Focusrite plc is an English music and audio products group based in High Wycombe, England (with its history in Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd.). The Focusrite Group trades under six brands: Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, Martin Audio, ADAM Audio, Novation, and Ampify Music. Focusrite designs and markets audio interfaces, microphone preamps, consoles, analogue EQs and Channel strips, and digital audio processing hardware and software for professional and home studios.Many, but not all, Focusrite products are manufactured in China.
Focusrite has been the recipient of four Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, two for International Trade and two for Technology.
Founded in 1985 by Rupert Neve, Focusrite’s first contracts included a commission from Sir George Martin to build extensions to Air studios’ custom Neve consoles, initially the vintage recording console in Martin’s Air Montserrat studio in the Caribbean – specifically a no-compromise microphone preamplifier and equaliser.
Audio industry veteran and co-founder of Soundcraft Electronics Ltd, Phil Dudderidge purchased the company’s assets in April 1989, establishing Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd and reissuing the original modules along with some new designs.
The company also designed a new console, the Focusrite Studio Console, released in 1990.
