Channel - 2018 AES Videos
6/23/2022 4:10:17 AM
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Advanced Audio for Television Broadcast
Broadcast & Online Delivery
Moderator:
Fred Willard, Univision - Washington, DC, USA
Panelists:
Robert Bleidt, Fraunhofer USA Digital Media Technologies - San Jose, CA, USA
Tim Carroll, Dolby Laboratories - San Francisco, CA, USA
Kazuho Ono, NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories - Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Skip Pizzi, NAB - Washington DC, USA
Jim Starzynski, NBCUniversal - New York, NY, USA; ATSC Group - Washington D.C.
Immersive and personalized audio workflows are now ubiquitous in the industry and finally breaching into consumer delivery; not just through cable TV and streaming but also over consumer broadcast channels.
Whether to a personal device in binaural through headphones, or to a multichannel home theater playout system, advanced transmission systems are now up and running to deliver the excitement and realism of a three-dimensional playback space with relative ease, carrying metadata to adapt to any listening environment.
ATSC 3.0, Hi-Vision 22.2, and Mpeg-H have shot beyond theory and are now up and running in approaching 100 transmitters in cities and countries around the world.
Again, AES brings you the world’s foremost experts on the subject as they bring us up to speed on the very exciting milestones bested over the past year.
Fred Willard
3/27/2019 8:21:26 PM
AES67/ST2110 Technical: Synchronization and Redundancy
Networked Audio
Presenters:
Claudio Becker-Foss, DirectOut GmbH - Mittweida, Germany
Andreas Hildebrand, ALC NetworX GmbH - Munich, Germany
With a shared interest in media operability, the AES and SMPTE have both been developing standards for networked media. The audio part of SMPTE’s new standard for “Transport of Professional Media over Managed IP Networks”, ST 2110, builds on AES67, the “High-performance streaming audio-over-IP interoperability” standard. This session features several noted authors in the field to discuss these standards from a technical perspective, namely explaining commonalities and constraints among both standards, the principles of sample-accurate synchronization among individual essence streams and how to implement increased operating safety utilizing stream redundancy as defined in SMPTE ST2022-7.
Claudio Becker-Foss
3/27/2019 8:21:26 PM
Building a Modern Broadcast Facility in a 152-Year Old House
Broadcast & Online Delivery
Chair:
Matthew Ballos, Walters-Storyk Design Group - Highland, NY, USA
Panelists:
Jimmy Buff, WKNY Radio - Kingston, NY, USA
Kale Kaposhilin, WKNY Radio - Kingston, NY, USA
John Storyk, Walters-Storyk Design Group - Highland, NY, USA
HOW WKNY RADIO IS TURNING A 152-YEAR-OLD OCTAGONAL HOUSE INTO A CUTTINg EDGE COMMUNITY SERVICE BROADCAST STUDIO
In December 2017 Radio Station WKNY (Kingston, NY) announced plans to move from its long-time home to a brand new, cutting-edge broadcast center. On the air since December 1939, WKNY’s new home is singularly unique. Hexagonal in shape, the 152-year-old structure (circa 1866) has served a variety of purposes, from Tavern to (most recently) a Hair Salon. Jimmy Buff, Executive Director of the Radio Kingston Corp., which purchased the station in 2017, reports the building’s unique six-sided profile is particularly cool, as it “faces all parts of the city.” A Hudson Valley broadcast icon, Buff is exec director and an on-air personality at WKNY Radio, WSDG (Highland, NY) is a global broadcast facility, recording studio, teaching/production complex and performance venue architectural/acoustical design firm, retained to create the new station. Though tied in to the local power grid, WKNY is designed to function as an “all solar power” facility. The new complex will include a separate building, which will serve as a Community Center/video production studio for podcasts. WKNY Technical Director Kale Kaposhilin will cover all aspects of the station design process, and address a variety of issues including the challenges of constructing within a building with six sides, systems integration, and funding.
Matthew Ballos
3/27/2019 8:21:26 PM
Heyser Lecture
Special Events
Presenter:
John Meyer, Meyer Sound Labs - Berkeley, CA, USA
The Richard C. Heyser distinguished lecturer for the 145th AES Convention is John Meyer.
Taking the Room Out of the Loudspeaker: New Tools for Transparent Reproduction
With few exceptions, loudspeakers are not used in a free field environment but rather in an enclosed acoustical space. This is inherently problematic as an acoustical space behaves in a manner similar to that of loudspeakers, making it difficult to separate the problematic characteristics of each using common measurement tools or subjective listening tests. John Meyer’s lecture will review the history of loudspeaker measurement tools as used both in the free field and in acoustical space, including Richard Heyser’s pioneering TDM methods and Meyer Sound’s own SIM (Source Independent Measurement) systems. A key focus will be on a new multi-component studio monitor that exhibits absolutely flat amplitude and phase response from 27 Hz to 20 kHz. Because this system effectively “takes the room out of the loudspeaker” it opens up possibilities for correlating new objective testing techniques with subjective listening observations. The lecture also will discuss a new test signal known as M-Noise, which effectively mimics the dynamics of music and avoids inherent weaknesses in the use of pink noise with third-octave analyzers when testing loudspeaker systems used for music. The retrospective will touch on other benchmarks in the quest for linear sound amplification, including the early Glyph large-horn systems, the Grateful Dead’s “Wall of Sound” and the HD-1 high resolution studio monitor, a trusted near-field reference that remains in Meyer Sound’s product line 29 years after its introduction.
John Meyer
3/27/2019 8:21:26 PM
Listener Fatigue and Auditory Stress
Broadcast & Online Delivery
Moderator:
Thomas Lund, Genelec Oy - Iisalmi, Finland
Panelists:
Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering Studios, Inc. - Portland, ME, USA
Susan Rogers, Berklee College of Music - Boston, MA, USA
Listening with acuity for long hours is discussed from recording, mixing and mastering perspectives. We also review recent physiological and psychological studies on listener fatigue, along with research into efferent components of perception. Hearing might be more accurately understood as primarily a reach-out phenomena, and therefore prone to exhaustion of pathways in both directions
Thomas Lund
3/27/2019 8:21:26 PM
Making Live Jazz and Sound Like Jazz!
Student & Career Development
Presenters:
Ian Corbett, Kansas City Kansas Community College - Kansas City, KS, USA; off-beat-open-hats recording & sound reinforcement
Nadezhda Rakhmanova, Mariinsky Theatre - Russia
This workshop, ideal for students, new engineers, and more experienced engineers new to jazz and acoustic music situations, will discuss what “the sound” of jazz and acoustic music might be and different approaches to amplifying a selection of ensembles in order to appropriately scale the sound to different sized venues, from small clubs to large theaters and festival stages. Are there desirable characteristics? Should miking techniques be the same as, or different from (more common) rock shows? Should the sound system be the same as for other genres? What situations do engineers working local and regional shows find themselves in? What can help make the day go smoothly for you and the musicians and make the event a musically appropriate sonic experience for the audience?
Ian Corbett
3/27/2019 8:21:26 PM
Patents and Other Key Legal Topics
Product Development
Presenters:
Linda Cole, Harvard Law School - Cambridge, MA, USA
Philipp Lengeling, RafterMarsh - Brooklyn, New York, USA
Thomas Millikan, Perkins Coie LLP - San Diego, CA, USA
Heather Rafter, RafterMarsh - Portola Valley, CA, USA
Mark Rifkin, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP - New York, NY, USA
John Strawn, S Systems Inc. - Larkspur, CA, USA
This Legal Topics Supersession is two sessions in one covering the legal world of product development.
The first session covers the mechanics of patent lawsuits and what you can expect when you are involved, whether you are an owner, manager, engineer, or employee. We will cover the basic steps including: starting a lawsuit; proving a product infringes a patent, proving a patent is invalid, using experts to show infringement or invalidity; deposing experts and company personnel; asking the judge to end the case; limiting what information is available at trial, and trying a case. There will be a detour through the recently established procedures to challenge patents at the patent office rather than in court. The presentation will involve real-world experience, including our work in what was the largest audio patent case in US history (Lucent v. Microsoft) where the MP3 standard itself was on trial for patent infringement. We will present information on how often and at what stage cases settle, as most do. And we will share insights on how to win.
Our second session will provide an overview of legal considerations associated with product development and launch, including IP protection and licensing, certification and branding, privacy regulations (including GDPR), and sales, both direct and through resellers. The diverse panel of legal experts welcomes an interactive discussion around software and hardware development, data collection and storage, and industry practice and pitfalls.
Linda Cole
3/27/2019 8:21:26 PM
Podcast Production Roundtable
Broadcast & Online Delivery
Chair:
Rob Byers, Minnesota Public Radio | American Public Media - Minneapolis, MN, USA
Panelists:
Haley Shaw, Gimlet
Alex Trajano, Audible
Building on the success of last year’s session, Rob Byers (American Public Media and Criminal) will host a special roundtable discussion on the art and techniques of podcast production. Specifically focused on productions that tell stories, this session will bring together engineers, sound designers, and producers to talk about their top-of-the-charts work. The conversation will range from specific mixing and sound design techniques to considerations for an audience that is often listening on smart speakers and mobile devices. Join us for a unique view in to this blossoming format — and come with questions!
Rob Byers
3/27/2019 8:21:26 PM
The Audio Vendor and Band Mixer Relationship
Sound Reinforcement
Chair:
Keith Clark, Live Sound International
Panelists:
Troy Clair, Clair Global
Dave Natale, Audio Resource Group, Inc. - Lancaster, PA, USA
From the moment both parties are confirmed for a music tour, the relationship between the audio vendor and the band’s FOH mixer (and by extension, the monitor mixer) becomes one of the most important factors for the band’s touring sound. Keith Clark, editor of Live Sound International and ProSoundWeb.com, will discuss the details and nuances of this dynamic with two luminaries of the touring music industry: Troy Clair, CEO of Clair Global and Dave Natale, long-time FOH mixer for the Rolling Stones as well as Jeff Beck, Fleetwood Mac, Tina Turner, Van Halen, and many others.
Keith Clark
3/27/2019 8:21:26 PM
The New Application Layer Protocol for Guaranteed, Future-proof AV Networks
Networked Audio
Presenters:
Tim Boot, Director Digital Product Experience, Meyer Sound - Berkeley, CA, USA
Henning Kaltheuner, d&b audiotechnik GmbH - Backnang, Germany
Jeff Rocha, L-Acoustics
Deterministic networking on AV networks was impossible 10 years ago before the Avnu Alliance was founded. Its members have since solved this by collaborating to develop the original Avnu Pro AV specifications and certification program, which focused on creating a baseline foundation for deterministic networking. Now, the industry is focused on building a truly interoperable application layer on top of it.
Major manufacturers in the Pro AV space under the umbrella of Avnu Alliance have taken the lead to create a new application layer protocol to directly address this focus. This presentation will offer background on the new application layer protocol and discuss how it helps AV manufacturers promise deterministic, reliable, and future-proof delivery of networked media.
Tim Boot
3/27/2019 8:21:26 PM
The Ravages of Time
Applications In Audio
Presenter:
Bruce Black, MediaRooms Technology LLC - Ventura, CA, USA
It's easy to think that once we've tuned a room, all it's acoustic issues have been dealt with, and it will provide an honest and correct listening environment. Unfortunately, this is not necessarily the case.
This tutorial shows how Real Time Analyzers leave out critical information that can lead to a classic Dr. Richard Heyser situation, where the RTA measurements look good but the room sounds terrible. Unless we are aware of what an RTA DOES NOT tell us, as well as what it DOES, it's easy to get confused when the room sound does not correlate to what the RTA display says it should be. This can leave us confused and unable to make the proper corrections to our rooms.
This presentation includes actual case histories where causes and remedies are explored in detail.
Bruce Black
3/27/2019 8:21:26 PM
Vacuum Tube Electronics for Solid State Engineers
Applications In Audio
Presenters:
Scott Dorsey, Kludge Audio - Williamsburg, VA, USA
David Hill, Crane Song Inc. - Superior, WI, USA; Dave Hill Designs - Superior, WI, USA
David Josephson, Josephson Engineering, Inc. - Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Vacuum tube electronics is conceptually different than solid state devices, in part because the size of each stage requires minimizing the number of stages of electronics, in part because the high impedances involved almost always require the use of matching transformers. All of these changes have severe consequences for the designer in how circuits are laid out, how feedback is used, and in fundamental circuit and system design. Younger engineers who grew up with solid state theory would benefit from an understanding of the constraints on vacuum tube systems and the consequent decisions and compromises to be made in their design.
Scott Dorsey
3/27/2019 8:21:26 PM
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