AES Student Blog

Thank you, on behalf of all the prize winners at AES139.

Berlin-based audio software company u-he was founded in 2001 by Urs Heckmann. Originally a one-man show, the company recently evolved into a tightly-knit team of employees, active associates and 3rd-party contractors – with ambitious plans.

Especially well known for the Zebra2 and Diva software synthesizers, u-he has developed several other successful products over the last decade, and regularly contributes freeware to popular magazines (available as download or on cover discs).

Despite their underlying complexity, U-He synths and effects are widely acclaimed for their ease of use. This is often attributed to Urs Heckmann's background as industrial designer. Heckmann sees the seemingly unconventional decision to start an audio software company as a direct result of his equal love for industrial design and for synthesizers.

Most recently, u-he has been exploring concepts for analogue synthesizers, and the first results can be heard in the software synths ACE / Bazille (audio-rate modulation paths) as well as Diva, Presswerk and Satin (accurate simulation of electronic circuitry). Hive is u-he's first foray into the world of low CPU dance-oriented synths.

http://www.u-he.com/

Thank you, on behalf of all the prize winners at AES139.

Established by Steven Slate and Fabrice Gabriel in 2008, Slate Digital strives to produce innovative products of exceptional quality. The Slate Digital line combines revolutionary ideas and concepts for the future of the pro audio industry with the complex DSP algorithms. Known for its digital emulation of analogue circuitry, Slate Digital's products include the FG-X Mastering Processor, Virtual Console Collection 2.0, Virtual Tape Machines, Virtual Buss Compressors, and the new Virtual Mix Rack.  Steven Slate is also known for his award winning drum products Trigger 2 Drum Replacer and SSD 4 Virtual Drum Instrument.  To accompany those, Slate offers extensive drum sample add-ons co-created with well-known engineers and studios: Chris Lord-Alge drums, Terry Date drums, David Bendeth drums, and the all new Blackbird Studios drum expansion.  Last but not least in the Slate arsenal is the Raven MTX MKII and Raven MTi Multi-touch Audio Production Systems. All of these products combine to form the complete production toolkit for the modern producer and engineer.

www.slatedigital.com

www.stevenslatedrums.com

www.slatemt.com

Thank you, on behalf of all the prize winners at AES139.

Cycling '74 creates software for the specialized needs of artists, educators, and researchers working with audio, visual media, and physical computing. They are best known for their work with the digital signal processing software environment Max. For more information about Max, please visit cycling74.com

Come listen to our fantastic SRC finalists, Friday and Saturday at the 139th Convention of the Audio Engineering Society! 

Student Recording Competition - 1: Category 2 and Category 3 More info

Category 2

Judges: Richard King, Sean McLauglin, Brandie Lane, Frank Filipetti 

Finalists:

Daniel Davidsen - The Royal Danish Academy of Music

Keifer Wiley - Case Western Reserve University

Federico Masetti - Berklee College of Music 

Category 3

Judges: Jonathan Wyner, Piper Payne, Mandy Parnell, William Crabtree

Finalists:

Rafael Santamaria - Universidad de San Buenaventura

Gintas Norvila - McGill University

Nick Lobel - Belmont University

Student Recording Competition - 2: Category 1 and Category 4 More info

Category 1

Judges: Morten Lindberg, David Bowles, Tim Martyn 

Finalists:

Jennifer Nulsen - The Hartt School

Anastasia Rybakova - The Banff Centre

Nathaniel Davis - Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music

Category 4

Judges: Kris Górski, Elizabeth Fausak, Scott Levine, Shawn Murphy

Finalists:

Filipe Antunes - Berklee College of Music

Amanda Wong - Institute of Audio Research

Jackson Turner - University of Miami

Student events

 Radial Engineering Ltd.:

Radial Engineering Ltd. is a manufacturer of professional audio products based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Brands include: Radial, Tonebone, Primacoustic, Reamp, Jensen and Hafler. Quality construction and exceptional audio performance are the underpins that have served to make Radial one of the most respected and trusted brands in the industry.  Radial Engineering products include the world's finest direct boxes, splitters and audio interfacing devices for studio, live or broadcast.

Jensen Transformers Inc.:

Founded in 1974, Jensen Transformers Inc. is a manufacturer and developer of high performance audio transformers. Tens of thousands of Jensen transformers are in use today throughout the world, and maintain a flawless reputation for superior quality and reliability. In 1994, Jensen introduced the ISO-MAX® line of plug-and-play signal path ground isolators to make quick work of solving 'ground-loop' issues. They adhere to the Jensen philosophy of uncompromised performance, worthy of the finest audiophile or studio recording signal paths.

Thank you very much to Interfacio for sponsoring the Student Design Competition.  

Meet Dave Hill, one of our honorable judges of the Student Design Competition at AES139 in New York.

Forward Thinking Audio Gear from Crane Song and Dave Hill Designs. Crane Song Ltd. is about designing and building the highest quality audio hardware and software possible.  The products include A/D and D/A converters, Equalizers, Preamps, Compressors, Monitor Controllers, and plug-ins for PT.  The designs range from discrete class A electronics to dsp.     The Philosophy is to make musically sounding gear and plug-ins that solve problems in the recording environment.  The products very flexible, by changing a control the sound of the device can go from very clean to very colored while remaining musical.  In 2011 Dave Hill Designs was lunched to provide products that are digitally controlled analog, DHD follows the same philosophy of building the highest quality musical signal processing devices possible.  Some designs for other companies include Avid’s HEAT plug-in, ATR Service Company’s variable speed control and the ARIA discrete record - play tape machine electronics.  In addition there is on-going design work for several other companies, both the US and the UK.  New designs for both Crane Song and Dave Hill Designs are always being worked on.  Plus research into clocking, jitter and digital control of analog audio.

Audiofile Engineering have once again agreed to sponsor both the Student Recording Competitiona and the Student Design Competition.

Audiofile Engineering build apps for musicians and engineers, because that's what the company consists of: musicians and engineers.  Founded in 2004, they are among the most experienced audio software developers for Mac OS X and iOS with a long history of industry-firsts to their name. The people at Audiofile Engineering strive to create beautiful and powerful apps that everyone can afford.

More information can be found here http://www.audiofile-engineering.com/

From groundbreaking audio consoles to innovative video production systems, Solid State Logic has evolved to become the world’s leading manufacturer of analogue and digital audio consoles and provider of creative tools for film, audio, video and broadcast professionals.

With more than 3000 SSL-equipped studios and facilities operational today, the excellence of SSL consoles is universally recognised for unrivalled sonic quality, superb ergonomics, outstanding automation and an international support infrastructure second to none.

Founded by Colin Sanders in 1969, SSL has since expanded to its present 15 acre science park in Oxfordshire, England. SSL's unrivalled resources, including R&D, manufacturing, training, service and product support, operate in a unique high technology, customer oriented environment.  The company invents, designs and manufactures technology for the creative manipulation of sound. Users and industry experts from all over the world visit SSL's Oxford HQ to consult with SSL audio experts and evaluate SSL equipment. There are more than 3000 SSL systems in service around the world.

 Jim Anderson is an internationally recognized recording engineer and producer of acoustic music for the recording, radio, television, and film industries. He is the recipient of numerous awards and nominations for recordings and broadcasts. Jim’s recording “Modern Cool” won the Grammy for Best Surround Album at the 55th Grammy Awards and his recording “Sixteen Sunsets” was nominated for Best Surround Album at the 56th Grammy Awards.

A graduate of the Duquesne University School of Music in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Jim has studied audio engineering at the Eastman School of Music and Sender Freies Berlin. During the 1970s, he was employed by National Public Radio and, since 1980, Jim has had a career as an independent audio engineer and producer. He has been a frequent lecturer and speaker for the AES and master-class guest faculty member at leading international institutes. He is a professor of recorded music with the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music in the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and was the department’s Chair from 2004 – 2008.

He has served as Vice President for Eastern Sections of the AES, chaired the New York City Section of the AES and was Chair of the 119th,123rd, 131st, and 135th AES Conventions. In 2006, he was made a Fellow of the AES and was also the President of the Audio Engineering Society, 2008-2009.