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AES 134 Student Recording Competition: The Results

The 134th AES Convention in Rome brought another exciting round of the highly anticipated Student Recording Competition. Young engineers from across Europe participated, including individuals from England, Sweden, France, Germany, Poland, Austria, Serbia, and Russia. One submission from Japan proved that the SRC remains a worldwide event.

 
The competition was made possible by our generous sponsors. A big thank-you to Cockos, Audiofile-Engineering, D16, Focal Press, Auralex, Telefunken, Shizuka, Eclipse TD, Tascam, Merging, iZotope, Sonic Studio, and Women's Audio Mission for providing exciting prizes for our competition awardees!
 

 

 

CAT 1 | Traditional Acoustic Recording

 

SILVER AWARD

Elizaveta Fedorova, Berlin University of the Arts

TASCAM audio interface, soundBlade software, SoundChannel subscription, REAPER DAW, Quiztones ear trainer, iZotope plugins, Auralex MoPads

 

SILVER AWARD

Victor Osadchev, Gnesin Academy of Music

Pyramix DAW, soundBlade software, SoundChannel subscription, REAPER DAW, Quiztones ear trainer, iZotope plugins, Auralex MoPads

 

BRONZE AWARD

Igor Symanski & Malgorzata Napiontek, Fryderyk Chopin University of Music

REAPER DAW, Quiztones ear trainer, iZotope plugins, Auralex MoPads

 

CAT 2 | Traditional Studio Recording

 

SILVER AWARD

Winfried Lachenmayr, University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna

Shizuka Stillness Panel, soundBlade software, SoundChannel subscription, REAPER DAW, Quiztones ear trainer, iZotope plugins, Auralex MoPads

 

SILVER AWARD

Jana Irmert, University of Film and Television "Konrad Wolf" Potsdam-Babelsberg

Telefunken microphone, soundBlade software, SoundChannel subscription, REAPER DAW, Quiztones ear trainer, iZotope plugins, Auralex MoPads

 

BRONZE AWARD

Martin Denda, Gratz University of Technology

REAPER DAW, Quiztones ear trainer, iZotope plugins, Auralex MoPads

 

CAT 3 | Modern Studio Recording

 

SILVER AWARD

Benedikt Schöller, University of Film and Television "Konrad Wolf" Potsdam-Babelsberg

D16 plugins, soundBlade software, SoundChannel subscription, REAPER DAW, Quiztones ear trainer, iZotope plugins, Auralex MoPads

 

SILVER AWARD

Diego Fagundes, SAE London

Crane Song plugin, D16 plugin, soundBlade software, SoundChannel subscription, REAPER DAW, Quiztones ear trainer, iZotope plugins, Auralex MoPads

 

BRONZE AWARD

Milos Ivanic, Advanced School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

REAPER DAW, Quiztones ear trainer, iZotope plugins, Auralex MoPads

 

CAT 4 | Sound For Visual Media

 

GOLD AWARD

Joanna Kaminska, Fryderyk Chopin University of Music

Eclipse TD loudspeakers, soundBlade software, SoundChannel subscription, REAPER DAW, Quiztones ear trainer, iZotope plugins, Auralex MoPads

 

SILVER AWARD

Nikola Jeremic, Advanced School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

TASCAM recorder, soundBlade software, SoundChannel subscription, REAPER DAW, Quiztones ear trainer, iZotope plugins, Auralex MoPads

 

SILVER AWARD

Wakana Kuroiwa, Tokyo University of the Arts

D16 plugins, soundBlade software, SoundChannel subscription, REAPER DAW, Quiztones ear trainer, iZotope plugins, Auralex MoPads

 

View past recording competition winners


Posted: Tuesday, June 18, 2013

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AES134 ROME | Student Recording Competition Sponsors: TELEFUNKEN

It's time for us to tell you all about all of the wonderful sponsors that support our Student Recording Competition! Expect to see some awesome giveaways by these generous companies at AES 134!

www.telefunken-elektroakustik.com/

 

TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik™ strives for absolute perfection. By offering historic recreations of classic microphones alongside their own proprietary designs based around the distinctive tube mic sound, TELEFUNKEN has established a product line that perfectly blends vintage style and sound with the reliability of a modern-day microphone. Their commitment to both the sonic excellence and quality of all of their products is rivaled only by their dedication to provide the BEST possible service to each and every one of their customers.

TELEFUNKEN's R-F-T Series of tube microphones are affordable solutions that deliver amazing tone and ultimate application flexibility at a price anyone who is serious about recording can afford. The M Series dynamic microphones are also an amazing value and offer an articulate, detailed sound with minimal proximity effect in a rugged, roadworthy design.


Posted: Monday, April 29, 2013

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Sponsors of the 134th AES Student Design Competition in Rome: Focal Press

Here we are with yet another great name of audio and also a kind sponsor to the upcoming Student Design Competition and Student Recording Competition in Rome. We are deeply grateful for their support and very exited to give away some awesome prizes to the winners!

www.focalpress.com

Focal Press has been a leading publisher of Media Technology books for 70 years. They provide essential resources for professionals and students in many areas including: film and digital video production, photography, digital imaging, graphics, animation and new media, broadcast and media distribution technologies, music recording and production, mass communications, and theatre technology.

Focal Press delivers to you the techniques that have proved successful for professionals, and inspire you to go further with your craft. Their books demystify ever-changing technologies and help you gain success.

Focal Press - learn, master, create.


Posted: Monday, April 29, 2013

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Sponsors of the 134th AES Student Design Competition in Rome: DSP-Quattro

We present you another great name of audio, kindly sponsoring the upcoming Student Design Competition in Rome. We are deeply grateful for their support and very exited to give away some awesome prizes to the winners!

www.dsp-quattro.com

DSP-Quattro reaches beyond the boundaries of traditional audio-editing software. In addition to the typical sample-editing tools, it features multitrack recording, simultaneous playback of multiple audio files, real-time hosting of virtual instruments, and real-time effects processing of audio input. ... DSP-Quattro is an absolutely outstanding piece of software and an incredible value. It offers features and performances on par with or exceeding sample-editing software costing four or five times as much.


Posted: Monday, April 29, 2013

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Sponsors of the 134th AES Student Design Competition in Rome: Cycling 74

We present you another great name of audio, kindly sponsoring the upcoming Student Design Competition in Rome. We are deeply grateful for their support and very exited to give away some awesome prizes to the winners!

www.cycling74.com

 

Cycling '74 creates software for the specialized needs of artists, educators, and researchers working with audio, visual media, and physical computing. Our visual programming tools Max, MSP, Jitter, and Gen serve as the creative engine behind thousands of innovative projects. The company was formed in 1997 by David Zicarelli and has approximately 29 employees and consultants worldwide.


Posted: Monday, April 29, 2013

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Sponsors of the 134th AES Student Design Competition in Rome: Audiofile Engineering

We present you another great name of audio, kindly sponsoring the upcoming Student Design Competition in Rome. We are deeply grateful for their support and very exited to give away some awesome prizes to the winners!

www.audiofile-engineering.com

 

Combining powerful, elegant and uncluttered audio utilities with unparalleled technical support, Audiofile Engineering is one of the most innovative and experienced audio software developers for Mac OS X and the iPhone. Quiztones is a frequency ear trainer for amateur and professional audio engineers, producers, and musicians. See more at www.audiofile-engineering.com


Posted: Monday, April 29, 2013

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AES 134 ROME | Student Recording Competition Judges: JIM KAISER

Jim Kaiser - honorary judge for category 2 (traditional studio recording) 

 

Since 2000, Jim Kaiser has been the Director of Technology at MasterMix in Nashville, and responsible for surround production and audio restoration.

Kaiser’s career features experience in live & studio recording with artists like Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, Gloria Estefan, and Michael Jackson, and technical design of recording and production facilities, including Sony-BMG, East Iris, MasterMix, and Clear Channel Entertainment/Live Nation.

Jim was the Audio Engineering Society President in 2009-2010 and serves on the AES Technical Council, the Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing, and the Nashville Engineer Relief Fund Board. He has been involved in workshops, seminars, and paper presentations at AES international conventions and regional conferences since joining in 1983

Jim Kaiser has been teaching in the Audio Technology Program at Belmont University since 2005.


Posted: Monday, April 29, 2013

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Sponsors of the 134th AES Student Recording Competition in Rome: Women's Audio Mission

There is still some time left for us to present you another big name of audio, kindly sponsoring the upcoming Student Recording Competition in Rome. We are deeply grateful for their support and very exited to give away some awesome prizes to the winners!

 

Women's Audio Mission is a San Francisco based, non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of women in music production and the recording arts. In a field where women are chronically under-represented (less than 5%), WAM seeks to "change the face of sound" by providing hands-on training, experience, career counseling and job placement to women and girls in media technology for music, radio, film, television and the internet.


Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2013

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Sponsors of the 134th AES Student Recording Competition in Rome: Sonic Studio

There is still some time left for us to present you another big name of audio, kindly sponsoring the upcoming Student Recording Competition in Rome. We are deeply grateful for their support and very exited to give away some awesome prizes to the winners!

www.sonicstudio.com

 

Since the early 1980s, Sonic Studio workstations have been adopted worldwide by motion picture and recording studios, major record labels and high end mastering facilities. On award–winning motion picture soundtracks and more than half of all commercially released CD, Sonic Studio’s customers consistently win Grammy®, Emmy® and Oscar® awards for their exceptional audio work. Sonic Studio continues to lead the way to the ultrafidelity computer based audio of with the Amarra computer music player.


Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2013

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Sponsors of the 134th AES Student Recording Competition in Rome: Merging

here is still some time left for us to present you another big name of audio, kindly sponsoring the upcoming Student Recording Competition in Rome. We are deeply grateful for their support and very exited to give away some awesome prizes to the winners!

www.merging.com

 

Switzerland’s Merging Technologies is the manufacturer of hardware and software systems for audio and video production professionals, including the high-resolution multichannel Pyramix digital audio workstation, VCube non-linear HD video playback system, the Ramses MSC audio control surface and Ovation a Media Server and Sequencer. Merging’s products are used where reliability and the highest possible quality are of paramount concern. Merging’s clients include some of the finest recording studios, broadcast facilities, post-production houses and film dubbing suites in the world.


Posted: Sunday, April 28, 2013

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