Merging Technologies
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| Industry | Professional audio |
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| Founded | 1990 in Puidoux, Switzerland |
| Founder | Claude Cellier |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Website | www |
Merging Technologies is a Swiss manufacturer of professional audio hardware and software.
History
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Hardware
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "AES New York 2018 Presenter or Author". Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ Nelson, Terry (September 1996). "Merging Technologies Pyramix" (PDF). Studio Sound. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ Martins, Joao (July 2022). "Sennheiser Acquires Merging Technologies to Reinforce its Growth Strategy for Neumann". audioxpress.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ Klostermann, Felix (July 2022). "Sennheiser expandiert wieder: Neumann und Merging Technologies ab sofort unter einem Dach". www.bonedo.de. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ Fischer, Kevin (July 2022). "Schweizer Firma für Audio-Aufnahmesysteme partnert mit Neumann.Berlin". www.cetoday.ch. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ James, Rob (July 2005). "Merging Technologies Sphynx 2" (PDF). Resolution. S2 Publications Ltd. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ Robjohns, Hugh (May 2020). "Merging+Anubis". Sound On Sound. SOS Publications Group. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Haines, Garrett (November 2017). "Merging Technologies: Hapi Networked Audio Interface". tapeop.com. Tape Op. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Merging Technologies Announces Updated Hapi MKII Modular Audio Interface". audioXpress. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ "Merging Technologies introduces NADAC, Network Attached DAC". audioXpress. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ "Merging Technologies/Digigram Aneman". www.fast-and-wide.com. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ "Merging Launches New Audio Device For Broadcasters". www.headlinermagazine.net. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Merging Technologies Launches Dolby Atmos Bundle". www.headlinermagazine.net. Retrieved 2024-03-13.