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Past Event: Sound System Design and Alignment for Live Performance

April 3, 2019 at 6:00 pm

Location: Drexel University, URBN Annex Screening Room, 3501 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Moderated by: Chip Powell, Chair AES Philadelphia Section

Speaker(s): David Muddiman, Owner Starground Audio; Delaware Authorized Dealer Meyer Sound

David Muddiman has been designing and deploying sound systems based on Meyer Sound components for years. Trained by the master himself, Bob McCarthy, Dave's workflow starts with taking room measurements to input into Meyer's MAPP XT System Design Software to model the loudspeaker to room interface; creating a 3D CAD walk through movie for client presentation; using the Meyer SIM3 Dual FFT Analyzer to guide and verify the on-site deployment; and the Galileo Loudspeaker Management Processor to set and monitor system alignment parameters. We'll demo selected elements of this workflow live and discuss a design Dave will set up later this year for the 50th Annual Woodstock Reunion held on Max Yasgur's Farm in Bethel, NY with Bill Handley, the man who built the original Woodstock Festival system. Please RSVP to [email protected]


Posted: Wednesday, March 13, 2019

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Past Event: Recording the Philadelphia Folk Festival

February 28, 2019 at 6:00 pm

Location: WHYY, 150 N. Sixth Street on Independence Mall in Philadelphia, between Race and Arch Streets.

Moderated by: Joyce Lieberman, WHYY Radio Engineering Supervisor, Vice-Chair AES Philadelphia Section

Speaker(s): Scott Petersen (Chair Festival Recording/Archive Committee, Philadelphia Folk Society) and Jim Jackson (Festival Recording Technical Lead)

Together Scott and Jim coordinate the archival recording operations of the folk festival. Over the course of the evening we'll discuss how they plan for, execute and document their work; tricks of the trade and the complexities of interfacing with live sound and film crews. With a little luck, sample recordings and an ample supply of war stories will punctuate the presentation. Please join us for a fascinating look behind the scenes at one of our regions most storied cultural events. RSVP: [email protected] if you plan on attending.

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Posted: Monday, February 11, 2019

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Past Event: An evening salon with Alex Case

January 8, 2019 at 6:00 pm

Location: TBD in Center City, Philadelphia

Moderated by: Felicia Doggett - Metropolitan Acoustics, Philadelphia Section Chair - Acoustical Society of America

Speaker(s): Alex Case - Associate Professor & Graduate Coordinator - Sound Recording Technology, Univ of Lowell, MA

Alex Case has worn many hats being an educator, acoustic consultant, recording engineer, author and past President of AES. His presentations are always entertaining and enlightening. So mark your calendars for this "Salon with the Masters" event and please check back for more details regarding the evening's topic, time and place once we're closer to the date. In the meantime you can read Alex's blog @ http://recordingology.com/

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Posted: Monday, October 29, 2018

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Past Event: Tour of Acoustical Facilities at the Philadelphia Navy Yard

November 14, 2018 at 6:00 pm

Location: Philadelphia Navel Yard, 1000 Kitty Hawk Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19112.

Moderated by: Felicia Doggett - Metropolitan Acoustics, Philadelphia Section Chair - Acoustical Society of America

Speaker(s): Thomas Miller

Info from Presenter: The facility is located in the Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Machinery Silencing Complex. You will be able to tour our Large Scale Anechoic Chamber (which is actually semi-anechoic because it has a solid floor). We will demonstrate advanced measurements capabilities including Sound Intensity, a Polytec Scanning Laser Vibrometer (http://www.dbkes.com.tr/brosur/psv_400.pdf), and Bruel&Kjaer WA-1565 Spherical Array (https://www.bksv.com/media/doc/bn0690.pdf). Note you must be a US citizen to attend this event. Kindly RSVP: [email protected] if you plan to attend as space is limited.


Posted: Monday, October 29, 2018

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Past Event: Jazz in Surround

December 9, 2015 at 7:00 pm

Location: WHYY Philadelphia, PA

Moderated by: Jonathan P. Orose

Speaker(s): Jim Anderson

Join us on December 9th at 5:30 PM as Grammy award winner Jim Anderson Presents: "Jazz in Surround - 'Sixteen Sunsets' and 'Modern Cool'" Where: WHYY 150 6th St. Philadelphia, PA 19106 On the Grammy nominated recording "Sixteen Sunsets," soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and her quartet take on the musical challenge of playing ballads, both standards and originals, in exquisitely slow tempos. Engineer and co-producer Jim Anderson's goal was to translate these intentions into a convincing, believable and enveloping sonic soundscape in 5.1 surround. The recording was conceived with surround sound in mind. Jim will play selections from the album in surround and discuss the production process. On the Grammy winning recording "Modern Cool," by Patricia Barber, Jim Anderson revisited an audiophile classic and reinvented it's sound. RSVP Below. docs.google.com/forms/d/1v0r3QBOIEpv0v31a3IK47_n_GGlnkhvcHj7Bv7F2zUo/viewform?usp=send_for...

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Posted: Monday, November 16, 2015

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