[Dixie Flatline]

Now that's interesting...

http://broadcastengineering.com/news...udio-20050201/

I have no idea what this means in terms of possible changes to the M-Audio product line, though -- anyone more familiar with Avid/Digidesign care to hazard a guess?

 

[D-EJ915]

When I last used an avid product...I thought it was boring, I hope m-audio's stuff doesn't turn that way (probably won't since avid's been around so long and knows not to screw good things).

 

[3lusiv3]

Interesting. We have over a million dollars invested in Avid gear at work so maybe I can get some discounts on m-audio in the future. M-audio is more consumer oriented than avid so I guess they may be looking at a different market.

 

[Zeruel the 14th]

Avid, as far as I know deal in Video Editing gear. But also owns Softimage, whom they purchased from Microsoft. (Softimage makes 3D software, one of the 'big four' I believe.)

 

[Carbonman]

Avid is at the front of the pack in forensic video analysis. Grant Fredericks teaches police and forensics techs, does video analysis, and testifies in court all over the continent. A very interesting company if you're into video in a big way.

 

[Eagle_Driver]

That acquisition was completed at the end of August of last year. M-Audio was placed under the control of Avid's Digidesign audio division -- and Digidesign is the company behind ProTools (you know, the very same ProTools used in major studios to digitally edit many recordings).