burris@ihopa.UUCP (David Burris) (03/01/84)
DIGITAL AUDIO ON TRIAL! University of Miami - Gusman Hall Coral Gables, Florida ================================== 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 ..!ihnp4!ihopa!burris AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, Il.