Engineer Mike Sokol Visits The Conservatory

Mike Sokol during his recent guest-lecture at the school

Engineer, author and surround sound expert Mike Sokol recently visited the Conservatory to give a lecture on 5.1 surround audio mixing and recording. Sokol used gear from Metric Halo, Emagic, Soundfield, Millennia and M&K to record and play back multichannel audio to-and-from his Apple G4 laptop. The presentation included a Powerpoint presentation and live 5.1 recording of drums and bass. Afterwards, Sokol fielded questions from the student body. Administrator Kirt Hamm commented on the guest lecture series: "We have recently begun to ramp up our lecture program at the Conservatory. It has become eminently obvious to us that lectures from industry heavy-hitters not only serve to educate, but to motivate our students as well. The student section of AES here at the Conservatory has become very aggressive and proactive in terms of arranging lectures, and we simply love it. There will be a lot more to come."