FRIDAY, OCT. 5

SESSION: BOARD ROOM AUDIO PANEL
TIME: 11 AM - 1 PM
ROOM: 1E04, JAVITS

DESCRIPTION: Moderating the session will be Steven Emspak, Partner at Shen, Milsom, & Wilke, one of the world's leading authorities and consultants in the  A/V world.  Focus will be on the technical obstacles and solutions available to properly design and configure a modern boardroom for audio intelligibility and video conferencing.  Panel discussion will be followed by a personal networking session sponsored by Tannoy and Polycom.

PRESENTERS:  Steven Emspak, Shen, Milsom, & Wilke; Felix Robinson, SPL Integrated Solutions, Mark Bertrand, Tannoy N. America; Dr. Craig Richardson; Robert Moreau,  ClockAudio

DESCRIPTION: The Ahnert / Feistel Media Group will present EASERA SysTune, a new software tool for quick and accurate system tuning using live program material while an audience is present. The presenters will discuss actual applications, and share their extensive experience with measuring and tuning complex loudspeaker systems for live sound reinforcement.

PRESENTERS: Wolfgang Ahnert, Stefan Feistel

SESSION: MORE THAN JUST FUN & GAMES: VIDEO GAMES AND NEXT GENERATION CREATIVE AUDIO PRODUCTION
TIME: 3:30 - 4:30 PM
ROOM: 1E04, JAVITS

DESCRIPTION: Next-Gen game consoles provide some hefty firepower when it comes to audio production. From orchestral recordings to surround sound mixing the sky seems to be the limit, or is it? This panel produced by Manhattan Producer's Alliance exec Steve Horowitz, will take a look at some of the significant advances in composing, mixing, scoring & mastering for next generation consoles. Attendees will get a practical top-down view of how game production is developing and what the advancements mean for composers, sound designers & producers working in the field.

PANEL MEMBERS:
Tom Salta, Persist Music
Alistair Hirst, Omni Interactive Audio
Chris Burke, Bong & Dern
MODERATOR: Steve Horowitz, Nickonline/The Code International/MPA

SESSION: SEISMIC CHANGES: THE LANDSCAPE OF FILM AND TV MUSIC
TIME: 5:00 - 6:00 PM
ROOM: 1E04, JAVITS

DESCRIPTION: Technological evolution coupled with economic factors are transforming how music for TV and Film is created and used. At the vanguard are organizations like the Manhattan Producers Alliance, building a collaborative network of composers from diverse areas of the business. Companies like Source Connect and Esessions, make it possible for composers and producers to collaborate over unlimited distances. Makers of the newest sampling technology and virtual instruments like Audio Impressions allow us to more accurately simulate live performance. Music libraries like Pump Audio and Omni Music make vast amounts of independently created music easily available to film and TV producers and Apple computer's innovative music software is blurring the distinction between music listener and music maker. Joe Carroll, founder of the Manhattan Producers Alliance will moderate a lively discussion on navigating this new landscape with guest speakers.

PANELISTS:
Larry Mills - Pump Audio
Robert Marshall - Source Connect
Chris Mangum - Film Composer

SESSION: SONY AUDIO-FOR-GAMES REPORT
TIME: 10:00 - 11:00 AM
ROOM: 1E04, JAVITS

DESCRIPTION: The big picture perspective of interactive entertainment/video game audio as told from the perspective of Sony Computer Entertainment's (America and Europe) leading game sound designers; the session will cover topics such as:

• The manpower resources required to create and implement audio in an interactive product
• The tools required to perform this work from a traditional and proprietary standpoint
• How video game audio requires a "new breed" of audio professional. Today's interactive audio professional must have a broad knowledge of not only traditional signal flow, engineering and recording, and content creation but requires continous education on the rapidly changing technologies that directly effect their day to day workloads
• The Studios! The facilities required to raise the audio quality bar for consumers and next generation interactive products - pictures and discussion of SCEA's new world class studio build out (Up for Studio Design at this years TEC Awards)
• Ancillary topics: Field Recording requirements have raised, Foley recording is almost now standard, etc.
• Demonstrations: God of War II (TEC Award Nominee)
  

PANELISTS:
Phil Kovats, SCEA

Gene Semel, SCEA

SESSION: THAT CORPORATION: ANALOG DESIGN SECRETS YOUR MOTHER NEVER TOLD YOU
TIME: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
ROOM: 1E04, JAVITS

DESCRIPTION: As the performance of modern digital audio technology approaches the range of human hearing, the weak links in the signal chain are often found in the analog domain. For example, the 120dB dynamic range achievable by a modern A/D converter is sacrificed when it is fed a noisy signal from a poorly balanced input with insufficient common mode rejection. Thus, in order to achieve the best possible performance at the lowest possible cost, it is important that designers employ good analog engineering practices. This seminar will provide tips and techniques to achieve optimal performance in the analog signal path. Topics to be covered will range from inputs (balanced line and mic level) to outputs (balanced to single-ended), and will include analog signal processing (VCAs, RMS detection, and Analog Engines). The presenters are analog IC design experts from THAT Corporation, the world’s only semiconductor foundry specializing exclusively in pro audio ICs.

PRESENTERS: Gary Hebert, Les Tyler, Rosalfonso Bortoni, Bob Moses

SESSION: RENKUS HEINZ: TOOLS FOR MEASURING  & OPTIMIZING LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEMS
TIME: 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
ROOM: 1E04, JAVITS

DESCRIPTION: The Ahnert / Feistel Media Group will present EASERA SysTune, a new software tool for quick and accurate system tuning using live program material while an audience is present. The presenters will discuss actual applications, and share their extensive experience with measuring and tuning complex loudspeaker systems for live sound reinforcement.

PRESENTERS: Wolfgang. Ahnert, Stefan Feistel

SESSION: AUDIOMATIC: CLIO 8 SYSTEM OVERVIEW AND APPLICATIONS
TIME: 2:30 - 3:30 PM
ROOM: 1E04, JAVITS

DESCRIPTION: Audiomatica presents the new CLIO 8 System and demonstrates its new applications. Of great interest: - The firewire hardware interface - The security features of CLIO 8 software - The new Quality Control functionalities - The new software analysis tools

PRESENTERS: Mauro Bigi,  Daniele Ponteggia

SESSION: KIPPEL: VIBRATION AND RADIATION ANALYSIS OF LOUDSPEAKER CONES
TIME: 4:00 - 5:00 PM
ROOM: 1E04, JAVITS

DESCRIPTION: A new scanning technique for measuring the vibration and geometry of loudspeaker parts is presented. This data is the basis for numerical simulations using BEM and and FEA. A decomposition technique reveals radial and circular modes and the vibration component generating the acoustical output. New ways for loudspeaker diagnostics and cone optimization are illustrated on woofers, tweeters, headphones and micro-speakers.

PRESENTER: Wolfgang Klippel

SESSION: FLEX ACOUSTICS: ROCK ACOUSTICS - THE FLEXIBLE BASS ABSORBER
TIME: 5:00 - 6:00 PM
ROOM: 1E04, JAVITS

DESCRIPTION: Flex Acoustics made what seems to be the first ever scientific investigaion into the recommended room acoustics for rock and pop concerts. The results showed the necessity of additional bass absorbtion, and led to the invention of a flexible bass absorber. The investigation and the AqFlex absorber will be presented.

PRESENTER: Niels Werner Adelman-Larsen

SESSION: RENKUS HEINZ: DIGITAL AUDIO NETWORKING IN LIVE SOUND
TIME: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
ROOM: 1E04, JAVITS

SESSION: MINNETONKA: AUDIOTOOLS WORKFLOW ARCHITECTURE
TIME: 1:00 - 2:00 PM
ROOM: 1E04, JAVITS

DESCRIPTION: Managing content efficiently and effectively is difficult but essential in every media organization. The challenge centers on managing digital audio assets through an increasingly complex pipeline of editing, processing, versioning, collaboration, distribution and archiving. The AudioTools workflow architecture addresses this complex set of problems to create greater efficiencies and productivity.

PRESENTER: John Schur, Steve Clarke,  Jim Weber

SESSION: NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR TRAINING
TIME: 9 AM - 4:30 PM
ROOM: 1E04, JAVITS

DESCRIPTION: A new series of National Semiconductor seminars at the Audio Engineering Society Convention (AES) will help you solve your toughest design challenges. Learn about approaches to achieving the highest technical specifications and sonic quality required by the most discriminating audio professionals.  

AGENDA:

9:00 - 10:15: Signal Path Circuit Performance
10:30 - 1:00: High-Performance Power Amplifiers (includes lunch)
1:00 - 2:30: Signal Path Circuit Performance II
3:00 - 4:30: High-Performance Power Amplifiers II

PANELISTS:

John DeCelles, Principal Applications Engineer
Kevin Hoskins, Staff Applications Engineer
Mark Brasfield, Principal Applications Engineer

ADMISSION: BY REGISTRATION ONLY

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