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| Company type | Private |
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| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | , United Kingdom |
| Products | Professional audio equipment |
| Revenue | EUR€1 Billion [1] |
Number of employees | 550 |
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| Website | www |
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.
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]
SSL may refer to:
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Solid State Logic Ltd. (SSL) is a British company based in Begbroke, Oxfordshire, England that designs and markets audio mixing consoles, signal processors, and other audio technologies for the post-production, video production, broadcast, sound reinforcement and music recording industries. SSL employs over 160 people worldwide and has regional offices in Los Angeles, Milan, New York City, Paris, and Tokyo, with additional support provided by an international network of distributors. Solid State Logic is part of the Audiotonix Group.
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