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# Audio Engineering Society - Melbourne Section

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- [Meeting Notice: August 2026 – AGM & Editing in MP4 and Audio Synch](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-aug-2026/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be an online event held on Monday 17th August 2026 via Zoom. It will commence at 7:30pm AEST with a brief Section Annual General Meeting which will feature reports from the Chairman and the Treasurer, followed by the election of Section Officers and Committee Members for
- [Prelim Meeting Notice - August AGM](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-agm-mtg-notice-aug2026/) - Our Annual General Meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday 17th August at 7:30 pm AEST. The AGM will be followed by a presentation by Dr Rodney Staples on the topic: Editing in MP4 and Audio Synch A full meeting notice will be posted here shortly. Stay tuned...
- [Meeting Report: 15 June 2026 – SynthTemple Tour](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-june2026/) - Co-founders Tony Osmond and Fiona Griffiths, ably assisted by Steve Jones (Studio Manager, Audio Engineer, Sound Programmer and Synth Tech) hosted thirty of our members and guests to a presentation and tour of their awesome SynthTemple facility. After being welcomed with drinks, cheese boards and fruit platters, we gathered in Studio 1 (the synth hall),
- [Meeting Notice: 15th June - The SynthTemple Studio Complex tour](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-notice-june2026/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be an in-person event held onMonday 15th June 2026 at 7:30pm It will be a conducted tour of The SynthTemple Studio Complex Book now at: https://www.trybooking.com/DMMGV SynthTemple Studio Complex is a Melbourne-based recording facility that blends vintage synthesizers with modern technology. The complex, located in Kew,
- [Meeting Report: 20 April 2026 – Paul Messick on Low Jitter Clock Generation](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-apr2026/) - Hardware Designer Paul Messick presented on the topic of: Low Jitter Clock Generation for Digital Audio We gathered in the Collarts Critical Listening Room, where Section Chair, Graeme Huon welcomed us and introduced Paul, giving a brief outline of his career to date covering 40 years of designing all types of electronics, working for a
- [Vale Monty Maizels](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/vale-monty-maizels/) - We are sad to report the death of Monty Maizels at the age of 102¾.Monty was involved in recording and broadcasting from1939, and was a stalwart of the AES Melbourne Section during its formative years, and had attended some recent online meetings.Here is Monty (circled) at a 1975 Melbourne Section meeting He was still creating
- [Meeting Notice: April 2026 Low Jitter Clock Generation for Digital Audio](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-notice-apr2026/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be an in-person event held onMonday 20th April 2026 at 7:30pm at the Collarts Collingwood campus. It will also be live-streamed on our YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/AESMelbourneSection Paul Messick will present on the topic of: Low Jitter Clock Generation for Digital Audio The demands of modern audio converters
- [Meeting Report: 16 February 2026 – Luke Howard on The AES67 and AES70 Protocols](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-feb-2026/) - 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
- [Meeting Notice: February 2026 - The AES67 and AES70 Protocols](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-feb2026/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be held on Monday 16th February 2026 at 7:30pm at Luke Howard’s studio in the Brunswick area. Bookings are required – please book at https://www.trybooking.com/DJDOXDue to limited numbers being available, priority will be given to AES Members, but visitors/guests can book for any vacant spot. Luke
- [Update - Video of October Meeting is now available!](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/update-oct2025-video/) - In October, surround sound pioneer Tomlinson Holman gave a fascinating presentation to our Section on "The History and Future of Surround Sound". Now that Tomlinson has concluded a series of presentations around the US on this topic, he has given us permission to publish our video of his presentation. Here it is: The video can
- [Meeting Report: 27 October 2025 – Tomlinson Holman on Surround Sound.](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-oct2025/) - 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”). After a brief introduction from Section
- [Meeting Report: 9th December - End of Year Dinner](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-dec2025/) - AES December 2025 Meeting – End of Year Dinner On the 9th 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. . It was a chance to get to know each other better in a social setting. The diversity of knowledge and
- [Prelim Meeting Notice: Feb 2026](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-mtg-notice-feb2026/) - We have scheduled our first meeting for 2026 in February, as usual. We plan to examine the AES67 Standard, which defines the transport of audio over IP networks. The AES70 standard for control, monitoring, and connection management over media networks will also be examined.Further details will be posted closer to the date.
- [Meeting Notice: Celebrating The End of Another Year](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-notice-dec2025/) - Another momentous year for the AES Melbourne Section draws to a close. It is a time for us all to slow down, enjoy life, and reconnect with people we don’t see often enough. To that end, the AES Melbourne Section is holding an End of Year Dinner at Club Ringwood on Monday 8th December at
- [Meeting Notice: October 2025 - Tomlinson Holman on Surround Sound](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-notice-oct2025/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be an online event held onMonday 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
- [Meeting Report: 11 August 2025 – Paul Messick on Low Noise Amplifier Design](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-aug2025/) - On Monday 11th 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 In his introduction, Section Chairman Graeme Huon outlined Paul’s wide experience in his field, names like Dallas Semiconductor, JPL, M Audio/Digidesign,
- [2025 Annual General Meeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/2025-agm/) - 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.pdf This was followed by the Treasurer, Graham Haynes, presenting the Financial Report - reporting a surplus for the year of
- [Meeting Notice: August 2025 - AGM & Low Noise Amplifier Design](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-aug-2025/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be an online event held on Monday 11th August 2025 via Zoom. It will commence at 7:30 pm AEST with a brief Section Annual General Meeting, which will feature reports from the Chairman and the Treasurer, followed by the election of Section Officers and Committee Members
- [Preliminary Meeting Notice: August 2025 - AGM then "Low Noise Amplifier Design"](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-mtg-aug2025/) - Our next meeting will be on Monday 11th August at 7:30 pm (AEST) via Zoom.It will start with the Section's Annual General Meeting, followed by Paul Messick presenting on: Low Noise Design — A How-to Paul hopes to pass on the how's and why's of low-noise and low-distortion circuit design. Microphones and Mic Pres are
- [AES June 2025 Meeting: it was a change of pace](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-june2025/) - 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
- [Meeting Notice: June 2025 - A Social Evening](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-notice-jun2025/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be a social event held on Monday 23rd June 2025 at 7:30 pm That's not far away, so book now. Join us at Shavan’s Indian Restaurant in Patterson Lakes for
- [Meeting Report: 5th May 2025 - Tour of Zenith Records](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-may2025/) - On Monday 5th May 2025, AES Melbourne Section members were treated to a tour of what is arguably the world’s leading end-to-end vinyl record production facility, and certainly the most knowledgeable on the subject. There is more to the production of vinyl records than simply pressing, and this is no more evident than at Zenith
- [Meeting Notice: May 2025 - Zenith Records Tour](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-notice-may2025/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be an in-person facility tour and presentation held on Monday 5th May 2025 at 7:30 pm The meeting will be a site visit to Zenith Records in Brunswick. Tour numbers are limited, so you will need to book at https://www.trybooking.com/DBBEV Priority will be given to AES
- [Our Next Meeting - April?](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/apr2024/) - We thought we had a topic and speaker arranged for April, but they have become* suddenly unavailable. Right now we are working on a replacement for the April meeting. It is likely to be after Easter. As soon as we know, you'll know. Stay tuned!
- [Meeting Report: 10th February 2025 - Ross Cockle - The Armstrong Studio & AAV Years](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-feb2025/) - Members and guests of the AES Melbourne Section connected via Zoom to hear Ross Cockle recount his days at the Bill Armstrong and Armstrong AAV Studios in the seventies and eighties. Following an introduction by Section Chair, Graeme Huon, Ross started by recounting how he had started at Armstrong Studios in Albert Road, South Melbourne
- [Meeting Notice: February 2025 – Ross Cockle on the The Armstrong Studio & AAV Years](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-notice-feb-2025/) - We are back on Zoom for our February meeting You can book via this link https://www.trybooking.com/CYMKO The next online meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be held onMonday 10th February 2025 at 7:30pm AEDT (UTC+11) – via Zoom. Long-term recording engineer and studio manager Ross Cockle will give us a journey through his early
- [Section's 50th Anniversary: Our Anniversary Dinner - 9th Dec 2024](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/dec2024-50th-anniv-dinner/) - This month we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the formation of the AES Melbourne Section with a dinner at Club Ringwood. Sixteen members and guests attended, with two last-minute dropouts, and several apologies from long-time members. It was a convivial evening with lots of friendly chat and reminiscences, along with some very fine food indeed.
- [New Content: The Melbourne Section's History is Documented](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/melb-sections-history-is-documented/) - To mark the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Melbourne Section of the Audio Engineering Section we have just prepared a history of the Section, its formation, and activities. It is available on this website, and is made up of three sections:The broad overview: https://aesmelbourne.org.au/section-history/The Regional Conventions (1984-1996): https://aesmelbourne.org.au/conventions/andHistorical Meeting Notices: https://aesmelbourne.org.au/historical-meeting-notices/
- [A Celebration of our first 50 years](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/50th-anniv-dinner/) - Join us for our 50th Anniversary Dinner In December, the AES Melbourne Section will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Section. We are hosting a 50th Anniversary Dinner at Club Ringwood on Monday 9th December at 7:30pm to mark this momentous occasion. Tickets are available at https://www.trybooking.com/CWVVL(bookings required - see below
- [New Content: Audio History-Quiet Achievers](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/new-content-huon/) - We have just added another subject to our "Quiet Achievers" section of the Audio History page. Our Section Chair Graeme Huon has had a long and diverse career in audio/acoustic engineering design. You can learn more about his journey here:https://aesmelbourne.org.au/huon-quiet-achiever/
- [Meeting Report: 1st October 2024 - Maton Guitars Tour and The Art of the Luthier](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-oct2024/) - 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
- [Preliminary Meeting Notice: Mon 9th December – Celebrating 50 Years of AES Melbourne Section](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-mtg-notice-dec2024/) - The Melbourne Section of the Audio Engineering Society was established in December 1974. We are planning a celebratory dinner on Monday 9th December to commemorate the 50th 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.
- [Meeting Notice: October 2024 - Maton Guitars Site Visit - The Art of the Luthier](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-notice-oct2024/) - The October meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be an in-person facility tour and presentation held on Tuesday 1st 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
- [Audio History: New Section and New Content](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/audio-history-annct/) - 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
- [Meeting Report: 12 August 2024 – Alec Graham on AVIXA Audio Standards](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-aug2024/) - On Monday 12th August, the Section held its AGM via Zoom (full details at https://aesmelbourne.org.au/2024-agm/) after which Audio Visual Consultant Alec Graham presented on the topic of: AVIXA Audio Standards. After a brief introduction by Section Chairman Graeme Huon of Alec and the trade association AVIXA Huon, Alec started with a brief rundown of his career,
- [Advance Notice: The October Meeting - It's On a Tuesday!](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/adv-mtg-notice-oct2024/) - Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 1st October.Yes, Tuesday! It will be a Tour of the Maton Guitar Factory at Box Hill.Patrick Evans will talk to us on: The Art of the Luthier Full details and booking information will be posted closer to the date. Sorry, no online streaming will be available.
- [2024 Annual General Meeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/2024-agm/) - The Melbourne Section held its 2024 AGM on Monday 12th August at 7:30pm 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/2024_Chair_Report.pdf This was followed by the Treasurer, Graham Haynes, presenting the Financial Report - reporting a surplus for the year of $142.
- [Meeting Report: 26 February 2024 – Stephan Schutze on Game Audio Assets](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-26feb2024/) - On Monday 26th February, members and friends of the Melbourne Section of the AES gathered at the Wellington St campus of Collarts to hear Game Sound Designer Stephan Schutze present on the topic of: Game audio asset collection, production and management The event was also live-streamed on our YouTube channel for those unable to attend.
- [Meeting Notice: August 2024 - AGM and AVIXA Audio Standards](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-notice-aug2024/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be an online event held onMonday 12th August 2024 via Zoom. It will commence at 7:30pm AEST with a brief Section Annual General Meeting which will feature reports from the Chairman and the Treasurer, followed by the election of Section Officers and Committee Members for the
- [Meeting Report: 17 June 2024 – Anton Hasell on Bell Design](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-jun2024/) - On Monday 17th June, members and friends of the Melbourne Section of the AES gathered at the Wellington St campus of Collarts to hear bell designer Dr Anton Hasell present on the topic of: The specialist bell design process The event was also live-streamed on our YouTube channel for those unable to attend. Section
- [Meeting Notice June 2024: The specialist bell design process](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-notice-jun2024/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be an in-person event held onMonday 17th June 2024 at 7:30pm at the Collarts Collingwood campus. It will also be live-streamed on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/AESMelbourneSection Dr Anton Hasell will present on the topic of: The specialist bell design process Dr Anton Hasell has combined his
- [Performance Of Centenarian Audio Legend’s First Symphony Happens This Sunday](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/monty-concert/) - On Sunday 19th May 2024, the Surrey Hills Orchestra of Melbourne under the baton of Mary Louise-Wright airs the inaugural performance of Monty Maizels’ first symphony, described by the composer as his ‘Seem Funny’. The venue is the James Tatoulis Auditorium at MLC, Barkers Rd. Kew from 2:30pm.Tickets are available at the door, or you can
- [Prelim Meeting Notice: June 2024](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-mtg-notice-jun2024/) - Our next Section meeting is scheduled for Monday June 17th.Bell maker Anton Hasell (crafter of the Federation Bells) will present on bells, overtones and bells for music. It will be an in-person event at the Collarts Wellington Street campus, and live-streamed on our YouTube channel.Further details soon!
- [Meeting Report: 8 April 2024 – Nick Harrison on Game Audio Software & Workflows](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-apr2024/) - On Monday 8th April, the Section conducted a virtual meeting via Zoom where Game Audio educator Nick Harrison presented on the topic of: Integrating Audio into the Gaming Experience Software Packages and Workflows. After a brief introduction from Section Chairman Graeme Huon, Nick started his presentation with an Acknowledgement of Country to the Wurindjeri Woi
- [Meeting Notice April 2024: Integrating Audio into the Gaming Experience](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-notice-apr2024/) - We are back on Zoom for our April meeting The next online meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be held onMonday 8th April 2024 at 7:30pm AEST (UTC+10) – via Zoom. Game audio educator Nick Harrison will present on the topic of: Integrating Audio into the Gaming Experience: Software Packages and Workflows. In this
- [Preliminary Notice: April 2024 Meeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-mtg-notice-apr2024/) - We are back on Zoom for our April meeting The next online meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be held onMonday 8th April 2024 at 7:30pm – via Zoom. To round out our series on Audio for Games, game audio educator Nick Harrison will present on the topic of: Integrating Audio into the Gaming
- [Meeting Report: 5th February 2024 - State Theatre Tour](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-5th-feb2024/) - On Monday 5th February, the Melbourne Section of the AES held a members-only tour of the State Theatre at the Melbourne Arts Centre. Due to space limitations in some areas of the facility, we were limited to a maximum of 12 people. It was decided to restrict this event to members, and the quota was
- [26th February Meeting Notice: Stephan Schutze on Game Audio Assets](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/26thfeb2024-mtg-notice/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be an in-person event held onMonday 26th February 2024 at 7:30pm at the Collarts Collingwood campus. It will also be live-streamed on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/AESMelbourneSection Game Audio Designer Stephan Schutze will present on the topic of: Game audio asset collection, production and management One of
- [Meeting Report: November 2023 – David Lauritsen on Game Sound Design](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rep-nov2023/) - On Monday 13th November, the Melbourne Section of the AES held our (slightly delayed) bi-monthly meeting. Game Sound Designer/Educator/Musician David Lauritsen presented on the topic of: Video Game Sound Design and Curriculum Development: Developing the Skills for a Growing Field After a brief introduction from Section Chairman Graeme Huon, David started his presentation by outlining
- [Our Next Meeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-mtg-notice-feb2024/) - Planning is underway for our next meeting.The Committee is feverishly beavering away organising another site tour for February 2024. Stay tuned!!
- [November 2023 Meeting Notice: Video Game Sound Design and Curriculum Development](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/nov2023-mtg-notice/) - We are going in-person yet again! The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be an in-person event to be held on Monday 13th November 2023 at 7:30pm at the Fairfield campus of the Melbourne Polytechnic (details below). It will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/AESMelbourneSection Game Sound Designer/Educator/Musician David Lauritsen will present
- [Meeting Report ... Intro to Architectural Acoustics ... October 2012](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-intro-architectural-acoustics-october-2012/) - On Mon Oct 8th AES Member Dr Rodney Staples presented to a group of twenty-six members and visitors on the topic “An Introduction to Architectural Acoustics.” This was a non-mathematical, undergraduate-level presentation – designed to provide the listener with a basic overview of the topic.The Section has two follow-up meetings planned on acoustics topics -
- [Meeting Report: June 2018 - Andy Stewart on Recording](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-june-2018-andy-stewart-recording/) - Chairman Graeme Huon welcomed all to the meeting and introduced Andy Stewart, owner of The Mill studio in Gippsland to talk to us on his perspectives as a tracking, mixing and mastering engineer on the recording techniques, processes, and technologies over his more than 30 years in the business. It was an evening sprinkled with
- [Meeting Report: April 2018 Digital Audio Interfaces](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-april-2018/) - Vice Chair Paolo Menolotto welcomed all to the meeting and before Steve Lincoln-Smith gave the main presentation on Digital Audio Interfaces, he introduced AES Member Alec Graham to give a brief introduction to the recent update to the ANSI/Infocomm Audio Coverage Uniformity (ACU) standard for the AV Industry. Alec explained that AVIXA (formerly known as
- [Meeting Report November 2013: An Intro to Noise Source Identification Techniques](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-nov-2013/) - The November meeting of the AES Melbourne Section included a presentation on the topic “Noise Source Identification Techniques” by Maurizio Demontis of Brüel & Kjær. Maurizio first gave us a brief overview of Brüel & Kjær’s activities across noise and vibration measurement applications, as well as the other related activities of other companies within the
- [Meeting Report: November 2016 Creating Audio for Interactive Environments](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meetingreport-nov2016/) - Meeting Report Creating Audio for Interactive Environments On Monday October 10th, AES Melbourne members and guests assembled in the SAE Melbourne Lecture Theatre to hear Stephan Schutze talk to us on the topic “Creating Audio for Interactive Environments”The evening was a most interesting journey through his thoughts and experiences in audio for gaming and virtual/augmented
- [Meeting Report: October 2016 RØDE Microphone Manufacturing in Australia](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-oct2016-rode/) - Meeting Report Microphone Manufacturing in Australia On Monday October 10th, AES Melbourne members and guests assembled in the SAE Melbourne Lecture Theatre to hear Peter Freedman, the founder and CEO of RØDE Microphones speak to us on Microphone Manufacturing in Australia Peter started out by describing the company and touching on the acquisition of the Aphex and
- [Meeting Report: August 29th Sound Level Management](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-aug-29th-2016/) - Meeting Report Sound Level Management – A Ground-Up Approach - Dr Johannes Mulder (Murdoch University) - On Monday August 29th, AES Melbourne members and guests assembled in the SAE Melbourne Lecture Theatre to hear Murdoch University’s Johannes Mulder present on “Sound Level Management – A Ground-Up Approach” Jos started by introducing himself, describing his Master’s Thesis
- [Meeting Report June 2013 - Audio Interfaces for Computers](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-june-2013/) - Meeting Report - Audio Interfaces for Computers On Mon June 3rd 18 members and guests met at Swinburne Uni to hear Mark Edwards describe the principles and techniques for audio interfaces for computers. Mark covered topics such as PC hardware architecture, Operating System architecture, Device Drivers, Data Interfaces (USB/Firewire/Thunderbolt/PCIe), and Protocols. He then went
- [Meeting Report -18th Feb 2013 - Hamer Hall Renovations](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-hamer-hall-renovations/) - On Monday 18th February the Australian Acoustical Society joined with AES Melbourne Section at Swinburne University to hear Peter Exton and John Alekna of Marshall Day Acoustics present on their work with the recent Hamer Hall renovations. Peter was part of the team responsible for the acoustic design, and John was the lead sound reinforcement
- [August 8th Meeting Report: Peter Blamey on IHearYou(R) System](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/august-8th-meeting-report-peter-blamey-ihearyour-system/) - Meeting ReportIHearYou(R) - A Modern Tele-audiology System Presented by Prof Peter Blamey On Monday August 8th, 16 members and 4 guests assembled in the SAE Melbourne Lecture Theatre for the Annual General Meeting of the AES Melbourne Section, and to hear Peter Blamey present on his company’s IHearYou(R) Modern Tele-Audiology System After the (mercifully short) AGM, Peter
- [June 2016 Meeting Report: Technologies for Hearing and Listening](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/june-2016-meeting-report-technologies-hearing-listening/) - Meeting ReportTechnologies for Hearing and Listening Presented by Prof Peter Blamey On Monday 6th June, Prof Peter Blamey Executive Director of Blamey Saunders Hears presented to us on the topic "Technologies for Hearing and Listening" covering the principles and technologies of modern hearing aids, and providing insight into the innovations developed by Prof Blamey and
- [Meeting Report: Nov 2015 Audio Digitisation at NFSA](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-nov2015/) - Audio Digitisation at the NFSAMore for all – increasing capacity and capability. On Monday November 16th, 19 members and visitors gathered at the SAE Institute in South Melbourne to hear Ross Garrett of the National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra tell us about their major project of updating the systems used for digitisation of their
- [Meeting Report: Sept 2015 Anatomy of the Loudspeaker Driver](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-sept-2015/) - On Monday September 14th 25 members and visitors gathered at the SAE Institute in South Melbourne, and after a short AGM (see separate report) Michail Barabasz of Lorantz Audio gave a presentation on “The Anatomy of the Loudspeaker Driver”. Michail started by mentioning that he often heard comments about a speaker’s inadequacies when the issue
- [Meeting Report: August 2015 Hugh Dean on Practical Amplifier Design](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-august-2015/) - Designing Practical High End Audio Amplifiers On Monday August 10th 14 members and visitors gathered at the SAE Institute in South Melbourne to hear Hugh Dean speak on the topic “Designing Practical High End Audio Amplifiers” Hugh presented a potted history of his efforts with his audiophile-grade Aksa designs, giving us an insight into some
- [Meeting Report: June 2015 Feedback and Distortion in Audio Amplifiers](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-june-2015/) - On Wednesday June 3rd twenty-four AES members and visitors gathered at the SAE Institute Lecture Theatre in South Melbourne to hear renowned designer Ed Cherry present a talk on “Feedback and Distortion in Audio Amplifiers” Ed started his presentation by outlining the early years at Bell Labs, where Ed later worked, where the impetus to
- [Meeting Report: April 2015 Digital Audio Networking with Dante](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-april-2015-digital-audio-networking-dante/) - On Monday 20th April, 26 AES members and visitors gathered at the SAE Institute Lecture Theatre to hear Audinate founder and Chief Technology Officer Aidan Williams speak to us on the subject of Digital Audio Networking with Dante. He explained that the company Audinate is a technology startup spun off from National ICT Australia (NICTA) to
- [Meeting Report: Feb 2015 Dolby Atmos at Soundfirm](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-dolby-atmos-soundfirm/) - On Monday 9th February 32 AES members and guests visited the iconic Soundfirm audio post-production facility for a tour and explanation of the Dolby Atmos immersive audio system. We were hosted by Sound Supervisor Chris Goodes, who firstly provided a short tour of the various mix rooms and mixing theatres which make up the facility.
- [Meeting Report: November 2014 From Continuous to Discrete and back again](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-nov-2014/) - On Monday 24h November Melbourne Section Chairman, Mark Edwards presented a talk entitled “From Continuous to Discrete… and back again…” at the Lecture Theatre of The SAE Institute in South Melbourne. The topic covered the process of analogue-digital-analogue conversion in a largely non-mathematical manner. Mark provided insight into the practical implementation of A/Ds and DACs
- [Meeting Report: October 2014... What's All This Digital Stuff About Anyway?](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-oct-2014/) - What's All This Digital Stuff About Anyway? On Monday 13th October 25 members and guests met at the SAE Institute in South Melbourne to hear Dr Rod Staples speak on the topic “What’s This Digital Stuff About Anyway?”. It was a journey through the evolution of digital communication technology from the earliest days, to today,
- [Meeting Report: April 2014... A Phase Linear Monitor Loudspeaker System with flat axial response, using Ultimate Equalizer software.](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-april2014/) - On Monday April 14th, 26 AES Melbourne Section members and guests gathered at the Australian College of the Arts in South Melbourne to hear Bohdan Raczynski of Bodzio Software describe the processes involved in implementing a phase linear monitor loudspeaker system with flat axial response using his company’s Ultimate Equalizer software. Bohdan first touched lightly
- [August 2013 Meeting Report - AGM + An Intro to Microphone Theory and Applications](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/august-2013-meeting/) - The 2013 Annual General Meeting+An Introduction to Microphone Theory and Applications The August meeting was the Annual General Meeting of the AES Melbourne Section, where the membership heard the Chairman’s and Treasurer’s reports, and elected the Committee for the next year. Details on Mark's Chairman's Report can be found here (PDF document)This year Greg Segal
- [Meeting Report November 2012 Peter Brown Studio Design and Acoustics](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/november-2012-peter-brown-studio-design-acoustics/) - On Monday 12th November 2012, 23 members and 24 visitors gathered at Swinburne Uni to hear renowned architect and studio designer Peter Brown give a presentation on Studio Design and Acoustics. Peter is a veteran in the field, having been designing music recording and radio studios since the late Seventies. He has a wealth of
- [Meeting Report - AGM + David Murphy on Loudspeaker Design](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-agm2012/) - Rule Changes Approved and David Murphy Talks On Loudspeaker Design ... The AGM. The Melbourne Section held its Annual General Meeting on Mon August 13th at Swinburne Uni. Chairman Mark Edwards welcomed everyone, and presented his Chairman's Report (text available here), followed by the Treasurer's Report.Then prior to the Committee Election, the meeting was asked
- [Meeting Report - Feb 2012 - Distortion Control in High Power Woofer Designs](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-feb-2012/) - Distortion Control in High Power Woofer Designs On Monday Feb 13th Michail Barabasz of loudspeaker driver and enclosure manufacturer Lorantz Audio Services presented to the Melbourne Section on high power woofer design. He started his presentation with a history of his company; from its birth in the mid-seventies at the time of the closure of
- [Meeting Report - Sept 2011: Dr Rod Staples - "How the Ear Really Works?"](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-sept-2011/) - How the Ear Really Works?Presented by Dr Rod Staples Dr Staples introduced the work of Jim Fulton, hearing researcher, describing how the inner ear converts sound into neural impulses. After describing the basic arrangement of the components of the ear, the focus changed to concentrate on the physical and neurological construction of the inner ear
- [Meeting Report: Nov 2011 - Vector Wave-Front Description and Demo](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/vector-wavefront-demo/) - The November 21st meeting was held at Swinburne Univ of Technology and featured Graeme Huon providing us with an update and demonstration of his Vector Wave-Front scheme for more realistic localization of reproduced sounds within a sonic space. A PDF copy of the presentation slides can be viewed hereAn audio recording of the presentation can
- [Meeting Report: 30th June 2011 - Technology, Techniques and Approach to Natural Soundscape Recording](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-technology-techniques-approach-natural-soundscape-recording/) - Renowned international soundscape recordist Doug Quin spoke to the Melbourne Section on June 30th 2011 on the topic “Technology, Techniques and Approach to Natural Soundscape Recording” at Lecture Theatre EN101 at Swinburne Uni, Hawthorn campus. He explored the changes in his technology and techniques for location recordings over more than 2 decades. He pointed out
- [Meeting Report: July 2011 - TV Loudness](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tv-loudness-meeting-report/) - On Thursday July 14th the AES Melb Section met at the JMC Academy auditorium, where Jean Paul Moerman of Salzbrenner Stagetec gave us an overview of the topic TV Loudness. This has always been a sensitive topic, but since the evolution of TV to digital systems the apparent problem has intensified. Jean Paul described the new metering
- [Meeting Report: 6th June 2011 - Computer Games Audio Design with the FMOD Development Platform](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/computer-games-audio-design-fmod-development-platform/) - Melbourne - June 6, 2011 Speaker Names: Brett Paterson, Firelight Technologies; Stephan Schulze, Games Sound Designer Meeting Location: RMIT University, Carlton Summary Firelight Technologies is the Melbourne-based developer of the popular FMOD games audio development platform, which is in use in a range of popular games for the PC, Games Console, and mobile platforms. Brett Paterson of
- [Meeting Report: June 2010 - Capture, edit, decoding and render for future audio imaging technologies](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/capture-edit-decoding-render-future-audio-imaging-technologies/) - Melbourne - June 21, 2010 Speaker Name: Graeme Huon - Huonlabs Meeting Location: Lecture Hall 82, RMIT University, Carlton Audio recording of Graeme's presentation can be played or downloaded here. Summary The presentation left no doubt that the surround sound "sweet spot" constraints— listener location restrictions and fixed forward perspectives; can now be eliminated. The session began
- [Melbourne Section back to life + Tour of Austereo Radio Studios South Melbourne](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/melbourne-section-life/) - Date: December 2009 The Melbourne Section has sprung back into life after being quiet for several years. Earlier in the year, a new interim committee of four was formed, with the support of the previous committee, with a view to re-establishing Section activities. Email and web communication was set up via Google Groups to facilitate
- [Welcome -](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/welcome-2/) - 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
- [Meeting Report: August 2023 – Ben Osmo on Film Location Sound Mixing](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-aug2023/) - On Monday 14th August, the Melbourne Section of the AES held our Annual General Meeting followed by our regular bi-monthly meeting. Further details on the AGM proceedings can be found at https://aesmelbourne.org.au/2023-agm Following the AGM, Academy Award winner Ben Osmo (Best Achievement in Sound Mixing 2015 – Mad Max: Fury Road) presented on the topic
- [Our Next Meeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/oct2023-prelim-mtg-notice/) - Our next meeting is expected to be held in mid to late October. Further details will be provided closer to the date.
- [2023 Annual General Meeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/2023-agm/) - The Melbourne Section held its AGM on Monday 14th August at 7:30pm 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/2023_Chair_Report.pdf This was followed by the Treasurer, Graham Haynes, presenting the Financial Report - reporting a surplus for the year of $69. Then
- [August 2023 Meeting Notice: Film Production Sound Through the Years](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/aug2023-mtg-notice/) - We are back on Zoom for our August meeting The next online meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be held onMonday 14th August 2023 at 7:30pm – via Zoom. It will start with a brief Section Annual General Meeting – non-members and other visitors are welcome to sit in on this part of the
- [Meeting Report: June 2023 – Alex Stinson on Modern Classical Music Production](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-jun2023/) - On Monday 19th June, the Melbourne Section of the AES held our regular bi-monthly meeting. It was another in-person event held at ABC Melbourne’s Southbank Studios. Alex Stinson, a senior ABC Classical Music Producer, Recording Engineer and Editor welcomed a capacity group of twenty members and guests for a short tour of the venue’s music
- [Preliminary Meeting Notice - August](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-mtg-notice-aug2023/) - Our next meeting is being planned for Monday 14th August. It will be via Zoom There will be a short AGM at the beginning of the meeting (Reports, Election of Officers and Committee) - then Oscar-winning Film Location Mixer Ben Osmo (Mad Max:Fury Road, Strictly Ballroom, Dead Calm, The Sapphires, etc) will present on his
- [June 2023 Meeting Notice: Modern Classical Music Production](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/june2023-mtg-notice/) - We are going in-person again – and also on-site! The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be an in-person event to be held on Monday 19th June 2023 at 7:30pm at the ABC Southbank radio studios. Alex Stinson, ABC Classical Music Producer, Recording Engineer, and Editor will present on the topic of: Modern
- [Preliminary Meeting Notice - June 2023](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/jun2023-prelim-meeting-notice/) - The June Meeting is in the final planning stages. It will be held on Monday 19th June. ABC Classical Music Recording Engineer, Alex Stinson will describe his work, and update us on the latest orchestral recording techniques.It will be an on-site meeting at ABC Southbank. Bookings will be required Full details will be available in
- [Meeting Report: April 2023 – Scott Stickland on Collaborative Online Audio Mixing in the Box with DCF](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-apr2023/) - On Monday 24th April, the Melbourne Section of the AES held our regular bi-monthly meeting. It was a return to an in-person event at Collarts Wellington St (Collingwood) campus, that was also live-streamed on YouTube. We welcomed about a dozen members and guests in the Collarts Critical Listening Room and another 7 who watched the
- [April 2023 Meeting Notice: Collaborative Online Audio Mixing in the Box](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/april2023-mtg-notice/) - Meeting Notice We are going in-person again! The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be an in-person event to be held on Monday 24th April 2023 at 7:30pm AEST (UTC +10) at the Collarts Collingwood campus. It will also be live-streamed (technology permitting) on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/AESMelbourneSection Audio Engineer and Educator/Musician Scott
- [Prelim April Meeting Notice](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-april-meeting-notice/) - Our next Section meeting is planned for mid-late April. Keep an eye out for more details in the next couple of weeks.
- [Meeting Report: February 2023 – David Hudson on Restoration of Vintage Studer A80s](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-feb2023/) - On Monday 13th February, the Melbourne Section of the AES held our regular bi-monthly meeting. We welcomed about 30 members and guests via Zoom. Former Studios 301 Engineering Manager and local AES Section Committee Member David Hudson presented on the topic of: Restoration of Vintage Studer A80s - for a new life in a new
- [February 2023 Meeting Notice: Restoration of Vintage Studer A80s - for a new life in a new century](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/feb2023-mtg/) - Meeting Notice The next online meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be held on Monday 13th February 2023 at 7:30pm – via Zoom. Former Studios 301 Engineering Manager and local AES Section Committee Member David Hudson will present on the topic of: Restoration of Vintage Studer A80s - for a new life in a
- [February 2023 Prelim Meeting Notice](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-feb2023/) - Our February meeting is planned for Mon 13th February.Mark the date! It will be a Zoom session, where David Hudson will regale us with tales of his adventures in restoring and format converting a couple of Studer A80 machines: a 1/2" 4-Track MR MK II converted to 2-Track MK IV, and a 1-inch C-format video
- [Meeting Report: December 2022 – John Kean on Loudness for Streaming Audio](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-dec2022/) - On Monday 12th December, the Melbourne Section of the AES held our regular bi-monthly meeting. We welcomed about 30 members and guests via Zoom. Leading radio broadcast technologist and Chair of the AES Technical Group on Audio Loudness for Streaming, John Kean presented to us on the topic of AES’ Development and Promotion of Audio
- [Meeting Notice - TV Program Loudness - 14th July 2011](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-tv-program-loudness-14th-july-2011/) - Meeting Notice Note: This AES Melbourne Section meeting is also on a Thursday night and at a different venue. The next regular meeting of the Melbourne Section of the AES will be on Thursday July 14th at 7:30pm at JMC Academy, South Melbourne. TV Program Loudness Be Ready for the Next Decade Presented by Jean-Paul
- [Nagra Demo Event - Tuesday 26th July](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/nagra-demo-event-tuesday-26th-july/) - Audio Engineering Society members are cordially invited by Nagra to attend an intimate gathering to help celebrate 60 years of NAGRA professional audio recorders on Tuesday 26th July. Guest speaker Mr John Owens [NAGRA APAC Area Manager], who is based at the factory in Switzerland will be on hand to preview the soon to be released EMP
- [Welcome!](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/welcome/) - 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. We also have an announcements group and an audio discussion group on Google Groups
- [December 2022 Meeting Notice - Audio Loudness for New Delivery Platforms](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/dec2022-mtg-notice/) - Meeting Notice The next online meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be held on Monday 12th December 2022 at 8:30pm – via Zoom. Note later time Leading US broadcast technologist, and AES TD1008 Document Working Group Chair John Kean will present on the topic of: AES Development and Promotion of Audio Loudness Techniques for
- [AES New York Convention - In Person & Online](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/aes-ny2022/) - If you are unable to attend the New York Convention this week, there will be an online version next week.Details at https://aesshow.com/
- [Meeting Report: October 2022 – Angus Davidson on Immersive Music](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-oct2022/) - On Monday 3rd October, the Melbourne Section of the AES held our regular bi-monthly meeting. We welcomed about 30 members and guests via Zoom. Angus Davidson from Red Road Immersive studio presented to us on the topic Recording Music for Immersive Platforms - applying Dolby Atmos to music streaming Chairman Graeme Huon introduced Angus who started
- [Preliminary Notice: December Meeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-mtg-notice-dec2022/) - The Committee is currently working diligently (?) on planning for our next meeting. It is expected to be in early December. We will advise you as soon as we have more details.
- [August 2022 Meeting Notice - AGM + John Mulcahy on REW](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/aug2022-mtg-notice/) - We are back on Zoom for our August meeting The next online meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be held on Monday 8th August 2022 at 7:30pm Melbourne time (AEST UTC+10) – via Zoom. There will be a brief Section Annual General Meeting – non-members and other visitors are welcome to sit in on
- [October 2022 Meeting Notice - Recording Music for Immersive Platforms](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/oct2022-mtg-notice/) - The next online meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be held on Monday 3rd October 2022 at 7:30pm – via Zoom. Angus Davidson of Red Road Immersive will present on the topic of: Recording Music for Immersive Platforms applying Dolby Atmos to music streaming Dolby Atmos has transitioned from its recognised role in
- [Report: 2022 Annual General Meeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/2022-agm/) - The 2022 Annual General Meeting of the AES Melbourne Section was held via the Zoom Meeting platform on Monday 8th August 2022 The Chairman Graeme Huon welcomed all to the meeting, and following the acceptance of the Minutes of the previous (2021) AGM, the Chairman introduced the Treasurer Graham Haynes to present his financial report.
- [Meeting Report: August 2022 -  John Mulcahy; Room EQ Wizard (REW) software.](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/aug2022-mtg-report/) - On Monday 8th August, the Melbourne Section of the AES held our regular bi-monthly meeting, which was preceded by our Annual General Meeting. We welcomed about 60 members and guests via Zoom. Following the AGM (see separate report at https://www.aesmelbourne.org.au/2022-agm/), Chairman Graeme Huon introduced John Mulcahy, the developer of the Room EQ Wizard (REW) software
- [Meeting Notice: November 2020 - Online Music Jams](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-nov-2020/) - The next online meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 9th November at 7:30pm. Fabio Marraccini of AudioGeek11.com will present on the topic: Online music jams and rehearsals Overcoming isolation - the show must go on Meeting via Zoom - Bookings are required (see below) Fabio will take you through some of
- [Meeting Report: June 2022 - DaS AuReality demonstration](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-jun2022/) - On Monday 20th June the AES Melbourne Section finally returned to our old meeting haunt of the SAE Institute lecture theatre, where we welcomed Vastigo’s Joe Hayes to demonstrate his DaS (Diffusion at Source) AuReality loudspeakers. In October last year, Joe introduced us to his concept of the DaS loudspeaker algorithm which provides a listening
- [Preliminary Meeting Notice: August 2022](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/preliminary-meeting-notice-august-2022/) - AGM - Followed by John Mulcahy: Room Eq Wizard Developer Our Section AGM is planned for Mon 8th August 2022 at 7:30pmIt will be an online (Zoom) session where we will report to the membership on Section activities and hold an election of Officers and Committee.If you wish to serve on the Committee please contact
- [An Invitation from SMPTE](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/smptejune2022/) - SMPTE Invites AES Members to their Melbourne cinema-audio event - As the Director Intended - The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers active Standards group 25CSS and John Maizels in conjunction with their Melbourne chapter and support from Village cinemas Australia (Tim Weeks) is hosting a discussion group and practical session focussing on cinema
- [June 2022 Meeting Notice: DaS AuReality Demo](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/jun2022-mtg-notice/) - We are returning to the SAE Institute! The next in-person meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be held onMonday 20th June 2022 at 7:30pm, in the SAE Institute Lecture Theatre, South Melbourne. *Note – there will be NO live online element to this meeting. Joe Hayes, Inventor and CTO of Vastigo Ltd, will conduct aLive
- [Next Meeting - June 2022](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-mtg-jun2022/) - We have tentatively set a date for the June meeting as Mon 20th June. It will be an in-person meeting at the SAE Institute Lecture Theatre. In a followup to his October Zoom presentation (https://www.aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-oct2021/), Joe Hayes will demonstrate his DaS AuReality speaker systems. Further details to follow shortly.
- [Meeting Report: April 2022 - Involve Audio Demonstration](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-report-apr2022/) - With COVID restrictions significantly eased, the Committee has made the decision to trial some in-person events as well as to maintain some online events for the 2022 meeting calendar. On Monday April 11th a small cohort gathered in person for the first time in over two years for a Section Meeting. We visited the Involve
- [April 2022 Meeting Notice: Charlie Van Dongen - From loudspeakers to listeners - On-site Listening Session](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/apr2022-mtg/) - We are finally meeting in person again! The first in-person meeting of the AES Melbourne Section (in what seems like forever) will be held on Monday 11th April 2022 at 7:30pm. *Note – there will be NO live online element to this meeting. Charlie Van Dongen, of Involve Audio will host us at his Mentone
- [Meeting Report: February 2022 - AES75 “Measuring Loudspeaker Maximum Linear Sound Levels Using Noise”](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/feb2022-mtg-rpt/) - On Monday February 14th the AES Melbourne Section turned to Zoom again for yet another online meeting. Over thirty members and guests joined the meeting to hear Meyer Sound’s Merlijn Van Veen Chair of AES Task Group SC-04-03-A present on the current revision of the AES75 Standard “Measuring Loudspeaker Maximum Linear Sound Levels Using Noise”
- [Preliminary Meeting Notice – April 2022](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-apr-2022/) - We are currently planning our next meeting for some time in April (whilst dodging the Easter break) We are planning for it to be our first in-person event in more than two years.(Note: there will be no online participation available for this event) Charlie van Dongen of Involve Audio - who presented to us last
- [February 2022 Meeting Notice: Merlijn Van Veen - AES75 - AES standard for loudspeaker measurement](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/feb2022-mtg/) - The next online meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 14th February 2022 at 7:30pm AEDT (UTC+11). Merlijn Van Veen, Chair of the AES Standards Task Group SC-04-03-A and Senior Technical Support & Education Specialist at Meyer Sound will present on the topic of: AES75: AES standard for acoustics Measuring loudspeaker maximum
- [Seasons Greetings](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/seasons-greetings/)
- [Meeting Report: December 2021 - Loudspeaker Power Ratings - Michail Barabasz](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rep-dec2021/) - On Monday December 13th the AES Melbourne Section mounted yet another Zoom online meeting. Over thirty members and guests joined the meeting to hear Michail Barabasz of Lorantz Audio Services present on the topic of Loudspeaker Power Ratings After welcoming everyone, Section Chair Graeme Huon introduced Michail who started his presentation with a brief history
- [Preliminary Meeting Notice – February 2022](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-mtg-notice-feb2022/) - Our first meeting for 2022 is scheduled for Mon 14th February, and it will again be via Zoom. We will be honoured to welcome Merlijn Van Veen, Senior Technical Support & Education Specialist of Meyer Sound, who will be joining us from the Netherlands. Merlijn is also Chair of the AES Standards Task Group SC-04-03-A,
- [December 2021 Meeting Notice: Michail Barabasz - Loudspeaker Power Ratings](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/dec2021-mtg-notice/) - Meeting Notice The next online meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 13th December 2021 at 7:30pm. Michail Barabasz, of loudspeaker maker Lorantz Audio will present on the topic of: Loudspeaker Power Ratings …and other myths. Modern class D amplifiers are capable of kilowatts of drive and care little for the load
- [Meeting Report: October 2021 - From Stradivarius to Speaker - Joe Hayes](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-oct2021/) - On Monday October 11th the AES Melbourne Section mounted another Zoom online meeting, due to Victoria’s continuing and now world record-breaking pandemic lockdown situation. Over thirty members and guests joined the meeting to hear Inventor and Vastigo Ltd CTO, Joe Hayes speak on his DaS AuReality loudspeaker technology in a presentation entitled: “From Stradivarius to
- [Time Zone Reminder for 11th October meeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/time-zone-reminder-for-11th-october-meeting/) - A reminder that Melbourne will have moved into Daylight Saving Time before the 11th October meeting.The UTC offset will then be UTC +11Below are the times for some locations, courtesy of https://www.timeanddate.com/
- [October 2021 Meeting Notice: Joe Hayes  - DaS AuReality](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/oct2021-mtg-notice/) - The next online meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 11th October 2021 at 7:30pm (Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time UTC+11). Joe Hayes, Inventor and CTO of Vastigo Ltd will describe his DaS AuReality technology in a talk titled: From Stradivarius to Speaker technology for improvements in sound delivery and room acoustics treatment.
- [Meeting Report: August 2021 - Acoustics Made Easy - Matt Harders](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-report-aug2021/) - On Monday 9th August, the Melbourne Section of the AES held our regular bi-monthly meeting. We welcomed over 40 members and guests via Zoom. Following the Section’s Annual General Meeting (see separate report at https://www.aesmelbourne.org.au/2021-agm-report/), Chairman Graeme Huon introduced Matt Harders, Amber Technologies Brand Manager for Radial/Primacoustic (amongst other brands) to present to us on
- [2021 AGM Report](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/2021-agm-report/) - The 2021 Annual General Meeting of the AES Melbourne Section was held via the Zoom Meeting platform on Monday August 9th 2021 The Chairman Graeme Huon welcomed all to the meeting, and following the acceptance of the Minutes of the previous (2020) AGM, the Chairman introduced the Treasurer Graham Haynes to present his financial report.
- [Next Meeting - Oct/Nov 2021](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/next-meeting-oct-nov-2021/) - With the 2021 AGM now concluded, the incoming Committee is working on the next meeting. It is planned for October or November.
- [August 2021 Meeting Notice: AGM + Acoustics Made Easy](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/aug2021-mtg-notice/) - The next online meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 9th August 2021 at 7:30pm. It will start with the Section’s Annual General Meeting (which should be a short affair - see https://www.aesmelbourne.org.au/agm/ for details) and then at approx. 7:45pm Matt Harders of Amber Technology will present on: Acoustics Made Easy
- [Meeting Report: June 2021 - Martin Benge - From Grooves to Gigabytes](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-report-june-2021/) - On Monday June 21st, the Melbourne Section of the AES held our regular bi-monthly meeting via Zoom. There was a gratifyingly high attendance of more than forty members and visitors, many from interstate and overseas.The forced move to Zoom has certainly increased the reach of our meetings. Chairman Graeme Huon introduced Martin Benge to take
- [Preliminary Meeting Notice: August 9th 2021](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-mtg-notice-aug-2021/) - Further details to come shortly
- [June 2021 Meeting Notice: Martin Benge "From Grooves to Gigabytes"](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/june2021mtg/) - The next online meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 21st June April 2021 at 7:30pm. Abbey Road and EMI Studios 301 engineer/producer/studio manager Martin Benge will present on the topic: From Grooves to Gigabytes Navigating the Recording Business from the Sixties Onward. Martin will be talking about how he got started
- [AES Spring Show - 150th Convention](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/aes-spring-show-150th-convention/) - The AES Spring Show - 150th Convention opens May 25th. In a fully virtual format, with both livestream and on-demand sessions, it is accessible to everyone everywhere!The live streamed program will be available as on-demand video post-stream, for those times when the time zone difference is just too much. The Convention Co-Chairs, Papers & Workshops
- [Meeting Report: April 2021 - Remote Music Collaboration in the time of COVID-19](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/april2021mtg/) - On Monday April 19th, the Melbourne Section of the AES held a Zoom call for our regular bi-monthly meeting, with a good attendance of almost thirty members and visitors. Chairman Graeme Huon introduced Dr Martin Koszolko to talk on the topic of remote music collaboration. Martin first spoke of his involvement in remote music collaboration,
- [June Meeting: Preliminary Notice](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/june-meeting-preliminary-notice-2/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section is scheduled for Monday 21st June 2021. Martin Benge whose long and illustrious career included time at EMI's London Abbey Road Studios and Sydney Studio 301. I'm sure he will be a very interesting speaker. Further details will be provided closer to the date.
- [Meeting Report: Nov 2020 - Fabio Marraccini on Online Jamming](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-nov-2020/) - On Monday November 9th, the Melbourne Section of the AES held a Zoom call for our regular bi-monthly meeting, with a strong attendance of more than twenty members and visitors. Vice-Chair Paolo Menolotto introduced Fabio Marraccini to talk on the topic of online music jamming and rehearsals. Fabio started his presentation with an explanation of
- [Meeting Notice April 2021 - Dr Martin K. Koszolko](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-april-2021/) - The next online meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 19th April 2021 at 7:30pm. Martin K. Koszolko of MusicCollaboration.Online will present on the topic of: The impact of remote music collaboration softwareon music production in the time of Covid-19 Collaborative software platforms enabling interaction between global communities of recording artists and music producers
- [Meeting Report: Feb 2021 - From Loudspeakers to Listeners (Charlie Van Dongen)](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-report-feb-2021/) - Meeting Report On Monday 15th February, the Melbourne Section of the AES held our regular bi-monthly meeting in the form of a Zoom Meeting. There was a strong attendance of more than 25 members and visitors. Chair Graeme Huon introduced Charlie Van Dongen of Involve Audio to give us a presentation on his company’s work
- [Meeting Notice February 2021 - Charlie van Dongen](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-feb2021/) - The next online meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 15th February 2021 at 7:30pm.Bookings are required for distribution of the Zoom meeting details. Book using the form below Charlie van Dongen of Involve Audio will present on the topic: From loudspeakers to listeners – the complete surround sound chain The end
- [Seasons Greetings from AES Melbourne Section!](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/seasons-greetings-2020/) - The AES Melbourne Section joins in wishing you all the best for the festive season, as we all look forward to a better 2021.
- [Planning for 2021 Meeting Calendar](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/2021-meetings/) - Following a successful transition to online meetings during the 2020 lockdown, your Committee is well progressed in the planning for 2021. We expect some restrictions to continue into 2021, so the online Zoom format will continue for now. When in-person gatherings of our type are again permitted we will revert some of our meetings to
- [Meeting Report: Sept 2020 - Andy Stewart on Recording in a Pandemic](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-sept-2020/) - On Monday September 14th, Twenty-five members and visitors joined the Melbourne Section of the AES in a Zoom call for our regular bi-monthly meeting. The evening started with the Section’s AGM, which is reported separately here. Following the AGM, re-elected Chairman Graeme Huon introduced Andy Stewart from The Mill Studio on Victoria’s rural Bass Coast
- [2020 AGM Report](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/2020-agm-report/) - The 2020 Annual General Meeting of the AES Melbourne Section was held via the Zoom Meeting platform on Monday September 14th 2020 The Chairman Graeme Huon presented his report on the Section's activities for the year. The Chairman's Report can be read here The Treasurer Graham Haynes also presented the financial report, indicating the Section
- [Next Meeting: November date to be set](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/next-meeting-november-date-to-be-set/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section is expected to be in early November. The date and topic to be announced shortly.
- [Meeting Report - Dex Audio, more photos](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/dex-audio-photos/) - More photos - Dex Audio Vintage Equipment Display Ampex 300-3 three track recorder Byer 77 MKI - with reel extension option. Rola 100 Magnecord M80 (right) and some Ampex 350s Ampex 300 single-track Ampex AG-440 (B & C) - 2Track - 4Track - 8Track Ampex 300 dubbers Optro 2 Track. EMI BTR-1 Magnecord PT6 To
- [Meeting Report - Dex Audio Tour - June 2012](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/dex-audio-june-2012/) - On Mon 18th June a dozen or so hardy members and guests braved the cold wet conditions to gather at Dex Audio’s Kensington facility to tour the CD and DVD mastering and pressing plant as well as the impressively wide display of historic recording equipment. Co-owner Greg Williams and Chief Mastering Engineer Jason Sandford showed
- [Meeting Report: April 2011 - Audio Mastering](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/audio-mastering/) - Melbourne - April 11, 2011 Speaker Name: Martin Pullan, Edensound Mastering Meeting Location: Edensound Mastering and Armstrongs Studios Summary Melbourne Section members gathered at the historic Armstrong Studios location to hear Martin Pullan of speak on the challenges of modern day audio mastering. He started with a brief historic overview of the mastering process, as it started
- [Meeting Report: Nov 2010 - Digital Radio in Australia](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/digital-radio-australia/) - Melbourne - November 29, 2010 Speaker Name: Greg Segal Meeting Location: Lecture Hall 82, RMIT Carlton Summary Digital Radio Broadcasting has been on air in Australia for six months and is using the DAB+ standard (Eureka147 DAB using AACplus coding instead of MPEG1LII). The commercial and public sector broadcasters in five capital cities (incl Melbourne) are now
- [Meeting Report: Sept 2010 - Film Sound Recording](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/film-sound-recording/) - Melbourne - September 13, 2010 Speaker Name: Gary Wilkins Meeting Location: Central City Studios, Melbourne Docklands Summary AES member and award-winning film and TV sound recordist, Gary Wilkins hosted the section with an entertaining exposition of the technology and techniques of the location film sound recording mixer, interspersed with anecdotes about his experiences on the many feature
- [Meeting Report: August 2010 - Ribbon Microphones - Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/ribbon-microphones-today-yesterday-tomorrow/) - Melbourne - August 16, 2010 Speaker Name: Wes Dooley - Audio Engineering Associates Meeting Location: RMIT Lecture Hall Rm82 Summary More than thirty members and guests of the Melbourne Section recently gathered in a lecture hall at the RMIT University to hear visiting international speaker, Wes Dooley of Audio Engineering Associates (AEA) present on the topic "Ribbon
- [Meeting Report: April 2010 - MADI (AES10) - Theory & Applications](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/madi-aes10-theory-applications/) - Melbourne - April 12, 2010 Speaker Name: Steve Lincoln—Smith and Leigh Spahic (Innovative Music Aust) Meeting Location: RMIT University Summary Steve and Leigh presented a "potted history" of the MADI interface, and of the company they represent, RME, which manufactures a wide range of audio equipment utilizing the interface. The the presentation moved on to
- [Meeting Report: Feb 2010 - Radio Mics - Current Technology, & the Regulatory and Spectrum Environment](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/radio-mics-current-technology-regulatory-spectrum-environment/) - Date: Feb 8th 2010 Speaker Name: Tony Hambling, Murray Tregonning & Associates Meeting Location: Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia Tony's talk covered a range of topics. He displayed a range of modern products from several major supliers, and discussed the practical application - from broadcast TV and radio, thru live entertainment and film recording to worship
- [September Meeting - AGM + Andy Stewart](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/sept2020meeting/) - Meeting via Zoom - Bookings required (see below) The next online meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 14th September at 7:30pm. It will start with the Section’s Annual General Meeting (which should be a short affair) and then at approx. 7:45pm Andy Stewart of The Mill studio will present on his
- [Next Meeting - AGM date has been set](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/agm-date-has-been-established/) - We have established the date of our next meeting, which will also incorporate our Annual General Meeting. The meeting will be held on Monday 14th September at 7:30pm It will be on the Zoom Meeting platform, and bookings will be required.(Full details and a bookings link will be in the forthcoming Meeting Notice post) Voting
- [Meeting Report: July 2020 - Ric Curtin](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-july-2020/) - The Melbourne Section conducted an online meeting under the current lockdown conditions on Monday July 20th using the Zoom platform.Our guest speaker was Audio Designer and Post Production Sound Mixer, Ric Curtin who presented to us on his 50 Years of Audio Production.Chairman Graeme Huon welcomed the 29 attendees and introduced our speaker to present
- [Meeting Notice: July2020 - Ric Curtin](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/july2020-mtg-notice/) - July Virtual Meeting (Via Zoom Teleconferencing) Our Section’s next online meeting will be live online on Monday 20thJuly 2020 at 7:30pm Ric Curtin Audio Designer and Post Production Sound Mixer will present on the topic: 50 years of Audio Production From Black & White TV to Feature Film production. Ric Curtin will take you on
- [Vale Harley Richardson](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/vale-harley-richardson/) - Well known live sound identity, Harley Richardson passed away on June 15th. His long-time friend and collaborator Stephen Devine wrote a tribute for CX Magazine - available to read at:https://www.cxnetwork.com.au/vale-harley-richardson/
- [Central Indiana (USA) Virtual Event](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/central-indiana-usa-virtual-event/) - Automatic Mic Mixing: Why and How In this time of COVID-19 lockdowns many (most) AES Sections have transitioned to virtual meetings.This provides us with a unique opportunity to "attend" AES Section meetings all around the world, and on many subjects we otherwise would not have the opportunity to hear about. The Indiana Section has invited interested
- [Meeting Report: May 2020 - Sonos](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-may-2020/) - The Melbourne Section conducted our first online meeting under the current lockdown conditions on Monday May 18th using the Zoom platform. Our guest speaker was David Foreman, National Lead for Audio Visual Specialists and Installed Solutions at Sonos Australia. Chairman Graeme Huon welcomed the 20+ attendees and introduced our speaker to present to us on
- [May 2020 Meeting Notice](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/may-2020-mtg-notice/) - Virtual Meeting (Via Zoom Teleconferencing) Given the current lockdown situation the Committee of the AES Melbourne Section has been examining ways of continuing to serve the membership and the pro audio community with presentations on relevant topics. Our first foray into “alternative” meeting formats is a virtual meeting using the Zoom teleconferencing platform. Given the
- [May Meeting - to be online](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/may-meeting-prelim/) - The next meeting is to be on Mon May 18th at 7:30pm It will be a virtual meeting using Zoom Meetings. Sonos Australia will present on their technologies for connected speakers. Further details coming shortly! Stay tuned...
- [Audio Webinars](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/audio-webinars/) - Webinars are becoming an increasingly important tool for keeping up to date in these days of restricted movement and no public gatherings.The AES Melbourne Section would be happy to distribute information on any pro-audio related webinars or other online activity that you may be aware of, so let us know by contacting us. Here are
- [...and on a lighter note](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/lighter-note/) - Here's something to hopefully lift spirits in this fraught time.Enjoy!
- [***March Meeting Cancelled***](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/march-meeting-cancelled/) - COVID-19 disruptions strike again. The AES Melbourne Section meeting for Monday night with Alex Schloessler has unfortunately been cancelled because our speaker, Alex, has had to return urgently to his home base in the Philippines as their borders are about to be closed. We apologize for the late notice, and for the disruption.We will advise of future
- [March 2020 Meeting Notice](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/march2020-meeting-notice/) - ***MEETING CANCELLED*** This meeting has been cancelled due to presenter unavailability - explanatory post to follow The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be held on Monday 16th March 2020 at 7:30pm at The SAE Institute - Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd South Melbourne (Enter via Woodgate St - directions below). Alex Schloesser
- [Education - updated Schools and Courses list available from Rod Staples](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/updated-schools-and-courses-list/) - Committee Member Dr Rod Staples has updated the very useful Schools and Courses listing in his Audio Skills Survey documents to reflect the 2020 situation. This can be checked out at http://members.ozemail.com.au/~rodstaples/pdf/Appendix_B_from_Audio_workplaces.pdf Rod welcomes feedback on his data at his email address shown at the foot of his Skills Survey main page http://members.ozemail.com.au/~rodstaples/Workplaces.htm Thanks to
- [Meeting Report: February 2020 Collarts Tour](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-february-2020-collarts-tour/) - About twenty members and guests assembled in the auditorium of the Collarts Wellington St Collingwood campus for a presentation on their audio education activities and a tour of their audio facilities. Chairman Graeme Huon welcomed all to the meeting and introduced Collarts Head of Audio Production, Jason Torrens, who was to give the presentation and
- [February Meeting Notice](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/february-prelim-meeting-notice/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 24th February. It will be a presentation and tour at Collarts Wellington St Facilities The Australian College of the Arts Pty Ltd. (Collarts) is a pre-eminent provider of industry-based tertiary learning for audio and media production and related industries to both Degree and
- [2020 Meeting Calendar](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/2020-meeting-calendar/) - The Section Committee is working assiduously on the meeting calendar for the 2020 year. The first meeting of 2020 is expected to be in February, and will probably be a facility tour, as usual. Expect more news on this early in the new year.
- [December 2019 Meeting Report - Sound and Emotion](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/december-2019-meeting-report/) - Graeme Huon introduced our speaker Neil McLachlan, Associate Professor of the Melbourne University School of Psychological Sciences who was to present to us on Sound and Emotion. Graeme outlined Neil’s wide range of experience as a researcher in the Departments of Engineering, Architecture, Psychology and Music, as well as working professionally as a performer, instrument
- [Meeting Notice: December 2019](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-december-2019/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be held on Monday December 9th 2019 at 7:30pm at The SAE Institute - Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd South Melbourne (directions below). Associate Professor Neil McLachlan of the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences will present on the topic: Sound and Emotion This talk will outline
- [October 2019 Meeting Report - Pro Tools Workflows](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/october-2019-meeting-report/) - Exploring the Pro Tools Workflow Enhancements Chairman Graeme Huon welcomed attendees and introduced our speaker Drew Parson, Audio Applications Specialist at AVID Australian & New Zealand. Graeme also introduced Leigh Spachic, General Manager of Innovative Music Australia, and thanked him for facilitating this presentation. Drew reviewed a variety of new and sometimes overlooked Pro Tools
- [October Meeting Notice: Pro Tools Workflows](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/october-2019-meeting-notice/) - Meeting Notice The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be held on Monday October 28th 2019 at 7:30pm at The SAE Institute - Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd South Melbourne (directions below). Avid’s Drew Parsons will present on the topic: Exploring the Pro Tools Workflow Enhancements The continuous Pro Tools updates from Avid
- [Prelim Meeting Notice: October Meeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-meeting-notice-oct-meeting/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section is being planned for late October (target date is Mon Oct 28th). It will be a Protools-flavoured presentation. Sorry for the delay, and stay tuned for further information.
- [August 2019 Meeting Report: Machine Learning/Artifical Intelligence and Audio](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/august-2019-meeting-report/) - Following the Section’s Annual General Meeting (see AGM Report at: http://www.aesmelbourne.org.au/2019-agm-report/ ), Graeme Huon introduced our speaker Guillaume Potard who presented to us on Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence and its relevance to the world of audio. Guillaume started with a brief introduction to the concepts of ML and AI, introducing the concepts of artificial narrow intelligence
- [2019 AGM Report](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/2019-agm-report/) - The 2019 Annual General Meeting of the AES Melbourne Section was held at SAE South Melbourne on Monday 12th August at 7:30pm. Chairman Graeme Huon presented his report on the Sections activities for the year. The Chairman's Report can be read here This was followed by Treasurer Graham Haynes giving the financial report. Following the
- [Reminder: Meeting tomorrow (Monday) night](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/reminder-meeting-tomorrow-monday-night/) - It's our AGM plus AI Full details at: http://www.aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-aug2019/
- [Meeting Notice: August 2019](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-aug2019/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be held on Monday August 12th 2019 at 7:30pm at The SAE Institute - Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd South Melbourne (directions below). There will be a short Annual General Meeting of the Section, with reports and officers/committee elections. Visitors and non-members are welcome to sit
- [Preliminary Meeting Notice: Annual General Meeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/preliminary-meeting-notice-annual-general-meeting/) - The Section's Annual General Meeting is being planned for Mon August 12th 2019 at the SAE Institute. This will include Committee Elections. If you are interested in serving on the Committee, please contact us. More details on our AGM are at http://www.aesmelbourne.org.au/agm/and Committee information (including a link to the Nomination Form) is at http://www.aesmelbourne.org.au/committee/ Further
- [Meeting Report: June 2019 MESS](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-june-2019/) - On a cold and damp Melbourne winter evening 13 brave souls gathered at the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio in North Melbourne to learn more about MESS, and its unique collection of (primarily) analogue synthesisers. Our host for the night was one of the founders, Byron Scullin. After introducing himself, and giving a potted history of
- [Meeting Notice: June 2019](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-june-2019/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 3rd June. It will be a visit to the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio (MESS) where Byron Scullin will give a talk on: The Establishment of MESS & The History of Electronic Music in Melbourne(Bookings required – see below) Byron will describe the establishment
- [April 2019 Meeting Report: Active Acoustic Enhancement and Spatial Audio](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/april-2019-meeting-report/) - Twenty one members and guests gathered in the Yamaha Premium Piano Centre (YPPC) in South Melbourne to hear Simon Tait explain the Yamaha AFC3 Active Field Control system and its use in acoustic enhancement and spatial audio applications. Simon had recently installed an AFC3 system at this location and he was pleased to describe and
- [Preliminary June Meeting Notice](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-june-mtg-notice/) - The next meeting is scheduled for June 3rd.It is planned to be a visit to the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio (MESS) in North Melbourne - a not-for-profit organization that curates a unique collection of electronic instruments.For more details on MESS see https://mess.foundation/ They will present to us on their collection. Further details will follow closer
- [April Meeting Notice:](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/april-meeting-notice/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 8th April. It will be a presentation by Simon Tait of Yamaha Music Australia on: Active Acoustic Enhancement and Spatial Audio *New Meeting Venue* (Bookings required – see below) Modern venues increasingly utilise Active Acoustic Enhancement (AAE) to expand the range of performances
- [Feb 2019 Meeting Report: ABC Radio tour](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/feb2019-meetingreport/) - Twenty members and guests gathered in the foyer of the ABC Southbank studios for a tour of the ABC radio studios. The timing was fortuitous as, while we waited we had a panoramic viewing window into the ABC-TV News studio, where the 7:00 pm flagship bulletin was going live to air. That made for an
- [February Meeting Notice: ABC Radio Studio Tour](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/february-meeting-notice-abc-radio-studio-tour/) - Meeting Notice The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 18th February (Bookings required - see form below). It will be a tour of ABC Radio Studios – Southbank, Melbourne Hosted by Paul Penton (Ops Manager) and Richard Girvan (Senior Audio Operator)ABC Radio’s Southbank studio complex forms a key node in
- [Meeting Report: December 2018 DSP Correction in Loudspeakers](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-december-2018/) - Meeting Report - December 2018 Chairman Graeme Huon welcomed all to the meeting and introduced Steve Spurrier to present to us on the use of Digital Signal Processing in a range of Genelec monitoring loudspeakers, outlining Steve's background and training in these specific Genelec models. Steve started by highlighting the challenges of achieving monitoring loudspeaker
- [2019 Meeting Calendar and February meeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/2019-february-meeting/) - Preliminary Notice We are currently planning the 2019 Meeting Calendar. The next meeting is expected to be in February 2019. More details will be posted as soon as they are to hand. Thanks for your patience.
- [December Meeting Notice: DSP in Monitoring Speakers](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/december-meeting-notice/) - Meeting Notice The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 10th December at 7:30pm. Steven Spurrier of Studio Connections will present on the topic: Using DSP in loudspeakers to tame the monitoring environment ...Genelec's unique approach This presentation will cover modern DSP monitors and how they adapt to the listening
- [JMC Academy: Head of Audio Dept Position Available](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/jmc-academy-position/) - Employment News JMC Academy have advised that they are currently advertising for a Head of Audio Department at their Melbourne campus. Anyone interested can check out the details here (PDF document) This position has also been advertised on Seek Indeed ArtsHub and Pedestrian.tv
- [Workplaces Survey & Education Study Summary Report released](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/report-released/) - The AES Melbourne Section is pleased to report that the Summary Report into the Audio Workplaces and Education Study has been released, and is now published on this website. A big thanks to Dr Rod Staples who conducted the study. The on-line survey we conducted late last year formed an integral part of this study,
- [Prelim Meeting Notice: December DSP in Loudspeakers](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-meeting-notice-dec/) - Preliminary Meeting Notice The next Meeting of the AES Melbourne Section is planned for Monday December 10th 2018. Steve Spurrier from Studio Connections will describe the DSP technology used in Genelec monitoring loudspeakers. Further details will be posted shortly.
- [Neville Thiele Video added](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/neville-thiele-video/) - "New" Neville Thiele video published A previously unpublished video of Neville Thiele discussing his work has now been published on our YouTube channel, as well as on his Audio Legends page on this website. It was recorded in the late nineties. The direct link to that section of the page is: http://www.aesmelbourne.org.au/audio-legend-neville-thiele/#video The direct YouTube
- [Meeting Report: October 2018 Phil Georges Audio for Live TV Sport](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-october-2018-phil-georges-audio-live-tv-sport/) - Meeting Report - October 2018 Vice-Chairman Paolo Menolotto welcomed all to the meeting, and introduced Phil Georges to talk to us on his experiences and approach to audio mixing for major live television sporting events. Paolo outlined Phil's pedigree in working with the major sporting codes and some of the biggest organizations in TV sport.
- [October Meeting Notice: Audio for TV Sports](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/october2018-meeting-notice/) - Meeting Notice The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 15th October at 7:30pm. TV sports audio director Phil Georges will talk to us on the topic of: Producing Audio for Live TV Sport Audio is a key element in the enjoyment of live sport on television, by immersing the viewer
- [Meeting Report: April 2017 Sound Delivery... against the odds](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-april-2017-sound-delivery-odds/) - Meeting Report Sound delivery against the odds – the technical challenge On Monday Feb 27th AES Melbourne members and gathered in the SAE Institute Lecture Theatre to hear Quests’ Frank Andrewartha speak on the topic “Sound delivery against the odds – the technical challenge” Frank started out by describing the mechanics of the human hearing “circuit”. Then he played a
- [Meeting report: Feb 2017 Voice Intelligibility in Difficult Acoustic Environments](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-feb2017/) - Meeting Report What Did They Say? Maintaining Voice Intelligibility in Difficult Acoustic Environments On Monday February 27th keen AES Melbourne members and guests travelled to the outer eastern suburbs to the Kilsyth South Baptist Church to see their installation of Quest amplifiers and speakers and to hear Quests’ Frank Andrewartha speak on the topic “Maintaining Voice
- [Meeting Report: October 2017 MCEC DSP Audio Upgrade](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-oct2017/) - Meeting Report DSP Audio Upgrade at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre On Monday October 9th Matt Edgcumbe, National Operations Manager of Rutledge AV, and Michael Walker, Equipment and Infrastructure Manager of MCEC, gave us a presentation on the work that Rutledge and the MCEC staff have been doing over the past few years on
- [Meeting Report: June 2017 Wireless Mics - Current Technologies](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-june-2017-wireless-mics-current-technologies/) - Meeting Report Wireless Microphones - Current Technologies and Where To From Here On Monday June 6th AES Melbourne members and gathered in the SAE Institute Lecture Theatre to hear James Waldron and Jason Grbevski of Sennheiser Australia to speak on the topic “Wireless Microphones – and Where to From Here?” James Waldron started with a brief
- [Meeting Report: August 2017 Speaker Design using Parametric Acoustic Modelling](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-aug2017/) - Meeting Report Speaker Design using Parametric Acoustic Modelling Presented by Graeme Huon (HUONLABS) Based on work by Graeme Huon and Greg Cambrell On Monday August 14th the Section held its Annual General Meeting (details here) at the SAE Institute Lecture Theatre in South Melbourne. The AGM was followed by a presentation by Graeme Huon (HUONLABS)
- [Meeting Report: Dec 2017 Dolby Immersive Audio From the Cinema to the Home](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-dec-2017/) - On Monday December 11th Nick Engel, Dolby’s Senior Director of Consumer Entertainment Technology presented to the AES Melbourne Section on the topic “Dolby Atmos – Immersive Audio: From the Cinema to the Home” Nick started with an overview of the history of Dolby’s last thirty years of
- [Meeting Report: Nov 2017 Peter Larsen LOUDSOFT](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-nov-2017/) - November 2017 Meeting Report FINE Speaker Test & Design On Monday November 13th Peter Larsen, President and founder of loudspeaker design and testing software company LOUDSOFT presented to the AES Melbourne Section on the topic “Loudspeaker Design & Test Methods” Peter started by summarizing his career to date starting with his working for several Scandinavian
- [2018 AGM Report](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/agmreport2018/) - The 2018 Annual General Meeting of the AES Melbourne Section was held at SAE South Melbourne on Monday 13th August. Chairman Graeme Huon presented his report on the Sections activities for the year. The Chairman's report can be read here. This was followed by Treasurer
- [Meeting Report: August 2018 Commercial Radio Networking with SCASat](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-aug-2018/) - Meeting Report - August 2018 On Monday August 13th, following a short Section AGM, Dan Jackson Head of Audio Operations at the major commercial radio network Southern Cross Austereo, (SCA) gave the Melbourne Section a presentation on SCA's groundbreaking national networking system, SCASat. After relating a potted version of
- [Preliminary Meeting Notice](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/preliminary-meeting-notice/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Mon 15th October at SAE South Melbourne. TV Sports audio director Phil Georges will give us an insight into Producing Audio for Live TV Sport Further details will be available shortly.
- [Call for Nominations](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/call-nominations/) - An election of AES Melbourne Section Office Bearers and Committee Members will be held at the August 13th AGM. We are very interested to receive nominations for all positions from Section members. Nominations can be presented before the meeting by completing and returning this nomination form. Alternatively, nominations will be accepted from the floor of
- [Meeting Notice: August 2018 AGM and Commercial Radio Networking](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-august-2018/) - August Meeting notice The Annual General Meeting of the Melbourne Section of the AES will be held on Monday August 13th 2018 at 7:30pm at The SAE Institute – Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd South Melbourne (directions below) The Agenda can be viewed here. General information about our Annual general Meetings can be found at
- [Meeting Notice: June 2018 Andy Stewart opines](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-june-2018/) - Meeting Notice The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 4th June at 7:30pm. Andy Stewart of The Mill studio will present on his experiences and opinions (of which he has many – and he is not afraid to share them!) on - Recording, Mixing, and Mastering – the changes and
- [June Meeting: Preliminary  Notice](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/june-meeting-preliminary-notice/) - Preliminary Meeting Notice The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be held on Monday June 4th at 7:30pm Andy Stewart of The Mill studio (and CX Magazine columnist) will give us his experiences and opinions on a range of recording, mixing, and mastering topics. Further details will follow shortly.
- [Meeting Notice: April 2018 Digital Audio Interfaces](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-april-2018-digital-audio-interfaces/) - Meeting Notice The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 9th April at 7:30pm. Steve Lincoln-Smith, MD of Innovative Music Australia, will present on Format Wars in 2018 with Digital Audio Interfaces Steve will be discussing the merits of USB, Firewire and the growth of the IP Ethernet-based systems. He will
- [2012 AGM Results](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/agm-results/) - AGM sees Rule Changes pass vote and two new Committee Members elected. The Annual General Meeting of the AES Melbourne Section Inc. was held on Mon 13th August 2012 at Swinburne Uni. The meeting voted unanimously for the Rule Changes put forward (and circulated well before the meeting). The changes largely bring the Rules up
- [2011 Election Results - AGM.](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/election-results-agm/) - The Annual General Meeting of The Audio Engineering Society Melbourne Section (Inc) was held on Mon 12th September 2011, where an election of Officers and Committee was held. The results are as follows: Chair - Mark Edwards Secretary - Peter Smerdon Treasurer - Graham Haynes Vice Chair - Jim Barbour Committee-persons: Graeme Huon Greg Segal
- [Acoustic/Audio Measurement Webinar](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/webinar1/) - One of our AES members has forwarded details to me of a series of audio webinars, which are currently running They are being presented by Head Acoustics, and cover a range of audio/acoustic testing processes. I present their link here FYI, without endorsing it in any way. http://www.head-acoustics.de/eng/training_center_telecom_webinars.htm As far as I can see they
- [April 2018 Meeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/april-2018-meeting/) - The next AES Melbourne Section meeting will tentatively be on Mon April 9th. The topic is professional USB audio interfaces We will have a speaker/speakers from Innovative Music Aust - distributors of RME and Focusrite products. Further details will be posted here as soon as they are available.
- [Meeting Report: Feb 2018 MCEC Tour](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-feb-2018-mcec-tour/) - On Monday February 12th, eighteen members and guests of the AES Melbourne Section visited the Melbourne Convention Centre where Infrastructure and Equipment Manager Michael Walker gave us a tour of the complex. Greeting us at the Convention Centre foyer, Michael gave us a short rundown of the history of the Centre, and an overview of
- [Meeting Notice: Feb 2018 MCEC Tour](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-feb2018/) - Meeting Notice The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 12th February. It will be a tour of The Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre Hosted by Michael Walker, Infrastructure and Equipment Manager, MCEC. The Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre is a world class venue, with a range of spaces suited to
- [December Meeting Notice: Immersive Audio from Dolby](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/december2017-meeting-notice/) - December Meeting Notice The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 11th December at 7:30pm at The SAE Institute Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd South Melbourne. Nick Engel of Dolby Labs will present on the topic Immersive Audio From the Cinema to the Home Nick will discuss the evolution of channel based audio to immersive audio formats and
- [The AES Melbourne Section Skills Survey](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/skills-survey-post/) - The AES Melbourne Section is conducting a survey of pro-audio practitioners to identify the education, skills, and experience of people working in the pro-audio industry. The purpose of the survey is to assist the Section in better provision of services to our members, and the industry at large. It will also help us in answering
- [Meeting Notice: Mon Nov 13th Loudspeaker Design and Testing Peter Larsen](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-nov-13th-2017/) - Meeting Notice The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 13th November at 7:30pm at The SAE Institute Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd South Melbourne. Peter Larsen of Danish loudspeaker design software developer LOUDSOFT will present on the topic Loudspeaker Design & Test Requirements The problems all loudspeaker manufacturers must solve Peter will describe and demonstrate the
- [Meeting Notice: Mon October 9th MCEC Digital Audio Install](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-mon-october-9th-mcec-digital-audio-install/) - October Meeting Notice. The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 9th October at 7:30pm at The SAE Institute Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd South Melbourne. Paul Moore, Project Manager, Rutledge AV, and Michael Walker, Infrastructure and Equipment Manager, MCEC will present on the topic: The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Audio Upgrade. The
- [2017 AGM Report](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/2017-agm-report/) - The 2017 Annual general Meeting of the AES Melbourne section was held at SAE South Melbourne on Monday 14th August. Chairman Graeme Huon presented his report on the Sections activities for the year. The Chairman's report can be read here. This was followed by Treasurer Graham Haynes
- [Next Meeting: October?](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-october/) - Planning is still underway for our next meeting. It is expected to be in early October. We'll keep you posted!
- [August 2017 Meeting: AGM and Graeme Huon on Speaker Design](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/august-2017-meeting/) - August Meeting notice The Annual General Meeting of the Melbourne Section of the AES will be held on Monday August 14th 2017 at 7:30pm at The SAE Institute - Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd South Melbourne (directions below) The Agenda can be viewed here. General information about our Annual general Meetings can be found at
- [SMPTE 2017: Early Bird Registration Extended](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/smpte-2017-early-bird-registration-extended/) - The SMPTE organizers have advised that early bird registrations have been extended to June 30th. Full session details, and their presenters are now available at http://smpte.com.au/2017/conference-details/
- [A New Neville Thiele Paper Published on our Website](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/neville-thiele-paper-annct/) - Power Limitations in High Quality Sound Reproduction by AN Thiele Dr Albert Neville Thiele was a world-recognised leader in the field of electrical Engineering and particularly for his pioneering work on loudspeaker and filter design. A prodigiously productive thinker and publisher, Neville always had a few new ideas under consideration, and at various stages of
- [Preliminary Meeting Notice: August 2017](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/preliminary-meeting-notice-august-2017/) - Preliminary Meeting Notice Annual General Meeting The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be held on 14th August 2017 at SAE, South Melbourne. It will be our Annual General Meeting, followed by a talk by Graeme Huon on his work on PAM loudspeaker design (Parametric Acoustic Modelling). For details on the AGM see
- [SMPTE17 Bookings now open](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/smpte17-bookings-open/) - The SMPTE organizers have asked us to advise that bookings for the the 2017 Conference and Exhibition in Sydney are open with early bird savings (until June 16th) and there are member discounts for AES members. Stay up to date with the latest technology, news and information surrounding all things broadcasting, media and entertainment.
- [AES 142nd Convention Berlin May 20-23](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/aes-142nd-convention-berlin-20-23/) - If you are lucky enough to be attending the Berlin convention 20th - 23rd May be sure to check out the regional forums and events, including the session at the Maratim Hotel, Salon 17 on Sunday May 21st at 1:30pm.
- [Meeting Notice: June 5th 2017 Radio Mics](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-5-6-2017/) - Meeting Notice June 2017 The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 5th June at 7:30pm at The SAE Institute Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd South Melbourne. James Waldron and Jason Grbevski of Sennheiser Australia will present on the topic: Wireless Microphones – current technologies Wireless microphones have continued to evolve since their introduction in 1957. The latest
- [Prelim Meeting Notice: June 5th 2017](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-meeting-notice-june-5th-2017/) - Preliminary Meeting Notice The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section is planned for Mon June 5th at the SAE Lecture Theatre in South Melb. Representatives will be visiting from Sennheiser Aust to update us on the latest on radio mic technology. Further details to come shortly.
- [Meeting Notice: April 24th 2017](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-april2017/) - Meeting Notice April 2017 The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 24th April at 7:30pm at: The SAE Institute Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd South Melbourne. Frank Andrewartha, of Quest Engineering will present on the topic: Sound Delivery against the odds - the technical challenge With Part 1 at our February meeting Frank Andrewartha of Quest Engineering
- [Meeting Notice: February 2017](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-feb-2017/) - February Meeting Notice The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 27th February at 7:30pm at: The Kilsyth South Baptist Church, 382-388 Liverpool Rd, Kilsyth. Frank Andrewartha, of Quest Engineering will demonstrate to us an example of typical church acoustics in a recently built church hall, and outline the sound designer’s solution to some common problems.
- [Prelim Meeting Notice: February 2017](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-notice-feb2017/) - Preliminary Meeting Notice February 27th The first AES Melbourne meeting of 2017 will be on Mon 27th February. It will be a visit to the Kilsyth South Baptist Church, where Frank Andrewartha of Quest Engineering will show their new auditorium sound system and speak to us on the related topic What did they
- [November Meeting Notice: Stephan Schutze on Audio for Interactive](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/november-meeting-notice-stephan-schutze-audio-interactive/) - November Meeting Notice The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 28th November at 7:30pm at: The SAE Institute Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd, South Melbourne. Stephan Schutze, will present on the topic Creating Audio for Interactive Environments The worldwide computer gaming industry is multi-billion dollar industry, with budgets for popular titles rivalling, and sometimes exceeding, those of blockbuster
- [October Meeting: Peter Freedman of RØDE Microphones](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/october-meeting-peter-freedman-rode-microphones/) - October Meeting Notice The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 10th October at 7:30pm at: The SAE Institute Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd, South Melbourne. Peter Freedman, founder of RØDE Microphones, will present on the topic Microphone Manufacturing in Australia. RØDE Microphones, an Australian Pro Audio icon, is now also its most famous and commercially successful pro audio
- [Annual General Meeting 2016 results: Some new faces...](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/agm-2016-results/) - On Monday August 8th, 16 members and 4 guests assembled in the SAE Melbourne Lecture Theatre for the Annual General Meeting of the AES Melbourne Section, and to hear Peter Blamey present on his company's IHearYou(R) Modern Tele-Audiology System Chairman Graeme Huon chaired the meeting, firstly presenting his Chairman's Report - available for reading here. Then Treasurer Graham
- [August 29th: Sound Level Management - Johannes Mulder](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/august-29th-johannes-mulder/) - Two AES Meetings in August! The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 29th August at 7:30pm at: The SAE Institute Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd, South Melbourne. Johannes Mulder from Perth’s Murdoch University will present on the topic Sound Level Management, a ground-up approach. Live Music Concerts using electronic amplification can get loud; too loud - exceeding regulatory
- [August 2016 Meeting: AGM and Peter Blamey on IHearYou System](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/august-2016-meeting-notice/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 8th August at 7:30pm at: The SAE Institute Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd, South Melbourne. The meeting will commence with our Annual General Meeting involving the presentation of Chairman’s and Treasurer’s reports, and the Committee election. It is expected to last 15 – 20 mins and non-members are welcome to sit
- [CSIRAC computer as a Musical Instrument?](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/csirac-computer-musical-instrument/) - How Australia played the world’s first music on a computer WE have just republished a most interesting article from The Conversation on this topic by Paul Doornbush. It's available from the Audio Legends menu tab (top of page) or directly at http://www.aesmelbourne.org.au/csirac-music-computer/ Graeme Huon has also contributed this summary on CSIRAC: Building a Computer The CSIR department
- [June 2016 Meeting: Technologies for Hearing and Listening](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/june-2016-meeting-notice/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 6th June at 7:30pm at: The SAE Institute Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd, South Melbourne. Prof Peter Blamey will present on the topic Technologies for Hearing and Listening. Hearing aids have evolved over time from passive ear trumpets through electronic amplifiers to miniature low energy computers that implement intelligent sound processing
- [Meeting Report: April 11th: From the Ear to the Brain - Understanding Speech Perception and Hearing Loss](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-april-11th/) - On Monday April 11th 30 members and guests heard Audiologist Alison King present on the topic “From the Ear to the Brain - Understanding Speech Perception and Hearing Loss” By way of introduction Alison described the role and activities of Australian Hearing – the practical clinical services, and the research division, National Acoustic Laboratories.
- [Meeting Report: Feb 15th Hamer Hall Visit](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-feb-15th/) - Hamer Hall Tour Behind the scenes with the technology On Monday February 15th, 30 members and visitors assembled at the Stage Door of Hamer Hall to meet Nick Carroll, Manager of Sound and Vision for the Arts Centre. Nick had generously agreed to conduct a tour of their concert venue, Hamer Hall. After greeting us
- [April Meeting: Date and Prelim Notice](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/april-2016-prelim-notice/) - Preliminary April Meeting Notice Audiologist Alison King We have set the date of the next AES Melbourne Section Meeting for Mon April 11th when professional audiologist Alison King will present on the basics of hearing. This will be the first in a series on the topic of hearing. Full details on this meeting to be
- [November Meeting Notice: Audio Digitization at NFSA](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/november-meeting-notice-audio-digitization-nfsa/) - Meeting Notice The next meeting of the Melbourne Section of the AES will be held on Monday November 16th 2015 at 7:30pm at The SAE Institute - Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd South Melbourne (use Woodgate St entrance - see directions below) Ross Garrett, Manager - Audio Services at the National Film and Sound Archive
- [Annual General Meeting 2015 results: Musical Chairs...](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/agm2015-results/) - On Monday September 14th, 15 members and 10 guests assembled in the SAE Melbourne Lecture Theatre for the Annual General Meeting of the AES Melbourne Section, and to hear Michail Barabasz speak on the topic Anatomy of a Loudspeaker Driver. Secretary, Peter Smerdon welcomed everyone, and explained that both the Chairman (Mark Edwards) and Vice-Chair
- [Meeting Notice: Sept 14th AGM plus Anatomy of a Loudspeaker Driver](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-sept-2015/) - Notice of Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the Melbourne Section of the AES will be held on Monday September 14th 2015 at 7:30pm at The SAE Institute - Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd South Melbourne (directions below) The short AGM will be followed by a presentation by Michail Barabasz on the topic
- [Meeting Notice: Mon 10th August ... Designing Practical High End Audio Amplifiers](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-august2015/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 10th August at 7:30pm at The SAE Institute Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd South Melbourne. Hugh Dean of Aspen Amplifiers (http://www.aksaonline.com) will present on the topic Designing Practical High End Audio Amplifiers Hugh will describe the history of his AKSA amplifier design, giving detailed information and methodologies. He will also highlight
- [Vale Graeme Cohen: News from Adelaide](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/vale-graeme-cohen/) - Vale: Graeme Cohen - Inventor, Engineer. Many thanks to David Murphy, Adelaide Chair, for this sad news. Below is the notice he issued. Members will be saddened to learn that Graeme recently passed away. We offer our condolences to his family and friends. His funeral will be at 11:00 am, Tuesday 4th August, 2015 White
- [Meeting Notice: Wed 3rd June Amplifier Design and Feedback Systems](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-june2015/) - This time it’s a Wednesday night!! The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Wednesday 3rd June at 7:30pm at The SAE Institute Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd South Melbourne. Amplifier Design and Feedback Systems - Everything you need to know about feedback and distortion in audio amplifiers. An essential step in the delivery of the audio experience is the
- [Prelim Meeting Notice: Date Changed Now June 3rd](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-meeting-notice-june/) - Preliminary Meeting Notice - June 2015 Analog Audio Amplifier Theory - with Ed Cherry We are pleased to confirm that Ed Cherry has agreed to present to the Melbourne Section on this topic. *** Due to an issue with Ed Cherry's schedule, the date of this meeting has been changed *** The date will now be
- [April 2015 Meeting: Digital Audio Networking with Dante](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/digital-audio-networking-dante/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 20th April at 7:30pm at The SAE Institute Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd South Melbourne. Aidan Williams, founder and Chief Technology Officer of Audinate will present on: Digital Audio Networking with Dante Dante has become the most ubiquitous system for the interconnection of uncompressed multi-channel low-latency digital audio over a standard Ethernet
- [February 2015 Meeting Notice: Soundfirm visit and Dolby Atmos](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/february-2015-meeting/) - Meeting Notice: Soundfirm visit - Dolby Atmos Mixing Theatre The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be on Monday 9th February at 7:30pm at Soundfirm Melbourne 23-31 Fennell St Port Melbourne. (directions below). Senior mixer Chris Goodes will host us on a tour of Soundfirm’s new Fennell St. facility, with special attention to Australia’s first (and, so
- [Meeting Notice: "From continuous to discrete and back again"](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-nov2014/) - Meeting Notice: The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section is on Monday 24th November at 7:30pm at The SAE Institute Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd South Melbourne. (directions below). Mark Edwards will present on the topic: "From continuous to discrete and back again" Practical demonstrations of digital audio sampling theory. This talk will build on last month’s introductory
- [Meeting Notice: What’s all this Digital Stuff about anyway?](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-oct-2014/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section is on Monday 13th October at 7:30pm at: The School of Audio Engineering (SAE) Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd South Melbourne (directions below). Rod Staples will present on the topic: What’s all this Digital Stuff about anyway? In a world that demands best use of byte budgets between word length,
- [Meeting Report: August 2014... High End Turntable Design with Mark Döhmann](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-august-2014-high-end-turntable-design/) - High End Turntable Design with Mark Döhmann On Monday August 11th, 16 members and 10 guests assembled in the SAE Melbourne Lecture Theatre for the Annual General Meeting of the AES Melbourne Section, and to hear Mark Döhmann speak on the topic High End Turntable Design. For a report on the business of the AGM,
- [Preliminary Meeting Notice: Mon October 13th](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/preliminary-meeting-notice-mon-october-13th/) - A note for your diaries: The next AES Melbourne Section meeting will be on Mon October 13th - at SAE in South Melbourne. It will be a presentation on digital audio basics ... further details will be posted here shortly.
- [Annual General Meeting Results - round up the usual suspects.](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/annual-general-meeting-results-usual-suspects/) - On Monday August 11th, 16 members and 10 guests assembled in the SAE Melbourne Lecture Theatre for the Annual General Meeting of the AES Melbourne Section, and to hear Mark Doehmann speak on the topic High End Turntable Design. Chairman Mark Edwards welcomed everyone, and presented his Chairman’s Report and then Treasurer Graham Haynes presented
- [Meeting Notice: AGM August 11th](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-agm-august-11th/) - Notice of Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the Melbourne Section of the AES will be held on Monday August 11th 2014 at 7:30pm at The School of Audio Engineering (SAE) Lecture Theatre, 235 Normanby Rd South Melbourne (directions below) The Agenda can be found here. The short AGM will be followed by
- [Meeting Report: June 2014... RMIT's Spatial Information Architecture Laboratory](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-june-2014/) - RMIT's Spatial Information Architecture Laboratory On Monday June 2nd Associate Professor Lawrence Harvey and AES stalwart & PhD candidate Jim Barbour hosted twenty Section members and guests at the SIAL Sound Studios at RMIT’s Design Hub in Carlton. After a brief tour of the main performance space, we were ushered into the main experimental space,
- [Meeting Notice: June 2nd](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-june-2014/) - Meeting Notice The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section is on Monday 2nd June at 7:30pm at The SIAL Sound Studios at RMIT Design Hub - cnr Victoria & Swanston St. Associate Professor Lawrence Harvey and Jim Barbour will host a tour of the SIAL Sound Studios : The SIAL Sound Studios are a multi-disciplinary facility, incorporating
- [Further Discussion on April Meeting Topic](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/discussion-april-meeting-topic/) - Bohdan Raczynski has generously made himself available for further discussion on our Google Group ( https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/aes-melbourne-discussion ) about his presentation at the AES Melb meeting last week on: A phase linear monitor loudspeaker system with flat axial response implemented using Ultimate Equaliser software For those who wish to pursue the topic further - just ask your
- [Meeting Notice: Mon April 14th.. Ultimate Equalizer Software & Speaker/Room Design](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-april2014/) - Meeting Notice The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section is on Monday 14th April at 7:30pm at The Australian College of the Arts (Collarts) 55 Brady Street, South Melbourne. Bohdan Raczynski of Bodzio Software will present on the topic: A phase linear monitor loudspeaker system with flat axial response implemented using Ultimate Equaliser software
- [Meeting Report February 2014: Visit to Vic Police Forensic Audio Studio](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-february-2014/) - On Mon Feb 10th 15 AES members squeezed into one of several forensic audio studios at Victoria Police’s McLeod Forensic Science Centre. Forensic Officer Jason Ferridge welcomed the group & introduced his colleague Dean Catoggio. He explained that the studios had been in place for almost 20 years, and then went on to describe the
- [Graham Thirkell: A Legend of Audio](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/graham-thirkell-legend-audio/) - The Graham Thirkell tribute has now been published on this website. It contains a wealth of information on this amazing electronic and acoustic designer including many photos from Graham's own collection. It can be accessed via the "Legends of Audio" menu item at the top of any page, or by following this link This is
- [ASSG hears Billy Woodman](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/assg-billy-woodman/) - AES members report on ASSG Billy Woodman event. Several members of the AES accepted the ASSG invitation and attended their recent Billy Woodman (ATC) presentation on his latest loudspeaker design work. Here, courtesy of committee member Graeme Huon, is a report on this event. Two old friends and pioneers of the world audio industry met
- [Meeting Notice: Monday Feb 10th](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-monday-feb-14th/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section is on Monday 10th February at 7:30pm at The Victorian Forensic Science Centre, McLeod Forensic Audio Section Tour and Presentation It will be a tour of the Centre’s Forensic Audio section, by AES member and Vic. Police Forensic Officer Jason Ferridge. Jason will be showing us the
- [Billy Woodman to demo speakers at ASSG event](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/billy-woodman-assg/) - The Victorian Chapter of the Australian Screen Sound Guild has issued an invitation to AES Members and friends to this product demo event next Tuesday Jan 21st at 4pm.
- [November Meeting: Related Links](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/nov-meeting-links/) - An introduction to Noise Source Identification (NSI) Techniques. Mon November 11th. The full meeting report for this meeting will be posted shortly. In the meantime here are some related web links for those who attended, or who wonder what they missed. Webtrak aircraft noise tracker - web-based Melbourne aircraft noise tracker: http://webtrak.bksv.com/mel Brüel & Kjær Noise
- [Meeting Notice, 11th November 2013](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-november-2013/) - The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section is on Monday 11th November at 7:30pm at Swinburne University - Lecture Theatre EN413. It will introduce an interesting new application of microphone technology. An introduction to Noise Source Identification (NSI) Techniques. Beamforming and Acoustic Holography are relatively new microphone array based methods employed in the mapping
- [Next Meeting - February 2014](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-feb-2014/) - Next AES Melb Section Meeting - Feb 2014 Planning is well underway for the February 2014 meeting. It is hoped that this will be another interesting site tour, and we expect to have the details locked in shortly. Preliminary details will be posted here as soon as they are finalized. We look forward to
- [Meeting Report - October 2013 - Practical Studio Mic Applications](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-october-2013/) - Practical Studio Mic Applications Daniel Desiere On 14th October, 20 members and 4 guests assembled in Daniel Desiere’s personal studio at Dex Audio in Kensington, for a practical demonstration of Studio Microphones Applications. Daniel started first with an overview of his philosophy of microphone technique. Daniel, being a talented electronics designer, described how he modifies
- [Prelim November Meeting Notice](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-november-meeting-notice/) - Preliminary Notice - November 2013 Meeting Acoustic Holography Maurizio Demontis - Brüel & Kjær Australia Monday 11th November - 7:30pm at Swinburne Uni Maurizio Demontis, Regional Manager of Brüel & Kjær Australia, will present on this important growing field of using sound fields for noise source localization and analysis. A very different microphone application. More details to
- [October Meeting Notice](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/oct-meeting/) - Practical Studio Microphone Applications Daniel Desiere - Dex Audio Monday 14th October - 7:30pm Following Rod Staples Introduction to Microphone Theory session in August, we are moving things up a notch with a practical session on using mics in a studio environment - with studio engineer and audio designer Daniel Desire. Daniel has kindly arranged
- [Ray Dolby : 1933 - 2013](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/ray-dolby-1933-2013/) - Dr Ray Dolby died on Thursday aged 80. Dr Dolby was one of those rare individuals in the audio industry whose name is well known to the general public - through his ground-breaking tape noise reduction technology, and all his cinema sound technologies. He was gracious enough to present the keynote address at the 6th
- [October Meeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/october-meeting/) - Preliminary Notice - October 2013 Meeting Practical Microphone Applications Daniel Desire - Dex Audio Monday 14th October - 7:30pm This will be a practical session on-site at Daniel's personal studio at Dex Audio in Macaulay Rd Kensington (*not* Dex's "Newmarket Studio" in Arden St) Those who attended the Dex Audio tour last year will remember Daniel's
- [Results of AGM 2013 Election](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/results-agm-2013/) - 2013-14 Committee. On Monday 5th August 2013 the Annual General Meeting of The AES Melbourne Section Inc. was held at Swinburne Uni. A new Committee was elected. The results are as follows: Chair - Mark Edwards Secretary - Peter Smerdon Treasurer - Graham Haynes Vice Chair - Graeme Huon Committee-members: Rodney Staples Michail Barabasz Paolo
- [August Meeting - AGM](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/august-meeting-agm/) - The next Meeting of the Melbourne Section of the AES will be held on Monday August 5th 2013 at 7:30pm at Swinburne University Lecture Theatre EN101 (directions below) This is the occasion of the Annual General Meeting of the Section. Further details on the AGM and Committee Election can be found here. The brief AGM will
- [2013 AGM scheduled for August](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/2013-agm-scheduled-august/) - ***** Prelim August Meeting Notice ***** The next meeting will be in early August (date to be confirmed). It will include the Annual General Meeting, with Election of Officers and Committee... If you are interested in serving on the Committee (or are just curious about the functions of the Committee please refer to this page.
- [Call for Nominations - Section Committee Elections August 5th](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/call-nominations-2013/) - The new AES Melbourne Section Committee will be elected at the Annual General Meeting to be held on Mon 5th August 2013. Nominations are welcomed for all positions. We would love to see some fresh faces and ideas at our Committee Meetings. The workload is not particularly onerous, and can be as little as attending
- [Meeting Notice June 2013 ... Computer Audio Interfaces](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/june-2013-computer-audio-interfaces/) - June Meeting Notice The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section is on Monday 3rd June 2013 at 7:30pm in Lecture Theatre EN515 at Swinburne University. Our Chairman Mark Edwards will speak on the topic Computer Interfaces for Audio Much of today’s professional audio is captured, stored, edited, and replayed on computer hardware. Mark’s presentation
- [Dr Albert Neville Thiele (4 December-1920 – 1 October-2012)](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/neville-thiele-obit/) - Neville Thiele, a former Vice President International of the AES, has died in Sydney, Australia, at the age of 91. A Queenslander by birth, Neville was a friend to all who knew him, within the AES and outside, a great scholar, a fine engineer, a bushwalker and a man of peace. “Born within the smell
- [Meeting Report April 9th Music&Effects tour](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-april-9th-musiceffects-tour/) - On Tuesday April 9th Doron Kipen hosted 22 members and guests at the Music & Effects Post Production Studios in South Yarra to see and hear the techniques used in producing modern film sound. Moving first into the Mixing Theatre, Doron demonstrated the characteristics of the audio-transparent screen, and the speakers behind it. He
- [MUSIC and EFFECTS Studio Tour](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/music-effects-studio-tour/) - Next Meeting is on *Tuesday* April 9th The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section is on Tuesday 9th April 2013 and will be another exciting site tour. MUSIC and EFFECTS Post Production Studio Tuesday 9th April at 7:30pm at 1 Yarra St South Yarra Music & Effects is an award winning sound post production studio.
- [April 2013 Meeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/april-2013-meeting/) - Preliminary Meeting Notice The next meeting is scheduled for Mon April 8th. Tuesday April 9th It is planned to be a tour of M & E Post Production Studios in South Yarra. Further details as they come to hand. See meeting notice here
- [CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS – AES@SMPTE13](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/aessmpte13/) - 23rd – 26th July 2013, Sydney Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia The Australian Sections of the Audio Engineering Society have negotiated a programming partnership for the SMPTE13 Conference and Exhibition. http://www.smpte.com.au/ The AES is calling for submissions for papers, tutorials, and workshops for this event. Information is available from http://smpte.com.au/sydney/?page_id=325 To submit a proposal
- [Meeting Notice - February 18th 2013](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-notice-february-18th-2013/) - This month the Australian Acoustical Society joins with us to present the final in our Acoustics series Combined Meeting Notice The next meeting of the Melbourne Section of the AES, and the Victorian Division of The Australian Acoustical Society will be a combined meeting to be held on Mon 18th February 2013 at 7:30pm in Lecture Theatre EN101 at Swinburne Uni, on
- [We've lost another pioneer](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/lost-pioneer/) - Stefan Kudelski dies. Stefan Kudelski, the inventor of the Nagra series of audio tape recorders - unbiquitous in film sound and broadcast has died at age 84. Details at http://www.nagra.com/cms/Death-of-Mr-Stefan-Kudelski.html
- [Date Set for February 2013 meeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/feb-2013-meeting-advance/) - Advance Meeting Notice Hamer Hall Renovations Mon February 18th Our first meeting for 2013 has been confirmed for Mon February 18th at 7:30pm at Swinburne Uni (room number yet to be confirmed). There will be two speakers from Marshall Day Acoustics: Peter Exton will speak on the changes to the room acoustics. -and- John Alekna
- [AES Committee stalwart wins award](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/aes-committee-stalwart-wins-award/) - Congratulations to AES Melbourne Section committee stalwart Greg Segal, who has won the award for Excellence in Technical/IT Services at the CBAA Conference. (CBAA is the Community Broadcasting Association of Aust). Apparently he got a standing ovation! Well done Greg. Award winners list here
- [Meeting Notice - November 12th](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/studio-design/) - November Meeting Notice *** venue confirmed - details below*** Studio Acoustics and Design Presented by Peter Brown. The next Meeting of the Melbourne Section of the AES will be held on Monday November 12th 2012 at 7:30pm at Swinburne University (room number to be advised shortly), and will feature renowned studio designer Peter Brown. Following
- [Preliminary Meeting Notice May 2012](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/prelim-meeting-notice-may-2012/) - April Meeting - deferred to May Tour of Gearhouse OB Van The Dex Audio visit planned for April has been delayed to June, due to a major equipment installation in progress. Details are still being finalized, but the next meeting will be a tour of one of Gearhouse Broadcast's big Outside Broadcast trucks, but it
- [AES Melbourne Section May meeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/gearhouse/) - Gearhouse Broadcast Van Tour The next AES Melbourne Section meeting will be a tour of one of the Gearhouse Broadcast OB Vans used for AFL coverage. Audio Engineer Peter Craig will host the tour, and provide insights into the technology and practices involved in bringing the footy to your screens. Details: Monday 21st May 2012 at
- [Next Meeting - Dex Audio tour June 18th](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/dexaudio/) - Advance Meeting Notice The next AES meeting will be a tour of Dex Audio's CD/DVD Mastering and Manufacturing facility. The date will be Mon June 18th. Please keep that date free. Further details to come.
- [Intro to Architectural Acoustics](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/intro-arch-acoustics/) - October Meeting Notice Introduction to Architectural Acoustics Presented by Dr Rodney Staples The next Meeting of the Melbourne Section of the AES will be held on Monday October 8th 2012 at 7:30pm at Swinburne University Lecture Theatre EN102 (directions below), and will be an introductory
- [Vale: Neville Thiele](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/vale-neville-thiele/) - It is with regret that we must acknowledge the passing of AES Fellow Dr (Albert) Neville Thiele OAM in Sydney on Monday night. The audio community has lost a champion and luminary. A tribute will follow.
- [October Meeting - Acoustics 101](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/october-meeting-acoustics-101/) - Preliminary Meeting Notice - October. The next meeting will be on October 8th at 7:30pm We will return to Swinburne Uni where we will hear Rodney Staples speak on the basics of acoustics. Full details to follow shortly.
- [Annual General Meeting - Mon August 13th](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/agm2012/) - Advance Notice - Annual General Meeting Our Annual General Meeting will be held on the evening of Monday August 13th at Swinburne Uni (Eng Building - room number yet to be determined). As well as the usual Chairman's and Treasurer's reports and the election of the Committee, a series of changes to our Association Rules
- [AGM 2012](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/agm-2012/) - The Annual General Meeting of the Melbourne Section of the AES will be held on Monday August 13th 2012 at 7:30pm at Swinburne University Lecture Theatre EN102 (directions below) The Agenda can be viewed or downloaded here. If you are a voting member (Member Grade or higher) please check the Agenda, and take particular note
- [Dex Audio facility tour](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/dex/) - June Meeting Notice The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section is on Mon 18th June 2012 and will be another exciting site tour. Dex Audio Tour – The Kensington Facility. Hosted by co-owners Daniel Desiere & Greg Williams, and Chief Mastering Engineer Jason
- [Gearhouse - more photos](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/gearhouse-photos/) - Additional photos - Gearhouse OB Van tour May 2012 Return to main story Return to main story
- [Meeting Report - May 21st Gearhouse Broadcast Van tour](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-report-gearhouse/) - HD-2 OB Van On Mon 21st May 2012 Gearhouse Broadcast Audio Engineer Peter Craig hosted 17 AES members and guests on a tour of one of their Outside Broadcast vans utilized by both the Seven Network and Fox Footy for AFL, and by a range of clients for other sporting and special events broadcasts. The van
- [Preliminary Meeting Notice June 2012](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/preliminary-meeting-notice-april-2012/) - *** This visit has been postponed to the June Meeting*** April meeting now to be tour of Gearhouse OB Van see separate notice... Preliminary Notice Visit to Dex Audio CD & DVD Plant The next meeting will be held on Mon April 9th, and June meeting will be a visit to Dex Audio's Kensington CD and DVD
- [February 2012 meeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/february-2012-meeting/) - February Meeting Notice The next meeting of the Melbourne Section of the AES will be held on Mon 13th February 2012 at 7:30pm in Lecture Theatre EN101 at Swinburne Uni, on the topic: Distortion Control in High Power Woofer Designs Presented by Michail Barabasz
- [Next Meeting - February 2012](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-february-2012/) - The next meeting will be held in February 2012 - anticipated date 13th Feb. Topic is yet to be announced. Please check in again in the new year.
- [November meeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/november-14th-meeting/) - Meeting Notice - November. Our next meeting will be on Monday November 21st with Graeme Huon giving us an update on his Vector WaveFront system - a proposed future audio imaging technology. Venue is: Swinburne Uni, Hawthorn Engineering Building Room EN313 (Level 3 - up the escalators) More details to follow soon...
- [November Meeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/november-meeting/) - Graeme Huon to demonstrate his Vector Wavefront scheme. Mon November 21st, 7:30pm at Swinburne Uni (Engineering Building Room EN313) The topic of the next meeting of the Melbourne Section of the AES will be: Capture, editing, decoding and rendering for future audio imaging technologies - an update and demonstration. by Graeme Huon. Graeme's Vector Wavefront audio
- [Bill Armstrong to Talk at IEEE Melb](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/bill-armstrong-talk-ieee-melb/) - The IEEE Victorian Section's Signal Processing Chapter has issued an invitation to AES Section members and visitors to attend a talk by recording pioneer Bill Armstrong on Wed 5th October at 6pm. Registration is required. Full details on the IEEE website
- [Annual General Meeting - Mon September 12th](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/annual-general-meeting-mon-september-12th/) - Notice of Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the Melbourne Section of the AES will be held on Monday September 12th 2011 at 7:30pm at RMIT Room 056.05.085 (directions below) The Agenda is available here. The short AGM will be followed by a presentation by Dr Rodney Staples (AES member) on the topic
- [AGM Agenda](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/agm-agenda/) - Agenda - Annual General Meeting 12th September 2011 - 7:30pm Apologies Minutes of previous Annual General Meeting Matters arising Chairman’s report Treasurer’s Report Appointment of auditor Election of Officers and Committee Chairman Vice-Chairman Secretary Treasurer Committee members (up to six) Any members interested in serving the Section by standing for election
- [Two meetings coming up - both with international speakers](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meetings-coming-international-speakers/) - June/July is going to be a busy time for AES meetings. We have two meetings with respected international speakers, one of them just over a week away….. Thursday 30th June at 7:30pm at Swinburne Uni - Lecture Theatre EN101 Soundscape Recordist Doug Quin on Technology, Techniques and Approach to Natural Soundscape Recording. Thursday 14th July

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- [Annual General Meeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/agm/) - The Annual General Meeting of the AES Melbourne Section Inc. is held annually at a date before the end of September. The 2026 AGM will be held via Zoom on Monday 17th August at 7:30 pm AESTThe Agenda can be read hereThe 2025 AGM was held on Monday 11th August at 7:30pm via ZoomDetails on
- [Committee](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/committee/) - The AES Melbourne Section is managed by a volunteer committee constituted by our Association Rules. The Committee consists of: Chairman Vice Chairman Treasurer Secretary -and- Up to six ordinary
- [The ACETA Archive of Excellence ©](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/aceta/) - The Australian Commercial and Entertainment Technologies Association - ACETA (https://www.aceta.org.au/) is the industry association for the commercial and entertainment technologies sector, managed from Melbourne. It represents and promotes the common interests of and provides a united voice for the industry and its members in the area of audio, lighting, vision, staging, communications and control equipment,
- [The Quiet Achievers](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/quiet-achievers/) - Throughout the history of audio there have been many talented and skilled people working quietly to advance the art and science of audio engineering. Away from the spotlight, these people have made significant contributions to the industry. This section will feature some of these more low-profile achievers. Our first Quiet Achiever to be featured is:Michail
- [Graham Haynes: A Quiet Achiever in Audio Product Representation](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/graham-haynes/) - In the current times of the Internet and Social Media, information about new products and developments is available instantaneously. In the pre-Internet days, audio professionals relied on the audio importers and distributors to update them about new products coming onto the market that could help them in their work. Key players in this space were
- [Graham Thirkell](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/graham-thirkell-landing-pg/) - Graham John Thirkell, Audio Pioneer. 1937 – 2010
- [Graham Thirkell: Studio Design Principles (1981 Audio Recording)](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/graham-thirkell-1981-audio-recording/) - Since the late 1970s, Graham Thirkell was the pre-eminent designer and builder of studios for recording and in radio and TV in Australia. His experience in the acoustical field was initially built on his agency for Tom Hidley, who had a global studio construction business, with over 180 studio projects world-wide at the time of
- [Paul Messick: A Quiet Achiever in Audio Design](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/messick-quiet-achiever/) - In an Oral History video recorded by Dr Rodney Staples, Paul describes having an early interest in electronics from reading the correspondence course materials bought home from his father’s work. In high school, he put this interest to work by servicing equipment from a nearby electronics store, and rebuilding discarded electronic devices. Paul’s choice of
- [audio](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/audio/) - Audio for codec playback tests The WAV file:https://aesmelb2.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/test_count.wav The m4a file:https://aesmelb2.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/test_count.m4a The Ogg Vorbis file:https://aesmelb2.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/test_count.ogg The FLAC file:https://aesmelb2.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/test_count.flac
- [Ric Curtin](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/curtin/) - Ric Curtin is a sound designer and post-production sound mixer for film and documentary productions, and is accredited by the Australian Screen Sound Guild. His 50 year career in audio has encompassed music production and television sound, as well as post-production, and he constructed and ran several studios (Singapore and Perth) before setting up his
- [Martin Benge](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/benge/) - Martin Benge’s career spans more than 40 years of continuous involvement in the Australian and UK music recording industries, from engineering apprentice, to recording engineer, producer, studio manager, and more recently independent consultant and radio presenter.Having stared out in London in the early 1960s Martin worked his way through EMI’s Abbey Road Studios training scheme
- [Ross Cockle](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/cockle/) - With a background as a staff engineer at the biggest and busiest studio in Australia, Armstrong’s/AAV in Melbourne starting in the early Seventies, Ross has worked with many great bands and musicians. Early success with albums for Little River Band, Australian Crawl, a Midnight Oil Ep (Bird Noises) and Producing the International hit for Real
- [In Their Own Words](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/in-their-own-words/) - Over the years the AES Melbourne Section has hosted presentations by leading audio practitioners recounting their careers and experiences. The meeting reports and videos of these presentations are valuable resources covering aspects of the history of the local professional audio industry. Learn more about these industry pioneers and leaders through these reports, videos and other
- [Audio History](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/audio-history/) - Here we document and celebrate the history of the professional audio industry in Australia through the achievements of its people. The Legends of Audio page is meant to celebrate the achievements of the true legends, and help us all know them a little better.These are people whose names are synonymous with their particular field of
- [Ben Osmo](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/osmo/) - Ben started his career as a film sound recordist in 1975 and has been working continuously in the field since. He has worked on many major motion pictures, both in Australia and abroad. He has worked with many of Australia’s (and the world’s) leading directors and actors. His list of credits includes Dead Calm, Strictly
- [Peter Freedman OAM](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/freedman-2/) - Shortly after inheriting Freedman Electronics, the pro-audio business he’d grown up in, Peter Freedman nearly ran it into the ground. He lost his home and family cars, and was over a million dollars in debt. Now, over 30 years later, Peter has rebuilt the company into an Australian manufacturing-exporting powerhouse that delivers peerless studio, broadcast,
- [The Conventions 1984 - 1996](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/conventions/) - 1984 – Digital Audio in the Eighties. The First Regional Convention with the theme “Digital Audio in the Eighties” was held in September 1984 In the 1970’s and 1980’s the primary Convention for Radio, Television, and Recording technology, as well as the general Electronics Design and Manufacturing industries, was the biennial IREECON mounted by the
- [Section History](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/section-history/) - The Audio Engineering Society (AES) was originally formed in 1948 in New York, growing to have Sections throughout the world. Melbourne Section – The Early Years The AES Melbourne Section was formed in 1974, during a period when the Audio Engineering Society was expanding in the Asia-Pacific region under the leadership of the Society’s first
- [Historical Meeting Notices - 1995-1999](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/historical-meeting-notices/) - Scans of older Meeting Notices are being added here, as time permits. Some of the topics are fascinating. In February 1979, respected loudspeaker designer Billy Woodman (ATC) presented on his S-50 Studio Control Monitors In early August 1983 there was a tour of the newly opened Radio Australia studios in Burwood. Later in August 1983
- [History of the Section](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/history-of-the-section/) - In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the AES Melbourne Section, we have compiled a short history of the Section, its achievements and notable characters. There are three parts to this: Section History: A full overview of the Section's activities 1974-2024. The Conventions: A major achievement in the 1980s-1990s was the mounting of six Regional
- [Graeme Huon: A Quiet Achiever in Audio](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/huon-quiet-achiever/) - Graeme Huon graduated from Monash University in 1974 with a B.Elec.Eng, a thirst for knowledge and a strong leaning towards solving problems.He followed this with a Post-Grad. DipEd from Rusden SCV and worked as a mathematics, electronics & physics teacher at Dandenong Middle-Level College & TAFE on innovative education programs. Two years later he joined
- [Michail Barabasz: A Quiet Achiever in Loudspeaker Design](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/barabasz-quiet-achiever/) - The modern loudspeaker tends to be an aggregate of component parts from specialist companies each concentrating on one aspect - magnets, voice-coils, surrounds, and so on. Michail Barabasz and his company Lorantz Audio is one clear exception. Audio pioneer Dr. Neville Thiele once described Michail Brabasz as ‘the best single source of electromagnetic loudspeaker driver
- [Neville Thiele](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/audio-legend-neville-thiele/) - Dr Albert Neville Thiele was a world-recognised leader in the field of electrical Engineering and particularly for his pioneering work on loudspeaker and filter design. A prodigiously productive thinker and publisher, Neville always had a few new ideas under consideration, and at various stages of preparation towards release. Three of these were being prepared for
- [Audio Workplaces and Education Study Appendix 2](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/audio-study-appendix-2/) - Appendix 2: Summary of Study Evaluating an industry The starting point for this study was to determine the nature and extent of the “industry”. Even a cursory examination of the AES Melbourne Section website shows just how diverse are the applications of audio, and the skill-sets that practitioners demonstrate. Without a clear understanding of the
- [Audio Workplaces and Education Study 2017/2018](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/audio-workplaces-education-study-2017-2018/) - **Update - February 2020 - Schools & Courses updated** An updated listing of schools and courses based on many searches of the current Victorian Tertiary Education Guide was compiled in February 2020. For a copy of the full Workplaces Study (including this update) send an email request to rodstaples@ozemail.com.au .AES Melbourne Audio Workplaces and Education
- [Past Meetings](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/pastevents/) - This page links you to a list of reports for meetings that have been held...
- [Legends of Audio](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/legends-audio/) - Over the years the Australian audio industry has seen many fine engineers, inventors and creative thinkers. There are many who have contributed significantly to the local audio industry, and even a few who have changed the World's view on some particular audio topic. This page is meant to celebrate the achievements of the true legends,
- [Breakthrough Developments](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/breakthrough-developments/) - The industry has seen many world-leading audio developments come out of Australia - often not attributable to a single individual, but to a team of forward thinkers and skilled practicioners. Content under development...
- [Exactly what is Audio Engineering?](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/audio-engineering/) - The term "audio engineering" is very broad, and can encompass a wide range of activities in the audio sphere. The loose terms "recording engineer", "live sound engineer", and the more generic "sound engineer" are used to denote practitioners of the discipline "production and operations". These are the people whose skills and creativity are used in
- [Audio Education](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/audio-education/) - Resources here for those seeking to commence or further their audio engineering education. Audio Workplaces and Education Study 2017/2018 Exactly what is Audio Engineering? Web Training Resources
- [Peter Freedman AM](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/freedman/) - In 2016 Peter Freedman AM, founder and CEO of RØDE Microphones spoke at an AES Melbourne Section meeting about Microphone Manufacturing in Australia. His talk ended up being a fascinating retelling of his personal journey in audio up to that time – a journey that continues to this day. Peter has created a world-class microphone
- [Association Rules](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/rules/) - The Melbourne Section of the Audio Engineering Society is an Incorporated Association under the laws of Victoria. The Association Rules are registered with Consumer Affairs, Victoria and the currently operative Rules can be seen here. Membership arrangements The AES Melbourne Section Inc., as an Incorporated Association under Victorian law, is required to maintain its own membership
- [Ask Me Anything: The Committee](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/ama/) - The Committee of the AES Melbourne Section is available to answer whatever questions you have on the Section. Ask away in the comments....
- [Privacy](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/privacy/) - Document purpose The AES Melbourne Section (Inc) does not geographically restrict website availability. This document addresses the requirement for information stewardship on all Internet usage, with a particular regard to Governmental requirements pertaining to them, for example the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Who we are http://aesmelbourne.org.au is the website of the Melbourne
- [Audio Workplaces and Education Study Appendix 1](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/audio-study-appendix-1/) - Appendix 1 – Audio Job Functions (a) Jobs recently listed on job search websites: Video Editor and Post Production Sound Operator Electrical Engineer - Sound Processors and Connectivity Sound Engineer, Technical Demonstrator Sound Technician Audio Visual Engineer (Designer) Audio Visual Engineer Audio Visual Technician, Engineer, Project & Site Managers - Multiple Positions Systems Engineer (Audio
- [How Australia played the world’s first music on a computer](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/csirac-music-computer/) - How Australia played the world's first music on a computer Paul Doornbusch, Australian College of the Arts (Collarts) We don’t think twice about playing music via a computer – we have them in our pockets, and in our homes and offices, with music on tap. But playing music on a computer was once an almost
- [Latest Chairman's Report](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/chairmans-report/) - Chairman’s Report - 2017/2018 Meetings: In the twelve months since the last AGM AES Melbourne has held seven meetings on topics of interest to general and new members alike. These included: Last year’s AGM in August was followed by a presentation by Graeme Huon (HUONLABS) on
- [Web Training Resources](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/web-training-resources/) - Access audio engineering training resources via the Web. There is much material available online, but not all is factual or useful. Sometimes the challenge is to separate the wheat from the chaff. AES does not offer career or training advice, but has identified information on courses and training resources available, and the various Sections including
- [Survey Concluded!!](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/skills-survey-2017/) - This survey has now closed for responses Thanks to all who participated. Once the data is analyzed we will report results.
- [Upcoming webinars](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/upcoming-webinars/) - [events_show category="4"] Event Organizers: To request inclusions/deletions/changes please contact the AES Melbourne Section via this contact form Disclaimer: This listing is provided for information purposes only. The AES Melbourne Section does not guarantee the accuracy of this material. Please contact the webinar organizer directly to confirm details. Inclusion here does not suggest endorsement by the AES Melbourne
- [Audio Papers](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/audio-papers/) - This page provides links to audio-related papers which may be of interest. Papers hosted on this site: Power Limitations in High Quality Sound Reproduction by AN Thiele Dr Albert Neville Thiele was a world-recognised leader in the field of electrical Engineering and particularly for his pioneering work on loudspeaker and filter design. A prodigiously productive
- [Next AES Melb Meeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/futureevent/) - [get-post category=futureevents]
- [Contact](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/contact/)
- [Neville Thiele - obituary](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/neville-thiele-1920-2012/) - On 1st October 2012 Neville Thiele, a former Vice President International of the AES, died in Sydney, Australia, at the age of 91. A Queenslander by birth, Neville was a friend to all who knew him, within the AES and outside, a great scholar, a fine engineer, a bushwalker and a man of peace.
- [SAE location](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/meeting-location/) - Currently most AES Melbourne Section meetings are held in the Lecture Theatre at the SAE Institute in South Melbourne. The SAE address is: 235 Normanby Rd South Melbourne, but access is via the students' entry in Woodgate St. Note: access to the students' entry is not available from Normanby Rd.
- [Bill Armstrong](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/bill-armstrong/) - Bill Armstrong A Life in Audio Bill Armstrong has been active in Australian recording since the late 1940’s and his Armstrong Studios was a force in both the Australian music recording and commercial voiceover industries in the ‘60’s and the ‘70’s when a great majority of the hit records and a fair proportion of the
- [Hamer Hall Photos](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/hamer-hall-photos/) - Hamer Hall Tour - February 2016 Photo Gallery Photos courtesy of Graham Haynes
- [Graham Thirkell - Rola photos](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/thirkell/) - Graham Thirkell's Photos - the Rola era Page One of Two - Tape-based eqpt & general shots At one point in his long & illustrious career, Graham Thirkell was at Rola. These photos are from Graham's personal collection, courtesy of Katherine Thirkell who passed them to the AES Melb Section for safe-keeping. They have been
- [Graham John Thirkell, Audio Pioneer. 1937 - 2010 (4)](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/graham-thirkell-pg4/) - Acoustics: Graham’s interest in acoustics had been wakened in the seventies, when he was involved in the construction and fitout of Bill Armstrong’s new Bank Street studios. Peter Brown was the studio architect, and with acoustics for music recording studios being such a fledgling and arcane discipline, Peter was having to “invent” solutions on-the-fly. Soon
- [Graham John Thirkell, Audio Pioneer. 1937 - 2010 (1)](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/graham-thirkell-pg1/) - Byer - Rola - Plessey - Sontron - Optronics - Editron - Acoustisearch Graham Thirkell was an influential figure in professional audio engineering and manufacturing, and acoustic design in Australia. His innovative console and tape machine designs underpinned much of the recording industry in Melbourne and beyond, from the sixties through to the eighties,
- [Graham John Thirkell, Audio Pioneer. 1937 - 2010 (2)](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/graham-thirkell-pg2/) - An Illustrious Career: Born on the 8th April 1937, Graham left school in 1951, aged 14, to take up an apprenticeship in electrical fitting and armature winding with Sun Electrics. In 1952 he joined Byer Industries, and was involved with the groundbreaking 77 tape recorder. Graham winding motors at Byer - note the ubiquitous Avo meter
- [Graham John Thirkell, Audio Pioneer. 1937 - 2010 (3)](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/graham-thirkell-pg3/) - By July 1969 Optronics had grown beyond what could be achieved working in his spare time in a back-yard shed, so Graham left Rola/Plessey to turn Optronics into a full-time concern. He moved the business into a factory building and started assembling the machinery necessary for the precision mechanical component manufacture that was going to be needed
- [Graham John Thirkell, Audio Pioneer. 1937 - 2010 (5)](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/graham-thirkell-pg5/) - The Other Side of Graham - Astronomy & The ASV Fellow astronomer, friend and early business partner Barry Clark recalls “Graham had a lifelong interest in astronomy. At various times from his teenage years he was a member of the Astronomical Society of Victoria. In the late 1950s, he joined a small volunteer group interested
- [Graham John Thirkell, Audio Pioneer. 1937 - 2010](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/graham-thirkell/) - Byer - Rola - Plessey - Sontron - Optronics - Editron - Acoustisearch Graham Thirkell was an influential figure in professional audio engineering and manufacturing, and acoustic design in Australia. His innovative console and tape machine designs underpinned much of the recording industry in Melbourne and beyond, from the sixties through to the
- [Graham Thirkell: Clippings'n'Photos](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/graham-thirkell-clippingsnphotos/) - Byer/Rola Recorders . Byer/Rola 66 MarkII . Rola 100 Rola 77 Mark III . Rola 777 ("Three Sevens") 777 Maintenance Access Optro - Newspaper and Trade Publication clippings . Australian Financial Review - May 1986
- [Clippings’Photos’n’Stuff](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/thirkell-clippingsphotosnstuff/) - Byer and Rola Tape Recorders: Financial Review - May 1986
- [Graham Thirkell at Rola PtII - Magnetic Drum devices](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/thirkell2/) - More photos from Graham Thirkell's albums. This set concentrates on Magnetic Drum Recording/Playback Devices from the Rola and Plessey/Rola period. Rola AVAE Exchange Interceptor 24 lines Front View AVAE Rear View Auto Announcer Auto Announcer - Front View - cover removed Auto Announcer - Rear View
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- [Upcoming International Events - Conventions, Conferences, Trade Shows etc.](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/upcoming-international-events-conventions-conferences-trade-shows-etc/) - [events_show category="3"] Event Organizers: To request inclusions/deletions/changes please contact the AES Melbourne Section via this contact form Disclaimer: This listing is provided for information purposes only. The AES Melbourne Section does not guarantee the accuracy of this material. Please contact the event organizer directly to confirm details. Inclusion here does not suggest endorsement by the AES Melbourne
- [Upcoming Australian Events - Conventions, Conferences, Trade Shows etc.](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/upcoming-australian-events-conventions-conferences-trade-shows-etc/) - [events_show category="2"] Event Organizers: To request inclusions/deletions/changes please contact the AES Melbourne Section via this contact form Disclaimer: This listing is provided for information purposes only. The AES Melbourne Section does not guarantee the accuracy of this material. Please contact the event organizer directly to confirm details. Inclusion here does not suggest endorsement by the AES
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- [AESMelb](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/aesmelb/)
- [AESstandards](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/aesstandards/)
- [#loudspeaker testing](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/loudspeaker-testing-2/)
- [#AES75](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/aes75/)
- [#surround](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/surround/)
- [#audiodesign](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/audiodesign/)
- [Cinema Audio](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/cinema-audio/)
- [REW](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/rew/)
- [audio measurement](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/audio-measurement/)
- [immersiveaudio](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/immersiveaudio/)
- [ATMOS](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/atmos/)
- [DolbyAtmos](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/dolbyatmos/)
- [spatialaudio](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/spatialaudio/)
- [audio loudness](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/audio-loudness/)
- [audio streaming](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/audio-streaming/)
- [audioengineering](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/audioengineering/)
- [streaming](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/streaming/)
- [loudness](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/loudness/)
- [nextmeeting](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/nextmeeting/)
- [Studer](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/studer/)
- [taperecording](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/taperecording/)
- [taperecorders](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/taperecorders/)
- [restoration](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/restoration/)
- [fryingpan](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/fryingpan/)
- [MONA](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/mona/)
- [DAW](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/daw/)
- [DCF](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/dcf/)
- [audiomixing](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/audiomixing/)
- [audiocollaboration](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/audiocollaboration/)
- [online](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/online/)
- [ABC-Classical](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/abc-classical/)
- [ClassicalRecording](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/classicalrecording/)
- [ABC Music](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/abc-music/)
- [filmsound](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/filmsound/)
- [ABCClassical](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/abcclassical/)
- [gameaudio](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/gameaudio/)
- [audioeducation](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/audioeducation/)
- [sounddesign](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/sounddesign/)
- [theatresound](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/theatresound/)
- [gamesound](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/gamesound/)
- [surreyhillsorchestra](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/surreyhillsorchestra/)
- [montymaizels](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/montymaizels/)
- [seemfunny](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/seemfunny/)
- [audioengineeringsociety](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/audioengineeringsociety/)
- [audiostandards](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/audiostandards/)
- [standards](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/standards/)
- [AVIXA](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/avixa/)
- [audiohistory](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/audiohistory/)
- [luthier](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/luthier/)
- [matonguitars](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/matonguitars/)
- [#audiohistory](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/audiohistory-2/)
- [audio history](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/audio-history/)
- [studiohistory](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/studiohistory/)
- [armstrongs-studio](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/armstrongs-studio/)
- [australianmusic](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/australianmusic/)
- [rosscockle](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/rosscockle/)
- [zenithrecords](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/zenithrecords/)
- [vinylrecords](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/vinylrecords/)
- [pheenixalpha](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/pheenixalpha/)
- [amplifierdesign](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/amplifierdesign/)
- [analoguedesign](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/analoguedesign/)
- [analogdesign](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/analogdesign/)
- [lownoisedesign](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/lownoisedesign/)
- [analoghardware](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/analoghardware/)
- [hadrwaredesign](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/hadrwaredesign/)
- [surroundsound](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/surroundsound/)
- [THX](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/thx/)
- [TomlinsonHolman](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/tomlinsonholman/)
- [immersivesound](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/immersivesound/)
- [AES67](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/aes67/)
- [AES70](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/aes70/)
- [aoip](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/aoip/)
- [digitalaudio](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/digitalaudio/)
- [studiotours](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/studiotours/)
- [synthtemple](https://aesmelbourne.org.au/tag/synthtemple/)