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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 Analog AES State Tools Still Of Mind By Clive Young While the AES Convention has always attracted audio professionals from Rule On around the country—and increasingly, the world—when the show lands in New York City, it naturally draws more visi- The Floor tors from the East Coast. That, in turn, By Strother Bullins is a benefit for both exhibitors looking Though “in the box” (ITB), fully to reach specific markets that call the digital audio production is increas- Big Apple home, and regional audio ingly the rule rather than the excep- pros who want to take advantage of the tion, the creative professionals show’s proximity. The end result is a attending the Convention are clearly win-win situation for everyone involved. seeking out analog hardware, built Back by popular demand, yesterday the P&E Wing presented a “AES is a good way for us to meet to (and, in many cases, beyond) the second iteration of “Sonic Imprints: Songs That Changed My Life” different types of dealers and custom- now-classic standards of the 1960s, that explored the sounds that have inspired and shaped careers of ers that we don’t normally meet, as we ‘70s and ‘80s, as these types of prod- influencers in the field. The event featured a diverse, New York- have five different product lines and ucts largely populate our exhibition centric, group of panelists including producers/engineers (from left): five different customer groups, so it’s a floor. Many originally predicted that Al Schmitt, Maureen Droney (senior executive director P&E Wing), very diverse picture for us,” said Chris- the digital audio workstation would Chris Lord-Alge, Phil Ramone, Ken “Duro” Ifill, Steve Lillywhite and tian Poulsen, CEO, DPA Microphones render analog gear obsolete. This Ann Mincieli. For full story, see page 4. aes state on page 38 has not been the case, especially in the realm of music production. For example, look no further than the massive investment of pro Pedersen Takes AES Reins audio manufacturers in develop- ing the next generations of ana- By Steve Harvey were more shows in Europe that were log mixers, which can be classified AES president-elect Jan Abildgaard Ped- really targeting what we were doing,” within the “compact analog” cat- ersen, senior manager at Bang & Olufsen he considers. Next year’s 132nd AES analog on page 38 in Denmark and a specialist in DSP and Convention in Hungary will focus on acoustic technology, takes the reins at the technical program, he announces, a time of uncertainty, both in the world while universities, small startup com- economy and the society itself. But with panies and major companies’ R&D on the | inside membership at an all-time high, Peder- departments will be encouraged to sen is very optimistic about the future. show tabletop and room demonstra- Clive Young’s Live Picks 35 In Europe, the annual conven- tions, “at a very low price.” tion has lost exhibitors to other, more Here in the United States, Pedersen is ‘Best Of Show’ Awards Named 37 narrowly focused events over recent very actively seeking the support of mem- Scovill, Natale Dish FOH Mix years, though attendance to the tech- bers and exhibitors to help reinvigorate nical program has been good for the the organization, starting with an exhibi- AES president-elect Jan Approaches 38 annual convention. “I think there pedersen on page 38 Abildgaard Pedersen

sunday october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY day3 edition Serving the 131st AES Convention 3 Lunchtime Keynotes The Lunchtime Keynote address is set for 1:15-2:15 p.m. at the Javits Center SUNDAY, OCT. 23—SKIP PIZZI, THE FUTURE OF BROADCASTING IN A CON- NECTED WORLD: Have rumors of broadcasting’s demise been greatly exaggerated? An insightful technologist brings a fresh perspective to industry predictions of the impending death of broadcast, and the Internet’s rise as the Saturday’s Lunchtime preferred distribution method for audio Keynote Jane Ira Bloom and video.

AMS Neve Adds To Eminence Speaker (Booth 769) has struck up an exclusive license agreement with Evenstar, a wholly owned subsidiary of SLS Audio, to use and sub-license its new D-fend technology within Lunchbox Series the professional audio and musical instrument markets. D-fend AMS Neve is introducing the Neve identical response to the original, and is an all-digital, programmable loudspeaker protection and 2264ALB, a recreation of the classic adds a Signal Presence LED for ease attenuation circuit designed to solve the problems associated 2264A limiter/compressor in Lunch- of checking status. with protecting loudspeakers from excessive power conditions. box format. This is the third in AMS Shown are Danny Meadows, OEM sales manager (left); and Josh Neve’s Lunchbox-ready range and like Martin, technology sales manager. the others—the 1073LB preamp and its counterpart, the 1073LBEQ—it uses authentic components and cir- cuitry. However, it also embodies a couple of additional features requested by customers during the beta-testing phase. AMS Neve staff is demonstrat- ing it and other Neve outboard prod- ucts at the Vintage King booth (228), with demos of the company’s latest Neve Genesys console at the GC Pro booth (839). Like its archetype, this new 2264ALB is hand-assembled at Neve’s headquarters in the U.K. It Stereophile magazine editor uses hand-wound transformers to the original specs, custom-made for and distinguished musician, AMS Neve and unavailable to any recording engineer and other manufacturer. It also follows audiophile John Atkinson the same architecture as, and delivers presented this year’s Richard C. Heyser Lecture on Friday at the Javits Center. Titled, The Vacuum Tube mic pre from Black Box Analog Design sits at “Where Did The Negative the bottom of a rack at Vintage King’s booth (228). Pictured are Frequencies Go?” the speech Jeff Leibovich, Vintage King’s sales associate for Chicago area covered both audio recording demonstrations (left), and Robert Wainscott from Black Box and playback technologies. Analog Design.

The Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems Rolling Showroom Cascade Microphones’ pulled into the Javits Center and parked at T2 in the rear of the Michael Chiriac is showing In Room 1E-02 (and Booth exhibit hall. The Showroom, making its second AES appearance, the new Knucklehead short 527) Renkus-Heinz is is a 53-foot, double-expanding trailer constructed by Century ribbon microphone at Booth showcasing the latest model Industries of Sellersburg, IN. Recently released products such as the 467. The mic features a (IC8R-2) in its IC2 digitally Dugan MY-16 card, Rupert Neve Designs RND5045, StageMix 2.0 Figure-8 symmetrical design, steerable loudspeaker for M7CL and LS9 digital audio consoles, and MY4-AEC acoustic with a frequency response system. Listening intently echo canceller card are on board. Seen here checking out the of 30-18k (+/- 3 dB), output is the company’s senior VP, truck’s features are Sheetal Gahdhi (left), manager, creative impedance of <200 Ohms, and Ralph Heinz. marketing; and Jose Perez, manager, technical marketing. a 3-pin male XLR connector. october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday 4 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day3 Remembering ‘Where Music Comes From’ By Steve Harvey It was The Beatles that set engineer to change your life,” he said of the 1958 The Grammy SoundTable’s “Sonic Mincieli on a path to build Manhat- direct-to-two-track project. Imprints: Songs That Changed My tan’s latest high-end facility, where she Phil Ramone, too, benefited from Life,” a theme so popular last year has collected much of the equipment studio politics when “Everybody’s that it bore repeating, featured a panel with which they recorded. Her “retro- Talking,” sung by Harry Nilsson, was comprising Ken “Duro” Ifill, Steve Lil- futuristic” work with Alicia Keys often re-recorded for the film, Midnight Cow- lywhite, Ann Mincieli, Phil Ramone involves live musicians playing takes boy. “The word ‘producer’ in front of and Al Schmitt, with Chris Lord-Alge all the way through a song, she shared: your name will change your life,” he moderating, discussing the music that “We try to remember where music observed. resonated with them and set them on comes from.” Hearing A Tribe Called Quest their career paths. A conflict in the control room land- for the first time made Duro want to Lillywhite kicked off with U2’s ed Al Schmitt his life-changing gig, become an engineer. “I wasn’t even “Vertigo,” on which he worked, mixing taking over the engineer’s seat on the sure if I could do it,” he admitted. TASCAM’s (Booth 421) SS with no automation on Sting’s mobile first album—by Henry Mancini—to Just remember to be humble, com- Series of solid-state recorders SSL E Series desk. “It was a perfor- be awarded Record of the Year by the mented Lord-Alge. “Who’s on the was all the rage at its booth mance, like the old days,” he said. Recording Academy. “It’s a great way front cover? We’re not.” yesterday. The company also is featuring its new DR-40 4-track portable recorder. In Today’s Tech Tour this photo, TASCAM’s Dan Technical Tours are made available on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets Montecalvo is shown with the can be purchased during normal registration hours at the convention center. SS Series.

9 a.m.-Noon Soundscapes at Marimekko Can sound help you shop? Muzak this is not! Famed Sound Environment art- VisiSonics ist Charlie Morrow has created his signature sound space to enliven and enhance customers’ purchasing experience at this just-opened store from Finland. Launches Nex-Gen Acoustic Wohler Technologies (Booth 569) is now serving as a reseller Arrays and distributor for SoundField, the U.K.-based company The first public demonstration of known for developing and VisiSonics’ Digital Audio Arrays manufacturing mics and upmix is taking place at Booth 758. These next-generation products provide solutions for recording and sound capture and analysis at a processing in stereophonic fraction of current costs, while not and multichannel surround compromising on quality. formats. Wohler will offer VisiSonics Digital Array Micro- SoundField’s full product phones (VDAM) perform 24-bit line in all North, Central and digitization in an integrated module. South American countries with VDAM features a patent-pending the exception of Colombia. interconnection architecture that Pictured are Jeff McNall (left), At Booth 521 Shure’s Bill Ostry (left) and Jim Schanz proclaim the allows several microphones to be Wohler’s director, product line virtues of the Axient Wireless Maintenance Network. Shure is also interconnected in a serial chain over a management (audio & video); unveiling the PSM1000 personal monitor system, a dual-channel, compact digital bus to a small control- ler unit. This unit supports up to four and Pieter Schillebeeckx, networkable, professional monitoring system. The PSM 1000 system VDAM chains and connects through builds on the audio and RF performance of Shure’s PSM900 personal SoundField’s head of research a single USB2.0 cable to a PC. & development. monitor system, while adding numerous advanced features. VDAM software provides the ability to stream recordings to disk. The gain and sampling rate (up to 48 kHz) are digitally settable. The provided drivers support standard applications.

In Saturday’s Platinum Panel, ‘The Studio As An Instrument,’ a group of maverick engineer/producers gathered with moderators Janice Brown and Justin Colletti. The participants discussed the creative recording and mixing techniques they’ve developed and how those have led to great success. Shown during the panel session are, from left, moderators Janice Brown and Justin Colletti, and engineer/ VisiSonics’ Digital Array producers Damian Taylor, Chris Shaw, Dave Fridmann and Peter Katis. Microphones (VDAM)

october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday 6 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day3 DiGiCo Unveils NANO, MINI I/O Racks Today’s DiGiCo is launching the latest in its cal loop, ideally suited to complex live or series of I/O rack modules at Booth broadcast productions where multiple Educational 530, making the company’s audio consoles need to share and sub-mix I/O. systems even more flexible. The new A perfect example of how this can work Events MINI and NANO racks offer a wide in the real world is a scenario of FOH, DiGiCo’s NANO rack range of input and output options for monitors and a live broadcast feed. SUNDAY, OCT. 23 any DiGiCo SD audio system. Where the MINI and NANO racks in one place, they can be distributed Alex Case Untangles the Multiple DiGiCo mixing consoles can come into their own is that, instead of throughout a venue at the most conve- Comb Filter, 9:30 a.m.-11 be positioned in an “Optocore” 2G opti- all the I/O connections having to be nient points. a.m.: Describing, defining, visu- alizing and quantifying this ever- present, always important audio element, Case will provide a more complete understanding of its ubiq- uitous ability to help students track and mix with confidence. A Career in Game Audio, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: An over- view of the skills required to matric- ulate into the game audio indus- try. The unique roles audio team members play in game audio design; content creation; technology devel- Cloud Microphones (Booth 253) is now shipping Grace Design is at Booth 355 introducing its opment and, implementation of audio assets will be reviewed. its single-channel Cloudlifter model CL-1 Mic m102 compressor. The single-channel m102 Second Meeting of the Activator. The CL-1 uses any 24-48V phantom- sports a design that was derived from the m101 Student Delegate Assem- powered device to safely supply up to 25 dB of preamp. Front-panel controls include +/- 10 dB bly, 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Win- initial gain to any passive, low-output ribbon of input and output level on rotary pots that ners of the AES Student Record- or dynamic microphone. Pictured is company allows for fine -tuning of gain settings. Pictured ing Competition will be announced. founder Rodger Cloud. is company president Michael Grace. Election for a new SDA officer.

october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday 8 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day3 Today’s CharterOak Historical Shows Events A TRIBUTE TO H1000 WALTER SEAR, Sunday, Oct. 23, 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m.: Condenser Presenter, Noah CharterOak is showing its new Simon. Since his H1000 large-diaphragm condens- Historical death in April 2010, er at Booth 763. The H1000 is a Walter Sear’s world- Events modern, side-address, dual-dia- famous Sear Sound chair phragm, tube microphone fitted recording studio has with a custom capsule, Lundahl Harry continued to thrive as Hirsch a champion of analog output transformer, hand-selected fidelity. This panel JJ ECC83, bass roll-off and a -10 will address Sear’s incomparable dB pad. The H1000 with its mid- life and legendary accomplishments range focus and balanced bass and from audio engineering and music Demonstrating the company’s mc266 optical compressor and other smooth top end, is intended to be composition, to his experimentation gear at the Lawo booth (553) are Michael Mueller (left), Herbert an alternative to the U47 and its with theremins and synthesizers. Lemke (right) and Philippe Guichard (standing). various recent clones. CLASSICAL RECORD- ING IN AMERICA—FROM ONE MICROPHONE TO 24 TRACKS, Sunday, Oct. 23, CEDAR Unveils Studio Suite Plug-Ins 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m.: Presented by Thomas Fine. An explora- Available as a range of RTAS and while retaining the integrity of the tion of the history of recording tech- AudioSuite plug-ins for the Mac and input. Declip allows users to identify niques and equipment from the 1954 PC, the CEDAR (Booth 558) Studio and remove most instances of clip- heyday of monophonic full-range suite comprises advanced processes ping in a single pass. DNS One has a high fidelity. Beginning with a single that aim to allow users to eliminate a new multi-mono interface (DNS CS) mic, evolving to early stereo’s “gold- wide range of common problems and that allows users to control hundreds en age of recording” and the increas- improve audio sound quality. Each of channels of noise suppression (any ing complexity of the late 1960s and CEDAR Studio process has been mix of software and hardware) from early ’70s, when Columbia and EMI selected from the company’s CEDAR a single Pro Tools host, and Debuzz won Grammys for classical record- Cambridge flagship. promises to remove unwanted signal ings made with as many as 32 mics The Adaptive Limiter employs components across the entire audio and 24 tracks. Highlighted by a rare, a new algorithm developed by spectrum, and, according to CEDAR, comparative listening session featur- CEDAR. Offering peak and oversam- is capable of removing all manner of ing Grammy-winning recordings of pling modes, it calculates a continu- buzzes and hums with fundamentals Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloe recorded ously varying EQ profile that con- as high as 500 Hz. over three decades. strains the peak level of the output CEDAR’s DNS One

Moog Music

Debuts DAthe AES I LY Ladder Filter day3 | sunday edition October 2011 Moog Music (Booth 245) has John Pledger Publisher released The Ladder, a professional Tara Preston Associate Publisher 500 Series Dynamic Ladder Fil- Karen Godgart Advertising Sales Director ter based on Bob Moog’s original Doug Ausejo Specialty Sales ladder filter design. The Ladder is Frank Wells Editorial Director Moog Music’s first 500 series mod- ule for the pro audio market and David McGee Editor is designed to add depth, flexibil- Kieran McGee Pro from Dover ity and classic Moog vibe to sound Fred Goodman Onsite Managing Editor sources. Clive Young Senior Editor The Ladder packs all the punch, Strother Bullins, Steve Harvey Contributing Editors fullness and analog euphoria of the Fred Vega Production Manager original Moog Filter, but adds key Nicole Cobban Senior Art Director component and feature upgrades Annmarie LaScala Art Director required for pro- Brad Glazier Onsite Photographer fessional studio Elvis Patron Saint use. From classic Steve Palm President & CEO Moog filtering to Paul Mastronardi Chief Financial Officer modern sweeten- Adam Goldstein VP, Group Publishing Director ing, the Ladder Tony Savona Director of Editorial, is an articulate, Marketing and Creative Development sound-sculpting Published by NewBay Media L.L.C. tool. 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016 Tel: 212-378-0400 The Ladder Email: [email protected] Web: www.nbmedia.com

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october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday 10 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day3 Yamaha Shows Acoustic Echo Canceller Card Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems also has a four-channel feedback sup- a 96kHz-sampling rate when specific Rolling Showroom will showcase the pressor with 42-band notch filters that events require high-quality audio (chan- new MY4-AEC (Acoustic Echo Can- aid in eliminating feedback from PA nel capacity is reduced to two channels). celler) card at Booth T2. A new high- systems. Each band will analyze sup- The card features high-definition sound performance conference system solution pression points automatically. The user with a frequency range of 20Hz-20kHz. utilizing Yamaha AEC technology, the can select the balance of echo reduction With Yamaha DME Designer, the four-channel MY4-AEC has a maxi- level and sound quality and can select customer can easily edit the parameters mum echo cancellation time (tail length) early delay of distance between loud- of the Acoustic Echo Canceller. DME of 400 ms. The card has a matrix mixer speakers and microphones to maximize Designer V4.0 will also be shown at that is able to mix four different loca- Yamaha’s MY4-AEC (Acoustic the echo suppression effect. AES with several new functions includ- tions for reference inputs, enabling fea- Echo Canceller) card Both two-channel AES/EBU inputs ing Partial Recall. tures for remote conferencing applica- and outputs have sampling rate con- tions when using Yamaha digital mixing one or more locations with no compro- verters enabling easy connection to engines DME24N and DME64N in mise in sound quality. various digital products with different single or multi-point meeting situations. The MY4-AEC card offers a four- sampling rates. Acoustic Echo Cancel- P&E Wing Using the new MY4-AEC card with channel noise reduction function that lation processing can be fed from these a DME product enables A/V contrac- removes background noise from air inputs or any of the available I/O on the Hosts 4th tors to maximize corporate boardroom handlers, projector fans, etc. provid- DME units. The MY4-AEC card func- and meeting room control functions in ing a clear, precise sound. The card tions at 48kHz and is compatible with Manufacturer Breakfast The fourth Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing (Booth Studer Expands Vista 5 M2 Console Line 647) Manufacturer Breakfast was Harman’s Studer (Booth T1) is extend- Metering for “layer 2” signals can held on Saturday, October 22, dur- ing its popular Vista 5 M2 range of dig- also be viewed, while the Control Bay ing the 131st Audio Engineering ital broadcast and production consoles screen can be used to provide configu- Society Convention. This group of to include a 22-fader option, realizing rable user pages with up to 40 meters. industry leaders, dedicated to the the lowest cost Vista ever to be made When the TFT meter bridge is fitted, advancement of sound quality and available and accompanying it with a the external GC screen becomes an to the overall growth of the pro- new low-cost Compact Stagebox. integral part of the chassis. fessional audio industry, meets to Like its bigger brothers the 32 and The Vista 5 family has found its home share ideas and discuss issues with 42 fader versions, the new model is in all kinds of broadcast and theatre Studer’s Vista 5 M2 22 console the goal of raising awareness about optionally equipped with new TFT production facilities around the world. the importance of high-quality audio metering, capable of displaying signal Existing Vista 5 owners will be pleased space. The modular unit is fully con- and the professionals who create it. levels from mono through to 5.1 chan- to learn that their console may be easily figurable but is offered with a standard The Manufacturer Breakfast was nels on each input, with a configurable upgraded to the M2 version to be ready configuration of 32 mic/line inputs and created as a means for leading engi- lower area which can be used to display for the optional meter bridge, which is a 16 line outputs. Optionally, the Com- neers and producers to have a direct bus assignments, surround images or simple add-on to the console chassis. pact Stagebox can be equipped with dialogue with the professional audio the unique “History Mode,” where a To provide a cost-effective pack- an additional 16 mic/line input mod- manufacturing sector. Emphasizing scrolling audio waveform displays sig- age with the 22-fader console, Studer is ule instead of the output module, then the P&E Wing’s ongoing commit- nal anomalies and highlights them for also introducing the optional Compact providing 48 inputs. Alternatively, up ment to the advancement of high- up to 50 seconds to allow the engineer Stagebox, which offers a high density to three output modules resulting in 48 quality audio, this unique forum to identify where the event occurred. of I/O connections in only 4U of rack outputs may be fitted. also addresses advocacy issues including copyright enforcement and performance royalties for art- ists, musicians and record produc- ers. Previous meetings have iden- tified areas of focus as education, advocacy and best practices. Ini- tiatives currently underway include a working group studying how to best communicate what high qual- ity audio means to both the music industry and to consumers, and col- laboration with the International Music Software Trade Association (IMSTA) on a campaign titled “Buy the Software You Use.” Among companies represented at the meet- ing were Audio-Technica, Avid, Celemony/Melodyne, Focusrite Novation Inc., Fraunhofer IIS, Iron Mountain Entertainment Services, JBL Professional by Harman, Man- ley Labs, Prism Media Products, Shure, Solid State Logic, Sonnox, Yamaha and Waves Audio. “It has been very productive to sit down with these companies, which are so vital to our industry,” states P&E Wing Sr. Executive Director Maureen Droney. “We dis- cuss how we can collectively raise awareness about overall audio qual- ity as well as address other impor- tant issues affecting music creators and the products that they use.”

october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday 12 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day3 Genelec Offers New Monitor, Poland’s Royal Castle Upgrades Subwoofer Solutions With Renkus-Heinz Genelec (Booth 729) is displaying Two Iconyx digitally steerable loud- versity of Technology. its 6010A bi-amplified loudspeaker speaker systems and a building-wide Systems integrators M. Ostrowski system and matching 5040A active digital audio network have been Company were called in to provide subwoofer in a striking new finish, provided for Poland’s most historic system design, with a team headed by dark “Mystic” black. The 6010A is building by M. Ostrowski Company, project and design manager Michal Genelec’s smallest speaker system system integrator and Renkus-Heinz Poplawski and Tomasz Rudzki, scien- to date, measuring 7 1/8 inches x (Booth 527) distributor for Poland. tist at The Fryderyk Chopin Univer- 4 3/4 inches x 4 1/2 inches (height Built between 1518-1619 as the sity of Music. with Iso-Pod 7 11/16 inches). The residence of Sigismund III Vasa of A fully digital system was specified system has been designed for com- Poland, Warsaw’s Royal Castle has a because of the long cable runs between puter sound systems, workstations, rich and turbulent history. An impos- the halls, control rooms and main Master Control Rooms, and other Genelec’s 5040A active subwoofer ing Baroque building by the river Vis- system rack, and the team’s desire to close proximity listening appli- in ‘Mystic Black’ finish tula, the castle was fought over and provide versatile routing. Multiple cations requiring a low-profile repeatedly plundered by the Branden- combination panels in each hall make monitoring solution. It can even be port ends in a wide flare for excellent burgian and Swedish armies. Having patching-in simple, and two mobile plugged directly into personal music bass articulation. been rebuilt several times in the 18th racks provide great flexibility. players for enhanced acoustic enjoy- Each monitor features a three-inch century, it was almost completely To address the acoustics with- ment. However, size is no handicap bass driver along with a 3/4-inch high destroyed by the Nazis in 1944. out physically altering or treating to performance as the 6010A two-way frequency driver loaded into a Genelec Designing and installing an audio the opulent interior, Renkus-Heinz active monitoring system incorporates advanced Directivity Control Wave- system for this iconic venue demand- Iconyx IC16R digitally steerable Genelec’s acoustic design innovations guide. The free field frequency response ed the attention of a top technical arrays were specified for the ball- to minimize all forms of distortion. is 74 Hz-18 kHz (±2.5 dB). Maximum team. Leading Polish acoustician room, with two IC8R units covering Designed as an active loudspeak- peak SPL output per pair with music Tadeusz Fidecki, PhD received a the concert hall. Each Iconyx system er, the 6010A contains proprietary material is 102 dB. Bass and treble research grant from the Ministry of is fed by redundant CobraNet inputs, drivers, advanced power amplifiers drivers are each powered by 12-Watt Science and Education for an experi- which also allow an engineer to work perfectly matched to the drivers, amplifiers. mental project to improve speech with Renkus-Heinz’s RHAON net- active crossover filters and protection The 6010A is magnetically shielded intelligibility with acoustical and working software via any combina- circuitry. The 6010A has a die-cast for use in environments where video electroacoustic treatments. Research tion panel. A Yamaha LS9-16 mixing all-aluminum Minimum Diffraction monitors are in close proximity. Addi- into the ballroom’s and concert hall’s console in each hall is equipped with Enclosure (MDE), which features tionally, the 6010A has a hard-wearing acoustics also became the subjects of an MY-16CII CobraNet interface large internal volumes, softly curved painted outer surface. several master theses at Warsaw Uni- card. edges and outstanding mechani- cal strength. As a result, the imaging accuracy and low frequency exten- sion from such a compact enclosure is Gefen Spotlights Newest KVM Extender truly astounding. The 6010A also incorporates Genel- Gefen’s (Booth 338) newest KVM 2.0 keyboard/mouse, RS-232 control hi-def displays using the HDMI for- ec’s advanced Directivity Control (keyboard, video, mouse) extender, and 100BaseT Ethernet up to 330 mat. The receiver supports two USB Waveguide (DCW), which provides the Gefen ToolBox HDMI KVM feet (100m) over two CAT-5 cables. devices, enabling users to connect an an amazingly smooth on- and off-axis ELR Extender, sends high defini- This allows computers to be easily additional camera, hard drive, printer response, while the long, curved reflex tion HDMI audio/video with USB accessed by today’s most cutting-edge or scanner at the remote location in addition to any keyboard/mouse con- nection. Locking power supplies and the wall-mountable enclosure further enhances the system’s reliability and overall performance. Hi-def video supports 1080p full HD resolutions with 3DTV pass- through, making this KVM ELR Extender ideal for forward-thinking post production markets using con- sumer displays. All hi- and lo-speed USB peripherals are compatible with this extender, including keyboards, mice, printers, phones, scanners, hard drives and more, which are all powered and live when connected remotely. NewsFrom

Two Notes

At Booth 842, Two Notes is intro- ducing the Torpedo Live, a low- cost alternative to the acclaimed Torpedo series. The Torpedo line puts forward the sonic advantag- es of traditional tube/solid state amplifiers, magnified by an ideal sound recording, whatever the conditions, at home, in the studio or on stage.

october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday 14 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day3 Lawo Issues V4.14 Software For mc2 Lawo (Booth 553) is spotlighting the new tools designed to enhance a sound ing preference. After two years, a new new Version 4.14 software update for engineer’s workflow. standard in metering has finally been the company’s acclaimed mc2 Series For some time, an ongoing deterio- approved: Loudness Metering, a simple consoles, including the flagship mc290, ration in the “Loudness war” has been but effective principle that provides the mc266, mc266 MKII and mc256. Fea- taking place in television broadcast- objective measurement of loudness for turing loudness metering, downmix ing. The result: TV viewers, time and a wide range of audio material, and functionality, full support for the com- time again, have to grab the TV remote benefits for nearly every listener. pany’s Extra Faders option, and more, between programs, in order to modify Version 4.14’s Loudness metering V4.14 is packed with a brilliant set of the audio level to their personal listen- functionality is designed to help elimi- The Lawo V4.14 Loudness Master display

nate jumps in audio loudness between different TV/radio programs or during a single program. The overall sound quality is improved using an aver- age loudness measurement instead of “brick wall” limited peaks as the refer- ence for transmission levels. This new tool for metering and transmission is already mandatory in the U.S., and will become obligatory in Europe next year. With a simple software update, Lawo’s mc2 series now provide all the tools for metering according to the international Loudness Metering stan- dards of today.

New Pro Tools Plug-Ins At Metric Halo Metric Halo (Booth 321, with AVID) is introducing several new Pro Tools plug-ins. The new plug-ins provide a comprehensive set of tools offering Metric Halo’s signature sound quality at a compelling price. TransientCon- trol, Character and others are avail- able. Swing by Metric Halo’s display at the Avid Developer’s Pavilion to see the full lineup. “These new plug-ins will be familiar to users of our interfaces,” says Allen Rowand of Metric Halo. “We’re port- ing our +DSP plug-ins (which previ- ously have only been available on our hardware) to another platform for the first time. Our customers now have the option of using our +DSP technolo- gy hosted natively in Pro Tools, on Pro Tools DSP expanders, and on the second card in our interfaces. And we haven’t just ported the plug-ins, we’ve added new features as well. We want to give Pro Tools users the core tools they need to make great recordings with our processing.” TransientControl is an innovative dynamics processor, allowing the user to process the transient “attack” and surrounding “sustain” in ways not pos- sible with traditional tools. Character provides the sound of analog mic pres, DIs, and front ends (tube, transformer, etc.) in the digital domain. ChannelStrip v3 includes a license that covers the Native and DSP accel- erated versions.

october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday 16 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day3 Outpost Digital Turns To GC Pro For Expansion Assist Outpost Digital, a leading New York the company’s existing facility, five Outpost found a great resource in City audio and video post production of which are full-service audio post Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro, company whose clients include Dodge, studios. This substantial expansion Booth 839). Champion, ESPN, Cingular, IKEA required careful consideration of new The team from GC Pro’s Manhat- and others, recently completed a sig- technologies and products that would tan location was able to help Outpost nificant expansion of its facilities on keep Outpost on the leading edge but make informed decisions and create a Manhattan’s lower West Side. Thirteen also integrate easily and smoothly with plan that brought the new rooms on new post suites were added in newly existing equipment that the company line quickly and efficiently, and GC available space on the same floor as planned to install in the new studios. Pro helped them choose equipment One of the new audio post suites at New York City’s Outpost Digital, featuring gear sourced through GC Pro.

including an Avid Pro Tools|HD 3 Accel system, Blue Sky MediaDesk 5.1 MKII and Prodesk 2.1 MKIII Active Monitoring systems, Studio Tech Stu- dioComm 78/79 7.1 Surround Control- lers and Bryston 3BSST2PRO power amplifiers. Michael Yorky, account manager at GC Pro in New York, understood that Outpost’s expansion needed the kind of service for which GC Pro has become known. In addition to depth of inven- tory and great prices, Yorky arranged additional support services for Out- post, such as complimentary on-site factory calibration of the Blue Sky monitors, and in other cases arrang- ing Skype video calls between vendors and Outpost staffers. Says Yorky: “We go beyond being a one-stop shop—we have our clients’ backs with this kind of vendor support.” RTW: Interface For TM9 Coming RTW’s (Booth 530, Group One) 3G-SDI add-on interface for the TM9 TouchMonitor will be avail- able by the end of 2011. The new 3G-SDI option can be installed in all previous and future TM9 TouchMonitor units. In addi- tion, new TM9 units can be ordered with the interface option already installed. The SDI interface for the TM9 supports the SD, HD and 3G-SDI formats, thus allowing for easy integration into TV studios, switching rooms and video post- production environments. It com- plements the existing custom input configuration of TouchMonitor units, which makes analog, AES3 and AES3-id formats available in various combinations, depending on hardware version. The through-port of the 3G-SDI interface forwards the SDI input signal. De-embedded SDI signals may be routed to any existing AES output. With the 3G SDI option fitted, the TouchMoni- tor TM9 can display up to 32 chan- nels of audio from any combination of inputs.

october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday 18 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day3 A-T Features New 40 Series Freshlyground Has A Stereo Condenser Mic Winner, With API’s Help South African Afro-fusion band Fresh- Audio-Technica (Booth Audio-Technica’s lyground has been making a name for 721) is displaying the AT4050ST stereo itself since 2002 with several successful AT4050ST Stereo Con- condenser microphone albums and a number of notable per- denser Microphone, a stereo formances, including a collaboration version of A-T’s award-win- with Shakira on “Waka Waka (This ning AT4050 and one of the 5-year warranty. This prod- Time for Africa),” the official song for newest offerings from A-T’s uct has also been certified the FIFA Soccer World Cup 2010. The expanding 40 Series micro- by the Music Engineering band’s most recent release, Radio Afri- phones. The AT4050ST, and Technology Alliance ca, continues to gain critical acclaim, developed in direct response (METAlliance). winning two SAMA awards—”Best to feedback from end users, The AT4050ST’s dual- Engineer” and “Best Adult Contempo- Fab Dupont with the API 1608 is a stereo side-address diaphragm capsule design rary Album”—and has recently earned externally polarized (DC maintains precise polar multiple Africa Music Awards nomi- needed more than sixteen preamps bias) condenser microphone pattern definition across nations, including “Best Album” and so they placed a number of 500 series with independent cardioid the full frequency range of “Best Music Video.” The album’s pro- modules in the 1608’s empty slots. and figure-of-eight elements, the microphone. Unwant- ducer, Fab Dupont, said he and Fresh- “We were able to centralize almost configured in a mid-side ed internal reflections are lyground couldn’t have done it without everything on this board,” he said. arrangement with switch-selectable minimized by the symmetrical hous- an API 1608. “Pretty amazing. I’ve also always internal matrixing. The AT4050ST ing assembly’s open acoustical envi- “Overall, it was a lifesaver to have the loved the 512c pre amp, and having offers sound recordists the choice ronment. Transformerless circuitry 1608,” said Dupont, “not only because so many of them available in a prac- of selecting a left-right stereo out- virtually eliminates low-frequency of its tone, but also because of flexible tical manner was perfect. All of the put (wide 127 degrees or narrow 90 distortion and provides superior cor- routing, 500 series hosting and the easy drums, percussion, bass and keyboards degrees) via the microphone’s internal relation of high-speed transients. The way it enabled us to build a great sound- were tracked through it; you can tell matrixing system or choosing discrete 2-micron-thick vapor-deposited gold ing cue system using the auxes. It would from the punchy but controlled tone of mid-side signals for later manipula- diaphragms undergo a five-step aging have been very hard to pull the session the drums, for example. The 500 series tion. It is designed to meet the most process so that the optimum char- off without it, and it definitely would not slots also allowed us to pop in some critical acoustic requirements of pro- acteristics achieved remain constant have sounded this good.” processing on the way in without hav- fessional recording, broadcast and over years of use. He said that the group used the ing to deal with patching or other head- sound reinforcement. It performs par- The microphone includes a 5.0 m 1608 hub for everything on the Radio aches that the chaotic situation could ticularly well in the following record- (16.5 feet) dual-output cable termi- Africa session. The seven-piece band not allow for.” ing applications: overheads, piano, nating in a 5-pin XLRF-type to two classical/string ensembles, group standard 3-pin XLRM-type connec- vocals, acoustic/bluegrass bands and tors. The output of the microphone is any other situations requiring an ele- a 5-pin XLRM-type connector. The gant, versatile stereo condenser micro- microphone requires 48V phantom Sound Devices Spotlights phone solution. power for operation. The microphone As with all of Audio-Technica’s 40 is equipped with a switchable 10 dB New Portable Mixer Series microphones, the AT4050ST pad and a switchable 80 Hz high-pass Sound Devices is featuring its new comes standard with an extended filter. compact, portable audio mixer, the MixPre-D, at Booth 139. Designed

Sound Devices’ MixPre-D compact, portable audio mixer

for any application where getting great sound is important but size and weight are a concern, Sound Devic- es MixPre-D is ideal for profession- als who are looking for a simple, yet no-compromise portable production mixer. The introduction of MixPre-D continues Sound Devices’ heritage of studio-quality portable mixers, which began with the original MixPre. At the heart of the new MixPre-D are two studio-grade mic/line-switchable inputs with limiters, high-pass filters and selectable phantom power. To accom- modate the increasing variety of devic- es used in audio production today, the MixPre-D has wide output adaptability and serves as a flexible, class-compliant USB audio interface. The MixPre-D offers numerous analog output options, including mic/ line-switchable balanced XLR, dedi- cated consumer mic-level on a locking TA3 connector (designed specifically for DSLR-type inputs) and an aux- level output on a 3.5-mm connection.

october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday 20 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day3 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 sunday october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY day3 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 sunday 22 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day3 Benson Goes With Endless Analog CLASP On Solo Project As songwriter-musician Brendan Ben- based on the ease it has allowed in analog tape machines into the digital son was brainstorming in the weeks tracking his demos and solo projects audio production workflow. leading up to the tracking sessions for by himself, but he strongly believes in “When I first heard about the his next solo project, his thoughts kept the realistic sound of analog tape that CLASP, I was intrigued, and I said, coming back to the sound of his favor- he grew up on. Eventually he discov- ‘Sure, let’s give it a shot, but I’ll admit ite recordings, which were made using ered the perfect way to bridge the two I was leery,” recalls Benson. “But then analog tape. Benson is by no means worlds: Endless Analog’s (Booth 228) Chris Estes [Endless Analog president/ anti-digital, as he has embraced Pro CLASP (Closed Loop Analog Signal founder and CLASP inventor] was gen- Tools over the last several decades, Processor), which uniquely integrates erous enough to show my engineer Joe

Joe Costa (left) and Brendan Benson, pictured with Endless Analog’s CLASP

Costa and me how it worked and let us hang onto it for a few days. I must say, I was very impressed. It does exactly what it is supposed to, and its stability is rock-solid—it just doesn’t screw up. Waystation Beefs Up With A-Designs Gear Over the years, three-time Grammy Award-winning mixer/producer/engi- neer Dave Way has manned the SSL 6048 console in his private Hollywood Hills studio for a tremendous amount of artists, including Fiona Apple, Sheryl Crow, Pink, Christina Aguilera, Macy Gray, Ringo Starr and John Doe, among many others. Recently, Way has welcomed a new group of “performers” to Waystation: no less than seven products from A-Designs Audio (Booth 224) and its sibling com- pany, Pete’s Place Audio. The addition of this gear comes as part of a change in operational philoso- phies, Way points out. “I’m in the pro- cess of renovating my studio to maxi- mize the way I now work, which is a hybrid approach with an all analog sig- nal path, tape, and super quick recalls,” he says. “It really facilitates bouncing back and forth between projects—often two or three in a single day with multi- ple revisions. I’m really excited because this new setup is gonna fly!” That list of gear that he purchased included two A-Designs 500 Series modules—an EM-PEQ Pultec-style equalizer and EM-Blue mic pre—as well as a 500HR powered rack and REDDI tube direct box. Way also simultaneously picked up two more 500 Series modules from Pete’s Place Audio—an Electrodyne 501 mic pre and BAC-500 compressor—in addition to a Blast Pad microphone filter.

Dave Way

october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday 24 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day3 Mojave Donates Gear To James Burton Foundation

Mojave Audio (Booth 241) recently donated two of the company’s most popular microphones to the Shreve- port, LA-headquartered James Burton Foundation. Founded by legendary guitarist James Burton—who in addi- tion to being a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has performed with musical greats Elvis Presley, John- ny Cash, and Roy Orbison to name but a few—the James Burton Founda- tion supports music education for those in need through guitar donations and music instruction to schools, hospitals, and community service organizations. TELEFUNKEN DRIVES VINTAGE VW MICRO-BUS TO AES— The James Burton Foundation has James Burton (left) and Mojave Telefunken Elektroakustik (Booth 861) is driving its vintage VW van given thousands of guitars to schools, as well as children’s and veteran’s hos- Audio’s Dusty Wakeman to AES, loaded with their entire line of meticulously engineered, pitals, and continues this effort. The for a wide range of recording applica- handcrafted historic replicas of classic vintage microphones and the Foundation is now in the process of tions. These microphones will be an company’s new R-F-T series of tube condenser microphones. The expanding its music education pro- integral part of the Foundations’ new TEC Award-winning Telefunken line of microphones includes the gram, facilities, and partnership out- Studio Music Education program. ELA M251, U47, U48, C12, AK47 MkII, AR-51, CU-29 “Copperhead,” reach through several efforts. These ELA M260, ELA M270, ELA M250, and M80 dynamic mic. include the James Burton Foundation Museum and Performing Arts Stage, a Higher Education Partnership Out- reach program, Music Education, Oral Yamaha Audioversity Is A History, and Recording Studios pro- grams, a Foundation video to help best describe the institute’s mission, plus a Resounding Success newsletter and various entertainment The second Audioversity Expo held was clear that Audioversity provided events. by Yamaha Commercial Audio Sys- invaluable lessons for many that are Mojave Audio’s MA-201fet is a tems (Booth T2) in Las Vegas during still gaining basic digital knowledge, large diaphragm, phantom-powered, late August was deemed an unequiv- but also those craving more mixing solid-state condenser microphone with ocal success by the more than 500 tips and techniques,” states Audio- a fixed cardioid pattern. The compa- attendees. The specialized event was versity presenter Monty Lee Wilkes, ny’s MA-101fet is a small diaphragm, catered toward audio professionals and front of house engineer for such solid-state condenser microphone with and those interested in gaining an artists as the Scissor Sisters and the interchangeable cardioid and omnidi- in-depth knowledge and hands-on Replacements. rectional capsules. Together, these two experience of all Yamaha Commer- The event featured digital mixer At the Audioversity Expo held microphones make a compelling choice cial Audio and NEXO products. “It training seminars, panel discussions by Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems in Las Vegas this past August an all-star seminar panel included (from left) Bernie Becker, Stan Miller, Al Siniscal, Monty Lee Wilkes and Robert Bull.

with leading industry profession- als like Neil Diamond front of house engineer, Stan Miller and Diamond recording and monitor engineer Ber- nie Becker, A-1 Audio’s Al Siniscal, Martina McBride monitor engineer Robert Bull and Monty Lee Wilkes. “I really liked the Audioversity semi- nars,” notes Becker. “They ran just long enough, and the staff was very conscious to hit the key points that attendees needed.” Attendees were able to witness first hand the power of NEXO and Yamaha speakers through live music demon- strations, hands-on line array rigging demonstrations, audio-networking clin- ics, and systems solutions offered by the Company. “I have been training Local 720 audio operators for over 20 years, and Yamaha consoles are the principal consoles in town,” states Steve James, IATSE Local 720 train- ing manager, Las Vegas, Nevada. “The reason I attended Audioversity was for the networking seminars because that’s where we’re headed.” sunday october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY day3 edition Serving the 131st AES Convention 25 Waves, Abbey Road Set Strategic Partnership

Following closely on the heels of the Gilad Keren, Waves CEO, states, Road Studios, notes: “Since the early release of the well-received Waves/ “Abbey Road Studios is without a 1990s, Waves has been developing Abbey Road—The King’s Microphones doubt the most famous recording com- groundbreaking plugins for the audio plug-in, Waves Audio (Booth 728) and plex in the world. We are thrilled to be industry. We are very proud to be Abbey Road Studios are entering into able to continue our collaboration with working closely with Waves in the cre- a long-term strategic partnership. As them on what is sure to be an outstand- ation of exciting new products based part of this relationship, Waves’ R&D available to any artist, recording engi- ing series of audio plug-ins.” on Abbey Road Studios’ legendary department will collaborate closely with neer, producer or studio in the world. Jonathan Smith, SVP at Abbey equipment and expertise.” Abbey Road Studios’ engineers to cre- ate an ongoing series of audio plug-ins. Abbey Road Studios has been home to sessions for countless land- mark recordings by artists such as The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Hollies, Cliff Richard, Kate Bush, Radiohead, Muse, Oasis, Florence and the Machine and Sting. Its engineers have consistently been at the cutting edge of recording technology. Now, as they team up with Waves, the “Abbey Road sound” is Linear Publishes First Classic Collection Linear Audio (Booth 755) is releas- ing its first Linear Audio Classic/ collected papers. Baxandall and Self on Audio Power is a 120-page reprint of classical Wireless World articles on audio power amplification by Self and Baxandall from 1978 to 1994. The collection includes a 35-page previously unpublished per- sonal communication on the subject from Peter Baxandall. Also being released: the third issue of Linear’s semi-annual tech audio bookzine, Linear Audio Vol- ume 2. Volume 2 has 180 pages of advanced articles on ultra-linear and class-AB tube and solid-state power amplifiers, push-pull tran- simpedance stages, minimalistic I/V converters, loudspeaker correction filters and more. All article abstracts and author bios are available at www.linearau- dio.net.

Linear Audio is publishing Baxandall and Self on Audio Power october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday 26 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day3 MIX With The MASTERS In France

The MIX With The MASTERS standing La Fabrique Studio, which is band, mixes in front of the attendees, (Booth 360) seminar series is a chance the perfect place to learn and relax in mixes with the different participants for already highly skilled, motivated the south of France. and works on and review the attend- recording and mixing engineers to Each one-week master class ees’ works. The accommodation pro- come and work closely with A-List includes, among other activities, a vided is excellent and a great selection record producers, engineers and mix- series of discussions about production of French food and wine is served ers and improve their skills in music techniques, mental approach toward throughout the week. production. mixing, career advices, workshops dur- Each session welcomes a maximum The events take place in the out- ing which the guest speaker tracks a of 14 professional engineers from all around the world. In 2011, engineers and producers such as Andy Wallace, Michael H Brauer, Tony Maserati, Tchad Blake, David Kahne and Peter The MIX With the Masters Katis have been conducting seminars Seminar series features Michael at La Fabrique throughout the year. Brauer, Andy Wallace, Tchad For the seminar schedule, visit www. Blake, David Kahne, Tony mixwiththemasters.com. Maserati and Peter Katis. TASCAM Unveils New 4-Track Recorder TASCAM’s (Booth 421) DR-40 packs or SDHC cards up to 32GB, and a adjustable condenser microphones, 2GB card is included. four track recording, XLR mic inputs Once recorded, play back your and extended battery life into a porta- takes with EQ and the optional Level ble recorder your can take anywhere. Align feature to avoid volume jumps. It captures up to four tracks from A stereo reverb effect is also built-in, built-in condenser microphones, XLR as well as a speaker and chromatic mic or line inputs. The high-quality tuner. Transfer recordings to computer internal microphones using the USB 2.0 jack. are adjustable from XY Other features include to AB position, help- overdub mode, variable ing you to tailor your speed playback, limiting recording to the sound and low cut filter, and of the room. A pair of much more ╨ all with great-sounding TAS- TASCAM’S simple-to- CAM microphone use interface. No other preamps welcome con- recorder makes home or denser microphones live recording as simple with phantom power, as the TASCAM DR-40. recording at up to The TASCAM 96kHz/24-bit resolution. DR-40 is available now. It accommodates bal- anced XLR or ¼-inch line inputs using locking TASCAM’s DR-40 Neutrik Combo jacks. 4-track portable The DR-40 accepts SD recorder PACSYS Spotlights Simulation Products PACSYS Limited (Booth 845) is a increasing. At the same time numeri- software company producing pro- cal techniques are being refined and grams based on the finite element, commercially available software, boundary element and finite differ- such as PAFEC VibroAcoustics, is ence methods for numerical solution becoming more user friendly. Patrick of vibration and acoustic problems. Macey, managing director of PAC- Its product, PAFEC VibroAcoustics, SYS Limited, stated that the cost ben- is used in the audio industry by orga- efit of using simulation is improving nizations ranging from loudspeaker all the time. He went on to explain manufacturers to small consultancies. that FE analysis enables designers Application areas include analysis of to understand the underlying phe- cone breakup, cavity modes of cabi- nomena; for instance, in transducer nets, horn design, diffraction effects design, it is an possible to make the of edges, transducer design, radiation diaphragm completely rigid, eliminat- from panels, placement of speakers in ing cone/dome breakup, or consider a small room, determination of load/ radiation into a half space, eliminat- displacement curves. ing enclosure diffraction effects. A Computer hardware costs have better understanding of why the prod- been falling as the processing power uct performs as it does results in bet- and storage capacities have been ter designs and a shorter design cycle.

october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday 28 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day3 Sennheiser Works Red Gefen Features New 4x1 GefenTV Switcher Carpet At Emmy Awards Designed for any room where At this year’s Creative Arts Emmy served as producer. “I wanted to use you want to implement 5.1 Awards show, audio specialist Sennheiser digital wireless equipment surround sound audio, this Sennheiser (Booth 533) was tapped to because of the reliability of their fre- new video switcher/audio capture the “glamorous” sound bites quency range,” James explains. “When decoder from Gefen (Booth from the bustling red carpet for one you’re working an event like this and 338) provides four HDMI of the entertainment industry’s lead- you know there is going to be frequen- inputs, along with one coax, GefenTV’s 4x1 Switcher for HDMI with ing crew-centric magazines, Sound & cy challenges because of the amount of one optical and one L/R ana- Audio Decoding Picture. news outlets that will be there covering log audio input. A Blu-ray For the evening’s events, Sound & the action, it’s important to have versa- player, gaming console, set-top box, Users can also select audio from Picture looked to the new MKH 8060 tility you can rely on.” and CD player can all be connected. either digital audio or the L/R ana- shotgun microphone, equipped with The 100-foot red carpet was One HDMI output delivers video log audio inputs. In each case, the the MZD 8000 digital output module, packed end-to-end with over 30 dif- as 1080p full HD to any hi-def dis- audio will be processed and deliv- to capture the vibrancy of the red car- ferent news sources, all of which were play with support for 3DTV pass- ered as 5.1 channel audio, enabling pet. While the digital microphone pro- using some form of wireless device for through, and audio as 5.1 surround high quality surround sound. The vided a clean, concrete audio track, audio communications. James mount- sound using standard RCA con- system uses RS-232 control and 12v they teamed EK 2000 portable receiv- ed the EK 2000 portable receiver to nectors. To perform digital audio triggers to allow interaction with any er with the SKM 2000 XP handheld a fixed position on the camera, while decoding, it uses Dolby Pro Logic II home automation system to turn the transmitter, featuring with an e 935 host Lauren Mora utilized the SKM technology, offering a quality deliver Amplifier on/off. It comes with an IR dynamic cardioid microphone module, 2000 XP handheld transmitter to talk of digital audio in surround sound remote or front-panel selector but- for the one-on-one celebrity and crew with the arrivals. “With Sennheiser’s format. tons for easy access and control. interviews. easy frequency scan, we were able The two-hour red carpet event man- to find 11 free channels in our bank, aged hundreds of arrivals with stars which kept us from getting any RF like Seth Meyers, Rebecca Romijn and hits during the production,” James P&E Wing Updates Recorded the cast of iCarly promoting various says. “The e 935 microphone module up-coming projects or talking about performed amazingly well and easily Music Best Practices Guide their Emmy nominations. Daron cut through the red carpet clutter with James, editor of Sound & Picture, its high output.” The Recording Academy Producers & 2002 and made the Recommendations Engineers Wing (Booth 647) is issuing available to the public for all audio pro- an updated version of the “Recom- fessionals to use a reference in preserv- mendations For Delivery of Recorded ing their work. Audio-Technica Names Music Projects.” This best practices Designed as a living document, the guide provides methodologies that Recommendations have been peri- ensure music can be completely, reli- odically reviewed to reflect currently Edwards To VP Post ably recoverable and protected from available media and technologies for damage, obsolescence and loss. The recording, storage techniques, hard- Audio-Technica as director of Product newly added sections include best ware and formats. The most recent (Booth 721) is appoint- Management. He is a practices of naming and delivering review was completed under the aus- ing Michael Edwards member of the Audio- stem files, updated delivery tables that pices of the Deliverables Committee to the position of vice Technica Taiwan Board reflect current media technology, and co-chairs Jeff Balding, a GRAMMY- president, Professional of Directors. language regarding crediting of those nominated producer/engineer, and Markets, reflecting the As leader of the engaged in the recording process. John Spencer, president of media company’s continued company’s profession- This document began its evolution in management company BMS/Chace. It dedication to meeting the al division, Edwards 2000 when a Nashville-based Producers encompasses a new section devoted to needs of all of its profes- will have considerable & Engineers Wing committee consisting best practices for naming and deliver- sional market segments. responsibility for the of producers, engineers and record com- ing stem files, updated delivery tables Following the start way Audio-Technica pany executives—in conjunction with that reflect current media technology, of his audio career as develops and positions the AES Technical Committee on Stu- and language regarding crediting of a successful record- its professional prod- dio Practices and Production and the those engaged in the recording pro- ing engineer, Edwards Michael Edwards ucts. He will oversee AES Nashville Section—joined forces cess. After final review by full com- joined Audio-Technica A-T sales, marketing to address issues surrounding the short mittee, the Recommendations will be in 1994, and has served the company and product development efforts in and long term viability of the creative posted to The Recording Academy since then in a variety of key roles in the pro audio, M.I., broadcast and tools used in the recording process. The Producers & Engineers Wing web site sales, marketing, and most recently installed sound markets. committee reached consensus in July of at www.producersandengineers.com. sunday october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY day3 edition Serving the 131st AES Convention 29 Genelec’s Mäkivirta Named AES Fellow Dr. Aki V. Mäkivirta Dr. Aki V. Mäkivirta, Research and This product family can be found at patents related to audio an AES member since Development Manager for Genelec http://www.genelec.com/dsp-products/, technology. He has been 1994. He has contributed (Booth 729), has achieved the distinc- and the newest additions to this fam- teaching graduate and to the activities of the AES tion of being named a Fellow of the ily include 8260A Tri-Amplified DSP undergraduate courses in conferences and con- Audio Engineering Society (AES). The Monitoring System and 1238CF Tri- in technology, including ventions, and as a member Society’s Fellowship Award is given to a Amplified DSP Monitoring System. courses in electroacoustics of the Finnish AES Sec- member who has rendered conspicuous Dr. Mäkivirta has published numer- and digital signal process- tion. He is also an Associ- service or is recognized as having made ous conference papers, journal articles, ing. ate Editor for the Journal a valuable contribution to the advance- and book chapters. He holds several Dr. Mäkivirta has been of AES. ment in, or dissemination of, knowledge of audio engineering or in the promotion of its application in practice. “It is a great honor to receive this award,” says Dr. Mäkivirta. “I have worked in audio research for many years, so it is gratifying to have that work recognized by my peers. Over the years we have produced some great products, and I am proud to have played a part in that success.” Aki V. Mäkivirta was born in 1960 in Tyrvää, Finland. He received Mas- ter of Science, Licentiate of Science, and Doctor of Science degrees from Tampere University of Technology in 1985, 1989 and 1992, respectively, and a degree in pedagogy from Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences in 2005. Dr. Mäkivirta joined the Biomedi- cal Engineering Laboratory at the Research Centre of Finland in 1986. In 1990 he joined Nokia Research Cen- tre to develop advanced digital audio processing methods for television products. He came to Genelec in 1995 to develop the DSP monitoring loud- speaker system concept and products. acouStaCorp Introduces acouPoP Acoustic Absorber Bronx-based manufacturer acouS- taCorp is launching its newest prod- uct, the acouPop, at Booth 662. Designed using direct customer input from the 2010 AES Conven- tion, acouStaCorp reconfigured its award winning product, the acouS- tac, into a 6-foot x 4-foot collaps- ible, portable acoustic panel to provide sound absorption for loca- tion-based performances/recording. Targeted markets for this product are film, TV broadcasting, musical soloists/groups, web conferencing and noise control. The acouPoP is built with 26-ounce DFR wool and its absorp- tion coefficient properties are cer- tified by independent sound lab testing making it unique in the mar- ketplace. Test results are available on the company’s website, www. acouStaCorp.com. The acouPoP sets-up/breaks down in under two minutes—eas- ily expanding/collapsing from/to its road case. The unit stacks for easy storage and transport. october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday 30 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day3 For Stage And Studio, Hamilton Jünger Turns To A-Designs Audio Over the past two decades, Reggie his own signature Fender Custom Shop Hamilton has made his mark as one of Artist Series Jazz Bass V feeding into a Expands Los Angeles’ most respected and pro- REDDI, then out via its Thru jack to a lific session and touring bass players. Fender TBP-1 preamp, MB 1200 power A longtime endorser of the REDDI amp, and 810 cabinet. The direct inject *AP Audio tube DI box, Hamilton reports that his signal from the REDDI is simultane- collection of A-Designs Audio (Booth ously fed into an A-Designs EM-Gold Processor 224) products has now grown to include preamplifier module, out to a Pete’s numerous 500 Series modules as well. Place BAC-500 compressor, and then Following an eleven-month world- on to the FOH console. Line wide tour with Italian pop-star Eros “I’ve really been fascinated with Audio Loudness and dynamics Ramazzotti, Hamilton feels he has how rich and clean the EM-Gold and Reggie Hamilton specialist Jünger Audio is launch- truly perfected his signal chain for live BAC-500 combo sounds through the ing two powerful new additions to performance. The “recipe” begins with REDDI,” Hamilton says enthusiasti- MacBook Pro, M-Audio monitors, the its range of Level Magic proces- cally. “It sounds so good that I’ve had EM-Gold and BAC-500, I was able to sors. These new units form part of a number of front-of-house engineers do quite a bit of session work while out an expanding family of products tell me that they don’t have to do any- on Eros’ tour, either in my hotel room that began with the launch of the Shippen thing to my signal. I love that because or backstage after sound check. The Award-winning T*AP TV Audio it means that the audience is hearing audio quality that I now get with this Processor at NAB 2010. Favors ATC what I want them to.” little modular setup is just ridiculous- The first unit, the D*AP LM2, Hamilton reports that he is just as ly good. Listening to the tracks, you is a two-channel Digital Audio Pro- For New pleased with the results he gets from would never know that they weren’t cessor incorporating Version II of these modules when recording—both recorded in a dedicated studio. And it Jünger Audio’s acclaimed Level Shania Twain in world-class studios and with his all fits into a small suitcase, instead of Magic algorithm, which is compli- tiny mobile recording setup. “With my hundreds of pounds of Anvil cases.” ant with all current broadcast audio loudness recommendations including Single ITU, EBU R128 and ATSC A/85. After earning dual degrees in busi- Designed as a successor to Jünger ness and recording, Reid Shippen Audio’s groundbreaking D06 unit, worked his way up from an intern API 1608 Earns End-User Raves the D*AP LM2 offers a powerful at Quad Studios in Nashville, TN to combination of dynamics and loud- one of the most sought-after young On Foo Fighters’ Wasting Light ness control, making it suitable for a mix engineers around. In his more wide range of applications including than 10 years of experience in the Proof that analog audio is a power- “The API sound is great for rock,” television, radio, music production studio, Reid has mixed multiple ful force in the digital age, the Foo says Wasting Light producer Butch and PA. gold and platinum records and hun- Fighters’ recent, chart-topping, analog Vig. “It’s not subtle and it’s not soft. The D*AP LM2 is capable of dreds of charting singles and albums, effort, Wasting Light, was recorded When you turn the gain up on an EQ, handling both analogue and digi- including six Grammy Award-win- and mixed completely on a 32-channel you can really hear it. It’s musical. We tal (AES/EBU) audio and features ners. He has worked with respected API (Booth 821) 1608 console in front- drove the 1608 and colored the album an automatic input switchover with artists in a variety of genres, from man Dave Grohl’s untreated garage with the pleasing sound of its subtle parallel output formats. Jünger Death Cab for Cutie, A Fine Frenzy, and spare room. Although many con- distortion. Audio’s Adaptive Dynamics come Minus The Bear, and India.Arie, to soles would have fit Grohl’s spacing “I’ve always loved the API sound,” as standard, allowing customers to the Jonas Brothers, Marc Broussard, and input requirements, the API 1608 says engineer James Brown. “I grew up incorporate additional processing Eric Church, Robert Randolph and and its 16-channel expander stood out as an engineer on a pair of API con- blocks such as filters, compressors, most recently Shania Twain. This as the perfect mix of uncompromising soles back at RAK Studios in England. expanders and the recently intro- notable discography would not be professionalism, flexible topology and Heading into the project, I was glad to duced proprietary Spectral Signa- complete without listing additional functional size. have the API sound as a known quanti- ture processor. This remarkable artists such as Clay Aiken, Jonny ty. Also, I knew it would withstand the proprietary technology gives TV Lang, Flyleaf, Switchfoot, Backstreet heavy workload day in and day out.” and radio broadcasters the ability Boys, Third Day, MercyMe, and According to Vig and Brown, Grohl to create a signature mask as a tem- Newsboys. Reid currently resides in deliberately avoided any digital record- plate so that they can recreate the Nashville, TN, where he works out ing, mixing or mastering for reasons same atmosphere and dynamics on of Robot Lemon, his private SSL in addition to the sound quality. He subsequent audio content. mix studio that recently received desired an honest shift in production Jünger Audio’s second new an upgrade to ATC (Booth 220) techniques. Grohl wanted to avoid the product, and the third in the new SCM150Pro monitors. urge to “tweak and shift and polish” *AP family, is the D*AP LM4, a “After six months of owner- and to no longer rely on editing to fix four-channel Digital Audio Pro- ship, I’m happy to report that I love any less-than-great takes, which meant cessor that also incorporates Level my ATCs. They’re one of the best a revival of the all-tape-based produc- Magic II. mix tools I have and I’m constantly tion techniques the Foo Fighters had D*AP LM4 is aimed at televi- impressed by the detail and the way used in its early years. They described sion broadcasters and video produc- they translate,” says Shippen. “They their recording process as “challenging, tion and post production companies make the big stuff bang and they yet inspiring.” that need to control audio loudness make the small stuff easy to pick out. Although the original plan was to while creating and editing broadcast During the mix for Shania Twain’s mix the final recordings on an auto- content. new single (‘Today is Your Day’), mated console at a large studio, the Similar in concept to the huge- she was requesting minute tweaks band had become accustomed to the ly popular Jünger Audio B46 pro- that we could have easily missed on lively mixes Brown was generating cessor, which it will ultimately other speakers—they were obvious (From left, foreground) Engineer on the 1608 throughout the tracking replace, the D*AP LM4 also fea- on the ATCs. I’ve spent years trying James Brown and producer Butch process. “After four or five mixes on tures onboard AES/EBU digital I/O, all sorts of gear in what will probably Vig have only praise for API’s 1608 the other console, Dave said, ‘Yeah, along with optional 3G/HD/SD-SDI be a never-ending quest to improve console after employing it on the these mixes sound good, but they don’t I/O or analogue I/O. This combina- the quality of my work. After living Foo Fighters’ acclaimed Wasting sound like the garage anymore,” says tion of formats is likely to open up with these ATC SCM150Pro moni- Light album. The band in question Vig. “So we left the commercial studio many new markets for the unit, par- tors, I’m happy to say I’ve stopped is lurking in the background behind and returned to the garage and ticularly among customers who are looking for better speakers.” behind Brown and Vig. our API 1608.” only working in the analog domain. sunday october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY day3 edition Serving the 131st AES Convention 31 RTW Shows Enhanced With A GC Pro Assist, TouchMonitor Firmware O’Mahony Makes Move RTW (Booth 530, Group One) is show- most critical loudness-metering parame- casing the latest firmware Version 2 ters. This instrument is a key addition to To Neve Genesys (V2) featuring numerous enhancements the TouchMonitor’s already extensive and optimizations for its successful loudness implementation. Guitar Center Professional (GC TouchMonitor series. As many of the current loud- Pro, Booth 839), the outside The TouchMonitor is RTW’s ness instruments for production are sales division of Guitar Cen- response to growing demands to adhere highly complex, requiring in-depth ter that focuses on the needs of to loudness requirements in mod- user knowledge, there is an increasing professional users, has supplied ern production, post-production and demand among broadcast and radio GRAMMY-nominated mixer broadcast environments. With its high- users for tools that are easier to use. and producer John O’Mahony quality seven-inch or nine-inch touch- These tools must allow for viewing and with a 16-channel AMS Neve screens and intuitive user interface, the evaluating critical loudness parame- Genesys mixing console outfitted TouchMonitor breaks new ground in ters intuitively, often without technical with Encore fader automation. professional audio analysis, enabling expertise. This way, even non-engineers O’Mahony, who works out of his superior accuracy, performance, effi- can use them to quickly assess produc- own room at the legendary Elec- ciency and flexibility. tion loudness. RTW’s new LRA instru- tric Lady Studios in New York, GRAMMY-nominated mixer and A major enhancement to the V2 ment provides an extremely fast over- is known for his work with artists producer John O’Mahony, with firmware is the innovative LRA instru- view of the loudness features of any such as Coldplay, Metric, Alberta his 16-channel AMS Neve Genesys, ment. It intuitively depicts the Loudness program segments. For this purpose, it Cross, Kashmir and The Cribs. sourced through GC Pro. Range (LRA) descriptor specified in combines integrated loudness metering, GC Pro is the exclusive U.S. sales EBU R128, elegantly combining the two as specified in EBU R128 regulations, channel for the innovative Gene- automate the analog side of things the with LRA metering, thus allowing for sys, a custom-crafted, expandable way that I was accustomed to on the the accurate representation of short- analog recording console that incor- 88R and on Flying Faders, which was Dangerous Has time loudness variances. porates digital workstation control. the automation system I grew up on.” In addition to the LRA instru- “When I set about building a small- O’Mahony initially contacted ment, the TouchMonitor V2 firmware er setup for myself and owning my Account Manager Niyi Adelekan, A Memorable offers many more enhancements. These own console, I looked around and based at GC Pro’s West 14th Street include the new classic PPM-instru- thought, what’s close to what I love, office in Manhattan, for a demo of the Liaison ment view derived from legendary and what has all the functions that I Genesys. “I took a song I mixed on To survive in this modern day audio RTW peak meters featuring gas-plas- need?” says O’Mahony. The Genesys a different console, and I did a quick jungle, the contemporary studio must ma displays and the moving-coil instru- proved to be the perfect companion to mix of it on the Genesys at GC Pro. be flexible and agile; a facility that can ment that implements various types of Pro Tools and the ideal candidate for I felt, apart from the time-consum- adapt to any workflow, effortlessly. pointer instruments (including an M/S his new studio. “It’s so forward-think- ing details, I had sonically beaten the Tracking, mixing and mastering ser- combo display) on the screen. Another ing in terms of its setup, with DAW other mix in almost a matter of min- vices oftentimes must be performed new feature is the global keyboard, a control. It’s all there in one package. utes. The Genesys had what I was real- under one roof, utilizing every piece customizable keypad that can be used And it has Encore moving faders, an ly hoping for, which is the stereo bus of outboard gear available. for issuing global start/stop/reset mes- option that I had installed. I had spent of the 88R; from an audio standpoint Dangerous Music’s (Booth 329) sages. It also allows for controlling the quite a bit of time working on the it sounds the same to me. It sounded Dangerous Liaison realizes this TouchMonitor using the integrated Neve 88R, which is the big brother of so much better than the console I’d dream by providing unprecedented GPIO interface. the Genesys. With Genesys I’m able to originally mixed that song on.” access to your outboard equipment. Connect up to six of your favorite units to the Liaison (more if you daisy chain, leverage a patchbay or add a Dangerous Master). Instantly audition any device or combination, change the order, dial in some paral- lel processing and then store these customized signal paths as presets to use again, on demand, anytime. True hard-wire bypass relays remove the gear entirely from the signal path; this includes outboard that lacks an integrated bypass or true hard-wire bypass. Mastering grade components switch instantly and silently, provid- ing true A/B comparisons without coloration or latency. Pre and post- processing monitor outputs make it simple to audition between the origi- nal source and the treated product. Dangerous Music Equipment is the indispensable ingredient to any digital audio recording environ- ment. Whether you’re tracking, mix- ing, mastering, or all three, and need the best equipment on the planet for summing, monitoring, master- ing, metering/talkback, or D/A con- version , this is the gear for you. Designed with mastering-quality standards and a practical aesthetic, the Dangerous Music Equipment line is bringing digital audio work- station recording to a new level. october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday 32 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day3 Waves, Phil Manchester Launch AnaMod New Audio Forensics Package Shows Signal Waves Audio (Booth 728), in associ- the originator of the West Mid- Processors Line ation with international covert audio lands Police Forensic Audio Labo- specialist Phil Manchester, announc- ratory and currently the only full AnaMod (Booth 229) is demonstrat- es the release of the Phil Manchester/ time covert audio specialist in the ing its entire line of signal proces- Waves Audio Forensics Package. A U.K. Working with law enforce- sors, created using the AnaMod Pro- collection of nine audio plug-ins cho- ment and military agencies, Man- cess, which uses precise mathematical sen especially for their precision in chester has conducted audio models to synthesize analog hard- covert audio investigation, this pack- forensics on more than 750 major ware. Unlike digital plug-ins or pro- age is ideally suited for law enforce- criminal investigations involving cessor-based outboard gear, there is ment agencies. national security, counter-terror- no latency, and no A/D or D/A con- Covert audio evidence, made pos- Waves Audio’s Phil Manchester/Waves ism, murder, kidnap, international versions to compromise the sound. sible by Waves plug-ins, was an indis- Audio Forensic Package drug smuggling and other seri- On display are the ATS-1 Analog pensable part of the prosecution’s ous criminal offenses. One of 30 Tape Simulator, which models the case against Parviz Khan and four oth- The Phil Manchester/Waves Audio technical specialists serving on the behavior of specific tape machines ers convicted in an infamous 2007 plot Forensics Package includes: W43 Noise Audio Engineering Society’s Tech- and tape formulations using ana- to kill a British Muslim soldier. “Waves Reduction Plugin; X-Noise; X-Crack- nical Committee on Audio Foren- log hardware, and the AM660 and Audio tools are used to identify, restore le; X-Hum; X-Click; C1 Compressor/ sics, he has served as a forensic audio AM670 Limiters, which are recre- and evidentially provide critical audio Expander; Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer; consultant to U.K. Police Forces, ations of the classic Fairchild limiters. for bringing to justice those respon- PAZ Frequency Analyzer; L1 Ultra- Serious Organized Crime Agencies, Also on display is the Reali- sible for high level criminality,” states maximizer. government agencies, international os product line (distributed by Phil Manchester. “Thanks to Waves, With over 20 years of technical police forces and other law enforce- AnaMod), including the TLCompres- I was able to succeed where other law experience as an international covert ment agencies, as well as associated sor, which uses a tungsten lamp as the enforcement agencies had failed.” audio specialist, Phil Manchester is forensic audio and speech specialists. gain reduction element, the A9033 Mic Preamp, which derives its gain strictly from transformers, and the A9031 Mic Preamp, an exact copy of BIAS Showcases Peak Studio With Peak Pro 7 the vintage Dick Swettenham Helios design as modified and used by Lenny Take your audio project to the next product’s value while maintaining the includes DDP (Disc Description Proto- Kravitz and Henry Hirsch. level with BIAS’s (Berkley Intergrated same price—more bang, same buck.” col) Export - providing support for this AnaMod was founded in 2006 by Audio Software, Booth 753) Peak Stu- Peak Pro 7 includes a new de- popular pre-master delivery format at two industry veterans, Dave Amels dio. This immensely powerful bundle clipping tool for repairing audio files. no additional charge. (Bomb Factory, Voce), and Greg includes Peak Pro 7—the latest version “Clipped” recordings are corrected Peak Studio also includes a new Gualtieri (Pendulum Audio). Its of the industry standard audio edit- using advanced re-synthesis and spec- application from BIAS called Sound- mission: to design, manufacture, and ing, processing, and mastering applica- tral repair DSP algorithms from BIAS Saver—a powerful utility optimized for market audio equipment based on tion exclusively for Mac OS X (includ- that produce jaw-dropping results. the analog archiving workflow. Wheth- an entirely new concept. The same ing Lion)—plus the highly acclaimed Peak Pro 7 also integrates editions of er transferring from analog tapes or patented mathematical modeling SoundSoap and SoundSoap Pro res- the highly acclaimed SoundSoap Pro vinyl LPs, SoundSaver streamlines procedures used by Dave Amels to toration plug-ins, Master Perfection 2 and Master Perfection Suite plug- the process and produces professional create digital plug-ins for Bomb Fac- Suite, SoundSaver archiving utility, ins, plus a new wide-band peak limiter. results. SoundSaver also supports the tory have been applied to the cre- and more. Peak Pro Studio is simply The additional signal processing tools Core Audio Format (CAF), allowing ation of AnaMod’s analog products. the most comprehensive editing, resto- make Peak Pro 7 the most compre- users to record beyond the traditional Analog audio products designed by ration, mastering, final stage process- hensive audio editing and processing 2 GB file size limit of other file for- this method use the AnaMod process ing, and delivery tool available. application for Mac OS X in its class. mats—ideal for capturing long perfor- in their creation, are entirely analog, Says Jason E. Davies, VP of busi- Other enhancements include support mances, especially at higher bit depths and do not process audio in the digi- ness development for BIAS, Inc.: for MP3 VBR (Variable Bit Rate) and and sample rates. tal domain. “With the inclusion of special editions compressed WAVE files, Japanese CD- of our high-end plug-in suites at no TEXT, Pro Tools playback keyboard additional charge, DDP export, and shortcuts, and other improvements. more, we’ve more than doubled the Unlike previous editions, Peak Pro 7 MIRA Mobile Relies On Calrec Sigma Console ZenPro Showcases Outdoor broadcasting (OB) giant tions as needed. Because of the console’s MIRA Mobile Television, the largest density, MIRA can support a much mobile-facilities provider in the west- larger, complicated mix that includes 5.1 ‘Clipalator’ Gear ern U.S., incorporated a Calrec (Booth in a relatively small footprint, which is 453) Sigma audio console into its new- especially important in the OB environ- Worldwide gear seller ZenPro Audio Owned and operated by Warren est remote truck, which went into ser- ment where space is at a premium. will be showcasing its “Clipalator” Dent, ZenPro Audio ships studio vice earlier this year. The 64 dual-fader “Our customer base has come to gear reference sessions in Booth 760. gear worldwide from South Caro- console controls the audio in MIRA’s expect the quality that comes from a The Clipalator is the world’s only lina, USA. The #1 goal is making 53-foot-long, HD expando truck, the Calrec console. The fact that we have fair and repeatable studio equip- it possible for you to spend money fourth truck in MIRA’s fleet to be them installed in our OB units is one ment comparison which showcases wisely without opinion and market- equipped with a Calrec console. factor that generates return custom- gear side by side under the same ing hype, but rather with your ears. The new truck, the M11HD, is a ers and helps to grow new business,” conditions, and processed using the With so many items on the market, it powerful vehicle with a proven rapid- said Ed Wlasiuk, MIRA engineer in same audio every time. Featuring gets harder day by day to know what deployment design that will focus on charge of M11HD. “Whether we are compressors, equalizers, preamps, you might prefer. Too many choices covering regional and national sporting doing a corporate event, 5.1 surround reverbs, microphones and specialty in gear can be a bad thing, unless events in the Western U.S. and Cana- at the Olympics, or a college basket- gear, stop by and strap on a pair of you can discern how each sounds. da. The Sigma audio desk with Blue- ball game, the Calrec Sigma gives us headphones and experience it for We support you with info, you sup- fin, which includes 5.1 surround sound the tools we need to handle shows of yourself. With hundreds of items port us with purchases. We call that capability, will allow MIRA to have an any size with ease. The customer and fully featured with audio and video “win win.” expanded number of audio embedders user acceptance of our previous OB demos, we can assure you, there is Stop by to meet Warren Dent, and and de-embedders with 28 channels of units installed with Calrec consoles has nothing else like it to deliver real visit ZenPro online at www.zenproau- EVS. Sigma also gives MIRA the flex- been so exceptional that it’s hard to info before you purchase. dio.com. ibility to expand beyond these specifica- even consider other options.” sunday october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY day3 edition Serving the 131st AES Convention 33 Classifieds

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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

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D. Dino Virella 415.828.4503 [email protected] october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday 34 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day3 Culture Vulture Solo Joins Thermionic Culture Line Thermionic Culture’s (Booth chassis. It features the ability to Dirty channel has the Vultures Drive, 253) Culture Vulture Solo is a switch, via the front panel or a Distortion type, Bias controls found on new development of the Vul- dedicated footswitch, between a standard Culture Vulture. ture featuring more of a focus the Clean and Dirty channels. on use with guitar and bass DI/ The Clean channel is an amplifier front-end applica- Thermionic Culture’s Culture Vulture Solo active channel that provides up tions; but the unit also retains all the the Limited edition Culture Vulture. to 35 dB variable gain to an instru- useful features for line-level applica- The Culture Vulture Solo is a sin- ment level signal with a flat but warm- tions that previous models, including gle-channel unit in a 2U 19-inch rack sounding frequency response. The

On the eve of the Convention, Rupert Neve Designs (Booth 231) announced that one of New York’s foremost mastering facilities, Masterdisk, will take delivery of the first two Rupert Neve Designs Portico II Master Buss Processor (MBP) units when they go into production at the beginning of October. At the RND booth yesterday, the RND 5088 analog mixer was in the spotlight, and Joshua Thomas was there to apprise attendees of the board’s many virtues.

AnaMod Demos Realios Equalizer AnaMod LLC is at Booth 229 showing the A9052 equalizer, a companion 500 series equalizer module to its A9031 Olympic-style microphone preamp. The A9052 is a faithful recreation of the Olympic recording desk equalizers with the addition of wider dynamic range and output drive capability. The equalizer can handle sig- nals roughly 6 dB greater than would normally be allowed in the 500 series due to a step-down input transformer and step-up output transformer. It features the original Olympic 3 transistor gain makeup circuit as well as a new Class-A out- put drive circuit. AnaMod LLC’s co-founder, Dave Amels states, “The frequencies and curve shapes of EQ are amazingly useful and musical. It’s apparent that the designers of the Olympic desks really knew what they wanted.” The A9052 equalizer will be available Q1, 2012 at a price to be determined. sunday october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY day3 edition Serving the 131st AES Convention 35

The Recording Clive’s Live Picks Academy By Clive Young Yamaha digital mixers and processors, Producers & Sometimes the AES Convention has including Yamaha 01V96, DM1000, Engineers Wing a reputation as “a recording show,” 02R96, DM2000, M7CL, LS9, DSP5D, (Booth 647) but don’t believe it! On the exhibit PM5D and DME24/64N. The card is at AES with floor are dozens of pro audio manu- provides up to 16 channels of automat- a full slate of facturers presenting their top-shelf ic mic mixing per card at 48 kHz and activities and live sound gear, including a number can run at 96 kHz with eight channels of new products being introduced this of operation. news, including a weekend. Next door, in the Harman Truck partnership with What’s an AES show without a cool (T1, back of the Exhibit Floor), is Iron Mountain new mixing console? DiGiCo (Booth a ton of intriguing pro audio gear, Incorporated 530) is showing off its new SD10-24, including AKG’s new DMS 70 Digi- Entertainment which sports all the features and func- tal Wireless microphone system. The Services, its popular GRAMMY SoundTables (moderated this year tionality of the SD10 in a smaller foot- DMS 70 operates in the 2.4 GHz by GRAMMY-winning engineer Chris Lord-Alge), an updated print. Measuring just under a meter in ISM band, a worldwide license-free version of the ‘Recommendations For Delivery of Recorded width, the desk sports 96 channels, 25 frequency range, and includes AES Music Projects’ best practices guide and more. Captured in 100mm touch-sensitive faders, the same 128-bit encryption, OFDM (Orthog- a rare calm moment at the booth are Daniela Acuña (left), large 15-inch, touch-sensitive screen as onal Frequency-Division Multiplex- project coordinator, New York chapter, and Rob Acatino, senior the SD10, up to 40 Smart Key Macros ing) modulation and digital controlled on 10 LCD keys, and more features than antenna diversity. director, membership and marketing. we can do justice to in one paragraph. Renkus-Heinz (Demo Room 1A02) is showing off its self-powered IC2 digitally steerable line-array loudspeaker systems, including the IC8R-II update, which combines a new Triple Tweeter high-fre- quency array coax with the equally new RHAON (Renkus-Heinz Audio Opera- tions Network) v1.8 beam steering mod- ule. Ralph Heinz, sr. vice president and loudspeaker designer, explains all this while illustrating the system’s detail with a wide variety of 5.1 surround tracks. And they have popcorn! The Yamaha Truck (T2, back of the Exhibit Floor) is showing the new Dan Extending TI’s Burr-Brown Audio line, Texas Dugan-MY16 card for current model Instruments Incorporated (TI, Booth 847) is Five Towns College is at Booth 340 touting a introducing a family of JFET-input op amps wide and exciting variety of programs, including featuring ultra-low noise and distortion to a Bachelor of Music (Mus.B.) jazz/commercial maximize audio system quality and performance. music program and Bachelor of Professional Today’s Gathered at the TI booth to talk up this and Studies (BPS) in Business Management. At other of TI’s latest innovations are, from left: the booth, Nieves Maldonado (left) and Dan Events: PMC Mike Centorino, Daffyd Roche, Jon Beall and Edwards are ready to discourse on these and Masters of Earling Simenson. other of the College’s many offerings. Audio All events in Demo Room 1E06

10-11 a.m. Student Recording Critiques

11:30 a.m-1 p.m. Morten Lindberg: Breaking the Rules; Surround Sound Recording, Part 2 “Surround Sound is a sculpture, where stereo can be described as a flat canvas.” Lindberg will continue to share his experi- ence in creating the best possible surround recording while “breaking the traditional rules.” He is a nine-time Grammy-nominat- ed/winning balance engineer and recording producer with vocals, choirs and strings as his core area of expertise.

1:30-2:30 p.m. Prism Sound: ‘No Ordinary Audio Test Instrument’ Prism Sound’s Simon Woollard and Doug Ordon, together with Qualis Audio founder Dr. Richard Cabot will be demonstrating and discussing the need for loudness mea- surement in both stereo and surround envi- ronments using the Prism Sound dScope and the Qualis Audio Sentinel surround sound audio monitor. As the BS.1770 standard for measurement attains widespread use, so does the need to test loudness meters for conformance to the latest standard.

sunday october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY day3 edition Serving the 131st AES Convention 37 ‘Best Of Show’ Awards Named By the PAR Editorial Staff Presented by ProSoundNetwork. com (Pro Audio Review and Pro Sound News), this inaugural “Best DPA (Booth 733) is launching a new headworn of Show” award series celebrates Stagetec, the U.S. arm of the German mic range, the d:fine mic, so named to reflect the most impressive new products Mediagroup that specializes in audio systems its accurate audio definition and natural sonic that debuted on the exhibition primarily for the live theater and broadcast characteristics. The earpieces are made from a floor. The winners were compiled market, is at Booth 344. At the booth on sprung material used to manufacture hearing via nominations from PAR and Saturday, company president Rusty Waite (left) aids, making them extremely comfortable PSN contributors and editors. This year’s winners are, in and VP John Williamson offered informed to wear and exploiting DPA’s experience of alphabetical order, API 1608 Con- insight into the Crescendo unit being exhibited manufacturing hearing aid components. Shown sole Automation, Antelope Audio there along with a variety of other forward- at the DPA booth are, from left: Jarrod Renaud, Eclipse AD|DA Converter, Avid looking Stagetec gear. Morten Stove, Bryce Boyntov and Gary Baldassari. Pro Tools 10, DPA d:fine Head- set Microphone, Eminence D-fend Loudspeaker Protection Circuit, Eventide Omnipressor Native, Grace Millennia Design m102/m502 Optical Com- pressors, Harrison 950m Analog Features Console, Radial MC3 Monitor Con- troller, Pelonis Sound & Acoustics HV-35 Mic Signature Series Model 42 Studio Monitor, Renkus-Heinz IC2 Line Array Loudspeaker Systems, Massey Amplifier Plug-Ins MQ2 Equalizer, NUGEN Millennia Music & Audio Stereoizer Manipulation Media Systems is at Plug-In, sE Electronics Egg Powered Booth 345 showing Studio Monitor, TC Electronic LM6 its single-slot, HV-35 Native Room Loudness Meter. mic amp. It will work in any API-compatible rack. The HV-35 features Telefunken Rohde & Schwarz, an independent group of companies a front-panel instru- ment input, DC-cou- Millennia specializing in electronics, is a leading solution supplier in the pled ribbon mic with Media’s Spotlights New fields of test and measurement, broadcasting, radio monitoring 10 dB gain boost set- HV-35 mic TRI-MONO and radiolocation, as well as secure communications. Larry Sayer, ting, 80 Hz roll-off fil- amp shown here with the UPP 800 and UPV units, is on board at Booth ter, 48V phantom, 15 833 with all the pertinent info on the various R&S products on dB Pad and Polarity flip. The gain con- System display this year. trol is continuously variable. Telefunken Elektroakustik (Booth 963) is introducing the new ELA M 260 TRI-MONO System, com- prised of three matched ELA M 260 small-diaphragm tube microphones, a custom M 963 TRI-MONO three- channel power supply, and adaptor spheres to emulate the omni effect of the original “Decca Tree” con- figuration introduced in the 1950s. Telefunken’s TRI-MONO sys- tem presents a very affordable mod- ern equivalent of the time-honored method of recording with a strictly spaced mic array, commonly used for orchestral recording.

Sonnox (Booth 657) is unveiling yet another important advance—compatibility of Oxford At Booth 131, Women’s Audio Mission plug-ins with Avid’s new Pro Tools|HDX (WAM) is showcasing Sound Channel (www. system being launched at AES. Avid’s new soundchannel.org), a unique spin on audio AAX (Avid Audio eXtension) advanced plug- production training that provides the first in format offers improved workflows and gender-balanced, college-tested online training sound parity when sharing sessions between materials, created by award-winning industry Telefunken’s M 963 TRI- DSP-accelerated and native-based Pro Tools experts. The women of WAM were spreading MONO three-channel power systems. The AAX plug-ins are in the spotlight the news at the Convention on Saturday. From supply, part of the new ELAM at the Sonnox booth, as Matt Motono (left) left are: Laura Dean, Hillary Burkman, Jenny M 260 TRI-MONO System and Jose Sala will attest. Thornburg and Terri Winston. october 20-23, 2011 jacob k. javits convention center new york, ny the AES DAILY sunday 38 Serving the 131st AES Convention edition day3 Scovill, Natale Dish FOH Mix Approaches By Clive Young One of the most intriguing live sound events at the AES Convention this year was the meeting of FOH minds as two legendary concert engineers took The folks at Direct Sound Headphones (Booth the stage to talk about their careers, views and lessons learned while man- ADAM Audio is launching its A77X monitor 129) are in New York City attending the 131st ning the mixing desk. Both men spoke AES Convention while their hometown St. for the U.S. market at Booth 367. It features from wide-ranging, hard-won experi- the company’s X-ART tweeter, new woofers Louis Cardinals battle it out with the Texas ence, as Robert Scovill has mixed for and amplifiers, and completely redesigned Rangers in the World Series. Direct Sound’s the likes of Tom Petty and the Heart- speaker cabinets. The A77X’s two seven-inch John Gesko, shown here, has nonetheless breakers, Matchbox Twenty, Def Lep- woofers feature 1.5-inch large voice coils and maintained his focus on Convention matters, pard, Rush, Prince and a host of oth- amplifiers. Both are capable of high maximum informing attendees of all they need to know to ers, while Dave Natale has manned the sound pressure levels and deep lower register appreciate the Direct Sound no-bleed Hearing desk for the Rolling Stones, Fleetwood reproduction. Pictured is president Robert Caputo. Protection studio headphones. Mac, Tina Turner and Lenny Kravitz, among a long list of names. Among the highpoints was when they On Friday, ‘Legends were asked what their approaches to mix- Of Nashville Sound,’ ing were. Scovill proffered, “It’s the clas- one of the 131st AES sic question—’How do you get a bass Convention’s Special drum sound?’ and my response is always Events, presented the same: What kind of music is it?’ Are excerpts from the AES there certain things that work for rock Nashville Section’s music? Absolutely. Do I do them over continuing ‘Legends and over again when I’m mixing rock? In The Round’ series of Absolutely. If I’m mixing jazz, be it tra- ditional jazz or contemporary jazz, no, historical events. The because it’s an entirely different construc- featured events were tion set. With jazz, I don’t even start with ‘The RCA Years,’ ‘The the drums; I start with the standup bases, Monument Studios because that’s where the swing is.” Years,’ ‘The Woodland Natale countered, “I mix for per- Years,’ and ‘The Jack sonal enjoyment. I make the drums ‘Cowboy’ Clement sound the way I want them to sound, Years’, covering the and that’s how they sound.” early ’50s through the At Booth 539, ACO Pacific’s Noland ’80s). Presenting were Lewis displays the company’s (top left) Bil VornDick, PS9200 Kit. The company’s Wes Bulla, (bottom full range of Noise Mitigation left) Jim Kaiser and monitoring solutions is featured at Mike Poston. the booth.

attended the show for years, some- Robert Scovill (left) and Dave continued times decades, it’s always some visi- continued Natale  from page 1  from page 1 aes state | tors’ first AES Convention and they analog | (Booth 733). “Our booth has been very fully intend to make the most of it. egory. The API 1608, a wildly suc- busy, which has been a pleasant sur- For instance, take veteran live sound cessful compact analog music produc- continued prise, as my feeling is that it is busier pro Phil Reigh of regional sound tion console, now has its own inboard pedersen | from page 1 than it’s been in previous years...and company Phil Reigh Sound in Bell- automation system, unveiled at this tor meeting prior to this convention. The that there’s more people.” wood, PA: “I’m looking at a few convention. Similarly, Harrison is group meeting “was very productive,” he Vinnie Macri, training and certi- things while I’m here. I’m interested displaying, for the first time, its 950m reports. “They clearly care about us.” fication manager for intercom tech- in AVB technology, so I want to find compact analog music production After the convention, the board of nologies specialists Clear-Com (Booth out a little more about it. I’m also console (reviewed with high marks in governors will stay for an extra day 431), concurred, noting that for his looking for a digital desk I can use as the AES/October 2011 issue of Pro of future planning meetings, too. “It’s company, “The New York market- a FOH/monitor console, things like Audio Review, available at Booth important to me that everybody sees place is always good for [gauging] that. We left Pennsylvania at 5 this 829). Select others include the Solid the new opportunities and works East Coast response for our deal- morning, just got in here and when State Logic’s wide range of analog towards the same goal.” ers, our partners in the area and our they close the doors at 6 and have to mixing solutions; the popular Toft Collaboration is key to Pedersen’s integrators in the area. Also, the East throw us out, we’ll hop in the truck ATB Series; the new Trident Series plans, including working with other, Coast is where all the broadcast deci- and head back home.” 82; and Rupert Neve Designs’ flag- related organizations. “I would like to sions are made, plus there’s the per- At the end of today, many exhibi- ship 5088 discrete analog console. initiate some kind of program where it forming arts community—particularly tors here at the Jacob Javits Center Meanwhile, hybrid analog/digi- becomes easier to show the presence of the Broadway community—and all of will do the same thing—start packing tal systems are increasingly centered the AES at institutions and universi- those people are here. At AES, there up so that they, too, can head home around product lines from manufac- ties,” he shares. are a lot of AV consultants as well; and turns three days of convention turers such as Dangerous Music; real- “I want to push transparency and they specify our products into their excitement into solid business. Come deal analog tape is back in the machine trust among people as hard as I can,” performing arts spaces and AV proj- next October, they’ll be able to do it all room thanks to the innovative minds vows Pedersen. ects, so no question, it’s an important over again, when the AES Convention at Endless Analog; and the list goes While it may no longer be business as show for us to be at.” returns to the West Coast, landing once on. My point is, for those that counted usual, he concludes, “We have something While the exhibit floor always again at the Moscone Center in San out analog technology, you were only nobody else has; it’s just a matter of uti- seems to be filled with people who’ve Francisco. counting zeroes and ones. lizing it. I’m confident we can do it.”