Wheatstone won two Radio World Best of Show awards this IBC: one for our fourth-gen Blade 4, the only AoIP I/O unit to include audio codecs, processing, control, OS, and low latency RIST connectivity in one RU; and another for our Audioarts value AoIP system, a complete studio system with DMX console, local I/O, Ethernet switch, and now control plug-in. Wheatstone won a TV Tech IBC 2024 Best of Show award for the Strata console and Remote Strata virtual mixer combo ideal for today’s highly coll...

NEW BERN, NC, USA – Wheatstone's entry-level AoIP console system is taking plug-and-play one step further this IBC show with new control plug-in for existing playback and automation systems. The DMX console system marketed under its Audioarts value brand includes console surface and mix engine with local I/O and five-port Ethernet switch for just about any studio configuration, from a standalone on-air desk to a two-studio air/production configuration on out to a large, mult...

NEW BERN, NC, USA –This IBC show, Wheatstone is pairing its fixed Strata console surface with the portability of its Remote Strata virtual mixer for today’s highly collaborative television news team. With full interactivity between tactile mixing in the studio and virtual mixing on a touchscreen, including real-time fader tracking between the two, the combination offers an independent, yet shared user experience for teams in split locatio...

Blade 4 adds high speed transport protocol to routable audio codecs, audio processing, scripting, and studio control in 1RU. NEW BERN, NC, USA – Blade 4, Wheatstone’s fourth generation WheatNet IP I/O unit, continues to build on the intelligent AoIP network to combine studio facilities, create new workflows, and eliminate costly studio hardware. Unique to Blade 4 is its complete AoIP toolset of audio processing, codecs, mixing, routing, control and operating system in one rack unit. Included a...

USB. Separate Power Supply. Quality you can trust. All for $1,500 USD. The mighty little AML 8 console is what happens when you mix Audioarts with Wheatstone, and add 45 years' experience designing, manufacturing, and supporting mixing consoles for broadcasters around the world (many still in operation today). Features and quality go way up, price goes way down, and the resul...

We are pleased to announce that our products Wheatstone Layers® virutalization with MPX over IP transporter to create the infinite studio capable of sharing media, workflows and resources across distances; and our sleek new DML digital console line made for Audioarts budgets but built to top-line Wheatstone standards have won in this year’s Best of Show 2024 awards at NAB in the Radio World categories. The awards recognise the very best products and solutions on display at NAB 2024, w...

We are pleased to announce that our product, Strata Virtual Mixer for mixing anywhere, for any purpose, has won in this year’s Best of Show 2024 awards at NAB in the TV Tech category. The awards recognise the very best products and solutions on display at NAB 2024, with hundreds of products and solutions considered. All entries were reviewed by a panel of industry experts, speakers and editors. Factors taken into account include how diverse and comprehensive our product’s features are; how easy...

Wheatstone's SystemLink now transports FM MPX over IP links of any capacity, whether as uncompressed or via optional μMPX. Wheatstone's SystemLink® FM MPX over IP transporter now completes the cloud-based or local server FM air chain.  Among the new additions to the transporter this NAB show is Reliable Internet Stream Transport (RIST) connectivity for robust, secure, and reliable transport over any IP link.  With this, SystemLink transports FM MPX + HD/DAB reliably and at low laten...

  Wheatstone is combining the latest in intelligent AoIP with cloud and robust connectivity to create the infinite studio capable of sharing media, workflows and resources across distances.  Wheatstone is known for its intelligent WheatNet IP audio network of 200+ interconnected AoIP elements in use at broadcast studios around the globe.  More recently, the company extended into the cloud and server realm with its Layers Software Suite, which includes mixing, streaming and FM...

  Designed for Audioarts budgets, built to Wheatstone standards. Wheatstone introduces a sleek digital console line this NAB show designed for Audioarts budgets but built to Wheatstone top-line console standards.  The new Audioarts Lyric DML 12 and Verse DML 8 are plug-in ready digital consoles in a sleek, one inch thin tabletop profile.  Included are USB direct-to-fader input(s), plus Bluetooth in the case of the DML 12, for PCs, phones, players and other external devices. ...

CLICK ON THE IMAGE ABOVE FOR A PHOTO GALLERY We are pleased to announce that our product Layers Streaming has won in this year’s Best of Show awards at IBC 2023 in the Radio World category. The awards recognize the very best broadcast products and solutions on display at the show, with hundreds of products and solutions considered. All entries were reviewed by a panel of industry experts, speakers and editors. Factors taken into account include how diverse and comprehensive our product’s...

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 wor...

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 proc...

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 pro...

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 ...

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 d...

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...

By Rick Bidlack I suppose that for all of us there are inflexion points in our lives where you meet someone or experience some new thing that changes your life thereafter.  Charlie Brown was such a turning point for me.  He was also my introduction to radio.  At the time we met, Charlie had been retired from a successful thirty-three year career in broadcasting where he had worked at Seattle’s top stations as a morning man, holding court and ruling the airwaves in a Top 40 forma...

ReMIX remotely accesses the existing WheatNet-IP networked studio as an affordable alternative to a physical home studio for remote broadcasting and voicetracking. NEW BERN, NC, USA – April 2, 2020 – New from Wheatstone is ReMIX, an inexpensive remote mixing application that can be installed on a Windows® PC or tablet for home access to a studio’s WheatNet-IP audio network. A software extension of the WheatNet-IP audio network, ReMIX provides an affordable, quick alternative to a physical h...

  AoIP enhanced console engine with built-in Ethernet switch brings intelligent routing and control to stations on a budget. NEW BERN, NC, USA – Wheatstone announced today that its DMX digital console technology will now be marketed under the Audioarts Engineering brand and become fully WheatNet-IP audio network compatible. The DMX console’s mix engine provides direct connectivity into the WheatNet-IP audio network, a complete ecosystem of consoles, talent stations, I/O units, access...

New StreamBlade takes 8 channels of native IP audio direct from WheatNet-IP and includes codecs and audio processing in one unit.  NEWBERN,NC,USA (September 5, 2019) –New from Wheatstone this IBC is an appliance for its WheatNet-IP audio networkthat addresses the unique challenges of multiple program streams.    StreamBlade is a 1 RU BLADE unit for streaming applications that features key Wheatstone AoIP, audio processing and codec bandwidth optimizati...

Designed for the needs of radio today, X5 includes, among other innovations, Limitless peak control as the ultimate solution to pre-emphasized audioplus Unified Processing for synchronizing across all processing stages. NEW BERN, NC, USA – New this IBC conference, Wheatstone’s X5 FM audio processor was built from the ground up based on several new breakthrough technologies, including a new approach to dynamics control and pre-emphasis management. Traditionally, pre-emphasis ha...

Multi-touch virtual console is studio-ready and complementary to news production automation systems. NEW BERN, NC, USA –New this IBC conference is a virtual TV audio console by Wheatstone designed specifically to complement news production automation workflows.  Virtual Dimension Three is a multi-touch virtual console with 64 onscreen faders that seamlessly interfaces into major production automation systems, including those by Ross Video, Grass Valley and Sony. “Automation an...

Strata 32 packs 64 channels and the latest IP audio innovations into a 40” frame.   NEW BERN, NC, USA – Showing for the first time this IBC is Wheatstone’s Strata 32 audio console that packs 64 channels and the latest IP audio innovation into a 40-inch frame, fitting most television applications and budgets for under US $75,000.  Equally at home in news rooms, remote vans or sports venues, this compact IP audio console has dedicated faders for eight subgroups and two...

Multi-touch virtual console mirrors the LXE control surface for an independent, yet shared user experience during fast-paced, multi-operator shows and productions.   NEW BERN, NC, USA– New to IBC this year is a remote user interface for Wheatstone’s flagship IP audio console surface, the LXE.  LXE, the IP audio console for Wheatstone’s popular WheatNet-IP audio network,broke new ground as the industry’s first re-programmable control surface, and now adds a multi-tou...

  Multi-touch virtual console is studio-ready as a standalone UI into the WheatNet-IP audio network.   NEW BERN, NC, USA – New to the IBC conference this year is Wheatstone’s Glass LXE virtual console for its popular WheatNet-IP audio network.  Glass LXE is a multi-touch UI that operates as a standalone virtual console into the WheatNet-IP audio network, a complete IP audio ecosystem of consoles, talent stations, I/O units, accessories and SIP phone and codec dis...

Multi-touch virtual console is studio-ready and complementary to news production automation systems. NEW BERN, NC, USA (March 27, 2019) – Wheatstone is unveiling a virtual TV audio console this NAB designed specifically to complement news production automation workflows.  Virtual Dimension Three is a multi-touch virtual console with 64 faders onscreen that seamlessly interfaces into major production automation systems, including those by Ross Video, Grass Valley and Sony. “Autom...

Designedfor the needs of radio today, X5 includes Limitless peak control as the ultimate solution to pre-emphasis, plus Unified Processing for synchronizing across all processing stages, FM&HD LiveLock for locking in signal alignment, and PPMport for more reliable detection at the meter. NEW BERN, NC, USA (April 6, 2019) – Wheatstone’s new flagship X5 FM/HD audio processor was built from the ground up based on several new breakthrough technologies, including a new approach to dynamic...

Strata 32 packs 64 channels and latest IP audio innovation into a 40” frame.  NEW BERN, NC, USA (March 20, 2019) – Wheatstone’s Strata 32 audio console introduced at NAB 2019 packs 64 channels and the latest IP audio innovation into a 40-inch frame that fits most television applications and budgets under US $75,000.  Equally at home in news rooms, remote vans or sports venues, this compact IP audio console has dedicated faders for eight subgroups and two masters along wit...

Multi-touch virtual console mirrors the LXE control surface for an independent, yet shared user experience during fast-paced, multi-operator shows and productions.  NEW BERN, NC, USA (March 20, 2019) – Wheatstone’s flagship IP audio console surface for its popular WheatNet-IP audio networkgets yet another addition this NAB show.  LXE, the IP audio console that broke new ground as the industry’s first reprogrammable control surface, adds a multi-touch remote UI f...

Wheatstone joins more than 50 other manufacturers and organizations to demonstrate IP in radio and television at IP Showcase, Central Hall, booth C12634. NEW BERN, NC, USA (April 5, 2019) – Wheatstone, a leader in IP audio networking, is partnering with more than 50 other manufacturers and organizations to demonstrate the real-world practicality of IP in both radio and television at the IP Showcase this upcoming NAB show. Wheatstone makes the WheatNet-IP system, an AES67 compatible IP aud...

Multi-touch virtual console is studio-ready as a standalone UI into the WheatNet-IP audio network.   NEW BERN, NC, USA (March 20, 2019) – Virtualization just got a lot more real this NAB with the introduction of Wheatstone’s Glass LXE virtual console for its popular WheatNet-IP audio network.  Glass LXE is a multi-touch UI that operates as a standalone virtual console into the WheatNet-IP audio network, a complete IP audio ecosystem of consoles, talent stations, I/O ...

NEW BERN, NC, USA (January 25, 2019) – Wheatstone’s innovative ScreenBuilder™ 2.0 virtual development platform was presented with a Grands Prix 2019 Innovation award today at the Salon de la Radio show in France. ScreenBuilder 2.0 is a complete platform with scripting tools and GUI for developing virtual news desks, producer workstations, control panels and other virtual interfaces and workflows for the WheatNet-IP networked studio. “We’re continually amazed at the types of controls and in...

WHEATSTONE UNVEILS MIDSIZED AUDIOARTS CONSOLE AT NAB2018 NEW BERN, NC, USA (April 6, 2018) – Wheatstone introduces a midsized Audioarts Engineering console at NAB 2018 that combines the best in a standalone console with the latest in modern conveniences such as USB and Bluetooth™ connectivity. The new Audioarts Lightning comes in a 12- or 16-channel tabletop frame and has all the essentials for talk studios or newsrooms. Included are two stereo program buses, two mono buses, two auto mix-mi...

WHEATSTONE RELEASES 2.0 VERSION OF VIRTUAL DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM Leading AoIP innovator releases new version of ScreenBuilder, a GUI-based tool for developing virtual news desks and other virtual interfaces for the WheatNet-IP audio networked studio.  NEW BERN, NC, USA (April 6, 2018) – Wheatstone Corporation will demonstrate the latest in virtual studio workflows this NAB with the release of ScreenBuilder 2.0, a new version of the virtual development platform for its popular WheatNet-IP a...

CEO Gary Snow Recognized with Three Industry Innovator Awards Wheatstone is proud to announce that CEO and founder Gary Snow has been singled out for three New Bay Industry Innovator awards presented by Radio World, Radio magazine and TV Technology. NewBay’s Industry Innovator Award winners are selected by a panel of experts and evaluated on their professional achievements, technical and business innovations and continuing influence within their industries. Gar...

Wheatstone and Artel team up to demo a simulated remote sporting event produced live from a ‘home’ studio using virtualized audio services across a WAN. NEW BERN, NC, USA (April 18, 2017) – Wheatstone, a leader in IP audio networking, is partnering with real-time multimedia delivery company Artel this upcoming NAB show to demonstrate live remote production using virtualized audio services across a wide-area network. Demonstrations will take place in Wheatstone booth N6531 and Artel booth N4511...

Effects editor and audio processing toolset among the new 7.0 features added to the radio industry’s leading phone recorder/editor used for listener call-ins, artist interviews and recorded spots.  NEW BERN, NC, USA (April 21, 2017) – Veteran on-air personality Kaden will be at the upcoming NAB show demonstrating his on-air skills using VoxPro 7, the new version of the popular recorder/editor for live radio being debuted at the show. Kaden, a major-market radio air personality for iHear...

Wheatstone partners with Media Networking Alliance (MNA), Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) and others to demonstrate AES67 at IP Showcase, North Hall, Booth N4824  NEW BERN, NC, USA (April 18, 2017) – Wheatstone, a leader in IP audio networking, is partnering with other vendors and third-party organizations this NAB show to demonstrate AES67 compatibility and IP audio networking in both radio and television. Wheatstone makes the popular WheatNet-IP system, an AES67 compatible IP audio ne...

NEW BERN, NC, USA (February 17, 2017) –– Wheatstone Corporation has acquired the assets and intellectual property of Pacific Research & Engineering (PR&E) from GatesAir of Quincy, Illinois (formerly Harris Broadcast) for an undisclosed amount. The purchase includes audio consoles, the networking system, the furniture lines, all designs, trademarks, engineering files and tooling, effectively restoring the PR&E console brand under the Wheatstone umbrella. PR&E is a distinguished c...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW BERN, NC, USA (November 14, 2016) – Wheatstone has announced that its top-of-the-line FM/HD processor, AirAura X3, is the first processor to accomplish off-air monitoring, measurement and real-time correction of HD diversity delay without requiring external gear. "In many stations, the FM processor provides the diversity delay and most FM processors can accept delay corrections from third-party outboard monitors. However, when the off-air monitoring, delay measurem...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW BERN, NC, USA (October 27, 2016) – Wheatstone announced today its new Multiplex Power Wizard, a new feature for its FM-55 audio processor and SG-192 stereo generator that reduces or eliminates the undesirable audio effects usually associated with the restriction of multiplex (MPX) powerto minimize adjacent channel interference. The new feature is targeted at broadcasters in Europe and other regions where short-spaced FM frequencies necessitate the reduction of aver...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW BERN, NC, USA (September 12, 2016) – On the heels of winning Best of Show at NAB in April, AirAura X1 picks up another victory at the IBC Show in Amsterdam! The AirAura X1 brings very high end processing to a very reasonable price point, and has been racking up rave reviews (and ratings) everywhere it's been deployed. Here's info on the AirAura X1: Wheatstone makes serious inroads into midrange priced on-air audio processing with the introduction of its AirAura...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   New LXE Goes Beyond the “Any Source to Any Fader” Concept of Networked Consoles. NEW BERN, NC, USA (April 14, 2016) – Wheatstone introduces at NAB 2016 a new IP audio console for radio that takes control surface configuration to a new level. Going far beyond the “any source to any fader” concept typical of networked consoles, the LXE is a fully flexible control interface with programmable switches, rotary controls, and fader groupings that can be remotely loc...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW BERN, NC, USA (April 14, 2016) – – Wheatstone makes serious inroads into midrange priced on-air audio processing with the introduction of its AirAura X1 spectral audio processor at this year’s NAB show. The new AirAura X1 uses all the advanced algorithms found in Wheatstone’s top-of-the-lineAirAura X3 for turning up the volume without causing listener fatigue, yet comes with a user interface that doesn’t require a power user to operate. “We designed in all the inc...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW BERN, NC, USA (April 14, 2016) – Wheatstone’s latest acquisition is getting more than a facelift this NAB. The leading audio network and console company, which acquired the VoxPro digital recorder/editor from Audion Labs in October, unveils its new VoxPro 6 audio recorder/editor/playback system designed for live, on-air operation. Among the upgrades added to the industry’s most popular editor/recorder is a feature that enables talent to simultaneously record audio...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW BERN, NC, USA (April 14, 2016) – Wheatstone continues to advance IP audio networking for television sound with the addition of surround sound to its I/O access units and more IP console options for its WheatNet-IP audio network.  Wheatstone’s Gibraltar IP Mix Engine, introduced at NAB 2015 as the first of its kind IP audio interface for Wheatstone’s audio mixing consoles, is now available for the Dimension Three, Series Four, Series Two, D-8...

Integration of ACI with DaySequerra’s M4.2 TimeLock HD Radio receiver eliminates delay errors without relying on the routing of audio signals through external equipment. NEW BERN, NC, USA (February 3, 2016) – Wheatstone announces yet another partnership for eliminating diversity delay errors between HD digital and FM analog signals. In 2015, Wheatstone partnered its audio processing technology with Belar’s FMHD-1 modulation monitor to create the first precise, real-time solution for aligning HD ...