Meetings & Announcements

Meeting Announcement: John Murray to Speak on The New 2010 NFPA 72 Fire Code

Posted on by Kylie-Grace Snyder

The Central Indiana Section of the Audio Engineering Society is pleased to announce that John Murray will speak on the new 2010 NFPA 72 fire code at our March 2011 meeting.

The new code includes many changes which affect Mass Notification and Emergency Communication Systems, and have significant implications for system integrators. This meeting is brought to us courtesy of Renkus-Heinz, Inc. and McFadden Sales.

Meeting Information
Date: March 17, 2011 at 7:00pm
Location: ESCO Communications Conference Room
8940 Vincennes Circle, Indianapolis, IN 46268 (map).

About John Murray
John has been an Audio Engineering Society member since 1980 is the principal and founder of Optimum System Solutions, a sound-systems consulting firm, dedicated to optimize existing systems before resorting to an equipment upgrade.  His 34-year career in the sound industry spans time as a system contractor; designing and installing systems, working for manufacturers; creating products and training dealers to use them, and founding an independent sales representative firm, ProSonic Solutions; representing dozens of manufacturers to the dealer base.  He is a long-time instructor for the NSCA, INFOCOMM and Syn-Aud-Con, has presented two published AES papers, and is the technical editor of Live Sound International magazine.

To stay up to date on section activities, be sure to follow us on Facebook or Twitter, and feel free to contact any member of the executive board to let us know your thoughts about the section.

Meeting Report & Recording – January 2011 – Acoustic Treatment: Why & How

Posted on by Kylie-Grace Snyder

At this, the first of our meetings scheduled for the year which was held on January 27th, 2011 at 7pm, we regrettably had to deviate from our previously scheduled speaker.

Just hours before our meeting Eric Smith, Founder & President of Auralex Acoustics Inc., had to beg off the meeting due to rather severe illness.

Thankfully, Eric was kind enough to ensure that the Section was able to meet for the first time of the year and asked Andy Teipen and Emily Frame of to fill in. They spoke on “Acoustic Treatment: Why & How.” Eric will present his original topic “Bass Traps – What They Are, How They Are Made, And How To Use Them” in the year to come.

Emily Frame & Andy Teipen. Click for more pictures.

We opened the meeting by discussing the Section’s history and our proposed schedule for the remainder of the year. As well, we discussed opportunities of involvement in the section and throughout the region.

In the presentation of “Acoustic Treatment: Why & How,” Andy and Emily discussed the broad acoustical needs of most users and what acoustical treatments (Auralex and otherwise) can be used to solve them.

As promised, we’ve begun recording our meetings for archival purposes and to allow for participation from members unable to travel. The recording from this meeting is available below for playback. As well, those who are so inclined can also download the recording for playback in their audio program of choice.

We’d like to thank all who were in attendance for our first meeting and hope to serve our section well in the coming year. As always, those with questions or concerns are encouraged to contact us.

Webster Student Section Fifth Annual Central Region Student Summit Update

Posted on by Kylie-Grace Snyder

Riding on the success of the first, ever, anywhere Student Summit four years ago and three more successful follow-up events, the Webster University Student Section of the Audio Engineering Society will present the Fifth Annual Central Region AES Student Summit, March 18th – 20th, 2011, at Webster University in St. Louis, MO.

Last year’s Summit was a resounding success, with hundreds of students, educators and audio professionals from eleven states converging on Webster University.

Numerous guest speakers will be in attendance for the summit along with manufacturers as exhibitors and sponsors. Presentation ideas workshops and tutorials are welcome, and can be submitted to Andrea Pepper (see Call for Papers below). In past years these topics have included Internships and Entry Level Positions, the Analog Audio, Aesthetics, and Women in Audio, to name a few, and Webster plans to host a Mixing Competition, just as in past years only better, based on attendee suggestions!

The summit is, as in past years, being modeled upon AES conventions, except on a smaller scale. Unlike those wonderful, sometimes overwhelming conventions in New York or San Francisco, the Webster Students Section has arranged for inexpensive accommodations, and registration is practically free.

Whether or not you can make it to New York or London, this an extraordinary opportunity for students from the Central Region to mingle with their peers from other educational institutions as well as professionals. It will give you the same opportunity to put your hands on gear, just like on the exhibition floor at the Javits or the Moscone Center.

For students interested in the mixing competition the starting tracks are now available online and ready for download. Students, go ahead and download them and start mixing! Complete rules and entry information are available here.

The executive board of the Central Indiana Section hopes you will attend and will spread the word to everyone you know in the audio community: students, educators, pros, AES members and non-members alike.

Call For Papers / Presentations:
If you are interested in presenting a tutorial or workshop or moderating a panel, please email Andrea Pepper with the following:

  • Title
  • One paragraph description
  • Brief bio
  • .jpg of yourself
  • AV needs for the presentation or panel
  • Let them know if you would like other experts to join you for the presentation or panel.

More Information

Meeting Announcement: Bass Traps – What They Are, How They Are Made, And How To Use Them

Posted on by Kylie-Grace Snyder

The Central Indiana Section of the Audio Engineering Society is pleased to announce our first meeting of the year.

The meeting is scheduled for January 27th, 2011 at 7pm (view email announcement) where Eric Smith, Founder & President of Auralex Acoustics Inc., will discuss bass traps; what they are, why they are needed, how one is made and several real-world examples of the application.

It will be held in Auralex’ Indianapolis office in their home theater demonstration room. To ensure an accurate count for the meeting, please RSVP below.

Interested in getting involved in the section? Please attend our January meeting where we will lay out the schedule for the rest of the year.

Also, be sure to follow us on Facebook or Twitter, and feel free to contact any member of the executive board to let us know your thoughts about the section.

Meeting Information
Date: January 27th, 2011 at 7pm
Location: Auralex Acoustics, Inc.
6853 Hillsdale Court, Indianapolis, IN 46250 (directions)

Central Indiana Section Partners With Ball State Student Section In Streaming Jeff Steeg Meeting

Posted on by Kylie-Grace Snyder

The Central Indiana Section is pleased to partner with the Ball State University Student Section to provide live streaming of their meeting on November 21st at 4pm.

The meeting will be hosted within Soundhouse C of the Ball State Music Technology Studios in the Music Instruction Building and will feature Jeff Steeg, Studio Engineer and Audio Specialist at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. Steeg will discuss the importance of preparation in both studio and live scenarios.

Those from the Central Indiana Section who wish to attend are more than welcome. However, as this is the inaugural live stream by the Section we invite all who are able to tune in.

The archived stream can be accessed be clicking the icon below and entering the required password. For questions, please contact us.

FAQ: To participate in the realtime chat you will need to log in with either a UStream, Facebook, Google, Yahoo, or OpenID account.

Update: Thanks to all who tuned in! We appreciate the patience shown as we dealt with a few technical issues in this first live stream, however we’re pleased to say this little experiment was a success and intended to offer more live streamed meetings in the future!

Password: aeslivestream

Photos of Jeff Steeg at the BSU AES