Wait! Forgot to mention that the whole tribute started with Chaka Kahn serenading Arif with a beautiful rendition of Through the Fire. Now that's a voice! Later in the show, Laurie Anderson came on stage to accept the Les Paul Award on behalf of David Byrne, handed out by the legend himself, Mr. Paul. And yes, Les did inject his usual humor, at one point grabbing the handcrafted Gibson Les Paul and trying to take it for himself. Thanks to all the sponsors for making it possible. Scroll down for some product highlights from the show floor. And without further ado, the TEC winners:

Studio Design: Jazz at Lincoln Center

TV Sound: 24

Film Sound: Ray

Remote Production: ERic Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival

Tour Sound: U2 Vertigo Tour

Surround Sound: Crossroads Guitar Festival DVD

Record Production/Single: American Idiot, Green Day

Record Production/Album: Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles

Ancillary Equipment: Mackie Big Knob

Digital Converter: Apogee Rosetta 200

Amplifier: Crown Commercial Audio Series

Mic Preamp: Focusrite The Liquid Channel

Mic Technology/Sound Reinforcement: Sennheiser e900 Series Backline Mics

Mic Technology/Studio: AKGC414B-XLS/C414B-XLII

Wireless Technology: Shure SLX Series

SR Loudspeaker: JBL VerTec VT4888DP

Studio Monitor: Genelec 8050A

Musical Instrument: Tascam GigaStudio 3

Signal Processing/Hardware: TC Electronic Mastering 6000

Signal Processing/Software: Waves L3 Maximizer

Workstation Technology: Digidesign Pro Tools 6.7

Sound Reinforcement Console: Yamaha PM5D

Small Format Console: Mackie Onyx 1640

Large Format Console: SSL AWS 900

Next year the TEC Awards will be in San Francisco on the second night of the AES convention. Buy your tickets early...it was a packed house last night!

SSL C300 Digital Console
SSL's new-generation digital console is designed for the full spectrum of film and post applications. The C300 is a compact, assignable console, for fast and efficient sweetening and mix creation. MORE

ATC PA65ASL Live Sound Loudspeakers
ATC's high-end studio monitor performance comes to the live sound environment. Distributed in the United States by the Transamerica Audio Group, the PA65ASL is an active 3three-way system suitable for live sound reinforcement in medium-sized rooms, with a 234mm Super Linear bass driver and ATC's unique SM75-150S soft-dome midrange driver. MORE

Royer R-122V Tube Ribbon Mic
After years of development and testing, Royer unveils its first vacuum tube ribbon mic at AES. Based on the same ribbon transducer technology as the acclaimed R-121 and R-122, the R-122V uses a triode-driven circuit to raise the mic's sensitivity to -29 dB. MORE

JBL LSR4300
JBL Professional unveils its LSR4300 Series studio monitors, which feature stunning sound and networked intelligence. Each speaker incorporates an onboard analyzer that measures and automatically corrects response to compensate for problems in the mix environment. The result is more accurate mixes in any room. MORE

CEDAR Tools for Pro Tools
CEDAR Audio launches a major suite of new processes for Pro Tools PC, starting with Retouch, Declip and Auto-Dehiss. These processes, derived from the latest CEDAR Cambridge workstation, are uncompromising in their ability to rescue performances, save location shots and restore archive and library recordings. MORE

Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5042 Tape Emulator and Line Driver
The Portico 5042 provides a remarkable simulation of true tape sound through the inclusion of genuine tape drive circuitry. The 5042's 2-channel "True Tape" and line driver's tape-emulation circuit provides the nostalgic rounding and compression usually only achieved by the use of actual tape. This effectively offsets the harshness often found in digital recordings. MORE

Shure UHF-R Wireless
UHF-R, Shure's new flagship wireless system for live performance, offers fast, automated setup; real-time system tweaking over network control; and 2,400 selectable frequencies over a wide 60MHz bandwidth, providing up to 40 simultaneous compatible systems per band. MORE

Mark Salamone, Barber Shop Studios: The studio has been quite busy since our grand opening on June 3rd. At the moment Jason Corsaro, Ben Elliot, Carl Nappa, Tony Black, Rick Slater and our own cheif engineer Greg Price have been filling the rooms with tracking and mixing projects. Our Dreammakersmp3.com website is doing incredible. We just inlisted over 25 bands at the Dewey Beach Music Festival (thanks Rick). If you haven't seen our site, it's a must see... A place where artist can show their music and art and be exposed to top industry professionals. Growing at the speed of light, Dreammakersmp3 is great site for all to visit and listen to some amazing new talent.

Greg Ladanyi: I've just been told by Mr. Bonzai that I'm in his new book. Havin' a ball at the AES show in New York. Lots of cool things here this year. Lots of cool people. Check out the Groove Tubes Glory Comp compressor, Vipre mic pre and then go to PreSonus and look at the ADL600 -- it rocks!