"Riedel as leader in signal distribution solutions for the event industry is a partner who is interesting for us in many aspects", said James Gordon, managing director of DiGiCo. Riedel and DiGiCo have agreed to work together on the integration of their technologies. Both partners intend to develop solutions that increase the compatibility between products of both companies in order to create benefits for the partner's customers."
"We've always seen our products as an open platform. Integration with other manufacturers always results in benefits for our customers. Therefore we're proud to welcome DiGiCo as our newest technology partner," said Andreas Hilmer, Riedel's director marketing & communications.
Since the 2010 season, DiGiCo's SD8 is serving as the main mixing console in Riedel's set-up for the Red Bull Air Race world championship. The event's complete signal distribution for HD video, audio, intercom and data is based on Riedel's fibre network solution MediorNet. In addition, a RockNet audio network solution in fully integrated with the MediorNet backbone.
(Jim Evans)
