Daly City, CA — On April 23, 2008, Digidesign will launch the first in a series of live sound webinars hosted by Digidesign‘s live sound manager Robert Scovill. Each 30-minute presentation will offer valuable insight into specific Digidesign® VENUE products, helpful workflow overviews, and practical tips, plus a 15-minute viewer-interactive Q & A session.

The first Live Sound Webinar–“Introduction to VENUE and Mix Rack”–debuts on April 23, 2008 at 10 a.m. (PST). This presentation will provide an overview of the VENUE concept, show how Mix Rack™ fits into the line, and how it perfectly complements a variety of applications and workflows.

Upcoming Live Sound Webinar topics include integrating VENUE with Pro Tools|HD® and Pro Tools LE® recording systems; using Virtual Soundcheck, a groundbreaking feature that gives engineers a path to quickly and efficiently modify and improve settings and mixes; determining which VENUE control surface, D-Show® or D-Show Profile™, is right for customers and/or clients; the advantages of native TDM plug-ins; and choosing the right personal monitoring system.

Robert Scovill is a veteran sound engineer with over 3,000 live show mixing credits, including tours with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Rush, Matchbox Twenty, and Def Leppard.

For the complete Live Sound Webinar schedule and presentation details, and to register to watch the presentation, please visit the Digidesign VENUE website at www.digidesign.com/livesoundwebinars.

About VENUE

Digidesign‘s VENUE live sound environment is revolutionizing the art and profession of live sound mixing with studio-quality sound, TDM plug-in effects processing, and direct connectivity to industry-standard Pro Tools® recording and playback systems. For more information about the VENUE line of products, visit www.digidesign.com/venue.

About Digidesign

Digidesign is a worldwide leading manufacturer of digital audio production systems and the winner of the 2001 Technical Grammy® Award and 2003 Oscar® statuette representing the Academy Scientific and Technical Award for the design, development, and implementation of the Pro Tools® digital audio workstation. Digidesign provides the professional music, film, video, multimedia, and radio broadcast industries with tools for digital recording, MIDI sequencing, editing, signal processing, and surround mixing. Digidesign products are marketed in more than 40 countries worldwide through a distribution network of value-added dealers, distributors, and OEM relationships. Digidesign is a part of Avid Technology, Inc. For more information, visit www.digidesign.com.

About Avid Technology, Inc.

Avid (Nasdaq: AVID) is a worldwide leader in tools for film, video, audio, 3D animation, gaming and broadcast professionals - as well as for home audio and video enthusiasts. Avid professional and consumer brands include Avid, Digidesign, M-Audio, Pinnacle Systems, Sibelius, Softimage and Sundance Digital. The vast majority of primetime television shows, feature films, commercials and chart-topping music hits are made using one or more Avid products. Whether used by seasoned professionals or beginning students, Avid‘s products and services enable customers to work more efficiently, productively and creatively. Avid received an Oscar statuette representing the 1998 Scientific and Technical Award for the concept, design, and engineering of the Avid® Film Composer® system for motion picture editing. For more information about the company‘s Oscar, Grammy and Emmy® award-winning products and services, visit www.avid.com.