60's And 70's

80's & 90's | 2000+

· 1965–1968: Introduced the first eight, sixteen and twenty-four track recording to London studios of Advision

· 1967: Designed the first high-level control room reference loudspeaker monitor system used at Advision by Gerald Chevin and Eddie Offord recording Fire Brigade

· 1969: Introduced rock-and-roll film handling to the Advision dubbing theatre (running film backwards as well as forwards), thus eliminating rewind delay after a false start

· Introduced the Moog synthesizer to Europe – used by George Harrison (Here Comes the Sun) on the Beatles “Abbey Road” album

· 1970: Designed a reference monitor loudspeaker system for Adrian Kerridge’s control room at Lansdowne Studios (London). Adopted and marketed internationally by Cadac, it set the standard for transparency and realism in the recording environment

· 1971: Completed a home studio for John Lennon at Ascot – the start of serious professional home studios – and participated in the recording of “Imagine”

· Designed George Harrison’s FPHOT studio where George produced many legendary recordings

· Published a paper on the topic of technical earthing in complex analogue music studio installations (resulting from work with Dolby to eliminate hum and noise in multi-track installations) which became the standard currently used in all complex installations

· 1973: Published a paper: “The Environmental Designs of a Studio Control Room,” at the first London AES Convention, raising awareness of the acoustic and design considerations to create a reference listening room

· 1975: Developed technology for measuring room acoustics to create a studio design for Gus Dudgeon at The Mill Studio, Cookham. Gus worked with Elton John, producing all his recordings using the first 16bit HP9845 desktop computer. Eddie Veale, along with Dr Jeff Forbes, wrote programmes for calculating, measuring and forecasting acoustic results in control room designs. Measurements employed the first FFT analyser from Bruel & Kjaer and provided Gus with exactly the results he wanted

· 1976: The first presenter-driven UK Radio Station, Beacon Broadcasting, was the 19th and last of the first phase of commercial radio broadcast licences awarded in the UK. The eighteen previous stations were all based on the BBC format, having a central control room and requiring at least three operatives to broadcast a single transmission. VA worked with Jay Oliver (MD) and Alan McKenzie (Programme Controller) to develop designs and obtain acceptance by the Independent Broadcasting Authority for this new format. The station rapidly became the innovative leader of modern day broadcasting and set new standards for the next phase of licence applicants