Preview: The 141st AES Convention in Los Angeles
Two years ago, the annual Audio Engineering Society Convention (AES) returned to its proper California home of Los Angeles. After that warmup, expect the 141st AES to hit the ground running in the City of the Angels.
Get thee to LA!
The show will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 Figueroa Street. For attendees who come to AES primarily to hit the show floor, the timing of this year’s exhibition hall is slightly unorthodox, running Thursday Sept. 29th through Saturday, Oct. 1st. The technical program, however, runs all the way through Sunday, so if getting into the nitty-gritty is your thing, consider yourself covered for the entire weekend.
Judging by the extensive schedule, there’s a lot to look forward to at the 141st. The various committees appear to have done their homework in crafting a contemporary agenda – be sure to visit the show’s site for the comprehensive list of options.
What once were experiments at the convention have become mainstays, including the Live Sound and Project Studio Expos. The latter includes highlight sessions such as “Making a Living Room: A Conversation with Frank Filipetti,” “The Five Most Common Project Studio Recording Mistakes,” and “How to Get Great Sounds from Amp Sims.”
Not to be missed, SonicScoop’s own Paul “Willie Green” Womack will be giving a presentation on “Mixing Hip Hop with Distortion“.
There are several tempting Technical Tours highlighting LA’s status as an audio power, including Iron Mountain, 20th Century Fox, Sunset Sound Recording Studio, NRG, and Dolby Atmos Post Production.
We’re also impressed with the Workshop schedule, which includes “Creative Ways to Use an Analog Tape Machine with a DAW,” “The Dreaded Sign-Off: When Can I Call this Song Finished?” and “Critical Listening: Ear Training in Audio Education.”
The truly hard-core audio fanatics among us make time for the Papers. Your interest may be piqued by “Sound Localization in 3D Space” or “Music for VR/AR Projects,” or you may choose to zero in on “Transducers” or “Semantic Audio & Sonification.”
But if all visitors want to do is connect and re-connect with their crowd, they’ll almost certainly be satisfied. With so much uncertainty abounding in the music industry, the familial nature of AES is something that everyone can count on – from 1st time visitors to seasoned pros.
We’ll see you in Los Angeles!
-David Weiss
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