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Audio-Technica Hosting Livestream “Ask Me Anything,” Mic Presentation Events At NAB 2014

15 Q&A sessions and educational presentations with audio experts

Following successful booth events at other recent trade shows, Audio-Technica is hosting 15 livestream events at its booth (number C1720) at the upcoming NAB 2014 show in Las Vegas.

The events will happen on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (April 7-9) during the show. In the morning, get answers to your questions during 30-minute, Q&A-style “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) forums. Then in the afternoon, attend the company’s educational mic presentations.

All sessions will be livestreamed at www.livestream.com (free registration) and viewable at http://www.audio-technica.com/NAB2014 during and after the show.

“Ask Me Anything” questions are fed to the presenters through a moderator during a 30-minute Q&A session. Questions can be submitted by individuals present at NAB booth C1720, online at Livestream.com, and via Twitter #ATliveNAB.

The schedule:

Monday, April 7
10 am—Ask Me Anything with Dennis Baxter, EMMY Award-winning sports and Olympic sound designer
11 am—Ask Me Anything with Michael Abbott, TV audio mixer & producer; work includes GRAMMY and CMA Award shows
1:30 pm— Mic Presentation with Fred Ginsburg, C.A.S. (Cinema Audio Society), “Rigging Lavalier Microphones for Film/Video Production”
2:30 pm— Mic Presentation with Robert Bigelow, audio mixer/sound editor for film and TV; recent projects include NCIS New Orleans, Star-Crossed and Treme, “Mid-Side/Stereo Miking Demystified”
3:30 pm—Mic Presentation with Dennis Baxter, “Sports Miking Techniques”

Tuesday, April 8
10 am—Ask Me Anything with Maureen Droney, senior executive director, The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing
11 am— Ask Me Anything with Lenise Bent, audio mixer/engineer & producer for music and film, including DreamWorks productions
1:30 pm—Mic Presentation with Fred Ginsburg, “Selection and Use of Boom Microphones”
2:30 pm—Mic Presentation with Robert Bigelow, “Recording Live Music for Broadcast”
3:30 pm—Mic Presentation with Fred Ginsburg, “When and How to Use Planted Microphones”

Wednesday, April 9
10 am—Ask Me Anything with Larry Estrin, audio technology innovator, founder of BEST Audio; work includes presidential debates, the Super Bowl, Olympics and Disney
11 am—Ask Me Anything with Robert Bigelow
1:30 pm—Mic Presentation with Steve Savanyu, “Microphone Techniques for Digital SLR Cameras”
2:30 pm—Mic Presentation with Fred Ginsburg, “Intro to Multi-track Location Dialog Recording”
3:30 pm—Mic Presentation with Fred Ginsburg, “Advanced Workflow for Multi-Track Location Dialog Recording”

Additional details are available at the Audio-Technica booth or at www.audio-technica.com/NAB2014. (Note: this schedule is subject to change; updates will be made on this link.)

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