Description
These cousins to the popular LX-24 are big in capability but scaled for news production, voiceover work and all those applications requiring a solid control surface that will deliver under deadline. The L-8, L-12, and L-16 are based on all the same design principles as the LX-24: precision-built, low-profile, tabletop IP control surfaces with hot-swappable individual fader modules that offer assignable sources to any fader.
Each fader can access four stereo output busses, a stereo cue bus, and its own individual Bus-Minus. An OLED source name display, an A/B source selector, and one programmable soft button are also provided, and a SET button gives access to assignable controls in the master section. Snapshots of the L-8, L-12, or L-16 configuration can be saved and recalled at the touch of a button, making setup for different working sessions a snap.
The L-8/L-12/L-16 meterbridge features three sets of bright, high resolution LED meters. A digital timer is also included. The console has control room and headphone outputs with level controls and source selection, as well as an independent studio monitor output. The L-12 and L-16 each have a built-in cue speaker.
These control surfaces re designed for use with the WheatNet-IP Intelligent Network. An IP88CBL Console Audio BLADE provides the audio mix functionality as well as power to the L-8 (the L-12 and L-16 have dedicated power supplies); additional BLADEs can be added for inputs and outputs in a variety of digital and analog formats. These new IP consoles are sleek, versatile, and low profile (no tabletop cutout needed). Just plug the L-8, L-12, or L-16 into your WheatNet-IP Intelligent Network, and quickly assign any source of any type from anywhere in your network to any channel fader.
For the L-8/L-12/L-16, Wheatstone moved the logic, audio and interface to a single space rack unit we call the IP88CB Console Audio BLADE. This mix engine and I/O unit handles all the interfacing and heavy lifting. It connects to the L-8/L-12/L-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 L-8/L-12/L-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 L-8/L-12/L-16 is pretty breath-taking.
