Welcome –

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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 which can be accessed via the web or email. You can sign in with any Google Account and request membership.

Then there’s the Facebook page.
>   …..  and the Twitter feed for those who like their Section news and info in 140 characters or less.

Contact the Section here.

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Meeting Report: June 2019 MESS

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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 his career and experiences to date, Byron took us through the role of MESS as a not-for-profit organization founded by Robin Fox and himself. He described it as charity devoted to the housing of a collection of functional classic electronic instruments for musicians to experience creating analog synth music in a workshop environment using hardware, as opposed to today’s software recreations.

Byron Scullin explaining the mission of MESS
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Meeting Notice: June 2019

Posted by on 2019/05/12 No comments

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 of MESS and its collection. He will also discuss the particular histories of key machines in the collection, as well as answer any questions you may have.

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April 2019 Meeting Report: Active Acoustic Enhancement and Spatial Audio

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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 demonstrate its features.

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Preliminary June Meeting Notice

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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 to the date.

April Meeting Notice:

Posted by on 2019/03/17 No comments

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 and events that can be hosted in their facilities. For performers and audiences alike this means a more natural environment befitting the program material and for venue owners this can equate to greater returns through increased bookings. Spatial Audio (SA) systems often exist alongside AAE systems due to the common hardware they utilise.

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