AES New York 2019
Electronic Instrument Design & Applications Track Details
Thursday, October 17, 9:00 am — 10:00 am (1E17)
EI01 - Drum Machines, Groove-Boxes, and Tempo-Based Electronic Instruments
Presenters:Michael Bierylo, Berklee College of Music - Brookline, MA, USA
Peter Brown, Roland Corporation US - Los Angeles, CA, USA
Dan Gill, Akai Professional - Cumberland, RI, USA
David Rossum, Rossum Electro-Music LLC - Santa Cruz, CA, USA; Universal Audio, Inc - Scotts Valley, CA USA
Early drum machines such and the Roland TR-808 and the Linn drum ushered in a new era in music production forming the bedrock of hit songs from the 1980s onward. These legendary instruments have helped define musical genres like Hip Hop and Dance music, and the influence of these designs can’t be underestimated. This session will examine the design philosophies behind these instruments and how they continue to be a vital part of the electronic instrument industry.
Thursday, October 17, 10:15 am — 11:45 am (1E17)
EI02 - Not Your Everyday Filters
Presenter:Jayant Datta, Audio Precision - Beaverton, OR, USA
The purpose of this tutorial is to introduce and expose audio engineers to additional filters that have interesting properties but are not as commonly known to our community.
In this tutorial
We take a deeper look at allpass filters – where phase (instead of frequency shaping) is used as a manipulating tool
We take a closer look at real-time zero-phase IIR filtering techniques
Finally, we look at multi-rate sampling systems, where in addition to polyphase FIR filters we also look at polyphase IIR approaches
 | This session is presented in association with the AES Technical Committee on Signal Processing |
Thursday, October 17, 2:15 pm — 3:45 pm (1E17)
EI03 - Modular Synthesizer Designs - From the Past to Future Directions
Moderator:Michael Bierylo, Berklee College of Music - Brookline, MA, USA
Panelists:
Dan Green
Andrew Ikenberry, Qu-Bit Electronix - San Clemente, CA, USA
Andrew Morelli, Steady State Fate
David Rossum, Rossum Electro-Music LLC - Santa Cruz, CA, USA; Universal Audio, Inc - Scotts Valley, CA USA
Interest in modular synthesizers has come full circle from the earliest instruments available in the 1960s to obscurity as newer technologies dominated the field, and on to the current renaissance of interest with the embrace of Eurorack as a standard format. Systems run the gamut from classic recreations to bold new deigns with some of the most innovative engineering coming from small, home grown developers. This session will feature the perspectives of industry leaders discussing the roots and future development of modular synthesis.
Thursday, October 17, 4:00 pm — 5:30 pm (1E17)
EI04 - Embedded Computing and Instrument Design
Moderator:Paul Lehrman, Tufts University - Medford, MA, USA
Panelists:
Richard Graham, Delta Sound Labs - Cleveland, OH, USA
Andrew Ikenberry, Qu-Bit Electronix - San Clemente, CA, USA
Denis Labrecque, DeLab Consulting - Half Moon Bay, CA, USA
Teresa Marrin Nakra, The College of New Jersey - Trenton, NJ, USA; Immersion Music, Inc.
David Rossum, Rossum Electro-Music LLC - Santa Cruz, CA, USA; Universal Audio, Inc - Scotts Valley, CA USA
Embedded computing systems based on common platforms such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone, and Bela offer powerful, flexible platforms for prototyping new electronic instrument designs. This session will offer perspectives from both research and independent builder communities on innovative use cases and future directions.