Project BBQ - Audio /Music Gear Think Tank Meetings

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Past Project BBQ Reports
http://www.projectbarbq.com/reports/


"If you are interested in the future of computer audio and want to help shape it, BBQ is the place to be. This environment fosters a freedom to think, dream, question, and collaborate with an incredible group of folks from all areas of the computer audio/music field. BBQ is a truly unique and important event for our respective industries, our companies, and for each of us individually. You leave BBQ ready to change the world... and after a few days of mental recovery, the amazing group of attendees each year typically set off and do just that."
—Rob Rampley
Software Architect & Rogue Technologist, Line 6, Inc.
More testimonials...
http://www.projectbarbq.com

Twenty-first Annual Project Bar-B-Q, October 10-13, 2016
At the historic Meyer Bed and Breakfast on Cyprus Creek, Comfort, Texas
Alumni Registration is now open!
Early Registration for everyone begins on April 19

       Click here for the BBQ 2015 conference report & photos
http://www.projectbarbq.com/reports-4/

Project Bar-B-Q is an intense conference held annually in October at a resort in the central Texas hill country. This is our 21st year.

The goal of Project Bar-B-Q is

INFLUENCING AUDIO HARDWARE & SOFTWARE
OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS

To this end, three to five groups are formed, each consisting of hardware developers, software developers, audio engineers, composers, and tech executives. Each group tackles a problem that has been identified as one of the industry's most important, spending two days of facilitated brainstorming to formulate its best shot at a solution. The result of this work is the annual BBQ report.

General categories of discussion are:

Predicting and/or Directing the Future of Audio on Mobile Devices, the Web, Consoles, Computers, and Any Other Technology Platform
Exploring and Influencing Business Models for IP, Distribution, and Other Concerns
Exploring and Influencing Hardware Design
Software, Tools, and Architecture: Innovations and Standardization
Audio Evangelism and Empowerment of the Audio Community
Anything Else Relating to Audio Technology Brought Forward by the Attendees


Register for Project Bar-B-Q 2016
What Does Your Registration Fee Cover?
Unlike other conferences, Project Bar-B-Q is completely self-contained. The fee covers everything from the time we pick you up at the San Antonio airport to the time we drop you back off including: Conference Fees and Registration, Three Nights' Lodging, Three Texas-sized Meals Daily, Drinks and Snacks, Airport Shuttle Service, All Gratuities and Taxes, Conference Materials, a Copy of the Final BBQ Report, Inclusion on the BBQ E-mail Reflector, Access to Top Industry Leaders, Stimulating Roundtables, Small Group Sessions, Brainstorming Sessions, Updates on Progress Throughout the Year, Opening Night Reception, Late Night Jam Sessions, and Much More! The registration fee is not refundable, but it is transferable. Attendee switches must be made prior to September 28, 2016. Switches made after that date are subject to a $250 fee.

Rates for Project Bar-B-Q 2016 are:
3/22 - 4/18, Early Alumni-only Registration
--- Single Occupancy $2295
--- Double Occupancy $2095 per person
4/19 - 5/17, Early Registration
--- Single Occupancy $2395
--- Double Occupancy $2195 per person
5/18 - 7/29, Regular Registration
--- Single Occupancy $2495
--- Double Occupancy $2295 per person
7/30 - full, Late Registration
--- Single Occupancy $2595
--- Double Occupancy $2395 per person
If you would like Double Occupancy, FIND A ROOMMATE FIRST, THEN REGISTER
If you select Double Occupancy you will be required to provide your roommate's name when you register


Past Project BBQ Reports
http://www.projectbarbq.com/reports/

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Project Bar-B-Q 2018
October 8-11, Comfort, Texas

READ MORE!
A THINK-TANK STYLE CONFERENCE EXPLORING AND DEFINING THE FUTURE OF AUDIO
Come be a part of an elite group of brilliant minds working to positively influence the future of audio technology.
We combine intense and effective workgroup techniques with Texas-sized hospitality in an all-inclusive event that may change your life.
Please register as early as possible! For productivity's sake, we limit the conference to a maximum of 50 attendees. If you know of someone who should be at this event, please pass this information on to them.

TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL PROJECT BAR-B-Q, OCTOBER 8-11, 2018
SPEAKERS
We are very pleased to announce the following speakers for Project Bar-B-Q 2018
Jean-Marc Jot, Distinguished Fellow, Magic Leap
"They Are Hear: Spatial Computing in Wearable Audio Appliances"
Francis Preve, Producer/Sound Designer, Symplesound.com
"Uniting the Tribes: Sound Synthesis in 2024"
Paul Franzosa, Program Manager Applied Research, Bose
"Hear, Better: What do we really want to hear?"



Report Archive
https://www.projectbarbq.com/reports/

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https://www.projectbarbq.com/reports/

QuoteProject Bar-B-Q Reports
2019ENTIRE PROJECT BAR-B-Q 2019 REPORT
      #KidsHearingMatters: Designing a Safer In-Ear Listening Experience (for Kids of All Ages)
Discusses hearing loss due to unsafe listening practices, with a focus on in-ear listening devices and transient-rich digital audio, and presents technical and social recommendations to address this issue
      A generalized haptic format standard leveraging existing MIDI infrastructure
Presents a detailed proposal for adopting and adapting the MIDI protocol for haptic devices, and provides illustrative examples
      Using Machine Learning to improve the experience in consumer audio devices
Explores the use of Machine Learning to ensure content is redered as intended, and to allow for rendering that is optimized for user preferences and content genre, with proposals for a system architecture and a neural network architecture
      Audio Turing Test
Defines a framework to evaluate how closely a render system produces an experience equivalent to a live (aka real) one, and describes a methodology to reduce the dependence on human test subjects
      The Future of In-Ear Voice Assistants (Assistance)
Profiles the ideal user experience in the 5-7 year range for hearable-nearable-earable voice assistance, with evaluations of the available technologies that will support this user experience and identification of technologies that need further development
      Developing a set of audio requirements for the next evolution of Bluetooth
Explores the requirements currently not satisfied by Bluetooth, as well as some of the acceptable trade-offs which could be made, describes multiple use cases, and proposes a new wireless standard for system level connectivity and interoperability
      Headphones Unlimited: Current Problems and Future Opportunities
Provides a review of existing headphone functionality, identifying problem areas with today's devices, and makes recommendations for future hearables
      Is this the real world? Or is this Fantasy?
Identifies multiple use cases in different forms of media consumption that show constructed reality is more impactful than a realistic approach

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What gear have you sold because the User Interface was too many layers of menu diving?

For developers, review the Project BBQ importance of providing a high element of "Feel" on User Interface on Music gear

Project BBQ reports
https://www.projectbarbq.com/reports/

Project BBQ: User Interface Design Issues for Audio Creation Tools
https://www.projectbarbq.com/reports/bbq02/bbq02r6.htm


User opinions
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/what-gear-have-you-sold-because-the-user-interface-drove-you-nuts.2311378/

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