Numark Acquires Sonivox For Virtual Instrument Technology

Numark and it's sister companies are positioning themselves to be the go-to company for everything that has to do with the manipulation, playback, and creation of music. The Jack O'Donnell group has now added Sonivox to their current lineup that consists of Numark, Akai Pro, Alesis, Alto Pro and ION Audio. The Sonivox acquisition means that the company now has an investment into Virtual Instrument Technology that is compatible with desktop's, laptop's, PC's, Mac's, iOS and many other devices. Check out the full press release inside.

Author:: DJ Blaze
Updated:: Feb 12, 2018
Original:: Feb 23, 2012

Numark and it's sister companies are positioning themselves to be the go-to company for everything that has to do with the manipulation, playback, and creation of music. The Jack O'Donnell group has now added Sonivox to their current lineup that consists of Numark, Akai Pro, Alesis, Alto Pro and ION Audio. The Sonivox acquisition means that the company now has an investment into Virtual Instrument Technology that is compatible with desktop's, laptop's, PC's, Mac's, iOS and many other devices. The possibilities of how this can help the production and DJ world and the current Numark and Akai products are endless. Check out the full press release below.

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