Dynaudio is a Danish
loudspeaker
A loudspeaker (commonly referred to as a speaker or speaker driver) is an electroacoustic transducer that converts an electrical audio signal into a corresponding sound. A ''speaker system'', also often simply referred to as a "speaker" or " ...
maker, founded in 1977. Dynaudio builds speakers using only their own drivers.
Dynaudio has a subsidiary called ''Dynaudio Acoustics'' that focuses on professional
studio monitor loudspeakers. Dynaudio speakers are installed in more than ten thousand recording studios worldwide and have been chosen as reference monitors by BBC Radio & Music. Dynaudio was previously the OEM audio supplier to Swedish automaker
Volvo Cars Corporation, in addition to German automaker
Volkswagen
Volkswagen (),English: , . abbreviated as VW (), is a German Automotive industry, motor vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1937 by the German Labour Front under the Nazi Party and revived into a ...
.
Volkswagen
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followed
Volvo
The Volvo Group ( sv, Volvokoncernen; legally Aktiebolaget Volvo, shortened to AB Volvo, stylized as VOLVO) is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation headquartered in Gothenburg. While its core activity is the production, distributio ...
by employing Dynaudio as its OEM speaker maker, but not all
Volkswagen
Volkswagen (),English: , . abbreviated as VW (), is a German Automotive industry, motor vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1937 by the German Labour Front under the Nazi Party and revived into a ...
models came equipped with Dynaudio Sound Systems. While Volkswagen has switched to a different audio supplier for most of their new vehicles, the
Volkswagen Touareg is still available with a Dynaudio sound system from the factory.
Bugatti
Automobiles Ettore Bugatti was a German then French manufacturer of high-performance automobiles. The company was founded in 1909 in the then-German city of Molsheim, Alsace, by the Italian-born industrial designer Ettore Bugatti. The cars w ...
has also employed Dynaudio as their OEM audio supplier. Bugatti's Dynaudio system is called The Puccini Sound System.
Dynaudio has also worked with computing OEM
Micro-Star International in producing the sound system for their GX660 notebook range, released in 2010. During this time it was allegedly the best audio system available in a notebook computer.
Dynaudio was acquired by
Goertek
Goertek Inc. (was stylized as GoerTek) is a Chinese acoustic components company, listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in May 2008. The company claims to hold the largest market value among acoustic companies on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Go ...
in 2014,
and subsequently purchased the Danish audio company AM3D A/S in December 2015.
Dynaudio Professional
The
pro audio
Professional audio, abbreviated as pro audio, refers to both an activity and a category of high quality, studio-grade audio equipment. Typically it encompasses sound recording, sound reinforcement system setup and audio mixing, and studio mus ...
division of the company, Dynaudio Professional, focuses on
recording studio
A recording studio is a specialized facility for sound recording, mixing, and audio production of instrumental or vocal musical performances, spoken words, and other sounds. They range in size from a small in-home project studio large enoug ...
loudspeaker equipment such as
studio monitors
Studio monitors are loudspeakers in speaker enclosures specifically designed for professional audio production applications, such as recording studios, filmmaking, television studios, radio studios and project or home studios, where accurate ...
. In 1999, Dynaudio became partners with
TC Electronic. Some major recording studios that use Dynaudio Professional products are
Air Lyndhurst,
NRG Studios
NRG Recording Studios is a recording facility located in North Hollywood, California, that was created by producer and mixer Jay Baumgardner in 1992.
Facilities
The facility consists of three studio consoles:
*Studio A console: custom vintage N ...
, and
The Hit Factory.
Record producer
A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...
s
Mike Hedges
Mike Hedges (born 1953) is a British audio producer/engineer best known for his work with The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Manic Street Preachers. During his career, Hedges has worked with an eclectic roster of artists ranging from roc ...
,
Trevor Horn,
Steve Lipson, and
Mutt Lange do as well.
Tom Holkenborg
Tom Holkenborg (born 8 December 1967), also known by his stage name Junkie XL or occasionally JXL, is a Dutch composer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, producer, and engineer.
Originally known for his trance productions, he has moved to producing ...
states, "For monitoring my stereo and surround mixes I rely on my Dynaudio Acoustics AIR 25 midfield systems."
See also
*
List of studio monitor manufacturers
This is a list of notable manufacturers of studio monitors. This list is not exhaustive; every entry must have an article written in the English Wikipedia.
Current manufacturers
See also
* Lists of companies
* List of bass amplifier and l ...
References
External links
Dynaudio corporate websiteDynaudio Acoustics website
Gallery
File:Solid State Logic SL4064G-64BG-TRG with Dynaudio AIR6 at Greenbird.jpg, Dynaudio AIR6
File:Solid State Logic SL4064G+ with Dynaudio BM6 at ONKIO 6.jpg, Dynaudio BM6
image:Dynaudio BM15P.jpg, Dynaudio BM15P
image:Digidesign ICON D-Command.jpg, Dynaudio BM15P
File:Dynaudio VW Tiguan.jpg, Dynaudio speaker inside a Volkswagen Tiguan
Loudspeaker manufacturers
Audio equipment manufacturers of Denmark
Danish companies established in 1977
Electronics companies established in 1977
Danish brands
Companies based in Skanderborg Municipality
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