Aviom Celebrates Tenth Anniversary

This year Aviom (InfoComm Booth# 415) marks its tenth year of creating digital audio solutions. With the development of A-Net in 2001, Aviom introduced a digital audio protocol that made it possible to drive the world's first practical digital personal mixing solution. Since then, the company has continued to refine its personal mixers and Pro16 Series of digital audio distribution products, and has developed the second generation of A-Net and the Pro64 Series of audio networking products. It is now celebrating over 100,000 personal mixers sold, along with the introduction of its newest innovation, the AllFrame multi-modular I/O system.

A-Net helped to power the company's first product, the A-16 personal mixer, which debuted in 2002 and quickly became a popular solution for personal mixing solutions for applications such as Broadway, houses of worship, and production and recording studios. Artists such as Aerosmith, James Taylor, Michael Bublé, and Linkin' Park have all chosen Aviom personal mixers to solve their monitor or cue mixing needs. Churches around the world have adopted Aviom technology as a means of lowering stage volume and improving clarity in the sanctuary. And Hollywood has chosen the personal mixer as a production tool on the sets of many reality television shows.

Since then, Aviom has added to its range of personal mixing offerings with the A-16R rack-mount personal mixer and its A-16CS control surface, optimized for users of wireless in-ear monitors; the A-16II personal mixer, with a host of hardware and software refinements; the Y1 A-Net card for Yamaha digital consoles; the A-16D and A-16D Pro A-Net Distributors and a number of mounting accessories. Aviom has continued to work with leading digital console manufacturers to integrate A-Net connectivity to help streamline the connection to Aviom personal mixers.

Aviom's president and CEO, Carl Bader, explains, "Aviom has become the industry standard in personal mixing because the design of the personal mixer makes it easy for anyone to use and because we have continued to refine the product family and the technology over the years."

The company notes that it has also been a leader in distributing audio over Cat-5. Its Pro16 Series of digital snake components and Pro64 Series of audio networking products have proven to offer high fidelity, flexible, and yet simple solutions for creating digital audio systems for houses of worship, schools, theaters, sound companies, studios and broadcast companies. Users span the world and applications include major televised sporting events, numerous network television productions, major motion pictures, Broadway shows, live tours and studios.

Aviom's newest innovation, the AllFrame Multi-Modular I/O System, has already won numerous industry awards and captured the attention of system designers and installers with the flexibility and cost savings it offers. Built on the Pro64 version of A-Net, this fully field-configurable modular system allows contractors to select the I/O complement and form factor best suited for an application. With six I/O cards per frame and accessory kits for mounting on- or in-wall, in a rack or floor packet or directly on stage as a drop box, the AllFrame keeps analog cabling to a minimum, reducing system complexity and labor costs.