JAMES "BUCK" WALLER of ISP TECHNOLOGIES WAS THE FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF ROCKTRON CORPORATION, THE HIGHLY RESPECTED, WELL KNOWN LEADER IN GUITAR TECHNOLOGY. AFTER SELLING THE ASSETS OF ROCKTRON CORPORATION, WALLER THEN STARTED ISP TECHNOLOGIES. ONE OF WALLER'S FIRST REAL SUCCESSES WAS THE HUSH NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM. HUSH, A SINGLE ENDED NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM CAPABLE OF REMOVING BACKGROUND NOISE FROM ANY AUDIO SOURCE, HELPED PUT ROCKTRON ON THE MAP. THE HUSH WAS WIDELY USED BY MANY PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS FOR APPLICATIONS RANGING FROM GUITAR, TO LIVE SOUND, AND PROFESSIONAL RECORDING STUDIOS. SIX PATENTS WERE ISSUED FOR THE HUSH TECHNOLOGY ALONE.
IN 1995, BUCK AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGNER DEREK BOWERS DEVELOPED A NEW SURROUND TECHNOLOGY CALLED CIRCLE SURROUND. CIRCLE SURROUND TECHNOLOGY WAS LATER SOLD TO SRS LABS OF CALIFORNIA. CIRCLE SURROUND IS FEATURED IN SEVERAL VERY HIGH-END SYSTEMS FROM COMPANIES LIKE THETA DIGITAL. CIRCLE SURROUND IS A NEW ADDITION TO THE KENWOOD LINE OF RECEIVERS AND WILL BE OFFERED ON SEVERAL UP AND COMING HOME THEATRE PRODUCTS.
BUCK WALLER CURRENTLY HOLDS 18 PATENTS FOR VARIOUS AUDIO TECHNOLOGIES AND HAS FIVE OTHER PATENTS PENDING FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDING INTELLIGENT SURROUND AND THE AMAZING NEW D-CAT POWER AMPLIFIER TECHNOLOGY. ROCKTRON CORPORATION RECEIVED SEVERAL AWARDS FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND NOVEL PRODUCTS USING WALLER'S DESIGNS.
JON WALLER, THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AT ROCKTRON CORPORTAION MADE SEVERAL MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES FOR THE COMPANY AS WELL. BY BRINGING HIS STRONG DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING TALENT TO THE COMPANY, ROCKTRON CORPORATION BECAME KNOWN AS THE LEADER IN THE INDUSTRY FOR DSP TECHNOLOGY. JON BOTH CONCEPTUALIZED AND WAS THE LEAD ENGINEER ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AWARD WINNING PROJECT X. ROCKTRON CORPORATION RECEIVED THE AES 1996 PAR EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR THE PROJECT X DIGITAL MIXING SYSTEM. JON ALSO DEVELOPED A NOVEL APPROACH TO GUITAR PRE-AMP TECHNOLOGY BY DEVELOPING THE FIRST GREAT SOUNDING DIGITAL DISTORTION WITHOUT THE COMMON PROBLEMS OF ALIASING. AS A RESULT, THE ROCKTRON DIGITAL PRE-AMP TECHNOLOGY WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. JON CURRENTLY HAS A NUMBER OF PATENTS PENDING AND IS ACTIVELY WORKING ON MORE NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONS FOR ISP.
BUCK AND JON WALLER STARTED ISP TECHNOLOGIES TO KEEP ALIVE THE TRADITION OF CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY. OUT OF A PASSION TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP STATE OF THE ART AUDIO TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS FOR THE PRO AUDIO, MUSIC INDUSTRY, HOME THEATRE AND CONSUMER ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, ISP TECHNOLOGIES WAS BORN.
ISP TECHNOLOGIES IS IN NO WAY AFFILIATED OR ASSOCIATED WITH ROCKTRON/GHS, OR ROCKTRON CORPORATION. HUSH IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF ROCKTRON/GHS. CIRCLE SURROUND IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF SRS LABS.
