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address every aspect of installation configuration and control’. www.crestaudio.com

DEVIL TECHNOLOGIES

Founded in 2005 and building on talent and high-standards, Devil has recently introduced the Grande, an advanced DAW control surface.

www.deviltechnologies.com

DHD

With technologies especially adapted for radio and TV broadcasting studios, DHD’s focus is digital broadcast mixing and routing systems that include the RM4200D, and

52/MX and RX. www.dhd-audio.de

DIGICO

Some might claim DiGiCo as a bit of a pioneer, and this was certainly the case when the company launched its D5 Live system that realigned the expectations of digital consoles.

Its latest consoles include the SD5B and SD9. www.digico.biz

D&R ELECTRONICA

Coming from a pop star background, Duco de

Rijk and Ronnie Goene built their first tube mixing console in 1972, and in 1973, D&R was officially founded. Based in Weesp, D&R’s approach is informal and customer-centric. www.d-r.nl

EELA AUDIO

EELA has been developing products for the radio broadcast industry for the past 30 years, and prides itself in taking an individual approach to each customer. www.eela-audio.com

EQUIPSON

Equipson is based in Spain, and its range includes the Digiline 8, XP 20 PRO, and MMX 62.

www.equipson.es

FAIRLIGHT

Based in Australia and one of the oldest digital pioneers, Fairlight is now taking initiatives in forward-looking green technology in its manufacture of high-quality consoles such as the Quantum and Xynergi. www.fairlightau.com

FBT ELECTRONICA

Musically-orientated, FBT is an Italian manufacturer that has been around for over 45 years and claims to be one of the few manufacturers whose products, such as the Formula mixer, are entirely made in its home country.

www.fbt.it

FOCUSRITE

Focusrite was established in 1985, and today produces a range of products for the audio pro including the Focusrite Control 2802, a combined small-format analogue recording console and a DAW control surface. www.focusrite.com

FORMULA SOUND

Started by the Cockell husband-and-wife team in the late 1970s, Formula Sound has since grown and won numerous awards for its technologies. Its ‘reputation outstrips its actual size in manufacturing terms’ – a sentiment that reflects the company’s personal ethos. www.formula-sound.co.uk

FOSTEX

Founded in 1973 by the earlier developer of EOM speaker and transducer products, Foster Electric Co, the Fostex Company first built high-quality speaker components. Today, the company distributes its products including the LR16 and LM16 mixers in over 50 territories worldwide.

www.fostex.jp

HARRISON CONSOLES

Harrison’s first console was delivered in 1975, and to date over 1,500 have since been installed. The PP-1 became the ‘Hollywood standard’ for modern film console designs in

1979, although its current flagship is the MPC5.

www.harrisonconsoles.com

INNOVASON

Launched in 1993 by two brothers, Innovason is an acronym from French that means

‘Innovative Sound’. Focused on SR applications, the company designs all-digital consoles such as the EclipseGT. www.innovason.com

QPHONICS

Describing itself as a ‘technological trailblazer’, QPhonics (formerly Klotz Digital) was formed in 1990 with a high-customer service philosophy that continues to this day with products including the Xenon console. www.qphonics.com

LAFONT AUDIO LABS

French Designer Jean-Pierre Lafont gave his name to the high-quality audio company over 20 years ago; the current product line-up includes the Panoramix and FTC84 consoles. www.lafontaudio.com

LAWO

Based in Germany, Lawo was founded in 1970 as an engineer’s office for electronic equipment and later began manufacturing mixing consoles. It now has five subsidiaries around the world, and its consoles include the respected mc290, mc266, and mc256. www.lawo.de

LOGITEK ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS

Manufacturers of the Mosaic and Remora consoles, Logitek designs and develops its products in-house using local manufacturers based around Houston, Texas. CBS, NBC, and

The Disney Channel, as well as Sony and Warner Bros use Logitek systems. www.logitekaudio.com

LOLA AUDIO

Lola Audio is the leading Serbian firm in the AV media field, and for over 25 years has been producing modular audio mixing consoles among other high-tech products. www.lolaudio.com

MACKIE

Mackie is part of the LOUD Technologies family of brands, whose logo reads ‘Small footprints, big features, great sound’, and this is epitomised by the Onyx and VLZ3 Series. www.mackie.com

MANDOZZI

Located in the sunny Swiss corner of Ticino, Mandozzi Electronics was founded in 1965. Its user-friendly GMIX and Serix mixers form the console backbone of its range. www.mandozzi.ch

MEDIA ENGINEERING

Founded in 1987 and based in Switzerland,

Media Engineering has since 2001 concentrated its efforts on developing pro-audio products. Memix is its modular analogue mixing console, designed to be used in radio and production studios. www.mediaengineering.com

MIDAS

Midas consoles are among the most popular in the market, and have been found in live applications around the world since the 1970s. Its current console line-up includes the XL8 and the PRO Series.

www.midasconsoles.com

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OTARI

Although its European branch has closed, Otari is still producing out of Japan as it has for over 40 years, and distributing worldwide. Its consoles include the DB-10.

www.otari.com

PEAVEY

The PV, FX, and XR Series of consoles are among Peavey’s SR line-up that is produced out of Corby in Northamptonshire, UK. www.peavey.com

PHONIC CORPORATION

Phonic is a real customercentric company; its mixers include the AM, Helix, and Impact

Series.

www.phonic.com

PreSONUS

PreSonus has come far since the days of trading from Jim Odom’s garage in 1995. Highlights of its path are the DigiMax and FireStudio; while today its products include the StudioLive 16.0.2 digital console.

www.presonus.com

PROFESSIONAL SOUND CORP

1986 was the year PSC was born, and based in

Valencia, USA, the company’s range includes the Solica mixer. www.professionalsound.com

PUBLISON SYSTEMS

Publison designs and manufactures integrated post production systems, whose products include the Edimix II and Prod’Mix. www.publison.fr

RAINDIRK AUDIO

Raindirk’s first console created by Cyril Jones was sold to Kingsway Studios back in 1972. Today’s rm3 and rm4 modular series means a full console can be created using Raindirk components, while the company also supports

Helios desks. www.raindirkaudio.com

RAMI

The Compact II and RP 2000S are two of

Rami’s French-made broadcasting consoles, among a range of other pro-audio products. www.ramiaudio.com

ROLAND SYSTEMS GROUP

Roland Systems Group is a forward-looking company whose breakthrough V-Mixing system (combined digital snake and mixing console) is still building its fan base, now with several options in both mixing and snake departments. Among its most recent releases is the M-200i live mixing console. www.rolandsystemsgroup.co.uk

RUPERT NEVE DESIGNS

Rupert Neve, founder of the company that bears his name, has a discriminating career in audio spanning 80 years. A brand that implies excellence, the 5088 is Neve’s flagship console. www.rupertneve.com

SAMSON AUDIO

Starting out designing wireless mics, and now with three brands under the Samson banner; 26 years has led to a huge range of products including the L-Series consoles. www.samsontech.com

SEEMIX SOUND

Seemix is a Norwegian company founded in 2001, whose offerings include the Seeport and

Seelect mixer. www.seemix.no

SMART AV

Smart’s respected consoles include the Tango and Smart Professional Series, designed for the most demanding applications using ARC and

MonARC technology. www.smartav.net

SOLID STATE LOGIC

SSL has had a long and noteworthy history since its formation in 1977, which via the

Axiom, Aysis, XLogic, and C-Series, has led to today’s popular Duende, and Duality consoles along with the Matrix2, released at AES in New York.

www.solid-state-logic.com

SONIFEX

Sonifex began as a family company back in 1969, which today boasts that over 90% of British radio broadcast studios have used Sonifex products in the past. The S1 and S0 are the company’s current broadcast mixers. www.sonifex.co.uk

SONOSAX

Swiss Sonosax brought its first mixing console to market in 1980, the Sonosax SX-B. Recent additions to the Sonosax range include the SX62R and SX-M32.

www.sonosax.ch

SOUNDCRAFT

A Harman company, Soundcraft made its mark in the early 1970s with the Series 1, the first mixing console in a flight case. It remains a dedicated pro mixing console designer and manufacturer with consoles including the Si and Vi series.

www.soundcraft.co.uk

SPECK ELECTRONICS

Speck’s LiLo is not a conventional mixer, but rather designed with minimalist ideals perfected for routing and blending external gear and DAW.

www.speck.com

STAGETEC

The Cantus was Stagetec’s first digital console, a success of the 1990s; although today the Aurus is taking the crown as Stagetec’s first class mixing console.

www.stagetec.com

STUDER

Since 1948, the name of Studer has become synonymous with broadcasting and recording equipment. Its product range, which includes the OnAir and Vista lines, is totally designed in Switzerland.

www.studer.ch

TASCAM/TEAC

PROFESSIONAL Tascam/TEAC products deliver to the whole spectrum of musicians and engineers, from the hobbyist to pro.

Headquartered in Japan, its consoles today include the DM-3200, DM-4800, and M-164 (plus FX and UF derivatives). www.tascam.com

TL AUDIO

TL Audio began in the 1990s, restoring and reselling vintage equipment, and discovered a hole in the market for new, affordable valve products – spawning the ‘Classic’ range. The M1-F, VTC, and M4 are consoles based on tube technology.

www.tlaudio.co.uk

TOFT AUDIO DESIGNS

America-based Toft Audio produces the ATB analogue mixers, a platform that is continuously being developed under the guiding hand of Malcolm Toft. www.toftaudiodesigns.com

TONELUX

Paul Wolff in Vegas is the mastermind behind Toenlux’s range of audio gear, including the 3, 4, 5, and 6 rack consoles and the Tonelux Universal Console Series. www.tonelux. com

TRIDENT AUDIO

Malcolm Toft and Barry Porter developed their first console, the A Range, for use at Trident Recording Studios in the 1970s.

Trident is now designing and manufacturing new ideas under the PMI flag. www.trident-audio.com

WHEATSTONE CORPORATION

Founded in the 1970s, Wheatstone is a world supplier of radio and television audio equipment, including analogue and digital mixing consoles, digital signal processing, and networked audio systems – all designed and manufactured in New Bern, NC, USA under the Wheatstone and Audioarts Engineering brand names.

www.wheatstone.com

YAMAHA

Yamaha has a long and wide-reaching story and similarly it produces av ariety of mixers including the CL series and PM5D. www.yamahaproaudio.com

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