New console option includes edit wheel for quick editing, less clutter. NEW BERN, NC, USA – Wheatstone’s LXE AoIP console surface is now available with optional VoxPro onboard for a fully integrated mixing, routing, and live editing experience. Known for its unique jog wheel and other features designed specifically for on-air talent to quickly edit call-ins or interviews, VoxPro is the universal standard for live editing in on-air control rooms and newsrooms worldwide. The LXE, also a standard in newsrooms and control rooms worldwide, is Wheatstone’s flagship WheatNet IP audio networked console known for its versatility as a modular control surface with programmable “soft” buttons and customizable touchscreens. Now, with VoxPro jog wheel and controller integrated in line with faders and other controls on the surface of the LXE console, realtime editing is within easy reach instead of in a separate controller off to the side. In addition to easier access, integrating VoxPro into the LXE console surface reduces workspace clutter and gives talent more tools at their fingertips during editing and recording, including control for routing and salvos. VoxPro audio recorder/editor can be purchased as a software application with or without a standalone controller unit or as part of the LXE console surface. Both VoxPro and LXE...

Wheatstone demonstrates first practical use of cloud for broadcast applications. NEW BERN, NC, USA – This NAB show, Wheatstone presents a cloud version of Layers Stream running on Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the first practical use of cloud for broadcast applications. Layers Stream software includes stream provisioning, audio processing and metadata support. It is part of the Wheatstone Layers Software Suite, which also has software modules for running instances of FM/HD processing and mixing in cloud data centers such as AWS or on-premise servers. Layers streaming instances running in AWS can be brought up rapidly and torn down rapidly and controlled through a browser-like user interface. Layers Stream includes audio processing designed specifically for streaming applications and Lua transformation filters to convert metadata input from any automation system into any required output format, including Triton Digital, for transmission to a CDN. Wheatstone’s Layers Software Suite also has a Layers FM module and a Layers Mix module for radio and television. Layers Mix has a full-featured mix engine and Glass virtual mixers for the laptop, tablet or touchscreen with routing, logic, automixing and full native IP audio integration with major automation systems. Layers modules can be used for remote or REMI applications between...

Voice1 processor, for that larger-than-life broadcast voice! NEW BERN, NC, USA – New this NAB show, Wheatstone introduces the Audioarts Voice1  processor to bring out that larger-than-life broadcast voice in anyone. Voice1 features peak vocal performance across the entire vocal range, not just male voices, with no undesirable coloration added. Voice1 utilizes Super Quiet mic preamps and high quality 24-bit A/D converters. Voice1 is a WheatNet-IP audio network device similar to its four-channel counterpart, the M4IP-USB, with routable I/O and logic control. Voice1 will be at booth W3000, West Hall, along with Wheatstone’s streaming processors and line of WheatNet-IP AoIP and cloud software products. ABOUT WHEATSTONE CORPORATION Located in New Bern, North Carolina, USA, Wheatstone Corporation designs and manufactures professional broadcast audio equipment under the WHEATSTONE, AUDIOARTS, and VOXPRO brand names. Products include digital 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 customizable graphical user interfaces for real-time control of audio network systems. ® Wheatstone, Audioarts, and VoxPro are registered trademarks and Wheatstone Layers is a trademark of Wheatstone Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

At last, an affordable FM/HD audio processor with the algorithm prowess for transforming highly compressed source music into a more robust, dynamic listener experience on any device, anywhere.   NEW BERN, NC, USA – NAB show-goers will be the first to hear Wheatstone’s mighty Lion, a new  FM/HD audio processor with the algorithm prowess to deliver the best on-air quality, even from highly compressed source material. To deliver airy highs, a smooth midrange, and deep lows you can feel, this low-cost, half rack sized FM/HD audio processor uses Wheatstone’s advanced next-gen multiband AGC and limiting/clipping algorithms developed specifically for today’s source content and listening devices. The Audioarts Lion includes stereo enhance, RDS, and Wheatstone SystemLink™ for transporting the entire MPX and HD audio signals, including RDS, maintaining perfect FM/HD alignment across any high-speed data link. The Lion will be at booth W3000, West Hall, along with Wheatstone’s streaming processors and line of WheatNet-IP AoIP and cloud software products. ABOUT WHEATSTONE CORPORATION Located in New Bern, North Carolina, USA, Wheatstone Corporation designs and manufactures professional broadcast audio equipment under the WHEATSTONE, AUDIOARTS, and VOXPRO brand names. Products include digital audio consoles and control surfaces, analog audio consoles, networked digital audio systems, audio-over-IP, digital audio editing hardware and...

Triton Audio Marketplace, programmatic ad exchange for monetizing ad inventory, among the benefits for Wheatstone’s large installed base of AoIP customers. NEW BERN, NC, USA  − April 4, 2023 − Wheatstone’s streaming appliances and Layers cloud streaming software are now available with Triton Digital’s streaming protocol. Wheatstone is a leading broadcast AoIP equipment manufacturer whose WheatNet-IP Intelligent Network includes streaming appliances for provisioning, audio processing and metadata support of multiple streaming channels. Triton Digital, the global technology and services leader to the digital audio, podcast, and broadcast radio industries, provides a fully owned and operated streaming audio CDN whose custom transport protocol, MRV2 (Media Relay version 2), has been made available to Wheatstone. Triton developed this proprietary protocol between the station’s master control room and the CDN to achieve the most accurate ad stitching and to ensure a high-quality listening experience. Combining the two provides seamless integration between the studio AoIP system and content delivery, plus offers new streaming revenue opportunities for Wheatstone’s large installed base of customers around the world. “Managing this under one protocol between Triton and WheatNet simplifies the streaming process for our customers and introduces a few monetization benefits,” said Wheatstone Senior Software Engineer Rick Bidlack, referring...

The result is radio's first cloud-native automation and AoIP in one. NEW BERN, NC, USA – A recent partnership between Wheatstone and Radio.Cloud has resulted in the industry’s first fully integrated cloud environment combining program automation with AoIP control and routing. Together, the two offer a platform that integrates native AoIP with cloud-native automation for a large installed base of Wheatstone studios around the globe. Wheatstone brings its WheatNet-IP audio network to the partnership. WheatNet-IP is a large ecosystem of AoIP studio elements and third-party technology partners, from consoles and virtual interfaces to routable audio codecs, EQ dynamics, mixing, stream provisioning, scripting tools and more. Radio.Cloud contributes its browser-based Live Studio and cloud-native automation system, the first of its kind in the radio industry. By integrating Radio.Cloud's Live Studio software with WheatNet-IP AoIP control and routing, broadcasters can control automation and studio functions (manipulating faders and other console controls) from either the Radio.Cloud interface or WheatNet-IP control surfaces. This means users will get a response either in the browser with a virtual console such as the Glass LXE and Remote LXE, or on the hardware itself. “Radio.Cloud is fully dedicated to a cloud-native operation, but there are many cases where a hybrid model makes...