Since its inaugral year in 1970, the Tonmeister course has had more than 600 graduates, many of whom still work within our industry. Any Alumni that the University has not already reached by email can be put in touch with the organisers via the AES. Please use the contact form on this web site.

Following the success of its Apollo console one-day training sessions last year, AES Sustaining Member Calrec Audio has arranged eight more dates in 2013. The sessions, which cover all operational elements of the Apollo console, will once again be held at the Hilton Kensington in Shepherd’s Bush, London and conducted by Calrec’s UK Sales Manager, Jim Green.

Sessions are open to all, but places are limited to five per session and are available on a first come, first served basis. “We held eight of these one-day training sessions last year and most of them were oversubscribed,” says Calrec’s Jim Green. “They have been designed to meet the needs of operators and sound engineers, from a basic introduction to more complex setups. We had excellent feedback from those who attended last year and we are hoping that some of the people we couldn’t accommodate then will be able to attend on one of the dates this year.” Each session is from 10am to 6pm and includes lunch.

The dates are:

30th January, 31st January, 19th February, 20th February, 3rd April, 4th April, 1st May and 2nd May 2013.

For more information or to book a place, please contact Jim Green at Calrec: jim.green[at]dmh-global.com

A Calling Notice with the formal announcement and slate of candidates for next year’s Executive Committee will be circulated to members during November.

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Each session will be conducted by UK Sales Manager, Jim Green and will cover all operational elements on Calrec’s Apollo console. Sessions are open to all but places are limited to five per session and are on a first come, first served basis.

Neil Ottley, a Sound Guarantee Engineer at NEP Visions, spent a day on Calrec’s first session in June: “It is very useful to get the time to get to know these desks – often on an OB the desk is already set up in a given configuration, and the opportunity to play with the desk in a more relaxed environment is very welcome. Sessions like this take the mystique out of the technology.”

“These drop in sessions are designed to directly benefit operators and sound engineers,” adds Calrec’s Jim Green. “We are very flexible. Attendees are very welcome to e-mail with their own agenda!”

For more information or to book a place on one of the sessions, contact Jim Green:  jim.green[at]dmh-global.com

As with all our Technical Tours, the visit to the studios will be for members only – non-members are welcome to attend the meeting that follows. The tour will start at 4.00pm, the meeting at 5.00 for 5.30pm.

Pre-registration for the tour is essential. Send an e-mail to  tech-visits[at]aes-uk.org  to book your place.

We are indebted to Antony David and the SSL team for agreeing to host this event and we look forward to seeing many of our members from the Midlands area.

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The event is targeted at production managers, test engineers, design engineers, technical managers, service engineers, as well as newcomers to audio test and measurement who wish to learn more about audio analysis.

Provisional programme:

Day 1: Wednesday 30th May 2012 – Audio Test and Measurement Fundamentals

• Introductions
• Objective and subjective measurement correlation – the ‘Holy Grail’?
• Audio measurement units
• Single-tone audio measurements
• FFTs
• Sweeps
• Digital Audio
• Q&A

Day 2: Thursday 31st May 2012 – Practical Audio Test and Measurement Workshop

• Introductions
• Help! I am not getting the answer I expected
• Testing ADCs, DACs and digital interfaces
• Testing power amplifiers
• Testing loudspeakers
• Testing Soundcards & Bluetooth devices
• Testing Mic Pres
• Testing playback-only devices
• Multi-tones; high-speed testing
• Q&A

The cost is £45 per day and includes refreshments and lunch.

For further information and to book your place, click here.

The joint initiative with the 4th International Symposium on Ambisonics and Spherical Acoustics also brought many welcome new faces to an AES event and engendered some lively debate, both in the Q&A sessions and during the breaks.

The conference takes place in the Rymer Auditorium, part of the University of York’s Music Research Centre, on Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th March. The pre-conference primer will be at the same venue starting at 17.00 on Sunday 25th.

Now is the time to register to be part of this important event.

Reduced registration fees are available to AES members as well as preferential rates to a number of related organisations. Visit the registration page for details.

There are also demonstration rooms and table tops available for companies wishing to exhibit at the conference, with a reduced charge offered to AES UK Sustaining Members. Please use the contact form to request more information from the AES Secretariat.

The conference takes place in the Rymer Auditorium, part of the University of York’s Music Research Centre, on Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th March. A pre-conference event (included in the registration fee) is planned for mid- to late-afternoon on Sunday 25th. More details about this will be published shortly.

Register Now to be part of this important event.

Reduced registration fees are available to AES members as well as preferential rates to a number of related organisations. Visit the registration page for details.

There are also demonstration rooms and table tops available for companies wishing to exhibit at the conference, with a reduced charge offered to AES UK Sustaining Members. Please use the contact form to request more information from the AES Secretariat.