tmt33: The meeting spot for audio professionals

Stefani Renner tmt33


Pro-audio journalists can download this news including the photos as press release.

Come to Düsseldorf from November 12 to 15 for tmt33! At this 33rd Tonmeistertagung, experienced audio professionals and young talents from every area of the pro audio industry will find the latest technical solutions, inspiration, technical expertise, and artistic and aesthetic ideas. Here you can meet the right contacts from the exhibitors, have the products shown to you in detail, and further your education in the lecture program. tmt33 is the event for the entire professional audio industry. And it is an international event with more than a third of all contributions held in English.

Audio technology is currently developing in many directions: sound reinforcement and room acoustics systems, remote production systems, wireless technology, audio DSPs, immersive audio streaming, and many other areas are attracting attention with new solutions. These are manifested in new products presented at the exhibition and provide valuable topics for many a conference contribution. The close integration of the exhibition and conference program, both in terms of content and space, is one of the distinguishing features of tmt33.

You can delve into almost any topic related to the industry at the Tonmeistertagung. This allows you to learn even more about your field from a wide variety of perspectives or find out about an area you haven't explored before. And, of course, you can exchange ideas with like-minded people and learn from the best in the industry!

The tmt33 App

You can get an overview of the entire event either online or via the new tmt33 app. It provides simple, paperless, interactive, and personalized guidance on the venue and the conference program. It also offers helpful travel information, links to accommodation booking sites, and an overview of dining options. This means you always have everything you need to know about the Tonmeistertagung at your fingertips.
It replaces the program booklet—which used to be printed on lots of paper—with a complete list of exhibitors and all abstracts of the individual contributions. Of course, you can also view both on-site via the website. But the app uses much less data, is therefore faster, and allows you to save your personal tmt33 favorites from the exhibition and program.

Exhibition, focus days, and ongoing topics

The impressive exhibition, featuring almost 100 pro audio exhibitors with stands and demo rooms covering more than 10,000 square meters, 14 universities in the Education Forum, 8 partner associations, and new formats such as the Startup Area and Speakers' Corner, sets important trends for the pro audio industry. It is accompanied by a congress program with 3D audio demonstrations, practical workshops, scientific findings, and valuable tutorials. You will find relevant presentations or workshops on some topics on each day of the congress. Other topics are grouped together to form one or more topic days.

The topic days include the live mixing workshop on Wednesday, live sound and theater on Thursday, mastering on Friday, and open source for audio on Saturday. A total of 28 topics and formats are represented in the congress program. It's worth taking a look at the program in advance, picking out your highlights, and saving them in the app's favorites list.

The big Party: Connecting Audio Night

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the VDT and the 33rd Tonmeistertagung. What better reason to celebrate? The Connecting Audio Night on Thursday evening is the perfect place to do so. In addition to a few short, festive words, there will be good food and drink, plenty of interesting people, and great music. As at the legendary VDT party at tmt31, where young and old celebrated to live electronic music from the modular synthesizer, we were once again able to secure Mario Schönhofer (Ströme) for the musical entertainment of the evening.

We look forward to you!

tmt33 will be worth seeing and hearing, an event you should not miss. We are very much looking forward to meeting the entire audio industry together with you in Düsseldorf.

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Opening hours

Exhibition
Wednesday, 12. Nov.: 10:00 to 18:00
Thursday, 13. Nov.: 10:00 to 18:00
Friday, 14. Nov.: 10:00 to 18:00
Saturday, 15. Nov.: 9:00 to 14:00

Congress
Wednesday, 12. Nov.:10:30 to 18:00
Thursday, 13. Nov.: 10:30 to 18:00
Friday, 14. Nov.: 10:30 to 18:00
Saturday, 15. Nov.: 9:30 to 13:30

Date and Locations

12th to 15th November 2025
CCD Congress Center Düsseldorf
Rotterdamer Straße / Stockumer Kirchstraße
40474 Düsseldorf, Germany

About the Tonmeistertagung:
Since 1949, when the Tonmeistertagung was first held, it has developed into one of the most important international congresses for the professional audio industry. This event usually takes place every two years. It offers a comprehensive overview of current trends in product development, research, and practical applications. The focus is particularly on the personal exchange of experiences within the industry. Here you can meet like-minded people, young talent, experts and manufacturers, and customers and suppliers. The conference is a platform for the exchange of experiences among media professionals, students, and trainees. It also serves as a source of information for all matters relating to the professional audio industry.


A total of around 100 pro audio exhibitors are represented with booths and demo rooms.

The new tmt33 app provides an overview of the entire event.


The conference program will take place in two 3D audio listening rooms, one small and two large lecture halls with binaural technology and immersive sound, the Open Stage, and also in the VDT Lounge.


Once again, the live mixing workshop by d&b audiotechnik, Yamaha, Shure, and Neumann & Müller will be featured.


Mario Schönhofer and his modular synthesizer promise a spectacular party!


Break meeting place and low-threshold program items: The VDT Lounge is once again a crowd-puller at tmt33.