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NEWS

March - April 2015

digicom To Represent Dan

Dugan Sound Design

JAPAN: Dan Dugan Sound Design Inc. has
appointed digicom, located in Nagoya, Japan
as the company’s exclusive distributor for the
country.

“digicom is the perfect choice for selling
Dugan products into Japan,” said Dan Dugan,
President and CEO. “Their knowledge of the
live sound and broadcast industries, and
the complementary products they sell, will
ensure the best support of the Dugan line to
the discerning Japanese market.”

Dan Dugan Sound Design, now in its
47th year, has been designing automati c
microphone mixing technology since the
late 1960s. Technologies invented by Dan
Dugan include the Dugan Speech System,
which automati cally manages any number
of live microphones in unscripted talking
situati ons, the Dugan Music System, which
off ers automati c downward expansion to
help reduce feedback and noise pick-up in
live performances, and Dugan Gain Limiti ng,

which provides a conti nuous, stepless,

number-of-open-microphones master gain

adjusti ng system.

All three technologies provide fast,

transparent cross-fades without upcutti ng,

choppy sound or shift s in background noise.

Transiti ons between talkers are smooth and

consistent no matt er how many mics are

open. Dugan products are used in broadcast

talk shows, corporate meeti ngs, politi cal

events, educati onal setti ngs, live theatre

and other applicati ons. The products are

not mixers in themselves; rather, they are

accessories to sound mixing consoles.

The “Dugans” patch into the input insert

points of a mixing console, giving the board

operator all of the features of the board such

as EQ and sends along with automati c mixing.

Operati ng both as a manufacturer and

distributor/installer, digicom provides

quality products and services to the Live

Sound and Broadcast industries. Along

with Dugan automati c mixing controllers,

other products in the digicom line include

control systems (manufactured by digicom),

digital distributi on systems from Att erotech;

personal monitor systems and network

audio from Pivitec; fi ber opti c systems from

Fiberplex Technologies llc and Connex; Dante

breakout systems from Four Audio; locking

power cables from Schaff ner and Ethernet

switching products from Luminex.

“We are pleased to represent Dan Dugan

Sound Design,” said Haruo Abe, CEO of

digicom. “As the inventor of the automati c

microphone mixer, Dugan has the most

experience of anyone in this fi eld, and his

company’s products are widely respected.”

http://www.dandugan.com