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 […]
The Bay Area chapters of AES and SoundGirls are belatedly celebrating Women’s History Month with a conversation among local Music Editors, Mixers, and Sound Designers discussing their craft, workflow, background and favorite tips/tricks/gear to attendees at this free online event. Participants include Pixar Animation Studios, Skywalker Sound, and Wilmer Sound. Rachael Bigelow is currently a […]
Mark Pearson (ARC Law) will present on intellectual property concerns of the creators/makers/DIY manufacturers in our AES SF Section. He will discuss: US & California Law Patent Law (U.S.) Trademark & Registration Copyright Registration Copyright Infringement Register for this free online event at Eventbrite: https://aessf-copyright-law.eventbrite.com Mark A. Pearson is the principal counsel at […]
Abstract: A.I. and machine learning have become components of our audio and music production tools. From simple functions to fully automated mixing and composition algorithms, the influence of A.I. in our projects has been getting deeper. Do these technologies make us more productive? More creative? Should we embrace or reject these new ways of producing? […]
The San Francisco Audio Engineering Society welcomes the engineering crew behind the Bay Area’s own multi-Grammy winning Fantastic Negrito’s latest two albums, Please Don’t Be Dead, which won the Best Blues Contemporary Album Grammy in 2019 and the newly released Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? Nahuel Bronzini, Zollie Fears, Migui Maloles and Trevor Orriss […]
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Alan Venitosh will give us a tour of the Telefunken factory, moderated by John Krivit. This factory manufactures microphones in South Windsor, CT. This will be about an hour of the camera following Alan around the factory, explaining what the camera sees, followed by questions and answers. John will be monitoring the chat channel, gathering […]
January 16th, 2020 kicked off the official opening of the NAMM show to the full audience. Attendees were wide-eyed at the expansion of the Anaheim Convention Center, and the wonderment of all NAMM has to offer. Less than 60 days later, the entire world changed for audio engineers, along with their video production counterparts and […]
Evolving Your Audio Career with John Krivit, Jonathan Ruest, Rachel Ludeman and Brad Delava This is a co-presentation with the San Francisco and Los Angeles AES Sections. AES Past President John Krivit shares 15 important strategies for anyone at any age to advance and evolve their audio career. He’ll be joined by three experts who […]
AES members are invited for this special tour of Spatial Audio Lab. Sign up through Eventbrite link. Current Covid-19 protocols for Alameda County requires masks. Sound that reshapes experiences. We’ll explore the technology and meet the team. Spatial powers immersive sound experiences that transform the places we work, play and stay. User-friendly software and apps […]