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New Web site

On 12 June 2009, the AES Standards Web site was transformed. In addition to a new presentational style, the new site is now integrated within a single AES navigation and provides new tools to help the AES to work smarter and reach people more appropriately. Click on the "Standards" tab to see a drop-down menu of relevant items. Please take a moment or two to look through this site to identify the pages you use the most and update your bookmarks.

Standards news blog This blog will present news items as they arise, including Calls for Comment, news of document publication, and other relevant items. These blogs are linked to an RSS feed, so the information will be promptly available to subscribers.
Standards store Here you can search for published documents by title or keyword, check the publication history, and the date of the latest printing.
Drafts for comment Any current calls for comment are posted here, together with links to any comments arising. An archive of older calls for comment is also available.
About AES Standards This page provides an introduction to the role, structure, and work of AES Standards.
Meetings & reports Meeting notices, agendas, and reports of previous meetings are posted here.
Standards development Here you'll find information on participation, and guides & rules for AES standards development.
Standards member log-in Once logged in, the member's atrium page provides access to registered groups and working documents.

Upcoming meetings

AES standards meetings meetings are scheduled in conjunction with the AES 126th Convention in Munich, Germany, 7 to 10 May 2009.

The meeting schedule, with meeting notices and agendas, is published here. Most meetings are open to all eligible to join working groups

Latest publications

AES47-Am1-2008 Amendment 1 to AES47 - Transmission of digital audio over ATM networks
AES31-2-Am1-2008Amendment 1 to AES31-2 - Extended file format to exceed 4 GByte
AES10-2008Serial Multichannel Audio Digital Interface (MADI)
AES6-2008Weighted peak flutter measurement
AES56-2008 Loudspeaker polar radiation measurements
AES54-1-2008 Connection of cable shields in connectors for portable balanced audio cables
AES54-2-2008 Shields of balanced audio wiring in passive connector panels, jack fields, and microphone splitters
AES54-3-2008 Shields of balanced microphone-level outputs
AES3-Am.6-2008 Amendment 6 to AES3-2003
AES5-2008 Preferred sampling frequencies
AES58-2008Application of IEC 61883-6 32-bit generic data
AES-R10-2008Use cases for networks in professional audio
AES31-3-2008Simple project interchange
AES3-Am5-2008Amendment 5 to AES3-2003
AES55-2007MPEG Surround in AES3
AES-R9-2008Considerations for standardising AES metadata sets

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Technical standards are continually being developed under the auspices of the society. Many of them have since been accepted by international standards organizations as the model for their standards on the same material. This activity helps to keep the AES and its members at the technological forefront of the audio industry.

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