Meeting Report: 20 April 2026 – Paul Messick on Low Jitter Clock Generation

2026/04/272026/05/03Paolo Menolotto

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 wide range of companies, including Dallas Semiconductor, JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratories), M-Audio, Digidesign and more. Graeme told us that Paul was head of engineering at M-Audio/Digidesign and later founded Avermetrics, which made production line and bench top audio analyzers. Since moving to Australia, he founded Glassworks Audio, designing high-performance studio gear for his own brand and for other select clients.

Meeting Notice: April 2026 Low Jitter Clock Generation for Digital Audio

2026/03/312026/03/31Secretary

The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be an in-person event held on
Monday 20^th 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 make low-jitter audio clocks a critical requirement if high-performance is to be achieved. It is now possible to find affordable ADCs and DACs that approach or exceed 130dB SNR and -120dB THDN. Run-of-the-mill clock generators will not cut it for performance at this level. In this presentation, Paul will show how jitter affects audio, how much jitter is allowed given an audio-quality target, what kind of clock generators can achieve these specs, and how to measure jitter. Since most pro-audio systems need to interface to the outside world for timing, He will also talk about clock recovery and jitter attenuation. Finally, he’ll tie this all together with measurements on a real product that achieves suitably stratospheric performance.

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

2026/02/252026/03/06Paolo Menolotto

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

The AES67 and AES70 Protocols

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

Meeting Notice: February 2026 – The AES67 and AES70 Protocols

2026/01/282026/01/28Paolo Menolotto

The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be held on
Monday 16^th February 2026 at 7:30pm
at Luke Howard’s studio in the Brunswick area.

Bookings are required – please book at https://www.trybooking.com/DJDOX

Due to limited numbers being available, priority will be given to AES Members, but visitors/guests can book for any vacant spot.

Luke Howard will present on the topic of: