Wheatstone Corporation

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Wheatstone Corporation
Company type Private
Industry Broadcasting
Founded1974
FounderGary Snow
Headquarters
New Bern, North Carolina
,
United States
Productsdigital audio consoles and control surfaces, analog audio consoles, networked digital audio systems, audio-over-IP, digital audio editing hardware and software, signal processing for on-air and studio applications, and software.
Website wheatstone.com

Wheatstone Corporation is an American company that produces digital and analog professional audio equipment for broadcast radio, television, and new media. Products include audio consoles, Audio over IP (AoIP) audio networking, audio processing, audio recording and editing, and custom furniture. The corporation also does business under the brand names Audioarts Engineering, Pacific Research & Engineering, and VoxPro. [1]

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Founder

Gary Snow’s interest in audio came early: “By age 12, I was running a neighborhood radio and TV repair shop. I built my first stereo system at 15 and then moved on to guitar amps and loudspeaker enclosures,” Snow said. After high school, Gary took a job repairing amplifiers and special effects devices while attending Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, New York, where he majored in electrical engineering.

Snow’s career then progressed to larger companies, where he engaged in more sophisticated high fidelity repair and installations. Gary explained, “I was sent to KLH, McIntosh Laboratories, and the Allen Organ Company for further technical training. In 1971, I was offered employment at Theatre Sound Inc. in New Haven, Connecticut, where I expanded into electronic circuit design, and large system design and installation.” [2]

After some encouragement by friends, he produced a "for sale" product in 1974. Snow chose the name "Audioarts" for his nascent company. [3]

Snow is the recipient of three Industry Innovator awards announced by trade publications in 2017. [4] [5]

History

Wheatstone Corporation was founded as Audioarts Engineering in 1974. and was incorporated under its current name in 1981. Originally founded in Bethany, Connecticut, the company moved twice, first to Syracuse, New York in 1986, then to its present location just outside New Bern, North Carolina in 1998.

The company's first product was a simple disco mixer designed by the founder. [3] In the years that followed, Audioarts designed and sold outboard equipment for the recording industry, including one of the earliest parametric equalizers. In 1976 its first console, the Audioarts 2000, was introduced. [6]

In 1981, working under the internal project name "Wheatstone," Audioarts developed a very full-featured sound reinforcement console. Partly due to the success of this console, the company subsequently incorporated as Wheatstone Corporation. [6]

Brands

In addition to Wheatstone, the corporation also markets products under the following brand names:

Notable Products

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References

  1. 1 2 Martin, Bob. "Wheatstone: About". "Wheatstone Corporation". Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ Belanger, Ernie. "Cover Story". Radio Guide. No. Nov/Dec 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 O'Neal, James E. (January 18, 2011). "Wheatstone's 37 Year Audio Legacy". TV Technology . Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. ↑ McLane, Paul (November 1, 2017). "NewBay Announces Industry Innovator Award Recipients". Radio World . Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  5. ↑ TV Technology Staff (November 2, 2017). "NewBay Announces Industry Innovator Award Recipients". TV Technology . Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  6. 1 2 Calvanese, Andy. "Wheatstone History". "Wheatstone Corporation". Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  7. ↑ Sun Journal Staff (February 23, 2017). "New Bern-based Wheatstone acquires Pacific Research & Engineering". New Bern Sun Journal . Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  8. ↑ McLane, Paul (October 5, 2015). "Wheatstone Acquires Audion Labs and VoxPro". Radio World. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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