AudioMedia - October 2008 - (Page 5)

leader There's something about awards ceremonies that makes people all gushy about their industry. It might be the lasting effects of the champagne, the late night "you know what, I love you mate," or even the basic togetherness of an industry celebrating itself. Whatever it is, the third annual Conch awards, held late last month in London, exposed an underlying comradeship and pride in 'the job' that everyone contributes to, and everyone deserves praise for. But what are we really celebrating? It might be the co-operation and teamwork required to get a complicated project to a public that, if it's done well, will have no idea just how hard you worked. There's an amazing sense of worth and community derived from being complicit in complex foundation that no-one will ever see. It might be the attention to detail – the fact that the effects team have gone the extra mile and found the real sound (or gone the extra mile to find the unreal sound, come to that) that makes the story come alive; or the one word in ADR that took forever to get right – but did end up right; or indeed the sum of any number of pivotal moments or actions. It might be the attitude that willingly participates in the preparation and lay-up of hundreds of effects, in the knowledge that, even though many won't make the mix, they will have contributed. It might even be the shared artistic experience. I had a conversation at IBC in Amsterdam with someone who would be the first to admit to being a layman when it comes to audio production. It took that conversation – mainly centred around the illusion of the results – to make me remember that dramatic presentation is a significant contributor. It's not just an illustration of drama, but an enhancement and creation of it – choosing emphasis, choosing to envelope the listener, choosing to alienate the listener, and choosing to unbalance the listener when it suits (and when it doesn't). All this and more goes on without complacency – which is in itself, incredible, and worthy of celebration. Most people involved in audio are in it because they wanted to be, not because they had to be – a runner who wants to be in audio will very rarely get turned; whereas runners who don't know what they want, generally don't want audio. There's something about the right microphone in the right place, at the right time… There's something about the perfect compressor setting… There's something about the final nudge of the fader… And there's something about sound. It's all reason to celebrate, so no one should be embarrassed about the gushy side. From one who has not yet achieved closure on the 'champagne effect', to all in the industry (not only the deserving Conch winners)… Congratulations. Lastly, I want to welcome David Mackenzie to the Audio Media team as News Editor. He'll be helping to move our news pages, among others, onto bigger and better things over the next few months and into the future. Paul Mac, Editor aUDIo tEchnIca IEM M3 RUSHES 64 lExIcon PcM96 REVIEW 30 AUDIO MEDIa is a Sustaining Member of the Audio Engineering Society. AUDIO MEDIa www.audiomedia.com aUDIo MEDIa (Europe), 1st floor, 1 cabot house, compass Point business Park, St Ives, cambs, UK. telephone: +44 (0)1480 461555 – facsimile: +44 (0)1480 461550 General E-mail: mail@audiomedia.com – Press release E-mail: pr@audiomedia.com thE conch awarDS F E AT U R E 36 Managing Director Angela Brown a.brown@audiomedia.com Production Editor Lanna Marshall l.marshall@audiomedia.com Circulations Manager/ Administration Jo Perriss mail@audiomedia.com Associate Group Publisher Nick Humbert n.humbert@audiomedia.com Design & Production Manager John-Paul Shirreffs jp.shirreffs@audiomedia.com Regional Sales Manager Bob Kennedy bkennedy@imaspub.com +44 (0)1279 861264 Editor In Chief Paul Mac p.mac@audiomedia.com Subscriptions subs@audiomedia.com UK £43 European (airmail) £60 International (airmail) £72 Payable in Sterling through UK bank News/AMSR Editor David Mackenzie d.mackenzie@audiomedia.com US Sales Manager Matt Rubenstein mrubenstein@imaspub.com +1 914 524 5045 SoUnD DE vIcES 788t REVIEW 40 the contents of this publication are subject to worldwide copyright protection and reproduction in whole or in part, whether mechanical or electronic, is expressly forbidden without the prior written consent of the Publishers. Great care is taken to ensure accuracy in the preparation of this publication but neither IMaS Publishing (UK) limited nor the Editor can be held responsible for its contents. the views expressed are those of the contributors and not necessarily those of the Publishers or Editor. the Publishers accept no responsibility for the return of unsolicited manuscripts, photographs, or artwork. © 2008 IMaS Publishing (UK) limited. all rights reserved. *within broadcast & Production aUDIo MEDIa octobEr 2008 5 http://www.audiomedia.com http://www.nbmedia.com

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AudioMedia - October 2008

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