The Audio Engineering Society Standards Committee Holds Successful AES67-2013 Standard “PlugFest” Event

At the end of October, the AES hosted its first AES67 interoperability “PlugFest” at the IRT in Munich. 15 people from 10 different companies gathered for 4 days, testing 15 different AES67 implementations for basic interoperability. The result was very promising, as all the implementations were able to interoperate with each other.

The IBC 2014 show in Amsterdam signaled the world premiere for the new Lawo mc²36 all-in-one mixing desk with its powerful DSP micro-core with internal 512x512 port audio matrix, and integrated I/O, natively equipped with RAVENNA/AES67 technology.

In this International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) 2013 report, audioXpress editor-in-chief João Martins looks at how the industry transitioned to 4K and how audio is following with new solutions for multichannel production and distribution. The article was published as Bonus content to existing subscribers with audioXpress Jan. 2014.

The World Cup 2014 in Brazil has been the ideal test field for the first live global broadcasts in Ultra High-Definition (4K). Used for 4K football live production at Maracanã Stadium, GloboSat’s new TV OB truck is fitted with audio equipment from Lawo and state-of-the-art RAVENNA IP networking technology.