Audient was founded in 1997 by David Dearden and Gareth Davies. They had previously been founding partners of DDA – a company best known for designing mixing consoles in the 1980s and 1990s. After the sale of DDA and the emergence of digital consoles they decided to stick with their guns and start Audient with the aim of designing a great sounding, affordable and efficient analogue console. The company was later purchased by Simon Blackwood (formerly of Focusrite/Novation) in the winter of 2013. The company is based in Herriard (near Basingstoke, Hampshire, England) but has employees in Bulgaria and throughout the UK. With a proud heritage of award winning audio excellence, Audient continues to develop innovative products for the professional audio industry. Audient are recognised worldwide for delivering high quality products designed with users working preferences in mind and which, most importantly deliver outstanding audio quality at affordable prices. Audient operates from its headquarters in Hampshire, England.