Wheatstream Duo

Everything you need to provision, process and manage two channels

Meet Wheatstream Duo

Wheatstream Duo is designed for every broadcaster, podcaster, or content streamer who has ever wanted a professional audio streaming appliance but couldn’t afford it. This full-featured streaming appliance has all the reliability, audio processing, and metadata tools found in the high-capacity Wheatstream appliance, but for one or two channel applications.

Wheatstream Duo has an easy-to-navigate HTML 5 web browser interface, is compatible with standard CDN and streaming platforms and can adapt metadata input from most playback automation systems for one simple workflow from automation to content delivery.

As a Linux appliance that eliminates the need for a Windows® based PC, Wheatstream Duo can be added to any analog, digital or AoIP studio, including WheatNet IP and AES67-compatible systems.

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Wheatstream Duo

Everything you need for provisioning, processing and managing two program channels

All-Inclusive Linux and AoIP Appliance: No Windows® drivers, updates or PC needed.
Easy to Navigate: HTML 5 web browser interface
8 Output Streams: Accepts two input streams of analog, AES3, AES67 or native AoIP such as WheatNet IP, each capable of four output streams for a total of 8 output streams.
Audio Processing Designed Specifically for Streaming: Full suite of audio processing tools developed specifically for streaming. Optimize the performance of encoded audio content with the right amount and type of processing for maintaining uniform levels, spectral balance and absolute peak control.
Optimized Quality/Loudness For the Bitstream: Final limiting occurs separately in two bands, above and below 180Hz, to provide the ideal balance between perceived quality and loudness for a given finite bitstream. For low bitrate streams especially, separately managing low frequencies means being able to selectively remove low frequencies in the stereo difference channel (L-R). This leaves more bits available for encoding those frequencies that are more perceptible.
Multiple Encoding Options: Provides selectable AAC, MP3 or Opus encoders targeting high to low bit rates for reaching a broad range of end user devices and players.
Metadata Agnostic: Lua transformation filters adapt metadata input from any automation system into any required output format for streaming of song title, artist and artwork data.
Compatible With Standard Protocols, CDNs and Streaming Platforms: Supports Triton, HLS, Icecast, RTMP, and RTP streaming protocols.
Ratings Friendly: Nielsen encoder option available. The PPM watermark is inserted after the dual-band limiter to avoid interference with codec performance.
BS.1770 Compliant Loudness Control: Manages loudness between -24 and -10 LUFS.
Add to Any Studio: Add to any analog, digital or AoIP studio, including WheatNet IP and AES67-compatible systems.

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Wheatstream Duo

Wheatstream Duo is a Linux appliance for provisioning, processing and managing the metadata for two program channels, each capable of four output streams for a total of 8 output streams. Wheatstream Duo can adapt metadata input from most major automation systems and is compatible with standard CDN and streaming platforms for one easy workflow from automation to content delivery.

Like all Wheatstone streaming appliances, Wheatstream Duo includes audio processing tools designed specifically to optimize the performance of streamed audio through the streaming encoder and across a wide variety of Internet links.

Wheatstream Duo eliminates the need for a Windows® based PC and can be added to any analog, digital or AoIP studio, including WheatNet IP and AES67-compatible systems.

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