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The History of Wheatstone Audio Processors
Introduced in 2005, the Vorsis product line evolved from Wheatstone’s return to
its original roots in audio processing. Having designed and integrated analog and
then, later, complex digital audio processing into our radio and television consoles
and control surfaces, Wheatstone was perfectly poised to address the challenges of
combining very high audio quality with competitive on air loudness.
Wheatstone audio processors are built to the same exacting standards as all
Wheatstone products. Research and development, manufacturing, testing, and quality
control for the line of audio processors are all accomplished within Wheatstone’s large
state‑of‑the‑art facility located in New Bern, North Carolina. Keeping everything
under one roof allows Wheatstone to have control over every facet of production
and ensures that our costumers receive products of the highest possible quality and
reliability. Staying true to “Made in the USA,” Wheatstone does not utilize offshore
manufacturing.
A dozen experts with deep experience in Digital Signal Processing, broadcast
audio and other engineering disciplines comprise our design team. Led by audio
processing expert and broadcast engineering veteran Jeff Keith, the team combines
their talents to design and build audio processors that achieve the highest standards
of on ‑air sound quality.
In its short history Wheatstone Processing has already invented many new and
unique audio processing algorithms – algorithms that push audio processor performance
to new and higher levels. Wheatstone was the first to develop an intelligent, “program
density aware” AGC (2007 - Sweet Spot Technology, or SST). We were also the first
to employ the science of human psychoacoustics in the design of a multiband limiter
(2005, our acclaimed 31‑band limiter). In addition, our well‑regarded Bass Manage‑
ment systems solve the bass intermodulation problems that plague other brands of
audio processors when pushed for competitive loudness.
Each Wheatstone Processing product comes with its own Windows® software‑based
intuitive Graphical User Interface for control of the processor. Carefully tuned factory
presets ensure that our audio processors can be placed into use quickly and easily in
any size market with a minimum of effort.
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Ultra-HigH resolUtion Processing
