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SUMMARY:Insights on Music for Film: Mark Willsher at Fantasy Studio
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our June 22 meeting with Mark Willsher\, at the new Fantasy Film Center\, in Berkeley.  Seating is limited\, reservations required\, book your tickets here using the password Film6 \nThe Program\nUsing examples from middle-earth and small local productions\, Mark will discuss practical considerations for getting an orchestral score recorded and delivered in today’s world of instant turnarounds and rarely “locked” picture – offering insight gained from his broad experiences as both a music editor and scoring mixer. \nThe Theatre\nThis will be our first visit to the newly revived Fantasy Film Center. Over 200 films\, including Academy Award-winners Amadeus\, The English Patient & The Right Stuff\, were mixed on that stage since the 1981 opening. The room was conceived by Jeff Cooper\, one of the worlds most sought-after screening room designers. Studio director Jeffrey Wood says\, “This theatre was constructed like a musical instrument. The clarity and musicality of the room is extremely beautiful and non-fatiguing for precision mixing.” \nThe new renovation was overseen by Jim Austin\, along with Meyer Sound and Avid\, and features an Avid S6\, Meyers Acherons and HMS12s\, as well as connecting the theatre to the large reverb and chamber collection in the studios. It also has ISDN connection for any additional post or listening. \nSpeaker Bio\nMark Willsher is a San Francisco-based audio engineer with a diverse background in film scoring\, record production\, and software development. \nKnown for his work with Howard Shore and Peter Jackson on the scores for The Two Towers\, The Return of the King\, and The Hobbit Trilogy\, Mark’s film work has taken him to some of the world’s finest audio facilities around the world. He also has a notable discography in classic music\, and is a frequent guest faculty at The Banff Centre. \nMr. Willsher is a voting member of the Audio Engineering Society (AES)\, The Recording Academy (NARAS)\, and the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) and a three-time nominee for the Golden Reel Award for feature film music editing. \nSchedule: \n7:00pm Mixer with light refreshments\n7:30pm Presentation
URL:https://aessf.org/event/insights-on-music-for-film-mark-willsher-at-fantasy-studio/
LOCATION:Fantasy Studios\, 2600 10th St \, Berkeley\, CA\, 94710\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Page,Section Meetings
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SUMMARY:East Lake Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:The San Francisco Audio Engineering Society section is sponsoring two workshops on audio production at the Eastlake Music Festival on Saturday\, May 28th. The Eastlake Music Festival is a not-for-profit free festival on the shore of Lake Merritt in Oakland\, open to all ages. This year’s musical line-up includes Picture Atlantic\, David Gans\, Bear Lincoln\, Sal’s Greenhouse\, David Harness\, Jamming Nachos\, Hip Hop for Change and Tumbledown House. \nNote: We’ve been offered an AES information table in the Music Maker Area at the Eastlake Music Festival on Saturday\, in downtown Oakland\, if we can get some help from our members to cover that.  If you have an hour or two to help out between noon and 6pm\, email us: tickets@aessf.org \n\nDavid Bowles\n Minimalist Miking – Authenticity or Cop-Out?\n1:00 pm-1:30 pm\nClassically-trained recording engineers confront this question often: we are taught orthodox stereo-pair only techniques\, yet these philosophies were derived with ‘traditional’ classical music in mind as long as 80 years ago! Though the result desired is different than a pop or soundtrack recording\, there are times the two approaches need to be blended. Other factors to consider are studio vs. concert hall; dry vs. wet acoustic space; large vs. small ensemble; ‘loud’ vs. ‘soft’ artists\, and finally the content of the musical composition itself. \nChristopher Scott Cooper\nEngineering Live Sound: Setup & Issues\n1:45 pm-2:30 pm\nA brief discussion of live sound setups\, the resultant issues to be aware of\, and how to resolve given issues with what you have. There many uncontrollable aspects when providing sound for events\, bands\, or even something seemingly simple as a speaker at a podium. \nChristopher will discuss many steps one can take to avoid issues before they start\, and methods to solve unexpected issues even in a simple setup.\n\nMore Happenings in the Music Maker Area:\n\nOakland Symphony – Instrument “Petting Zoo” 2-5pm\nToday’s Future Sound – Intro to Digital Music Production noon-6pm\nOakland Mind – The Art of 16 Bars: Mental Clarity through Hip Hop\nTurf Inc. – Dance Area nearby\, tentative dance workshop\nOpen Mic stage\, tentatively 4-6pm\nOther Tentative Workshops to be confirmed \n\nThe Music Maker area is in the southeast corner of the Kaiser Convention Center Lot. \n \n  \nSpeaker Bios:\n\nDavid Bowles\nDavid v.R Bowles formed Swineshead Productions\, LLC as a classical recording production company in 1995. His recordings have been GRAMMY-nominated (Classical – Best Orchestral Performance) and won the “Classical Orchestral Album” prize (Just Plain Folks Awards). Other Bowles-produced and engineered releases have been named “Record of the Month – Editor’s Choice” from Gramophone Magazine\, MusicWeb International and Opera News; “Record of the Year” from the New York Times (three times)\, the New Yorker\, American Record Guide\, Miami Clásica and Classical Candour. Several of these are available as high-resolution paid downloads from Naxos. \nIn collaboration with New York University’s Music Technology programme at Steinhardt School of Music\, Mr. Bowles is pursuing research in height channel recording. He has given a paper on his “Bowles array”(a height channel microphone technique) at AES conventions in New York and São Paulo\, both followed by 9.1 channel playbacks. \nAs an educator\, Mr. Bowles is a guest lecturer for Tonmeister programmes at New York University (Steinhardt School of Music)\, the Royal Danish Academy of Music\, the Peabody Recording Arts and Sciences (John Hopkins University) and the Banff Centre. He was Visiting Professor of Recording Arts at Indiana University’s Jacobs School. \nMr. Bowles is a member of the AES (Audio Engineering Society)\, was on the Board of Governors\, served on convention committees\, and the committee of the San Francisco AES section. He is a member of NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences) Producers & Engineers Wing and SPARS (Society of Professional Audio Recording Services). \n  \n\nChristopher Scott Cooper\nIf it involves sound\, Chris has probably done it. A lifelong musician with over 30 years as an audio engineer/producer. Currently teaching live sound and studio production at Cogswell Technical College. His education in music composition\, years of touring and performing\, many hours sitting behind the desk both in studio and out on the road has provided a wealth of experience to pull from. In addition to Christopher’s live sound and recording work\, he’s done audio for games\, toys\, tv and film\, systems installs\, and is known for his trouble shooting abilities. \nTwelve years ago Christopher built Blue Seven Audio\, a high end professional recording studio tucked into a modest space that is both intimate and comfortable\, with full tracking and mixing capabilities. He continues to provide live sound services (FOH/monitor)\, consulting on studio design\, acoustics and live sound system installations.
URL:https://aessf.org/event/east-lake-music-festival/
LOCATION:Lake Merritt\, 10 10th St \, Oakland\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Page,Section Meetings
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SUMMARY:May Listening Party
DESCRIPTION:  \nOur last listening party at Coast Mastering was so popular\, we’re repeating it on Monday\, May 2\, again at Michael Romanowski and Piper Payne’s new location at the Zaentz Media Center in Berkeley. There are two rooms\, stereo and surround sound\, where we’ll listen and discuss your projects. \nYou should bring a stereo or surround recording to play: it can be something you’ve previously done or a work in progress. This is a good opportunity to get feedback if you want or just share your work with other audio engineers. By keeping the attendance small\, we should have time to play a selection from all attendees. Space is limited\, the last one filled up fast. \nLimited tickets available at http://aeslisten.bpt.me/ with the password: Coast 52  \nSchedule: \n7:00pm Mixer with light refreshments\n7:30pm Begin listening \nNote: The entry to Coast Mastering is on the Parker Street side of the building. \nStreet parking recommended\, as the parking lot across the street gets locked at 9pm. Please do not park in the Fantasy Studios/Zaentz Media Center parking lot.
URL:https://aessf.org/event/audio-engineering-society-may-listening-party/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Home Page,Section Meetings
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SUMMARY:Gear Available at the Swap Meet 5/1/16
DESCRIPTION:Still room for more sellers! Fill out the form here  to book a selling space.\nIf you are just looking for a ticket to attend\, those can be bought online at Brown Paper Tickets or at the door.\nSellers are signing up and starting to send in their lists of gear available for the May 1 Audio Swap Meet. We will update the list as more details are submitted and would be happy to host a wish list as well\, if anyone is looking for specific gear. This is a partial list of what is available.\nNote\, some of the really large items will have photos on-site\, and interested parties can make arrangements to see after the event. \nSeller: David Bowles\, Swineshead Productions\n\nBryston BP20 stereo preamp \n  \nSeller: Greg Hagel\nMics\, cabling\, recording equipment\, outboard gear\, live sound\, instruments and instrument accessories \n  \nSeller: Janet Furman\, formally of Furman Sound\nMuch of what I have to sell is too heavy to bring and possibly have to carry back. I will bring the smaller stuff and photos of the larger stuff\, which if sold will have to be picked up in Corte Madera. Here is a partial list: \nART SGX Nightbass Preamp\nART “The Phantom” 16×4 mixing console\nFurman PB-40 Patch Bays (three available)\nBag End birch plywood cabinet w/12″ speaker\nBag End six space birch plywood rack\nFender 1270 Wedge stage monitor speakers (two)\nPeavey Special 112 Guitar Amp\nMesa Boogie flight-case style Bass Cabinets (two available\, 1×15\, 4×10)\nModular Sound Systems TA-12 Time Aligned PA Cabinets with tripod stands\nAmpex 414 Wood Speaker cubes 6″\nAmerican DJ Par Stage Lights (two)\nAmerican DJ Scantron Lighting Effect (scanner/color changer)\nJVC cassette deck\nMagnavox CD deck\nElectroVoice RE-15 Mic\nAltec 1567A TUBE 5-input mic mixer w/case\, excellent condition!\nApple Airport Express Base Station\nApple Airport Extreme Base Station \n  \nSeller: Alan Martin\nSound Technology 1700A THD Analyzer\nSound Technology 1500A Tape Recorder test system\nKrohn-Hite 6880 Programmable Distortion Analyzer\nKrohn-Hite 4000A Low Distortion Oscillator\nBell and Howell TSC1000 Tape system calibrator\nBulk tape eraser drawer that can handle a big reel of 1″ video tape\nHP1741A oscilloscope 100MHz B/W with variable trace persistence\nSome other HP brand test gear \n\n\nSeller: George Petersen\, Alameda Digital Recording\nClosing out studio due to illness of partner. Items priced to move include (partial list)\nSymetrix Compressor\nJBL/UREI Compressor\nFocusrite Red 3 Compressor\nSSL Buss Compressor\nWhite Digital room EQ -stereo\nWhite Digital Room EQ-mono\nMeyer CP10 parametric Room EQ\nPreSonus EQ\nOrban EQ\nOrban 290 RX mastering EQ\nNTI Air Band Mastering EQ\nDigitech Vocalist Studio\n(2) Alesis Quadraverbs\nBBE Exciter\nAphex stereo tube mic preamp\nBGW preamp\nHafler preamp\nRode NT-1 mic\n(2) CAD VX2 dual tube mics\nSamson Drum Mic Pack\nParabolic long distance mic\nOktava ML-52 ribbon mic\nSterling tube Mic\nAKG D112 kick mic\nSE Electronics Reflexion Filter PRO\nSoundcraft 600 32×24 vintage split console\nw/400-point patchbay – 56 inputs on remix\nTOA D4/D4E electronic music mixers\nBiamp rack mixer\nSoundcraft Tracker location mixer\nMackie Digital mixer\n(3) MCI/Sony JH-110 2-tracks in overbridge consoles\nAlesis Masterdisk 96kHz rack 2-track\nHHB/Sennheiser mics with onboard USB recording\nRane PaqRat digital recording adapter\nMackie HR824 Studio monitors\nDynaudio Air6 – full 5.1 package — like new in boxes\n(2) Bryston 5B amps (operate as 1/2/3-channels)\nCrown D60 amp\nBGW 200 Studio amp\n1967 Ludwig Classic Drum Set\n1960’s National Guitar Amp\n1960’s Polytone 100 jazz guitar amp\nSchecter Phantom electric guitar\nLine 6 Bass Pod \nPlus… Direct boxes\, Neutrik A1 test set\, D25-sub cables\, PA speakers\, giant 10-foot mic boom stand\, manuals\, technical books\, collectible swag– too much to list! \n\n\n\nChang Yi\, East Lake Music Festival\nRane HC6 Headphone Console – $50\nRogers LS6a Speakers – $450\nCrown CTs 600 Series Power Amplifier (300watts @ 8ohms) – $300 \nShure SM86 Condensor Microphone (x2) – $75\nShure SM58 Microphones (x2) – $50 \n\n\nPiper Payne\, Coast Mastering\nDaKing Stereo Compressor/Limiter Fet III\nMetric Halo 2882 + Expanded 2D\nGrace Audio M802\nDangerous Audio – DAC-ST\n2 Mac Pro Towers\nMeyer UPJ-1P Pair\n2 Rane Para Eq\n2 Furman Patchbays\nTascam Patchbay\nNeutrik NYS-SPP-LI Patchbay\nAssorted Mic Stands\nBenchmark DAC-1\nMackie Control Universal \nand more! \nJoseph Kwong\, Napa Acoustic\nHigh-end 2 Channels Vacuum Tube Integrated Amplifiers\, DAC\, Headphone Amplifier\, Speakers\, Power Conditioner\, and others\nDemo and New items for sales\nExperience the magic of Near-Field Listening with NA-208A and NA-208S demo \nJonathan Fong\nVarious audio cables and interconnects\nM-Audio Firewire 1814 audio interface \nMore sellers and more gear!
URL:https://aessf.org/event/gear-available-at-the-swap-meet-5116/
LOCATION:Soundwave Studios Backlot\, 2200 Wood Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Page
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SUMMARY:Audio Engineering Society Swap Meet and Mixer
DESCRIPTION:Spend a Sunday afternoon buying\, selling or browsing great audio gear and instruments with other Bay Area audio professionals\, and come hang out at our AES networking patio plaza mixer\, where you can mingle with other local audio and music industry professionals. \nHosted 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. \nSellers are signing up and starting to send in their lists of gear available for the May 1 Audio Swap Meet. We will update the list as more details are submitted and would be happy to host a wish list as well\, if anyone is looking for specific gear. This is a partial list of what is available. \nTickets to attend:\n$5 per person\, you can click here to order in advance through Brown Paper Tickets.\nAt the door: $5 per person\, as available \nInfo for Vendors:\nIf you have professional audio gear or musical instruments to sell: \n\nContact us with the form below to reserve a selling space. Give us a rough idea of what you plan to sell.\nOnce you’ve reserved a spot\, we’ll send you the code to pay in advance through Brown Paper Tickets. Vendor space includes admission to the event.\n\nAES Members $10\nNon-AES Members $15 \nStalls are approximately 6′ x 6′. If you have lots of gear or big things which need a larger space\, let us know in advance and we’ll work to accommodate that if we can. Move-in at noon.  The Soundwave Backlot has a loading ramp. \nLocations on floor will be on a first arrival basis. We’ll be in a roofed area\, with electricity available for testing gear. \nBring your own folding table\, crates\, tablecloths\, seats or whatever you need to display.\nSellers are responsible for all of your own transactions and fund collection. \n[wufoo username=”aessf” formhash=”z9118wv1f4z8fd” autoresize=”true” height=”760″ header=”show” ssl=”true”]
URL:https://aessf.org/event/audio-engineering-society-swap-meet-and-mixer/
LOCATION:Soundwave Studios Backlot\, 2200 Wood Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Page,Section Meetings
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SUMMARY:Real Industry LIVE! Silicon Valley
DESCRIPTION:Two events in one: AES Members and audio professionals are invited to the media technology industry professional networking meetup\, following Real Industry: LIVE! Silicon Valley. Be part of a group of 150+ industry leaders in the audio and video technology sphere. Network in a unique and low-key environment with other professionals of all levels – from Universal Audio\, Jaunt VR\, Dolby\, Adobe\, Sennheiser\, Pandora\, and more. You’ll also meet some of the freshest university talent ent​ering the industry. \nStudents and recent grads\, leave your formal wear and resumes at home: The evening is all about diving deep into the media technology industry and having genuine one-on-ones with the people who lead it. No matter your field of study\, if you want a top-tier career in media tech\, this is the event to attend. Real Industry will provide the food and drinks. \nThe LIVE! mentor led workshops for students and early career professionals begins with 4:30pm registration. \nThe post-LIVE! networking party for students and professionals begins with registration at 7:00 pm. \nEarly bird registration until March 31! \nClick here for more information and to register
URL:https://aessf.org/event/real-industry-live-silicon-valley/
LOCATION:Audience\, a Knowles Company\, 331 Fairchild Drive\, Mountain View\, CA\, 94043\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Page,Section Meetings
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160210T210000
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SUMMARY:SSL Broadcast Truck Event
DESCRIPTION:The Solid State Logic Broadcast truck will be open for tours at Cogswell College Wednesday Feb 10\, 2016. \nThe tour will bring small groups through for a demo and brief discussion\, between 6:00 and 9:00 pm. San Francisco Audio Engineering Society Members are invited to drop by for a tour. You’ll find the truck in the parking lot at Cogswell College’s new San Jose campus. \nThe SSL Broadcast Equipment Demonstration Vehicle is a custom designed mobile unit which replicates a fully operational on-air audio production suite. The vehicle is equipped with the SSL C10 HD compact digital audio console\, a MORSE Router and SSL’s Broadcast I/O. The vehicle is also equipped with a Miranda multi-viewer\, Genelec 5.1 audio monitoring\, RTS Comms\, Savant environmental control and an array of related on-air production equipment. The truck fully integrates and demonstrates all of these systems.
URL:https://aessf.org/event/ssl-broadcast-truck-event/
LOCATION:Cogswell Polytechnical College\, 191 Baypointe Parkway\, San Jose\, CA\, 95134\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Page,Section Meetings
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160209T213000
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SUMMARY:Listening Party at Coast Mastering
DESCRIPTION:  \nSign up for the San Francisco Audio Engineering Society’s February listening party. This is our first visit to Michael Romanowski and Piper Payne’s new location at the Zaentz Media Center in Berkeley. There are two rooms\, stereo and surround sound\, where we’ll listen and discuss your projects. \nYou should bring a stereo or surround recording to share: it can be something you’ve previously done or a work in progress. This is a good opportunity to get feedback if you want or just share your work with other audio engineers. By keeping the attendance small\, we should have time to play a selection from all attendees and tour the new facility. \nSchedule: \n7:00pm Mixer with light refreshments\n7:30pm Begin listening \nSpace is limited\, so attendees must sign up in advance at http://aeslistening.brownpapertickets.com/\nusing the password for this event: Coastw29 \nIf your plans should change\, be sure to cancel your reservation\, as space is limited. \nNote: The entry to Coast Mastering is on the Parker Street side of the building. \nStreet Parking recommended\, as the parking lot across the street gets locked at 9pm. Please do not park in the Fantasy Studios/Zaentz Media Center parking lot.
URL:https://aessf.org/event/listening-party-at-coast-mastering/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Home Page,Section Meetings
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SUMMARY:Designing for Ultra-Low Distortion and Noise in Analog Circuits\, circa 2015
DESCRIPTION:Refreshments 7:00 pm\nPresentation 7:30 pm \nThe 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. \n \nBruce Hofer\, Chairman \nBruce 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 joined Tektronix and participated in the design of Tek’s famous 7000-series oscilloscopes. In 1978 Bruce made a key career decision to respond to a growing personal interest in audio. He became the engineering manager and lead engineer of the Tek TM500 team that developed the world’s first fully automatic distortion analyzer\, the AA501 introduced in 1980. It was here that he also met or hired the other key team members that would ultimately leave Tektronix in 1984 to launch AP. Bruce has received 13 patents and authored numerous articles and papers. In 1998 he was inducted into his alma mater’s “Engineering Hall of Fame” as one of its charter members. Bruce is also a Fellow member of the international Audio Engineering Society (AES) and Chairman of its local Portland chapter. \nCogswell College. room 158\nNote: Cogswell College has relocated to San Jose
URL:https://aessf.org/event/designing-for-ultra-low-distortion-and-noise-in-analog-circuits-circa-2015/
LOCATION:Cogswell Polytechnical College\, 191 Baypointe Parkway\, San Jose\, CA\, 95134\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150925T170000
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SUMMARY:AES Open Studios Tours Mixer Sponsors and Raffle Prizes
DESCRIPTION:Thanks to 25th Street Recording\, for hosting our mixer\, and donating studio time for the winners of the mentoring sessions.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Reel Directory will be at the mixer\, with free copies of the latest Reel Directory\nNorthern 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 Directory.\n\n\n\n\n\nPrize and Sponsors for the AES Open Studios Raffle\nMust be present to win. The raffle will be held on September 25\, 2015 during the mixer at 25th Street Recording.  All raffle tickets are issued to registered participants of the open studios tour. Everyone should get one raffle ticket for each studio you tour\, so the more studios you visit\, the more chances to win.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdobe – One year subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud\nCreative Cloud gives you an amazing array of creative tools for producing multiple media projects\, with Photoshop\, Premiere Pro\, Illustrator\, Audition and more.\nAudition is a powerful audio workstation designed to accelerate video production workflows and audio finishing . Mix\, edit and create audio content with a comprehensive toolset\, which includes multitrack\, waveform and spectral display. The Creative Cloud drawing requires a separate entry card\, available at the mixer.\n\n\n\n\n\n \nCharlie Wilson\nMixing and Mastering\n\nGive your song the professional polish with a thorough mixing and mastering. This is for one song mixed and mastered (up to 4 hours) by Charlie Wilson at Sonic Zen Records\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFantasy Studios\n Classic Black Hoodie\nWith the iconic Fantasy Studios logo on front and meter on back; a great way to commemorate your day of AES East Bay studio tours.\n\n\n\n\n \nAudio Engineering Associates – Swag\nGet some cred from serious engineers when you’ve got your AEA swag\, makers of fine ribbon mics and preamps\, handcrafted in Pasadena.\n\n\n\n\n\nAvid – Pro Tools 12\, with iLok2\nPro Tools gives you every tool you need as a musician—from composing and recording to editing and mixing. This latest edition includes a collection of plugins to help you create the unique sounds you’re looking for. The box won’t be present at the event\, so we’ll collect the winners contact info for redemption after the event.\n\n\n\n\n\nChristopher Scott Cooper\nMentoring Session\n\nThis is for a couple hours of personalized one-on-one mentoring with Christopher Scott Cooper. The winner and Christopher will work out the mentoring topic before scheduling the session\, which will be held at Christopher’s own Blue Seven Audio Studio in Fremont. His particular specialties in audio mentoring and teaching include live sound\, studio tracking/recording\, mixing and running a business in the toughest industry in the world.\nBio: If it involves sound\, Chris has probably done it. A lifelong musician with over 30 years as an audio engineer/producer. Currently teaching live sound and studio production at Cogswell Technical College. His education in music composition\, years of touring and performing\, many hours sitting behind the desk both in studio and out on the road has provided a wealth of experience to pull from. In addition to Christopher’s live sound and recording work\, he’s done audio for games\, toys\, tv and film\, systems installs\, and is known for his trouble shooting abilities.\nTwelve years ago Christopher built Blue Seven Audio\, a high end professional recording studio tucked into a modest space that is both intimate and comfortable\, with full tracking and mixing capabilities. He continues to provide live sound services (FOH/monitor)\, consulting on studio design\, acoustics and live sound system installations.\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Bowles\nMentoring Session\n\nA one-on-one mentoring sessions with Grammy nominated engineer David Bowles. Whether you need help with your mixing and processing\, or help with microphone choice and placement\, this is a chance to spend a couple of hours get individualized help. Winner and David Bowles will communicate to determine the scope of the session\, which can be held at 25th Street Recording or another location.\nBio: David Bowles\, also known as “Golden Ears”\, is a classical and acoustic music recording engineer and producer. He has recorded all styles of music ranging from today’s composers all the way back to the Medieval age. His recordings have won awards and acclamation for their vivid sound and committed performances. Also known for high resolution recordings in surround+height\, he has taught at the New York University Tonmeister programme for several years and participated in AES panels on immersive sound technology and application. Other institutions Mr. Bowles has taught at include Indiana University\, Peabody Conservatory\, the Royal Danish Academy of Music and the Banff Centre. He is a member of the AES\, SPARS and the NARAS Producers and Engineers Wing.\n\n\n\n\n\nDolby Systems – Kindle Fire HDX with Dolby Atmos\nThis Amazon Fire™ HDX 8.9 tablet provides Dolby Atmos sound on the go.\n\n\n\n\n\nMark Willsher\nMentoring Session\n\nA one-on-one mentoring session with award-winning engineer Mark Willsher. With a broad background in audio engineering and teaching\, Mark is flexible to spend a couple of hours mentoring a winner on whatever aspect of audio is wanted. This session can be held at 25th Street Recording\, or Mark’s studio. Winner and Mark will communicate\, to define the scope of the session prior to scheduling.\nBio: As a music editor Mark Willsher is known for his work with Howard Shore and Peter Jackson on the scores for The Two Towers\, The Return of the King\, and The Hobbit Trilogy. In addition to film and music production Mark is also a partner at Sound Innovations LLC – which develops cloud-based solutions for music production and archiving. He regularly to The Banff Centre as guest audio faculty\, and was acting director of audio at the Centre for the summer of 2008. He is a voting member of the Audio Engineering Society (AES)\, The Recording Academy (NARAS)\, and the Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE).\n\n\n\n\n \nMercury Recording Equipment\nSwag and Gear\nG8 Sum-It 8:2 Module\nThe Mercury D Series Passive Summing Mixer is a simple to operate\, flexible and convenient mixer to have on top of your work station or in your rack. It gives you many options that you can quickly and easily use during a recording session.\n\n\n\n\n\nMeyer Sound\nMeyer Black Logo Shirts and Jacket\nAudio engineers can never have too many black t-shirts\, but these Meyer shirts or jacket will set you apart from the other engineers.\n\n\n\n\n\nMichael Romanowski\nMastering\n\nWinner gets three songs (or two hours) of mastering from multi-Grammy nominated Michael Romanowski at his Coast Mastering studio in Berkeley. You can sit in on the session\, or just send your songs off to be polished up.\n\n\n\n\n\nTHX – Logitech Speaker System Z623\nA THX certified immersive sound speaker system with 400 watt peak power for your home theater\, computer\, or gaming console\, with a 2.1 system of two satellite speakers and a subwoofer .\n\n\n\n\n\nUniversal Audio\n Swag and an Apollo Twin\n\nDesigner and manufacturer of audio signal processing hardware and DSP software. \nApollo Twin is the first desktop interface to combine superior audio resolution with Realtime UAD Processing – letting you record through vintage EQs\, compressors\, reverbs\, and guitar amp plug-ins\, with breathtaking professional results. Legendary analog sound  on your desktop.\n\n\n\n\nSpecial Thanks to some of our other event sponsors\n\n\n\n\nLagunitas Brewing- Refreshments\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Media Services\n\nSVT is giving 15% off on their next service call to all registered attendees.
URL:https://aessf.org/event/aes-open-studios-tours-mixer-sponsors-and-raffle-prizes/
LOCATION:25th Street Recording\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612
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SUMMARY:Open Studios and Mixer
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for our first-ever open studios\, 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. It’s like a pub crawl\, open-house\, and house party all rolled into one day. To attend and get the latest updates and info which you’ll need to participate\, register here for a free ticket.  Currently the registration is full.  You can check at our ticket registration for openings in case of cancellations. Everybody needs to have a ticket with them to attend the tours and mixer.\n \nNote: It’s very important that you register with the correct email address\, because all of the details you need to participate will be emailed to registered participants. \n12:00pm to 5:00pm: Open Studios\nYou can get an inside look at many of the recording and post-production studios in the East Bay. \nAES San Francisco will provide a list of participating facilities\, and you’ll be responsible for your own for transportation. There is no shuttle. If you’re car-challenged\, many of the studios can be reached by BART\, bus or bike. \nBe sure to pick up a raffle ticket at each location for our raffle drawing during the mixer. The more studios you visit\, the more chances you have to win. \n5:00pm to 10:00pm Industry Mixer\nWe’ll gather at 25th Street Recording a social mixer with light refreshments and raffle prizes from our  sponsors\, including: \nAdobe\nAEA Ribbon Mics\nAvid\nMercury Recording Equipment\nMeyer Sound\nTHX\nUniversal Audio …with more being added. This mixer is for ticket-holding\, registered participants of the studio tours. \nA more detailed list of prizes has been added here. \nFood: From 5:00-8:00 pm the Fist of Flour Pizza pizza truck will be parked in front\, where you can purchase fresh handmade slices or pies\, so head on over after the tours. \nThis is a free event for Bay Area audio professionals and audio students\, but you must be registered to attend. \nVisit these links to our participating studios to plot your tour: \n25th Street Recording\nBayview/Airship Laboratories\nBird and Egg Recording Studios\nEl Cerrito Studio\nFantasy Studios\nInfinite Studios\nJingleTown Recording Studios\nMegasonic Sound\nNew and Improved\nSanto Studio\nSharkbite Studios\nSkyline Studios\nSonic Zen\nSoundwave Studios \nThis might be the complete list. Only registered ticket holders can attend these tours and the mixer event. All of the details needed to participate are being sent by email a couple of days before the event\, to registered attendees. \nSome of our event sponsors include: \nLagunitas Brewing\nSVT Tech Services\nThe Reel Directory
URL:https://aessf.org/event/open-studios-and-mixer/
LOCATION:25th Street Recording\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612
CATEGORIES:Home Page,Section Meetings
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SUMMARY:Gain Sharing Automixing Moves From Secret Weapon to Mainstream
DESCRIPTION: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\, and demonstrate the performance of his popular algorithm. \nMeeting Location:\nThe Art Institute of California – San Francisco 10UN Civic Center Plaza Room 410. San Francisco\, CA. 94102 \nCheck in with security and take the elevator to the 4th floor. Then go right until you reach the end of the hall.
URL:https://aessf.org/event/gain-sharing-automixing-moves-from-secret-weapon-to-mainstream/
LOCATION:The Art Institute of California – San Francisco\, 10UN Civic Center Plaza Room 410\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Page,Section Meetings
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SUMMARY:Roger Linn - LinnStrument Demonstration
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAbout the Speaker \nRoger 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 hit recordings during the 1990s. He later designed the Akai MPC sampling drum machines\, considered a major influence in hip hop music production\, and the AdrenaLinn beat-synced filter effects processors for guitar.
URL:https://aessf.org/event/roger-linn-linnstrument-demonstration/
LOCATION:Cogswell Polytechnical College\, 191 Baypointe Parkway\, San Jose\, CA\, 95134\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Page,Section Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140318T190000
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SUMMARY:Active Speakers: Design and Optimization Masterclass
DESCRIPTION: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. \nIt 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 experts. \nJoin us in the room or via live or recorded web cast. \nSpeakers: Elliott Whyte\, John Richards\, Anthony Waldron\, Christopher J. Struck\, Lars Risbo \nAgenda \nTues Mar 18\, 2014 7-10pm (PST)\n19:00 – 19:15\nElliott Whyte \, Prism Sound\nAudio measurement challenges – a summary and an example \n19:25 – 19:55\nAnthony Waldron\, Audio EMC\nEMC Considerations for Audio Products \n20:00 – 20:30\nChristopher J. Struck\, CJS Labs\nElectoacoustics and transducers \n20:30 – 20:50\nNetworking & Refreshment Break \n20:50 – 21:20\nLars Risbo\, Texas Instruments\nDevelopments in Amplifier technology \n21:25 – 21:55\nJohn Richards\, Oxford Digital\nTuning the sound of consumer audio products
URL:https://aessf.org/event/active-speakers-design-and-optimization-masterclass/
LOCATION:Cogswell Polytechnical College\, 191 Baypointe Parkway\, San Jose\, CA\, 95134\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Page,Section Meetings
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140225T220000
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SUMMARY:Sweet Blues: A Film About Michael Bloomfield
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Ted Leyhe\, Cinematographer and Co-Producer of Sweet Blues will be present for a Q&A immediately following the film. \nRefreshments and mixing at 7:00 PM in DreamWorks Cafeteria\nNo food or drink will be allowed in the theater. \nRSVP Required: Password for Registration: mb214 RSVP > \nAbout the Film:\nThe new documentary film Sweet Blues focuses on the musical career of legendary guitarist Michael Bloomfield. A musical prodigy\, the Chicago native honed his unique guitar style by playing Southside clubs while in his teens\, with B.B. King\, Muddy Waters\, Howlin’ Wolf and many others. Described by Bob Dylan as the\, “Best guitar player I ever heard\,” Bloomfield’s contributions to Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited launched Dylan’s transition from a folk music to electric rock and roll\, and moved rock guitar to the forefront\, influencing many of the best known guitar players today. \nBloomfield’s move to the bay area helped shape the late 60s San Francisco music scene. Included are interviews on Bloomfield from the guitaristís friends and fellow musicians\, many who are local luminaries like Bill Graham\, Carlos Santana\, and Bob Weir. The film’s vintage concert footage and audio interviews of Bloomfield\, are superbly mixed by Berkeley Sound Artists’ James LeBrecth\, whose previous work includes Village Music: The Last of the Great Record Stores\, which was shown at our December 2012 meeting. \nThe film was a 25 year project from director Bob Sarles\, veteran of many rock documentaries\, and premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival in October 2013. On dvd\, it’s part of a new 4-disc Bloomfield box set\, released by Sony in February 2014. \nRunning Time: 57 minutes
URL:https://aessf.org/event/sweet-blues-a-film-about-michael-bloomfield/
LOCATION:DreamWorks Theater\, Redwood City\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Page,Section Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140204T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140204T213000
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SUMMARY:Issues around mastering: an open discussion
DESCRIPTION:Refreshments at 7:00pm \nRSVP:  Required (space limited to a maximum of 25 people) \nTonight’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. \nIn addition\, we will touch on issues around high resolution recordings. First of all\, what defines “high resolution”; secondly\, evolving delivery formats; thirdly\, how mastering those recordings differs from Red Book Audio format. \nMichael Romanowski\, Michael Romanowski Mastering \nMichael Romanowski is a Grammy nominated Mastering engineer. He is the owner and chief mastering engineer at Michael Romanowski Mastering\, based in San Francisco. The owner of the historic Coast Recorders and a founder and co-owner of The Tape Project — an audiophile label that only releases real time copies of original analog masters on 1/4″ and 1/2″ tape. Michael serves as President of the The Recording Academy San Francisco Chapter (NARAS)\, is chair of the Presidents Council and serves on the National Advisory Council to the Producers and Engineers Wing. He teaches at San Francisco State University\, and is an active panelist at conferences such as TapeOp\, AES\, CES\, SXSW\, AES Mexico\, VSAC and NAMM. \nMichael also has begun a series called “Live at Coast” where artists record a live record in front of an audience in the studio. As a big supporter of the local music scene\, he also has a podcast with KFOG DJ Renee Richardson called Renee and Romo\, where they bring in local musicians to play and talk about their music. Michael has recorded live performances by Kenny Burrell\, Branford Marsalis\, Santana\, Narada Michael Walden\, Nels Cline\, Todd Snider\, Will Kimbrough\, American Bach Soloist\, The Oakland East Bay Symphony and many others. His extensive Mastering Credits include Third Eye Blind\, Pat Monahan\, Matt Nathanson\, Too $hort\, Dredge\, The Dynamites\, Alasdair Fraser\, Jacqui Naylor and many others.
URL:https://aessf.org/event/issues-around-mastering-an-open-discussion/
LOCATION:Coast Recorders\, 1340 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Home Page,Section Meetings
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