Description
Technical
Specifications
Processing
| DCA/VCA groups | 0 |
|---|---|
| DSP engine | Per-channel digital processing (built-in equalization and limiter) |
| Architecture | Fully digital on-air broadcast console with a modular structure (digital/analog input modules, function panels) |
| Channel processing | Per-channel processing: EQ and limiting available on every channel |
Surface
| Fader layers | 1 |
|---|---|
| Touchscreen | No |
| Faders | Penny & Giles long-throw faders; « Fader Null » indication when under serial control from an automation system |
Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
|---|
Networking
| Networking & protocols | Network |
|---|---|
| Redundant PSU | Yes |
| Redundant networking | No |
| Audio networking | Designed to integrate with the Wheatstone digital audio network (TDM « Bridge » router): « the network in a console » |
Power
| Power supply | Powered by SPS-180 or SPS-400 supplies housed in a Wheatstone PSR rack; optional failsafe redundant supplies |
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Other
| Broadcast features | Broadcast functions: talkback, cue, external-source selection, meter select (AUD/AUX/UTL), on-air timer, announcer panels |
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Strip & details
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Diagrams
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Software
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Other screenshots
Accessories
Power supply
- SPS-180 / SPS-400 (in PSR rack)
Power-supply units housed in a Wheatstone PSR rack (up to four SPS-180 or two SPS-400), with optional failsafe redundancy.
Other
- ANP-600 (announcer panel)
Announcer panel with ON / OFF / COUGH / TB buttons for a guest mic position.
- XY-8 (router controller)
X-Y controller module to drive the Wheatstone digital audio router from the console.
Editorial & artists
Our take
History & design
The Wheatstone D-8000 is a digital on-air broadcast console of modular construction, aimed at radio and television studios. Fully digital, it hosts digital or analog input modules and offers per-channel processing (EQ, limiter).
Its defining trait is integration with the Wheatstone digital audio network: the console acts as an access point to the company's TDM « Bridge » router — hence the « the network in a console » tagline used by the manufacturer in the early 2000s. The surface uses Penny & Giles long-throw faders and, under serial control from an automation system, shows « Fader Null » indicators. Power comes from SPS-180 or SPS-400 supplies mounted in a PSR rack, with optional failsafe redundancy.
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