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In Memoriam: Charles ‘Chuck’ Wiesner, 65

In Memoriam: Charles “Chuck” Wiesner, 1951 - 2016

In Memoriam: Charles ‘Chuck’ Wiesner, 65

RICE LAKE, WI — Former Tasco sound mixer Charles “Chuck” Maynard Wiesner died Oct. 18 at his home. He was 65 and had a long career working with top artists. They included Nazareth, Ozzy Osbourne, Pat Travers, Boston, Tina Turner, Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac and others over a 30 year span. He gave up the road 12 years ago to work for Link Ford in Rice Lake, where he was Senior Master Certified in Ford and Lincoln Products and also won the Ford Presidential Award for five years in a row.

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El Tabernacle’s main system comprises nine KARAi and four SB18i per side, with the subs being flown in cardioid configuration.

L-Acoustics Spreads the Word at El Tabernacle

WALKERVILLE, South Africa – An enthusiastic congregation has provided acoustic challenges for El Tabernacle. To solve their sound issues, church elder Gustav Adams approached Richard Smith of local technical production specialists Sound Harmonics for advice on solving them. Smith proposed L-Acoustics KARAi and SB18i for the compact footprint and light weight, coupled with enough SPL to cover the entire space, and most importantly, be heard over the congregation.

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Brian DoiFabio, EAW’s newest Application Engineering team member.

EAW Expands Applications Engineering Team

WHITINSVILLE, MA – Bryan DiFabio has joined the Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) Applications Engineering Team, and will provide technical expertise to EAW’s customers worldwide. He recently owned and operated a recording studio. DiFabio’s background includes tech support.

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Austrian Distributor ATEC Pro Audio helped steer the venue toward a TiMax audio solution..

Open-Air Venue near Austrian Castle Uses TiMax, DiGiCo and d&b Sound System

GRAFENEGG, Austria — The futuristic, open-air Wolkenturm venue, on the grounds of 700-year-old Grafenegg Castle, features terraced seating for an audience of 1,700 and an audio system for summer audiences that includes d&b speakers, DiGiCo consoles and TiMax SoundHub to optimize the sound for the Tonkünstler Orchestra Niederosterreich and others performing at the unique outdoor venue.

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FOH engineer Doug Kimball at the Yamaha Rivage PM10 Console used for Tears for Fears

Rescheduled Tears for Fears Tour Mixed at FOH with Yamaha Rivage PM10 Console

SAN DIEGO — Tears for Fears, which had to reschedule its much-awaited summer tour, recently completed a string of September and October shows through the U.S., trekking from Washington State to southern California. Clearwing supplied lighting and sound for the tour, and Hayward, CA-based Hi-Tech Audio provided a Yamaha Rivage PM10 digital audio console for the FOH mix, helmed by FOH engineer Doug Kimball.

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Siena Golf Club, site of the Parnelli Golf Tournament, Oct. 20, 2016

Forecast for Parnelli Golf Tournament – Perfect! Last Chance for Parnelli Awards Tickets

LAS VEGAS — Parnelli Week is here! The forecast for Siena Golf Course on Thursday, Oct. 20 is beautiful – low 80s and sunny. On-site registration is 7 a.m. and the shotgun start is at 8 a.m. sharp. The perfect weather continues for the Parnelli Awards gala at the Rio Hotel and Casino on Saturday, Oct. 22. Last minute tickets can be ordered online through Oct. 20. After that, if any tickets are still available, they can be ordered at the FOH/PLSN LDI booth, #623.

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Interface for the Waves Greg Wells ToneCentric plugin.

Waves Audio Shipping Greg Wells ToneCentric Plugin

KNOXVILLE, TN — Waves Audio, a provider of digital signal processing solutions, is now shipping the Greg Wells ToneCentric plugin, part of the Greg Wells Signature Series. Created in collaboration with multiple Grammy-nominated producer, musician and mixing engineer Greg Wells (Adele, OneRepublic, Katy Perry, Twenty One Pilots), who has songs on over 85 million units sold, Greg Wells ToneCentric is a musical harmonic enhancer based on Wells’ favorite pieces of analog gear. It is designed to add rich analog tone to individual tracks or entire mixes, in the studio or live, with an extremely easy-to-use single-knob interface.

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Eminence Launches Custom Shop for End Users

EMINENCE, KY – Eminence has expanded their custom design capabilities to include modifying stock models for end users. Depending on parts availability, Eminence can create alternate impedance versions of existing stock models, and can even revive an older discontinued model. Eminence is now also offering a guitar speaker break-in service, once only available to in-demand session and touring guitar players.

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