M-Audio & Ultimate Ears Partner to Bring Professional Reference Earphones to Music Stores; M-Audio to Become Exclusive Provider of Ultimate Ears Technology in M.I. Channel.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. & IRVINE, Calif. -- M-Audio and Ultimate Ears today announced a strategic partnership that brings Ultimate Ears technology to the M-Audio brand. As part of the agreement, M-Audio will be the exclusive provider of Ultimate Ears Super.fi universal fit technology in the music industry channel beginning October 1. M-Audio, a part of Avid Technology "Avid" redirects here. For the "Advancement Via Individual Determination" educational program, see AVID. Avid Technology, Inc NASDAQ: AVID is an American company specializing in video and audio production technology; specifically, digital non-linear media editing (NLE) Inc., manufactures a wide array of creative tools for computer-centric musicians ranging from microphones and studio monitors to mobile recording gear. The relationship with Ultimate Ears adds earphones to M-Audio's product portfolio, providing an important complement to the company's popular reference monitors. Ultimate Ears has been the leading supplier of custom-molded reference earphones for professional musicians since 1995. The partnership with M-Audio increases Ultimate Ears' penetration in the retail music market by leveraging M-Audio's established brand and dealer network. The first phase of the relationship involves M-Audio's new IE series of professional reference earphones, scheduled to ship this fall. The IE series leverages Ultimate Ears technology to deliver exceptional audio fidelity in diverse environments. Applications include onstage monitoring of performances, click tracks and backing tracks; mobile recording with devices such as M-Audio's MicroTrack 24/96; and personal earphones in the studio. M-Audio IE reference earphones also can be used to upgrade the sound delivered by Apple iPods and other portable music players See digital music player and Portable Media Center. . All three IE models have a unique shape and snug fit designed for comfort as well as superior noise isolation. Each model comes with a universal fit kit containing an assortment of ear tips in different sizes and materials enabling personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. adjustment for individual users. The IE series also features a new look, distinctive packaging and included travel cases. "Partnering with M-Audio gives us a massive global retail footprint for the technology we developed for our universal fit earphones," said Mindy Harvey, president of Ultimate Ears. "This aligns us with one of the most respected brands in the industry, and ensures that we are fully represented in the retail music channel. M-Audio will bring our Super.fi technology to the largest possible pool of musicians and audiophiles." "Given our position as a leader in reference monitors, we thought it made sense to give our customers a top-quality solution for professional reference earphones as well," said Tim Ryan
Timothy J. "Tim" Ryan (born July 16, 1973) is an American member of the Democratic Party, who is a U.S. representative for the 17th district of Ohio, serving since 2003. , general manager of M-Audio. "Ultimate Ears is the industry standard in the professional market. This partnership enables us to rapidly deliver a line of premium products, and provides the potential for collaborating on more products over the longer term." About Ultimate Ears Ultimate Ears is the leading supplier of in-ear monitors for professional musicians and an emerging provider of premium earpieces for the consumer market. Founded in 1995, the firm supplies custom-molded earphones costing up to $900 per pair to a Who's Who Who’s Who biographical dictionary of notable living people. [Am. Hist.: Hart, 922] See : Fame of performers in all musical genres. The company also offers custom-molded consumer earphones as well as off-the-shelf Super.fi products for the high-quality universal-fit market. For more information, visit www.ultimateears.com. About M-Audio M-Audio, a part of Avid Technology, Inc., is a leading provider of creative tools for today's electronic musicians This article is about musicians. For the magazine, see Electronic Musician. An electronic musician is a musician who composes or plays music from synthetic sounds generated with synthesizers, samplers, drum machines or music sequencers. and audio professionals. Founded in 1988, M-Audio now has independent offices in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, France and Japan, as well as independent distribution in most of the rest of the world. M-Audio's ability to parlay An open programming interface (API) to a service provider's network (the network operator), developed by the Parlay Group (www.parlay.org). By enabling the customer's application to talk directly to the network, it allows the end user to have greater access to network information as well advanced technology into affordable products has led the company to win some of the international audio community's highest praise and awards. M-Audio's mission of "Redefining the Studio" delivers new levels of control, virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. and mobility that transform the way computer-centric musicians compose, perform and live their creative lives. In addition to manufacturing its own product lines like the popular Delta(TM) audio cards, Studiophile(TM) reference monitors and USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. MIDI controllers, M-Audio also wholly owns Evolution Electronics, LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability ., and distributes other best-of-class products such as Ableton Live, GForce virtual vintage instruments, iZotope processing solutions, Way Out Ware TimewARP, and Wizoo virtual instruments. In 2002, the company successfully launched a product line that brings professional-quality audio to the consumer electronics market. (C) 2006 Avid Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Product features, specifications, system requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. and availability are subject to change without notice. Avid, M-Audio, and IE are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. ULTIMATE EARS and UE are registered trademarks of Ultimate Ears, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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