Report of the meeting of the SC-03-12 Working Group on Forensic Audio, held online, 2022-10-11.
SC-03-12 chair Marisa Dery called the meeting to order.
The report of the previous meeting, held online 2022-05-02, was approved as written.
The agenda was approved as written.
In attendence were Marisa T. Dery, Gordon Reid, Keith McElveen, John Hansen, Gerard Paul Elvina, Truls Birkeland, Cesar Lamschstein, Steve Beck, Richard Cabot.
AES-X256 Best practices for collection and handling in voice comparison cases
The document will build upon AES76 and extend the best practices to cover the
forensic examiner. The group is waiting on contribution from OSAC.
Liaisons
Waiting on contribution from OSAC.
New projects
The group decided to develop a simple glossary of forensic terms.
The group had a long discussion about Deepfakes and the importance of either making a statement or showing people how to distinguish current signs of synthesized voice.
Decision was to invite 2 guests to the groups regular meeting next month to clarify certain aspects of Deepfakes so that we can draft a Position Paper.
The group discussed updating two standards:
AES27-1996 AES recommended practice for forensic purposes - Managing recorded audio materials intended for examination
ABSTRACT: This document specifies recommended practices for safekeeping, conveyance, inspection, description, and labeling of audio recordings offered as evidence in criminal investigations, in criminal or civil proceedings, or in other forensic applications. It does not cover analysis of magnetic tapes or other recording media for the purposes of authenticity determination, talker identification, copyright violation, enhancement of oral conversations or other signals, or otherwise characterizing signals recorded on such tapes.
AES43-2000 AES standard for forensic purposes - Criteria for the authentication of analog audio tape recordings
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this standard is to formulate a standard scientific procedure for the authentication of audio tape recordings intended to be offered as evidence or otherwise utilized in civil, criminal, or other fact- finding proceedings.
New business
No new business was raised.
The next meeting will be held online in May 2023, scheduled in conjunction with the AES 154th Convention.
