sales. Name change In 2003, company management renamed Mackie Designs, Inc. as LOUD Technologies, Inc. (now known as LOUD Audio) to avoid confusion between the parent company and the Mackie brand. See also List of studio monitor manufacturers Mackie 1604-VLZ Pro References External links Mackie's website 1988 establishments in Washington (state) American companies established in 1988 Electronics companies disestablished in 1988 Loudspeaker manufacturers Music equipment manufacturers Audio amplifier manufacturers Audio mixing console manufacturers Audio equipment manufacturers of the United States Manufacturing companies based in Seattle Consumer electronics brands LOUD Audio