Avid Audio - History

History

  • 1984 - Founded as Digidrums by Peter Gotcher and Evan Brooks. Later became Digidesign.
  • 1989 - Digidesign launches the first digital audio workstation system, Sound Tools, for the Apple Macintosh. The company refers to it as "the first tapeless recording studio".
  • 1991 - Digidesign releases the first Pro Tools multitrack system, marking a significant advance in digital audio. This integrated software and hardware system (digital audio workstation) is among the most popular for audio production for television, music, and film.
  • 1995 - Avid Technology NASDAQ: AVID acquires Digidesign. Digidesign now operates as a business unit of Avid.
  • 2001 - Digidesign wins a Grammy award for Pro Tools.
  • 2003 - Avid acquires Bomb Factory's extensive product catalog. These products are now included with Pro Tools systems.
  • 2003 - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognizes Digidesign's contribution to audio post production for film with an Oscar.
  • 2004 - Avid acquires M-Audio, which now operates as a business unit of Digidesign, but maintains the M-Audio brand name and remains largely distinct from Digidesign.
  • 2005 - Avid acquires Wizoo, which now operates as Digidesign Advanced Instrument Research Group (A.I.R.), but remains largely autonomous, operating out of Bremen, Germany.
  • 2006 - Avid acquires Sibelius, the music software, in a deal worth over US$23 million.
  • 2010 - the Digidesign brand name is phased out, with Digidesign products now falling under the Avid product banner.
  • 2011 – Digidesign becomes Avid Audio

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