Digidesign

Digidesign

Also known as: Digi, Digidrums

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Digidesign was founded in 1984 by Peter Gotcher and Evan Brooks, two UC Berkeley electrical engineering graduates who initially sold EPROM chips for drum machines under the name "Digidrums." Based in Berkeley, California, the company went on to fundamentally reshape the recording industry. In 1989, Digidesign released Sound Tools, widely recognized as the first tapeless recording studio for the...

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Digidesign Pro 1

$155.00 - $169.00

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Digidesign was founded in 1984 by Peter Gotcher and Evan Brooks, two UC Berkeley electrical engineering graduates who initially sold EPROM chips for drum machines under the name "Digidrums." Based in Berkeley, California, the company went on to fundamentally reshape the recording industry. In 1989, Digidesign released Sound Tools, widely recognized as the first tapeless recording studio for the Apple Macintosh. Two years later, the company launched Pro Tools, a multitrack digital audio workstation that became the dominant platform for professional music production, film scoring, and audio post-production worldwide.

Beyond Pro Tools software, Digidesign manufactured a wide range of audio hardware including the Digi 001, Digi 002, and Digi 003 FireWire interfaces; the Mbox and Mbox 2 USB interfaces aimed at project studios; and large-format control surfaces such as the Pro Control, Control|24, Command|8, and the flagship ICON D-Control and D-Command systems. The company also developed the VENUE live sound mixing platform for concert and touring applications. Digidesign's Pro Tools|HD systems, combining proprietary DSP hardware with the Pro Tools software, became standard equipment in major recording studios around the world.

Digidesign was acquired by Avid Technology in 1995. The Digidesign brand continued to operate as a division of Avid for fifteen years before being phased out in 2010, with all products folded under the Avid brand name.

Digidesign has 69 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Audio Interfaces, Compressor Plugins, and DAW Controllers. Their gear is featured by 151 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Electronic, and Pop. Notable users include Bono, Yasunori Mitsuda, and Owl City. Most Digidesign products sit on the budget-friendly end of the spectrum.

Artists Who Use Digidesign

Bono uses 5 Digidesign products

Bono

Singer, Guitarist · U2

Yasunori Mitsuda uses 5 Digidesign products

Yasunori Mitsuda

Composer, Music Producer

Owl City uses 4 Digidesign products

Owl City

Singer, Guitarist

Rihanna uses 4 Digidesign products

Rihanna

Singer · Artists Stand Up to Cancer

The Edge uses 3 Digidesign products

The Edge

Guitarist · U2

Adam Clayton uses 3 Digidesign products

Adam Clayton

Bassist · U2

Alan Wilder uses 3 Digidesign products

Alan Wilder

Drummer, Keyboardist · Depeche Mode

Katy Perry uses 3 Digidesign products

Katy Perry

Singer, Guitarist · Katy Perry (band)

Marius de Vries uses 3 Digidesign products

Marius de Vries

Composer, Music Producer · The Blow Monkeys

Stargate uses 3 Digidesign products

Stargate

Music Producer

Trent Reznor uses 2 Digidesign products

Trent Reznor

Singer, Guitarist · Nine Inch Nails

Neil Young uses 2 Digidesign products

Neil Young

Singer, Guitarist · Crazy Horse

Joe Satriani uses 2 Digidesign products

Joe Satriani

Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Hozier uses 2 Digidesign products

Hozier

Guitarist, Singer

The Alchemist uses 2 Digidesign products

The Alchemist

Rapper, Music Producer · Soul Assassins

Mark Mothersbaugh uses 2 Digidesign products

Mark Mothersbaugh

Singer, Guitarist · Devo

Colin Newman uses 2 Digidesign products

Colin Newman

Singer, Guitarist · Wire

Jerry Harrison uses 2 Digidesign products

Jerry Harrison

Singer, Guitarist · Talking Heads

Doja Cat uses 2 Digidesign products

Doja Cat

Singer, Rapper

Amy Winehouse uses 2 Digidesign products

Amy Winehouse

Singer, Guitarist

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Gear IQ 2822

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Gear IQ 2822

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Gear IQ 328

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wanya7

Gear IQ 1822

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lxchee

Gear IQ 115

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