[net.audio] Digital Audio on Trial

burris@ihopa.UUCP (David Burris) (03/01/84)

		DIGITAL AUDIO ON TRIAL!

		University of Miami - Gusman Hall
		Coral Gables, Florida
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	Thursday, March 8

	7:00 p.m.	INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL AUDIO.
			A once-over-lightly review of the basics
			of digital technology and a status report
			on digital audio today.

			Ken Pohlman - Director of the University of
			Miami Music Engineering Technology Program.

	Friday, March 9

	9:00 a.m.	DIGITAL AUDIO ON TRIAL: IF IT'S SO GOOD,
			WHY IS IT SO BAD?
			Digital audio had been widely praised and
			often damned. Is there something inherently
			wrong with the concept of pulse-coded music,
			or is it the future of the audio industry.

			Michael Tapes - Sound Workshop Professional Audio.
			Doug Sax - The Mastering Lab
			Bruce Botnick - Digital Magnetics
			John Eargle - JBL incorporated & JME Associates

	1:30 p.m.	THE RECORDING STUDIO AND THE COMPACT DISK.
			What role does the studio play in the production
			of a compact disk? How are master tapes prepared
			for the compact disc?

			Bob Ludwig - Masterdisk Corp.
			Roger Nichols - Soundworks Digital
				Audio/Video Studios
			Al McPherson - Warner Bros. Records

	3:30 p.m.	DIGITAL FOR DOLLARS
			Is an investment in digital hardware a good
			way to stay in the business, or a fast way
			to get out of it?

			Hamilton Brosius - Audiotechniques
			Joe Tarsia - Sigma Sound Studios
			Bruce Botnick - Digital Magnetics

	Saturday, March 10

	10:00 a.m.	STANDARDIZATION: IS IT TIME?
			An overview of present standardization proposals
			and a discussion of the advantages and 
			disadvantages of standardization.

			Ken Pohlman - U. of M. Music Technology Program
			Almon Clegg - Matsushita
			Bob Youngquist - 3M

	1:30 p.m.	CD OR NOT CD, WAS THAT THE QUESTION?
			Do all CD's sound as good as they could or
			should? Where do the problems lie - manufacturing?
			Production? How digital is "digital"?

			Len Feldman - Consultant and hi-fi writer
			Richard Elen - Editor - Studio Sound - United Kingdom
			Chris Stone - Record Plant - L.A.


REGISTRATION

	At the door:		$325.00
	Pre-registration	$295.00
	SPARS members		$250.00
	Student Observers	$ 75.00
	One-day price		$175.00


Society of Professional Audio Recording Studios

SPARS
P.O. Box 11333
Beverly Hills, CA 90213


-- 
	Dave Burris
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	AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, Il.