AES Show 2024 NY

A wide range of new immersive audio applications like The Sphere, the COSM entertainment domes, theatres, live, museum and art Installations came up. These venues need new audio management as well as production tools. But the way to create content has not changed. Music and audio producers’ home is a regular studio, also because it’s not possible to get time on the sites for extensive mixing sessions. Based on close to 30 years immersive and binaural audio production experience, New Audio Technology provide those tools and will give an insight of mixing, management, and playback strategies for these applications.

Discover the groundbreaking potential of our latest Ultra Thin Glass (UTG) technology, engineered for speaker diaphragm applications. This innovation marries toughness, flexibility, and a distinctive finish with full ESG compliance. With thicknesses as fine as 25μm, UTG seamlessly integrates into earphones, headphones, micro-speakers, and a wide range of loudspeakers. Join us to explore how this cutting-edge material can elevate your audio designs to new heights.

Building on previous "101" presentations, this session focuses on advanced techniques for securing Media over IP (MoIP) networks. Attendees will learn to configure switches and media gateways, such as the Prodigy from DirectOut, for a secure setup. Emphasizing proactive problem prevention, the session covers basic to advanced security measures, including network segmentation, firewalls, and access restriction. Real-world case studies and future trends in MoIP security will be discussed. This presentation aims to transform your MoIP network from functional to fortified, ensuring both efficiency and security.

For media or content delivery, “good enough” is not enough anymore. Just because signal distribution is over the internet doesn’t mean audiences will tolerate jitter or latency -- and they shouldn’t have to. New IP protocols, including SRT, NDI and the newest IPMX, are melding broadcast workflows with “traditional” AV technology. Live streaming has matured into a reliable and secure AV transport method, and it’s now possible to cost-effectively produce 1080P or 4K HDR content from a conference room camera, and then mix and integrate that with a broadcast-quality stream. Also to be covered: why IPMX will emerge as the new AVoIP standard.

Originally, the definition of IPMX started from the proven grounds of AES67 and SMPTE ST 2110. While AES67 and ST 2110 were build around the interoperability requirements of the broadcast realm, it became immediately apparent that for application to the world of ProAV enhanced functionality would be required, while other speciciations indispensible to the broadcast world would be too complex or rigid for ProAV application - namely the very strict timing and synchronization requirements only made possible by the use of PTP. During development of the IPMX specifications within the VSF group it became clear that certain constraints and enhancements have to be made with respect to AES67 and ST 2110 to enable wider adoption in the ProAV domain. IPMX is now taking shape with several companies having announced product availability. While the larger focus of IPMX interoperability is on the video side of things, audio is certainly a very important aspect. And with over 5000 AES67- or ST 2110-compatible audio devices in the market, it would certainly be a massive adoption accelerator if these products could interoperate in an IPMX environment. In this presentation Andreas will discuss how the addditional constraints and enhancements of the IPMX specifications affect interoperability with AES67 and ST 2110 and how these devices can be used in IPMX environments.

This presentation will describe the features of AES70-21, the recently published AES70 standard for management and monitoring of AES67 and ST 2110-30 audio stream connections.

We will provide an update on progress within SMPTE on the Catena initiative. The goal of this initiative is to create a standardized, open source control plane for cloud, on-prem and hybrid environments.

The landscape of Media Networks has become fragmented with standards and solutions which are partly incompatible. This often forces to implement multiple parallel networks into ProAV systems which causes huge cost and efforts and leaves the customer with very inflexible systems. In contrast, the promise and vision of media networking has been the opposite: To bring data and media traffic into one network structure with opportunities for flexible connections and interoperability. The session shows the dimension of the problem and possible paths for solutions. The session will explain the idea of ‘convergence’ with examples from actual productions.

The 'Converged AV Networking' presentation goes deeper into how modern AV protocols can harmoniously operate on a unified network infrastructure. It examines the complexities and challenges associated with clock synchronization, queuing mechanisms, and specific protocol requirements. Key topics covered include AES67 for audio over IP, ST2110 for professional media over managed IP networks, AVB/Milan for audio video bridging, PtPv2 for precise time protocol, gPtP for general precision time protocol, and QoS strategies like credit-based and strict priority queuing.

One of achievements of the SMPTE ST 2110 suite of standards is to bring flexibility and agility to modern IP media systems. However, until now the format of the audio has been mostly static. With the recent publication of SMPTE ST 2110-41 and ST 2127-2, metadata can now be carried alongside the audio allowing adaptation to multiple audio formats. This enables more personalized and accessible services and brings operational benefits. The presentation will explain the opportunities of this transition and present a Paris Olympics case-study that used the first commercial products.

More and more of live production is being done in a location-agnostic manner, with the processing, storage and control remote from the acquisition location. Whilst the video transport requirements often gather the headlines, the audio requirements can be far more complex. This presentation will unpack the technologies used to connect and transport audio, examine the dependencies with video and the different systems requirements in terms of timing references and how to have as much resilience as possible.

Is it possible for musicians to play together over the Internet in real time? The answer is yes. It is possible up to a distance of 3000 km. When using MVTP (Modular Video Transmisson Platform) technology based on the use of optimized JPEG XS codec running on a powerful FPGA. The presentation describes the workflow and user case of using Ultra low latency CESNET MVTP technology in a real environment. During a shared musical performance between two or three locations or during remote teaching or workshops at a music university.

“The Gateway” is an initiative by the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in the heart of Manhattan, New York on the 29th floor of the 900 Third Avenue tower. The facility offers event spaces and conference rooms for members, but it is also the locus of a constantly evolving panoply of latest technologies from the Pro AV and IT world assembled and managed by HarperVision Associates.In addition to cutting edge interoperability demos and first looks at brand new products, the Gateway NYC and HarperVision also host key AV/IT events such as Collaboration Week by the IMCCA (Interactive Multimedia & Collaborative Communications Alliance).Greg Harper, President of HarperVision Associates and CIO of the Gateway, has also recently led an initiative involving IPMX, a suite of open specifications and standards that build upon SMPTE ST 2110, NMOS, and AES67. This includes a live interoperability demonstration consisting of several brands including: converters, presentation switchers, routing software, and more.This growing interop site is a gathering place to witness working products, conduct events and presentations, and to showcase IPMX in an enterprise AV/IT setting. Businesses, government users, equipment vendors and developers, integrators, and educators alike are encouraged to communicate with Greg about site visits, events, and other initiatives.

Presentation of audio transmission data comparison of UWB and straight S/PDIF wire link at data rates up to 24 bits and 96Ks/s showing that UWB is nearly indistinguishable from a wire. If time permits, a comparison to alternative wireless transmission technologies may be presented.

The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing is presenting the latest (major!) revision of its widely used “Recommendations For Delivery of Recorded Music Projects.” Tips, Tricks and Sage Advice for managing your files, versions, naming conventions, etc.

A dedicated group of engineers devoted their time over four years to bring, this highly useful, practical document and presentation to fruition.

The evolution of the music industry, and how artists have traditionally approached their legacy, has taken a shift as more artists look to capitalize on the opportunity to digitize and monetize their legacies. This panel will dive into the role technology and other artificial intelligence advances the way musicians preserve, monetize, and authenticate their estate’s valuation. Hear from panelists who work in the music industry and media preservation space about the new age approach to ensuring the protection of iconic and cultural legacy assets for generations to come.