Merging Technologies Explained

Merging Technologies S.A.
Industry:	Professional audio
Predecessors:	-->
Founded:	in Puidoux, Switzerland
Founder:	Claude Cellier
Successors:	-->
Hq Location City:	Puidoux, Vaud
Hq Location Country:	Switzerland
Area Served:	Worldwide
Owners:	-->

Merging Technologies is a Swiss manufacturer of professional audio hardware and software.

History

Merging Technologies was founded in 1990 in Puidoux, Vaud, by EPFL electrical engineering graduate Claude Cellier.^{[1] [2]}

In 2022, Merging Technologies was acquired by Sennheiser.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Digital eXtreme Definition

DXD (Digital eXtreme Definition) is a digital audio format that originally was developed by Philips and Merging Technologies^[6] for editing high-resolution recordings recorded in DSD, the audio standard used on Super Audio CD (SACD).

Products

Hardware

Hardware manufactured by Merging includes the following:

• Anubis (Networked AD/DA audio interface)^[7]
• Horus (Networked AD/DA audio interface)^[8]
• Hapi (Networked AD/DA audio interface)^[8]
• Hapi MkII (Networked AD/DA audio interface)^[9]
• MERGING+NADAC (Audiophile DAC, now discontinued)^[10]
• Mykerinos (DSP card, now discontinued)
• DUA & DUAII (AD/DA converters, now discontinued)
• Sphynx & Sphynx 2 (AD/DA converters, now discontinued)

Software

Merging develops software products which include the following:

• Pyramix: a digital audio workstation (DAW)^[8]
• Ovation: a media server and sequencer^[8]
• ANEMAN: an Audio Network Manager.^[11]
• Merging Audio Device (also referred to as MAD): multi-ASIO AoIP driver for Windows OS. ^[12]
• Virtual Audio Device (also referred to as VAD): Core Audio AoIP driver plugin for macOS. ^[13]
• VCube: a video player and recorder, now discontinued^[8]

See also

• DXD
  • Direct Stream Digital#DSD technique

Notes and References

1. Web site: AES New York 2018 Presenter or Author. 2019-04-11.
2. Web site: Nelson. Terry. Merging Technologies Pyramix. Studio Sound. September 1996. 13 May 2022.
3. Web site: Martins. Joao. Sennheiser Acquires Merging Technologies to Reinforce its Growth Strategy for Neumann. audioxpress.com. July 2022. 14 July 2022.
4. Web site: Klostermann. Felix. Sennheiser expandiert wieder: Neumann und Merging Technologies ab sofort unter einem Dach. www.bonedo.de. July 2022. 14 July 2022.
5. Web site: Fischer. Kevin. Schweizer Firma für Audio-Aufnahmesysteme partnert mit Neumann.Berlin. www.cetoday.ch. July 2022. 14 July 2022.
6. James. Rob. Merging Technologies Sphynx 2. Resolution. S2 Publications Ltd. July 2005. 13 May 2022.
7. Robjohns. Hugh. Merging+Anubis. Sound On Sound. SOS Publications Group. May 2020. 13 May 2022.
8. Web site: Haines. Garrett. Merging Technologies: Hapi Networked Audio Interface. tapeop.com. Tape Op. November 2017. 13 May 2022.
9. Web site: Merging Technologies Announces Updated Hapi MKII Modular Audio Interface . 2022-07-22 . audioXpress . en.
10. Web site: Merging Technologies introduces NADAC, Network Attached DAC . 2022-07-22 . audioXpress . en.
11. Web site: Merging Technologies/Digigram Aneman . 2022-07-22 . www.fast-and-wide.com.
12. Web site: Merging Launches New Audio Device For Broadcasters . 2024-03-13 . www.headlinermagazine.net.
13. Web site: Merging Technologies Launches Dolby Atmos Bundle . 2024-03-13 . www.headlinermagazine.net.