubtedly become an established 24, like the original SD Ten launched Kaufman Astoria Film/TV produc- plug-in standard, just as TDM has been. at ProLight+Sound earlier this year, tion complex has hosted stars rang- In recent months we have doubled the is a console that boasts features and ing from Charlie Chaplin to Bill size of our development team to meet benefits that instantly distinguish it DiGiCo’s SD10-24 digital console Cosby and the Muppets. The KAS increased demand, and we are working from the others in the SD Series and 2,400 square foot Studio A live overtime to complete the transition to every other digital console on the mar- insert points and access to all bussing. room, offers two large iso chambers AAX as soon as possible.” ket, just in a more compact package. Standard output channel processing and 550 square feet LEDE control Avid’s new AAX (Avid Audio Standard input channel process- includes output delay; eight bands of room able to comfortably house eXtension) advanced plug-in format ing includes channel delay; single and parametric EQ (previously only seen a 70-piece orchestra, a 120-voice offers improved workflows and sound multichannel presets; HPF and LPF on the SD7); compressor and gate; chorus, or solo performers. The parity when sharing sessions between with an 24 dB per octave; four bands dual insert points; groups with bus- 450 square foot Studio B is utilized DSP-accelerated and native-based Pro of parametric EQ with band curve to bus routing, plus Auxes that have for movies, TV ADR, pre-records, Tools systems. selection; compressor and date; dual direct talk to output with dim control. voice-overs, and smaller music proj- ects. Since opening in 1984, KAS has produced thousands of diverse SSL Demos Hybrid Audio Production Workflow recording sessions. Solid State Logic is exhibiting its exten- will also be present along with the SSL 1 p.m-4 p.m sive range of industry leading audio pro- software range including Duende Native Brooklynphono duction tools at Booth 623. Featured plug-ins. The C10 HD Compact Broad- Dedicated to extending the life at the company’s booth will be the cast Console will be used to demonstrate of vinyl in the Digital Age, this entire range of hybrid analogue console/ SSL’s award winning approach to broad- Sunset Park-based facility recycles DAW controllers including Duality, cast audio production with particular old LPs with a large shredder, then AWS 948/924 and Matrix consoles as focus on new software features including feeds the used vinyl into a press to well as the Nucleus DAW Controller/ C-Play, the integrated audio playout sys- create brand new albums. Opened audio interface. The complete range of tem. SSL’s team of product experts will by Thomas Bernich in 2003, the SSL Audio Converters, I/O and modu- be available to offer advice and to con- plant has grown from pressing 2000 lar SuperAnalogue outboard processing duct one-to-one product demonstrations. SSL’s AWS 948 console LPs a month to over 10,000 today. It caters primarily to indie-rock labels.

GC Pro Shows Sterling Audio-Ocean Way 1 p.m-4 p.m New Jersey Performing Arts Center Allen Sides Signature Studio Mic Since its debut in 1997, this icon- Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro, “Sterling and Ocean Way GC Pro’s Sterling ST6050 ic venue has served as a model for Booth 839) is previewing the result Recording have partnered to Class-A FET studio mic programming, audience diversity, of a new Sterling Audio and Ocean develop a microphone with education initiatives, and plays a Way Recording partnership--a spe- a larger-than-life sound in an pivotal role in returning nightlife cially designed signature edition con- affordable and repeatable way,” extremely tight component tol- and economic activity to Newark, denser microphone. Voiced by legend- says Sides, owner of Ocean Way erances. Optimized PCB ground NJ’s largest urban community. The ary engineer/producer and multiple Recording in Hollywood. planes increase RFI/EMI rejec- sixth largest performing arts cen- GRAMMY recipient Allen Sides, the The capsule on the ST6050 tion. The ST6050 has a robust ter in the U.S., NJPAC has wel- ST6050 was inspired by Ocean Way’s is one inch in diameter, eight transformer design with side-by- comed such world renowned artists expansive collection of microphones. microns thick and gold-sput- side windings that yield an even as: Yo-Yo Ma; Bob Dylan; Lauryn By combining classic capsule and FET tered, built with traditional low-frequency response while Hill; Alvin Ailey the Berlin State design with modern manufacturing, the machining and exception- maintaining openness and top- Opera Orchestra; the Royal Dan- ST6050 yields stunning clarity with a ally tight manufacturing toler- end air. Featuring a heavy-duty ish Ballet; the Vienna Boys Choir; rich, warm, open sound and a silky top ances. Select modernization of chrome plated brass chassis, Sting and Les Ballets Trockadero end that exquisitely captures vocals and traditional FET design results the ST6050 comes with a SM-7 de Monte Carlo. acoustic instruments. in exceptional consistency and shock mount and windscreen.

october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY friday 6 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day1 Dugan-MY16 Card In Yamaha Showcase Platinum The Dugan-MY16 card for cur- Dan Dugan Sound Design auto- rent model Yamaha digital mixers matic mic mixing products elimi- Mastering and processors including Yamaha nate cueing errors, reduce feedback 01V96, DM1000, 02R96, DM2000, and ambient noise pickup, allow for Panel Breaks M7CL, LS9, DSP5D, PM5D, and smooth transitions between talkers, DME24/64N will make its AES debut provide consistent system gain no in the Yamaha Rolling Showroom matter how many mics are open, have New Ground located at Booth T2. Yamaha Com- the ability of handling up to 64 live Scheduled tonight from 4:30-6:30 mercial Audio Systems is the sole dis- microphones, and can be remotely p.m., Gateway Mastering found- tributor for the card, which will be controlled. The Dugan-MY16 Card for er Bob Ludwig’s 131st AES available to customers within North Multiple Dugan-MY16 cards can be current model Yamaha digital Convention Platinum Mastering America. linked for use in larger system situations. mixers and processors Panel will break new ground with its premise “You have questions, we have answers.” Panelist include: Adam Ayan, Gateway Mastering Special Event: Half Century Of FM Stereo Studios; Chris Gehringer, Sterling Tonight from 7:30 to 9 p.m., a panel of an original member of the FM Stereo the future of analog FM stereo in an Sound, NYC; Scott Hull, Master- legendary FM radio engineers will gather Committee; Frank Foti, Omnia Audio; increasingly digital world. disk, NYC; Darcy Proper, Wis- at the Clear Channel Studios in the PC Richard Mertz, Cavell and Mertz; Arno AES thanks Clear Channel Com- seloord Studios, The Netherlands; Richards & Sons Theater at 32 Avenue Meyer, Belar; Robert Orban, Orban; munications for providing the theater and Barak Moffitt, EVP EMI of the Americas in lower Manhattan to Skip Pizzi, NAB; Bill Sacks, Orban; Eric for this event. For live streaming of Label Group, who will provide the celebrate a half century of FM stereo. Small, Modulation Sciences; Jeff Smith, this event, please visit: www.ustream. record label perspective on today’s Developed by the New York Sec- Clear Channel; and former WQXR tv/channel/aesny. mastering process. The panel will tion of the AES and by Convention Radio chief engineer, Herb Squire. Attendance is limited to 150 conven- address the latest trends and tech- Broadcast/Streaming Events Co-Chair Topics to be addressed include: FM tion attendees. Transportation will be niques in mastering; the state of David Bialik, the panel will be co- stereo’s birth; the merits of the compet- provided from the convention. Pur- the record industry; the de-evolu- chaired by Bialik and Scott Fybush of ing systems that sought FCC approval; chase $10 bus ticket/event registration tion of the opportunity for learning Fybush.com/Inside Radio. Participants the initial technical challenges faced by at the AES tour desk. Bus ticket is the through apprenticeship and most represent a gathering of iconic broad- the new medium; the development of event ticket. Meet and greet at 7 p.m.; importantly, take a lot of questions cast figures including: Richard Burden, high-density FM audio processing; and presentation is at 7:30 p.m. from the audience.

october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY friday 8 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day1 Studer Enhances Vista 5 Educational Events Connect M2 Console Range With Audio Students HARMAN’s Studer (Booth T1) is AES Education Committee chair John lunchtime event designed to provide extending its popular Vista 5 M2 Krivit has fashioned one of the conven- students with quality time to engage range of digital broadcast and pro- tions’ most eclectic and colorful pro- professionals in every aspect of pro duction consoles to include a 22-fader grams. “From a one-on-one conversa- audio. option, realizing the lowest cost Vista tion with recording star Ben Folds to Student Recording Compe- ever to be made available and accom- highly anticipated Alex Case Tutorials tition: Finalists in Sound for Visu- panying it with a new low-cost, Com- on Delay and Comb Filters, this year’s al Media and Traditional Acoustic pact Stagebox. Education Events will cover issues Recording categories will be presented Like its bigger brothers the 32 and Studer’s Vista 5 M2 22-fader totally connected to today’s generation to the judges. 42 fader versions, the new model is console of college level audio students,” Ander- Also scheduled for Fri- optionally equipped with new TFT son says. day are: A presentation by Karl- metering, capable of displaying sig- the world. Existing Vista 5 owners AES Education Events include: heinz Brandenburg, the father of the nal levels from mono through to will be pleased to learn that their mp3; and, a one-on-one dialogue with 5.1 channels on each input, with a console may be easily upgraded to FRIDAY, OCT. 21 recording artist Ben Folds. configurable lower area which can the M2 version to be ready for the Exhibition Hall Opens: Per- be used to display bus assignments, optional meter bridge, which is a sim- haps the largest “candy store” of audio SATURDAY, OCT. 22 surround images or the unique “His- ple add-on to the console chassis. equipment a pro audio student will ever Education Forum: An open tory Mode,” where a scrolling audio To provide a cost-effective package encounter. Student engineers will dis- dialogue among educators regarding waveform displays signal anomalies with the 22-fader console, Studer is cover new products and, learn which curriculum, facilities and pedagogy and highlights them for up to 50 sec- also introducing the optional Compact companies are pioneering the most and a chance to hear about a proposed onds to allow the engineer to iden- Stagebox, which offers a high density meaningful technology. Summer 2013 AES Education Confer- tify where the event occurred. Meter- of I/O connections in only 4U of rack Career and Education Fair: ence. ing for “layer 2” signals can also be space. The modular unit is fully con- An abundance of colleges and pro AES Student Recording viewed, while the Control Bay screen figurable but is offered with a standard audio educators gathered for the Competition: Focused on tradi- can be used to provide configurable configuration of 32 mic/line inputs and express purpose of providing poten- tional and non-traditional Multi-track user pages with up to 40 meters. 16 line outputs. Optionally, the Com- tial students with detailed information Recording categories. When the TFT meter bridge is fitted, pact Stagebox can be equipped with about their audio programs. A ster- the external GC screen becomes an an additional 16 mic/line input module ling opportunity to discuss career goals SUNDAY, OCT. 23 integral part of the chassis. instead of the output module, then and educational options with the very Alex Case Untangles the The Vista 5 family has found its providing 48 inputs. Alternatively, up teachers they may be studying with. Comb Filter: Describing, defining, home in all kinds of broadcast and to three output modules resulting in 48 Mentoring “Speed Dating” visualizing and quantifying this ever- theatre production facilities around outputs may be fitted. Workshop: SPARS-sponsored present, always important audio element. A Career in Game Audio: An overview of the skills required to matric- ulate into the game audio industry. Grace Design Launches New Optical Compressors Second Meeting of the Stu- dent Delegate Assembly: Win- Grace Design is at Booth 355 intro- recording, broadcast and fixed installa- ed m103 channel strip. Both pieces are ners of the AES Student Recording ducing its new m102 and m502 optical tion markets, both units offer the sonic based on an optical attenuator; the Competition will be announced. Elec- compressors to the industry. Designed performance characteristics from the purest, high fidelity gain control mech- tion for a new SDA officer. for audio professionals in the music compressor section of their well-regard- anism available, and provides gentle limiting to fairly aggressive compres- sion while remaining neutral and trans- parent. Housed in a 1U, half-rack enclo- sure, the single channel m102 sports a familiar and elegant industrial design DAthe AES I LY that was derived from the m101 pre- day1 friday edition amp. Front panel controls include | +/- 10 dB of input and output level on October 2011 rotary pots that allows for fine tuning John Pledger Publisher of gain settings. Four additional pots Tara Preston Associate Publisher allow the user to control Threshold, Karen Godgart Advertising Sales Director Attack, Release and Ratio settings. A Doug Ausejo Specialty Sales three-position switch selects Normal Frank Wells Editorial Director operation and the added ability to Link two m102 units for stereo compres- David McGee Editor sion or to select a Sidechain input for Kieran McGee Pro from Dover frequency dependent compression. A Fred Goodman Onsite Managing Editor 10-segment LED array displays gain Clive Young Senior Editor reduction levels, and a bi-color LED is Strother Bullins, Steve Harvey Contributing Editors provided for signal presence and peak Fred Vega Production Manager detection. Nicole Cobban Senior Art Director The m502 employs the same com- Annmarie LaScala Art Director pression circuit topology as the m102 Brad Glazier Onsite Photographer but is housed in a chassis for installa- Elvis Patron Saint tion in the popular 500 series racks. Steve Palm President & CEO Paul Mastronardi Chief Financial Officer Adam Goldstein VP, Group Publishing Director Tony Savona Director of Editorial, Marketing and Creative Development Published by NewBay Media L.L.C. 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016 Tel: 212-378-0400 Grace Design’s m102 optical Email: [email protected] compressor Web: www.nbmedia.com

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october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY friday 10 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day1 Genelec Features New Tri-Amp Sound Channel Technology DSP Monitoring System In WAM Spotlight Genelec is displaying response; it has been At Booth 131, Women’s Audio Mission engineers at the convention this year. its 1238CF tri-ampli- consistently praised (WAM) is showcasing Sound Chan- Their feedback is an invaluable resource fied DSP monitor- for its even disper- nel (www.soundchannel.org), a unique that helps WAM continually expand ing system at Booth sion characteristics spin on audio production training that and improve Sound Channel.” 729. The 1238CF is in the Mid/High provides the first gender balanced, Sound Channel is now available to a compact three-way spectrum. How- college-tested online training materi- individuals for a small monthly sub- DSP monitoring ever, today’s audio als, created by award-winning industry scription (ranging from $25 per month loudspeaker includ- production rooms experts. Sound Channel brings WAM’s to $90 total for six months), with dis- ing a slim speaker are often small, and successful audio curriculum to indi- counted group licensing packages avail- enclosure, two eight- most multichannel viduals (men and women alike) with- able to schools. Students need only an inch (210-mm) long- environments use a out the financial or geographic means Internet connection, browser and set of throw bass drivers, a subwoofer combined to access audio education programs. speakers or headphones to participate. five-inch (130-mm) with bass manage- Sound Channel’s interactive, self- No special equipment is required and proprietary Genelec ment to handle most paced training materials are available the materials are available 24 hours a midrange driver and of the LF content entirely online through an ever-growing day, seven days a week. a one-inch (25-mm) Genelec’s 1238CF tri- as well as the LFE e-library of videos and modules. Since its initial launch last Novem- metal dome tweet- amplified DSP monitoring channel signal, set- “Sound Channel’s online library of ber, Sound Channel has reached over er, multiple power system tings in which use training modules thoroughly demon- 5,600 students in 92 countries and col- amplifiers, digi- of the larger 1038B strate audio production and recording leges nationwide have begun incorporat- tal signal processing (DSP) circuit- enclosure would not be optimal. concepts with audio comparisons, video ing the program into their curriculum. ry and active, low-level crossovers. Genelec has engineered the 1238CF and animated visual examples that Women’s Audio Mission is now Designed for medium-sized control specifically with these needs in mind. make them perfect for both at home scheduling one-on-one demos of rooms, this system is ideal for music The 1238CF features a bass and in-classroom use,” says Terri Win- Sound Channel during AES and will recording studios, project studios, response down to 57 Hz, as the ston, WAM founder and chief engineer. hold media demonstrations through- film and video postproduction and focus is on Mid/High directiv- “We’re looking forward to connecting out the four-day convention. For more broadcast monitoring. The 1238CF is ity characteristics. The system can with potential Sound Channel users at details, or to schedule a demo, contact compatible with proprietary Genelec optionally be used in combination AES, as well as other educators and [email protected]. Loudspeaker Manager (GLM) con- with a subwoofer in either stereo trol software, Version 1.4.0, and can or multichannel applications. The be combined with Genelec 8200/7200 1238CF’s very compact, sealed Series products in the same control enclosure measures a mere 24 inch- network. es (610 mm) H x 18.5 inches (470 DPA Unveils New Like Genelec’s popular 1038CF, mm) W x 10.125 inches (257 mm) the 1238CF was developed as a D, making it highly suitable for on- d:fine Headset Mic response to market feedback and wall, free-standing or flush-mount- customer requests for Mid/High- ed applications. The system has a DPA (Booth 733) is launching a new conference markets. Like their coun- frequency Genelec performance in a built-in tri-amplifier unit, delivering headworn mic range. The new d:fine terparts, the new mics offer consistent more compact package. The Genelec a total of 390 watts into the long- headsets join the classic DPA 4066 and audio performance at all SPLs from 1038B model is an impressive full- throw bass drivers, midrange driver 4088 headworn models, which are loved a whisper to a shout, impressive gain range monitor with great low-end and metal dome tweeter. the world over and widely used by the before feedback and stable construction. international theater, broadcast and Available in omnidirectional and directional versions, the new d:fine headsets have been named to reflect their accurate audio definition and nat- ural sonic characteristics. They also define a new standard in single earpiece headsets, which DPA has launched in response to market demand. The ear- pieces are made from a sprung mate- rial used to manufacture hearing aids, making them extremely comfortable to wear and exploiting DPA’s expe- rience of manufacturing hearing aid components. The very fine spring auto- matically adjusts the headset to each wearer, ensuring that the earpiece stays in place by applying consistent pressure regardless of ear size. It can easily be taken on and off by the wearer, return- ing to its original shape each time. The mics themselves use the same 5mm miniature capsules as the 4066 and 4088s but are now even smaller thanks to a new housing that fits the capsule exactly. The reduction in cap- sule size also allows smaller windshields to be used. “We didn’t want to com- promise on sound quality by reducing the size of our proven capsule,” says DPA CEO Christian Poulsen. “With the new design we’ve managed to keep the incredible sound and lower the wind pop and handling sensitivity. The only change we’ve made to the capsule is to square off the edges slightly, which allow it to be better concealed.”

october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY friday 12 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day1 Oakland Facility Opens For Dallas Business With API Vision Opera Producer and engineer Dave Lich- The fact that the Vision is entirely tenstein “has always known about discrete and has great modern fea- API” and its “legendary” reputation. tures, such as extensive surround House So, when he decided to open his own capabilities, along with powerful The newly opened 25th Street recording facility, 25TH Street Record- automation and recall, made choos- Recording in Oakland, CA, features Is Alive ing, he turned to API (Booth 821) and ing the console an easy call.” its Vision analog console. Lichtenstein, former frontman for an API Vision analog console “It was at AES in San Francisco that the early ‘80s band Cowboy Mouth turned to old friend and studio designer With I first saw the API Vision,” said Lich- and drummer for musician John Cale, Francis Manzella and building contrac- tenstein. There, he learned about the decided that the San Francisco area tor Dennis Stearns (who worked on Vision’s all-discrete analog circuitry—a needed another top-notch studio after Skywalker Sound’s recording space) to Renkus- characteristic that the modern console writing and recording some tracks of turn the former shop into a full-fledged shares with its predecessors and some- his own at Fantasy Studios in 2000. recording studio. Heinz thing that greatly appealed to him. When the time came for mixing, Fan- The group began construction on “I evaluated a lot of consoles in my tasy had closed for restructuring, which 25th Street Recording in 2009 and will exhaustive search for my studio’s cen- left him with few options. finish by its official opening this fall Sound terpiece,” said Lichtenstein. “I love the After searching for more than though the facility is already functional. More than a quarter century in the sound of vintage analog consoles and a year, Lichtenstein found a 4,500 In fact, Lichtenstein has already record- making, Dallas’ AT&T Perform- was considering going that route, but I square-foot, 80-year-old, solid, brick ed the band Let Fall the Sparrow in ing Arts Center is a cultural nexus was wary of the inevitable maintenance building with a high ceiling that was the studio’s 1,400 square-foot tracking in the city’s revitalized downtown and downtime that would be involved. previously a foreign car repair shop. He room with, of course, the API Vision. arts district. The area is home to a number of different entertainment venues, from the Dallas Sympho- ny’s Meyerson Auditorium and the intimate Wyly Theatre to the Win- TI Launches JFET-Input Op Amp Line spear Opera House and the open-air Annette Strauss Square, making it Extending TI’s Burr-Brown Audio mance audio circuits, such as broad- competition maintain excellent sig- a busy hub of activity on any given line, Texas Instruments Incorporated cast studio equipment, analog and nal-to-noise ratio (SNR), even with evening. (TI, Booth 847) is introducing a fam- digital mixing consoles, and high-end high gain levels; wide supply voltage The 2,200-seat Margot and Bill ily of JFET-input op amps featuring A/V receivers. To view a video, visit: range of +2.5 V to +18 V and rail-to- Winspear Opera House, created by ultra-low noise and distortion to max- www.ti.com/opa1641-pr. rail output swing allow for increased architect Foster & Partners, with imize audio system quality and per- Key features and benefits include: headroom, which is critical for audio theater design by Theater Projects formance. With a quiescent current FET inputs deliver 40 percent lower analog-to-digital converter (ADC) Consultants and acoustician Sound of 1.8 mA per channel, the OPA1641, input bias current (two pA) than com- front ends and digital-to-analog con- Space Design, is home to the Dallas OPA1642 and OPA1644 feature 40 petitive devices, making the OPA1641, verter (DAC) post filters, including Opera, and an anchor in the new percent lower power than the com- OPA1642 and OPA1644 better alter- TI’s PCM42xx and PCM17xx devices; arts district. The Winspear’s sound petition. The op amps support the natives for applications requiring high 40 percent lower quiescent current (1.8 system, designed by Martin Van multiple channels pro audio appli- source impedance; 15 percent lower mA/channel) supports multiple chan- Dijk of Toronto-based Engineering cations require, without increasing noise (five nV/√Hz) and distortion nels without significant power con- Harmonics, is centered on left/right power consumption in high-perfor- (0.00005 percent at 1 kHz) than the sumption. arrays of 12 Renkus-Heinz (Booth 527) STLA/9R RHAON empow- ered loudspeakers that retract into the ceiling when not in use. Low frequency reinforcement is provided by four Renkus-Heinz DR18-1 sub- woofers on rolling dollies. Renkus-Heinz PowerNet PN- Series loudspeakers provide addi- tional coverage, with eight PN82/9 systems for over-balcony fill, and two PN151/4 systems flown from the venue’s soaring 60-foot high ceiling. A separate speech system was also installed, utilizing 10 Iconyx IC8-R and two IC16-R sys- tems. The outdoor venue’s system, also designed by Martin Van Dijk, employs left and right arrays of ten STLA/9R boxes per side, along with six DR18-2 dual 18-inch subwoof- ers for low frequency power. A ring of SG42 two-way powered speak- ers acts as a delay fill. “We use the delay fill so we don’t have to drive the main PA quite as hard, which helps to keep the energy off the Meyerson,” says Stephens. By all accounts, the PAC’s open- ing season has been an unmitigated success. “Thus far we’ve had several concerts and a dance festival, and the Square is becoming a very popu- lar movie screening venue as well,” Stephens reports.”

october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY friday 14 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day1 Community Unveils New Loudspeaker Processor

Community Professional Loudspeakers from very small to very large. Employ- corrective algorithms, (Booth 534) is launching its ground- ing both a high-speed SHARC DSP Real Sound Lab’s auto- breaking loudspeaker processor, the and a Xilinx Spartan FPGA, dSPEC mated loudspeaker dSPEC226. offers a host of capabilities—and a equalization technology. More than just another DSP, method of engineered workflow—not CONEQ provides 1024 dSPEC heralds an all-new approach available anywhere else. bands of low latency to configuring, controlling and com- Community is the first company FIR equalization that missioning sound system installations, to employ CONEQ Acoustic Power flatten the Acoustic Community’s dSPEC226 loudspeaker processor

Power Response of the selected Com- munity loudspeaker(s) with a degree of precision not achievable by other means. Other advanced capabilities include a unique Amplifier Calibration Port that measures the output characteristics of each amplifier in the system to pre- cisely calibrate dSPEC’s three discreet stages of limiters (peak, program & long term) for highly accurate driver protection. All dSPEC models feature a 4 Input x 6 Output fixed-chain DSP architec- ture that includes 2 x 6 native analog I/ Os. Various expansion cards are avail- able to provide two additional analog inputs, two AES3 dual-channel digital inputs, or eight CobraNet Inputs and Outputs. Sontronics, PAD In Distrib Deal U.K.-based Sontronics Micro- phones is appointing Professional Audio Design (Booth 352) as its exclusive distributor for North America. PAD has been growing its brands of distributed products, which includes Cartec Audio, JLab Studio Electronics and PAD’s Aug- spurger Monitors. “We are very excited to be working with Dave Malekpour and the team at PAD in order to grow Sontronics here in the States,” says Lisa Coley, market- ing director of Sontronics. “Son- tronics is a truly British brand, with all our microphones, acces- sories and preamps designed and developed in the U.K. by founder and MD Trevor Coley. We have always had a loyal, solid follow- ing in the U.S., our mics have had some great reviews in the Ameri- can press, and we’re proud to have plenty of top U.S. artists in our ever-growing list of famous users. We shall be working closely with PAD to build on this foundation and spread the Sontronics message further and wider than ever!” Says PAD president Dave Male- kpour: “We feel the product offers exceptional performance and value in both studio and live applications. We are excited to bring these great mics to the U.S. market.”

october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY friday 16 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day1 Turner Studios Adds Another Lawo mc290 To Arsenal Turner Studios, the broadcast produc- HD router for rights-management of format production console. This new, tion division of Turner Entertainment shared router I/O resources with the second console resides in ACR21. The Group that provides turnkey servic- company’s original mc290 that resides new desk is configured with 48 channel es for film, video, and audio produc- in Audio Control Room 22 (ACR22), faders, 16 central faders, 256 channels tion for all of the Turner Entertain- the new console and enhanced infra- of AES I/O, 48 analog inputs, and 64 ment Networks, has taken delivery structure are expected to dramatically analog outputs. There are 7 DSP cards of a second Lawo (Booth 553) mc290 improve Turner Studios’ operating effi- onboard that are capable of 448 fully production console. Combined with ciencies. processed channels. The console’s core the facility’s expanded Lawo Nova 73 The mc290 is Lawo’s flagship large is tied to a Nova 73 HD MADI Router Turner Studios’ Erinn Thorpe (left; senior production engineer) and Rick Perry (studio audio manager) with the facility’s new mc290 production console with 192 channels of MADI I/O using fail-over redundant connections. Rick Perry, studio audio manager at Turner Studios, reports the new con- sole will be used for live sports studio shows and sports integration, including NBA, MLB, NCAA, NASCAR, PGA, and broadband programming. Perry notes, “Among the numerous shows we’ll be producing here, the new system will be used in the production of NBA Gametime Live, which is the flagship program of NBA TV. Additionally, the new system will be used for musical performance programs, talk shows, and as part of our video production facil- ity’s live and post operations.” Partnerships & Party Define Vintage King AES Agenda Vintage King Audio is showcasing 13 of its premium product part- nerships along with new product debuts from Inward Connections and Neve Classic Series at Booth 228. The company also is hosting its third annual afterglow industry after-party on Saturday, October 22, at the legendary Electric Lady Studios in New York City. Special guest DJs will perform and the stu- dio’s expansive roster of gear will be viewable, including the Vintage Neve 8078 console that Vintage King refurbished and installed for Electric Lady earlier this year. Additionally, Vintage King Audio will exclusively host gear from Shadow Hills, Retro Instru- ments, Neve, ACME, Helios, Proac, Sterling, Weiss, Electrodyne, Lisson Groove, Apogee, ADR Complex, LaChapell, Manley and Danger- ous along with the product launch- es from Neve Classic Series and Inward Connections. “Vintage King Audio is proud of the relationships we’ve devel- oped with the world’s foremost gear manufacturers,” says Mike Nehra, Vintage King co-owner and director of sales. “You can feel the excite- ment on the AES Convention floor when gear from the classic to the incredibly esoteric can all be seen and heard in one place.”

october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY friday 18 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day1 Game Audio Track Events Go New Pricing On Cloud JRS-34 Cloud Microphones quarters and manufac- (Booth 253) is offering turing facility in Tuc- For The High Score its JRS-34 active mic at son, AZ, the JRS-34 Firmly established as a linchpin of edge and skill sets needed to work an even more attractive line of ribbon mics is today’s pro audio industry, video and excel in the video game industry price point. Designed in fabricated using parts games continue to set new standards today. conjunction with Ste- and materials sup- for advanced technology and reve- CAREERS IN GAME AUDIO: phen Sank, son of the plied exclusively by nue-generating products. In keeping Stephen Harwood Jr. (IASIG; late Jon R. Sank, the US companies, many with this stature, the Game Audio Dynamic Systems Music). A panel driving force behind the operating on a local Track has become a magnet for of accomplished industry veterans creation of the BK-11 level. Combining the designers, producers and engineers shares their experience and perspec- and other venerable best attributes of vin- compelled to maintain “top of their tives on a broad range of professional RCA microphones, the tage and modern tech- game” standards in a community in topics, with a focus on how to begin JRS-34 will now sell for nologies to create a which longevity is measured in nano- and develop a successful career in $1499 (MAP). line of high-quality, seconds. game audio. Along with the new handcrafted ribbon Game Audio Track events include: AUDIO FOR MOTION CON- price, every JRS-34 Cloud’s JRS-34 active mic microphones ideal- EMERGING TRENDS IN TROLLERS: Scott Selfon, (Micro- now also features a brand new, sturdy, ly suited for music and vocalists, the AUDIO FOR GAMES: Michael soft) will chair a panel from the con- easy-to-adjust mount that provides 180 Cloud JRS-34 ribbon microphones are Kelly (SCEE) and Steve Martz sole manufacturers’ point of view on degrees range of rotation and allows offered in active and passive configura- (THX, Ltd.), Co-Chairs, AES techniques for delivering audio spe- maximum placement flexibility. tions with a choice of finishes, and are Technical Committee on Audio cifically designed to support games Assembled entirely at Cloud’s head- fully RoHS compliant. for Games, will survey the current that use motion controllers and visual state of technology requirements for inputs. audio in game applications. Emerg- GAME AUDIO PROGRAM- ing trends and the technical require- MING FOR ANDROID: FMOD Recording Academy P&E Wing ments imposed by those trends will VS JAVA: Peter Drescher (Twit- be reviewed. tering Machine). Using a silent, open HISTORY OF AUDIO source pinball game as a starting Sets GRAMMY SoundTables IMPLEMENTATION TOOL- point to create audio files based on The GRAMMY SoundTables at this SETS: Damian Kastbauer, (Bay ‘80s synth tech, Drescher compares year’s 131st AES Convention will be Area Sound). Extensive audio/visual and contrasts sound implemented presented on Saturday, Oct. 22, from examples and a pictorial overview using FMOD audio middleware to 2:30-4:30 p.m. at Room 1E 15 and will illustrate this history of stan- Java methods built into the operat- 16 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention dard, and proprietary audio middle- ing system. Center. Back by popular demand, the ware toolsets. AUDIO SHORTS: Included in P&E Wing will present a second itera- EDUCATION: PREREQ- the full program of Workshops and tion of “Sonic Imprints: Songs that UISITES FOR A CAREER IN Panels, the Game Audio Program will Changed My Life” that will explore GAME AUDIO: Stephen Harwood offer three 20-minute crash courses the sounds that have inspired and Jr. (IASIG; Dynamic Systems Music). on specific designer “preferences.” shaped careers of influencers in the This panel will feature an overview Scheduled “Shorty” presentations field. Moderated by GRAMMY-win- Chris Lord-Alge of a comprehensive game audio cur- include: #1—Distortionation (sic); ning engineer Chris Lord-Alge, the riculum, published this year by the #2—Occlusion, Obstruction, and panel will feature a New York-cen- Schmitt, with more to be announced IASIG, presented in the context of a other Obstacles and #3—My Favor- tric, diverse group of panelists includ- shortly. discussion of the specialized knowl- ite Plug-in ing GRAMMY-winning engineers Lord-Alge is one of the preeminent Steve Lillywhite, Ann Mincieli and Al engineers in modern music. A mix spe- cialist who has received five GRAMMY Awards, his eclectic discography consists of a diverse roster of artists including Black Eyed Peas, Collective Soul, Dave Matthews Band, Fastball, Faith Hill, Hole, Jewel, My Chemical Romance, Stevie Nicks, No Doubt, Katy Perry, Pink, P.O.D., Stone Temple Pilots and Tina Turner. Steve Lillywhite is a five-time GRAMMY Award winner who helmed landmark albums for Big Country, Dave Matthews Band, Peter Gabriel, Mor- rissey, the Pogues, Simple Minds, U2 and XTC. Lillywhite has consistently made adventurous choices in his career. Ann Mincieli is a GRAMMY Award winner best known as being the long- time engineer, mixer, programmer and coordinator for Alicia Keys, and has also worked with Bon Jovi, Mariah Carey, Drake, Hole, Jay-Z, Angie Stone and Ruben Studdard, among many others. She is the owner of the newly opened, multi-room Jungle City Studios in New York. Al Schmitt is a 17-time GRAMMY Award winner who has produced, engi- neered and/or mixed more than 150 gold and platinum records for a diverse range of artists. He continues to pro- duce recordings of the highest qual- ity, inspiring generations of producers, engineers and artists.

october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY friday 20 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day1 exhibitor | listings A-Designs Audio 224 Abletec 844 131st AES convention | october 20-23, 2011 ACO Pacific, Inc. 539 acouStaCorp 662 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny Acoustical Solutions, Inc. 435 ADAM Audio USA 367 ADK - 3 Zigma Audio 135 AEA - Audio Engineering Associates 738 AES t AES NY Section 943 AKG T1 Alto Music of Orange County, Inc. 469 American Express OPEN 568 AMI, Inc. 239 AnaMod LLC. 229 Antelope Audio 754 APB-DynaSonics, Inc. 766 API 821 Apogee Electronics 547 Appsys ProAudio 768 APRS 868 ATC Loudspeaker Technology 220 Audio History Library 927 Audio Media 829 Focal Professional 329 Audio Precision 526 Audio StudioShare.org™ 954 ALSO - Alternate Soundings 842 Audio-Technica U.S., Inc. 721 Audiomatica SRL 853 Avalon Design 126 Avenson Audio 258 AVID 321, 1E04 / 05 Awesome Transistor Amplifier Company 256 BAE Audio 246 Barefoot Sound 228 Bass Player 829 Belden 726 Benchmark Media Systems, Inc. 433 Berkley Integrated Audio Software, Inc. 753 Blackspade Acoustics 239 Blue Sky 530 Bob Moog Foundation 929 Bourns Inc. 543 Brainstorm Electronics 544 Bricasti Design 952 Broadcasters General Store 566 Bruel & Kjaer 447 BSS Audio T1 Bubblebee Windscreens 544 Burl Audio 244 Calrec Audio Ltd. 453 Cartec Audio 352 Cascade Microphones 467 CB Electronics 746 CEDAR Audio Limited 558 Chandler Limited 240 CharterOak Acoustic Devices 763 friday october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY day1 edition Serving the 131st AES Convention 21

Clear-Com, an HME Company 431 H.E.A.R. - Hearing Education & MXL Microphones 548 Shure Incorporated 521 Cloud Microphone, LLC 253 Awareness for Rockers 356 Mytek Digital 348 Softube Pod Coleman Audio 659 Hal Leonard Corporation 364 Nagra USA, Inc. 720 Solar 2 759 Coles / AEA 738 Harman International Truck Neumann 533 Solid State Logic 623 & Pod Community Professional Harrison 748 Neutrik USA, Inc. 439 Sonnox Ltd. 657 Loudspeakers 534 HDVideoPro The New England Institute of Art 840 Sonoris Audio Engineering 947 Cordell Audio 755 Hypex Electronics B.V. 355 NewBay Media LLC 829 Sontronics 352 Course Technology PTR 149 Independent Audio, Inc. 560 Neyrinck Pod Sound Devices, LLC 139 Crane Song Ltd. 225 Industrial Acoustics Company, Inc. 827 NKK Switches 966 Sound Ideas 621 Crookwood Audio Engineering 342 International Celluose Corporation 122 Novation 339 Sound on Sound 745 Crown International T1 International Music Software NTI Americas Inc. 739 Soundcraft T1 Trade Association (IMSTA) 155 D.A.S. Audio 757 Nugen Audio 932 Soundproof Windows 461 iZotope, Inc. 361 D.W. Fearn 242 Odeon A/S 456 SoundToys, Inc. 655 J-Lab Studio Electronics 352 Dan Dugan Sound Design 641 Omega Studios School of Applied Society of Professional Audio JBL Professional T1 Recording Arts & Sciences 147 Recording Services (SPARS.COM) 923 Dangerous Music, Inc 329 JDK 821 OPTOCORE 667 Speck Electronics 260 Dave Hill Designs 225 JOCAVI Acoustic Panels Lda. 931 Two Notes Audio Engineering 842 Stagetec USA 344 dbx Professional Products T1 JoeCo Limited 854 PACSYS Limited 845 Stanford Research Systems 668 Digico 530 Joemeek 347 Globo Comunicacao E Participacoes 358 Studer T1 Direct Sound Headphones LLC 129 John Hardy Co. 743 Pelonis Sound and Acoustics, Inc. 253 Studio Economik 266 DirectOut GmbH 855 Josephson Engineering 740 Pendulum Audio, Inc. 229 Studio Projects 347 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Pod Junger-Audio Processors 530 Performer Magazine 954 Studio Six Digital LLC 960 Dorrough Electronics, Inc. 639 K-array 533 Phoenix Audio LLC 846 Sweetwater Sound Inc. DPA Microphones, Inc. 733 Keyboard 829 plus24 544 Switchcraft, Inc. 642 Dramastic Audio Corp. 352 Klippel GmbH 845 PMC Monitors 1E06 Syncheck.com 120 DSP4YOU 928 Kush Audio 253 PMI Audio Group 347 Tac System, Inc. 746 Dynaudio Acoustics 541 Latch Lake Music 153 Primera Technology Inc. 730 Tape Op Magazine 362 E.A.R. Inc. 571 Lauten Audio 329 Prism Media Products, Inc 646 TASCAM 421 Earthworks Inc. 645 Lavry Engineering 744 Pro Audio Review 829 TC Electronic 541 Electronic Musician 829 Lawo North America Corp 553 Pro Sound News 829 nonlinearaudio.com 256 Electroswitch 921 Lexicon Professional T1 ProAc/Modern Audio 228 TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik 963 Elektor Group 925 Linear Audio 755 Professional Audio Design, Inc. 352 Texas Instruments 847 Elysia GmbH 253 Lisson Grove 228 Professional Sound Services, Inc. 852 THAT Corporation 445 Eminence Speaker, LLC 769 Listen, Inc. 449 ProMedia Training Pod Thermionic Culture 253 Empirical Labs 253 Little Labs 238 Pulse Techniques, LLC 264 3D Sound Sphere 946 Enco Systems, Inc. 660 252 347 Lundahl Transformers 243 Purple Audio, Inc. Toft Audio Designs Essential Sound Products, Inc. 545 R&D Team Software Development 845 Tonelux 347 Lynx Studio Technology, Inc. 121 Etani Electronics Co., Ltd. 930 Radial Engineering Ltd. 270 Trident Audio Developments Ltd. 347 MAGIX AG 767 Eventide, Inc. 427 Rational Acoustics LLC 962 True Systems 533 MAGMA Pod Eventide, Inc. Pod RealTraps 862 TSL 459 Manhattan Producer’s Alliance Evertz 945 The Recording Academy 647 Tube Equipment Corporation 239 Manley Laboratories, Inc. 228 Extreme Isolation Headphones 129 The Recording Studio Van Damme Cable 530 Marian Digital Audio Electronics 544 Insurance Program 559 Five Towns College 340 Vintage King Audio 228 Markertek 747 Redco Audio, Inc. 948 Focal Press 939 VisiSonics Corporation 758 Mercury Recording Equipment Co. 247 Renkus-Heinz, Inc. 527, 1A02 339 VOVOX 329 Focusrite Massey Plugins Inc. Pod Resolution 856 Walters-Storyk Design Group 561 Fraunhofer IIS 444 Materion Electrofusion 858 Retrospec 934 Wave Distribution 253 G.R.A.S. Sound + Vibration 640 MC2 Amplifiers 530 Rohde & Schwarz, Inc 833 Waves Inc. 728 Gabriel Sound LLC 958 McGraw-Hill 755 Roll Music Systems, Inc. 258 Webster University 262 Gearslutz.com on-line pro audio forum Mercenary Audio 661 Ronin Applied Sciences 262 Weiss Engineering 762 Gefen Inc. 338 Merging Technologies 562 Royer Labs 221 Whiplash Pro Audio 759 Genelec, Inc. 729 Metric Halo Pod RTW Meters 530 WhisperRoom, Inc. 866 Gentex Corporation Microtech Gefell GmbH 926 RUNNUR 761 Wireworks Corporation 118 Gepco International / General Cable 838 MicW Audio 957 Rupert Neve Designs, LLC 231 Wohler Technologies, Inc. 569 Gibson Guitar Corporation 869 Miktek 148 Mix With The Masters 360 Women’s Audio Mission 131 GIK Acoustics 760 Millennia Media, Inc. 345 Samar Audio Design, LLC 144 Church Production Magazine 142 Gold Line / TEF 638 Mix 829 Sanken Microphones 544 Xedit Corporation 732 Gordon Instruments 249 Mogami Cable 546 Schoeps Microphones 848 XQP Audio 352 Gotham Sound and Communication 768 Mojave Audio Inc 223 Sennheiser Electronic Corp. 533 XTA Electronics 530 Grace Design 355 Moog Music Inc. 245 Servoreeler Systems Yamaha Commercial Great River Electronics 740 The Museum of Sound Recording 133 (Xedit Corporation) 732 Audio Systems, Inc. T2 Grimm Audio 355 Music Maker Publications 124 Sescom 867 Zaxcom Audio 944 Group One Ltd. 530 Music Marketing, Inc. 670 Shadow Hills Industries 228 ZenPro Audio 760 GC Pro 839 Music Player Network 829 ShinyBox Audio 254 Guitar Player 829 Music Works NYC 759 Shoreview Distribution 658 Listing and map as of 10/6/11 october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY friday 22 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day1 Fairview Health Services Upgrades With A-T SpectraPulse Fairview Health Services, a network of Room boardroom at its downtown and, because of the personal and sensi- hospitals and clinics located through- Minneapolis headquarters. Edina, tive nature of the medical information out Minnesota, recently upgraded to an Minnesota-based systems integra- being discussed, the high level of secu- Audio-Technica (Booth 721) Spectra- tor Alpha Video installed the system, rity that it also offers. Pulse Ultra Wideband (UWB) Wireless which was selected for SpectraPulse’s Alpha Video installed a system com- Microphone System in the Heritage immunity to RF spectrum congestion prising 14 Audio-Technica mtu101 Shown is boardroom at the downtown Minneapolis headquarters of Fairview Health Services, featuring 14 Audio- Technica mtu101 boundary microphone/transmitters as part of an Audio-Technica SpectraPulse Ultra Wideband (UWB) Wireless Microphone System. Photo by Alpha Video.

boundary microphone/transmitters together with a drm141 wireless digi- tal receiver and two cei007 microphone charging stations as part of a telecon- ferencing set-up in the boardroom. The wireless SpectraPulse system also met the client’s requirements: to be quickly and easily reconfigured whenever the boardroom furniture is rearranged; to not interfere with the historic character of the room, which is in an early 20th century building; and to offer future upgrade potential. SpectraPulse avoids densely con- gested RF spectrum by operating out- side the traditional UHF frequencies occupied by wireless professional audio equipment and consumer white space devices, as well as television, medical telemetry and emergency services. RND Makes The Sale One of New York’s foremost mastering facilities, Masterdisk, will take delivery of the first two Rupert Neve Designs (Booth 231) Portico II Master Buss Processor (MBP) units when they go into pro- duction at the beginning of Octo- ber. The two units are destined for installation in the mastering consoles operated by Masterdisk owner Scott Hull and mastering engineer Randy Merrill. Hull purchased the two MBP units after evaluating a prototype sent to him by Craig “Hutch” Hutchison, senior design engineer at Rupert Neve Designs. “When Hutch calls and tells me, ‘You gotta hear this,’ I know it’s going to be interesting,” comments Hull. “So I was not surprised with my reac- tion when I first heard the Master Buss Processor. I had a few short days to demo the prototype and felt that this box has a LOT of poten- tial. New colors, new wrinkles on old themes, and so far I haven’t put anything through it that didn’t sound better. I can’t wait to get my hands on the production unit!”

october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY friday 24 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day1 Five Towns College CP Turns To Stagetec Matriculates To AES On Upgrade Project Five Towns College (Booth 340) ing, dancing and theater tech) and Scrambling at the last minute after the NEXUS also connects the trucks via in Dix Hills, NY, is a private, non- Film & Video. A Bachelor of Science NFL and players reached an agree- fiber and MADI. Connections between sectarian, coeducational institution, (BS) degree offers concentrations in ment, CP was able to supply NEP’s the mobiles, booth and field devices are fully accredited by the Middle States Childhood (formerly Elementary) SS25C with a digital console upgrade via single strand single-mode fiber. Association, the NY State Board of Education and Mass Communica- and a new audio fiber network. CP There are a total of seven NEXUS Regents and the National Council for tion, which includes Broadcasting and turned to Stagetec (Booth 344) tech- Base devices and one NEXUS Star Accreditation of Teacher Education. Journalism. Associate degree pro- nologies to make this complex upgrade in the system along with a 32-fader The college offers a wide and excit- grams are available also. a reality in such a short time period. AURUS console installed in the sub- ing variety of programs including a Special programs include intern- The upgrade happened the last week of mix trailer all with plenty of room for Bachelor of Music (Mus.B.) jazz/com- ships, HEOP program and MORE August at NEP’s headquarters in Pitts- growth. Control stations running the mercial music program and Bachelor program for students with learning burg, PA, and the system has already NEXUS GUI for routing, monitor- of Professional Studies (BPS) in Busi- disabilities. Summer programs are been used for three NFL games in ing and metering purposes sit in the ness Management. Concentrations in available for high school and college Miami, New York and Dallas. main production truck, the submix these degree programs include Audio students. Undergraduate enrollment The upgrade includes an AURUS truck and at the announcer booth. Recording Technology, Music Busi- is 1,150 students. On and off campus console for audio submixing of all field, Besides sonic quality, the main rea- ness, Music Education, Music Perfor- housing. Rolling admissions, many crowd and camera mics and a NEXUS son for the upgrade is the flexibility mance and Composition/Songwrit- scholarships are available. Tuition: system to transport all audio and con- that the AURUS and NEXUS package ing. A Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) $19,200. Room and Board: $12,460. trol signals including the intercom con- offers. The NEXUS not only acts as offers concentrations in Musical Fees: varies. [email protected] or trol data (RS485) and 4-wire from the the I/O for the AURUS but in addi- Theater (which includes acting, sing- www.ftc.edu or (631) 656-2110. truck bay to the booth and field. The tion, it functions as a true digital rout- er, which enables any source or output to be routed to whomever needs it. “We’ve been concentrating on the Eminence Licenses D-fend remote sports market for a few years together with CP and it’s great to see such a highly rated sports broadcast To Pro Audio, MI Markets put their trust into our systems,” says Eminence Speaker LLC (Booth 769) engineers—no more hassling with Rusty Waite, president of Stagetec has struck up an exclusive license polyswitches, blown lamp filaments, USA. agreement with Evenstar, a wholly lossy resistors, or slow relays. Incor- owned subsidiary of SLS Audio, to use porating such features as digital sig- D-fend is an all-digital, and sub-license its new D-fend tech- nal processing with on-board digital programmable loudspeaker nology within the professional audio filtering, customizable microproces- protection and attenuation circuit TASCAM and musical instrument markets. sor and MOSFET construction, the D-fend is an all-digital, program- D-fend protection circuit enables a “Think of the D-fend circuit as a Spotlights mable loudspeaker protection and designer to use this technology prior high power, speaker-level compressor/ attenuation circuit designed to solve to passive filtration and allows dif- limiter that will allow an audio design- the age-old problems associated with ferent sensitivity settings in specific er to guarantee unmatched levels of DR-40 4-Track protecting loudspeakers from exces- frequency bands, such as woofer over- protection for multiple components in TASCAM’s (Booth 421) DR-40 packs sive power conditions. D-fend has excursion bands or high frequency their unpowered loudspeakers,” states adjustable condenser microphones, eliminated the headaches for speaker peak damage regions. Evenstar’s chief engineer, Joel Butler. four track recording, XLR mic inputs and extended battery life into a por- table recorder your can take anywhere. It captures up to four tracks from built- in condenser microphones, XLR mic or line inputs. The high-quality inter- nal microphones are adjustable from XY to AB position, helping you to tai- lor your recording to the sound of the room. A pair of great-sounding TAS- CAM microphone preamps welcome condenser microphones with phantom power, recording at up to 96kHz/24-bit resolution. It accommodates balanced XLR or 1/4-inch line inputs using lock- ing Neutrik Combo jacks. The DR-40 accepts SD or SDHC cards up to 32GB, and a 2GB card is included. Once recorded, play back your takes with EQ and the optional Level Align feature to avoid volume jumps. A stereo reverb effect is also built-in, as well as a speaker and chromatic tuner. Transfer recordings to computer using the USB 2.0 jack. Other features include overdub mode, variable speed playback, limiting and low cut filter, and much more—all with TASCAM’s simple-to-use interface. No other recorder makes home or live record- ing as simple as the TASCAM DR-40. “I believe our new feature rich DR-40 4-track portable recorder may be con- sidered our new flagship product,” says Paul Jenkins, senior vice president for TEAC America. friday october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY day1 edition Serving the 131st AES Convention 25 Pony Bar Brews Better Sound With Genelec It’s to be expected that a bar might be ommended six Genelec active monitors itor blew away the other five old speak- serious about the drinks that it serves, and a subwoofer and agreed to install ers combined. The clarity was stagger- but The Pony Bar, located at 10th Ave- and commission the setup. “We close ing,” comments McLaughlin. nue and 45th Street in Manhattan’s at four in the morning, so Tim would famed Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, work from four to noon. He spent the takes the quality of its sound system first couple of nights just running cable A Genelec 8030A bi-amplified no less seriously. The Pony Bar, which and then he installed the first speaker— monitor—one of six such speakers offers some of America’s finest craft and it was amazing. The sound quality forming the sound system at New brews, also provides beer aficionados coming from that one little studio mon- York City’s Pony Bar. with a nightly music soundtrack from artists such as Neil Young, Grateful Dead, Phish and Wilco played back though six Genelec (Booth 729) 8030A bi-amplified monitor speakers and a 7050A active subwoofer. Dan McLaughlin, who opened The Pony Bar with a business part- ner in mid-April 2009, first experienced Genelec speakers while working at another bar for six years. “It was the best sound I’d ever heard anywhere, just incredible clarity,” he enthuses. But after the first installed sound system at The Pony Bar failed to live up to those expectations,” he says, “I said to my business partner, we’ve got to get Genelecs in here; we’ve got to figure out a way to get them.” A friend of a friend put McLaughlin in touch with Tim Mitchell, a former recording engineer at the now-defunct Clinton Recording Studios, who rec- TC Electronic Showcases LM6 Radar TC Electronic is launching its new LM6 Radar Loudness Meter plug-in meter at Booth 541. TC Electronic’s acclaimed radar dis- play has proven to be a fast solution to upgrade audio production for broad- cast, film and music, from unsatisfac- tory peak level indicators to loudness based metering. Now, the new LM6 plug-in makes this highly efficient radar available for DAW platforms supporting Audio Units, RTAS or VST plug-in formats. The new LM6 plug-in features TC Electronic’s patented Radar Loudness Display, showing loudness history in a single, easy-to-read radar-like view. Loudness history can be set from one minute to 24 hours, and in addition to being shown on the radar display, loudness history and other key infor- mation can be logged as a standard formatted text file that can be easily imported into a spreadsheet.

TC Electronic’s LM6 Radar Loudness Meter plug-in october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY friday 26 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day1 Studies In Excellence Define Master Class Program “Designed to provide authoritative The Master Class Program includes: Related Transfer Functions to the insights into significant technical issues, Friday, October 21, 11 a.m.-1 actual filters implemented in the human the Master Class Program represents p.m., HUMAN HEARING 101— cochlea; loudness vs. intensity; the law a high point of every AES Conven- HOW IT WORKS (The Short of the first wave front; localization; tion,” says 131st chair Jim Anderson. Version): Jim Johnston, chief auditory masking and, the effects of “Back for a return engagement as AES scientist, DTS, Inc. Based on attention and inter-sensory interaction. Convention Master Class Chair, Alan almost 30 years experience with sig- Saturday, October 22, 4:30 Silverman has once again developed nal processing, hearing, vision, and p.m.-6:30 p.m., THE HYBRID a compelling group of extraordinarily acoustic research, this Master Class EDIT/MIX APPROACH TO accomplished audio industry icons.” will address issues ranging from Head POST-PRODUCTION SOUND: Skip Lievsay: With numerous Academy, Golden Reel, and Cinema Audio Society awards and nomina- Master Class chair Alan Silverman tions, Skip Lievesay has worked on Sunday, October 23, 2:30 the sound-design and mixing of such p.m.-4:40 p.m., SUPERSTAR blockbuster films as True Grit, No SESSIONS: Tony Visconti, plat- Country For Old Men, The Big Lebows- inum producer/engineer: This ki, Goodfellas, I Am Legend, O Brother, Master Class will present techniques Where Art Thou? and Men In Black. and experiences culled from a lifetime of Lievesay will engage a Pro Tools work- collaboration with some of the world’s station to illustrate his unique “Hybrid most celebrated artists as well as Tony’s Edit/Mix” approach to post production on-going work with new releases from sound. artists such as The Kaiser Chefs. AKG Spotlights New In-Ear Monitoring Package Building the company’s global rep- utation for leading wireless sound monitoring systems, Harman’s AKG (Booth T1) is introducing the IVM 4500 IEM in-ear monitor- ing package, providing higher level audio quality without compromis- ing reference capability. Ideal for tour and installed sound, IVM 4500 caters to all needs of engineers with leading edge reference audio tech- AKG’s IVM 4500 IEM in-ear nology. monitoring package IVM 4500 IEM offers a highly diversified system, which includes and quick frequency change func- high-end radio electronic signals and tions to support monitors, all within a a manual radio signal attenuator for rugged housing and offerings of new more RF dynamic; enhanced frequen- bands: 1, 3, 4 and 9. Battery life for cy setup to show the number of free the IVM receivers has been tested up channels and supported TV channels to 10 hours. Clear-Com Showcases New Intercom System Clear-Com is spotlighting its new HME DX210 provides great flexibil- HME DX210 intercom system at ity and tremendous value for fixed Booth 431. The 2.4-GHz-band wire- installations and tour productions. less intercom system delivers excep- The HME DX210 is a robust wire- tional sound clarity and reliable, less system with a rugged-yet-light- interference-free connection to audio weight design. With two channels professionals that need to commu- of communication, it provides users nicate with their production team. with the option of a single- or dual- With two communication channels, channel intercom system. In single- improved wired system connections channel mode, up to four 1RU base and simple-to-use operations, the stations can be linked together to sup- port 16 full-duplex and 44 half-duplex beltpacks and/or wireless headsets. Moreover, the HME DX210 is paired with the rugged BP210 beltpacks and All-in-One WH210 Wireless Headset COMMUNICATORs, which have two intercom buttons (IC1/IC2) with ISO. The advanced wireless system is also backwards compatible with the Clear-Com’s HME DX210 HME DX200 beltpacks, protecting intercom system the value of prior investments.

october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY friday 28 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day1 Dan Dugan Unveils New ADAM Audio Auto Mixing Controller Features New Dan Dugan Sound Design (Booth 641) years advances in technology have A77X Monitor is introducing the Dugan Model E-3 made it possible to deliver lower laten- Automatic Mixing Controller. The cy, a smaller size and a lower price Dan Dugan Sound Design’s ADAM Audio is launching the new Model E-3 replaces the Model D-3 as for the same capabilities,” says Dan Dugan Model E-3 automatic A77X monitor for the U.S. market Dugan’s top-of-the-line eight-channel Dugan. “We are passing these improve- mixing controller at Booth 367. The A77X features automatic mixing controller with AES ments on to our customers.” the company’s critically acclaimed digital I/O. Through its interface with AES3 Audio connections are made control panel (optional; two rack unit X-ART tweeter, new woofers and Dugan’s Model CP-2 control panel, the through a DB-25 connector; read- height) or the mute and bypass buttons amplifiers, and completely re- Model E-3 provides all the functions ily available cable squids can be used on the E-3’s front panel. To make larg- designed speaker cabinets. of the Model D-3 including the Dugan where XLR connectors are desired. er systems, the Model E-3 links with ADAM’s award-winning AX- Speech System, the Dugan Music Sys- I/O may also be switched to ADAT all other digital Dugans, including the Series already includes four high tem, Dugan Gain Limiting and three optical connectors, as in Dugan’s other Models D-2, D-3, E, E-1 and Dugan- performance systems ranging from automixing groups in a smaller and E-series controllers. The E-3 can be MY16. Rack mounting accessories are the ultra-compact and fully profes- more economical box. operated from the Dugan Control included to mount a single unit, and sional A3X to the high performance “The Model D-3 was our most ver- Panel for Java (included in the pur- two units may be mounted side by side A5X, A7X and A8X systems. satile controller, but in the past few chase price), the Model CP-2 physical in a single rack space. Platinum Panels Focus On Innovative Concepts In Recording Arts ADAM Audio’s A77X monitor Eagerly anticipated, AES Conven- THE STUDIO AS AN INSTRU- tion Platinum Panels always attract MENT, Saturday, Oct. 22, All models feature the new top-tier producer and engineer par- 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Co-moderators, X-ART tweeter in addition to woof- ticipants and, substantial audiences engineer/producer/journalist Justin ers and amplifiers that have been seeking knowledge and inspiration. Colletti and SonicScoop co-founder completely reengineered with larg- For the 131st AES Convention, Sonic- Janice Brown; platinum engineer/ er voice-coils and more powerful Scoop co-founders Janice Brown and producer panelists: Dave Fridmann amplifiers for greater linear excur- David Weiss have developed unique (The Flaming Lips, MGMT, Neon sion and more output. A five-year events focused on innovative concepts Indian); Peter Katis (The National, warranty is provided for all models. and featuring participants who have Jùnsi, Interpol); Chris Shaw (Bob The new A77X is equipped with achieved the dual pinnacles of creative SonicScoop co-founders Dylan, Public Enemy, Weezer) and the same advanced technologies as and popular success. Janice Brown (left) and David Damian Taylor (Bjork, The Prodigy). its popular counterpart the A7X, “We are fortunate to have tapped Weiss have developed and Engineers of a particularly creative but produces much higher, com- into the insights and connectiv- will moderate the 131st AES breed, these multi-faceted audio gurus pression-free maximum sound pres- ity of these accomplished chroniclers Convention Platinum Panels reflect a singular studio fluency which sure levels and dynamics. Due to its of today’s audio industry,” Convention has inspired and produced some of power and radiation characteristics, chair Jim Anderson says. “They are or singer/songwriter and their music. today’s most sonically expressive, it is ideally suited for near- and mid- totally plugged-in to the creative com- This panel, however, will address the adventurous and influential record- field monitoring. munity, and we are confident their jour- producer’s personal artistic visions, ings. Typically recording, mixing and Like all AX Series models, the nalistic acumen will bring an unconven- and the growing bodies of work their co-producing entire albums, these A77X features ADAM’s proprietary tional perspective to their panels.” creative philosophies pilot into reality. craftsman often collaborate with art- X-ART tweeter. The “X” stands for THE PRODUCER’S PORT- Considered a creative artistic force in ists whose distinct POVs come across “eXtended frequency response” and FOLIO, Friday, Oct. 21, 11 their own right, each of these produc- not only in the songwriting and play- the Accelerating Ribbon Technol- a.m.-1 p.m: Moderator David ers collaborates fully with their clients ing, but also in the sound of their ogy has been drastically improved Weiss (co-founder SonicScoop); Pan- both in pre-production and the studio. records. Though they may program, in terms of frequency response elists: Gabe Roth (Founder, Daptone Participants will explore the artistic play and/or produce on their projects, that now extends all the way up to Records, Amy Winehouse, Sharon sensibilities they’ve nurtured, how these panelists are engineers first, with 50kHz. The X-ART tweeter also has Jones and the Dap-Kings), David they’ve expressed themselves in their the skill set to truly play the studio as higher efficiency and higher maxi- Kahne (Sublime, Regina Spektor, work, and how that self-assurance and an instrument. Participants will dis- mum sound pressure levels. Paul McCartney), additional panel- unique perspective has enabled their cuss the creative recording and mix- The A77X’s two seven-inch ists TBA. Everyone agrees the artist careers to flourish. ing techniques they’ve developed, and woofers feature 1.5-inch large voice hires the producer to serve the band CREATIVE ENGINEERING— how they’ve led to great success. coils and powerful amplifiers. friday october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY day1 edition Serving the 131st AES Convention 29 A-Designs Features New Preamp/EQ Unit Equally ideal for both studio record- ing and live sound use, the JM-3001 from A-Designs Audio (Booth 224) is a versatile preamplifier, equalizer and instrument input housed in a single- rack-space frame. A-Designs’ JM-3001 Preamp/EQ Hand-built in the U.S., the new A-Designs device features three any source you run through them. The the pre and EQ and sounds amazing JM-3001 is a very welcomed addition to inputs—microphone, instrument and instrument input is totally separate from on its own as well. Needless to say, the our lineup here at A-Designs Audio.” EQ/insert—which may be used togeth- er or independently. The product is also equipped with a highly musical three-band parametric EQ and high/ low filters, as well as two independent transformer balanced outputs (micro- phone and EQ). The heart of the JM-3001 is its C12X discrete transistor operational amplifier designed by Carl Johnson that operates on ±30 VDC rails. The C12X is a high-gain, fast-slew, stable audio block with virtually no DC offset over the audio spectrum and is capable of driving a 50 ohm load at 50 Hz with very little current draw. It is used in the microphone preamp, instrument input amp and main output/EQ output stages of the product. “The JM-3001’s preamp is an origi- nal design with depth and detail for miles, while the EQ is a full parametric with its own transformer, so you can use it with or without the pre,” notes A-Designs’ Peter Montessi. “The freq settings are highly reminiscent of classic console filters and musically complement Metric Halo Launches ChannelStrip V3 For Pro Tools Metric Halo (Booth 321, with AVID) is introducing ChannelStrip version 3 for Pro Tools. Channel- Strip v3 includes a dramatic reimag- ining of the venerable signal pro- cessor’s user interface. According to Allen Rowand of Metric Halo, “We’re really excited to release the new version of ChannelStrip. It’s still going strong after being intro- duced thirteen years ago, and the feedback we get from our custom- ers is that it’s an integral part of their workflow. Our goal for ver- sion 3 was to improve on the highly praised audio quality, include even more flexibility, and update the user interface to accommodate today’s higher resolution screens.” ChannelStrip v3 includes a license that covers the Native and DSP accelerated versions. Metric Halo products are avail- able from dealers or directly from http://mhlabs.com. New Channel- Strip licenses are available for an MSRP of $199 each. Owners of any previous version of ChannelStrip for Pro Tools (RTAS or TDM) can upgrade to version 3 for $75. october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY friday 30 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day1 Yamaha StageMix 2.0 iPad Critical Issues Define App Now Available B’cast/Streaming Program After more than 45,000 downloads of Broadcast & Streaming Sessions the initial StageMix iPad App for Yama- Chair David Bialik has developed a ha M7CL and LS9 digital consoles, wide-ranging program of must-attend Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems is events at this year’s 131st AES Con- showing StageMix 2.0 at Booth T2. vention, including: Available via free download from AUDIO PROCESSING FOR the Apple iTunes store, StageMix 2.0 RADIO: Moderator—Steve Fluker, provides end users with even greater Cox Radio; Panel: Bob Orban, Orban; console management and includes sig- Frank Foti, Omnia Audio; TBA: nificant upgrades including control of Acknowledging radio’s digital/ ana- Head Amp gain for each Input Chan- log environment, the discussion will nel and Scene Memory Management include do’s and don’ts for processing (Store, Recall, Scene Titles, and Com- Yamaha’s StageMix 2.0 iPad App radio in the digital realm. Friday, Oct. Broadcast & Streaming Sessions ments). Version 2.0 is for use with 21, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. chair David Bialik M7CL firmware v3.5 or higher. Stage- Titles, and Comments). Version 1.18 STREAMING & ENCODING: Mix 2.0 for the Yamaha LS9 includes LS9 firmware or later is recommended. Moderator—David Bialik, Panel: Jeff intercuts and post editing; (c) Record- control of Head Amp gain for each A number of additional functions Reidmiller/Steve Lyman, Dolby Labs; ing fully isolated live music in a non- Input Channel and Scene Memory complement the existing array of con- Todd Baker, SRS; Jan Nordmann, studio environment. Saturday, Oct. Management (Store, Recall, Scene trols. Fraunhoffer USA; Greg Ogonowski, 22, 11-12:30 p.m. Orban: No issue affects the broadcast/ LIP SYNC ISSUE: Moderator— streaming industry and audience more Jon Abrams, Nutmeg Post; Panel: intimately than the multitude of meth- Steve Lyman, Dolby Labs others TBA: Aerosmith Sizzles With ods available for streaming and encod- Lip sync remains a complex problem, ing media. Various options, and the with several causes and few solutions. need for a universal solution will be From production through transmission Endless Analog CLASP addressed. Friday, Oct. 21, 2-3:30 p.m. and reception, there are many points Aerosmith’s decision to again collabo- TELEVISION LOUDNESS where lip sync can either be properly rate with producer Jack Douglas, who AND METADATA: Modera- corrected or further compromised. Sat- helmed sessions for the band’s classic tor—Skip Pizzi, NAB; Panel: Rob- urday, Oct. 22, 3:30-5 p.m. 1970s LPs Get Your Wings, Toys in ert Seidel, CBS; Jeff Reidmiller or WORKING WITH CONTENT the Attic and Rocks, indicates that the Steve Lyman, Dolby; Andrew Mason, DELIVERY NETWORKS: Mod- band is trying to capture an old-school, BBC: This workshop will address erator—Ray Archie, CBS; Panel TBA: classic vibe on its 14th studio album, set likely scenarios for standards prom- This critical panel will address: Licens- for May 2012 release. Helping Douglas, ulgation over the next few years. Fri- ing, error-correction; quality vs. com- engineer Warren Huart and the band day, Oct. 21, 3:30-5 p.m. pression; consumer-adoption; and the achieve the right sound is Endless Ana- AUDIO ENGINEERING— future of scalable/reliable digital distri- log’s (Booth 228) CLASP (Closed Loop Aerosmith producer Jack Douglas SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH bution. Saturday, Oct. 22, 5-6:30 p.m. Analog Signal Processor) system, which (left) and engineer Warren DISABILITIES: Moderator—Eric IMPROVING THE STREAM- uniquely integrates analog tape into the Huart, with Endless Analog’s Small, Modulation Sciences, Panel: ING AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE: digital audio workstation environment. Alison Greenwald Neplokh, Chief Moderator—Bill Sacks, Dolby Labs. CLASP. Together, they have all become huge Engineer, FCC Media Bureau; Joel Panel: Rusty Hodge, SomaFM; CLASP devotees, and in fact they are for us. And we’re so happy that Chris Snyder, Audio Description Project, Michael Daskalopoulos, Dolby; using four CLASP units on the sessions. [Estes, CLASP inventor] came along American Council of the Blind. This Markell Lanbright, CBS Radio; Douglas, who, aside from his ten- and was able to hook us up with the workshop will explore CVAA from Greg Ogonowski, Orban: Options for ure with Aerosmith, is noted for his stuff, and we really love it. The album’s the POV of an engineer/regulator who improving the audience experience work with John Lennon, the New York gonna sound amazing. It has that rich, helped write the law and of a creator will be explored. Sunday, Oct. 23, Dolls, The Who and other classic acts, fat sound of analog and we have the of content, which implements a key 9-10:30 a.m. stated, “CLASP is revolutionary. We’re convenience of being able to edit in Pro aspect of the law. Friday, Oct. 21, 7:30- CONSIDERATIONS FOR sticklers for big, fat analog sound, so Tools, so we really love CLASP and 9 p.m. FACILITY DESIGN: Modera- this CLASP system was just perfect what it lets us do.” FM STEREO BROADCAST’S tor Bice Wilson. Meridian Designs: 50th ANNIVERSARY: David This panel will consider a “best of Bialik and the AES NY Section: An all worlds” theoretical facility design all-star assembly of on-air personali- project. Sunday, Oct. 23, 11 a.m.- Gefen Spotlights Extra ties, and broadcasting exes. will gath- 12:30 p.m. er at the famed P.C. Richards Theater NEW INITIATIVES IN DIGI- Long Range Extenders in TriBeca to discuss the evolution TAL AUDIO PLAYBACK AND and impact of Stereo Broadcasting AUTOMATION FOR RADIO: Digital connectivity solutions pro- The DVI Extra Long Range and celebrate its 50th anniversary. Moderator—Paul McLane, Radio vider Gefen (Booth 338) is showing Extender delivers high resolution Saturday, Oct. 22, 9-10:30 a.m. World, editor in chief; Panel: Don new ELR (Extra Long Range) extend- DVI video up to 330 feet (100m) SOUND EFFECTS FOR THE Backus, Enco; Jim Hammond, Wide ers, enabling high resolution DVI to over a single CAT-5 cable, support- WITCHES OF LUBLIN: Sue Orbit; Hari Samrat, Broadcast Elec- travel farther than ever before over ing uncompressed video resolutions to Zizza, Director/ Producer; David tronics. Sunday, Oct. 23, 2:30-4 p.m. one CAT-5 cable. This streamlines the 1920x1200. A wall-mountable enclo- Shinn, Master Engineer and SFX MEDIA FILES MANAGE- amount of cables needed while increas- sure makes installation easy. The DVI artists: Butch D’Ambrosio, Sylvaana MENT: STORAGE, BACKUP ing the distance hi-res video can safely ELR Extender comes the local and Pinto and Mark Wiener collaborated & RETRIEVAL OF YOUR travel with a perfect signal delivery. pass-through EDID options, locking on this ambitious, tightly budgeted, ASSETS: Moderator—David Pren- power supplies to prevent potential and widely acclaimed Public Radio tice, Dale Pro Audio: Attendees will disconnects and is EnergyStar compli- presentation. This unique panel will acquire an understanding of the mul- ant. recap the complex project in three tiple solutions available for protecting The DVI KVM Extra Long Range interlaced segments: (a) Recording their digital assets. Sunday, Oct. 23, Extender extends high resolution DVI live effects—how the team created 2-5 p.m. video with USB 2.0 keyboard/mouse, and captured program elements late SOCIETY OF BROADCAST RS-232 control and 100BaseT Eth- at night in their home studio; (b) ENGINEERS CERTIFICATION Gefen’s DVI KVM Extra Long ernet up to 330 feet (100m) over two recording a large cast in a single ses- EXAMS: Time and location, and Range Extenders CAT-5 cables. sion while maintaining isolation for walk-up registration details TBA. friday october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY day1 edition Serving the 131st AES Convention 31

Crown GC Pro Celebrates 10th Anniversary Throughout 2011, Guitar Center Pro- studios that range from large conven- Spotlights fessional (GC Pro, Booth 839), the tional facilities to laptop-based home outside sales division of Guitar Cen- spaces. The ability to make music, edit ComTech ter that focuses on the needs of profes- audio and take quality live sound into sional users, has been commemorating spaces that had never benefited from 10 years of operation, during which the it became a national phenomenon that DriveCore company has changed the way audio needed a comprehensive and consistent professionals can access equipment sales solution when it came to technology Amps and service. It has been a decade where sales, service and advice. GC Pro was Underscoring the transformative the requirements for sound were vast- there to provide that solution. capabilities of Harman Crown’s ly increased and broadened, as venues “Ten years ago, Guitar Center made GC Pro director Rick Plushner at (Booth T1) chip-based technology, such as houses of worship and schools the decision to create a division that Los Angeles’ Record One Studios the company is placing a central that previously hadn’t paid critical could address the business-to-business emphasis on its ComTech DriveCore attention to their audio needs began to aspects of the audio industry primar- dios, post-production facilities, house- Series amplifiers at AES 2011. The address issues ranging from P.A. intel- ily,” explains GC Pro director Rick of-worship accounts, live sound venues, technology enables performance ligibility to large-space acoustics. The Plushner. “The division is organized to schools for the teaching of the record- grade amplifiers to provide a smaller music industry has exploded into a uni- reach out to communities and address ing arts, and other business-to-business foot print for enhanced power in a verse of personal and project recording various markets such as recording stu- entities, [including] restaurants, clubs range of fixed installations includ- and other things like that.” ing executive boardrooms, education Plushner points out that before GC facilities, and luxury suites in hotels Sanken Shows New Head Worn Pro became a reality, the then-highly and stadiums. localized pro audio retail sector was The line, which consists of four Microphone moving towards an online paradigm, models, offering up to eight chan- which offered wider access to more nels at 150 watts per channel, are Sanken Microphones is at Booth 544 equipment to more users, but left them all one rack, convection cooled and with the AES introduction of its new disconnected from the personalized ser- ultra-energy efficient. DriveCore head worn COS-11D HWM, utilizing vice necessary when purchasing, using chip technology offers greater than the same miniature mic used extensive- and integrating expensive and complex 90 percent efficiency with no com- ly as a lavalier in feature films and TV. technology. “In the age of the Internet, promise in performance, boasting This ultra-miniature new generation you can go to a website, buy a product a signal-to-noise ratio of 110dB. microphone was designed for hi-reso- and have it shipped to you. GC Pro uti- DriveCore also has patented feed- lution audio and is now available for lizes all the resources of Guitar Center back and protection circuits inte- live stage productions, broadcast, and including web based purchasing but grated into the silicon for fast and houses of worship. that’s where our services begin—we accurate response. This new compact Sanken mic is also provide the ability to have a local “Never before has there been ideal for major talent, stage sing- person in your area that you can visit, ers, high-profile commentators, on- converse with and come out to your camera journalists, musical actors, facility providing onsite consultation. and a wide variety of live perform- We can bring you demo gear to try out, ers. The new COS-11D HWM is providing services only done in person. especially valuable when there is Sanken’s COS-11D HWM We’re a boutique style operation net- rigorous head movement, while the worked across the country, utilizing close proximity of the mic to the exceptional audio with very natural the full power of Guitar Center’s infra- vocal source provides consistently characteristics. structure and reach.”

Crown’s ComTech DriveCore Series amplifiers

an amplifier that systems integra- tion professionals could look to as being specifically designed for smaller fixed installation environ- ments,” says Marc Kellom, direc- tor of marketing for Crown. “We not only forever changed the way amplifiers will be engineered with our DriveCore chip technology but we also answered the call of our cus- tomers to design an amplifier that would meet the specific needs of projects that are a major aspect of their business.” The DriveCore chip, which was co-developed with Texas Instru- ments, combines the amplifier drive stage into the power output stage (along with additional audio- signal functions)—circuits that are typically much larger in size and power requirements. As a result, power consumption is dramatical- ly reduced, and the amplifiers are much more energy-efficient. Because of their greater efficien- cy and Class D design, ComTech DriveCore series amplifiers also produce less heat, a by-product of inefficient amplifier operation. october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY friday 32 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day1 Legends Dot Live Sound Josephson Features Latest Events Lineup Seven Series Microphone Perennial crowd pleasers, AES Josephson Engineering is at production 20th anniversary Convention Live Sound events Booth 740 showing its latest C720 microphone. The elec- are always distinguished by Series Seven microphone, the tronics use true balanced dis- FOH “household name” par- C716. The microphone has crete class A topology with ticipants; spot on technical pan- been available through deal- transformerless output for els and invaluable production ers in Europe since its debut direct coupling to any mod- tips. Returning for a command at Musik Messe Frankfurt ern microphone preamp. performance as Live Sound co- and is now stocked by U.S. The internal optically iso- chairs for the 131st AES Con- dealers as well. The C716 lated power supply generates vention, Henry Cohen, a lead- offers exceptional realism in capsule polarization voltage ing RF expert, and top FOH pro studio applications. from phantom power with- Mac Kerr have once again pulled AES Live Sound co-chairs Henry Cohen The C716 is a cardioid- out the use of switchers or out all the stops. “Henry and (left) and Mac Kerr only microphone intended oscillators, for lowest noise. Mac’s depth of hands-on expe- for vocals and a range of stu- The microphone’s head rience and technical know-how have their live shows to disk is a rapidly dio instrument applications Josephson grille is made of hard alu- been invaluable assets in their ability to expanding trend among performing where warmth, precision and Engineering’s minum foam without any build worthwhile events and panels,” artists. The impact of this increasingly freedom from coloration are C716 Series bars, rings or other solid says Convention Chair Jim Anderson. important task places an additional important. The capsule uses Seven internal structure. Getting “As touring continues to play a pivotal burden on the FOH and monitor mix- dual symmetrical 5-micron microphone rid of these structures also role in the pro audio world’s economic ers. It can also impact the sound of gold metallized polyester dia- eliminates many of the inter- story, the program they have devel- the show itself. A panel of experienced phragms. It is the single cardioid ver- nal reflections that can cause micro- oped is certain to provide a wealth of sound mixers will address the various sion of the capsule used in the limited phones to sound harsh. real-world advice and irreplaceable net- ramifications of this development. working opportunities.” AC POWER AND GROUNDING AES Live Sound Events include: FOR THE LIVE PERFORMANCE: ROBERT SCOVIL INTER- Bruce Olson, Olsen Sound Design. Historical Events: Innovators VIEWS DAVE NATALE: This This panel will discuss how to properly once in a lifetime dialogue will explore and safely provide and distribute AC From Stokowski To Sear the ultimate live mixing experience. power in a performance venue, both for From technology idiosyncrasies, happy installed and temporary applications. “The goal of the AES Convention and not so happy accidents, and unfor- PRODUCTION WIRELESS Historical Program is to revisit the gettable performances, these two pros SYSTEMS—PRACTICAL APPLI- accomplishments of pro audio past have seen, heard and mixed it all. CATIONS AND PRACTICES: masters within a context which makes DSP ALGORITHMS: Rich James Stoffo. One of the industry’s pre- them relevant to next-generation Frembes, Fulcrum Acoustics; Panel miere RF coordinators, with numer- audio practitioners,” states 131st AES to include Dave Gunness and other ous Super Bowls to his credit, Stoffo Convention Chair Jim Anderson. industry experts: This expert panel will will moderate a panel of leading manu- AES Convention Historical Events discuss methods of compensating for facturers in a discussion of RF Tech- include: DSP filter shape variability, by creating niques. LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI a precise set of crossover and equaliza- THEATRICAL MICROPHONE AND THE HISTORY OF ANA- tion filters. DRESSING: Mary McGregor, LOG RECORDING, Friday, DATA NETWORKS AS A IATSE Local 1. Fitting actors with Oct. 21, 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m., DIGITAL AUDIO TRANSPORT wireless microphones and transmitters presented by Robert Auld. MECHANISM: Josh Evans, Lab has evolved into a true art form. One A prolific recording artist from 1917 Historical Events chair Harry Gruppen: How can audio and control of the most widely recognized artisans until 1977—virtually the entire period Hirsch data be shared, and how can we facil- in the field, Ms. McFadden will pro- of analog music recording—Stokows- itate audio routing over a network? vide hands on demonstrations of basic ki’s passion for the art and technol- famous Sear Sound recording studio Several current audio network proto- technique along with time-tested tricks ogy of recording inspired a constant has continued to thrive as a cham- cols and proprietary topologies will be of the trade. dialogue with engineers and research- pion of analog fidelity. This panel reviewed. TVBDs & GEO-LOCATION ers developing new techniques and will address Sear’s incomparable life SUBWOOFER ARRAYS AND DATABASES; AN IN-DEPTH technology. This remarkable 60-year and legendary accomplishments from BEAM STEARING: Jim Risgin, PERSPECTIVE ON THEIR time line illustrates major develop- audio engineering and music com- On Stage Audio Low frequency energy IMPACT ON WIRELESS MICRO- ments in analog recording from the position, to his experimentation with control via array design is an increas- PHONE USAGE: Henry Cohen, Pro- perspective of a single (and singular) theremins and synthesizers. ingly hot topic. The problem of excess duction Radio. With new FCC rules artist. Auld’s presentation features CLASSICAL RECORD- low frequency energy will be addressed for television band devices, wireless rare recordings, still photos and film ING IN AMERICA—FROM with regard to subwoofer and array microphone operations and geo-loca- clips drawn from Stokowski’s exten- ONE MICROPHONE TO 24 design, placement and DSP control. tion databases now in place, the first sive archives. Highlights include his TRACKS, Sunday, Oct. 23, Methods of improving coverage for the databases are due to go live third quar- pioneering work with multi-channel 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m.: Presented audience, and eliminating bass build up ter 2011. An expert panel will discuss sound recording; his invaluable col- by Thomas Fine. An exploration on and off stage will be explored. database operations; registering wireless laboration with Bell Labs starting in of the history of recording techniques 10 THINGS TO GET RIGHT: microphones; FCC rules, and best prac- 1932; his work with Walt Disney for and equipment from the 1954 hey- Tom Young, leading independent tices for deploying wireless mics (and the film Fantasia; and his encourage- day of monophonic full-range high audio engineer/systems integrator, similar equipment) in this new environ- ment of quadraphonic sound record- fidelity. Beginning with a single mic, will discuss the differences and simi- ment. Participants will include: data- ing in the 1970s. A former Chairman evolving to early stereo’s “golden larities between houses of worship, base administrator candidates; a TVBD of the AES New York Section, Rob- age of recording” and the increas- and lay facilities. Young will also manufacturer, and a TVBD consultant; ert Auld is a highly respected NYC- ing complexity of the late 1960s and lead INSTALLED SYSTEMS IN telecommunications counsel; wireless based audio engineer. His clients early ‘70s, when Columbia and EMI AUDITORIUMS AND HOWS: microphone manufacturers, and enter- include National Public Radio, the won Grammys for classical record- This presentation will focus on achiev- tainment industry RF coordinators. BBC, and the Riverside Symphony. ings made with as many as 32 mics ing optimal technical performance for THINGS I LEARNED ON A TRIBUTE TO WALTER and 24 tracks. Highlighted by a rare, these interrelated installations. THE BROADWAY LADDER SEAR, Sunday, Oct. 23, 9:30 comparative listening session featur- MULTI-TRACK RECORDING LESSONS FOR EVERY AUDIO a.m.-11 a.m.: Presenter, ing Grammy-winning recordings of FOR THE LIVE SOUND ENGI- CAREER: Jim Van Bergen indepen- Noah Simon. Since his death in Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloe recorded NEER: Sam Berkow, SIA Acoustics. dent sound designer/mixer. Learn what April 2010, Walter Sear’s world- over three decades. The commitment to multi-track record the pros learned the hard way. friday october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY day1 edition Serving the 131st AES Convention 33 Classifieds

Career Marketplace

LEGENDARY OPPORTUNITIES We’re Hiring Engineers! Just to the north of Chicago, a revolution is taking place and you The Job Fair will be held at the following times and location: can be a part of it. Shure is always on the lookout for new recruits Friday Oct. 21, 2pm-6pm and Saturday Oct. 22, 10am-3pm who share our same passions for astounding audio quality and Doubletree Suites by Hilton-Time Square superior sound products. Shure is involved in every aspect of design, 1568 Broadway (7th Ave & W 47th St), New York, NY 10036 engineering, sales, marketing and manufacturing of microphones, pro For more information, email Daniela Lundin, Human Resources Director, at dlundin@ audio gear and consumer electronics. numark.com or visit any of the below websites for a listing of open positions: www.numark.com • www.akaipro.com • www.altoproaudio.com This year Shure was voted one of Chicago’s “101 Best and Brightest www.ionaudio.com • www.alesis.com Companies to Work For” for the fourth time. Whatever your area of expertise, check us out at www.Shure.com/Careers.

Some of our Current CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Opportunities Include: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Digital Hardware Engineering AUDIO ENGINEERING SOCIETY, Inc. Product Management User Experience Design The AES is seeking applications for the position of Executive Director; employment will begin January 1, 2012 The Executive Director (ED) facilitates the operational activities of the AES and serves as the www.shure.com Society’s Chief Operating Officer. The ED is responsible to the AES Board of Governors and its © 2011 Shure Incorporated Executive Committee, which provide overall policy guidance and operational oversight. The ED provides leadership and performs such duties as required for AES to refine and successfully meet its strategic objectives, and successfully conduct operations in accordance with its educational and scientific purpose. The headquarters office of the AES is in New York City. The ED is required to conduct the Academy of Motion Picture business of the Society at this office. Job requirements include: Arts and Sciences n Well-developed communication skills and the ability to listen, to act and to stand behind decisions n The ability for frequent travel, national and global, in support of AES objectives EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY and external alliances. THEATER OPERATIONS ENGINEER For a detailed Job description visit: http://www.aes.org/jobs/ed2011/detailed/ All submissions must be submitted online here: http://www.aes.org/jobs/ed2011/. Any questions may be addressed to “[email protected]”. For more information, visit our website: Acoustical Products AWARD-WINNING www.oscars.org/about/employment SALES EXEC FOR HIRE

® The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is an equal opportunity employer. Acoustics First SALES EXECUTIVE with extensive Toll-Free Studio, Live and CE audio product Number: 888-765-2900 experience available for either sound and noise Control Materials National or Regional position. Proven Program Manager, Elkhart, IN ability to deliver highly critical sales The successful candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and at least Web Site www.acousticsfirst.com targets within tight schedules and 5 years experience. PMP certification, MBA or other advanced training desirable. budgets. Successful track record in Previous experience in Pro Audio, Amplifiers, Networks or DSP is highly desired. serving as effective change agent and turnaround specialist, building Occasional travel is required. sales and marketing teams that The candidate should be highly motivated, passionate, and driven to excel. consistently exceed established For consideration please apply at www.harman.com/careers; Keyword: Project milestones. Fluent in English, Spanish and some Portuguese.

D. Dino Virella 415.828.4503 [email protected] october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY friday 34 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day1 Garay Adds Lexicon Unit To His Sonic Toolbox

Like many industry veterans, legendary “The quality of the reverb can make “When I first started working with producer Val Garay (who is also presi- or break a track, or the sonic ambi- the Lexicon PCM Native Reverb Plug- dent and partner in Red Red Records) ence of an entire record,” noted Garay. In Bundle, I realized that the technol- has been a long-time Lexicon (Booth “There’s no room for sonic mediocrity ogy had gotten to the point where I T1) user, and like many experienced when it comes to reverbs and effects, could have the best of both worlds,” record producers, has made the transi- and trading sound quality for the con- continues Garay. “The sounds are clas- tion from hardware reverb and effects venience of a plug-in is not an accept- sic Lexicon—rich, deep and envelop- processors to software-based plug-ins. able compromise. ing, and they can elevate a mix from

Val Garay

being merely good to being absolutely captivating.”

RTW Unveils Redesigned SurroundControl Series RTW (Booth 350, Group One) is show- casing its newly designed version of the SurroundControl series. As a result of the new worldwide EBU/ITU loudness regulations, RTW took the opportu- nity to give one of its flagship products a facelift, which includes a modern, sleek design and the inclusion of its new loudness-range instrument (LRA). Available in mid-October, the rede- signed SurroundControl series is rep- resentative of a fresh take on RTW’s

RTW’s SurroundControl has been given a facelift

approach to manufacturing loudness products. Following in the footsteps of the innovative design of its popu- lar TouchMonitor audio meter family of products, RTW’s SurroundControl series has been given a current, appeal- ing look and has been fully updated to conform to the latest EBU/ITU loud- ness regulations. “As the audio industry continues to face new worldwide modification requirements to its loudness control practices, RTW is leading the way by updating its products with the proper technology to make these changes hap- pen,” says Andreas Tweitmann, CEO, RTW. “With our fresh and innovative product designs, RTW is welcoming in the winds of change and taking profes- sional audio products to a whole new level.” friday october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY day1 edition Serving the 131st AES Convention 35

1608 Automation Sound Devices Enhances At API—By popular demand, API’s 1608 788T DAR console automation has arrived. This Sound Devices is introduc- system is available for ing Mix Assist, a new feature both new and existing for its 788T Multi-Track 1608 consoles, and Digital Audio Recorder, at Booth 139. This new feature live demos are being is available as a no-charge conducted at Booth firmware update to all new Sound Devices’ 788T multi-track digital 821. The proprietary and existing 788T customers. audio recorder package, integrated Sound Devices 788T is a into the console, is powerful, eight-input, 12-track digi- microphones by 15 dB. extremely easy to use, requires no external computer and stores tal audio recorder designed for sound “Mix Assist listens for the back- mixes on removable media for easy editing. Be among the first engineers mixing on location for ground noise level and adapts its to see the new 1608 automation by visiting the API booth for films, documentaries, episodic televi- algorithm as background noise levels an automation demo, an up-close look at a 1608 console and a sion and reality TV. As these appli- change,” says Matt Anderson, co- customized souvenir. cations are commonly dialogue-heavy founder and director of engineering for and unscripted, the new Mix Assist Sound Devices. “This feature is espe- turns down unused microphones while cially helpful for 788T users doing fast- instantly activating only the micro- paced, dialogue-driven productions phones that are in use, making it easier that need to get clean dialogue record- SPARS To Honor Tarsia to get clean dialogue recordings. Mix ings. We look forward to showcasing Assist activates only one microphone Mix Assist at AES to our professional With 1st Legacy Award per sound source, attenuating unused audio customers.” Joe Tarsia of Sigma Sound will receive the 1st Annual SPARS Legacy Award tonight at the annual SPARS, P&E Wing and APRS (Booth 868) In WSDG Enjoys Watershed Year the Mix reception. The SPARS Board of Directors This has been a watershed year for the high-end assignments,” remarked is honored to select as its first recipi- Walters-Storyk Design Group (Booth WSDG co-principal Beth Walters. ent, the Philadelphia native and past 561). Completion of Ann Mincieli’s “Each of our 50+ team members shares owner of Sigma Sound Studios. Tar- Jungle City Studios in NYC, and Vil- equal levels of enthusiasm and pro- sia is considered an industry pioneer, lage Studios, a major new production fessionalism. In recognition of their was one of the founders of SPARS complex near Hong Kong, coupled invaluable contributions to our effi- and served as the association’s first with a series of high-end personal stu- ciency, bottom line and esprit de corps, President. dios including Cynthia Daniels’ Monk- we have named CFO Nancy Flannery The SPARS Legacy Award will be Music in East Hampton, NY, and proj- and project managers Joshua Mor- given each year to an industry lumi- Joe Tarsia ect studios in Vermont, Connecticut ris and Romina Larrengina WSDG nary who historically has demonstrat- movement in America and the profes- and NYC illustrate continuing strength partners. Our new offices in Spain and ed outstanding leadership, vision and sional recording craft in general. in both the home studio and facility- Germany are also contributing to our commitment to the recording studio for-hire sectors. whirlwind of worldwide activity.” On the domestic education front, WSDG completed five additions to The Art Institutes’ ongoing national teaching studio expansion program (20 and counting). The firm is also devel- oping a significant number of technol- ogy rooms for the Berklee College of Music’s major new international cam- pus in Valencia, Spain (spring 2012) and a similarly ambitious project for the recently completed Artes Building, a seven-story addition to The Vati- can’s Javeriana University in Bogota, Colombia. “We are extremely fortunate to maintain a project schedule that dou- bles as a magnet for attracting new

A room in the WSDG-designed Jungle City Studios in NYC

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JBL Shows Collins Set For AES Chat NewsBriefs Today from 10:30-11:30 of songwriters such as Joni MSC1 Monitor a.m. (1E 15/16), Judy Mitchell, Leonard Cohen Collins, one of the giants and Stephen Sondheim. iPhone, Android System of contemporary music, Now in the fifth decade Apps Cover AES will participate in a rare of her career, Collins is one-on-one interview. about to release Bohe- In an effort to provide 131st AES Controller The discussion will focus mian, a follow-up to her Convention attendees with up-to- JBL Professional (Booth T1) is on Bohemian, Collins’ critically acclaimed 2009 the-minute details on Convention showing its MSC1 Monitor System upcoming CD release. release, Paradise. Collins events, AES webmaster Steve John- Controller, bringing convenience Collins has been a folk will chat with Jason King, son has coordinated the develop- and greater accuracy to audio pro- and pop music icon and music journalist, artistic ment of a mobile app that will work duction rooms at a most accessible a powerful influence on director and associate on iOS devices, such as the iPhone price point. The MSC1 Monitor several generations of Judy Collins professor of NYU’s Clive and iPad, plus most Android devic- System Controller includes features musicians and listeners. Davis Institute of Record- es. Available for free download at found in large mixing consoles to Her ethereal performances and top-sell- ed Music, about her life, career and the the Apple and Android stores or control essential monitoring func- ing recordings of songs like “Both Sides making of the new album. The discus- via links on the Audio Engineering tions from the mix position. Since Now” and “Send in the Clowns” ulti- sion will be highlighted by cuts from Society website, the app is loaded acoustic issues in the room can com- mately helped make household names the forthcoming CD. with extensive information about promise the quality of the mix, the the 131st AES Convention. MSC1 includes the new 3rd gen- Additionally, it will be updated eration of JBL’s acclaimed RMC frequently to provide ongoing news Room Mode Correction Technol- and videos to keep it a vital year- ogy that tunes the monitor system PMI Hosts Visconti Tonight, round AES information source. A to over come low frequency room Twitter feed contains updates on problems that can affect the quality late-breaking developments. of the mix. The affordable MSC1 Trident 80B Raffle On Sat. works with any speaker system, and PMI Audio Group (Booth 347) is heyday of the legendary Trident Record- is the perfect add-on to JBL’s new sponsoring a meet and greet tonight ing Studios. He will also discuss some Amp Design By LSR2300 Series studio monitors. at 6 p.m., featuring special guest of his techniques he made famous on Bob Cordell Tony Visconti, legendary producer of the Trident Series A-Range and Series David Bowie, T.Rex, Dandy Warhols, 80B consoles for that “killer rock ‘n’ roll Designing Audio Power Amplifiers, Moody Blues, Ziggy Marley, Thin sound.” A Q&A session will follow. by Bob Cordell, a comprehensive Lizzy, Iggy Pop, The Finn Brothers In addition, PMI urges AES attend- book on amplifier design published and many others. Visconti will be at ees to pick up an invite at the compa- by McGraw-Hill, will be available the party between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. ny’s booth and then stop by on Satur- at the Cordell Audio booth (755) at Following the meet and greet, Vis- day night at L. Brown Recording, 630 a 20 percent show discount. With conti will discuss his history with Tri- 9th Avenue, Suite 1206, for a chance over 600 pages, it covers virtually dent, including the studio days work- to win a Trident Series 80B Module in every aspect of amplifier design and ing with Malcolm Toft, Ken Scott, Roy a raffle. Raffle entry tickets come with should appeal to professional audio Thomas Baker and others during the the free invite. engineers as well as hobbyists. JBL Professional’s MSC1 Monitor System Controller Look for Best of Merging Technologies Show Awards

continued For the 131st AES Convention, limb | from page 1 Spotlights Horus Converter ProSoundNetwork.com (Pro Audio C.I. patients. “The brain is key to Merging Technologies’ Review and Pro Sound News) will all this,” he commented, adding, (Booth 562) Horus stand- begin a product award series called “Music is a whole-brain activity.” alone converter offers out- “Best of Show,” noting the most It appears that we are hardwired standing performance and impressive new products debuting to understand music, as evidenced capability in a small form Merging Technologies’ Horus stand-alone on the exhibition floor. Be sure to by Beethoven composing while pro- factor for a reasonable converter check Sunday’s AES Daily for the foundly deaf. We are also driven price. Combined with Merg- list of winners. to create it, he noted, pointing to ing’s MassCore and connected to a I/O capability available with the con- the discovery of a bone flute dating RAVENNA IP-based network, the verter. Horus contains high quality back tens of thousands of years. performance and flexibility takes on microphone pre-amplifiers, AES/EBU Focusrite Intros It may be unusual for the AES another dimension. Horus becomes and/or MADI conversion in both Scarlett 2i2 Audio to be addressed by a surgeon, but an IP node and allows comprehensive directions with full remote control of the organization certainly represents routing and control of the astonishing all the parameters. Interface a large pool of potential recruits. Focusrite (Booth 339) is introduc- Hence Limb’s plea: “Hearing ing the Scarlett 2i2 audio interface, impaired individuals need your help.” players encouraged consumers to featuring exceptional audio qual- continued encode MP3s at horribly compressed ity, ultimate simplicity and stunning  from page 1 tutorials | rates. Today, it’s a different ballgame, design. The Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 is sions of the same stereo mix—via an offered Quackenbush, who suggests a 2-in/2-out USB 2.0 audio interface continued Allen & Heath MixWizard with and we simply avoid all bit rates below with the highest specifications in many  from page 1 | without an ESP IEC cord—prompted 256 kb/s: “Bits are cheap. Let’s use its class. Alongside award-winning Not all the excitement was some attendees to acknowledge that them!” He also touted a German mag- Focusrite mic/instrument preamps, reserved for yesterday, however: an audio improvement was apparent azine article in which even “golden- high-quality 24-bit/96kHz digital Today will see piano rocker/pro- in the ESP-assisted mix. Next, Griffin eared” listeners cannot tell the differ- conversion and flexible monitor con- ducer Ben Folds and folk chanteuse offered Samplitude Pro X spectrograms ence between a 256 kb/s bit rate and trol, it features a new unibody indus- Judy Collins with their own high- of material recorded with and without 16-bit/44.1 kHz CD-based audio, as trial design. profile interviews; countless more an ESP IEC. Though slight, there were such higher-resolution MP3s are “per- Not only does it sound and look workshops, panels and papers; and, obvious visual differences between the ceptually transparent.” fantastic, the Scarlett 2i2 is also rug- of course, an exhibit floor jammed two spectrograms. For full details on more tutorials, ged enough to take knocks on stage to the brim with the latest in pro In “MP3 Can Sound Good,” papers, workshops, seminars and spe- and throw into a laptop bag to make audio. Quackenbush explained how the lim- cial events, be sure to pick up a yellow high-quality recordings anywhere. ited memory of the very first MP3 Convention Program at Registration. october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY friday 38 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day1 Opening Ceremonies Award Presentations

The opening ceremonies on Thursday found Agnieszka Roginska announcing this year’s award winners, which were handed out by AES president Jim Kaiser. Yesterday’s AES Convention Opening Ceremonies and Awards Presentation highlighted some of the best aspects of professional audio past and present, from awards given to organization volunteers for their hard work and achievements, to a keynote discussing the promising future of cochlear implants. Following comments by Roger Furness, AES executive director; and Jim Kaiser, AES president, opening remarks were pro- vided by 131st Convention Chair Jim Anderson. A slew of awards were then presented by Convention Papers co-chair Agnieszka Roginska, including the Board of Governors Award, the Fellowship Award, Silver Medal Award, Gold Medal Award and Hon- orary Membership of AES, while fellow Convention Papers co-chair Veroniqué Larcher listed the Citations. Jim Kaiser, AES president

The Gold Medal Award is given The Silver Medal Award is Honorary Membership of AES is AES Student in recognition of outstanding given in recognition of out- awarded to a person of outstand- Technical Papers achievements, sustained over a standing development or ing reputation and eminence in the Award period of years, in the field of achievement in the field of science of audio engineering or its audio engineering. This award audio engineering and was allied arts and was given to Frank was given to Rupert Neve (not given to Saul Walker. Laico (not pictured). pictured) and Phil Ramone (right).

The Board of Governors Award is given for outstanding contributions to the Audio Engineering Society. This award was presented to Karlheinz Brandenburg (not pictured) and:

Amandine Pras

AES Peer-Reviewed Citations are given in recognition of services or accomplishments Paper Award that do not fit into any other AES awards category. This award was presented to: Peter Mapp Jim McTigue

Sandra (“Sandy”) Gary Gottlieb Andrew Mayo Requa Mark Sandler Valerie Tyler Florian Völk

The Fellowship Award is given to a member who has rendered conspicuous service or is recognized to have made a valuable contribu- tion to the advancement in or dissemination of knowledge of audio engineering or in the promotion of its application in practice. This award was presented to:

Marc Aubort Peter Eastty Geoff Emerick Steve Green Harry Hirsch Michael Lannie

Eugene Patronis (accepted Aki Makivirta Glenn Meadows by Charles Hughes) Ronald Prent Don Puluse