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February 2014
Issues around mastering: an open discussion
Refreshments at 7:00pm RSVP: Required (space limited to a maximum of 25 people) Tonight's open discussion will concentrate on how the field of mastering has utilized existing analogue and evolving digital technologies. A short recap will show how the field of mastering developed from the age of the LP to the present. The facility as much outboard gear, both tube and solid-state; attendees can compare differences between unprocessed and processed audio. In addition, we will touch on issues around high resolution…
Find out more »Sweet Blues: A Film About Michael Bloomfield
Refreshments and mixing at 7:00 PM in DreamWorks Cafeteria
No food or drink will be allowed in the theater.
March 2014
Active Speakers: Design and Optimization Masterclass
Prism Sound and Oxford Digital, in conjunction with Texas Instruments, CJS Labs and Audio EMC, invite you to join this audio engineering masterclass from the Cogswell Polytechnical College in Sunnyvale, CA. It is a unique opportunity to hear from some of the most experienced engineers in the industry and to learn about their practical experiences in analogue and digital audio design. See the latest developments in technology, and profit from the many decades of collective experience of our panel of…
Find out more »May 2014
Roger Linn – LinnStrument Demonstration
Roger Linn will he is demonstrating his forthcoming LinnStrument, a new human interface for expressive music performance that captures the continuous pressure, X position and Y position of each touch, independently and polyphonically, thereby permitting each finger to simultaneously control a note’s loudness, pitch and timbre. About the Speaker Roger Linn is a creator of electronic music products, including the first sampled-sound drum machine, the 1979 LM-1 Drum Computer, as well as the LinnDrum drum machine, both used on countless…
Find out more »September 2014
Gain Sharing Automixing Moves From Secret Weapon to Mainstream
Dan Dugan demonstrated a prototype adaptive threshold automatic microphone mixer at the New York AES convention in 1974. Subsequently he demonstrated a prototype of gain sharing automixing at the AES in Los Angeles. Forty years later, gain sharing automixing is offered as a feature by Avid, Calrec, Protec Audio, SSL, Studer, Yamaha, and Waves. Applications range from the ubiquitous panel discussions at conferences to presidential campaign debates and World Cup commentary. Dugan will outline his development process, explain the math,…
Find out more »September 2015
Open Studios and Mixer
It's like a pub crawl, open-house, and house party all rolled into one day.
Find out more »AES Open Studios Tours Mixer Sponsors and Raffle Prizes
Thanks to 25th Street Recording, for hosting our mixer, and donating studio time for the winners of the mentoring sessions. The Reel Directory will be at the mixer, with free copies of the latest Reel Directory Northern California's one stop production directory for 30+ years. All attendees can get a free listing in The Reel Directory. Go to www.ReelDirectory.com and click "Get Listed". When you checkout, use the coupon code: AESMixer. This is a FREE lifetime membership to the Reel…
Find out more »November 2015
Designing for Ultra-Low Distortion and Noise in Analog Circuits, circa 2015
Refreshments 7:00 pm Presentation 7:30 pm The talk will be a thought-provoking discussion of analog circuitry design with particular emphasis on practical, real-world solutions. The presentation will focus on objective, measurable imperfections that limit analog circuit performance. Bruce Hofer, Chairman Bruce Hofer is one of the founders of Audio Precision (AP) and its principal analog design engineer. He remains technically active as well as being the company’s Chairman. Bruce received his BSEE degree from Oregon State University in 1970. He…
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