Staying on top of things, staying in touch: Despite full schedules, we want to meet our great need for conversation. All sound engineers - whether with specific concerns or simply an interest - welcome!
Justin Gray, winner of the 2026 Grammy Award for 'Best Immersive Audio Album', will present his self-produced album Immersed at h_da for B.A. students in Sound and Music Production. At the invitation of the Department Education and Training, VDT members are also welcome to attend.
The VDT Theater Department invites you to the VDT Theatertonmeister Meeting 2026 at the Munich Volkstheater.
In cooperation with Proaudio Academy, we invite you to a workshop on Pyramix 16.
Stay in the loop, stay connected: even with our busy schedules, we want to meet our need for meaningful conversation. All sound engineers with concerns—or even just curiosity—are welcome!
SAE has invited us to visit their campus in Munich. We will receive a tour of the campus and Peter Maier (Department of Acoustics) will give us an insight into the design and construction of the studios.
Internal meeting of the Theater Department regarding the next meeting of theater sound engineers
The ligeti zentrum, the Association of German Sound Engineers (VDT), and the Hamburg Student Section of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) invite you to a Spatial Audio Listening Session (SALS) at the ligeti zentrum’s Production Lab in Hamburg-Harburg.
The Apprentice Working Group is holding an online meeting
SAE has invited us to visit their new campus in Leipzig. We will receive a tour of the campus, and Peter Maier (Department of Acoustics) will give us an insight into the design and construction of the studios.
On February 20, the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg invites you to a Spatial Audio Listening Session in its film mixing stage. Historical and contemporary formats will be listened to, compared, and discussed – curated by Leon Sudahl. Registration required.
Our “Women in Sound” series is entering its twelfth round. This time, we have invited Elettra Bargiacchi: Elettra is a freelance sound designer, composer and recording mixer, a member of VDT and AES Germany.
This individual Q&A session concludes an online training course for students on legal, tax, and business topics. Participation is by individual invitation.
We are trying out a new version of SALS, called Focus SALS. In this format, we listen to entire radio plays or albums, immersive ones of course, in a cosy atmosphere and with pleasant conversation.
On the agenda for the first session: Blocked Underground. An immersive radio play from BR.
Das Referat Film-Fernsehen des VDT nutzt die gute Gelegenheit, dass sich die Branche während der Tonmeistertagung trifft und lädt am Freitagabend (14. November) alle Interessierten zu einem gemeinsamen Treffen mit der bvft (Berufsvereinigung Filmton) ein.
Unsere Reihe „Women in Sound“ geht mit in die elfte Runde. Dieses Mal haben wir Marina Dötterl eingeladen: Marina hat 2016 ihren Master of Engeneering im Studiengang Medientechnik und Medienproduktion (OTH Amberg-Weiden) erworben.
SALS goes Duesseldorf - Spatial Audio Listening Session
In cooperation with the University of the Arts Bremen (HfK), the VDT's Young Talent & New Members Department, and the AES Student Section Hamburg, the VDT invites you to the next edition of SALS on September 19 at 15:45 p.m. at the HfK Bremen.
Dieses zweistündige Format bietet mehrkanalige Audioproduktionen verschiedener Formate und Genres, kuratiert und moderiert. Bei einem Kaltgetränk ist es gewünscht, sich zwischen den Stücken über das Gehörte in der Runde auszutauschen. Im Nachgang besteht die Möglichkeit zum offenen Austausch.
Unsere Reihe „Women in Sound“ geht mit in die zehnte Runde. Dieses Mal haben wir Stefani Renner eingeladen: Stefani ist studierte Toningenieurin und arbeitet seit vielen Jahren als Geschäftsführerin des vdt (Verband deutscher Tonmeister)
The second round of SALS@HTWK. This time with a focus on psychoacoustics.
Alle drei Monate treffen sich die Leitungspersonen der Referate und Regionalgruppen zur internen Koordination. Dies ist eine geschlossene Veranstaltung.
Unsere Reihe „Women in Sound“ geht mit in die neunte Runde. Dieses Mal haben wir Małgorzata Albińska-Frank eingeladen: Malgorzata ist Tonmeisterin hauptsächlich für klassische Musik und betreibt seit 1995 ein eigenes Tonstudio in Basel/ CH.
Eine herzliche Einladung an alle zur ersten Spatial Audio Listening Session (SALS) in Leipzig!
This time, we'll go back to the topic of Quadraphonics, but we'll take the time to listen to two complete works. As always, there will be a short break in between.
‘Big bands have always fascinated me because you have everything: orchestra, soloists, an immense sonority and all the nuances of dynamics.’ Carlos Albrecht has decades of experience in miking, mixing and producing big bands. He will share this in the online seminar.
The SALS returns with a session about 3D microphone recording techniques. Based upon Hyunkook Lee's 3D-MARCo research, we will listen to different microphone array recordings and discuss them over a cold drink.
The members of the department can meet for a relaxed exchange. Topics will include a brief review of past activities and the planning of future formats.
On January 10, starting at 4 pm, we invite you to the Spatial Audio Listening Session (SALS). On this date, we will delve deeper into the topic of Ambisonics. The immersive sound format, which has existed since the 1970s, has been enjoying steadily growing interest ever since.