From Idea to Performance
This year’s conference focuses on the journey from an idea to a performance—across both the entertainment and professional communication industries.
The program includes lectures and workshops by market and university specialists on topics such as object-based mixing of music and communication, acoustic enhancement and voice lift, hybrid music and communication, artificial intelligence, logistics and staff management, the influence of sound and music on human behavior, and more.
Moreover, in between sessions there will be ample opportunity to meet specialists from other media technology disciplines and markets to exchange ideas and get new insights on how to get from ideas to performances.
The agenda is steadily filling up and will be exciting, informative, and inspiring for all participants. Here you can already find further information and the preliminary program, which will continue to be updated.
Conference Locations
The conference will be held in three locations in the heart of Vienna: The main conference room at the Wien Museum, the Burgtheater im Kasino, and the Musikverein with two rooms in the basement. We’ll be offering four sessions in parallel each hour to choose from.
The buildings are at 3 minutes walking distance so it’s easy and quick to move from one location to the other. It’s October, we know, so we will provide umbrellas just in case.
Conference Topics
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All sessions serve only one purpose: To trigger discussions - between listener and presenter, but also with anyone attending the conference. With over 200 audio professionals from countries all over the world, and from many different professional audio disciplines, the conference offers a unique opportunity to build relationships and get new insights in the fascinating field of sound and music.
The 44 sessions are offered in pairs of 4 - offered in parallel in 4 locations:
- The Wien Museum conference room (250 seats)
- The Kasino Theatre auditorium (250 seats)
- The Musikverein Metallener Sall (64 seats)
- The Musikverein Steinerner Saal (40 seats)
The sessions are organized in time slots of one hour:
- 30 to 45 minutes workshop or presentation
- 25 to 10 minutes Q&A, break out and discussion
- About 5 minutes to go to the next session
44 sessions are offered in the conference schedule, each covering a topic category:
Conference Schedule
Monday, 27. October
| TIME | HILTON VIENNA PARK |
|---|---|
| 12:00-22:00 | Welcome Desk at Hilton Vienna Park |
Tuesday, 28.October
| TIME | HILTON VIENNA PARK |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | Coach Service or a Walk Through the Park |
| TIME | VIENNA MUSEUM CONFERENCE ROOM | BURGTHEATER IM KASINO | MUSIKVEREIN METALLENER SAAL | MUSIKVEREIN STEINERNER SAAL | RATHAUSKELLER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Welcome Session | Sound check | Sound check | Sound check | - |
| 11:00 | The Importance of Architecture Enhancing entertainment venues Gensler Sport + Entertainment | Music From the Heart Music Engineering & cardio-vascular science King’s College London | Sound check | World Expo Osaka Immersive design of France pavillion IRCAM | - |
| 12:00 | AI Agent for Performer Position Tracking Tracking using a single front video feed KAIST / RIT | Immersive Sound System History and concepts NEXO | Sound check | Future-Ready AV Inside the Dante Platform Audinate | - |
| 13:00 | Lunch | - | - | - | - |
| 14:00 | Higher Education in Sound & Music: What to expect from the next generation of graduates ? In Tune | Beaconless Tracking Systems AI powered stage positioning Naostage | Etterklang ! The state of acoustic enhancement Yamaha | DBAP Immersive rendering explained Yamaha | - |
| 15:00 | The Future of Audio-Based Camera Tracking Hybrid communication explored Lumens | Automated Radio Tracking Immersive Audio, Video & Lighting Integration on Stage zactrack | tba | Minimalistic Immersive System Design Small scale & practical immersive Yamaha | - |
| 16:00 | Immersive Sound in Opera and Ballet Opéra Garnier Royal Opera House | Atlas Control Workshop Controlling sound objects with Atlas Flamingo Solutions | In-Tune Group: Students Immersive showcases CNSMDP, KonCon | From Classrooms to Cathedrals Enhancing Speech Intelligibility Yamaha | - |
| 17:00 | Sound and Sustainability Sustainability in live sound touring & rental Novelty / Dushow | Sound check | Sony 360 Reality Audio Technology and workflow Sony | Virtual Immersive Sound A bridge to the future Yamaha | - |
| 18:00 | - | DeLaurentis in Concert Immersive - AI performance DeLaurentis | - | - | - |
| 19:00 | - | Coach Service to Rathauskeller | - | - | - |
| 20:00-22:00 | - | - | - | - | Conference Dinner |
| 23:00 | - | - | - | - | Coach Service to Hotel |
Wednesday 29. October
| TIME | HILTON VIENNA PARK |
|---|---|
| 08:00 | Coach Service or a Walk Through the Park |
| TIME | VIENNA MUSEUM CONFERENCE ROOM | BURGTHEATER IM KASINO | MUSIKVEREIN METALLENER SAAL | MUSIKVEREIN STEINERNER SAAL | MUSIKVEREIN GOLDENER SAAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | AI Generated Acoustics Research on creating IR without measurements by AIRISLAB KAIST / RIT | DeLaurentis Production Insights Immersive and AI driven AI design Etienne Colin | Sony 360 Reality Audio Technology and workflow Sony | The Future of Audio-Based Camera Tracking AI and hybrid communication explored Yamaha | - |
| 10:00 | Free Your Voice Voice lift… goodbye to microphones ? | Immersive Sound From production to delivery: A listening experience Yamaha/Steinberg/NEXO | Echoes of Space From spatial idea to immersive performance Gary Marlowe, Hans-Martin Buff | AI in Automotive Audio In-car sound ecosystems driven by AI Yamaha | - |
| 11:00 | Sound Technology in World Class Concert Halls Musikverein Vienna, Concertgebouw Amsterdam | Immersive Sound Systems Design Guidelines NEXO | In-Tune Group: Students Immersive showcases CNSMDP, KonCon | Democratizing Music Performance with AI Opening up music to more people Yamaha | - |
| 12:00 | Lunch | - | - | - | - |
| 13:00 | Q&A Dive Deeper with the presenters | Music From the Heart Music engineering & cardio-vascular science King’s College London | Making 3-D Music Building immersive productions from scratch Hans-Martin Buff | Minimalistic Immersive System Design Small scale & practical immersive Yamaha | Golden Hall Tour Musikverein |
| 14:00 | Q&A Dive Deeper with the presenters | tba | Etterklang! The state of acoustic enhancement Yamaha | Future-Ready AV Inside the Dante Platform Audinate | Golden Hall Tour Musikverein |
| 15:00 | Closing Session | - | - | - | - |
