A

Adaptec

CD burning technology and software, high end computing

Akai

World famous samplers and synths

Alesis

Synths and studio equipment, makers of the famous ADAT

Arbiter

Huge umbrella company, encompassing Fender, JBL, dbx and many others

B

Behringer

German studio and high end mastering products

Boss

Budget offshoot of the mighty Roland, excellent effects + drum machines

C

Clavia

Swedish synth maker responsible for the Nord Lead

Creamware

German synth and audio/sound card makers

Creative Labs

Manufactuers of the Soundblaster cards for PCs

D

Dbx

High quality mastering and noise reduction

Digidesign

Makers of Pro Tools high end soundcards and recording systems

Digital Dream

Mp3 players and memory, flash readers and audio coding

Digitech

Quality effects and synths

Dolby

Makers of the high end and budget noise reduction systems

E

Edirol

Division of Roland, specializing in studio recording and computer music

Emu

Synths, samplers and desktop audio

Ensoniq

Sister company to EMU

Event

High end studio monitor speakers

F

Fostex

Hard disk recording and mastering for the masses

G

Guillemot

Sound cards and digital interfaces

K

KAM

Budget DJ equipment and accessories

Kenton Electronics

MIDI accessories, control units and cables

L

LA Audio

High end studio and mastering products

LaCie

CD burners, DVD readers and writers, recording media

Lexicon

Effects processing - finest reverb in the world?

LG Electronics

CD reading and burning drives, DVD drives

M

Mackie

Mixing desks and mastering technology

Marantz

Home sereo and high end recording and mastering technology

Midiman

Midi cables and accessories

Monsoon

Multimedia and stereo speaker systems

Motu

MIDI and Audio hardware

N

Novation

Analogue synth manufacturer, makers of the stunning Supa-Nova, and the industry standard BassStation and DrumStation

Numark

DJ equipment - mixers, decks and monitors

O

Opcode

A/D converters, MIDI interfaces, digital synchs and PC audio cards

P

Panasonic

Home stereo and pro recording equipment

Peavey

PA systems, effects units and studio equipment

Phillips

Large Dutch stereo and music electronics firm

Power Technology

PC effects processing cards, mp3 connectors

R

Recoton

Cables, stands, headphones and accessories

Roland

Huge Japanese music company, providers of many classic machines

S

Samsung

Huge electronics company, with some audio and music computing products

Sennheiser

High quality headphones and recording equipment

Shure

Industry standard microphones and studio accessories, DJ needles

Solton

PA systems, amplifiers, limiters and accessories (site in German)

Sony

Huge Japanese electronics company, hi-hi stereo and professional recording products

Sound Solutions

Sound insulation and vibration damping equipment

Soundscape

Hard disk recording equipment, PC interface cards

Spirit/Soundcraft

Studio and live mixing desks

T

Tascam/TEAC

Recording equipment and media

TC Electronics

Very high end mastering and processing units

Technics

Division of Panasonic, responsible for the mighty SL1210 turntables, as well as many other musical instruments and recording equipment

TL Audio

Valve based signal processing – compression, equalizing etc

V

Vestax

DJ equipment – direct drive turntables and industry standard mixers

Videologic

Digital radio tuners, PC soundcards

W

Waves

Voice compression, equalization and mastering plugins

Y

Yamaha

Huge Japanese synth, sampler and music technology manufacturers

Z

Zoom

Budget studio and instrument effects units