Raindirk Audio

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Raindirk Audio Ltd
Type Private limited
Reg No to follow
Founded 1973
Headquarters Kings Lynn, Norfolk, UK
Key people To follow
Industry Mixing consoles
Studio hardware
Products
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Operating income To follow
Net income To follow
Employees Unknown
Website www.raindirk.com

Founded in 1973[1], Raindirk Audio Ltd is a manufacturer of high-end, pro-audio equipment used in both recording studios and live sound reproduction. Raindirk's first console was sold to former Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan's Kingsway Studios[2]. All products are designed by Cyril Jones.

Whilst not maintaining as high a profile as comptetitores like Solid State Logic, Automated Processes Inc and AMS Neve, Raindirk consoles have been used on artists as diverse as Pavarotti and Max Bygraves.[3].

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Historically, Raindirk has produced high-end, large-format, professional recording studio consoles. As such their main competitors have been:-

However, in recent years Raindirk has focussed on high-end live sound applications. A recent development has been the design of high specification DI boxes and microphone pre-amps for use in DAW studios.

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