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AES Vienna 2007
Special Event Details


Saturday, May 5, 10:30 — 13:30

RECORDING AND MIXING IN WAVE FIELD SYNTHESIS

Abstract:
Celebrate good vibes!

Hosted by the University for Music and Performing Arts, Vienna and supported by the partners Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT, Sennheiser, Studer and Merging Technologies, this Special Event will present live concerts and their reproduction in Wave Field Synthesis alongside.

Attendees will be able to directly compare the sound inside the hall with its recorded and live mixed counterpart. Therefore, renowned musicians - including Alvaro Pierri (classical guitar) and the tango orchestra Band-O-Neon - will play pieces from their repertoire in the Joseph Haydn Concert Hall. Next door, in the Batiken Hall, the recorded and mixed session will be played back using a WFS system with more than 90 loudspeakers.

Different microphone techniques can be compared and evaluated. Neumann/Sennheiser microphones, a Vista 5 console by Studer, the Merging Technologies Pyramix Digital Audio Workstation and the Spatial Audio Workstation by Fraunhofer IDMT will provide a professional recording and mixing environment.

The workshop will be held in four sessions on May 5th and May 6th at the University of Music Vienna. For transport between the Austria Center and the University, a bus shuttle service will be offered.

Tickets will be available from the Technical Tour counter. Meeting point is the main entrance of the Austria Center.

Workshop Sessions (including travel time):
Saturday, May 5: 10:30 – 13:30 and 14:30 – 17:30
Sunday, May 6: 10:30 – 13:30 and 14:30 – 17:30

Additional Demo Sessions Wave Field Synthesis:
Saturday, May 5: 17:15 – 18:15
Sunday, May 6: 17:15 – 18:15


Saturday, May 5, 12:00 — 13:30

OPENING CEREMONIES
AWARDS
KEYNOTE SPEECH


Abstract:
Keynote Speaker

This year’s Keynote Speaker is Helmut Voitl. Voitl was born in Dresden and grew up in Vienna, studying photography and film at the Graphische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt. He scripted and directed his first short film in 1966 and directed his first documentary series in 1968. Voitl teamed up with Elisabeth Guggenberger in 1973, and they began making films for numerous TV productions commissioned by ORF, SRG, ZDF, BR, and NDR. With the productions Russkiy Chleb and Schto delat, Towarisch? in 1989 and a documentary of the Ukraine in 1990 began an involvement with the former Soviet Union, finding its climax in the re-enactment series Arctic North-East (ORF, 1992–1996), a dramatized and staged reconstruction of the Austrian polar expedition of 1872–1874 that led to the discovery of the high arctic archipelago Franz Joseph Land. Shooting took place at original locations in the Russian High Arctic. Another production in Russia followed in 1998, Russia’s Holy War, and a year later A-Watch, which dealt with the environmental state of affairs in Austria. Currently Voitl is working on a feature film project called White Clouds Island, also situated in the High Arctic.

Voitl’s keynote address is entitled: “Sound and Emotion: The Power of Audio in Storytelling.” With the moment of our birth, our sense of hearing recedes into the second row, into the unconsciousness. Nevertheless it cannot be switched off and is a vital means for our understanding of the world around us, as well as a powerful transport medium for emotional content. Filmmakers have long used these powers for translating their storytelling to the audience in sometimes sublime, sometimes drastic ways. In documentary filmmaking, the situation is no different. In this talk, the various ways how sound can be used to augment, embelish or even contrast the visual impression will be discussed, always with the prerequisite of being an equal partner and a welcome tool for the final result—the experience of watching a film.


Saturday, May 5, 14:30 — 16:45

RECORDING AND MIXING IN WAVE FIELD SYNTHESIS

Abstract:
Celebrate good vibes!

Hosted by the University for Music and Performing Arts, Vienna and supported by the partners Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT, Sennheiser, Studer and Merging Technologies, this Special Event will present live concerts and their reproduction in Wave Field Synthesis alongside.

Attendees will be able to directly compare the sound inside the hall with its recorded and live mixed counterpart. Therefore, renowned musicians - including Alvaro Pierri (classical guitar) and the tango orchestra Band-O-Neon - will play pieces from their repertoire in the Joseph Haydn Concert Hall. Next door, in the Batiken Hall, the recorded and mixed session will be played back using a WFS system with more than 90 loudspeakers.

Different microphone techniques can be compared and evaluated. Neumann/Sennheiser microphones, a Vista 5 console by Studer, the Merging Technologies Pyramix Digital Audio Workstation and the Spatial Audio Workstation by Fraunhofer IDMT will provide a professional recording and mixing environment.

The workshop will be held in four sessions on May 5th and May 6th at the University of Music Vienna. For transport between the Austria Center and the University, a bus shuttle service will be offered.

Tickets will be available from the Technical Tour counter. Meeting point is the main entrance of the Austria Center.

Workshop Sessions (including travel time):
Saturday, May 5: 10:30 – 13:30 and 14:30 – 17:30
Sunday, May 6: 10:30 – 13:30 and 14:30 – 17:30

Additional Demo Sessions Wave Field Synthesis:
Saturday, May 5: 17:15 – 18:15
Sunday, May 6: 17:15 – 18:15


Saturday, May 5, 16:45 — 18:45

WAVEFIELD SYNTHESIS DEMONSTRATION

Abstract:
Celebrate good vibes!

Hosted by the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and supported by the partners Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT, Sennheiser, Studer, and Merging Technologies, this Demo Session will present the reproduction of preliminarily recorded concerts in Wave Field Synthesis.

Attendees will be able to listen to the recordings that were done in the afternoon.
Different microphone techniques and mixing concepts can be compared and evaluated. Neumann/Sennheiser microphones, a Vista 5 console by Studer, the Merging Technologies Pyramix Digital Audio Workstation and the Spatial Audio Workstation by Fraunhofer IDMT will provide a professional mixing environment. Additionally Wave Field Synthesis demos including film, radio drama, and music will be presented.

The Demo will be held in two sessions on May 5 and May 6 at the University of Music Vienna. For transport between the Austria Center and the University, a bus shuttle service will be offered.

Tickets will be available from the Technical Tour counter. Meeting point is the main entrance of the Austria Center.

Additional Demo Sessions Wave Field Synthesis:
Saturday, May 5: 17:15 – 18:15
Sunday, May 6: 17:15 – 18:15


Saturday, May 5, 18:30 — 19:30

MIXER PARTY

Abstract:
A mixer party will be held on Saturday evening to enable convention attendees to meet in a social atmosphere after the opening day’s activities to catch up with friends and colleagues from the industry. There will be a cash bar and snacks.


Sunday, May 6, 10:30 — 13:30

RECORDING AND MIXING IN WAVE FIELD SYNTHESIS

Abstract:
Celebrate good vibes!

Hosted by the University for Music and Performing Arts, Vienna and supported by the partners Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT, Sennheiser, Studer and Merging Technologies, this Special Event will present live concerts and their reproduction in Wave Field Synthesis alongside.

Attendees will be able to directly compare the sound inside the hall with its recorded and live mixed counterpart. Therefore, renowned musicians - including Alvaro Pierri (classical guitar) and the tango orchestra Band-O-Neon - will play pieces from their repertoire in the Joseph Haydn Concert Hall. Next door, in the Batiken Hall, the recorded and mixed session will be played back using a WFS system with more than 90 loudspeakers.

Different microphone techniques can be compared and evaluated. Neumann/Sennheiser microphones, a Vista 5 console by Studer, the Merging Technologies Pyramix Digital Audio Workstation and the Spatial Audio Workstation by Fraunhofer IDMT will provide a professional recording and mixing environment.

The workshop will be held in four sessions on May 5th and May 6th at the University of Music Vienna. For transport between the Austria Center and the University, a bus shuttle service will be offered.

Tickets will be available from the Technical Tour counter. Meeting point is the main entrance of the Austria Center.

Workshop Sessions (including travel time):
Saturday, May 5: 10:30 – 13:30 and 14:30 – 17:30
Sunday, May 6: 10:30 – 13:30 and 14:30 – 17:30

Additional Demo Sessions Wave Field Synthesis:
Saturday, May 5: 17:15 – 18:15
Sunday, May 6: 17:15 – 18:15


Sunday, May 6, 14:30 — 16:45

RECORDING AND MIXING IN WAVE FIELD SYNTHESIS

Abstract:
Celebrate good vibes!

Hosted by the University for Music and Performing Arts, Vienna and supported by the partners Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT, Sennheiser, Studer, and Merging Technologies, this Special Event will present live concerts and their reproduction in Wave Field Synthesis alongside.

Attendees will be able to directly compare the sound inside the hall with its recorded and live mixed counterpart. Therefore, renowned musicians - including Alvaro Pierri (classical guitar) and the tango orchestra Band-O-Neon - will play pieces from their repertoire in the Joseph Haydn Concert Hall. Next door, in the Batiken Hall, the recorded and mixed session will be played back using a WFS system with more than 90 loudspeakers.

Different microphone techniques can be compared and evaluated. Neumann/Sennheiser microphones, a Vista 5 console by Studer, the Merging Technologies Pyramix Digital Audio Workstation and the Spatial Audio Workstation by Fraunhofer IDMT will provide a professional recording and mixing environment.

The workshop will be held in four sessions on May 5th and May 6th at the University of Music Vienna. For transport between the Austria Center and the University, a bus shuttle service will be offered.

Tickets will be available from the Technical Tour counter. Meeting point is the main entrance of the Austria Center.

Workshop Sessions (including travel time):
Saturday, May 5: 10:30 – 13:30 and 14:30 – 17:30
Sunday, May 6: 10:30 – 13:30 and 14:30 – 17:30

Additional Demo Sessions Wave Field Synthesis:
Saturday, May 5: 17:15 – 18:15
Sunday, May 6: 17:15 – 18:15


Sunday, May 6, 16:45 — 18:45

WAVEFIELD SYNTHESIS DEMONSTRATION

Abstract:
Celebrate good vibes!

Hosted by the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and supported by the partners Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT, Sennheiser, Studer, and Merging Technologies, this Demo Session will present the reproduction of preliminarily recorded concerts in Wave Field Synthesis.

Attendees will be able to listen to the recordings that were done in the afternoon.
Different microphone techniques and mixing concepts can be compared and evaluated. Neumann/Sennheiser microphones, a Vista 5 console by Studer, the Merging Technologies Pyramix Digital Audio Workstation and the Spatial Audio Workstation by Fraunhofer IDMT will provide a professional mixing environment. Additionally Wave Field Synthesis demos including film, radio drama, and music will be presented.

The Demo will be held in two sessions on May 5 and May 6 at the University of Music Vienna. For transport between the Austria Center and the University, a bus shuttle service will be offered.

Tickets will be available from the Technical Tour counter. Meeting point is the main entrance of the Austria Center.

Additional Demo Sessions Wave Field Synthesis:
Saturday, May 5: 17:15 – 18:15
Sunday, May 6: 17:15 – 18:15


Sunday, May 6, 18:15 — 19:15

HEYSER LECTURE
followed by
TECHNICAL COUNCIL
RECEPTION


Abstract:
The Richard C. Heyser distinguished lecturer for the 122nd AES Convention is Gerhard Steinke. He was born in 1927 and studied acoustics in Dresden, Germany. He began his career at Radio Dresden as a sound engineer in 1947. In 1953 he moved to Berlin’s Radio and Television Research Centre (RFZ), where he established a laboratory for acoustical-musical boundary problems in broadcasting. In 1956, Steinke set up the first subjective listening test group to assess sound recordings, studios, and impairments in the broadcasting chain. This concept and the associated findings are included in various international standards (OIRT, ITU-R, and EBU) and documents (SSF, AES) on listening tests and test rooms. He was also responsible for the introduction of stereophonic broadcasting in East Germany and established an experimental electronic music studio with the new Subharchord synthesizer in 1962. In 1971 he became the director of the Research and Development Department of Sound and Video System Technology of RFZ. Together with co-inventors he developed the "Delta Stereophony" sound reinforcement system and a home processor for multi-channel sound. He moved to Deutsche Telekom in 1990 where he set up the research and development group for new sound transmission systems.
Gerhard Steinke lectured sound technology and electronic music at Berlin’s University of Music in the Tonmeister discipline for 27 years. Since his retirement he published further numerous papers and lectures, and contributed documents to the Surround Sound Forum of the Tonmeister Society (VDT) and to the AES.

For his work in the field of standards he received the Honorary Golden Medal of the OIRT and was awarded the Bèkesy Medal for his contributions to audio by the Hungarian Acoustical Society.

Steinke is a life member and fellow of the AES and served as vice president, Europe Region of the AES from 1991 -1993, where he initiated the inauguration of new AES sections in the Eastern European countries. He is also member of the VDT.

The title of his lecture is, "What Is Needed to have the Audio-Eldorado at Home?"

Steinke’s presentation will be followed by a reception hosted by the AES Technical Council.


Sunday, May 6, 20:00 — 22:00

BANQUET

Abstract:
The banquet will be held in the Wappensaal at the Wiener Rathaus (Vienna Town Hall), which is a beautiful room in a very famous landmark building. Fine food and wine will be complemented by discreet music. As always, one of the main pleasures of attending the banquet is to meet old friends and colleagues and make new ones.


Sunday, May 6, 20:00 — 22:00

STUDENT PARTY
Club Ost, Schwindgasse 1, 1040 Wien (www.ost-klub.at)

Abstract:
This year the student’s traditional get-together takes place in one of Vienna’s renowned music locations—Club Ost. The Band “Vienna Funk Agency” performs funk and disco classics, and for those who still need more there will be DJ’s heating up the party. But don’t miss the beginning of the Recording Competition Surround the next morning!

Of course everybody is welcome to this party—you don’t have to be a student to party like a student.

Contribution toward expenses: 4 EUROS


Monday, May 7, 20:00 — 22:00

ORGAN CONCERT
BY
GRAHAM BLYTH


Abstract:
Graham Blythe’s traditional organ concert will be given at the Jesuitenkirche.

The Jesuitenkirche (Jesuit Church), also known as the Universitätskirche (University Church) is an ornate church on Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz, immediately adjacent to the old University of Vienna buildings. The Jesuitenkirche was built between 1623 and 1627 on the site of an earlier chapel, at the time when the Jesuits merged their own college with the University of Vienna's philosophy and theology faculty. The Emperor broke ground for both college and church, with the church itself dedicated to Saints Ignatius Loyola and Francis Xavier. In 1703, Brother Andrea Pozzo, SJ, an architect, painter and sculptor and a master in the quadratura, was invited by the emperor Leopold I to redecorate the church. He added twin towers and reworked the facade in an early Baroque style with narrow horizontal and vertical sections. The design of the windows, narrow niches (with statues) and the small central part of the façade deviate from the Baroque style of the towers. The church was then rededicated to the Assumption of Mary. Despite its relatively austere exterior, the interior is remarkably opulent with ersatz marble pillars, gilding, and a number of allegorical ceiling frescoes. The semicircular vault ceiling was divided in four bays with paintings in perspective, using illusionary techniques. The remarkable trompe l'oeil dome, painted on a flat part of the ceiling, is a real masterpiece. Immediately adjacent is the Aula, where Haydn's oratorio The Creation had its premiere, as did Beethoven's Seventh Symphony.