Competitions
Annual AES Student Recording Competition
It's not too late to enter!!!
Every year York AES student section hosts an `in house' recording competition to select candidates for the International Competition held each year at the annual AES convention. This year the convention will be held in London, and if you would like the chance to attend AES London 2011 for free, why not enter the competition!!
The entrance rules and requirements are as follows:
Categories
1. Traditional Acoustic Recordings
Category 1 is suitable for recordings of acoustic instruments, vocalists and ensembles recorded live in natural acoustic settings such as performance halls, churches, theatres, soundstages, pavilions and similar environments.
2. Traditional Studio Recordings
Category 2 is suitable for recordings that are created in a recording studio or similar facility using multitrack studio techniques and technology.
3. Modern Studio Recordings
Category 3 is intended for multitrack studio projects that do not meet the restrictions of Category 2. All options are allowed with respect to sound sources, recording techniques, creative production, editing, processing and mixing.
4. Sound for Visual Media
Category 4 is for any type of sound recording created to support a visual experience. The category is open to all visual media, including narrative and documentary video and0film, advertising, video games, signature graphics and image spots.
Documentation and File Submission
In addition, all contestants must submit appropriate electronic project documentation with their audio mixes. The specific documentation may vary for each project, but at minimum it must adequately describe and document the recording and mixing processes for the project.
Each submitted recording should be uploaded as a single ZIP file that includes all the appropriate audio files and documentation for that particular track. All audio files must be in PCM .wav 16 or 24bit, 44kHz format except audio files for category 4 which must be in PCM .wav 16 or 24bit, 48kHz format. Surround channels will be treated at equal level including the Sub channel. Videos must have ISO MPEG 4 (.mp4) or Quicktime (.mov) container format, please use MPEG-4 or H.264 codecs and keep the resolution reasonable, since videos only give an idea of the visual content and their quality is not judged during the competition. Videos shall not contain any sound, therefore make sure that your submitted video and audio files are time aligned.
You must use the following file naming convention: studentnumber_category_*.* where "studentnumber" is your student number, and "category" is the category of your entry as follows: traditionalacoustic, traditionalstudio, modernstudio, soundforvisual. Name individual surround files similarly, with channel designations included (L, R, Ls, Rs, C, LFE).
Winners will be notified by email the following day. Note: in order to enter the International Competition, you will need to be a student member of the AES. Guidance will be given on how to make sure you meet the requirements.
PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR RECORDINGS TO SORREL IN GE/101K (Genesis 6) BY 5PM WEDNESDAY 13th APRIL.
Good luck!!!!
For more information about the International Competition, click here.