Phonic Corporation

Phonic Corporation is a Taiwanese public company that manufactures and sells professional audio equipment, including mixing consoles, loudspeakers, studio monitors, and digital recording devices. Established in 1977,^[7] Phonic provided original equipment manufacturing to various audio companies during the 1980s.^[8] Shares of Phonic Corporation are publicly traded on the Gre Tai Securities Market.

Phonic Corporation

Company type	Private
Industry	Music
Genre	Audio equipment
Founded	Taiwan (1977)[1]
Founder	Stephen Minlie Wang[2]
Headquarters	Taipei , Taiwan
Number of locations	3 (Taipei; Shanghai; Tampa, Florida)
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Huiyuan Yu (Director; Finance Manager); Qihong Bai (Director; Deputy General Manager of Research and Development); Yingtai Le, Huizhen Li, Jinshu Pan, Xiande Xu (Directors)[3]
Products	Audio equipment
Services	Manufacturing
Revenue	NT$740.4 million[4]
Owner	Stephen M. L. Wang[5]
Number of employees	598 (September 2008)[6]
Subsidiaries	Phonic Group, Ltd.[6]
Website	www.phonic.com

Products

Helix Board

The Helix Board series is a range of mixers produced by Phonic Corporation that provide USB or IEEE 1394 audio interfaces for digital recording with a personal computer. Phonic offers 5 different Helix Board models: Helix Board 12, Helix Board 17, Helix Board 12 FireWire MKII, Helix Board 18 FireWire MKII and the Helix Board 24 FireWire MKII. At the 2006 prolight+sound show in Frankfurt, Tastenwelt Magazine awarded Phonic with a Cordial Achievement award for innovation and excellence for their Helix Board FireWire mixers.^[9]

Personal Audio Assistant

The PAA3 is a handheld audio analyzer, with built-in microphone, for the measurement of SPL (30 to 130 dB), RT60 (up to 30 seconds) and a 31-band RTA.^[10] The PAA3 is the third generation of hand held audio analyzers from Phonic, and has been highly praised for its low price^[11] and narrow learning curve.^[12]