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 also be viewed directly on YouTube at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJWxBmN4fFU
The full meeting report is at https://aesmelbourne.org.au/mtg-rpt-oct2025/
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 Chair Graeme Huon, Tomlinson commenced his presentation, which he had titled “The History and Future of Surround Sound: A Story of Death and Resurrection in Six Acts”. He started by playing a recording of “The Flight of the Bumblebee” as an Overture, commenting that this tune was selected for a reason – a choice that will be explained later – stay tuned.
Continue reading “Meeting Report: 27 October 2025 – Tomlinson Holman on Surround Sound.”The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be an online event held on
Monday 27th October 2025 at 7:30 pm AEDT via Zoom.
Bookings are required:
Please book at https://www.trybooking.com/DGIGI
Tomlinson Holman will present on the topic of:
On Monday, 27th October, the world’s leading expert on the topic, Tomlinson Holman takes you on a journey through the evolution of surround sound from its earliest acoustic invention by composers, through the first surround sound recording and who invented it, into cinemas and its development ever since.
