AES Student Blog

Meet Alex Case, one of our honorable judges of Category 3: Modern Studio Recording and Electronic Music of the Student Recording Competition at AES138 in Warsaw.

Alex U. Case is an Associate Professor of Sound Recording Technology at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, in the United States.  He is a total audio junkie.  With degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Music, and Acoustics, Professor Case has dedicated his professional life to the study of aesthetics, perception, signal processing, electro-acoustics and room acoustics for creating and enjoying recorded music. 

His research and professional activities focus heavily on the technical foundations, creative motivations, and aesthetic merit of recording and signal processing techniques used in multitrack production.  Case is a widely published author, with over 100 articles appearing in multiple journals and industry trade publications.  He has written the authoritative guide to audio signal processing in multitrack production, Sound FX – Unlocking the Creative Potential of Recording Studio Effects, published by Focal Press. Applying signal processing at the all-important mixdown session is covered in his book, Mix Smart - Pro Audio Tips for Your Multitrack Mix.  Case is also an author for Lynda.com’s Audio Channel of online, media-rich learning experiences.  He is the author of four titles, including Foundations of Audio: Delay and Modulation and Foundations of Audio:  Reverb.

A Fellow in the Audio Engineering Society, Case serves on the Education Committee (past Chair) and the Membership Committee (Co-Chair).  He has been a featured speaker and panelist for regional meetings around the world, and instructed dozens of standing-room only tutorials at AES International Conventions.  Case is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, serves the Technical Committee for Architectural Acoustics (past Chair), Technical Committee for Noise, Membership Committee and Publications Policy Committee and has been an invited contributor of many dozens of papers.

Check out his blog, Recordingology.com – The Study of Recording, for tips, tricks, and audio references that illustrate all aspects of recording and mixing.