AES Europe 2024

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AES Europe 2024

1:30pm CEST

Tech Tour: Teatro Real Teatro Real Plaza Daoíz y Velarde s/n 28007 Madrid

5:00pm CEST

Tech Tour: Acoustic Chambers Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Mercator street, Campus Sur, 28031 Madrid

8:15am CEST

Registration Main Entrance

9:30am CEST

The SONICOM HRTF Dataset AuditoriumRapolas Daugintis The Role of Communication and Reference Songs in the Mixing Process: Insights From Professional Mix Engineers Room 3112Soumya Sai Vanka UWB for Audio Room 3201Jonathan Mcclintock • Ted Judge • Gareth Conway Horn drivers - past, present, and future Room 3202Juha Backman • Alex Voishvillo • Mark Dodd • Jack Oclee-Brown

9:50am CEST

A Hierarchical Approach to Lossless Coding of Multichannel and Immersive Audio AuditoriumCarlos Tejeda Ocampo Collaborative Mixing with 3D Audio Room 3112Daniel Faronbi

10:00am CEST

MATLAB Hackathon TBAUdo Zoelzer • Christoph Thompson Student Recording Competition: Sound for Visual Media (Category 4) Room 6106 (Genelec)Ian Corbett • Kia Eshghi

10:10am CEST

Filterbank rule for spherical microphone array encoding and EQs for above aliasing, transducers, and binaural playback AuditoriumFranz Zotter Immersive audio remixing of mono recordings of the 1950s and 1960s: rediscovering musical treasures from the past Room 3112Jean Viardot

10:30am CEST

Improving Surround Sound Reinforcement at Off-center Listening Positions with Miniature Line Arrays AuditoriumLukas Gölles “There’s Some Sh*t in There”: Communication Strategies in the Recording Studio Room 3112David Brackett Binaural Audio Over Loudspeaker Arrays - Demystifying Crosstalk Cancellation Room 3202Jacob Hollebon • Marcos Simón-Gálvez Psychoacoustics and Practices of Immersive Sound Recording Room 3201Hyunkook Lee

10:50am CEST

Time-of-arrival estimation and phase unwrapping of head-related transfer functions with integer linear programming AuditoriumChin-Yun Yu From pre-production to live production of a contemporary performance in ambisonic format Room 3112Ricardo San Martín

11:00am CEST

Creating Audio Plug-ins with MATLAB – Getting ready for the AES Hackathon TBAGabriele Bunkheila

11:10am CEST

Localization Impact to Experience (LIE) Detector: A Methodology for Assessing Localization of Rendered Spatial Audio AuditoriumTrinoy Dutta Evaluating a Dual-Target Line-Array Design for Medium-Scale Surround Sound Reinforcement Room 3112Lukas Gölles

11:30am CEST

Towards Perceptual Modeling in Room Acoustics - Connecting Acoustic Parameters with Auditory Perception AuditoriumLukas Treybig Choristers intonation accuracy in different monitoring conditions: speaker, open headphones, closed headphones Room 3112Agnieszka Paula Pietrzak

12:00pm CEST

Lunch Cafeteria

1:00pm CEST

Opening Ceremony & Keynote Session AuditoriumJose Luis Crespo

2:45pm CEST

Archiving multi-track and multi-channel: Challenges and Recommendations Room 3201Nadja Wallaszkovits • Brad McCoy • Jim Anderson • Ulrike Schwarz Hearing the Unheard: towards a blueprint on filling data gaps in audio engineering, sound technology and music production Room 3202Amandine Pras • Jude Brereton • Leslie Gaston-Bird • Katie Ambrose • Alex Mackay • Natasha Blakemore Enveloping Masterclass 1 (Morten Lindberg) Room 6106 (Genelec)Morten Lindberg • Thomas Lund Technical Council Meetings Room 4101

2:50pm CEST

Euterpe: A Web Framework for Interactive Music Systems Room 3112Christodoulos Benetatos Context-Based Evaluation of the Opus Audio Codec for Spatial Audio Content in Virtual Reality AuditoriumJan Skoglund

3:10pm CEST

Orchestra: A Toolbox for Live Music Performances in a Web-Based Metaverse Room 3112Damian Dziwis The Effects of Individualized Binaural Room Transfer Functions for Personal Sound Zones AuditoriumYue Qiao

3:30pm CEST

The State of the Art in Procedural Audio Room 3112Dimitris Menexopoulos An approach for mesh-based generation of spatially dense, individualized HRTFs using dynamic data acquisition AuditoriumTiziano Leidi

3:45pm CEST

Audio Mixing in Games: Exploring New Dimensions Room 3201Kaushik Sunder • Gordon Durity High-performance audio through the lens of a new understanding of hearing Room 3202Thierry Heeb • Milind Kunchur • Hans van Maanen • Menno van der Veen Enveloping Masterclass 2 (Kimio Hamasaki) Room 6106 (Genelec)Kimio Hamasaki • Thomas Lund

3:50pm CEST

Alternative Pedagogy in the Banff Practicum: Promoting Non-formal Learning, Diversity, and Excellence in Audio Education Room 3112Amandine Pras Correlation-Based Surround-to-Immersive Upmixer AuditoriumThaddeus Paez

4:00pm CEST

A Perceptual Evaluation of Audio Transformer Colouration Block 9Steven Fenton An Analysis of Equalization Preference based on Frequency Bands Energy Block 9Nefeli Dourou An improved steady-state/transient algorithm for virtual bass systems Block 9Valeria Bruschi Assessing Perceptual Discrimination in Acoustic Rendering Methods with Reduced Computational Complexity Block 9Haowen Zhao Assessing speech intelligibility in simulated spatial environments using wave field synthesis Block 9Nikolaos Vryzas Automatic Surtitle Generation Scheme for Live Cantonese Opera Block 9Weike He Deep learning sonification synthesizer for the CaT stellar spectra library Block 9Adrian Garcia Riber Development of an Audio Plugin Enabling Sidechained Distortion through Clipping and Amplitude Modulation Block 9Dustin Henke Enhancing Speaker Verification and Diarization through Trainable Audio Features Block 9Paris Xylogiannis Open-source implementation of STIPA (Speech transmission index for public address systems) Block 9Jiri Schimmel Real-time binaural speech reproduction with deep neural networks and dynamic head tracking Block 9Nikolaos Vryzas User preference evaluation of Masking Ratio in multiple speaker scenarios Block 9Xiaojing Liu Validation of Direction-Dependent Equal Loudness Levels of Frequency Bands Block 9Samuel Dickinson

4:10pm CEST

Automotive acoustic channel equalization method using convex optimization in modal domain Room 3112Yufan Qian On the bandwidth required for the perception of the top layer in 3D audio with simple sound sources AuditoriumToru Kamekawa

4:30pm CEST

Universal Spatial Audio Transcoder AuditoriumDaniel Arteaga

5:00pm CEST

Problematized Pasts, Progressive Futures: Demythologizing Professional Audio Technologies Room 3112Samantha Bennett Spatial Sampling versus Acquisition Time of Room Impulse Responses for Low-Frequency Sound Zones AuditoriumJosé Cadavid Student Recording Competition: Modern Studio Recording and Electronic Music (Category 3) TBAIan Corbett • Kia Eshghi Incorporating a Machine Learning Research Project Into Game Audio Production: The ExFlowSions Case Study Room 3202Jorge Garcia • Mónica Villanueva Enveloping Masterclass 3 (Stefan Bock) Room 6106 (Genelec)Stefan Bock • Thomas Lund Interpreting Stereo Hip-Hop Tracks for Immersive Formats: A Critical Analysis Approach Room 3201Christal Jerez • Hans-Martin Buff

5:20pm CEST

A Spectral Tilt Tone Control Room 3112John Vanderkooy Determining the immersion sweet area in multichannel loudspeaker reproduction using spatial sound field features AuditoriumRoman Kiyan

5:40pm CEST

3D Multiple Sound Source Localization With Multiple Spherical Microphone Arrays Via Residual Energy Test AuditoriumHüseyin Hacıhabiboğlu HRTF Model Using Decoupled Rear-Front and Elevation Cues and Applications Room 3112Christof Faller

9:00pm CEST

Evening Social Event Tablao 1911

8:15am CEST

Registration Main Entrance

9:00am CEST

Virtualization of loudspeaker systems Room 3112Lucio Bianchi Auralization of Measured Room Transitions in Virtual Reality AuditoriumThomas McKenzie Tutorial on artefacts generated in audio-equipment Room 3202Hans van Maanen The Inception Dilemma of Pro Audio Room 3201Thomas Lund • Kimio Hamasaki Technical Council Meetings Room 4101

9:20am CEST

Microphone proximity effect and condenser microphone capsule design Room 3112Georgiy Zadvitskiy Exploration of Spatial Audio Quality Assessment: A Critical Examination of Binauralized Multi-Channel Musical Immersive Audio Excerpts AuditoriumCan Murtezaoglu

9:40am CEST

A new metric for loudspeaker force factor symmetry analysis Room 3112Dario Cinanni Bayesian Framework for Room Impulse Response Reconstruction using Explicit Frequency Regularisation AuditoriumAntonio Figueroa-Duran

10:00am CEST

Interpolation of loudspeaker level balloons from polar measurements by using deep learning Room 3112Victor Manuel Catala Iborra Evaluation of a real-time auralization system for a 42-loudspeakers array AuditoriumAdrien Vidal New trends in streaming for high-quality immersive sound Room 3201Bert Van Daele • Kimio Hamasaki Basics of Sound Zones Design and Evaluation Room 3202José Cadavid Student Mix Critiques Session 1 Room 6106 (Genelec)Ian Corbett

10:20am CEST

Intermodulation distortion caused by loudspeaker system geometry variation, part 1 Room 3112Juha Backman Immersive recording using a virtual microphone array generated from an FOA response. AuditoriumMasataka Nakahara

10:40am CEST

Immersive Audio Reproduction for Irregular Loudspeaker Layouts Using Modified EBU ADM Renderer AuditoriumToni Hirvonen

11:00am CEST

Impact of Contextual Stimulus and Training on Sound Source Localization Accuracy in Binaural Ambisonic Reproduction AuditoriumMateusz Zych Aggregating HRTF datasets: the need for a normalized methodology in equalization processing Room 3202Hélène Bahu • Thibaut Carpentier • Agnieszka Roginska • Kaushik Sunder Immersive Audio Challenges after Dolby Atmos Room 3201Tom Ammermann

12:00pm CEST

Lunch Cafeteria

1:00pm CEST

Comparison of Transaural Configurations Inside Usual Rooms AuditoriumAdrien Vidal Estimating frequency-dependent absorption coefficients in small rooms using a diffusion model Room 3112Albert Prinn Technical Council Meetings Room 4101 Hot topics in Audio for Interactive Media & Games (introducing the new TC-IMG) Room 3201Brian Katz • Shauny Sion Jang • Aili Niimura • Annika Neidhardt Audio Design Roundtable Room 3202Tomasz Zernicki • Brecht De Mann • Udo Zoelzer • Jamie Angus Enveloping Masterclass 4 (Richard King) Room 6106 (Genelec)Richard King • Thomas Lund

1:20pm CEST

Presentation Mode and Its Impact on Sentiment in Free Verbalization Responses to Sounds AuditoriumKc Collins Exploring the effects of room acoustics on soprano singers' vocal performance in three virtual venues Room 3112Munhum Park

1:40pm CEST

A Comparison Between Sweep Signals for Simultaneous Deconvolution AuditoriumSunil Bharitkar Analysis of global and local average room transfer functions based on measured room impulse responses Room 3112Cagdas Tuna

2:00pm CEST

Modeling the perceptibility of intra-room acoustic variations AuditoriumFlorian Klein Calibrating geometric room acoustic models using a gradient descent algorithm Room 3112Samuel D. Bellows Student Recording Competition: Traditional Studio Recording (Category 2) TBAIan Corbett • Kia Eshghi Applications of AI for audio Room 3201Jose Lopez • Ville Pulkki • Kaushik Sunder Analogue Voltage Controlled Amplifiers Room 3202Jamie Angus-Whiteoak • Michael Turner Enveloping Masterclass 5 (Ulrike & Jim) Room 6106 (Genelec)Ulrike Schwarz • Jim Anderson • Thomas Lund

2:20pm CEST

The Effect of Acoustic Incongruence on Immersion and Auditory Perception in Binaural Audio AuditoriumTudor Petrea A review of sound field control in small enclosures Room 3112Xiaojun Qiu

2:30pm CEST

A fast and accurate adaptive-filter method to measure directivity of loudspeakers Block 9Shun Nakamura A user centred investigation into the potential of alternative input devices for mixing immersive audio Block 9Adam Kent An acoustic simulation interface for cultural heritage locations scouting. Block 9Nikolaos Vryzas An Industry Focused Investigation into Immersive Commercial Melodic Rap Production Block 9Christal Jerez An open source 3D printed talkbox for speech intelligibility measurements Block 9Daniel Ponteggia Comparison beetwen shotgun microphones and the higher-order ambisonic microphone with beamforming ability Block 9Pawel Perkowski Elicitation of Salient Attributes of 3D Microphone Arrays in Classical Music Recording Block 9Miki Morinaga New Music Instrument Design & Creative Coding: Assessment of a Sensor-Based, Spatial Audio and Visual System Block 9Jordan Hargreaves One design for reducing surround dip effect of loudspeaker responses Block 9Jun Gu Technology and Choral Music: A mediated approach Block 9Katie Ambrose The Sound of Early Music: The Musical Production of Historically Informed Performance Block 9Marco Antonio Juan de Dios Cuartas Topologic Optimization of Magnetic Circuits in Loudspeakers Block 9Grazia Spatafora Vehicle Driving Characteristic Transmission System Based on Music Block 9Jaeyoung Lee

2:40pm CEST

Speech Loudness in Broadcasting and Streaming AuditoriumMatteo Torcoli

3:30pm CEST

Indigenizing Sound Recording: Integrating Ambisonics with Indigenous Sonic & Spatial Practice Room 3112Hayden Ryan Student Recording Competition: Acoustic Studio Recording (Category 1) TBAIan Corbett • Kia Eshghi Mastering Music - Busting Myths Room 3202Ezequiel Morfi Enveloping Masterclass 6 (Florian Camerer) Room 6106 (Genelec)Florian Camerer • Thomas Lund

3:50pm CEST

Scalable Wave Field Synthesis System Implementation Room 3112Damian Koszewski Examining Inattentional Deafness: The Role of Motivated Visual Attention on Background Music Perception in TV Programmes AuditoriumRoser Batlle-Roca

4:10pm CEST

A pinna-only dataset of the SONICOM HRTF database. Room 3112Ariel Alvarez Martínez (I)N-Sync: the relationship between tempo preference in music and preferred tempo for movement AuditoriumNatasha Blakemore

4:30pm CEST

The Past Has Ears at Notre-Dame: Immersive Audio Experiences for Public Engagement Room 3112Brian Katz Subjective Evaluation of Binauralization Technologies in Music Composition and Mixing Room 3112Haoping Zhang

5:00pm CEST

Richard Heyser Memorial Lecture: Dr. Xavier Serra AuditoriumDr. Xavier Serra

8:00pm CEST

Evening Student Social Event TBA

8:15am CEST

Registration Main Entrance

9:00am CEST

Crossover Networks: A Review AuditoriumValeria Bruschi Spatial Covariant Matrix based Learning for DOA Estimation in Spherical Harmonics Domain Room 3112Tianshu Qu Spatial Audio Integration In Game Engines and Audio Middleware Room 3201Kaushik Sunder The Human Auditory System and Audio Room 3202Milind Kunchur Technical Council Meetings Room 4101

9:20am CEST

True Quasi-Anechoic Loudspeaker Measurements in Normal Rooms AuditoriumJohn Vanderkooy Frequency dependency of inter-channel cross-correlation for stereo sources Room 3112Mitsunori Mizumachi

9:40am CEST

Advances in Group Delay Modeling and Optimization AuditoriumSunil Bharitkar Enhancing a Stationary Noise Suppressor with Artificial Neural Networks Room 3112Michele Perrone

10:00am CEST

The Impact of Fade-In and Fade-Out on Synchronized Swept-Sine Method AuditoriumAntonin Novak Exploiting Motion information in Sound Source Localization and Tracking Room 3112Tianshu Qu Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Audio Quality Models Room 3202Pablo Delgado • Arijit Biswas • Jan Skoglund • Hannes Gamper Spatial audio -- what should we reproduce? Room 3201Ville Pulkki Student Mix Critiques Session 2 Room 6106 (Genelec)Ian Corbett

10:20am CEST

Multi-Purpose Room Impulse Response Dataset Measured on a 3D Spatial Grid AuditoriumLukas Friede Pre- and Post-Processing of Ambisonics Signals for Legacy Audio Codecs Room 3112Sunil Bharitkar

10:40am CEST

Vibration-generated output in pro-audio microphones AuditoriumEddy Brixen Evaluating the Impact of Speech Signal Restoration on ASR Performance: A Comparative Study of Speech-Transformer and Conformer Architectures in Polish Language Recognition Room 3112Karolina Pondel-Sycz

11:00am CEST

Decoding Vocal Articulations from acoustic latent representations Room 3112Mateo Cámara Largo Immersive for All : How Personalization of Spatial Audio leads to an inclusive gaming experience on Xbox Room 3201Kaushik Sunder • Robert Robert Ridihalgh High Quality Audio over Wireless Room 3202Vicki R. Melchior • Jonny McClintock • David Burgos Enveloping Masterclass 7 (George Massenburg) Room 6106 (Genelec)George Massenburg • Thomas Lund A Hybrid Time and Time-frequency Domain Implicit Neural Representation for Acoustic Fields Block 9Zhongshu Ge Comparison of ambisonic and object-based spatial sound recording techniques Block 9Patryk Kosior Continuous control of the angular spread in Ambisonics Block 9Thibaut Carpentier Covariance in non-coincident tetrahedral arrays Block 9Christof Faller Digital implementation of low-frequency room modes absorption by active acoustic velocity control Block 9Thierry Heeb Discos Fuentes and its 90 years of Latin American discography: Storage and Preservation of its Heritage Archive Block 9Carlos Caballero Enhancing Data Quality and Optimizing Speech Emotion Recognition Systems through a Gamified Application Block 9Eleni Siamtanidou From live framedrum performance to music notation: a data-driven approach Block 9Nikolaos Vryzas Investigating audio emotional patterns in pseudoscience videos Block 9Nikolaos Vryzas Measurement and analysis of spatial localization characteristics based on interaural time difference Block 9Huang Qiuxian Modeling of distance attenuation for human voice in 6DoF audio content considering exact radiation point Block 9Takehiro Sugimoto The REVERBDATA Room impulse response database Block 9Diogo Alarcão

12:00pm CEST

1:00pm CEST

Virtual Reality as a Tool for Investigating Auditory Perception Room 3112Magdalena Piotrowska DOA-Informed Self-Supervised Learning Method for Sound Source Enhancement AuditoriumTianshu Qu Did you notice, that technologies that we are using currently in audio are more than 100 years apart ? Room 3202Magdalena Piotrowska • Paweł Małecki The Anatomy of a Recording Session: Where Musical Creativity and Technology Intersect (Part II) Room 3201Richard King • David Brackett • Lisa Barg • George Massenburg

1:20pm CEST

Personalized equalization of sound pressure at eardrum with insert earbuds Room 3112Andri Bezzola Real-World Environment Simulation for Validation of AI Sound Detection and Localization Auditoriumlucas banchero

1:40pm CEST

Perception of changes in the orientation-dependent reverberation for a visible virtual sound source Room 3112Pablo Abehsera-Morell Attempting to Humanize AI Generated Music – Can Listeners Hear the Difference? AuditoriumKc Collins

2:15pm CEST

Closing Keynote Session AuditoriumAntonio Pedrero

3:00pm CEST

Awards and Closing Ceremony Auditorium