CONSOLE MANUFACTURERS DIRECTORY 2013
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
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
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
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
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
www.audiomedia.com
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
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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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
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