Arcus

LARGE FORMAT MIXING CONSOLE FOR FAST PACED PRODUCTIONS

Arcus
Meet Arcus

The Arcus is a large-format mixing console that is designed for fast-tracking live productions. This digital mixing console features IP networking and a menued touchscreen panel to eliminate the “sea of knobs” for basic functions such as setting talkback, configuring bus matrices, muting mic groups, and managing sources. Available in 16-fader frame sizes on up, the Arcus owes its ease of use to this and other advances in design and technology not found in other fixed-location audio consoles.

Arcus
IP64 - Main Screen
IP64 - Input

ARCUS

SOLID LARGE-SCALE REDUNDANCY AND CAPABILITY, YET INTUITIVE TO OPERATE
  • Intuitive Touchscreen Interface: Arcus utilizes multi-touch displays across the meterbridge, allowing users to manage key functions with familiar gestures like pinching and zooming to simplify control over complex audio tasks.
  • IP Networked I/O: With all I/O handled via an IP network, the console offers unrestricted connectivity to any audio format (HD/SDI, AES, MADI, AoIP, Analog, or TDM), making it incredibly versatile for any broadcast environment.
  • Customizable OLED Displays: The console’s OLED displays allow for per-channel customization, with the ability to group and compare parameters side-by-side for quick, at-a-glance editing.
  • Programmable Faders and Controls: Arcus features motorized faders and user-programmable soft knobs and switches for ultimate flexibility in assigning and recalling frequently used functions.
  • Automatic Microphone Mixing: The built-in AutoMix function intelligently adjusts microphone levels during multi-speaker setups, preventing audio issues like comb-filtering and reducing operator workload during live panel discussions.
  • Advanced Audio Processing: Full digital audio processing is available on all input and output busses, including EQ, compression and high/low-pass filters.
  • WheatNet IP Integration: Arcus is powered by the WheatNet IP audio network for powerful, intelligent  routing and control capabilities, making it easy to manage audio throughout a facility.
  • Redundant Components for Reliability: The Arcus is designed with failsafe redundancy, including dual power supplies and hot-swappable DSP components, ensuring continuous operation in critical live broadcast situations.
  • Versatile Setup Options: From motorized faders to customizable sub-mixes and offline setup software, Arcus can be tailored to fit any production environment, from small studios to large-scale TV facilities.

OVERVIEW

ARCUS, MODULAR, FULLY-CUSTOMIZABLE NETWORKABLE 5.1 SURROUND AUDIO CONSOLE

The Arcus is a powerful, large-format mixing console designed for fast-paced production environments. Its IP-based networking architecture, coupled with a fully touchscreen-enabled interface, delivers an intuitive user experience, with smartphone-like gestures such as pinching and swiping. The console eliminates the need for numerous physical knobs by incorporating a simple, tabbed menu on a touchscreen panel, streamlining functions such as bus configuration, source management, and mic group control.

Arcus provides flexible audio I/O management over IP, enabling connections to any audio source—whether HD/SDI, AES, MADI, AoIP, Analog, or TDM. The console is also equipped with programmable OLED displays, motorized faders, and full digital audio processing as well as integration with standard production automation systems.

The Arcus offers customization through pre-configurable setups, multiple user presets, and the ability to drill down into functions via on-screen prompts, ensuring ease of use for both novice and experienced operators.

Paired with WheatNet IP, Wheatstone’s AES67-compliant IP audio network, the Arcus console ensures seamless routing and control over any source or destination on the network, enhancing its capability to support complex live productions.

FEATURES

TOP OF THE LINE PROGRAMMABLE CONSOLE
Arcus - Center Panel
  • IP networked console
  • AES67 compatibility
  • Touchscreen interface (multi-touch) on every meterbridge display screen
  • OLED displays for editing by the channel, or for side-by-side comparison of settings across the board
  • IP network access to any source: HD/SDI, AES, MADI, AoIP, Analog or TDM
  • Flexible I/O layering and profiling of channels
  • Native IP interface to major production automation systems
  • Built-in audio clip player
  • USB interface for Flash drives
  • Loudness Metering with large LKFS readout and momentary, short-term peak reading and program duration level history display
  • Pre-configurable with custom combination of sub-mixes, AUX sends, track outputs, and mix-minuses
  • Offline setup software
  • Bus-minus (N-1) output for every input channel
  • Two 5.1 surround master output busses
  • Two stereo master output busses
  • Up/down mixing between 5.1 and stereo
  • Motorized faders, each controlling two mono, stereo or 5.1 sources
  • Faders can be paged together or separately
  • Spill function on each fader, allowing each fader to spill out onto adjacent faders
  • Full digital audio processing on all inputs and major output busses (EQ, comp/limiter, expander/gate, high/low pass filters)
  • Programmable delay applicable to inputs and outputs
  • Automatic microphone mixing (AutoMix) for multi-guest panel discussions features variable weighting assignment for each individual speaker
  • 4 programmable soft knobs per input – can be assigned any control function on the console
  • 8 fully programmable switches per input for implementing custom routing and switching functions
  • 2 full color OLED displays per input for showing programmable function settings and parameters
  • 4 user presets for programmable controls and on-the-fly recall at the touch of a button
  • Function Expand feature for mapping EQ, dynamics, AUX and mix-minus functions to physical controls at the touch of a button
  • Interrogate function for at-a-glance visibility of channel settings and assignments
  • Full color OLED display above every fader for showing channel status and source names
  • 99 show presets for complete recall of console setups
  • Layer slide function (with isolate) for working with fader channel numbers greater than the physical fader count
 
FAILSAFE REDUNDANCY

It’s all about staying on the air – every second of every day – without fail
Wheatstone’s experience in designing audio consoles for all broadcast realms as well as pioneering networking comes together in the Arcus. More power to handle modern needs with a user interface that is pure joy to get your hands on. And with Wheatstone’s built-in safeguards, you can rest assured that you’ll always be on the air…with or without fail.

Every Large Display is Dynamic and Touchscreen Enabled
IP64 - Input
IP64 - Touchscreen Pan Lander
IP64 - Main Screen

Loudness Monitoring

The meterbridge LOUDNESS meter has the required momentary, short-term, and integrated metering as well as a peak reading meter. The Loudness Range meter provides a level history over the course of your program with a Program duration display and a reset control on the Arcus surface. The Loudness Meter can be set to read any of the Stereo Program or 5.1 Program busses. The large LKFS readout helps your operators maintain CALM compliance, avoiding more noticeable downstream corrections.

IP64 - Touchscreen AUX Lander
IP64 - Touchscreen Dynamics Lander
IP64 - Touchscreen EQ Lander
WheatNet IP Blades Extends Arcus’ Reach
Blade 3s

With WheatNet IP BLADEs, you get a virtual rack room in a 1-rack space box. They handle all the I/O (AES/EBU, SPDIF, AOIP, MADI, SDI and AES 67) and provide full routing capabilities. Each BLADE gives you two 8×2 utility mixers, 12 universal GPI/O ports, 128 software logic ports, silence detection, built-in audio clip player, stereo multi-band audio processing, and much more, assignable anywhere on the network. With it you can create workflows that would require a ton of third-party gear.

Plenty of I/O Available Wherever You Need It
Stagebox One

The optional 4RU StageBox One is for extending console I/O, providing 32 mic/line inputs, 16 analog line outputs, and 8 AES3 inputs and 8 AES3 outputs as well as 12 logic ports and dual Ethernet ports. StageBox One works with all WheatNet-IP audio networked consoles. 

Online Resources

Downloads

Wheatstone Factory
───────── LOOKING FOR SUPPORT?
────── LOOKING FOR SUPPORT?

Engineered, Manufactured and Supported in the USA

If you have a Wheatstone, Audioarts, or VoxPro product, you’re an important member of the Wheatstone family and we want to hear from you, whether you have questions or need technical support, we are here for you.