Meeting Report: 16 February 2026 – Luke Howard on The AES67 and AES70 Protocols

2026/02/252026/03/06Paolo Menolotto

Composer, performer, and software & hardware developer Luke Howard presented on the topic of:

The AES67 and AES70 Protocols

We gathered at Luke’s personal studio and workshop, where Section Chair, Graeme Huon welcomed us and introduced Luke, with a quick run-through of Luke’s background, revealing that Luke has a background as Internationally recognised music composer who has seen the opportunity to develop and was currently developing an IP-networked personal monitor mixer which supports the major protocols (Dante, AVB, and AES67).

Meeting Report: 9th December – End of Year Dinner

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AES December 2025 Meeting – End of Year Dinner

On the 9^th December, the AES Melbourne Section gathered at Club Ringwood in Melbourne’s outer east to celebrate another successful year with an End-of-Year dinner.

A group of AES members gathered around a table at the end of year dinner

It was a chance to get to know each other better in a social setting.

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 Report: 11 August 2025 – Paul Messick on Low Noise Amplifier Design

2025/08/212025/08/21Paolo Menolotto

On Monday 11^th August, the Section held its AGM via Zoom.
(full details at https://aesmelbourne.org.au/2025-agm/).

Following the brief AGM, audio hardware designer Paul Messick presented on the topic of:

Low Noise Design – a How To

A photo of Paul Messick presenting via Zoom — Paul Messick presenting via Zoom
– Photo Rodney Staples

In his introduction, Section Chairman Graeme Huon outlined Paul’s wide experience in his field, names like Dallas Semiconductor, JPL, M Audio/Digidesign, where he was head of engineering. We heard how he later founded Avermetrics (production line and benchtop audio analysers), and since moving to Australia, has founded Glassworks Audio which specialises in high-end professional audio equipment. Paul started his presentation with an apology and a warning that “there will be mathematics”.