CONSOLE MANUFACTURERS DIRECTORY 2013 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 customer- centric company; its mixers include the AM, Helix, and Impact Series.
www.phonic.com
PreSONUS
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
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
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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
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
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
The International Guide To Consoles 2013
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
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
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