| September, 24 2015 | | Immersive Sound Subtrack at Mix Presents Sound for Film | | Dolby, DTS, Auro, AID and DSpatial to Showcase New Technologies, Workflows | Mix magazine, in conjunction with host sponsor Sony Pictures Studios and event partners MPSE and CAS, has announced the program details for its Immersive Sound subtrack at the one-day conference and exhibition, "Sound for Film: The Art of Sound Design: Music, Effects and Dialog," to be held September 26 on the Sony Pictures Entertainment lot in Culver City, Calif. Held in the William Holden Theatre on the Sony Pictures Studios lot, next door to the main editorial panels on sound design, the Immersive Sound subtrack is a continuation of programming started at the inaugural Mix Presents Sound for Film event in 2014. "Immersive Sound is a hot topic in film sound, both theatrically and headed into homes," says Tom Kenny, editor of Mix. " We had great success last year, with a huge interest from attendees, that we wanted to make sure that we stayed on top of this emerging technology. With the help of sponsors like Dolby, DTS, Auro, AID, DSpatial, Avid, Yamaha, JBL and Meyer Sound, we have nearly full representation from all the major players. Everybody benefits." |
| IMMERSIVE SOUND SUBTRACK
| AUDIO INTERVISUAL DESIGN (Master Class, 11:45 – 12:30, William Holden Theatre)
Small rooms are now more capable than ever. Sound design, editorial, mix, plus picture work, screenings and more. Immersive sound ready. AID, one of the leading systems design and integration teams servicing the film & television post community, will host a Master Class on the challenges and solutions to get the most out of your small rooms.
AURO TECHNOLOGIES (Master Class, 5:15 – 5:45, William Holden Theatre)
Auro Technologies and Barco committed themselves to support SMPTE's effort to create a single, open standard for Immersive Sound and have shown a strong participation in the creation of this standardized delivery format. In anticipation of the arrival of these standards, we have revealed AuroMax, an immersive sound rendering technology which brings the life-like immersive sound capabilities and backward-compatibility of the Auro-3D systems, in combination with the flexibility of Object-Based audio and the open standardized bit-stream format, to cinema.
To find out more, come and learn about the workflows and tools necessary to work in AuroMax and listen to samples from recent productions in the Holden Theatre at 5:15 -5:45.
DOLBY (Master Class, 1:30- 2:00, 3:00 – 3:30, William Holden Theatre. Also, all-day in Stage 7, Dolby Building)
Dolby Atmos successfully launched 3 years ago and has surpassed 330 titles and a growing screen count in excess of 1400 screens globally. In our master class sessions at the Holden, learn how we are bringing the immersive audio experience beyond the cinema with broadcast and the home. Over on Stage 7 drop by if you have any questions, native mixing, workflows, cinema to the home etc and collect a free evaluation copy of our software based Dolby Atmos local renderer. Lastly we will be demonstrating Dolby Atmos with VIrtual Reality!
DSpatial (Master Class, 11:00 – 11:30, 4:30 – 5:00, William Holden Theatre)
At Mix Presents Sound for Film, DSpatial announces the worldwide launch of DSpatial, the first ever immersive physical modeling mixer. DSpatial´s key feature is a proprietary Physical Modeling Engine, which allows the user to realistically re-create real spaces and locate, move and rotate sound sources in real time, transporting the listener to a new virtual yet realistic dimension. DSpatial offers an integrated and seamless solution for immersive audio mixing compatible with all immersive or non-immersive formats. The mix is played back in every format without the need to downmix. DSpatial is fully integrated with Pro Tools.
DTS (Master Class, 12:45 – 1:15, 3:45 – 4:15, William Holden Theatre. Plus, all-day in Burt Lancaster Theatre)
DTS will be demonstrating up-to-date workflows and tools for the MDA format, the flexible royalty-free immersive audio solution for cinema production and playback. The demo will feature the latest version DTS MDA Creator plug-in for Pro Tools HD 11 and 12. DTS will take the audience through the steps to create and export MDA immersive object-based mixes and files, plus take these scalable mixes all the way to DCP for cinema playback in MDA and DTS:X capable cinema environments. DTS will also be demonstrating the new JL Cooper AXOS panner, which is configured to directly support the MDA Creator plug-in and allows for seamless integration into workflows for MDA and DTS:X. |
| | SPONSOR ROOMS | In addition to the Master Class Series, sponsors will host tutorials and emos throughout the day in private rooms. Besides Avid (Anthony Quinn Theater), Dolby (Stage 17) and DTS (Burt Lancaster Theatre), those sponsors include:
AVID (Anthony Quinn Theatre)
Avid, which recently installed the largest S6 console in the world in the Anthony Quinn Theatre, will be presenting three special programs during the day: "Mixing in the Box" for Feature Films, a 45-minute roundtable featuring: Will Files (Fantastic Four), Craig Henighan (Noah, Secret Life of Walter Mitty), Matt Waters (Game of Thrones) and Onnalee Blank, (Game of Thrones). 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. Also, at 3:30 p.m., a special presentation on "The Control Surface Evolution," featuring Steven Ticknor and Steve Pederson.
JBL Professional (Stage 17. The Dolby Building)
One of the pioneers in cinema sound, JBL will be holding workshops on monitoring solutions for Immersive Sound production, with an emphasis on small to medium-room systems for cinema and television. Featured will be new 7 Series Master Reference Monitors, and a scalable system for any size room and channel count.
MEYER SOUND (ADR1): Having made a splash with its Acheron system, Meyer Sound has developed a complete monitoring solution for Immersive Sound production. At Mix SFF, plans include a sneak introduction of a new line of speakers.
YAMAHA (Stage 6, The Dolby Building): One of the world's leading and most far-reaching audio companies, Yamaha will be showcasing its all-in-one post platform, Nuage, with integrated Nuendo workstation, designed for Immersive Sound production. |
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