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October 2018
Listening Party: Everything Pepper! All Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Join the Audio Engineering Society for a relaxing Sunday afternoon of everything Pepper. Michael Romanowski at Coast Mastering will guide us through different versions of the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album, from original mono, through stereo and on to surround. We'll listen, compare and discuss material from earlier versions through the 50th anniversary edition, which includes a new stereo remix of the album, created using modern and vintage technology which retains some of the idiosyncrasies that were…
Find out more »November 2018
Music Expo San Francisco 2018
The San Francisco Audio Engineering Society section is partnering with Music Expo SF in the annual conference for music makers, returning to SAE Expression College, Emeryville on Saturday, 10th November 2018. We’ll be sponsoring a number of the presentations and exhibiting throughout the show. Register using promo code AESSF18 for access to $25 discount tickets. Music Expo San Francisco’s program offers a full day of keynote presentations, panels, live mixing sessions, masterclasses, audio exhibitions, product demos and workshops. Breakout sessions with…
Find out more »December 2018
Xperi/DTS: Ambisonics Everywhere!
The science of Ambisonics has recently seen a resurgence of interest due to its applicability to VR spatial audio. However, Ambisonics’ magic is not limited to VR applications and has the potential to take the audio industry by storm in the coming years. During this event DTS R&D engineers will present their latest work on high quality Ambisonics decoding. They will also demonstrate how they are applying their high quality decoding techniques to VR, mobile devices and home theater. If…
Find out more »January 2019
Creative Uses of Mara Machines with DAWs
Join Chris Mara (owner of Mara Machines and Welcome To 1979 Studio), 25th Street Recording, and the AES San Francisco Chapter for a fun, informative demonstration of creative uses of Mara tape machines with DAWs. There are tons of new and interesting ways to meld analog and digital workflows! Chris will have a Mara Machine on hand to demonstrate several of these new workflow concepts with lots of time for Q&A. Bring a stereo file and get it recorded on…
Find out more »May 2019
Bay Area Modular Synth Group
Join the Bay Area Modular Synth Meetup Group for this special collaborative meeting with San Francisco AES. Modular Synth meetup members will give an overlay of modular synthesis as it pertains to audio and the film industry. BAMSM will bring two modular synthesizers and provide a walk through on patching with an explanation of what is occurring as the signal flow grows and develops. We’ll be able to track and record during this portion. AES San Francisco’s Nahuel Bronzini, recording…
Find out more »August 2019
Audio Engineering Society San Francisco Swap Meet
It's time to dust off, spark to life, bundle up and trundle out that gear that's been lurking in the corner, longing for use in some other studio, live rack, classroom or other loving home. Hosted by the Audio Engineering Society, this is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit, community event for music and audio industry professionals. All transactions are 100% buyer to seller, with no commissions. This event is open to non-AES members as well. Fine opportunity to hobnob with fellow knob-twiddlers…
Find out more »September 2019
Studio Crawl & Mixer
We're bringing back our East Bay studio crawl on Friday, September 20th, with a mix of returning studios and some new additions. This is a one-day opportunity to visit some of the top audio facilities in the Oakland and Berkeley area, followed by an audio-industry mixer at 25th Street Recording in Oakland. To attend and get the latest updates and info which you’ll need to participate, tickets will be required. Tickets are available: https://dayofcrawl.eventbrite.com Advance sales have ended. We have…
Find out more »November 2019
Music Expo San Francisco 2019
The San Francisco Audio Engineering Society section is partnering with Music Expo SF in the annual conference for music makers, returning to SAE Expression College, Emeryville. This year the conference expands to two days--November 9-10th, 2019. We’ll be sponsoring a number of the presentations and exhibiting throughout the show. There is a special 20% discount code sent to AES members in our recent email. Music Expo San Francisco’s program offers two full days of keynote presentations, panels, live mixing sessions,…
Find out more »April 2020
POSTPONED: Experiments Adding Height Channels to Nature Recordings
We regret to inform you that the “Adding Height Channels to Nature Recordings” event scheduled for Friday, April 3rd at De Anza High School has been postponed due to the cancellation of all events at this time in the De Anza theater. We thank you for your support, and we hope to have a new date soon. Best regards, AES San Francisco Dan Dugan and Steve Sergeant, Nature Sounds Society Since natural environments are inherently immersive, increasing spatial resolution in soundscape…
Find out more »May 2020
A History of the Technology of Physical Modeling Synthesis for Musical Instruments
Physical modeling of musical instruments is a fun and deeply technical topic, drawing on many fields including physics, acoustics, digital signal processing and music. Modern physical modeling technology has been in development since as early as the 1930s. At the present time, it's possible for each of us to be Jimi Hendrix, with just a small device in the palm of our hands. In 1994 physical modeling was poised to be the "Next Big Thing," but something happened to disrupt…
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