The Student Recording Competition is one of the main attractions at each AES Convention. Submit your very best audio production work and receive feedback and recognition not only by experienced judges, but also by one of the most critical audience you can get.
Recording Competition at a glance:
Entries are being accepted until April 2, 2012 , 11:59pm (EST).
Check out the Competition Section for full description and submission procedure.
Posted: Sunday, February 26, 2012
Attention students!
Are you an aspiring audio hardware or software designer? Are you working on a technical project that you would like to share with peers and professionals of the AES? The AES Educational Committee is planning a Student Design Competition for the 133rd AES Convention in San Francisco this fall. We will be accepting submissions for professional review. This is a great chance for students to showcase their greatest technical creations and make connections that could last a lifetime.
Check back at http://www.aes.org/students/awards/design/ for updates. Here are some tips until further information is available:
Refine Your Design — Touch up those SPICE models, efects algorithms, and CAD drawings. Make sure your concept is ready for implementation.
Build a Working Model — Implement your design to the best of your ability. Finalists will be given the chance to demonstrate their product in front of a live audience.
Plan Your Presentation — Start compiling diagrams and details for your fve-page submission. Think about what you might say to show the judges that your design is the most creative, original, and valuable.
Make Arrangements for a Weekend in California! — Competition entrants are required to be present at the Convention. Plan ahead for an exciting experience!
Posted: Sunday, February 26, 2012
Interview with JAMIE TAGG (Graduate student at University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA) - SILVER, Category 1 (Traditional Acoustic Recording)
SDA: How long did you work on your competition entry? JT: The recording session was a single day with two 3-hour periods. Editing/mixing for the album took only about 6 hours as there were only a few takes for each piece. SDA: Tell us about the production. Stories? Inspirations? JT: We only had about 30 minutes to sound check and get the choir warmed up, but the group (Seraphic Fire) is so talented that 2-3 takes was enough for each song. I took a slightly more "produced" sonic approach, while still remaining true to traditional classical recording simplicity. This gave a more "movie score" kind of sound that envelops the listener. The tactics paid off and the album hit #12 on the iTunes Classical list! SDA: What initiated your passion for audio? JT: My parents introduced me to singing, piano, and saxophone at a young age. I discovered the electric guitar at 14, which led me toward sonic exploration. Bootlegging shows back in high school started my passion of location recording. SDA: Funniest experience as an engineer so far? JT: At the Hot Springs Music Festival in Arkansas, I ended up in a conversation of puns with music director Richard Rosenberg for 2-3 minutes. While we both managed to remain stoic, pretty much everyone around us was in stitches. SDA: Biggest mistake you made during a production? JT: During a brown-out at a live gig in Miami, I lost sync between my console and my CD recorder and missed about 25 seconds of audio. Fortunately the conductor also noticed the lights dim and was understanding. Now I always travel with a battery backup! SDA: Favorite frequency? JT: 1k of course. I'm surprised you had to ask! SDA: Favorite mic, outboard box, or plugin? JT: My RME Fireface takes care of all of my routing and is super versatile. I also could not live without Sequoia. It does everything. The Germans make a fantastic DAW! SDA: Best recording of all time? JT: There are so many. I love the gramophone recording of “Sibelius Symphony No. 2” with the Berlin Philharmonic from 1970, or pretty much anything else conducted by Herbert von Karajan. He knew sound! SDA: Do you play any instruments? JT: I mostly dabble these days, but I continue to play and build jazz guitars from scratch. I also play fretless/fretted electric bass and sing. SDA: Any other hobbies? JT: Rock climbing and mountain biking. I crave my time away from technology and being a dedicated road-tripping dirt-bag suits that need quite well. SDA: The best part about AES? JT: Free stuff, paper sessions, and presentations by people like Jim Johnson, who is really steeped in AP and neuroscience. Alex Case's technical talks are also a great fresh perspective on everyday challenges. SDA: Where do you want to be in 10 years? JT: Surrounded by people who are smarter and more experienced that I am, developing new technologies, and making great recordings in rooms with awesome acoustics.
Posted: Saturday, February 25, 2012
6th Annual Central Region AES Student Summit (CRASS) on March 30th-April 1st, 2012.
CRASS is an Audio Conference run by students for students that has been held by Webster University on our campus in St. Louis, MO for the last five years. Over the years it has grown to be one of the largest student conferences in the midwest. Each year, around 500 students, educators, and audio enthusiasts have gathered to rub elbows with some of the industry’s best professionals and gear manufacturers.
At CRASS we have presentations, panels, and demos on live sound, studio recording, broadcasting, micing techniques, analog, mastering, DAWS, and much more. On Friday and Saturday nights we have late night recording sessions with live bands.
This year we will be featuring Saturday and Sunday keynote speakers. They are EveAnna Manley, president of world renowned audio equipment manufacturer Manley Labs, and Ken Van Druten, one of the industry’s top live engineers who has toured with Beastie Boys, Jay Z, Ozzy Osbourne , Whitney Houston and more.
We are also doing our mixing competition again. Prizes in past years have included audio software, microphones, headphones, and more. Please let you students know about the competition. The winner is picked by three judges. The competition gives students the opportunity to get some feed back on their mixing skills.
Admission is only $25 to the event for all 3 days. You can register and download the mixing competition tracks and rules online at: webster.edu/aes Or register in person when you arrive.
Attached to this e-mail is a flier for CRASS. It would be great if you'd print it out and hang it where interested students will see.
Any questions or concerns can be directed to the student AES officers at [email protected] or to our faculty adviser, Barry Hufker, at [email protected]
Hope to see you there!
Nate Golomski
Vice Chair, AES Webster University
Posted: Friday, February 24, 2012
