Description
Technical
Specifications
Processing
| Mix buses | 4 |
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| Aux sends | 4 |
| DSP engine | Networked IP88E Mix Engine (BLADE) |
| Max sample rate | 48 kHz |
| Architecture | Low-profile tabletop surface for the WheatNet-IP network; hot-swappable fader modules |
| Channels | Up to 24 input channel faders (modular surface) |
| DSP engine (details) | Networked IP88E Mix Engine (BLADE) that can sit anywhere on the network |
| Buses | 4 stereo program busses reachable per fader |
| Aux sends (details) | 4 pre-fader AUX sends, stereo CUE bus and 4 mix-minuses per fader |
Surface
| Motorized faders | No |
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| Touchscreen | No |
| Control surface | Pan under the modules holds no electronics; a failed module's audio can be reassigned |
| Ergonomics | Per fader: LED source-name display, A/B selector, two programmable buttons; 12 programmable buttons in the master section |
| Metering | Meterbridge with up to 4 high-resolution LED meter sets |
| Monitoring and talkback | Built-in CUE speakers, class-D headphone amp, two independent studio monitor outputs |
Networking
| Networking & protocols | MADI / AES/EBU / Network |
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| Audio networking | WheatNet-IP (AES67); BLADE-3 for AES/EBU, AoIP, MADI, SDI, AES67, two 8×2 utility mixers and 12 universal GPI/O ports |
Physical
| Build | Made in the USA, in New Bern, North Carolina |
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Other
| Awards | Radio World Cool Stuff Award and Pick Hit Award (NAB 2012) |
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| Year / dates | Documented by the 2015 brochure; exact year of introduction to be verified |
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History & design
The LX-24 is a low-profile broadcast console from Wheatstone, built for the WheatNet-IP audio-over-IP ecosystem. Its tabletop surface is modular: fader modules swap out hot, without powering down the console, and the pan beneath the modules holds no electronics, which simplifies maintenance and lets a failed module's audio be reassigned.
Each fader reaches four stereo program busses, four pre-fader AUX sends, a stereo CUE bus and four mix-minuses. It carries an LED source-name display, an A/B source selector and two programmable buttons; the master section adds twelve programmable buttons. The meterbridge holds up to four high-resolution LED meter sets. The console has built-in CUE speakers, a class-D headphone amplifier and two independent studio monitor outputs.
The mixing core is an IP88E Mix Engine, a BLADE that can sit anywhere on the network; more BLADEs add inputs and outputs in various digital and analog formats. BLADE-3 units handle AES/EBU, AoIP, MADI, SDI and AES67, each with two 8×2 utility mixers and twelve universal GPI/O ports. The LX-24 is made in the USA, in New Bern, North Carolina.
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