The figures speak for themselves: 101 exhibitors, 1001 participants on the first day and even more on the following days. This was a significant increase compared to the Tonmeister conferences before the pandemic – tmt32 was a complete success! The exhibiting companies were delighted that more than 40% of people did not attend the congress, but were exclusively interested in their products and services. Full booths and equally full lecture halls proved that the interest in a pure pro audio event is greater than it has been for a long time.

View of exhibition hall X: Large booths, many visitors!

Many changes were visible at the CCD in Düsseldorf this time: the new exhibition concept allowed companies to present themselves with larger booths. Many elements of the entire event were aimed specifically at the next generation of the industry, which was also visible everywhere. In addition to the young audience, an extraordinary number of industry giants were met. Delegations of renowned sound engineers, also from abroad, travelled to Düsseldorf: from the USA in the west to Japan in the east, from Iceland in the north to Italy in the south.

Focus on sustainability: For example, no trade fair carpets …

"We received extraordinarily positive feedback," notes Harald Prieß, who had overall responsibility for tmt32. "The positive atmosphere throughout the entire event encourages us to continue on our chosen path in the future. The intensive work and efforts in the run-up were more than worth it!"

Harald Prieß opens the tmt32

The exhibitors were delighted that this time their product presentations could take place near their stands: The Open Stage, an open stage equipped with high-quality audio transmission to wireless headphones, was located in the middle of Exhibition Hall X. Many tutorials, discussion rounds and kick-off meetings on individual congress topics also took place there. Anyone could listen as long as their headphones lasted. The offer was well received, as could be seen from the often packed auditorium.

Jim Anderson (left) and Nick Sansano during their tutorial on hip-hop production techniques on the Open Stage.

Kseniya Kawko demonstrated an immersive jazz production in the immersive listening room.

In six lecture rooms, two of which were equipped as high-quality listening rooms for immersive audio, experts were able to find out about innovations in all facets of the industry in lectures, workshops, tutorials and much more. In addition to the exhibition, the Tonmeistertagung focused on the congress topics. "Lifelong learning, further training and broadening horizons play a central role in today's professional life," emphasizes Harald Prieß.

Party atmosphere at the Connecting Audio Night, the VDT's party night.

A big thank you goes to the many people involved, most of them volunteers: the admission crew and the technical crew in the halls, the program participants, the VDT lounge staff, but of course also the exhibiting companies, who contributed to the spirit of the Tonmeistertagung with their large number of products and innovations, their commitment and many good ideas!