THE OFFICIAL Published by AES and Pro Sound News & Mix magazines • Day 1 Edition SHOW NEWAE YORKS PRO AUDIO CONVENTION SERVING THE 147TH AES CONVENTION • OCTOBER 16-19, 2019 JACOB K. JAVITSDAILY CONVENTION CENTER, NEW YORK, NY The growing role of women in the highest echelons of professional audio is exemplified by the current leadership of the Audio Engineering Society, which includes (L – R) President-Elect Agnieszka Roginska, President Nadja Wallaszkovits, Secretary Valerie Tyler (three of the five members of the Board of Directors) and Executive Director Colleen Harper. Expansive & Comprehensive, AES: Kicking It Live By Clive Young All-Access registration. Sound reinforcement is an inte- This year’s Sound Reinforce- AES 2019 Is Ready to Launch gral element in daily life, whether ment Track includes sessions By Clive Young will expand your knowledge and we’re attending a live concert or revealing crucial details of sound New York City has its famous fall enhance your craft; there are net- event, catching announcements in reinforcement implementation, traditions, from holiday parades to working opportunities for catching a store or train station, or listen- such as “Seven Steps to a Success- the occasional World Series win, up with industry friends, making ing to educational insights from top ful Sound System Design,” tak- but for audio professionals, the new connections, and lots more. As audio pros here on the exhibition ing place at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in arrival of cooler weather means just the slogan goes, if it’s about audio, floor of AES. For those who are at 1E12. one thing: the return of the Audio it’s at AES. the convention to learn more about Delving further into system spe- Engineering Society Convention. This doesn’t happen by acci- sound reinforcement itself, there’s cifics, the annual RF Super Session And what’s not to love? There’s dent; Valerie Tyler, AES New plenty to take in, whether on the on Thursday at 9 a.m. in 1E13 will an exhibition floor teeming with York 2019 Convention co-chair and free Inspiration Stage dedicated to bring together a slew of pros from exciting gear, both new and classic; AES secretary/Board of Directors live sound, or in workshops and multiple corners of the industry to there are workshops and panels that Ready to Launch on page 29 panels available to attendees with AES Live on page 28 +A QUARTER-CENTURY +A RECORD YEAR FOR +DEMO ROOMS on the | inside OF AT4050 Page 4 API CONSOLES Page 27 OVERVIEW Page 30 AES19_DAY1_Live.indd 1 10/15/19 5:09 PM AT4050 1994 2019 Celebrating a Legacy AT4050 Multi-pattern Condenser Microphone In a market fl ooded by cloned or updated microphones, the AT4050 stands out. For 25 years, this “desert island mic,” prized by both studio and live engineers, hasn’t changed. There’s been no need. With its versatility, consistency and durability, the AT4050 maintains its legacy as the mic that captures 40 Series every nuance. audio-technica.com _Day 1,2,3.indd 10 10/4/19 3:14 PM DAY 1 EDITION | THE AES DAILY 3 ShowNews Harper Leads AES Into the Future By Clive Young Psychoacoustics While many previous AES executive directors have come from within the pro audio industry, Colleen Harper, appointed in January 2019, has spent her Is Focus of 2019 career, fittingly, in the world of nonprofit associa- tions. She became a Certified Association Executive Heyser Lecture in 2012 and worked at organizations focused on finance, healthcare and engineering. “I spent most An AES Life Fellow, now retired, Louis of my time in membership,” she recalls, “working Fielder is this year’s Richard C. Heyser dis- directly with members and volunteers on increas- tinguished lecturer at AES NY 2019. Address- ing the value of their organizations, making sure ing the topic “Psychoacoustics Applied to both the membership and the community that the Dynamic-Range and Nonlinear-Distortion organization served felt appreciated and connected. Assessment,” Fielder will deliver his lecture At my most recent organization before joining AES, on Thursday, October 17, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. I started out in membership and marketing and was During the period between 1976 and 1978, then promoted to chief operating officer. I also Fielder worked on electronic component design served as interim CEO for eight months.” It was for custom sound reinforcement systems at Paul that experience that Harper credits with giving her Colleen Harper: ‘Our members are our greatest resource.’ the necessary real-world business operations and nonprofit governance experience an association is done by its membership. Notes Harper, “AES is executive needs. a volunteer organization that couldn’t exist with- As an organization, AES is both lean and mas- out the numerous members around the world who sive at the same time: it employs a mere six full- are committed to our mission and work on a daily time staff members (five in New York and one in basis to further the goals of AES.” Nashville) and a number of long-term contractors Insight from those members has always helped around the world, but much of the society’s work Harper on page 28 P&E Wing Addresses Loudness in Louis Fielder Expert Panel Sessions Veneklasen and Associates. From 1978 to 1984, The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers 4 to 5 p.m., the panel “When Loud Is Not Loud: he was involved in digital audio and magnetic Wing will be focusing on issues associated with What You Need to Know About Loudness Mea- recording research at the Ampex Corporation. loudness in two informative expert panels at AES surement Today” will take place on the exhibi- At that time, he became interested in applying NY 2019. tion floor on the Recording Stage. Alex Kosiorek psychoacoustics to the design and analysis of On Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 2:45 to 4:15 (manager of the award-winning production ser- digital audio conversion systems. From 1984 to p.m., the panel “The Loudness War Is Over vice Central Sound at Arizona PBS; executive 2018, he worked at Dolby Laboratories on the (If You Want It)” will take place in the Spe- producer of Classical Arizona PBS productions; application of psychoacoustics to the develop- cial Events Room. GRAMMY-winning engineer and current AES vice president—Western Region ment of audio systems and on the development George Massenburg will serve as moderator, of USA/Canada) will serve as moderator, with of a number of bit-rate reduction audio codecs with panelists to include acclaimed engineers panelists represented from Adobe, iZotope, Nugen for music distribution, transmission and storage Serban Ghenea, Gimel “Guru” Keaton, Bob Lud- and Waves. Whether it is music or spoken word applications, i.e., AC-1, AC-2, AC-3, Enhanced wig, Thomas Lund and Ann Mincieli. Now that (such as podcasts), care is needed to preserve the AC-3, AAC and Dolby E. streaming dominates the music listening land- artistic intent of the content’s creators. It is critical Fielder is a life fellow of the AES, a senior scape, it’s time to revisit what loudness really is that producers, recording, mixing and mastering life member of the IEEE, a life member of and how to manage it. Check out this lively and engineers understand what is at stake, and how to the SMPTE and an emeritus member of the informative conversation with some of the best read, measure and manage the loudness of audio Acoustical Society of America. He was on the minds in the business, who will shed light on both files. Join representatives from four highly regard- AES Board of Governors during 1990-1992, the current unhappy state of loudness and what ed audio tech companies who will inform and president during 1994-1995 and treasurer dur- creators can do to make it better. enlighten about the proper use of today’s loudness ing 2005-2009. The following day, Thursday, Oct. 17, from meters and measurement tools. AES19_DAY1_Live.indd 3 10/15/19 5:09 PM 4 THE AES DAILY | DAY 1 EDITION Yamaha Showcase Covers All the The AT4050 @ 25 Pro Audio Bases Years BOOTH 624 Yamaha is highlighting its profes- sional audio and live sound products, as well as BOOTH 422 Audio-Technica is celebrating the audio workstation tools from Steinberg Media 25th anniversary of one of its most acclaimed Technologies and loudspeakers from NEXO, and ubiquitous microphones, the AT4050 both Yamaha companies. Attendees will see the multi-pattern condenser microphone. RIVAGE, CL and TF series digital mixing con- Since its introduction 25 years ago, the soles, the STAGEPAS 1K portable P.A. system, AT4050 has been a go-to tool for professional the point source NEXO P12/L15 loudspeaker and aspiring recording engineers worldwide. system, DZR loudspeakers with expanded Dante It was designed for the studio, but due to connectivity and Steinberg’s Dorico 3 profes- its consistency and durability, it was quickly sional scoring software. adopted by live engineers as well, and it con- Firmware update V4.0 for Yamaha TF Series tinues to be employed for all manner of live adds enhanced control through a Selected Chan- applications. For many engineers, the AT4050 nel View, providing access to main parameters for makes the shortlist of “desert island mics,” or selected input channels in a single display. Sup- Yamaha’s digital mixers the very top essential tools that they need in port for Yamaha DZR-D and DXS-XLF-D Series order to do their work. speakers is added with speaker amp mute control ture, guitar notation and harp pedal changes. The AT4050 has the reputation of a studio directly from the mixer display.