137th AES Convention Offering Expanded Streaming And Broadcast Track

The ways in which both streaming and broadcast audio platforms are evolving and converging will be on display at the upcoming 137th Audio Engineering Society Convention, set for Thursday, October 9, through Sunday, October 12, 2014, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Broadcast and streaming track chairman David Bialik has identified key trends in these spheres and assembled a series of qualified panels that will explore and discuss these topics.

The list of presentations includes:

—Loudness for Streaming and Radio

—Audio Issues for 4k and 8k Television

—Facility Design

—Audio Issues and HTML5

—Routing Audio in a Broadcast Facility

—Listener Fatigue and Retention

—Hear Now/Sound Effects

—SBE/Troubleshooting and Maintenance of Equipment

—Troubleshooting Software

—Compliance with CALM Act/PLOUD

—The Streaming Experience

—Telephony and IP Codecs: How to Choose What Is Best for You

—Understanding Audio Processing—How to Use the Audio Processor

—MPEG-DASH—What about Audio?

The panels and presentations will go into considerable depth under the guidance of thought leaders in their categories. For instance, the Loudness for Streaming and Radio panel will look at key questions, such as “Is the ‘loudness war’ in radio over?” “Has it moved over to Internet streaming?” “How can we control level without disrupting the audience?” These will be examined by a panel consisting of John Kean of NPR Labs, Thomas Lund of TC Electronic, Robert Orban of Orban; Frank Foti of Telos Alliance, Tom Box of DTS, and Scott Norcross of Dolby.

Attendees will also be provided with a look at facility design through the eyes of Eddie Kramer, noted engineer/producer for acts such as Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and Kiss, and the Walters-Storyk Design Group’s John Storyk, designer of Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios as well as hundreds of other recording and broadcast facilities.

Kramer and Storyk will discuss how two leading FM music stations, KEPX in Seattle and KPFK in Los Angeles, are managing substantial changes. KEPX is preparing to move to a new broadcast facility that will feature cutting-edge broadcast/recording studios and a live performance venue designed to showcase visiting artists, while KPFK, one of the most powerful stations in the U.S. at 110,000 watts, will undertake a major acoustical update of its live performance studio and create a new control room. That both stations will operate professional‐level recording studio/performance venues underscores radio’s continued importance for music.

“The AES Tracks, Sessions and Workshops are about learning ‘technology and technique,’ while the sales presentations stay on the exhibition floor,” Bialik says. “I believe this is the reason that the attendance for the broadcast and streaming sessions only increases year after year.”

For information on acquiring a free Exhibits-Plus badge (pre-registration required) and detailed information on the broadcast and streaming track at the AES137 Convention, as well as further registration, hotel, and technical program information, go here.

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