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EXHIBIT 10.1




Ableco Finance LLC 
299
Park Avenue, 23rd Floor

New York, New York 10171




                                                                 
                                        as of May 3, 2007




LOUD TECHNOLOGIES INC.

16220 Wood-Red Road NE

Woodinville, Washington 98072

Attention: Tim O’Neil, Chief Financial Officer




Ladies and Gentlemen:




     LOUD Technologies Inc., a Washington corporation (“Parent” or “US Borrower”),
Grace Acquisitionco Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales with
registered number 06078534 (“UK Borrower”), and GMAC Commercial Finance LLC
(“GMAC”), as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with any
successor administrative agent, the “Administrative Agent”) have entered into financing
arrangements pursuant to which Administrative Agent and Lenders (as defined below) have made and
may make loans and advances as set forth in that certain Financing Agreement, dated as of March 30,
2007, by and among US Borrower and UK Borrower, each subsidiary of the Parent listed on the
signature pages thereto (together with US Borrower UK Borrower, each a “Loan Party” and
collectively the “Loan Parties”), the lenders from time to time party thereto (each a
“Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”), Ableco Finance LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“Ableco”), as collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity,
together with any successor collateral agent, the “Collateral Agent”), and Administrative
Agent, (together with the Collateral Agent, each an “Agent” and collectively, the
“Agents”) (as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented,
extended, renewed, restated or replaced, the “Loan Agreement”). Initially capitalized terms
used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Loan
Agreement.



     Parent has informed Agents that US Borrower is unable to deliver to Agents (i) the March
monthly financial certificate (the “Monthly Financial Deliverable”) by April 30, 2007 (the
“Monthly Financial Deliverable Deadline”) as required by Section 7.01(a)(iii) of
the Loan Agreement (the “Designated Monthly Financial Deliverable Requirement”) and (ii)
the control agreement relating to the Blocked Accounts (the “Blocked Account Deliverable”;
and together with the Monthly Financial Deliverable, collectively, the “Deliverables”) on
or prior to the date that is 30 days after the Effective Date (the “Blocked Account Deliverable
Deadline”; and together with the Monthly Financial Deliverable Deadline, collectively, the
“Delivery Deadlines”) as required by Section 8.01(a) of the Loan Agreement (the
“Designated Blocked Account Deliverable Requirement”; and together with the Designated
Monthly Financial Deliverable Requirement, the “Designated Events of Default”).



 









 





     Parent has requested that Agents consent to the extension of the Delivery Deadlines with
respect to the Deliverables as set forth herein. Agents are willing to grant the requested
extension on the terms and conditions set forth herein.



     Accordingly, Agents and Parent hereby agree that (i) the Monthly Financial Deliverable
Deadline with respect to the Monthly Financial Deliverable hereby is extended to May 15, 2007, and
(ii) the Blocked Account Deliverable Deadline with respect to the Blocked Account Deliverable
hereby is extended to May 15, 2007.



     Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Agents and the Lenders hereby waive the Designated
Events of Default. The waiver herein is limited to the specifics hereof, shall not apply with
respect to any Default or Event of Default other than the Designated Events of Default, or any
other facts or occurrences other than those on which the same are based, shall not excuse future
non-compliance with the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and, except as expressly set
forth herein, shall not operate as a waiver or an amendment of any right, power, or remedy of Agent
or the Lenders, nor as a consent to or waiver of any further or other matter, under the Loan
Documents.



     Parent hereby represents and warrants that (a) the execution, delivery, and performance of
this letter are within its corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action, and are not in contravention of any law, rule, or regulation, or any order, judgment,
decree, writ, injunction, or award of any arbitrator, court, or governmental authority, or of the
terms of its charter or bylaws, or of any contract or undertaking to which it is a party or by
which any of its properties may be bound or affected, (b) the representations and warranties in the
Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all respects on and as of the
date hereof, as though made on such date (except to the extent that such representations and
warranties relate solely to an earlier date), and (c) other than the Designated Events of Default,
no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date hereof.



     Except as expressly set forth herein, this letter shall not, by implication or otherwise,
limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of Agent or any
Lender under the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or
in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in
the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all
respects and shall continue in full force and effect.



     This letter shall constitute a Loan Document, and, after the date hereof, any reference to the
“Loan Agreement” or this “Agreement,” in the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, shall mean
the Loan Agreement as modified hereby. This letter shall be subject to the provisions regarding
governing law, waiver of jury trial, jurisdiction and venue applicable to the Loan Agreement.



     This letter may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all
of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart
of this letter by telefacsimile or other electronic method shall be equally as effective




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as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this letter. Any party delivering an executed
counterpart of this letter by telefacsimile or other electronic method shall also deliver an
original executed counterpart of this letter, but the failure to do so shall not affect the
validity, enforceability or binding effect of this letter.




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     Please indicate your agreement with the foregoing by signing in the space provided
below.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Very truly yours,	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ABLECO FINANCE LLC,

as Collateral Agent, and on behalf of itself, and its
affiliate assigns, as Lenders	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Daniel E. Wolf	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	President	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GMAC COMMERCIAL FINANCE LLC,
 as Administrative
Agent and as a Lender	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 






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     Please indicate your agreement with the foregoing by signing in the space provided
below.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Very truly yours,
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ABLECO FINANCE LLC,

as Collateral Agent, and on behalf of itself, and its
affiliate assigns, as Lenders
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GMAC COMMERCIAL FINANCE LLC,
 as Administrative
Agent and as a Lender
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Christopher Gauch
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Senior Managing Director
	 

	 	 	 	 





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	 	 	FORTRESS CREDIT FUNDING I LP, as a Lender	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	Fortress Credit Funding I GP LLC, its general partner	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Constantine Dakolias	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	CHIEF CREDIT OFFICER	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	FORTRESS CREDIT FUNDING II LP,

as a Lender	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	Fortress Credit Funding II GP LLC, its general partner	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Constantine Dakolias	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	CHIEF CREDIT OFFICER	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	FORTRESS CREDIT FUNDING
III LP, as a Lender	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	Fortress Credit Funding III GP LLC, its general partner	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Constantine Dakolias	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	CHIEF CREDIT OFFICER	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	FORTRESS CREDIT FUNDING
IV LP, as a Lender	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	Fortress Credit Funding IV GP LLC, its general partner	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Constantine Dakolias	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	CHIEF CREDIT OFFICER	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 






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	 	 	FORTRESS CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES I LP, 
as a Lender	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	Fortress Credit Opportunities I GP LLC,
its general partner	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Constantine Dakolias	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	CHIEF CREDIT OFFICER	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	FORTRESS CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES II LP,
 as a Lender	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	Fortress Credit Oportunities II GP LLC,
its general partner	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Constantine Dakolias	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	CHIEF CREDIT OFFICER	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	FCCD LIMITED,
 as a Lender	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Constantine Dakolias	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	CHIEF CREDIT OFFICER	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	  






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	ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO BY:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	LOUD TECHNOLOGIES INC.,
 as US Borrower	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Timothy P. O’Neil	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Title:

	 	CFO	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	  
	 
	 	 	 	 
	GRACE ACQUISITIONCO LIMITED,

 as UK Borrower	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Timothy P. O’Neil	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Title:

	 	VP-Director	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	  
	 
	 	 	 	 
	LOUD TECHNOLOGIES EUROPE PLC,
 as a Foreign Guarantor	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ James T. Engen	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Title:

	 	Director	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	  
	 
	 	 	 	 
	MACKIE DESIGNS INC.,
 as a US Guarantor	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Timothy P. O’Neil	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Title:

	 	VP	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	  
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SIA SOFTWARE COMPANY, INC.,

as a US Guarantor	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Timothy P. O’Neil	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Title:

	 	VP	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	  






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	SLM HOLDING CORP.,

as a US Guarantor	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Timothy P. O’Neil	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Title:

	 	VP	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	  
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ST. LOUIS MUSIC, INC., 

as a US Guarantor	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Timothy P. O’Neil	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Title:

	 	VP	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	  






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