Many thanks to APS - Audio Pro Solutions for sponsoring the student recording competition!
APS - Audio Pro Solutions
Manufacturer of professional monitors and High End Home speakers. APS was born from an encounter between a composer and sound engineer/producer, brilliant speaker designers and a group of highly motivated audiophiles and music lovers.
APS was established in 2006 as a project devoted to studio sound production technique. As we use professional project and measurement tools, we have total control over the final effect at each stage of the product creation. Ready-made projects are implemented into production with maximum attention paid to the quality of the final product. Our present offer includes active studio monitors.
Posted: Sunday, June 17, 2018
A big thank you to Bettermaker for their support of the AES competitions and their wonderful EQ as a prize!
Bettermaker is a company from Poland on the cutting edge of analog audio. Their product combines the advantages of digital and analog world by allowing digital control of analog audio, including presets and automation via proprietary plugins (available in RTAS, 32bit or 64bit VST, and AU). The devices are built with the greatest care for the details and are 100% handmade. The aim is to combine the advantages of digital and analog without compromise. Thanks to Bettermaker’s construction the devices provide a reliable, natural and noise free sound.
Easy to use, with the great sound only an analog EQ can provide, and total recallability within your D.A.W. session or via presets from the front panel, how can you go wrong?
Posted: Saturday, June 16, 2018
Sonnox is the leading designer of innovative, high quality, award-winning audio processing plug-ins for professional audio engineers. Oxford Plug-Ins are used in an extraordinary range of audio applications including mixing for music production, live sound, broadcast, TV & Film, and even scientific and forensics projects.
The Sonnox design team traces its heritage back to the 1980's, to the development of the legendary Oxford OXF-R3 digital mixing console. With a base price of $1 million, the OXF-R3 was installed in major recording studios worldwide, and became widely accepted as the first ‘musical’ sounding digital console.
As music production began shifting towards digital workstations, the console inspired a series of unique software developments starting with the Oxford EQ and Dynamics plug-ins.
The expanding family of Oxford Plug-Ins quickly acquired a reputation for excellence among leading engineers worldwide; a reputation that was earned through a no-compromise attitude to audio performance and a desire to push the boundaries with intuitive and novel user interfaces.
Sonnox continues to develop unique, high-quality plug-ins for audio production, embracing new technology and formats with partners such as Avid, Universal Audio and Fraunhofer.
Posted: Friday, June 15, 2018
Thank you to D16 Audio Group for their support and sponsorship with numerous of their plug ins!
D16 Group Audio Software officially launched in 2006 with the aim of producing virtual instruments and effects for producers and musicians who required top quality and inspiration in their music.
Today, D16 Group Audio Software have become a premium audio plug-ins vendor. Continuously high level of quality and will of improvement allow us to deliver virtual instruments that set a new standard of sound perfection and effects that take creativity to the next level. Solid trust from audio community and respect for products fruitful in many rewards make D16 Group Audio Software the company of choice for many musicians around the globe.
Posted: Thursday, June 14, 2018
A huge thank you to Acustica Audio for sponsoring the AES Student Recording competitions with several plug in bundles!
Acustica Audio creates faithful software plug-in emulations of rare vintage or modern hardware gear and new hybrids impossible in the analogue domain. Our core tech is based on dynamic sampling and Volterra series nonlinear convolution. This approach help us create plug-ins that deliver gear-like transient response, accurate phase, and tone which will make you smile! Our main product, the 'Nebula' gear sampler is in version 4 now and it has been around since 2005. N4 and the free N4 Player are both capable of loading 3rd party gear libraries. Our website hosts the official online store for such libraries and an entire line of standalone Nebula-based plug-ins know as 'the Aqua range'.
Posted: Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Posted: Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Nadine is an associate professor in sound design and technique for the picture at the University of Stavanger in Norway. She is a 2000 graduate from a film and TV bachelor program in Lebanon, a post graduate diploma in composing for the screen, and an MA in sound design from Bournemouth University. Nadine´s professional career has spanned from radio and television advertising to working with music artists and award-winning directors.
Her passion for teaching started in 2004, when she began lecturing about sound and storytelling at the Académie Libanaise Des Beaux Arts (ALBA). This was followed by teaching positions at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) and currently the University of Stavanger. Nadine’s primary area of interest lies in the exploration of the intricate relationship between audio and how it influences the perception of the visuals in a moving picture. Nadine speaks four languages fluently and enjoys reading and playing the piano.
Posted: Monday, May 21, 2018
Leslie Gaston-Bird AMPS, MPSE Vice President, Western Region (USA & Canada) AES began working in 2002 at Post Modern Company in Denver, Colorado, restoring soundtracks for classic Sony / Columbia films from as early as the 1930's. At the same time, she began work on her Master of Science in Recording Arts (MSRA) degree at the University of Colorado Denver.
She earned her MSRA degree in 2003 with a thesis titled, “Music Video Vérité”, a pioneering work in recording mulititrack audio alongside performances filmed in multiple locations and edited together as one seamless performance. Shortly afterwards, she accepted a tenure-track position at CU Denver and is now an Associate Professor of Recording Arts.
Leslie has been involved in research with Dolby Laboratories in San Fransisco and Gates Planetarium in Denver. She continues to do freelance work, and is currently exploring ways to improve the audio experience as a whole. In 2011 she was granted a Fulbright award to research Blu-Ray audio at the University of York in York, England.
Posted: Monday, May 21, 2018
Posted: Sunday, May 20, 2018
Amandine Pras teaches Digital Audio Arts at the University of Lethbridge in Western Canada. She completed her PhD thesis at McGill about best practices for studio recording in the digital era. Her research investigates interconnections between technological innovation and new music production from esthetic and sociological perspectives. She recently premiered her video documentary entitled 'A Home Away From Home' based on a cross-cultural experiment that she conducted in India with improvisers from New York and from West Bengal. In July, she will take part of fieldwork research in digital studios in Mali. Graduate from the Advanced music production program (FSMS) of the Paris Conservatoire (CNSMDP), Amandine produced albums with musicians as diverse as the ARC Ensemble, Jim Black, Quatuor Bozzini, Daniel Carter, Nels Cline, Benoit Delbecq, Mary Halvorson, Tony Malaby, Fabrice Marandola, the Metropolis Ensemble, Andy Milne and William Parker.
Posted: Saturday, May 19, 2018
