Think of the TEC Awards as the Oscars of Pro Audio. Each year, the NAMM TEC Awards recognises technical and creative innovations in our industry across 25 Technical Achievement Categories and 8 Creative Achievement Categories. Many of our friends in the industry were nominated for their outstanding work in the 32nd Annual TEC Awards with many winning an award.
Technical Winners
- Amplification Hardware - Studio & Sound Reinforcement
Crown XLS DriveCore 2 - Ancillary Equipment
Rupert Neve Designs RNHP: Precision Headphone Amplifer - Audio Apps & Hardware/Peripherals for Smartphones/Tablets
Avid Pro Tools | Dock - Audio Education Technology
iZotope Pro Audio Essentials - Computer Audio Hardware
Universal Audio Apollo Twin USB Interface - DJ Production Technology
Native Instruments TRAKTOR Kontrol S5 controller - Headphone / Earpiece Technology
Sennheiser HD 25 Plus - Large Format Console Technology
Solid State Logic System T - Microphone Preamplifiers
AMS Neve 1073DPX - Microphones – Recording
Schoeps ORTF-3D - Microphones - Sound Reinforcement
Shure KSM8 Dualdyne - Musical Instrument Amplification & Effects
Softube Marshall JMP 2203 - Musical Instrument Hardware
Moog Music Mother-32 - Musical Instrument Software
Softube Marshall Bluesbreaker 1962 - Signal Processing Hardware
Warm Audio WA-2A Tube Opto Compressor - Signal Processing Hardware (500 Series Modules)
API 512V - Signal Processing Software (Dynamics / EQ / Utilities)
iZotope Ozone 7 Advanced - Signal Processing Software (Effects)
Soundtoys 5 - Small Format Console Technology
Solid State Logic Sigma Delta - Sound Reinforcement Loudspeakers
Meyer Sound MJF-208 Stage Monitor - Studio Monitors
Genelec 8430A IP SAM - Wireless Technology
Sennheiser evolution Wireless G3 A-1 Band - Workstation Technology / Recording Devices
Avid Pro Tools 12.3
Creative Winners
- Film Sound Production
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Interactive Entertainment Sound Production
Star Wars: Battlefront - Record Production - Album
Blackstar, David Bowie - Record Production - Single
Blackstar, David Bowie - Remote Production - Recording or Broadcast
58th GRAMMY Awards - Studio Design Project
Boston Symphony Orchestra Control Room - Television Sound Production
Game of Thrones - Tour/Event Sound Production
Sting and Peter Gabriel - Rock Paper Scissors North American Tour