135th International AES Convention

 Friday

Lectrosonics Showcase with Karl Winkler

Karl Winkler, Director of Business Development at Lectrosonics shows off all the latest and greatest from Lectrosonics.

FRI, 10am-11:30am

Radio Active Designs: Ask an RF Expert!

Now's your chance to ask frequency coordinator par excellance James Stoffo anything you want about wireless frequencies, dealing with the white space crunch, your wireless setup or Radio Active Designs' suite of products! He'll be at the booth during the indicated times, or you can tweet to @gothamsound #RADanswers all weekend!

If you've turned on a TV in the last 30 years, you've probably heard James Stoffo's work. His credits include 14 consecutive Superbowls, the Olympics, the World Cup, multiple NBA All Star Games, NBA Finals, and Rose Bowl games. James is also one of the principals of Radio Active Designs, a new manufacturer of innovative wireless communication devices meant to alleviate spectral congestion while providing excellent audio quality, reliability, and RF performance.

FRI, 11:30pm-1pm
SUN, 12:30pm-4pm

Wisycom Showcase with Massimo Polo

Imagine a world without 25 MHz block restrictions. That’s what the Wisycom family of products envisions, with high quality diversity wireless systems built to operate over an impressively wide bandwidth.

FRI, 1:30pm-2:30pm
SAT, 3pm-6pm

Presentation: Multitrack Recording in the Field with Jon Tatooles of Sound Devices

Join our favorite Sound Devices duo, Jon Tatooles and Pat McConnell as they discuss the rise of unscripted dialogue sound production and the increasing demand for iso track as well as mix track deliverables. Let these field savvy mixers fill you with the tools and techniques for perfect delivery, every time.

FRI, 3pm-4pm
SAT, 10am-11:30am

Presentation: RF Mics, Spectrum and the Future with Karl Winkler of Lectrosonics

Straight from Rio Rancho, Karl Winkler has been staying up well past his bedtime preparing to tell you about the future of RF. Are the terms “spectrum” and “FCC Regulation” keeping you up at night? Do you worry about your wireless future? Then let Karl be your crystal ball and do not miss this presentation!

FRI, 4:30pm-6pm
SUN, 10am-11am

Gotham Sound presents Martin Kelly: Mastering Multitrack Audio Using Network Based Solutions on Spike TV’s INK MASTER

Join Martin Kelly for a fascinating presentation on custom solutions for the technical challenges he faced as the audio supervisor on Spike TV’s Ink Master.

Competition reality television shows have especially complex audio requirements. Even in the best of circumstances, the sound department must provide multiple mixes in real time, all with pristine audio, with no retakes. On Ink Master, the audio department faces the additional dilemma of noisy tattoo guns and a massive number of microphone channels for contestants, judges, and the human canvases.

Sound Supervisor Martin Kelly discusses the details of the design and implementation of Ink Master's production sound mixing and recording systems. Dante network technology was used to connect and integrate mixers and recorders from multiple manufacturers including Yamaha, Lectrosonics, JoeCo, Sound Devices and Boom Recorder.

After the discussion, a custom touch screen audio control surface created to allow an operator to route the 40 inputs to up to 8 camera mixes on the fly will be demonstrated followed by a q&a session.

SAT, 12:30pm-2:30pm

Ask a Sound Mixer with Danny Michael

Here's your chance to pick the brain of veteran sound mixer Danny Michael, the production mixer for The Departed, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Interpreter, and dozens of other movies and tv shows! Also, feel free to ask him about this.

SAT, 3:30pm-6pm