Ward-Beck Systems commonly referred to as Ward-Beck or simply WBS, is a Canadian manufacturer of broadcast audio and video equipment. It was founded in a garage in April 1967 by Ron W. Ward and director of engineering, Rodger K. Beck.[1]
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| Industry | Professional audio design & engineering |
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| Founded | April 1967 |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Key people | Ron W. Ward, Rodger K. Beck, Eugene Johnson |
On January 26, 2021, Ward-Beck announced that it would "cease manufacturing operations" effective January 31, 2021, and that the company's intellectual property is available for sale.[2]
Products
editDate of manufacture
editThe first two digits of the module or console's serial number dictate the year of manufacturing.
Mixing consoles
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Mixing console components
edit- WBS M124 Line Amplifier
- WBS M166 Summing Amplifier
- WBS M166A Summing Amplifier
- WBS M201 Relay
- WBS M202 Logic Latch
- WBS M207 Phantom Power Card
- WBS M402 Equalizer
- WBS M402A Equalizer
- WBS M402B Equalizer
- WBS M404A High Pass / Low Pass Filter
- WBS M405 Portable Extended Range VU Meter
- WBS M405F Rack Mounted Extended Range VU Meter
- WBS M406 Compressors
- WBS M411 Stereo/Mono Transcription Preamplifier
- WBS M412 Oscillator
- WBS M413 Talk-back and Assign
- WBS M420 Reverb Return
- WBS M433 Peak Program Meter
- WBS M434 Peak Program Meter
- WBS M435 VU Meter
- WBS M436 VU Meter
- WBS M441 Mic / Line Pre-Amplifier
- WBS M441D Mic / Line Pre-Amplifier
- WBS M441M Mic / Line Pre-Amplifier
- WBS M450A Program Amplifier
- WBS M450B Program - Summing Amplifier
- WBS M451 Slate
- WBS M452 Oscillator
- WBS M451 Talkback
- WBS M452 Oscillator
- WBS M453A Cue Amplifier
- WBS M454 Slate Assign
- WBS M455 Auxiliary Returns
- WBS M457A Pre-Mixer Master
- WBS M460 Input
- WBS M460A Input
- WBS M460B Input
- WBS M460L Input
- WBS M460LA Input
- WBS M460M Input
- WBS M460T Input
- WBS M461 Input
- WBS M461A Stereo Input s
- WBS M462 Equalizer
- WBS M462A Equalizer
- WBS M462B Equalizer
- WBS M463 Sub master
- WBS M463A Sub master
- WBS M463AB Sub master
- WBS M463AC Sub master
- WBS M463J Sub master
- WBS M463K Sub master
- WBS M463L Sub master
- WBS M463LA Sub master
- WBS M464 High Pass Low Pass Filter
- WBS M465 Reverb return
- WBS M465B Dual Mix down
- WBS M466 Compressor/Limiter/De-esser
- WBS M466C Compressor/Limiter/De-esser
- WBS M466M Meter for M466
- WBS M467 Noise Gate and Meter
- WBS M468A 8 X 1 High Level Switcher
- WBS M470 Pre-amp / Line Input
- WBS M470A Pre-amp / Line Input
- WBS M470C Pre-amp / Line Input
- WBS M470D Pre-amp / Line Input
- WBS M470E Pre-amp / Line Input
- WBS M471 Stereo Input
- WBS M471A Stereo Input
- WBS M471C Stereo Input
- WBS M472 Equalizer
- WBS M472A Stereo Equalizer
- WBS M473 Sub master
- WBS M473A Sub master
- WBS M473B Stereo Sub master
- WBS M475 Monitor
- WBS M475A Stereo Monitor
- WBS M477 Master Summing
- WBS M479 Dual Auxiliary
- WBS M480B Pre-amp
- WBS M480C Input
- WBS M481 Oscillator / Cue Amplifier
- WBS M481B Cue OSC Re-entry
- WBS M482B Monitor
- WBS M484 Summing Amplifier
- WBS M484A Summing Amplifier
- WBS M485B 25V power Supply
- WBS M487 Dual Master
- WBS M487 Dual Master
- WBS M487 Pre-amp
- WBS M490A Microphone Input
- WBS M490F Input
- WBS M490F Stereo Input
- WBS M490G Mic Input
- WBS M490H Line Input
- WBS M490J Mic Input
- WBS M490K Line Input
- WBS M490L Stereo Input
- WBS M490M Stereo Input
- WBS M490N Stereo Input
- WBS M494 Remote Line / Cue
- WBS M495 Stereo Monitor
- WBS M497A Dual Master
- WBS M497B Dual Master
- WBS M497C Dual Master
- WBS M497D Dual Master
- WBS M498 16 X 2 Stereo Switcher
- WBS M498A 10 X 1 Selector
- WBS M520K Stereo Input
- WBS M522 - Equalizer
- WBS M522A - Equalizer
- WBS M522B - Equalizer
- WBS M522C Equalizer
- WBS M562 Equalizer
- WBS M562B Equalizer
- WBS M566 Compressor/Limiter/De-esser
- WBS M567 Noise Gate and Meter
- WBS M600 Universal Audio Amplifier
- WBS M604 Dual Frequency Oscillator
- WBS M606
- WBS M605A Audio DA
- WBS M608 Audio DA
- WBS M609 Remote Sensitivity Audio DA
- WBS M610 10 Watt Monitor Amplifier
- WBS M612 Audio DA
- WBS M612A Audio DA
- WBS M624 Power Supply
- WBS M625A Power Supply
- WBS M625B Power Supply
- WBS M632 Power Supply
- WBS M648 Power Supply
- WBS M666 Power Amplifier
Intercom and other components
edit- WBS M8200 Microphone Preamplifier
Customers and users
edit- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- CTV Television Network
- VOA
- XM Radio
- NEP Broadcasting
- NBC
- American Broadcasting Company
- CNN
- The CHUM Group
- Much Music
- Bravo!
- Rawlco Radio
- Rogers Communications
- Corus Entertainment[3]
- Bill Kennedy
- Hotel2Tango[4]
- Bedside Studios[5]
- Doug Grean
- Maritime Broadcasting System
Ward-Beck Systems Preservation Society (WBSPS)
editThe Ward-Beck Systems Preservation Society was founded in 2005 by Tony Kuzub. The goal and objective of the WBSPS is to keep vintage Ward-Beck equipment running and working by supplying a database of documentation, knowledge, and support. There are only a handful of consoles still in existence and use, and the WBSPS is dedicated to keeping these consoles in use and maintained. Many manuals have been scanned in their entirety and posted for all to learn from. The WBSPS was given permission by Eugene Johnson of Ward-Beck to publish information regarding vintage WBS equipment.[6] The WBSPS is not directly or in-directly associated with Ward-Beck Systems Incorporated. A Letter of permission from Ward-Beck Systems
References
edit- ^ http://wbsps.kuzub.com/history/article%20-%20broadcaster%201971%20-%20001.jpg [dead link]
- ^ "Ward-Beck Will Cease Manufacturing". 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Ward-Beck.com | Celebrating 40 Years". ward-beck.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-01.
- ^ "Tools".
- ^ "B E D S I D E • S T U D I O". www.bedsidestudio.com. Archived from the original on 2002-12-20.
- ^ "Home". wbsps.Kuzub.com.
