News
from the TEC Foundation
PRESS RELEASE—November 14,
2013
TECnology
HALL OF FAME HONORS A CENTURY OF HISTORIC
ACHIEVEMENTS
Ten Innovations
to be Inducted at 2014 NAMM Show Ceremonys
November
14 ,
2013, Carlsbad,
CA—The NAMM
Foundation, presenters of the TEC Awards,
has announced 10 inventions and products
for induction to the 9th TECnology Hall of
Fame. The ceremony will be held on Saturday,
January 25, at the 2014 NAMM Show in Anaheim,
California, and will be hosted by veteran
pro audio journalist and audio historian George
Petersen.
Established
in 2004, the TECnology Hall of Fame recognizes
the innovations and companies that have made
significant contributions to the advancement
of audio technology. Inductees are chosen
by a panel of 50 recognized audio experts,
including authors, educators, product
designers, production pros and others.
To be considered for induction, products
or innovations must be at least 10 years
old.
"The inductees for the 2014 TECnology
Hall of Fame cover a wide range of breakthrough
inventions that go back a century to the early
days of audio reproduction," says TECnology
Hall of Fame chairman George Petersen. "Unfortunately,
names of innovators such as Harold Arnold — a
Western Electric researcher whose significant
improvements in tube technology led to developing
the first practical audio amplifier in 1915 — are
almost unknown to within the industry he helped
create." Several of this year's inductees
mark major milestones in 2014, including the
50-year anniversary of 1964's Studer J-37
4-track, which rose to fame for its role in
recording The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely
Hearts Club Band, and the Klark Teknik DN360
graphic equalizer — still in production
and in use worldwide some 30 years after its
introduction.
The 2014
TECnology Hall of Fame inductees include:
1915
First practical audio amplifier - Western
Electric
1930 Bass-reflex loudspeaker patent - Bell
Labs
1959 Echoplex tape delay effect
1963 Mellotron tape-loop keyboard instrument
1964 Studer J-37 4-track recorder
1984 Klark Teknik DN360 graphic equalizer
1986 Yamaha SPX90 reverb
1988 Akai MPC60 sequencer/drum machine
1991 Genelec 1031A powered studio monitor
1998 Royer Labs R-121 ribbon microphone
Jane
Byer
29th Annual TEC Awards
jane@tecawards.org
510-528-2014
www.tecawards.org |
