The world's very first digital delay and reverb units were created in Klark Teknik Research's laboratory, and their descendants remain in common usage all over the world to this day. However, it was the company's concepts for equalization devices that really changed the world of professional audio. Its earliest designs eventually matured into the world-famous DN360, that incidentally celebrates twenty years this year as the standard graphic EQ for audio professional everywhere.
Klark Teknik continues to remain true to the founding principles of the Clarke brothers: innovation in design followed by uncompromising dedication to engineering and sonic quality. Most Klark Teknik units are still made and tested by hand, a time-consuming and labour-intensive process that remains the only method by which KT can maintain the quality its customers have come to expect. "Thirty years is a great milestone for Klark Teknik," comments David Wiggins, KT brand manager. "Rarely has a signal processing company been responsible for so many classic pieces of equipment, and so many industry-standards such as the DN360 graphic EQ; the DN410 parametric EQ; the DN60 audio analyzer and the DN780 digital reverb, and we're still doing it today. The DN1248 Plus has become the benchmark mic splitter, and Helix is definitely on the way to taking over the world of monitor EQ. And in just six months, DN370 already looks set to become the next classic from the Klark Teknik stable. We're looking forward to the next thirty years!"(Sarah Rushton-Read)
