Bruce died in a self piloted plane crash , his body was recovered last night
although Bruce was re-known for being the live sound guy for Elvis, Springsteen and Streisand
I think Bruce would be the first to blush but it is worth noting his incredible contribution to the world of mastering .
he started a little digital company called Apogee - right when we all needed it
invented a little thing called uv22- dither as well as the uv-100 super cd encoder and so much more in the world of converters and digital interfaces
the whole apogee purple thing is all him ...
and of coarse pow-r was his gift to his competitors as he was leaving the digital market for a long period
I have spent some short times with him recently - truly amongst the smartest people I have ever dealt with and so gracious
I Chaired a Tech panel at a trade show recently Bruce was the star "tech type " along with Wes dooley ( aea) and Joe malone (jlm audio ) and a few local guys
and Bruce was so full of wonder that his early digital work was remembered at all
"i almost had forgotten i did that stuff " he said
"its hard to get perspective sometimes "
Sad day for me today - i dunno about you guys but if you dont know about Bruce i think you could do worse then find out about him
because he was so famous in the live world and he left the apogee company to his wife ( Betty) in a divorce you wont find too much press linking his contributions to the mastering world - it was pre internet
but this guy made some of the real "game changer devices "
so much that follows nowadays is just new stuff
sad day
http://www.audiotechnology.com.au/news/australian-audio-lege nd-dies-in-plane-crash/