Sound Devices LLC is an American company headquartered in

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, with additional offices in

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and

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, UK. Sound Devices designs and manufactures professional audio and video equipment.

History

The company was founded in 1998 by Matt Anderson, Jon Tatooles, Jim Koomar, and Brad Lovett who previously worked for

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. The company specializes in portable equipment for location sound and

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recording. Sound Devices products have been used for many well-known films, including '' Birdman'' and '' Batman: The Dark Knight'', and

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, including ''

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'' and ''

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''. 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.

Awards

Audio Products * Multi-winner of the Cinema Audio Society Technical Achievement Award - 744T, 788T, 664, 633, 970, SL-6, MixPre-10T (2018), and Scorpio (2019) * NAMM Tec Award nominee in Outstanding Technical Achievement category (2014) - 970 recorder * Resolution Magazine Award (2009) - 788T recorder Video Products * 2014 SVC Innovative Product Award (2014) - PIX 270i * Videomaker Best Products Award (2014) for Best Field Mixer - PIX 240i

References

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External links

Company website
Manufacturers of professional audio equipment Companies established in 1998 Companies based in Wisconsin Reedsburg, Wisconsin Audio equipment manufacturers of the United States