Zoom screen shot of Phil Hawkins, Matt Blostein, Austin Rowe, Julius Dobos, John "JD" David and Erik Foreman (captured from live Zoom screenshot)
Meeting Topic: DAW vs. DAW! A streaming event
Moderator Name: Julius Dobos (University of Silicon Valley)
Speaker Name: Phil Hawkins Mission College); Matt Blostein (Cabrillo College); John "JD" David (consultant; formerly Dolby); Erik Foreman (Dolby); Austin Rowe (Cave Bat)
Meeting Location: University of Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA, US
A comparison of DAW software, utilising screen sharing to give attendees a guided tour of five different software packages. This was presented live over Zoom and YouTube. Moderator Julius Dobos (Pro Tools, Digital Performer, Ableton Live) led the discussion with Phil Hawkins (Studio One), Matt Blostein (Cubase), John "JD" David (Ableton Live), Erik Foreman (Pro Tools) and Austin Rowe (Logic Pro X). Each panelist was given three tasks, and took the attendees through their method(s) of accompishing these. Then, each panelist was asked to discuss likes, dislikes and what they hoped for the future of their respective software packages. Throughout, comments and questions were acknowledged and answered. This is the first in a series of AES-SF interactive educational panels.
Written By: David v.R. Bowles