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G E N E R A L I N F O R M A T I O N
General Information
Introduction
The Aura8ip is the newest member of the Wheatstone WheatNet‑IP Intelligent Net‑
work family of devices. It is really two devices in one package; a complete WheatNet‑IP
Blade with 8x8 stereo I/O and a Vorsis 8‑channel multi‑band audio processor.
WheatNet‑IP Blades are the Swiss Army knife of audio routing, with local audio
inputs and outputs, GPIO ports, built in router control, mixing, meters, monitoring, and
a host of the other functions. Blades can operate as stand alone devices or be linked
via gigabit Ethernet as part of an IP audio network.
As a member of the WheatNet‑IP Blade family, the Blade functionality of the Aura8ip
is described in detail in the Wheatnet‑IP Audio Over IP Network manual supplied with
the unit. In the Wheatnet‑IP Audio Over IP Network manual you’ll learn how to set up
the device ID and IP address, and learn how to use all of the Blade features built into it.
The Vorsis processing features of the Aura8ip are unique to this unit and deserve
their own documentation, which follows here. Use this document to learn all about
the processing capabilities the Aura8ip has and how to control them with the included
GUI application.
The Wheatstone Aura8ip “Vorsis Embedded” Processing Blade hosts eight discrete
multiband audio processors. Because Aura8ip may be operated in stand alone or as
part of a Wheatnet‑IP system of any size, any available audio signal can be routed thru
the Aura8ip to apply easy to use audio processing before the audio reaches its final
destination.
The Aura8ip’s eight channels of multiband processing have the following features:
• Audio input and output audio via analog, digital, and Wheatnet-IP;*
• Selectable high pass filter which operates in the L/R or M/S domain;
• Phase rotator for smooth processing of live voice;
• Input channels may be phase reversed or channel swapped;
• Input channels may be operated in a mono mix down mode;
• Four band equalizer with shelving and parametric sections;
• Multiband AGC/Compressor with one, two, or three bands of processing per
channel;**
Aura8ip / Oct 2012
