Podcast appearances and mentions of meyer sound

In the fifth episode of the CinemaCon 2025 Boxoffice podcast series, brought to you by TAPOS, co-hosts Daniel Loria and Chad Kennerk are joined by Eric Kohn, the artistic director of Southampton Playhouse to discuss the studio presentations from Angel Studios and Universal Pictures/Focus Features. In the feature segment Rebecca Pahle speaks to International Cinema Technology Association (ICTA) President Mark Mayfield of Meyer Sound about the growing interest in software technology, network interconnectivity, and AI in cinema operations.

Welcome to Art is Awesome, the show where we talk with an artist or art worker with a connection to the San Francisco Bay Area. Today, Emily chats with painter Amrita Singhal, known for her vibrant oil paintings and the Rama Prayer mural in Berkeley. Amrita discusses her background, growing up in a culturally rich city in India, and how her former career as a tax lawyer enriched her artistic practice. After leaving law due to health issues, Amrita pursued painting, finding her voice in oil paints. Her work often explores themes of spirituality, with influences from Giotto and Matisse, and she creates immersive virtual reality experiences based on spiritual practices. Amrita also shares her inspirations and favorite places in the Bay Area. About Artist Amrita Singal:Amrita Singhal is based in Berkeley, California. She had the good fortune to study drawing and art history with the brilliant and reclusive painter Louise Smith who was a contemporary of the Bay Area Abstract Expressionists (Diebenkorn, Park, Bischoff et al.) and a one time student of Hans Hoffman, Erle Loran and Margaret Peterson O'Hagan. Two of Amrita's paintings are in the permanent collection of the UC Berkeley Art Museum (BAM). She has painted a Berkeley Public Works Art mural for Meyer Sound and regularly exhibits her work in solo and juried group shows. Amrita is currently producing one of her painting series in virtual reality and as an immersive exhibit.Visit Amrita's  Website:  AmritaSinghal.comFollow  on Instagram:  @AmritaSinghalStudioCLICK HERE to check out the Rama Mural in Berkeley. --About Podcast Host Emily Wilson:Emily a writer in San Francisco, with work in outlets including Hyperallergic, Artforum, 48 Hills, the Daily Beast, California Magazine, Latino USA, and Women's Media Center. She often writes about the arts. For years, she taught adults getting their high school diplomas at City College of San Francisco.Follow Emily on Instagram: @PureEWilFollow Art Is Awesome on Instagram: @ArtIsAwesome_Podcast--CREDITS:Art Is Awesome is Hosted, Created & Executive Produced by Emily Wilson. Theme Music "Loopster" Courtesy of Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 LicenseThe Podcast is Co-Produced, Developed & Edited by Charlene Goto of @GoToProductions. For more info, visit Go-ToProductions.com

Picking up where they left off in Episode 265, Sean and Andy continue their conversation with Phil Graham and Merlijn van Veen about all things subwoofer, including whether or not to haystack, ways to deal with power alleys (and whether or not it's worth the cost), and more.Phil Graham started building hi-fi loudspeakers with his grandfather as a teenager in the 1990s and joined the B&C Group five years ago. Today, he's the chief operating officer (COO) of Eminence Speaker, acquired by B&C in 2023. Based in Germany, Merlijn van Veen is a noted audio educator and he also serves as senior technical support and education specialist for Meyer Sound.Episode Links:The Cheese Grater (Horizontal Sub Arrays) by Merlijn van VeenRedistributing The Error (Sub Power Alleys) by Merlijn Van Veen5 Finger Rule (Calculating Decibals Without A Calculator) by Merlijn van VeenSignal To Noise Episode 38 with Merlijn van VeenSignal To Noise Episode 206 with Bennett Prescott of B&C SpeakersEminence SpeakersB&C SpeakersMeyer SoundEpisode 265 (Subwoofers Part 1)Episode 266 TranscriptBe sure to check out the Signal To Noise Facebook Group and Discord Server. Both are spaces for listeners to create to generate conversations around the people and topics covered in the podcast — we want your questions and comments!Also please check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. “We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle.”The Signal To Noise Podcast on ProSoundWeb is co-hosted by pro audio veterans Andy Leviss and Sean Walker.Want to be a part of the show? If you have a quick tip to share, or a question for the hosts, past or future guests, or listeners at home, we'd love to include it in a future episode. You can send it to us one of two ways:1) If you want to send it in as text and have us read it, or record your own short audio file, send it to signal2noise@prosoundweb.com with the subject “Tips” or “Questions”2) If you want a quick easy way to do a short (90s or less) audio recording, go to https://www.speakpipe.com/S2N and leave us a voicemail there 

There are a lot of myths and misunderstandings when it comes to subwoofers and sub arrays, but the reality is that there's no reason to be afraid of them. In Episode 265, Sean and Andy huddle up with two very smart folks when it comes to low end — Phil Graham and Merlijn van Veen — to bust subwoofer myths and help us all understand them better for our next gig.Phil Graham started building hi-fi loudspeakers with his grandfather as a teenager in the 1990s and joined the B&C Group five years ago. Today, he's the chief operating officer (COO) of Eminence Speaker, acquired by B&C in 2023. Based in Germany, Merlijn van Veen is a noted audio educator and he also serves as senior technical support and education specialist for Meyer Sound.Episode Links:The Cheese Grater (Horizontal Sub Arrays) by Merlijn van VeenRedistributing The Error (Sub Power Alleys) by Merlijn Van Veen5 Finger Rule (Calculating Decibals Without A Calculator) by Merlijn van VeenSignal To Noise Episode 38 with Merlijn van VeenSignal To Noise Episode 206 with Bennett Prescott of B&C SpeakersEminence SpeakersB&C SpeakersMeyer SoundEpisode 265 TranscriptBe sure to check out the Signal To Noise Facebook Group and Discord Server. Both are spaces for listeners to create to generate conversations around the people and topics covered in the podcast — we want your questions and comments!Also please check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. “We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle.”The Signal To Noise Podcast on ProSoundWeb is co-hosted by pro audio veterans Andy Leviss and Sean Walker.Want to be a part of the show? If you have a quick tip to share, or a question for the hosts, past or future guests, or listeners at home, we'd love to include it in a future episode. You can send it to us one of two ways:1) If you want to send it in as text and have us read it, or record your own short audio file, send it to signal2noise@prosoundweb.com with the subject “Tips” or “Questions”2) If you want a quick easy way to do a short (90s or less) audio recording, go to https://www.speakpipe.com/S2N and leave us a voicemail there 

Thinking Out Loud w/Friends # 211 - Join your host Jan Landy and his amazingly knowledgeable panel of friends for an entertaining robust discussion offering opinions on current events and life in general.  Good For A Few Laughs And More Satisfying Than Seeing A Therapist while sharing your opinions and learning about what is happening in our world and how it affects us. Join the panel and offer your opinion with us on Zoom every Wednesday at 5 PM  - Pacific (UTC-7)/ 8 PM EDT   Topics Discussed (06/15/2024):  The team discussed various technical aspects related to audio systems, including software upgrades, console comparisons, point source systems, and Meyer Sound equipment. They covered personal experiences and talents in music, as well as topics like home security, tours, and accents. Additionally, they reminisced about events like the New York World's Fair, and discussed current affairs like SpaceX launches and Boeing's aerospace challenges.

Wir freuen uns den 3D-Audio-Experten Martin Rieger auf unserem Studiosofa während der LEaT X zu begrüßen, wo wir gemeinsam in die faszinierende Welt des immersiven Audios eintauchen. Im Gespräch mit Martin beleuchten wir die vielfältigen Konzepte, die Produktionsmethoden, die innovativen Formate und die Abspielmedien, die den 3D-Audio-Bereich prägen. Zudem diskutieren wir, wie Audio Engineers und Producer sich in diesem dynamischen und zunehmend gefragten Bereich der immersiven Inhalte spezialisieren können. Wir sprechen auch mit Herstellern von Lautsprechern und Immersive-Prozessoren, die vor allem in Live-Produktionen im Einsatz sind, und uns einen Einblick in die Technik und die Praxis geben. Viel Spaß beim Hören!  

Veteran CE pros may remember Blake Vackar from his first stint on the sales side of leading screen and shades manufacturer Screen Innovations. Well, after a brief detour, Vackar is back at SI at Brand Ambassador and Screen Evangelist and ready to meet with integrators to evangelize the opportunities in those categories. What does all that entail? The big takeaway for integrators is that big screens and functional shades make a compelling combination to sell – that said, we'll let Vackar tell you more in this week's CE Pro Podcast episode discussion.From 2009 to 2020, Vackar was director and VP of sales at Screen Innovations, before going to Meyer Sound where he was residential sales manager until making the move back to SI.

Complete Show Notes: https://www.sounddesignlive.com/iem-the-recipe-for-failure-and-how-to-avoid-it/ In this episode of Sound Design Live I'm joined by Beirut based freelance live sound engineer, tour/project manager specializing in IEM mixing, and tech specialist for the middle east and africa region for Meyer Sound, Sana Romanos. We discuss touring around Europe and the middle east and mixing IEMs. Start supporting Sound Design Live on Patreon today for as little as $5: https://www.patreon.com/sounddesignlive

The Deadcast explores the Grateful Dead's long-term cosmic entanglement with the California technology world & the architecture of the internet itself, featuring biomusic pioneer Ned Lagin, Dead Heads at the Stanford AI Lab & Apple, sonic heroes from Alembic & Meyer Sound, & more.Guests: Ned Lagin, Ron Wickersham, Susan Wickersham, Daniel Kottke, John Meyer, Helen Meyer, Paul Martin, Andy Moorer, Steve Silberman, Erik Davis, John MarkoffSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Deadcast examines how the Grateful Dead remained a center of innovation in 1982, exploring their new sound system with John & Helen Meyer of Meyer Sound, an audacious plan to sell live tapes, the DIY zine scene, one future hit, & two sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden.Guests: Alan Trist, John Meyer, Helen Meyer, Dan English, Bob Minkin, Charlie Miller, Jim Wise, Eric Schwartz, Chris Goodspace, John Leopold, Johnny Dwork, Shaugn O'Donnell, Jeff Pincus, Marty Meyer, David Lemieux, J. Christian GreerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Bob McCarthy, Director of System Optimization, and John Dorn-Ferhmann, Senior Technical Support Specialist for Meyer Sound, join the Signal to Noise crew for a wide-ranging conversation, beginning with their work designing the in-the-round stadium system for Ed Sheeran's + – = ÷ x ("Mathematics") Tour. They discuss the unique challenges proposed by the rigging and infrastructure, and Bob talks about what he learned designing a system around a brand-new loudspeaker product PANTHER, by Meyer Sound.Josh and Bob talk about the evolution of networked audio protocols, share their journeys through the industry and offer advice for newcomers.  Bob candidly reflects on his pioneering work, the pursuit of knowledge, and imposter syndrome.See photographs of the rig here: https://meyersound.com/news/ed-sheeran-panther/Watch the "Making of the Meyer Sound PANTHER" here:  https://youtu.be/DZymvvdDgFsThis episode is sponsored by Audix , Allen & Heath, and RCFJoin our Discord Server and our Facebook Group, Follow us on InstagramPlease check out and support The Roadie Clinic, Their mission is simple. "We exist to empower & heal roadies and their families by providing resources & services tailored to the struggles of the touring lifestyle."The Signal To Noise podcast series on ProSoundWeb is hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside, Chris Leonard, and Sam Boone.

Our conversation with Mark Johnson continues! If you haven't had a chance to listen to the first part of our interview, make sure to stop what you're doing and go back and listen to hear about Mark's experiences getting into the AV industry. This episode picks up right where the previous one ended with Mark's time working with Meyer Sound. Mark talks to us about his career working in Marketing with Meyer Sound, and his time as an editor and freelance writer for industry magazines like Primedia and Production Media. Mark also dives into his time spent with Full Sail University as the Program Director for Show Production, mentoring the next generation of students who are ready to push the AV industry to all-new levels. Listen and subscribe to the Sound Connections podcast on your favorite podcasting apps including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts!

We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Mark Johnson for an interview at our Experience Center. Mark is currently the Program Director for Show Production at Full Sail University, but that's just the latest stop on his long career in the AV industry which has spanned over four decades! We had such a great conversation with Mark that we're releasing two episodes with him. This first part of the conversation deals with Mark's early days in the business, including his days at Clark University, 10 years at Opryland, a career marketing Meyer Sound, and his time working with some great performers like Platinum-selling artists and Grammy award-winning singer Anita Baker. Listen and subscribe to the Sound Connections podcast on your favorite podcasting apps including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts!

Henning Kaltheuner, head of market intelligence at d&b audiotechnik and Richard Bugg, digital product solutions architect at Meyer Sound join this week's AV+ podcast to talk about the latest Avnu Alliance and Milan certification updates. Find out more on commercialintegrator.com.

show notes: https://www.sounddesignlive.com/?p=47989 In this episode of Sound Design Live my guests are the Director of System Optimization and Senior Technical Support Specialist at Meyer Sound, Bob McCarthy and Josh Dorn-Fehrmann. We discuss the perception of immersive sound systems from marketing nonsense to power system design tool.

Muy interesante plática sostenida con Rodrigo López, quien nos comparte con lujo de detalle sus actividades detrás de estos importantes eventos, mismos que hoy en día son referencia en el diseño de Grandes Sonorizaciones.Recordemos que el Papa, además de ser un líder religioso, es un mandatario, por lo que el Estado Mayor Presidencial, mejor conocido como, "EMP" y "La Guardia Suiza" supervisaban muy de cerca la labor de nuestro invitado, quien supo muy bien como colaborar con ellos de manera coordinada.¿Cuales fueron los factores primordiales? ¿Por qué eligió Meyer Sound? ¿Qué significa sonorizar 64 hectáreas?¿Cómo es que Rodrigo inicia su planteamiento desde el autocad y por qué recomienda que cualquier sonorización parta del sembrado de torres de bocinas?Entendamos la frase: “Si se pude visualizar desde el principio, seguramente lo puedes sonorizar”.¿Cómo distribuir la señal y algo sumamente importante, cómo realizar la coordinación de las personas y sus responsabilidades? Sólo Rodrigo López nos puede ayudar a dar respuesta a estos cuestionamientos.

Para hoy tenemos un episodio bien especial ya que hablamos con uno de los principales referentes del mundo del sonido en Barcelona. Analizamos su experiencia en diseño y ajuste de sistemas, la lógica de Meyer Sound, la consola M-5000 de Roland Pro AV y su visión en tiempos donde el streaming está siendo protagonista para […]

Para hoy tenemos un episodio bien especial ya que hablamos con uno de los principales referentes del mundo del sonido en Barcelona. Analizamos su experiencia en diseño y ajuste de sistemas, la lógica de Meyer Sound, la consola M-5000 de Roland Pro AV y su visión en tiempos donde el streaming está siendo protagonista para nuestra industria. Hablando de sus inicios, el Asturiano Nico Suárez nos cuenta de su interés por ver el puesto de control y no el show cuando asistía a los conciertos con sus padres, de su pasión por la música y “tocar” reproductores o altavoces que reparaba cuando les daba uso excesivo; también de cómo conoció a sus mentores, Juanjo Gonzales, Joan Fornés y Mauricio Ramirez “Magú” con quienes entró en el mundo laboral de los eventos y marcas fabricantes. Nico comparte sus vivencias como técnico, ingeniero y productor de festivales como el Sonar, Primavera Sound, Cruilla, el Mira o el LEV, del soporte técnico y educación que hizo para Meyer Sound España, como fundó la plataforma de formación Educasound junto a Pepe Ferrer y su actualidad como especialista de producto para Roland ProAV Europa. Nos habla de sus métodos, sus herramientas de trabajo y su participación en del desarrollo de la mesa Roland M-5000. Para finalizar hablamos de la actual situación de sanidad de la industria y sus apreciaciones a futuro, no sin antes dejarnos sus tips y recomendaciones para todos aquellos interesados en el mundo del sonido. Sin duda un episodio muy interesante que invitará a tomar nota para recordar. Gracias Nico por compartir tu tiempo y experiencias. A todos ustedes gracias por escucharnos y seguirnos en nuestras redes, no olviden suscribirse y activar la notificación en nuestro canal de Youtube para escuchar los últimos episodios de nuestro #stagelatinopodcast Hasta el próximo! Coordenadas de Nico Suárez nicosuarez.es El audio de este episodio fue editado por Julián Valdez La Voz de Presentación de este Podcast es de Lina María Gafaro La música de este podcast es creación de Jason Shaw de audionautix.com

Meyer takes their Meyer Sound Compass control software to 4.6 Looking at the growing importance of the software engineer for any aspiring AV business.

Meyer takes their Meyer Sound Compass control software to 4.6 Looking at the growing importance of the software engineer for any aspiring AV business. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode, Dan Hughley is coming to you with the final interview from the 2019 AES show in New York. He’s joined by Terri Winston, executive director of an organization close to his heart, The Women’s Audio Mission. They discuss combining music and technology, putting a new spin on the marketing of audio, recording Beyonce’s band, and a whole lot more.Learn more about the good work the Women's Audio Mission is doing: https://www.womensaudiomission.org/ Learn more about Focusrite Pro: https://pro.focusrite.com/Be sure to join our conversation on social media @focusritepro. 

In episode 38, the hosts are joined by Merlijn van Veen, a noted audio educator, particularly on the subjects of system optimization, array theory, and subwoofers. Currently the senior technical support and educational specialist at Meyer Sound, Merlijn talks about system engineers and how it's not just about getting the mix right, but also about delivering the same show to everyone. The discussion also touches on sound pressure levels (SPL), still a highly misunderstood concept in pro audio circles. Both the hosts and Merlijn have been doing a lot of research on SPL of late, so the conversation offered a great opportunity to dig further into the topic. And it wouldn't be a complete discussion with Merlijn if the subject of subwoofers weren't addressed!Episode Links:The Merlijn van Veen Article Archive On PSWMerlijn van Veen WebsiteA reminder — check out the Signal To Noise Facebook Group. It's a space for listeners to create to generate conversations around the people and topics covered in the podcast — we want your questions and comments! Let's build a great sound community with a place to learn, discuss and reminisce about the “good old days.”The Signal To Noise podcast series on ProSoundWeb, hosted by Live Sound/PSW technical editor Michael Lawrence and pro audio veterans Kyle Chirnside / Chris Leonard

We chat with Miles Rogers from Meyer Sound about a wide range of cinema focused speakers including the Bluehorn System, Amie Precision Studio Monitor, HMS Cinema Surround Loudspeakers and the VLFC (Very Low Frequency Control Element) recently used by Director Francis Ford Coppola for Apocalypse Now: Final Cut. Find out more information: Amie - http://www.meyersound.com/product/amie/ Amie Sub - http://www.meyersound.com/product/amie-sub/ VLFC - http://www.meyersound.com/product/vlfc/ Bluehorn System - http://www.meyersound.com/product/bluehorn-system

In this episode we’re speaking with Merlijn Van Veen. He’s an audio consultant and educator currently serving as the Senior Technical Support and Education Specialist for Meyer Sound. Merlijn’s passion for sound system technology has led him to develop his own educational materials including the Subwoofer Array Designer which has been downloaded thousands of times and featured in Live Sound International Magazine. We sat down together at Meyer Sound’s booth at AES between demo sessions to discuss his career path and philosophy, as well as the recently introduced M-Noise test signal. I’d like to thank ProSoundWeb, Hummingbird Media and iZotope’s RX software for helping make this episode possible. Now let’s hear from Merlijn van Veen at the Javits Center in New York for the 2019 AES Convention. Support the show (http://paypal.me/erikmatlock)

Complete Show Notes: https://www.sounddesignlive.com/?p=45316 In this episode of Sound Design Live I talk with the senior technical support and education specialist at Meyer Sound, Merlijn van Veen. We discuss subwoofer alignment, subwoofer spacing, and M-noise. Start supporting Sound Design Live on Patreon today for as little as $1: https://www.patreon.com/sounddesignlive

Meyer Sound updates their Compass control system, Belden is looking to divest in Grass Valley, and lowering the amount of waste from product packages.

Meyer Sound updates their Compass control system, Belden is looking to divest in Grass Valley, and lowering the amount of waste from product packages.

Meyer Sound updates their Compass control system, Belden is looking to divest in Grass Valley, and lowering the amount of waste from product packages.

Re-recording mixer Pete Horner discusses the incredible process of restoring and remixing the 40th anniversary edition of Apocalypse Now: Final Cut that was recently released in Dolby Atmos and 4K Ultra HD. Pete shares how he created a new master track, enhanced the LFE with the help of a new Meyer Sound speaker and collaborated with Director Francis Ford Coppola and Walter Murch.

Brandon York of Meyer Sound discusses the special opportunity the USITT conference provides to reach emerging industry professionals and liaise with fellow vendors. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Working Class Audio #196 with Adam Rossi!!! Adam Rossi is a music and sound producer working in San Francisco. Past projects include music production for local Bay Area artists Jeffrey Halford and The Healers, Morsifire, Brad Brooks, The Welcome Matt and Luce; music scores for VR games War Hammer: Betrayal at Calth and Bounce (Steel Wool Studios), and sound design, music and voice over for award winning toys by KID Group.   Adam's work in the VR world has led to music, sound design and voice over work on immersive projects for the films Ready Player One and Jigsaw, Mercedes-Benz, Visa, SAP, Lexus, Sprint, LG, Kaiser, Carnival and many others.   When he's not locked in the studio, Adam can be found playing keyboards with local Bay Area artists and jumping on the occasional tour to Europe with Jeffrey Halford and the Healers. About this Interview: Adam joins me to talk about his journey that started with  an 8th grade run-in with Eric Valentine to his mom's garage to crappy midi composing jobs to making records with Tom Luce and much, much more!. Enjoy! – Matt Show Notes and Links Adam's Site: http://www.araudio.net/ Backblaze: https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-backup.html#af9h3h Meyer Sound:  https://meyersound.com/news/oliveto-restaurant/ Adam's suggested reading: https://goo.gl/znjtRz AI in Pro Audio: https://www.prosoundnetwork.com/needtoknow/need-to-know-ai-in-pro-audio

Guest mix for Phil Smith and his "Jazz Disjunction" show. Thanks Phil! 1, William Selman - Thick Description (rrao & Clay Wilson Remix) 2. Huerta - Amaso (Celestial Mix) 3. Gene on Earth - It's a Good Day to Have a Good Day 4. Johanna Knutsson - Unreleased Work 5. DJ Apologetic - Time (Live) 6. Frank Bretschneider - live recorded excerpt of 'Approximate Accuracy' an audio visual installation piece in collaboration with Pierce Warnecke for the ISM Hexadome recorded live in April 2018 at the Martin Gropius Bau. 7. Jing - Coral Reef 8. Pariah - Seed Bank 9. Peter van Hoesen - live recorded excerpt of 'Adaptive Enquiry No. 1' an audio visual installation piece in collaboration with Heleen Blanken for the ISM Hexadome in April 2018 at the Martin Gropius Bau 10. Mea - Rosa 11. Jason Fellows - Ooosh A combination of tunes from friends and acquaintances all in the direction of ambient and beatless type affairs. There's also two live recordings taken from the 52 channel audio visual installation series the ISM Hexadome which took place in March and April of 2018 in the atrium of the Martin Gropius Bau. More info on the ISM here - http://berlin-ism.com/. Saw Pariah at Free Rotation and it was definitely one of the highlights of the festival. He's, coincidentally, just released an ambient album too, so thought i'd throw that in there. Listen ideally on headphones, particularly the live recordings since they are binaural recordings - you'll get a better sense of the spatialisation as both Peter and Frank's work were programmed to play through the 52 channel speak system that we, the ISM, helped develop in partnership with ZKM, Pfadfinderei, System180 and Meyer Sound.

Guest mix for Phil Smith and his "Jazz Disjunction" show. Thanks Phil! 1, William Selman - Thick Description (rrao & Clay Wilson Remix) 2. Huerta - Amaso (Celestial Mix) 3. Gene on Earth - It's a Good Day to Have a Good Day 4. Johanna Knutsson - Unreleased Work 5. DJ Apologetic - Time (Live) 6. Frank Bretschneider - live recorded excerpt of 'Approximate Accuracy' an audio visual installation piece in collaboration with Pierce Warnecke for the ISM Hexadome recorded live in April 2018 at the Martin Gropius Bau. 7. Jing - Coral Reef 8. Pariah - Seed Bank 9. Peter van Hoesen - live recorded excerpt of 'Adaptive Enquiry No. 1' an audio visual installation piece in collaboration with Heleen Blanken for the ISM Hexadome in April 2018 at the Martin Gropius Bau 10. Mea - Rosa 11. Jason Fellows - Ooosh A combination of tunes from friends and acquaintances all in the direction of ambient and beatless type affairs. There's also two live recordings taken from the 52 channel audio visual installation series the ISM Hexadome which took place in March and April of 2018 in the atrium of the Martin Gropius Bau. More info on the ISM here - http://berlin-ism.com/. Saw Pariah at Free Rotation and it was definitely one of the highlights of the festival. He's, coincidentally, just released an ambient album too, so thought i'd throw that in there. Listen ideally on headphones, particularly the live recordings since they are binaural recordings - you'll get a better sense of the spatialisation as both Peter and Frank's work were programmed to play through the 52 channel speak system that we, the ISM, helped develop in partnership with ZKM, Pfadfinderei, System180 and Meyer Sound.

John Meyer, along with his wife Helen, foundered one of the worlds leading audio technology manufacturers, Meyer Sound in the 1970's. They have an emphasis on research and development which in recent years has seen the development of the Constellation active architecture system. I sat down with John recently and talked about everything from active acoustics to AM radio.  

They had their first date in a Berkeley, Calif., hi-fi store in 1967, the Summer of Love, to listen to the newly released Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Speakers for Steve Miller at Monterey Pop followed. Then the Dead, Metallica, Celine, Ed Sheeran and so many others. Now 50 years later, John and Helen Meyer, co-founders of Meyer Sound, are embarking on a yearlong, worldwide tribute to music, love and sound, visiting customers and celebrating a history of quality audio. Mix editor Tom Kenny interviews the Meyers from the Don Pearson Theater in the company’s Berkeley headquarters.

Complete Show Notes: http://wp.me/p1sfi8-9Cg Interview with Mauricio Ramirez, senior seminar instructor at Meyer Sound, on the biggest mistakes he sees people making in sound system tuning. Start supporting Sound Design Live on Patreon today for as little as $1: https://www.patreon.com/sounddesignlive

The acoustics that make the sound of Zellerbach Hall didn’t just happen. The sound has been created with an acoustic system of some 40 microphones and 140 speakers, all intricately placed throughout the hall. It’s called Constellation by Meyer Sound. Constellation allows you to digitally create multiple environments in one space by changing the length of reverberation, strength or loudness. It can even change the perceived height and width of a room. So, if you close your eyes, it can transport you to a big, open space like a cathedral. Turn off the reverb and it becomes a normal stage.Read the story on Berkeley News. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Complete Show Notes: http://wp.me/p1sfi8-9c9 Nathan Lively, Dale West, and Brian Mohr discuss their biggest takeaways from the Sound Systems: Design and Optimization seminar by Bob McCarthy at Meyer Sound. We talk about calculating phase offset for a frequency range, using lateral aspect ratio to space your front fills correctly, aligning off-axis points of your speakers for even coverage, and debunking line array myths. Start supporting Sound Design Live on Patreon today for as little as $1: https://www.patreon.com/sounddesignlive

CEDIA 2016 Each year CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association) holds an event where the industry gathers to show off their wares. It is akin to a mini-CES, but also for many of us represents a best of CES of sorts. When we've been to attend the show, we tend to enjoy it more than CES. It takes the parts of CES that we are interested in and compresses it down to a more manageable show. We didn't go this year but that won't stop us from talking about some of the products we think are interesting. This year the show was from September 13-17 in Dallas, TX. High-Def Digest: Top Six Highlights from CEDIA 2016 Sony UBP-X1000ES Sony has their first entry into the world of Ultra HD Blu-ray players. But there is catch, this ES model is only for integrators. Even so, it's a pretty clear view of what we can expect when the consumer version is finally announced. The Ultra HD Blu-ray was just one part of Sony's booth, but, at least for this event, Sony made it clear that HDR is an important focus in the current line, both in the Master Drive TVs and in projectors like the VPL-VW5000ES. KEF Blade Two With good reason, most of the serious audio demonstrations at CEDIA 2016 required at the least a demonstration enclosure, and at the most indulgent, a suite. The KEF Blade Two, however, stood in a pair right in the open middle of the KEF booth. That stereo image, produced by two Blade Twos running off of a Hegel H360 (and networked FLAC tracks), was so poised in the din of the convention center and the booth, I had trouble even thinking of places in homes and well, luxury hotels, that wouldn't be made better with a pair of the large but not intimidating speakers. Naturally, the rest of the booth, which housed gems like the KEF Ci Series, had that kid in a toy store feel. LG Signature OLED77G6P Not only is the OLED65G6P basically breathe-taking in that undeniable beauty time of way, but the undeniability applies to both the picture and form. And here, in mid-to-late 2016, what could LG do to top this show-stopper? That would be to debut a 77" version. This new model exudes the same lines, but in a greater size more apropos of in-home cinema. The reason I say that now is a good time to make the trek to see the Signature line is that the 77" (and its even bigger $20k price tag) is already ready at certain showrooms in the States. Modulus Media Hub The Modulus Media Hub promises a lot, including DVD and Blu-ray archiving, a wealth of streaming service support, a base 6TB capacity with external expansion, 4K support, remote media access, and a DVR capability that applies to everything (including streaming). But what struck me is that the Modulus has the hardware (apparently) to also host Ultra HD Blu-rays. Unfortunately, that particular capability is not a certainty. CEDIA: Seven Trends We've Seen at CEDIA 2016 (we will discuss 4 of them…) Voice is the New Mouse and/or Swipe Given the Friday Keynote and a number of CEDIA Talks, it was easy to predict VUI would be a pretty hot topic. But as more and more manufacturers in the CEDIA channel explore integrating some manner of voice control into their products – from whole-home audio to security systems – it's pretty clear that the entire industry's betting on the next step in computer interaction. Everybody's at the Table OK, maybe it's not quite time to dump the term “DIY” yet – but seeing products that are pitched directly to the consumer side-by-side with pro models is an incredibly interesting trend. Back to VUI – yeah, you can buy your own interface device, but that same technology is going into gear used in big integration projects. It seems that there's a parallel development at work — and a realization that as a broader spectrum of the populace gets really interested in this stuff, that rising tide will lift every boat. The Home Needs an IT Pro We've heard more stats about the Internet of Things than devices that are actually on the Internet of Things. Alright, that's a total exaggeration, but still – the challenges that the IoT is presenting when it comes to interoperability, security, and network troubleshooting will translate into ever larger opportunities for that less-than-artful acronym “RMR.” Speakers Should Either Be Gorgeous or Invisible Not a new trend per se, but the difference between the “buried in the sheetrock and still sounds amazing” and the speaker-as-sculpture philosophy really struck your humble scribe over the last few days. Both the aural effects of the invisible speakers and the visual impact from those who treat this gear as high-end design has been jaw-dropping. CE Pro: Editor's Pick: 12 Great New Products from CEDIA 2016 Stewart Filmscreen Phantom HALR Screen The top manufacturer in CE Pro's Brand Analysis in the screen category reinforced its standing with its Phantom HALR black screen. Available in sizes up to 40 x 90 feet, with specification options for rollable installations, and acoustically transparent applications, dealers can use it for residential and commercial jobs. The Phantom produced stunning images on the show floor and its brightly lit aisles. Running a demo with Digital Projection, Stewart says it measured a contrast ratio on the floor of 90:1 and the black-and-white video with the screen looked incredible with no hint of color shift. Meyer Sound Demo Over in the world of pro sound, Meyer Sound is a benchmark brand of speakers . About 10 years ago the company migrated into the movie post-production category branching out from its roots as a sound reinforcement company and quickly established itself as a go-to brand. Now it's coming into the residential market and it's bringing the same level of quality. Working with the Dallas-based dealer Elliston Systems, Meyer partnered with Barco, Vutec and Keith Yates Design to deliver one of the best demos ever produced at a trade show. Barco Thor Projector Another benchmark manufacturer coming from the pro market and into the residential field is Barco. Showing its state-of-the-art Thor 6P laser 4K projector, you could say Barco's Thor dropped the hammer on the competition. Showing a mix of content that included 4K HDR, the Thor provided one of the best demos I've seen at a CEDIA show. Barco even realized the importance of audio with home theater and didn't cut corners with the audio portion of its demo. Autonomic MMS-1e Whole-House Music Player Streamlining the size and installation process for dealers, Autonomic introduced MMS-1e Whole-House Music Player and M-120e 4-zone amplifier. These products provide dealers with all of the familiar functions that have made Autonomic a top provider of whole-house audio systems with the simplified connectivity of its eAudioCast audio-over-Ethernet technology. The MMS-1e provides a choice of audio output formats, Wi-Fi support, control system integration, plus the company's great user interface. The MMS-1e carries an MSRP of just $995. Origin Acoustics B&O Partnership Jeremy Burkhardt has demonstrated once again that he is an industry leader. Combining his company's engineering prowess with the famous industrial design of Bang & Olufsen (B&O), Origin announced a partnership with B&O in which jointly developed products will be available in 700 B&O store locations. Select B&O products will be available to Origin dealers. Unlike the trend to hide architectural speakers, the point of the Origin and B&O collaboration is to show these speakers, which feature B&O's famous industrial design. Digital Projection (DP) e-Vision 4K Laser DP annually makes my best product lists for good reason: the company designs great performing products. The e-Vision 4K Laser is designed to balance performance and cost considerations and it meets all of its objectives. The 8,000-lumen projector provides a lamp life of 20,000 hours and 4K compatibility through the new TI 0.66 DLP chip for a reasonable price of $19,999. I was impressed with the e-Vision 4K Laser's bright and punchy, noise-free highly detailed UltraHD images during the company's demo. Epson LS10500 Projector Epson showcased its LS10500 in a great demo. The new LS10500 provides a lamp life of 30,000 hours, HDR compatibility and 1,500 lumens of color brightness and 1,500 lumens of white brightness. While not a true 4K projector in that it is not a native 4K solution, the LS10500 still delivers a vivid, detailed image that is impossible to match at its price point of $7,999 while accepting Ultra HD signals. Phase Technology CI-130 In-Wall Loudspeaker Showing again that it engineers some of the industry's best “secrets,” the company was showing its new IW-210 in-wall sub and its CI-130 in-wall speakers. This hybrid sealed-box design features a unique design that employs foam holes to allow the speaker to defeat some of the common limitations of architectural products. The CI-130 with the IW-210 produced a huge soundstage that was dynamic and seamless in its sonic integration. Sony UBP-X1000ES Ultra Blu-ray Disc Player It would be an understatement to say that Sony crushed CEDIA 2016. The popular electronics company just about stole the show with the introduction of its new Z-series Ultra HD televisions, new ES A/V receivers, and its UBP-X1000ES UltraHD Blu-ray disc player. Checking in at an approximate price point of $900, it's safe to say the Ultra HD Blu-ray disc category is now validated. Arguably the most anticipated product at the entire show, it offers HDR compatibility, as well as the ability to play DVD-Audio, DVD video, CDs, SACDs, Blu-ray discs, 3D Blu-ray discs and BD-ROMs. It also offers streaming services such as Amazon and YouTube as well as Dolby Atmos compatibility. RBH Sound SV 6500 Signature Reference Speaker RBH's lead engineer Shane Rich quietly designs some of the best speakers on the market. Showing his design talent Rich redesigned its Signature Reference speaker to include Air Motion Tweeters (AMT). As always RBH delivers some of CEDIA's best demos and CEDIA 2016 didn't disappoint with a surround clip from Eric Clapton's “Crossroads” shows and the musicianship of Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes and Susan Tedeschi. Highlighting its surround system was the Signature Reference SV-6500 R floorstanding speaker. CE Pro: What Dealers Say about CEDIA 2016 Bose Lifestyle 650 Bose's new Lifestyle 650 home audio system surprised a lot of integrators at CEDIA. One of them, who didn't want to be named because he's a big Sonos dealer, said, "I couldn't get over how much they've improved the platform. ... The fit, the finish, the feel, they look serious." He says the new little speakers deliver "spacious sound" and strong bass and, of all the compliments, "even the [SoundTouch] app looks respectable." Sony Z-Series displays Check social media. Seems everyone took a picture in front of this 100-inch Z-Series display from Sony. One dealer says "It's as good as it gets." It seemed most dealers were impressed with Sony's new Z-Series (Z9D) displays. At the booth it was noted that the 100-incher was only $60,000 – or half the price of Vizio's 120-inch TV. A dealer on RemoteCentral wonders: “The reps are claiming it's on par (or better than) the OLED. Your thoughts?” Integrator Mike Bruemmer of Cincinnati's Mt. Lookout Television and Electronics, agrees with the reps: “Sony Z9D was outstanding. Much better brightness than the OLED. We looked at the Z9 and ran to go look at the G6 [LG OLED]. Z9 is better.” Sony thrived on the 4K projector front as well. Crestron Crestron did not have an official presence at CEDIA this year, but the company's home-automation products appeared at several booths including Amazon Alexa and Sonos. Of all the new control systems integrating with Sonos, Crestron is the only one that embeds the entire Sonos interface in the automation UI. A Crestron dealer noted, “I saw the Crestron demo with Sonos. There is still some work to go. But one has to start somewhere. They have the link right to the Sonos app from the Crestron panel. Which is obviously a compromise at this point having to flip apps. At this point I would still suggest an Autonomic when doing Crestron systems.” Residential Systems: Real Audio Video VR: My CEDIA 2016 Game Changer REAL Audio Video is a top design and integration firm that has been doing ultra-high-end installs for more than 18 years. REAL partnered with another Utah based company, Fractal Mob, to create its new Private Cinema previsualization software, which was demonstrated at CEDIA for the first time. This previs software is not only incredibly innovative, but also potentially game changing in its use of virtual reality for aiding in the pre-sale and design of high end theaters. The two firms worked closely together on the project with REAL acting as technical consultants and providing Fractal with the floorplans, elevations, and reference photos to recreate the room in VR. By using virtual reality, REAL wants to let customers “walk through” their new theater space “before a single nail is driven.” For the demo, Fractal Mob took 4K VR scans of one of REAL's actual, already constructed theater designs. As the firm didn't have access to the actual room, they had to build everything from scratch—speakers, chairs, projector, room, textures, etc.—as if it didn't exist in real life, or exactly as it would be as if someone was previsualizing a room that had yet to be built. After the modeling is complete, the software lets you walk around and explore every inch of the room. The resulting image quality is nearly photo realistic, and in fact is limited by the current hardware limitations in VR rendering and will only improve as computing hardware catches up. Once inside the virtual space, you can walk up to walls and see the micro detail and texture in the fabric and the grain of the wood and quality of the millwork. Sconces gently bathe the sidewalls in light, the intensity and brightness changing as you walk up to them. Look back into the projector room and you see lens flare that changes based on the projected image and where you're standing in the room. There are even micro dust particles floating through the air in the light path of the projector. Kneel down and examine the carpet. Sit in different points in the room and see exactly how big—or small—your intended screen size looks. No more will the question, “Will 120 inches be too big from this seating position?” be a theoretical one. Now you can sit the client in the front row, the middle row, the back row and let them see exactly how big the screen will look at all seating locations. Same with seating. How will four seats look in a row? Put yourself in the space and see exactly how wide the pathways are. Or if the first row is low enough to not have sightline issues. Even more amazing—and educational—the audio tracks your position in the room, letting you move in and out of room modes so a customer can experience exactly what is happening with the audio and why the need for multiple subs and room correction—my friend Adam's specialty—is so crucial. While the VR demo video is playing, the audio also tracks as you turn your head as you turn from side to side, moving the stereo image position. Amazing.

In this exclusive interview we talk with Meyer Sound Cinema Group Director Steve Shurtz and Application Director Miles Rogers to explore their new studio monitor Amie which is designed for postproduction professionals whose work needs to translate from smaller rooms to larger facilities, such as dialog editors, sound designers, effects editors, Foley mixers, and music editors. Tasked by Skywalker Sound to create a new studio monitor with precision translation, exceptional power, and a great price point, Meyer Sound has created a product that brings tremendous accuracy for everything from the intricate details of dialogue to dynamic music tracks to explosive action sequences. Amie traces its lineage to Meyer Sound's Acheron® screen channel loudspeakers, sharing core technology that makes it ideal for film, broadcast, and game postproduction.

In this episode of Sound Design Live I speak with the author of Sound System Design & Optimization and the Director of System Optimization at Meyer Sound, Bob McCarthy. We talk about variable acoustic architecture, why we must optimize before we mix, and how to prioritize our system check list. We also discuss why graphic EQs are useless, common misconceptions about stereo, the pitfalls of L/R stacked subs, why sound is so difficult to teach, tips for finding on-axis points and relative splay angles between speakers, wireless microphones for measurement, hardware and software measurement systems, and how to get what you want without humiliating the client. http://sounddesignlive.com/sound-system-design-optimization-bob-mccarthy Support Sound Design Live on Patreon for as little as $1: https://www.patreon.com/sounddesignlive

Host: Tim Albright Founder  Guests:  George Tucker of World Stage, Adrian Boyd from Avitecture, and Ellen Juhlin from Meyer Sound and the AVNu Alliance. Record Date: 8/2/2013  Conference Technologies purchases long-time integrator, United Visual. The AVNu Alliance gears up for certification. Will Nest give control programmers an API? Plus, Control 4 goes public.  Running Time: 1:01:49 Story Links Conference [...]

Host: Tim Albright Founder  Guests:  George Tucker of World Stage, Adrian Boyd from Avitecture, and Ellen Juhlin from Meyer Sound and the AVNu Alliance. Record Date: 8/2/2013  Conference Technologies purchases long-time integrator, United Visual. The AVNu Alliance gears up for certification. Will Nest give control programmers an API? Plus, Control 4 goes public.  Running Time: 1:01:49 Story Links Conference [...]

The thought of singing in public scares even the most self-assured people out of their wits. Psychiatrist Jerome Oremland, vocal coach Mark Bosnian, Beth Pinney, worship leader at Laguna Presbyterian Church in Laguna Beach, CA, and journalist Michelle Holmes, explore why so many of us are afraid to sing as well as innovative techniques for helping people to overcome their hang-ups and belt out a tune with confidence. Program generously underwritten by Meyer Sound.