Overview
Wheatstone L-8 Digital, 8 Channel Digital Audio Console with Console Blade
The L-8 is a sleek control surface scaled just right for producing news and voiceovers. Like the LX-24, the L-8 has all the latest goodies plus are hot swappable down to the individual fader.
The cousins to the popular LX-24 are big in capability but scaled for news production, voiceover work and all those applications requiring a solid control surface that will deliver under deadline. The L-8, L-12, and L-16 are based on all the same design principles as the LX-24: precision-built, low-profile, tabletop IP control surfaces with hot-swappable individual fader modules that offer assignable sources to any fader.
Each fader can access four stereo output busses, a stereo cue bus, and its own individual Bus-Minus. An OLED source name display, an A/B source selector, and one programmable soft button are also provided, and a SET button gives access to assignable controls in the master section. Snapshots of the L-8 configuration can be saved and recalled at the touch of a button, making setup for different working sessions a snap.
The L-8 meterbridge features three sets of bright, high resolution LED meters. A digital timer is also included. The console has control room and headphone outputs with level controls and source selection, as well as an independent studio monitor output.
The L-8 control surface is designed for use with the WheatNet-IP Intelligent Network. An IP88CBL Console Audio BLADE provides the audio mix functionality as well as power to the L-8, additional BLADEs can be added for inputs and outputs in a variety of digital and analog formats. This new IP consoles is sleek, versatile, and low profile (no tabletop cutout needed). Just plug the L-8 into your WheatNet-IP Intelligent Network, and quickly assign any source of any type from anywhere in your network to any channel fader.
Features
- Low-profile, tabletop form factor allows clear sight lines and requires no furniture cutouts
- Any source to any fader
- Four stereo busses
- A/B dual input switching
- Bus Minus (N-1) on each input channel
- Hot-swappable fader modules
- Event preset recall
- Built-in headphone amplifier and level control
- Built-in Cue speaker on L-12 and L-16
- Includes IP88CBL Console Audio BLADEL-Series consoles can optionally be controlled via remote touchscreens which mirror basic control functions in real-time
Specifications / Documents
Blade 3 IP-88CBL (included) Specifications
• 2 Mic Preamps w/ XLR inputs, phantom power and gain trim
• 4 Stereo (8 Mono) Analog Line inputs on RJ45
• 4 AES inputs on RJ45
• 4 Stereo (8 Mono) Analog Line Outs on RJ45
• 4 AES Outputs on RJ45
