Description
Wheatstone, a leader in broadcast audio networking since 2000 and the first to bring complete networking solutions to the IP Audio world with their WheatNet-IP Intelligent Network, has superior solutions that cover every broadcaster’s needs – now and into the future. And with their full support of AES67, Wheatstone’s BLADE-3s can interface with any AES67 compatible gear in the market to transport audio, making our gear completely format agile.
With their IP-12 and IP-16, Wheatstone have looked at the most affordable way for radio stations to hop into the IP audio world. Both have become favorites for installation into production and broadcast studios. By moving the audio, logic and interface functions out of the board and into a single rackspace unit (called a BLADE), they are able to provide a significant boost to the flexibility, power and futurability of this console.
Tapping into the power of WheatNet-IP Intelligent Network technology through the use of the included IP88CB Console Audio BLADE, its a perfect low-cost, small-footprint solution. AND its a great way to start or expand a WheatNet-IP network.
The IP-12/IP-16 starts with a 12- or 16-fader control surface that looks and feels exactly like a self-contained console. Each of the input modules is equipped with an LED source name display and an A/B source selector whose sources can be set via a rotary encoder in the master section.
Each input module has access to four program busses and has cue and talkback switches. A 100mm high-quality long-throw fader and lighted channel ON/OFF switches round out the module.
The master section offers control room, studio, and headphone controls with source selection, as well as an onboard amplifier and headphone jack. Timer controls, a master talkback button, and a built-in cue speaker with level control are provided. There are four event switches and six programmable buttons available for user functions.
The meter bridge has three stereo pairs of bright 30-segment horizontal LED bargraph meters, as well as an on-board timer with controls located in the master section.
For the IP-12/IP-16, theyve moved the logic, audio and interface to a single space rack unit called the IP88CB Console Audio BLADE. This mix engine and I/O unit handles all the interfacing and heavy lifting. It connects to the IP-12/IP-16 control surface via standard Ethernet. The two of them together make an incredibly powerful self-contained console. But theres more they enable you to become a part of the WheatNet-IP network (if you have one, of course). This means that with the IP-12/IP-16, youve got the first building block to a networked facility or youve got another station on your existing network. Either way, the functionality you get with the IP-12/IP-16 is pretty breathtaking.
