Creating a network to link audio and control many different sources in many different locations — studios, control rooms, production suites, newsrooms, TOC, automation, streaming, STL penthouse — is a daunting task. Doing it on a budget is even tougher. Prior to WheatNet-IP Audio, doing it without a graduate degree in IT was pretty much impossible.

WheatNet-IP Audio is THE rock-solid, ultra-fast solution for bringing your traditional broadcast engineering functions into an IT-based network. Setup is easy, intuitive, and takes only a few minutes until you’re on the air.

The front panel setup wizard in each BLADE gets you up and running in moments. Extensive front panel metering and status indicators provide quick confirmation that all is well.

WheatNet-IP's NAVIGATOR Administration and Control Software and web interface let you further customize and control your system, locally or remotely.

Each BLADE carries a complete map of the entire connected network in its onboard CPU fash RAM — this allows BLADEs to be quickly and easily replaced in a network. Assign an ID # to a BLADE and connect it to the network — it will query the other connected BLADEs and import all the necessary confguration settings. No external PC required!

ip88a ANALOG I/O BLADE 
16 analog input channels and 16 analog output channels (8 stereo, 16 mono, or any combination totaling 16 channels); 12 universal logic (GPI) ports

ip88d AES DIGITAL I/O BLADE
8 AES two-channel inputs and 8 AES two-channel outputs; 12 universal logic (GPI) ports; the AES channels can be routed in the network as stereo or two independent mono channels (for example, a two-channel digital phone hybrid or mic preamp)

ip88ad ANALOG and AES DIGITAL I/O BLADE 
Half analog/half digital — 8 analog input channels/8 analog output channels and 4 AES inputs/4 AES outputs; 12 universal logic (GPI) ports

ip88m ANALOG MIC I/O BLADE 
8 analog microphone input channels; 8 analog output channels (4 stereo, 8 mono, or any combination totaling 8 channels); 12 universal logic (GPI) ports

ip88e DIGITAL ENGINE
Every nerve center needs a brain. The ip88e is it, handling all of the mixes from Wheatstone Evolution series Console Control Surfaces and the Wheatstone GLASS-E Virtual Console.

FEATURES
• WheatNet-IP Audio is comprised of five hardware BLADEs — four handle I/O in various confgurations and one is a digital mix engine

• All BLADEs are linkable units that communicate with each other via a single CAT5E/6 over Gigabit/1000BASE-T protocol using standard layer 2 or 3 Ethernet switches

• All BLADEs are designed to interface seamlessly with Wheatstone’s existing Evolution series Console Control Surfaces, the Wheatstone GLASS-E Virtual Console, Wheatstone console control panels, most of the popular automation systems, and streaming audio

• With Wheatstone’s WheatNet-PC driver installed in your automation system computers, you can eliminate the expensive sound card and tons of wiring with a single CAT5E/6 cable to your WheatNet-IP Audio network for two-way audio, console control, and routing

• Start with a single BLADE as a 16x16 router, add a studio control surface with two or three BLADEs and a Gigabit Ethernet switch, then expand your WheatNet-IP Audio network to thousands of channels

TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS New WheatNet-IP Environment Audio Systems (pdf) WheatNet-IP (pdf) User Manual (pdf) Whitepaper: What You Need to Know about IP Audio (pdf) FAQ What switches work best for IP Audio ? (pdf)