David Schwartz, president of SED and developer of Laser-Accurate technology, believes that existing microphone manufacturers will be best positioned to take microphones to the next level by combining the Laser-Accurate technology with their vast design and manufacturing experience.
"Rather than start my own company again to manufacture products based on this technology, I see the benefit in letting already established professional audio manufacturers license it and apply it to their own designs," says Schwartz, who founded CompuSonics in 1984 and grew it into a leading developer and manufacturer of digital audio workstations and digital recorders.
"What I also envision is the development of software to process the signal. Enhanced new business sectors can emerge around the fact that you can now access absolutely pure sound uncoloured by the transduction process.
"Whenever there's a change in the technology, it's a business opportunity," he explains. "It compels people to trade up and creates demand for new products based on a new technology. The possibilities are significant."
Laser-Accurate technology will be available on a licensed-use basis, starting October, 2009.
(Jim Evans)
