Professional Sound - October 2018 | Page 17

PS SUR VEY We kept it simple this issue, asking only one question that we thought would derive some interesting responses for our readers: In the last five years, what has been the most important new (to you) product discovery for your work and why was it valuable, inspiring, and/or useful? “Waves Soundgrid. It enables me to create the same quality and creativity of sound I can in a studio in a live concert or streamed show.” “AV-over-IP has been the most important new technolo- gy for me. The whole ‘IT/AV convergence’ is now coming to fruition, and we (the AV industry) are only recently understanding the impact this has in our designs and implementations. From a sound perspective, Dante and other audio-over-IP is e qually important, as it forces our industry to understand and play well with the IT industry.” “The Ardour digital audio workstation running on Linux.” “The Digico SD9 – a game changer!” “Wireless [mobile device] control for mixers. Being able to walk the room and stage and fine-tune the sound coming from the stage and adjusting monitors remotely.” “The digital steerable loudspeaker. We can solve acoustic problems in a reverberant room with this type of speaker.” IMSTA FESTA Returning to Toronto on Oct. 13 th Registration is now open for the 2018 edition of IMSTA FESTA Toronto, which will be held on Oct. 13 th from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Ryerson University’s Rogers Communi- cations Centre in downtown Toronto. This free IMSTA FESTA event is open to anyone interested in the art of music making: professional and semi-profession- al musicians, songwriters, music produc- ers, and audio engineers, as well as music students and educators. It includes an audio and music technology exhibition, studio gear demos, panels and workshops, and a keynote address and Q&A. The 2018 speakers and seminars will be announced in the coming weeks. For more information, contact IMSTA: 416-789-6850, [email protected], www.imsta.org. PROFESSIONAL SOUND 17