AESSC: Call for Comment bulletins



Call for Comment bulletins

Updated 2008-05-09 Information on current and recent Calls for Comment is shown in these bulletins. Each call for comment bulletin links to a call for comment page, which in turn links to the draft document and a record of the comments that have been received to date. Comments on documents that have completed their comment periods are also available. 2008-02-07 Call for comment on DRAFT REVISED AES31-3-xxxx The Call for Comment on DRAFT REVISED AES31-3-xxxx , AES standard for network and file transfer of audio - Audio-file transfer and exchange - Part 3: Simple project interchange, published 2008-01-18, has closed without comment. AES31-3-2008 has been published. 2008-01-18 Call for comment on DRAFT AMENDMENT AES3-am5-xxxx The Call for Comment on DRAFT AES3-A5-xxxx , Amendment 5 to AES standard for digital audio - Digital input-output interfacing - Serial transmission format for two-channel linearly represented digital audio data, was published, 2008-01-18. There were no comments. 2007-12-17 Call for comment on DRAFT AES55-xxxx The Call for Comment on DRAFT AES55-xxxx , AES standard for digital audio engineering - Carriage of MPEG Surround in an AES3 bitstream, was published, 2007-12-17. There were no unresolved comments. 2007-11-15 Call for comment on reaffirmation of AES20-1996 (r2002) The Call for comment on reaffirmation of AES20-1996 (r2002) , AES recommended practice for professional audio - Subjective evaluation of loudspeakers, published, 2007-11-15, has closed without comment. AES20-1996 (r2007) is reaffirmed. 2007-10-31 Call for comment on reaffirmation of AES27-1996 (r2002) The Call for comment on reaffirmation of AES27-1996 (r2002) , AES recommended practice for forensic purposes - Managing recorded audio materials intended for examination, published 2007-10-31, has closed without comment. AES27-1996 (r2007) is reaffirmed. 2007-07-04 Call for comment on reaffirmation of AES46-2002 The Call for comment on reaffirmation of AES46-2002, AES standard for network and file transfer of audio Audio-file transfer and exchange Radio traffic audio delivery extension to the broadcast-WAVE-file format, published 2007-07-04, has closed without comment. AES46-2002 (r2007) is reaffirmed. 2007-02-13 Call for comment on reaffirmation of AES-4id-2001 The Call for comment on reaffirmation of AES-4id-2001 , AES information document for room acoustics and sound reinforcement systems - Characterization and measurement of surface scattering uniformity published 2007-02-13, has closed without unresolved comment. AES-4id-2001 (r2007) is reaffirmed. 2006-12-28 Call for comment on DRAFT REVISED AES-2id-xxxx The Call for comment on DRAFT REVISED AES-2id-xxxx, AES information document for digital audio engineering - Guidelines for the use of the AES3 interface published 2006-12-28, has closed without unresolved comment. AES-2id-2006 has been published. 2006-12-01 Call for comment on DRAFT AES-12id-xxxx The Call for comment on DRAFT AES-12id-xxxx, AES Information Document for digital audio measurements - Jitter performance specifications, published 2006-12-07, has closed without comment. AES-12id-2006 has been published. 2006-11-10 Call for comment on DRAFT REVISED AES-6id-xxxx The Call for comment on DRAFT REVISED AES-6id-xxxx, AES information document for digital audio - Personal computer audio quality measurements published 2006-11-10, has closed without unresolved comment. AES-6id-2006 has been published. 2006-11-01 Call for comment on DRAFT AES-11id-xxxx The Call for comment on DRAFT AES-11id-xxxx, AES Information document for Preservation of audio recordings - Extended term storage environment for multiple media archives published 2006-11-01, has closed without comment. 2006-10-20 Call for comment on reaffirmation of AES45-2001 The Call for comment on reaffirmation of AES45-2001 , AES standard for single programme connectors - Connectors for loudspeaker patch panels published 2006-10-20, has closed without comment. AES45-2001 is reaffirmed. 2006-10-20 Call for comment on reaffirmation of AES26-2001 The Call for comment on reaffirmation of AES26-2001 , AES recommended practice for professional audio interconnections Conservation of the polarity of audio signals published 2006-10-20, has closed without comment. AES26-2001 is reaffirmed. 2006-07-14 Call for comment on DRAFT AES53-xxxx The Call for Comment on DRAFT AES53-xxxx , AES standard for digital audio - Digital input-output interfacing - Sample-accurate timing in AES47, published 2006-07-14, has closed without comment. AES53-2006 is published. 2006-07-08 Call for comment on reaffirmation of AES-3id-2001 The Call for Comment on reaffirmation of AES-3id-2001 AES information document for digital audio engineering - Transmission of AES3 formatted data by unbalanced coaxial cable, published 2006-07-08 has closed without unresolved comment. AES-3id-2001 is reaffirmed. 2006-07-08 Call for comment on reaffirmation of AES31-1-2001 The Call for Comment on reaffirmation of AES31-1-2001 AES standard for network and file transfer of audio - Audio-file transfer and exchange - Part 1: Disk format, published 2006-07-08, has closed without comment. AES31-1-2001 is reaffirmed. 2006-04-03 Call for comment on DRAFT AES31-2-xxxx The Call for Comment on DRAFT AES31-2-xxxx, AES standard on network and file transfer of audio - Audio-file transfer and exchange - File format for transferring digital audio data between systems of different type and manufacture , published 2006-04-03 has closed without unresolved comment. 2006-03-10 Call for comment on DRAFT AES51-xxxb The Call for Comment on DRAFT AES51-xxxb, AES standard for digital audio Digital input-output interfacing Transmission of ATM cells over Ethernet physical layer, published 2006-03-10, has closed without comment. AES51-2006 is now published . 2006-02-23 Call for comment on DRAFT AES42-xxxx The Call for Comment on DRAFT REVISED AES42-xxxx, AES standard for acoustics - Digital interface for microphones,, published 2006-02-23, has closed without comment. AES42-2006 is now published. 2005-11-24 Call for comment on DRAFT AES52-xxxx The Call for Comment on DRAFT AES52-xxxx, AES standard for digital audio engineering - Insertion of unique identifiers into the AES3 transport stream , published 2005-11-24, has been completed without comment. AES52-2006 is now published. 2005-11-12 Call for comment on DRAFT REVISED AES47-xxxx The Call for Comment on DRAFT REVISED AES47-xxxx, AES standard for digital audio - Digital Audio in asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) , published 2005-11-12, has been completed without comment. AES47-2006 is now published. 2005-11-09 Call for comment on DRAFT AES51-xxxx The Call for Comment on DRAFT AES51-xxxx, AES standard for digital audio Digital input-output interfacing Transmission of ATM cells over Ethernet physical layer published 2005-11-09, is closed. Comments were received that required substantive changes to the text. A new draft, revised accordingly, will be offered for comment as soon as possible. 2005-09-02 Call for comment on reaffirmation of AES35-2000 The Call for Comment on reaffirmation of AES35-2000, AES standard for audio preservation and restoration - Method for estimating life expectancy of magneto-optical (M-O) discs, based on effects of temperature and relative humidity. published 2005-09-02, has been completed without comment. The standard is reaffirmed. 2005-09-02 Call for comment on reaffirmation of AES38-2000 The Call for Comment on reaffirmation of AES38-2000, AES standard for audio preservation and restoration - Life expectancy of information stored in recordable compact disc systems - Method for estimating, based on effects of temperature and relative humidity published 2005-09-02, has been completed without comment. The standard is reaffirmed. 2005-08-03 Call for comment on reaffirmation of AES43-2000 The Call for Comment on reaffirmation of AES43-2000, AES standard for forensic audio - Criteria for the authentication of analog audio tape recordings, published 2005-08-03, has been completed without unresolved comment. The standard is reaffirmed. 2005-07-20 Call for comment on reaffirmation of AES41-2000 The Call for Comment on reaffirmation of AES41-2000, AES standard for digital audio - Recoding data set for audio bit-rate reduction, published 2005-07-20, has been completed without comment. The standard is reaffirmed. 2005-04-30 Call for Comment on draft standard for - Magnetic tape - Care and handling practices for extended usage The Call for Comment on DRAFT AES49-xxxx, AES standard for audio preservation and restoration - Magnetic tape - Care and handling practices for extended usage published 2005-04-30, has been completed without comment. 2005-03-08 Call for comment on draft standard for a high-resolution, multi-channel audio interconnection (HRMAI) The Call for Comment on DRAFT AES50-xxxx, AES standard for digital audio engineering - High-resolution multi-channel audio interconnection (HRMAI), published 2005-03-08, has been completed. All comments have been resolved. 2005-02-16 Call for comment on reaffirmation of AES7-2000 The Call for Comment on reaffirmation of AES7-2000, AES standard for the preservation and restoration of audio recording - Method of measuring recorded fluxivity of magnetic sound records at medium wavelengths, published 2005-02-16, has been completed without comment. The standard is reaffirmed. 2004-11-22 Call for comment on draft information document on Guidelines for MADI The Call for Comment on Draft Revised AES-10id-xxxx AES information document for digital audio engineering - Engineering guidelines for the multichannel audio digital interface AES10 (MADI), published 2004-11-22, has been completed without comment. 2004-10-26 Call for comment on draft standard on shields of connectors The Call for Comment on AES48-xxxx, DRAFT AES standard on interconnections - Grounding and EMC practices - Shields of connectors in audio equipment containing active circuitry, published 2004-10-26 has been completed. All comments have been resolved. 2004-05-25 Call for comment on withdrawal of control and monitoring protocol document The Call for Comment on withdrawal of AES24-1-1999 (Revision of AES24-1-1995): AES standard for sound system control - Application protocol for controlling and monitoring audio devices via digital data networks - Part 1: principles, formats, and basic procedures has been completed without comment. 2004-05-25 Call for comment on withdrawal of control and monitoring class tree document The Call for Comment on withdrawal of AES24-2-1999: AES standard for sound system control - Application protocol for controlling and monitoring audio systems - Part 2: Class tree has been completed without comment. 2004-02-13 Call for comment on withdrawal of audio connector database maintenance document The Call for Comment on withdrawal of AES33-1999, AES standard procedure for maintenance of AES audio connector database has been completed without comment. 2003-11-24 Call for comment on reaffirmation of AES14-1992 The Call for Comment on reaffirmation of AES14-1992 (r1998) AES standard for professional audio equipment - Application of connectors, part 1, XLR-type polarity and gender has been completed without unresolved objection. 2003-11-24 Call for comment on reaffirmation of AES17-1998 The Call for Comment on reaffirmation of AES17-1998 AES standard method for digital audio equipment - Measurement of digital audio equipment has been completed without unresolved objection. 2003-07-10 Call for comment on draft revised AES11 synchronisation The Call for Comment on DRAFT AES11-20xx DRAFT REVISED AES recommended practice for digital audio engineering -- Synchronization of digital audio equipment in studio operations has been completed without unresolved objection. 2003-07-02 Call for comment on draft revised AES5 preferred sampling frequencies The Call for Comment on DRAFT AES5-20xx, DRAFT REVISED AES recommended practice for professional digital audio - Preferred sampling frequencies for applications employing pulse-code modulation during the period begun 2003-07-02 has been completed without unresolved objection. 2003-06-02 Call for comment on draft revised AES3 two-channel digital interface The Call for comment on draft revised AES3-xxxx, DRAFT REVISED AES standard for digital audio - Digital input-output interfacing - Serial transmission format for two channel linearly represented digital audio data during the period begun 2003-06-02 has been completed without unresolved objection. 2003-03-10 Call for comment on withdrawal of loudspeaker cone resonance document The Call for Comment on withdrawal of AES19-1992 (r1997), AES-ALMA Standard test method for audio engineering - Measurement of the lowest resonance frequency of loudspeaker cones during the period begun 2003-03-10 has been completed without objection. 2003-02-14 Call for comment on reaffirmation of Plane-Wave Tubes document The Call for Comment on reaffirmation of AES-1id-1991, AES Information Document - Plane-Wave Tubes: Design and Practice during the period begun 2003-02-14 has been completed without objections to reaffirmation of the Information Document. 2003-02-05 Call for comment on draft revision of AES10 The call for comment on DRAFT REVISED AES10-yyyy, DRAFT REVISED AES Recommended Practice for Digital Audio Engineering - Serial Multichannel Audio Digital Interface (MADI) during the period begun 2003-02-05 has been completed without objections to publication of the standard. Note: this draft includes amendments agreed as a result of the previous Call for Comment issued 2002-11-15. 2002-12-10 Call for comment on measurement of weighted peak flutter document The Call for Comment on reaffirmation of AES6-1982 (r1997), AES Standard Method for Measurement of Weighted Peak Flutter of Sound Recording and Reproducing Equipment during the period begun 2002-12-10, has been completed with no sustained objections to reaffirmation of the document. 2002-11-30 Call for comment on specification of loudspeaker components document The Call for Comment on reaffirmation of AES2-1984 (r1997), AES Recommended Practice -- Specification of loudspeaker components used in professional audio and sound reinforcement during the period begun 2002-11-30, has been completed with no sustained objections to reaffirmation of the document. 2002-11-30 Call for comment on loudspeaker polar data document The Call for Comment on reaffirmation of AES-5id-1997, AES information document for Room acoustics and sound reinforcement systems - Loudspeaker modeling and measurement -- Frequency and angular resolution for measuring, presenting and predicting loudspeaker polar data has been has been completed with no sustained objections to reaffirmation of the document. 2002-11-27 Call for comment on reaffirmation of storage of polyester-base magnetic tape document The Call for Comment on reaffirmation of AES22-1997, AES recommended practice for audio preservation and restoration - Storage and handling - Storage of polyester-base magnetic tape during the period begun 2002-11-27, has been completed with no sustained objections to reaffirmation of the document. 2002-11-26 Call for comment on reaffirmation of CD-ROM life expectancy document The Call for Comment on reaffirmation of AES28-1997, AES standard for audio preservation and restoration - Method for estimating life expectancy of compact discs (CD-ROM), based on effects of temperature and relative humidity during the period begun 2002-11-26, has been completed with no sustained objections to reaffirmation of the document. 2002-11-15 Call for comment on revision of AES10 The call for comment on DRAFT REVISED AES10-xxxx, DRAFT REVISED AES Recommended Practice for Digital Audio Engineering - Serial Multichannel Audio Digital Interface (MADI) has been published. 2002-03-07 Call for comment on broadcast CART standard The call for comment on DRAFT AES46-xxxx, DRAFT AES standard for network and file transfer of audio - Audio-file transfer and exchange - Radio traffic audio delivery extension to the broadcast-WAVE-file format, during the period begun 2002-03-07, has been completed with no sustained objections to publication of the document.

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