Meeting Report: 27 October 2025 – Tomlinson Holman on Surround Sound.

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The History and Future of Surround Sound

Tomlinson Holman presented to our Section in the face of significant upheaval caused by an upset to his travel plans. In San Francisco, unable to fly home due to fog, he presented from a hotel room there (“always have a backup plan”).

Image of the presenter, Tomlinson Holman presenting via Zoom — *Tomlinson Holman presenting via Zoom*

After a brief introduction from Section Chair Graeme Huon, Tomlinson commenced his presentation, which he had titled “The History and Future of Surround Sound: A Story of Death and Resurrection in Six Acts”. He started by playing a recording of “The Flight of the Bumblebee” as an Overture, commenting that this tune was selected for a reason – a choice that will be explained later – stay tuned.

Meeting Notice: October 2025 – Tomlinson Holman on Surround Sound

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The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be an online event held on
Monday 27th October 2025 at 7:30 pm AEDT via Zoom.

Bookings are required:

Please book at https://www.trybooking.com/DGIGI

Tomlinson Holman will present on the topic of:

The History and Future of Surround Sound

On Monday, 27th October, the world’s leading expert on the topic, Tomlinson Holman takes you on a journey through the evolution of surround sound from its earliest acoustic invention by composers, through the first surround sound recording and who invented it, into cinemas and its development ever since.

2025 Annual General Meeting

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The Melbourne Section held its 2025 AGM on Monday 11th August at 7:30 pm via Zoom.

The Chairman Graeme Huon presented his report on the Section’s activities for the year. This can be viewed at:
https://www.aesmelbourne.org.au/wp-content/media/AES_Chairman_report_2025.p df

AES June 2025 Meeting: it was a change of pace

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Melbourne AES social events are a new initiative to foster ‘off-agenda’ discussions amidst good company and good food. These events are open to all members and interested guests. The second of our socialisations this year was at Patterson Lakes on Monday 23rd June, and had a distinctly Indian flavour – just the thing for a cold Melbourne evening.

There were many interesting discussions on a wide range of topics, with all contributing. The diversity of knowledge and experience exposed those attending to new disciplines, concepts, and ideas in the diverse fields of audio engineering. All this accompanied by a ‘succulent Indian meal’.

It was the general opinion that these events should become more regular, so keep a lookout for the next opportunity.
Our next meeting includes the AGM, and will be on Monday, 11^th August via Zoom.

Further details will be available in the next few weeks.