Manufacturer Optimal Audio has announced the appointment of Al McKinna as head of product.
A Sound Technology graduate of LIPA, McKinna joins after 15 years at Avid, where
he spent three years in sales and 12 in product management. As director of product
management for live sound, McKinna led the business strategy and product development of Avid’s Venue
brand of digital live audio production systems, including Venue | S3L, the Venue | S6L
unified platform, and the accompanying Venue software, overseeing 30 major product releases and achieving two patents
during this time.
Most recently as director of audio hardware at Avid, he led product
management for Pro Tools systems, control surfaces and live sound.
McKinna will be responsible for
creating a future product development strategy for Optimal Audio that aligns with, and remains true
to, the brand’s original vision for removing the often unnecessarily complex nature of commercial audio.