Surround for Broadcast: Making the Transition

9:30-9:35 AM
Welcome
   Frank Wells, Pro Sound News/Surround Professional

9:35-10:50 AM
Gearing Up For Broadcast Surround
This session deals with the complexities in getting a facility ready to broadcast in surround sound. Topics that will be covered include infrastructure, necessary equipment, integration into existing systems.

Presenters:

Sean Richardson (Starz-Encore) Thomas P. McDonough - Senior Consultant, AZCAR USA, Inc. VP Engineering for AZCAR's North American engineering Operations Azcar is a Systems Integration firm with offices in Canada and Pennsylvania. Azcar's client list includes    Echostar, E!, Turner Entertainment Networks, WXTV and KOMO.

10:50-11:00 AM
Technology Presentation -- Introducing the Digidesign ICON Integrated Console Presented by Paul Foeckler, Corporate Marketing Director Digidesign

11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Encoding and workflow
A more in-depth look at Dolby Digital, Dolby E, matrix encoding--all part of getting surround sound to the masses. This session focuses on the transmission chain and the ramifications of surround and digital broadcast, such as serial encoding for on-going production and metadata use and management.

Presenters:
   Rocky Graham, Manager, DTV Applications, Dolby
   Steve Venezia, Manager of Broadcast Support, Dolby

12:00 PM-12:10 PM
Technology Presentation -- DTS

12:10 PM-1:20 PM
Lunch and Exhibits

1:20 PM-1:50 PM
Facility Profile: WTTW11/Chicago
With the advent of the DTV system comes the opportunity to provide a combination of High Definition and/or multiple Standard Definition broadcast streams. WTTWÍs Digital Broadcast Operations Center was conceived to meet those demands of such a signal flow. The DBOC, with its routing, switching and infrastructure design, was built to accommodate multiple channel streams. Currently WTTW is providing its traditional analog NTSC channel as well as a 14 Mbit HDTV channel and a 4.5Mbit SDTV copy of the analog channel on its DTV channel. The design incorporates digital and multichannel audio. The DBOC's chief designer gives us a guided tour.

Presenter:
   Fred Engel, Director of Engineering Operations, Maintenance and Design.

1:50 PM-2:00 PM
Technology Presentation -- Mackie

2:00 PM-2:50 PM
Monitoring for Surround Sound Broadcasts
You know how to set up two speakers, but setting up five and a subwoofer becomes a more complicated proposition. Our guided tour of surround monitoring set up includes speaker selection, speaker placement and calibration, bass management, virtual surround headphone options and surround metering.

Presenter:
   Bobby Owsinski, Surround Associates/Surround Professional

3:00 PM-3:10 PM
Technology Presentation -Modulation Sciences

3:10 PM-4:30 PM
Mixing Surround Sound Broadcasts
Experienced surround sound mixers tell how they handle various types of broadcasts -- from concerts, to sporting events, to local news telecasts. Topics include mixing for fold-down and surround mixing "do's and don'ts."

Panelists:
   Ed Greene - Oscars and Grammy Awards sound mixer
   Fred Aldous - mixer of FOX NFL and NASCAR events
   Elmo Ponsdomenech - mixer for "NYPD Blue" Michael Olman - mixer for "24"

Moderator:
   Frank Wells, Pro Sound News/Surround Professional

4:30-4:40 PM
Technology Presentation--DPA

4:40 PM-4:50 PM
Technology Presentation--Holophone

4:50-5:30 PM
Miking for Surround Broadcast
Experts will also tell how to effective capture an event in surround sound. Topics include microphone selection and positioning, and how to avoid common mistakes.

Presenters:
   Mark Cochi, Production Sound Mixer, RDR Audio Productions
   Gary Baldassari, Broadcast and Recording sound engineer
   Bruno Strapko, Broadcast Production engineer

This preliminary schedule is subject to change without notice.