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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
Holiday Inn and Conference Center, Dedham MA
Presentations and Professional Development by Experts: 11AM-7PM
The listening/learning sessions are a highlight of the EXPO. They're given by some of the audio industry's leading professionals. The presenters are highly experienced, accomplished, passionate about audio, and they're excellent communicators.
Presentation times and content are subject to change. Watch for updates here, and in our e-mail newsletters (subscribe here), as the Expo approaches. You'll also find informal presentations at the product exhibits in the exhibit hall (the Westwood Room), customized to suit your interests.
Dr. Ian Corbett
The iPod Generation — The Audio Artifacts the Consumer Is Listening To
After a brief introduction to the psychoacoustic principles exploited by lossy audio compression formats, and the capabilities and limitations imposed by various encoders, common artifacts produced by various encoders will be presented and discussed as audio, RTA, or waveform graph examples - proof that what you're listening to is not the same as the engineer intended! Once you learn to identify these specific artifacts, you can't not notice them! The presentation will focus on the artifacts created by a variety of current and common music download and
dissemination formats.
Biography
Dr. Ian Corbett is the Coordinator of the Audio Engineering Program, and Professor of Music Technology and Audio Recording at Kansas City Kansas Community College. He also owns and operates "off-beat-open-hats — recording and sound reinforcement", specializing in servicing the needs of classical and jazz ensembles in the Kansas City area. He has mixed and supplied sound systems for many headline artists at various venues in the US. Since 2004 he has been a member of the Audio Engineering Society's Education Committee, and has mentored, presented, and served on panels at local, regional, national and international AES events. He also writes articles periodically for Sound On Sound, "The World's Best Recording Technology Magazine". Ian holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in composition from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. For more information please direct your web-browser to: www.offbeatopenhats.com.
Beyond the Anechoic Chamber
Most decent monitors have a good flat response when they leave the factory, but what happens when they go in your control room or listening space? How does flat happen there? Genelecs' Paul Stewart will navigate through the process of anticipating what happens when monitors are placed in different locations, as well how their DSP technology helps you to learn the room and how the speaker performs in the environment.
You've got Questions — I've got answers
This will be a unique opportunity to ask Bob about his work, the industry or tourist attractions and fine restaurants in Portland Maine. Bob will address the latest trends and techniques in mastering; the state of the record industry; the de-evolution of the opportunity for learning through apprenticeship and most importantly take a lot of questions from the audience. Bob will also discuss what happens to your song when it gets on the radio.
- First winner of the Les Paul Award
- FifteenTEC Awards
- Ma2006 Grammy for Best Surround Sound Album
- 2004 Latin Grammy Award
- Uncountable number of Gold and Platinum Albums mastered
Shure AXIENT New England Debut! Shure will introduce and demostrate their latest wireless technology system AXIENT. Bill Ostry—Shures super expert—will be on hand to present.
Live Audio Industry Professional, Live Sound! contributor and Director of North American Sales for ADRaudio will present a discussion about the Significant Differences Between DSP Platforms in live sound.
12:15pm
Matthew Hines
Bruce Bartone
iZotope
*iZotope will be offering great show specials on essential audio tools to attendees of Parsons Expo 2011
Frank Filipetti
Frank Filipetti will talk and demonstrate a recent project he just completed, soup to nuts, on Pro Tools. Multiple Grammy Award-winning engineer and producer, Frank Filipetti has worked with an amazing array of artists and productions including James Taylor, Kiss, Luciano Pavarotti, Courtney Love and Hole, Barbra Streisand, Dave Grusin, Korn, Carly Simon, Elton John, Mariah Carey, Rod Stewart, Paul McCartney, and Bob Dylan. He has also produced film scores and Broadway cast albums and is a major figure in the world of 5.1 surround mixing.
"Around the world with Ozzy. Trials and tribulations of doing a non-stop around the world tour."Greg is a well known figure within the US tour sound fraternity, having mixed front of house for the some of the world's biggest bands including Ozzy Osbourne, Weezer, Foo Fighters, Van Halen, Audioslave, Black Sabbath, Rage Against the Machine, Ted Nugent, Kiss, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, and ZZ Top. He began his career at California's The Record Plant in the 1970s. He was an early-adopter of Waves plug-ins for live sound and now product specialist at WAVES.
Plug-in Panel
- Bob Ludwig
- Greg Price
- Robert Scovill
- Frank Filipetti
- Bruce MacPherson
Discuss their latest thoughts on Plugins.
Fran Manzella
the architectof 25th Street Recording... Yes! people are still building studios! And hire people to make them great! Fran is from FM Design Limited and he is a multiple TEC award winner. Studio Designer Fran Manzella will discuss design and planning of a new room. Frans latest state of the art room is featured on the cover of October's Mix Magazine.
Rich Frembes from Fulcrum Acoustics will talk about Temporal Equalization and its application to loudspeaker design. He will be joined by David Gunness, also from Fulcrum.
Robert Scovill, Senior Market Specialist for Avid, and last year's Parnelli Award winner for FOH Engineer of the Year Audio Industry Professional, will join us to talk about his recent experiences out on the road with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Topics will include pre tour planning as well as the critical decisions a Front of House engineer must make when planning a tour of this magnitude. Robert will also discuss some of the mixing concepts and how the digital mixing console has changed the way he does his job.
Dr. Ian Corbett
The iPod Generation — The Audio Artifacts the Consumer Is Listening To
After a brief introduction to the psychoacoustic principles exploited by lossy audio compression formats, and the capabilities and limitations imposed by various encoders, common artifacts produced by various encoders will be presented and discussed as audio, RTA, or waveform graph examples - proof that what you're listening to is not the same as the engineer intended! Once you learn to identify these specific artifacts, you can't not notice them! The presentation will focus on the artifacts created by a variety of current and common music download and
dissemination formats.
Biography
Dr. Ian Corbett is the Coordinator of the Audio Engineering Program, and Professor of Music Technology and Audio Recording at Kansas City Kansas Community College. He also owns and operates "off-beat-open-hats - recording and sound reinforcement", specializing in servicing the needs of classical and jazz ensembles in the Kansas City area. He has mixed and supplied sound systems for many headline artists at various venues in the US. Since 2004 he has been a member of the Audio Engineering Society's Education Committee, and has mentored, presented, and served on panels at local, regional, national and international AES events. He also writes articles periodically for Sound On Sound, "The World's Best Recording Technology Magazine". Ian holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in composition from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. For more information please direct your web-browser to: www.offbeatopenhats.com.
Barry Marshall
presents The Beach Boys' Smile
Arguably the greatest "lost" album of all time, The Beach Boys Smile album sessions will finally be released on November 1, in both a 2 CD and 5 CD version, along with vinyl and other digital configurations. Boston producer and educator Barry Marshall will deliver a presentation on the 1966-67 sessions that will provide historical context on the role of Producer Brian Wilson, as well as a focus on the technical and logistical challenges faced by current Co-producer and Mix Engineer Mark Linett in compiling this landmark release. Marshall will utilize video interviews with Linett as well as playing some of the original sessions.Dr.Rupert Neve
interviewed via Skype by
Dave MoultonRecognized as the developer of the modern mixing console. A list of honors too long to mention but we'll mention some anyway.....
- Personal recipient of a Technical Grammy
- Mix Magazine Hall of Fame
- Man of the Century-Studio Sound
- Top Ten Audio Personalities of the 20th Century
- AES Fellowship Award
- Three TEC Awards
Dr. Rupert Neve will be interviewed via Skype by Dave Moulton and will answer attendees questions!
Sean Bowman of KRK will do a session on proper subwoofer setup and placement.
Sennheiser/Neumann Digital Microphone Technology
David Missall from Sennheiser will go over and demonstrate the latest digital microphone innovation from Sennheiser and Neumann. From ease of use, to unparalleled sound quality and dynamic range, to remote control of microphone parameters, find out how this technology is being implemented in the professional market. Products to see at the seminar will include the TLM103D, KM184D, and the MKH8000 line with MZD module and DMI-II digital interface.
Biography
David Missall is an expert in the field of RF wireless technology. As a National Market Development manager for Sennheiser Electronic Corporation, Missall consults prominent news and sports broadcasters, theaters and live music stages on multi-channel wireless installations and events, system design and frequency coordination. Missall has also provided RF wireless solutions and troubleshooting support for several broadcast networks and organizations, including CNN, ESPN, Univision Network, Fox Sports, CBS, Speed Channel and NASCAR.
Supporting Music Technology in Higher Education
Music Technology is now a part of the landscape of higher education, and institutions are committing significant resources to support the infrastructure for this curriculum. Administrators are increasingly asked to fund recording facilities, electronic music studios, labs, and specialized classrooms, along with a range of seemingly esoteric hardware and software. While eduction forums usually focus on faculty and curriculum, this session will examine the issues involved with planning for and managing these facilities, from the perspective of those who support them on a daily basis.
Some issues we'll cover include:
- Facility design from an educational perspective.
- Balancing competing interests.
- Facility governance.
- Technical support staff
- Hardware and software acquisition and maintenance
For this discussion we've invited facility managers to share perspectives and wisdom from their experience at a wide range of institutions. This will be an informative session for anyone involved in higher education.
Biography
Michael Bierylo is a professor of Electronic Production and Design at Berklee College of Music, where he teaches courses in electronic music, audio production, and sound design. He's also a course author teacher for berkleemusic.com, Berklee's online music school. Teaching is just one component of an eclectic career; he has worked on sound and music for numerous film, video, and multimedia projects and he has performed across the US as the guitarist, composer, programmer and sound designer for the new music group Birdsongs of the Mesozoic. His recent project features solo work for laptop computer and modular synthesizer with performances in Boston and Berlin. His blog, "Sounds From a Virtual Planet" chronicles his thoughts on various aspects of music technology. Check it out here.
The Avid room will host ongoing sessions on:
Everything you want to know about Protools 10 and HDX....(for the whole day from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.).