Audio Engineering Society - Melbourne Section -

Welcome –

2017/02/042023/08/28Secretary

Welcome to the AES Melbourne Section site.
Here you will find information about the section, useful audio-related articles and links and information about past and forthcoming meetings.

The aim is to provide useful information for students and professional audio practitioners alike.

Join the AES!

We are a local Section of the international (New York-based) Audio Engineering Society. Membership of the AES includes all benefits associated with the local Melbourne Section.
You can find out more and join online at –
https://aes2.org/aes-membership-overview/

If you want to check out our activities, there’s our Facebook page.
… and our LinkedIn page for those who hang out there.
…… then there’s Instagram for those more visually minded.

Contact the Section here.

Meeting Report: 1st October 2024 – Maton Guitars Tour and The Art of the Luthier

2024/10/082024/10/08Paolo Menolotto

Members and guests of the Melbourne Section gathered at the Maton Guitars factory where Patrick Evans, Manager, Product Design, Development and Speciality Projects conducted a tour of their manufacturing facility and spoke to us on:

The Art of the Luthier.

Following an introduction by Section Chair Graeme Huon, Patrick gave us a brief rundown of the history of Maton. He related how founder Bill May and his brother Reg started making guitars in a single car garage in Thornbury in 1946. In the late ‘40s they moved to a purpose-built factory in Surrey Hills, where they stayed for the remainder of Bill’s career. On Bill’s retirement in the mid ‘80s his daughter Linda and her husband Neville bought the business. Patrick related how Bill still kept coming into the factory after retirement, going downstairs to work on a double bass.

That double bass is still on display in the foyer of the current factory.

Patrick Evans, in the reception area of Maton Guitars, stands in front of a selection of Maton Guitars displayed behind glass — Patrick Evans introducing us to the Maton story

Preliminary Meeting Notice: Mon 9th December – Celebrating 50 Years of AES Melbourne Section

2024/10/072024/10/07Secretary

The Melbourne Section of the Audio Engineering Society was established in December 1974.

Members and Officers of the AES Melbourne Section (1974)

We are planning a celebratory dinner on Monday 9^th December to commemorate the 50^th anniversary of this important event.

It will be held at Club Ringwood, Maroondah Hwy, Ringwood.

It will feature good food, memories, and an opportunity to socialise with like-minded people.

Further details will be available shortly, including price and booking information.

Meeting Notice: October 2024 – Maton Guitars Site Visit – The Art of the Luthier

2024/09/072024/09/11Paolo Menolotto

The October meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be an in-person facility tour and presentation held on Tuesday 1^st October 2024 at 7:30pm (Yes it’s a *TUESDAY* night)

The meeting will be a site visit to world-leading Guitar manufacturer Maton in Box Hill, Melbourne, Australia.

Tour numbers are limited, so you will need to book at https://www.trybooking.com/CVHBP

Priority will be given to AES members, but non-members are welcome to book and will be allocated any spare spots.

There will be no live stream of this event

Patrick Evans, Maton’s Manager, Product Design, Development and Speciality Projects will conduct a tour of their manufacturing facility and speak to us on:

The Art of the Luthier

Audio History: New Section and New Content

2024/09/032024/09/03Secretary

We have added a new sub-section to the Audio History section of this website.

As well as documenting the achievements of the well known luminaries of the local audio industry (Audio Legends), we are now also acknowledging some lesser-known practitioners who have contributed significantly to the industry. We are grouping these in a section called Quiet Achievers, which you can access here.

The first story to be added to this section is that of local loudspeaker designer Michail Barabasz (Lorantz Audio).
Check it out here.