Audio production · System design · Engineering

Sound that
connects.

Professional live audio, system design and technical production for councils, civic venues, festivals and events across Melbourne, Victoria and Australia.

Time of Flight Audio

AT THE HEART
OF YOUR EVENT

Time of Flight Audio is a Melbourne-based audio production business led by owner-operator and sound engineer Dave Swinton, with 20 years of live-production experience delivering clear, reliable sound for live events.

We work with councils, organisers and production teams across community events, markets, schools, venues, corporate productions and festivals—from single stages to multi-stage sites and site-wide audio. Every system is shaped around the audience, program, budget and site requirements, with clear communication and dependable support from the first conversation to pack-down.

ScalableFrom intimate rooms to festival stages.
CommunitySound that welcomes everyone.
CircusSound beyond convention.
World MusicExperience across diverse musical traditions.

What we do

Professional sound.
Made simple.

Planning made easy

Let’s talk it through

Simple to coordinate

You’ll deal directly with me

Right for your event

I’ll see it through

Large outdoor festival stage with Time of Flight Audio loudspeaker system

Featured capability

From Community events.
To Festival stages.

High-output loudspeaker systems, amplification, processing and technical operation for single stages, multi-stage sites and site-wide audio—configured around coverage, audience geometry, show requirements and site-specific sound limits.

Whatever the setting, our approach stays the same: listen to the organiser’s vision, understand the site and program, and provide a practical sound solution that’s straightforward to coordinate and dependable on the day.

Start a project
01 The Garden of Unearthly Delights Adelaide Fringe · Since 2006 · Shared Audio Supplier & Head of Sound role
2026 season · 11 venues · 80–750 capacity · Ticketed venues, bars & outdoor stages
System design & deployment · Venue operation · Site sound & noise management
02 Tanglewood Music Festival Thornton, Victoria · 3,500 attendees · Head of Sound
Main Stage · Funk Tunnel · Mick’s Shed · Site noise restrictions
Outdoor Audio System Deployment FOH & Monitors TIME ALIGNMENT

Systems & capability

ENGINEERED FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

Reliable professional systems, experienced operation and practical decisions shaped by the venue, conditions and needs of each event.

Turbosound Aspect - TQ - high-performance professional loudspeaker systems Lab Gruppen Class D amplification XTA Digital Sound Processing Midas Consoles & Digital Stage Systems ProLinX Split Cable Systems K&M Microphone & Speaker Stands Sennheiser Radio Systems
About The Engineer Career · Credits · Approach View Career Close

Live Sound Engineer · Production Specialist · Sound Designer

Dave Swinton

Dave Swinton is the owner-operator behind Time of Flight Audio, with 20 years of live-production experience across festivals, touring productions, theatre, world music, corporate events and major venues.

Since beginning his freelance career in 2003, Dave has developed an approach centred on musical understanding, practical system engineering and vocal intelligibility — delivering clear speech, natural musical balance and controlled coverage appropriate to the performance, audience and site.

Festivals & Venues

Arts Centre · Woodford · Falls

Professional experience across major festival and venue environments requiring dependable engineering, system operation and practical production decisions.

The Garden

Head of Sound · 2014–2026

Head of Sound for The Garden of Unearthly Delights across Adelaide Fringe seasons, working with live music, cabaret, circus and a constantly changing performance program.

Touring & Live Music

FOH · Monitors · Touring

Touring and artist experience including The Black Sorrows, with engineering shaped around the performer, instrumentation, stage environment and audience.

Theatre & Sound Design

Green Room Award-Winning Production

Sound Designer for Durkh A Modnem Gloz (Through a Strange Lens), featuring Galit Taylor Klas and Josh Abrahams.

World Music & Performance

Diverse Musical Traditions

Experience across world music, circus, cabaret and multidisciplinary performance where unusual instrumentation and changing production requirements demand adaptability.

PUBLIC LIABILITY
CURRENT INSURANCE
SITE ACCREDITATIONS
WHITE CARD · CURRENT WWCC
TEST & TAG
LICENCE NO. TT96/08
ON-SITE TESTING AVAILABLE
SPL MONITORING
NTi XL2 · METERING & LOGGING
SAFETY & SITE-SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENTS ADDRESSED
PRIOR TO SITE ARRIVAL
Certificate of Currency and supporting safety documentation available on request.

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READY TO START?

GREAT SOUND STARTS WITH COLLABORATION.

Every great result begins with a clear conversation. Bring us the vision, venue and audience—we’ll work with you to shape an audio approach that fits the event.