South Africa - Stage Audio Works (SAW) has announced an agreement with world-leading developer of audio plugins and signal processors, Waves, in South Africa, focused on the brand’s first fully integrated hardware product: the eMotion LV1 Classic live mixing console.
This partnership underscores SAW’s commitment to identifying the latest innovations in professional event technology and making these innovations accessible to end clients, with a particular focus on the specific needs of the fast-evolving house of worship and venue market.
“At Stage Audio Works, we are committed to helping churches and other organisations embrace the latest technology; technology that makes a real impact on their operations and their community,” says Nathan Ihlenfeldt, Group CTO of Stage Audio Works. “Waves LV1 Classic combines world-class audio quality with a practical, approachable workflow, and we’re proud to offer this product to our market alongside our current offerings, ensuring the latest technology is always backed by the expertise and support SAW is known for.”
Waves’ LV1 platform has become a benchmark for compact live mixing solutions, with the new LV1 Classic bringing that power into an integrated hardware format well-suited to live event environments.
“Waves is excited to partner with Stage Audio Works in bringing the LV1 Classic and Waves Live ecosystem to South Africa,” says Noam Raz, general manager at Waves Live. “SAW’s deep experience in worship environments and their track record of innovation and top-notch customer support make them the ideal partner to ensure churches and venues can unlock the full potential of our technology.”
As a key part of this partnership and their commitment to building local competencies, SAW will provide hands-on demonstrations, training programmes and nationwide support to customers, ensuring that venues not only adopt the technology, but venue teams also gain the knowledge required to make the most out of this exciting product ecosystem.