German studio specialist Neumann.Berlin and Swiss high-resolution digital audio recording specialist Merging Technologies are to work together under the umbrella of the Sennheiser group, as Sennheiser takes over the shares of Merging.

With its microphones, monitors and headphones, Neumann.Berlin is regarded worldwide as a reference not only by professional users including recording studios and broadcasters, as well as by semi-professional customers.

Neumann continues to build on this position and is now strategically expanding its product range. The integration with Merging Technologies is part of Neumann’s strategy.

‘We plan to strengthen Neumann’s offering, particularly in the area of digital workstreams, in order to provide our customers with holistic audio solutions in studio quality,’ says Ralf Oehl, CEO of Georg Neumann. ‘Merging Technologies’ products and solutions are an excellent complement to the Neumann product portfolio. We are therefore very much looking forward to working together with the Merging team. Merging Technologies is one of the world’s leading suppliers of AD/DA solutions, digital audio workstations, as well as a pioneer in software development to support the AES-67 standard.

‘Neumann.Berlin and Merging Technologies are a perfect match, and the collaboration opens up new opportunities for both parties,’ adds Merging Technologies founder and CEO, Claude Cellier. ‘Both companies share a passion for excellence and a commitment to set new standards in audio.’

The existing portfolio of the two companies will remain unchanged. The first joint product of the partnership between Neumann.Berlin and Merging Technologies will be a Neumann audio interface that enables the perfect integration of Neumann products into a digital infrastructure.