The M4IP-USB is a four-channel DSP-based BLADE-3 voice processor with four completely independent channels of high-quality, low-noise, high-dynamic range and accurate transient response voice processing in an IP networked rack unit.
The M4IP-USB combines four high-quality microphone preamps, four channels of Vorsis embedded microphone processing, and a WheatNet-IP BLADE interface, allowing you to place four microphone inputs anywhere in your WheatNet-IP Intelligent Network (although it also works just fine as a standalone processor). The preamps and processors are accessed and controlled from any point on the network via its Windows-based GUI.
Four independent USB ports are built in to facilitate the individual use of each processor output by separate computers.
The M4IP-USB is a great way to maximize your investment in on-air talent by combining four mic processors into a single rack space, accessible from anywhere.
The M4IP-USB microphone processor is equipped with four matched Super-Quiet (SQ) microphone preamplifiers featuring extremely low noise floor, very wide dynamic range, faithfully accurate transient response, and ruler flat frequency response. Operating in harmony with high quality 24-bit A/D converters and a 96kHz base sample rate, the M4IP-USB adds absolutely no undesired coloration to the signal and faithfully preserves the sound of any microphone and talent combination. It also features a four-section equalizer with high and low shelving EQ and two bands of fully parametric EQ, high and low pass filters, and de-esser and expander functions.
The M4IP-USB also features four analog stereo line-level outputs, ideal for feeding headphone amplifiers associated with talent or studio monitoring systems, and four stereo AES digital outputs.
The signal path of the M4IP-USB includes four completely independent channels of Wheatstone’s smooth-sounding Vorsis dynamics processing. Adjustable from anywhere on your network the M4-IP offers the security of password protected TCP/IP-based remote control and no front panel controls.
Like all WheatNet-IP BLADE-3s, the M4IP-USB is AES67 compatible.
Based on great-sounding designs built for Wheatstone’s high performance professional audio applications, the M4IP-USB’s equalization section operates predictably and adds no noise, ringing, phasiness or other undesirable coloration to the sound.
A high performance and fully adjustable downward expander, de-esser, and smooth sounding broadband compressor and selectable low distortion final Lookahead limiter round out the M4IP-USB to create powerful and authoritative presence to production or on-air microphones.
A variety of ready-to-use factory processing presets are provided, carefully tailored for different processing goals and formats. You can select a factory preset, confident that it will sound great just as it is. Or use a factory preset as a starting point and create a custom sound for each announcer, then save the new settings as a personalized user preset. In a facility with multiple microphone processors, presets saved in one unit can be easily copied to the others.
The Wheatstone Talent Control Interface software can reside on an air studio/control room PC and gives talent the ability to recall presets from any Vorsis microphone processor without allowing processing adjustments.
All parameters of the M4IP-USB are controlled using the included Windows-based GUI. Voice talent can activate his or her own personal sound at the press of a button using the Talent Control Interface, a special GUI designed for preset recall only.
Features:
FACTORY PRESETS
Factory presets are pre-installed and write protected. New factory presets can be downloaded from the Wheatstone-Processing.com web site and installed via the Windows-based GUI software.
USER PRESETS
M-1: unlimited preset storage on the host PC
M-2: storage for 80 presets in on-board non-volatile memory, unlimited storage on host PC.
M-4: storage for 80 presets in on-board non-volatile memory, unlimited storage on host PC.
AUDIO INPUTS
Microphone XLR-F connector (one on M-1, two on M-2, four on M-4)
Electronic differential: >2KΩ (bridging)
Optimum source impedance: 200Ω
Phantom Power: 48VDC, switchable on/off
Gain: -10dB to +70dB in 1dB steps
Frequency response: ±0.2dB 20Hz-20KHz
Equivalent input noise (EIN): -128dBu
THD+N: <0.03%, 20Hz-20kHz, -50dBu input
SMPTE DIM: 0.00007%
AUDIO OUTPUTS
Mic or line level output selectable (M-1 only)
Line-level output (M-2 and M-4 only)
Digital XLR-M connector (one on M-1, two on M-2)
Two RJ45 to StudioHub standard (M-2 and M-4 only)
Reference Level:: 0VU=-20dBFS
Output Sample Rates:
M-1: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz and 96 kHz
M-2: 48 kHz fixed
M-4: 44.1kHz or 48kHz
Balanced: 110Ω AES-3 0VU=-20dBfs
Analog XLR-M connector: (one on M-1, two on M-2)
Electronically balanced: <10Ω source impedance
Optimum load impedance: >600Ω
Maximum output level: +24dBu
FILTERS
Asymmetry filter Phase rotator, 4th order allpass, switchable in/out
High-pass: 24dB/octave Butterworth
Adjustable: 20Hz-1kHz
Low-pass: 24dB/octave Butterworth
Adjustable: 1-20kHz
Notch (M-2 only): Fixed bandwidth
Adjustable: 20Hz-20kHz
DOWNWARD EXPANDER
Threshold Adjustable: -60dBFS to 0dBFS
Depth Adjustable: 0-40dB
Close Adjustable: 50ms-3s
DE-ESSER
Control: Recursive-style
Threshold Adjustable: -10dBFS to -60dBFS
Attack time (M-2 only): Adjustable 0.1ms-100ms
Release time Adjustable: 50ms-500ms
De-ess frequency Adjustable: 20Hz-20kHz
Bandwidth (M-2 only): Adjustable 0.15-4 octave
PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER
Routable: Pre or post compressor
Band 1: Shelving
Adjustable: 20-200Hz
Boost/cut: ±14dB
Bands 2 and 3: Parametric
Adjustable: 20Hz-20kHz
Boost/cut: ±14dB
Bandwidth: 0.2-3.0 octave
Band 4: Shelving
Adjustable: 2kH-20kHz
Boost/cut: ±14dB
COMPRESSOR – M-1 and M-4
Control: Broadband
Threshold: -10dBFS to -50dBFS
Attack time: 0.2ms-1s
Release time: 33ms-1s
Ratio: 1:1-20:1
COMPRESSORS – M-2
One, two, or three processing bands
Crossover frequencies:
Band 1-2 adjustable 20Hz-1kHz
Band 2-3 adjustable 1kHz-20kHz
Threshold: 10 to -50dBFS
Attack time: 0.2ms-1s
Release time: 33ms-1s
Ratio: 1:1-20:1
FINAL LIMITER (M-2 and M-4 only)
Control: Zero-overshoot look-ahead limiter
Threshold: -50 to -10dBFS (fixed at -6dBFS in M-4)
Attack: 0-100ms (automatic in M-4)
Release: 10ms-330ms (automatic in M-4)
LOGIC I/O, M-1 and M-2
Remote control: RJ45 connector (two on M-2)
For M-1 and M-2: Optional Wheatstone Announcer Panel or custom interface
Connections: ON, OFF, Cough, ON tally, OFF tally, power and ground
GPI input (M-2 only): DB9 connector
Eight opto-isolated ports for external switching of presets (M-2 only)
LOGIC I/O, M-4
12 opto-isolated and fully configurable GPIO logic ports
CONTROL
M-1 and M-2: Ethernet 10-100BASE-T, RJ45 connector
M-4: 1000BaseT Gigabit Ethernet
PHYSICAL - M-1
Dimensions:
19”/48.3cm wide
1.75”/4.5cm high
10”/25.4cm deep
(allow 3.25”/8.25cm for rear connectors)
Weight: 8.1lbs/3.68kg
Shipping weight: 13lbs/5.9kg
Power Requirements: 90-260VAC, 50-60Hz, 24VA
PHYSICAL - M-2
Dimensions:
19”/48.3cm wide
1.75”/4.5cm high
16”/40.6cm deep
(allow 3.25”/8.25cm for rear connectors)
Weight: 11.35lbs/5.16kg
Shipping weight: 15lbs/6.8kg
Power: 90-260VAC, 50-60Hz, 19VA
PHYSICAL - M-4
Dimensions: 19”/48.3cm wide
1.75”/4.5cm high
13.25”/33.7cm deep
(15.25”/38.7cm deep w/rear connectors)
Weight: 10.35lbs/4.69kg
Shipping weight: 14lbs/6.4kg
Power: 90-260, 50-60Hz, 22VA
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Specifications for all BLADEs...
ANALOG BLADE I/O
Inputs Electronic differential, >10KΩ (bridging) Optimum source impedance <1KΩ
Outputs <10Ω, 20Hz-20kHz Optimum load impedance >600Ω
Connectors
DB25 Female, requires DB25 Male cable end connectors
RJ45, requires straight-wired RJ45 plugs
Frequency response ±0.25dB, 20Hz-20kHz, ref +4dBu
THD+n 0.04%, 20Hz-20kHz, ref +4dBu
Noise -85dBu; -109dBr ref max level out
Gain range ±18db, inputs and outputs
Maximum input +24dBu
Maximum output +24dBu
A>D converter ADC enhanced dual bit, 24 bit resolution
D>A converter DAC 24bit advanced ∑∆
DIGITAL BLADE I/O
Inputs Balanced 110Ω AES-3, S/PDIF compatible
Outputs Balanced 110Ω AES-3 only
Connectors
DB25 Female, requires DB25 Male cable end connectors
RJ45, requires straight-wired RJ45 plugs
Frequency response Flat, 20Hz-20kHz, ref -20dBFS, +4dBu
THD+n 0.0009%, 20Hz-20kHz, ref -20dBFS, +4dBu
Noise -141dBFS, ref max level out
Gain range ±18db, inputs and outputs
Maximum input 0dBFS
Maximum output 0dBFS
Sample rate converters 32-96kHz, 16-24bit, on all inputs
AES channel status Standard implementation
MIC BLADE I/O
Inputs
Electronic differential, >2KΩ (bridging)
Optimum source impedance <200Ω
Outputs <10Ω, 20Hz-20kHz Optimum load impedance >600Ω
Connectors
XLR-F, requires XLR-M cable connector (microphone inputs)
DB25 female, requires DB25 Male cable end connectors (analog outputs)
RJ45, requires straight-wired RJ45 plugs (analog outputs, logic ports, & gigabit Ethernet
Frequency response ±0.5dB, 20Hz-20kHz, ref +4dBu
THD+n 0.02%, 20Hz-20kHz, ref +4dBu
Noise -85dBu; -109dBr ref max level out
Reference level -50dBu
Gain range +20 to +80dB, inputs; ±18db, outputs
Maximum input -10dBu
Maximum output +24dBu
A>D converter ADC enhanced dual bit, 24 bit resolution
D>A converter DAC 24bit Advanced ∑∆
IP88CB CONSOLE AUDIO BLADE
Inputs
2 analog mic, patchable, with variable gain and +48V phantom
XLR mic in, RJ45 mic out
4 AES digital with SRC, RJ45
4 stereo analog, RJ45
Outputs
4 stereo analog, PGM A-B-C-D, RJ45
1 stereo analog, control room, XLR
1 stereo analog, studio, XLR
1 stereo analog, headphone, phone jack and RJ45
1 stereo analog, cue, phone jack and RJ45
4 AES digital, PGM A-B-C-D, RJ45
Mix Engine Internal mix engine for E-1 control surface
A>D converter ADC enhanced dual bit, 24 bit resolution
D>A converter DAC 24bit advanced ∑∆
Sample Rate Convertors 32-96KHz, 16-24 bit on all digital inputs
AURA8-IP PROCESSING BLADE
Inputs 8 AES Digital inputs on “D” connectors and RJ-45.
Outputs 8 AES Digital outputs on both “D” connectors and RJ-45.
Logic 12 Universal Logic ports
Processing: 8 Vorsis Embedded stereo 3-band processing chains, each with 4-band parametric equalizer, 3-way crossover, 3 compressors, three limiters, broadband lookahead limiter
LOGIC I/O
Connector RJ45 (2), 12 channels
Voltage +5VDC to GND, +5VDC and GND provided
Current 100mA max source/sink
ETHERNET
Connectors RJ45
Cable CAT5E or CAT6
Audio transport Gigabit Ethernet 1000BASE-T, used for all BLADE-to-BLADE audio traffic
Utility interface 100BASE-TX for future use
SYSTEM
Sample rate 44.1 or 48kHz, user selectable in software
Sync Internal or external, External sync input on any I/O digital BLADE
Reference level 0dBFS=+4dBu (+4dBu=1.23VRMS)
Latency 0.5mS, BLADE to switch to BLADE
PHYSICAL
Dimensions
19"/48.3cm wide, 1-3/4"/4.5cm high
13-1/4"/33.7cm deep
15-1/4"/38.7cm deep with connectors
Shipping weight 14lbs/6.4kg
POWER REQUIREMENTS:
90-260VAC, 50-60Hz
ip88a: 49VA, 30W
ip88d: 23VA, 12W
ip88ad: 35VA, 19W
ip88m: 35VA, 19W
ip88cb: 35VA, 19W
ip88e: 18VA, 10W
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