Company Description
LOUD Technologies helps musicians bring their music to the masses. Best known for its multi-channel mixing consoles, which allow sound engineers to combine some 100 sound channels, the firm also makes loudspeakers, commercial audio systems, amplifiers, audio and music software, guitars, and orchestral string instruments. Brands include Alvarez, Ampeg, Crate, Mackie, Martin Audio, and TAPCO, among others. It also owns loudspeaker maker Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW). LOUD Technologies' products are sold through retail outlets and a network of installed sound contractors in the US, as well as through distributors worldwide. LOUD Technologies is owned by an affiliate, Sun Mackie, of private equity firm Sun Capital.