TEC Award Winners announced at NAMM

The 34th annual NAMM TEC Awards was hosted by the NAMM TEC Hall of Fame. Universal Audio picked up two awards for its OX Amp Top Box under the category of Musical Instrument Amplification & Effects, while its Arrow audio interface won for Computer Audio Hardware.

Creatives behind Game of Thrones were honored for the Sound in Television Production, as a part of the projects chosen for Outstanding Creative Achievement. Skywalker Sound's, Leslie Ann Jones, was inducted into the NAMM TEC Hall of Fame and earlier in the evening. Winners for technical achievement included:

• Amplification Hardware/Studio & Sound Reinforcement:
  • Grace Design - m908 Surround Monitor Controller.
• Audio Apps & Hardware/Peripherals for Smartphones & Tablets
  • Yamaha - CL/QL StageMix v.7.
• Audio Education Technology
  • Produce Like A Pro - Produce Like A Pro.
• Computer Audio Hardware
  • Universal Audio - Arrow.
• DJ Production Technology (Hardware/Software)
  • Pioneer DJ - DDJ-1000 Controller.
• Headphone/Earpiece Technology
  • Audio-Technica - ATH-M60x.
• Large Format Console Technology
  • Solid State Logic - SSL Live L100.
• Microphone Preamplifiers
  • Rupert Neve Designs - RMP-D8.
• Microphones – Recording
  • Neumann - U 67.
• Microphones – Sound Reinforcement
  • Sennheiser - HSP Essential Omni.
• Musical Instrument Amplification & Effects
  • Universal Audio - OX Amp Top Box.
• Musical Instrument Hardware
  • Dave Smith Instruments - Sequential Prophet X.
• Musical Instrument Software
  • EastWest Sounds - Hollywood Choirs.
• Production Essentials
  • PreSonus - FaderPort 16.
• Signal Processing Hardware
  • Eventide - H9000.
• Signal Processing Hardware (500 Series Modules)
  • API - 529 Stereo Compressor.
• Signal Processing Software (Dynamics/EQ /Utilities)
  • iZotope - Ozone 8 Mastering Suite.
• Signal Processing Software (Effects)
  • Soundtoys - Little Plate Plug-In.
• Small Format Console Technology
  • Allen & Heath - SQ Series Mixers.
• Sound Reinforcement Loudspeakers
  • JBL - VTX A12W.
• Studio Monitors
  • JBL - 3 Series MkII.
• Wireless Technology
  • Sennheiser - evolution wireless G4.
• Workstation Technology/Recording Devices
  • Avid - Pro Tools Ultimate.