Merging Technologies

Merging Technologies S.A.

Industry	Professional audio
Founded	1990;35 years ago (1990) in Puidoux, Switzerland
Founder	Claude Cellier
Headquarters	Puidoux, Vaud , Switzerland
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Pyramix Ovation Virtual Audio Device (VAD) Merging Audio Device (MAD) Horus Hapi MkII, Hapi Anubis
Website	www.merging.com

Merging Technologies is a Swiss manufacturer of professional audio hardware and software.

History

Merging Technologies was founded in 1990 in Puidoux, Vaud, by EPFL electrical engineering graduate Claude Cellier. ^{[1] [2]}

In 2022, Merging Technologies was acquired by Sennheiser. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Digital eXtreme Definition

DXD (Digital eXtreme Definition) is a digital audio format that originally was developed by Philips and Merging Technologies ^[6] for editing high-resolution recordings recorded in DSD, the audio standard used on Super Audio CD (SACD).

Products

Hardware

Hardware manufactured by Merging includes the following:

• Anubis (Networked AD/DA audio interface) ^[7]
• Horus (Networked AD/DA audio interface) ^[8]
• Hapi (Networked AD/DA audio interface) ^[8]
• Hapi MkII (Networked AD/DA audio interface) ^[9]
• MERGING+NADAC (Audiophile DAC, now discontinued) ^[10]
• Mykerinos (DSP card, now discontinued)
• DUA & DUAII (AD/DA converters, now discontinued)
• Sphynx & Sphynx 2 (AD/DA converters, now discontinued)

Software

Merging develops software products which include the following:

• Pyramix: a digital audio workstation (DAW) ^[8]
• Ovation: a media server and sequencer ^[8]
• ANEMAN: an Audio Network Manager. ^[11]
• Merging Audio Device (also referred to as MAD): multi-ASIO AoIP driver for Windows OS. ^[12]
• Virtual Audio Device (also referred to as VAD): Core Audio AoIP driver plugin for macOS. ^[13]
• VCube: a video player and recorder, now discontinued ^[8]

See also

• DXD
• AES67 § Adoption
• Direct Stream Digital#DSD technique

References

1. "AES New York 2018 Presenter or Author" . Retrieved 2019-04-11.
2. Nelson, Terry (September 1996). "Merging Technologies Pyramix" (PDF). Studio Sound. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
3. Martins, Joao (July 2022). "Sennheiser Acquires Merging Technologies to Reinforce its Growth Strategy for Neumann". audioxpress.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
4. Klostermann, Felix (July 2022). "Sennheiser expandiert wieder: Neumann und Merging Technologies ab sofort unter einem Dach". www.bonedo.de. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
5. Fischer, Kevin (July 2022). "Schweizer Firma für Audio-Aufnahmesysteme partnert mit Neumann.Berlin". www.cetoday.ch. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
6. James, Rob (July 2005). "Merging Technologies Sphynx 2" (PDF). Resolution. S2 Publications Ltd. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
7. Robjohns, Hugh (May 2020). "Merging+Anubis". Sound On Sound. SOS Publications Group. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
8. Haines, Garrett (November 2017). "Merging Technologies: Hapi Networked Audio Interface". tapeop.com. Tape Op. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
9. "Merging Technologies Announces Updated Hapi MKII Modular Audio Interface". audioXpress. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
10. "Merging Technologies introduces NADAC, Network Attached DAC". audioXpress. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
11. "Merging Technologies/Digigram Aneman". www.fast-and-wide.com. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
12. "Merging Launches New Audio Device For Broadcasters". www.headlinermagazine.net. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
13. "Merging Technologies Launches Dolby Atmos Bundle". www.headlinermagazine.net. Retrieved 2024-03-13.

External links

• Official website