June 2023 Meeting Notice: Modern Classical Music Production

2023/05/272023/05/31Paolo Menolotto

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 19^th 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 Classical Music Production

Techniques, challenges & workflow

After a brief tour of the ABC Radio studios, Alex will give us a presentation covering his work and career. Topics covered will include

Recording acoustic music from solo instruments to large orchestras
Microphone & mixing techniques
Logistics of running orchestral sessions & recording on location
Post-production techniques
Recording for immersive formats

December 2022 Meeting Notice – Audio Loudness for New Delivery Platforms

2022/11/192022/11/21Secretary

Meeting Notice

The next online meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be held on
Monday 12^th 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 new audio delivery platforms

Meeting Report: August 2022 – John Mulcahy; Room EQ Wizard (REW) software.

2022/08/132022/08/13Paolo Menolotto

On Monday 8^th 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 package.

John Mulcahy smiles — John presents via Zoom – Photo Rod Staples

April 2022 Meeting Notice: Charlie Van Dongen – From loudspeakers to listeners – On-site Listening Session

2022/03/232022/03/24Paolo Menolotto

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 11^th 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 (Vic) manufacturing facility, revisiting his earlier presentation with a practical demonstration of:

From loudspeakers to listeners

the complete surround sound chain
Part 2 – Listening

In the earlier session in February 2021 Charlie Van Dongen of Involve Audio, based in Melbourne, Australia described this end-to-end sound reproduction chain extending from the latest generation of loudspeaker transducers through amplifiers and render electronics that have been developed based on just how humans perceive sound.