Audiotonix Group, Ltd. is a British multinational holding company established in 2014 and headquartered in Greater London, United Kingdom. Audiotonix companies design and manufacture mixing consoles and professional audio equipment for live events and broadcast sound.
History
Audiotonix was established in 2014 by combining Allen & Heath, Calrec, and DiGiCo.[2] James Gordon, formerly DiGiCo's CEO, was appointed CEO of Audiotonix Group.[3]
Audiotonix acquired Solid State Logic in 2017,[4] and KLANG Technologies the following year.[5]
In 2021, the company acquired Sound Devices,[6] and Slate Digital the following year.[7] In 2023, the company acquired Fourier Audio.[8] The same year, Audiotonix company Solid State Logic acquired Harrison Audio.[9]
In 2026, the company announced an agreement to acquire the three microphone companies, DPA Microphones, Wisycom, and Austrian Audio.[10]
Brands
- Allen & Heath
- Calrec
- DiGiCo
- DiGiGrid
- fourieraudio
- Group One Ltd
- Harrison Audio
- KLANG:technologies
- Slate Digital
- Solid State Logic (SSL)
- Sonible
- Sound Devices
- DPA Microphones
- Wisycom
- Austrian Audio
Further reading
External links
References
- Kaye Wiggins. Ardian to buy majority stake in Audiotonix ft.com, The Financial Times Ltd.., 15 December 2019, retrieved 21 October 2021^
- William Louch. Epiris Scores 4.8-Times Return on Audiotonix Exit for Electra wsj.com, Dow Jones & Company, Inc., 3 February 2017, retrieved 21 October 2021^
- Phil Ward. ‘Customers have no idea what we are… why should they?’ Audiotonix CEO James Gordon explains the group’s strategy prosoundnetwork.com, Future plc, 25 April 2018, retrieved 22 October 2021^
- David weiss. Who Bought SSL? Inside the Acquisition That Surprised the Console World sonicscoop.com, SonicScoop, 5 March 2018, retrieved 22 October 2021^
- Clive Young. Audiotonix Acquired by Ardian prosoundnetwork.com, Future plc, 16 December 2019, retrieved 22 October 2021^
- Phil Kurz. Audiotonix Acquires Sound Devices tvtechnology.com, Future US Inc, 14 October 2021, retrieved 22 October 2021^
- Martin Bennett. Audiotonix Gets Even More Creative with Slate Digital Acquisition audiotonix.com, Audiotonix, 3 October 2022, retrieved 3 October 2022^
- Nina Lindholm. Ardian-backed DiGiCo picks up Fourier Audio PE Hub Europe, 3 October 2023^
- SSL acquire console designers Harrison 13 April 2023, retrieved 12 March 2024^
- DPA Microphones, Wisycom and Austrian Audio, join the Audiotonix mix 2 February 2026, retrieved 2 February 2026^