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| Industry | Professional audio and video equipment |
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| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Website | www.sounddevices.com |
Sound Devices is an American corporation headquartered in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, with additional offices in Madison, Wisconsin and Rickmansworth, UK. [1] Sound Devices designs and manufactures professional audio and video equipment.
The company was founded in 1998 by Matt Anderson, Jon Tatooles, Jim Koomar, and Brad Lovett who previously worked for Shure. [2] The company specializes in portable equipment for location sound and video recording. [3]
Sound Devices products have been used for many well-known films, including Birdman [4] and Batman: The Dark Knight , [5] and TV shows, including Doctor Who [6] and Breaking Bad [7]
In 2018 Sound Devices announced the acquisition of Audio Limited, a UK manufacturer of wireless microphone systems.
In October, 2021, Sound Devices was acquired by the Audiotonix Group. [8]
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