Each WheatNet-IP Blade has a built-in 8-channel UTILITY MIXER function. The SideBoard allows
access to four or eight of those channels, using it wherever a small, purpose-driven mixer is needed.
Its input faders can each access any source in a networked BLADE system and its PGM and AUD outputs
appear as new sources in the audio network.
Each Sideboard fader channel has an ON/OFF switch, PGM and AUD output assign buttons, a programmable
(Prog) button that can be used for source preset, talkback, etc, and a Set switch for accessing the central source
selection roatary control. Each fader has its own 8-character input source display. The stereo PGM OUTPUT is
metered with dual 20-segment LED bargraphs.
The monitor section has a headphone output with level control, and six programmable monitor source hot
buttons for instant selection. There is also a source encoder knob with a TAKE switch and an associated display that, as with the input channels, can access any signal in the network.