Volker Straus (b. July 5, 1936 in Speyer, Germany – d. April 21, 2002 in Bilthoven, Netherlands) was one of the foremost Tonmeisters of the twentieth century. He sound-engineered some 590 albums – the vast majority uncredited – during his remarkable career, for many of the great artists. His last recording before his retirement was of soprano Jessye Norman performing the opening song at the 1996 Olympics.