Moderated by: Nate Stoll, MTSU AES section vice-chair
Speaker(s): John Merchant, Professor and Chair, MTSU Dept. of Recording Industry
Are you looking to level up your mixing skills? What better way than to come see a Grammy-nominated producer and engineer mix in real-time and get a view into his professional mixing process.
Posted: Monday, March 14, 2022
Location: Via Zoom
Moderated by: Caleb Stevens (MTSU AES student chair)
Speaker(s): Prof. Matt Foglia, CAS (MTSU)
Join us for a virtual master class on sound-for-picture workflow. Editor and re-recording mixer Matt Foglia will demonstrate session setup and signal flow and provide guidance on decision making with real source materials.
Topic: AES Masterclass - Mixing Sound for Picture with Prof. Foglia
Time: Feb 22, 2022 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://mtsu.zoom.us/j/83382229106
Meeting ID: 833 8222 9106
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Posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2022
San Francisco Opera Audio/Video Control Room
Location: Zoom Event (see link below)
Moderated by: Prof. Michael Fleming, Dept. of Recording Industry
Speaker(s): Douglas Mitchell, San Francisco Opera
Douglas Mitchell is the Master Audio/Video Engineer for the San Francisco Opera. Before joining the San Francisco Opera Sound Department in 2001, he worked on numerous films and corporate events as a member of I.A.T.S.E Local 16. Originally from Santa Rosa, Ca, Doug grew up in the industry as his father owned a Lighting and Sound company.
The San Francisco Opera recently completed a major upgrade to its technical systems, integrating its live, broadcast and post-production capabilities in a 96 kHz AoIP infrastructure at the 3,000-seat War Memorial Opera House. Mitchell will discuss the underlying technology, its normal operation and how the Opera maintained audience engagement during the pandemic shutdown through streaming and unique live events.
Zoom Meeting Link:
Topic: MTSU AES Virtual Meeting with San Francisco Opera's A/V Engineer Doug Mitchell
Time: Feb 10, 2022 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://mtsu.zoom.us/j/81380105719?pwd=b2JlN1hlVUVOekFtbGdxNjRqMHd2UT09
Meeting ID: 813 8010 5719
Passcode: 684187
Posted: Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Location: Zoom Event (see link below)
Moderated by: Prof. Bill Crabtree, MTSU Department of Recording Industry
Speaker(s): Peter Grueneisen, studio bau:ton and nonzero\architecture
Interview and Q&A with Peter Grueneisen
Posted: Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Bill Schnee
Location: MTSU College of Education (COE) Room 160, Middle Tennessee State University
Moderated by: Caleb Stevens, MTSU AES student chair, and Prof. John Merchant, Department of Recording Industry
Speaker(s): Bill Schnee, music producer and engineer
The MTSU Student AES Section welcomes Grammy award-winning producer and engineer Bill Schnee for a conversation about his work and the lessons he has learned over decades of experience in professional music production. We will begin with an interview and then open the floor to audience questions.
The meeting begins at 6 p.m. CT. If you prefer a virtual-attendance option, please use the Zoom link below:
• https://mtsu.zoom.us/j/89020399565
• Meeting ID: 890 2039 9565
Posted: Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Here is another neat resource to take advantage of if you are looking for something to fill up your time!
Posted: Wednesday, April 1, 2020
If you're looking for ways to stay busy during this time, check out Shure's online trainings through Shure Audio Institute.
Posted: Wednesday, April 1, 2020
“Since many of us are stuck at home these days, we thought it would be a great time to do a bit of extra mic training. This week, DPA's own Bo Brinck will be talking about a wide range of topics, showing you tips and tricks and generally sharing his passion and knowledge about microphones and sound.
Each session is planned to take about 30 minutes and he will take time to answer viewers' questions that have been sent in via the chat function.
The full schedule for the week is below so you can plan accordingly. We hope to see you online this week.
Stay safe and help your fellow human beings.”
The Schedule
Below is a schedule so you can see all of the times and the topics we are live. All times are based on Danish time (GMT+2). If you sign up for the event in Facebook, you will be notified all week as we go live with the different topics.
Monday
17:30 (5 pm)
Tips for content creators
How to optimize your home "studio"
Tuesday
9:30
Speech intelligibility
The importance of mic placement on the body
17:30 (5 pm)
Holding handheld mics correctly
Watch your grip, it affects your sound
Wednesday
9:30
Tips for content creators
How to optimize your home "studio"
17:30 (5 pm)
Cleaning mics
How to keep your mics clean and germ free
Thursday
9:30
Holding handheld mics correctly
Watch your grip, it affects your sound
17:30 (5 pm)
Speech intelligibility
The importance of mic placement on the body
Friday
9:30
Cleaning mics
How to keep your mics clean and germ free
Posted: Monday, March 30, 2020
Location: Zoom
Moderated by: Catherine Baron, Phoebe Seston, Austin Erdmann
Speaker(s): Jason Salzman
We hope everyone is doing alright and staying safe amidst the chaos of the world! Even though we couldn't host Universal Audio on campus this semester, they have agreed to meet with us online through Zoom showcasing LUNA.
Posted: Monday, March 30, 2020
Location: BRAGG 191
Speaker(s): Professor Dan Pfeifer
Come join us as we learn from Professor Pfeifer about what characteristics and skills would make a good assistant engineer and intern.
Posted: Monday, February 17, 2020