A Legacy Reimagined: While Violet Audio may be a relatively new name to many North American audio professionals, the company’s engineering pedigree runs deep. The Australian-based brand has been active for more than two decades and is now re-emerging with a new generation of products built by a team whose innovations have helped shape professional audio. Leading the charge in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico is Violet Audio US President/CEO Phil Wagner, a longtime industry veteran whose career includes executive roles with Soundcraft, Neve, Focusrite, and most notably Solid State Logic. Wagner first encountered Violet Audio’s new dMix 128 platform at NAMM, and immediately recognized its potential. “When you’ve spent decades around mixing console technology, you know when a company has done the hard work to bring real value to the market,” he says. Wagner subsequently founded Violet Audio US to handle customer/dealer relationships, along with support and training throughout North America, helping establish a strong presence for a platform he believes delivers capabilities typically found in systems costing significantly more.
Power and Flexibility in a Compact Platform: At the center of Violet Audio’s current vision is the dMix 128, a high-performance digital mixing and audio-routing platform designed primarily for live sound applications. Built around advanced FPGA processor technology, the system offers 128 mixing channels, 88 DSP-equipped busses, 96kHz operation, MADI and AES67 connectivity, and a 64-channel DAW interface capable of recording and playing back live performances. Wagner describes it as “two to four times more powerful than anything comparable in its price range,” with a dealer price of approximately $5,995. Particularly appealing for live sound and installed audio applications is the ability to split the system into dual 64-channel consoles with gain compensation, allowing front-of-house and monitor engineers to operate independently from a single platform. Early users, including Violet Audio founder and veteran live engineer Daniel Olesh, have already deployed the system extensively in live environments, generating enthusiastic feedback about its speed, workflow, and processing power.
Built for the Next Decade: Behind the dMix 128 is a compact but highly specialized development team whose members previously contributed technologies used by major brands within the HARMAN group of companies. Their focus has been creating forward-thinking, sophisticated tools that remain intuitive in demanding real-world situations. Wagner believes that philosophy reflects a larger trend in professional audio, where engineers increasingly require powerful solutions that maximize both quality and efficiency. “Great equipment won’t make a bad song better, but it will absolutely make a great performance shine,” he says. Looking ahead, Violet Audio’s immediate focus remains on expanding awareness of the dMix platform through dealer training programs and online education. For Wagner, the mission is clear: help engineers and production professionals achieve higher-quality results with fewer technological limitations. “Mixers always want to capture the energy of a live performance,” he says. “Technology changes, but that goal never does.”
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