M-Audio is a famous audio brand under the United States inMusic brands. It develops, designs and sells digital audio, MIDI interfaces, keyboards and MIDI controllers, synthesizers, multimedia speakers, studio monitors, DJ equipment, microphones and music production software. Branches and offices are set up in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Japan.

Music Soft, the predecessor of M-Audio in the United States (later renamed Midiman), was founded in the late 1990s. Founder Tim Ryan is an engineer graduated from Caltech and has collaborated on the development of Con Brio advanced digital fusion devices and developed a series of MIDI software for the computers of Commodore and Apple, the company that is now a giant. Two software Studio One and Studio Two. Tim Ryan immediately launched hardware solutions for the music production field for MIDI, audio and computer equipment interconnection at the beginning of the company.

Midiman's product line at that time mainly included small size and affordable MIDI hardware solutions, synchronization equipment and interface equipment. The first Midiman product is called "Midiman", a synchronization device between MIDI and tape recorders. The first products that the company has achieved mainstream success are Syncman and Syncman Pro VITC-to-LTC/MTC converters. The Midisport and Bi-Port series MIDI interfaces launched next achieved great success in the audio market at that time and also laid the core of the company's product line.

With the success of the MIDI interface product, Midiman immediately launched the Flying Cow and Flying Calf digital-to-analog/analog converters, as well as the first audio interface product: DMAN 2044 with 4 inputs, 20bit quantization accuracy.

The products of M-Audio in the United States have long been used by famous musicians from all over the world, including Hip Hop artist 9th Wonder, famous group The Black Eyed Peas, famous electronic musicians Skrillex, Narensound, Brian Transeau, Coldcut, Depeche Mode, Evanescence, Jimmy Chamberlin , Mark Isham, Los Lobos, Carmen Rizzo, Jeff Rona, Tom Scott, Chester Thompson, and The Crystal Method and other famous musicians.