LOUD Technologies Inc. Joins AVnu Alliance
Appoints Studio Sound International as territory rep firm

WOODINVILLE, WA – April 5, 2011 – As a sign of LOUD Technologies Inc’s (“LOUD’s”) commitment to AVB, and to ensure the protocol’s adoption as the industry standard for audio and video networking, LOUD today announces its membership in the AVnu Alliance. Through its AVnu alliance, LOUD will actively engage in setting standards and compliance programs for the pro audio community and will integrate these standards into its brands’ networked products when these programs are successfully implemented.

“As an industry, we owe it to our customers to simplify and standardize networked audio/video installations through the universal adoption of AVB,” explained Mark Graham, LOUD’s CEO.  “Through our AVnu partnership and thoughtful migration to AVB, LOUD will position our brands and our customers well for the next phase of growth in the install, A/V and P.A. markets.”

 “We developed U-Net to meet market need for a low latency, low per-node-cost networking protocol,” explained Jeff Rocha LOUD’s EAW Business Unit General Manager and Vice President. “And there’s no question that U-Net’s integrated bi-directional communication and digital audio transport native to many EAW products is of great value to our customers. As the AVB standard matures, we will eventually offer our customers the same functionality of U-Net, but with the added benefit of seemless integration across a wide range of components from other manufacturers.”

Anthony Taylor, LOUD’s Martin Audio Business Unit General Manager and Vice President, added: “Undoubtedly, networked audio/video systems and installations will be the next driver of growth in the worldwide install and A/V markets. We look forward to the time when AVB evolves to provide the advantages currently provided by U-Net in an open architecture format.”

The alliance will also help LOUD deliver networking technology to mass-market users through its Mackie brand, which to date has not deployed LOUD’s U-Net protocol. “The Mackie R&D team is chomping at the bit to deliver AVB-enabled products that will deliver some serious bang for the buck… how very Mackie, no?” said John Boudreau, VP of LOUD’s Mackie brand.

About AVnu Alliance
AVnu Alliance is an industry forum dedicated to the advancement of professional-quality audio video by promoting the adoption of the IEEE 802.1 Audio Video Bridging (AVB) standards over various networking link-layers. The organization creates compliance test procedures and processes that ensure AVB interoperability of networked A/V devices, helping to provide the highest quality streaming A/V experience. The Alliance promotes awareness of the benefits of AVB technologies and intends to collaborate with other organizations and entities to make use of this work in their respective efforts to provide a better end-user A/V experience. The Alliance is focused on applications of these technologies in the automotive, consumer electronics, and professional A/V markets. More information can be found on the AVnu Alliance website at www.AVnu.org.

About LOUD Technologies Inc.
LOUD Technologies Inc. (NasdaqCM: LTEC) is one of the largest manufacturers and marketers of professional audio and music products.  As the corporate parent for world‑recognized brands including Alvarez, Ampeg, Crate, EAW, Mackie, Martin Audio and TAPCO, LOUD produces a wide range of digital recording products, loudspeakers, commercial audio systems, audio and music software, guitars, guitar and bass amplifiers and orchestral string instruments. LOUD’s brands may be found in professional and project recording studios, video and broadcast suites, post-production facilities, sound reinforcement applications including churches, nightclubs and retail locations, and on major musical tours. For more information, please see our website: www.loudtechinc.com.

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