 Studer celebrates 60th Anniversary!
In 1948, Studer was founded by Willi Studer
to adapt American-made tape recorders to the
requirements of the Swiss market. Studer soon
stopped adapting and started improving, and
in 1950 the first 500 units of the Dynavox tape
recorders left the production line. Later, the brand
became Studer in its own right.
 From its beginnings as a tape recorder
manufacturer, Studer went on to acquire a
reputation as an analogue mixing console brand.
In the late-70s, microprocessor control was used
first in the famous high speed A800 multitrack
tape machine and then, in the mid-80s, the turn
to digital technology began with the digitallycontrolled
A810 analogue tape recorder, followed
by the all-digital D820 and D820X tape machines.
Shipping its last two analogue consoles to
Japan at the start of 2008, the company is today
firmly placed in the digital universe as a leading
manufacturer of audio mixing consoles, routing
equipment and broadcast systems.
Studer’s first digital audio products were launched
more than 10 years ago, the OnAir 2000
continuity console with its highly ergonomic
user interface, and the D950 mixing console
which was to introduce the revolutionary Virtual
Surround Panning™ format. From these origins,
Studer has developed its two most successful
audio production platforms: the OnAir Series of
broadcast consoles which pioneered the Touch
‘n’ Action user interface, and the Vista Series of
digital mixing desks, featuring the revolutionary
VISTONICS™ user interface.
In this last decade, Studer’s R&D productivity
has been at its height, also developing the SCore
DSP engine and its SCore Live version, flexible
digital routing systems, and the Studer CMS (Call
Management System) which is used station-wide
by Danish Radio and many other radio facilities,
including the Swiss broadcasting organisation SRG.
Through the versatility of its consoles, notably
the Vista Series, Studer now appeals to customers
in TV and radio broadcasting (both fixed and
mobile) recording facilities, theatre and opera
sound reinforcement, and most recently, the live
touring business.
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