Arrakis ARC-WAVE-2 Console & Automation Bundle

A Complete 10 Channel Console And Automation Package The Arrakis ARC-WAVE-2 bundles the ARC-10U broadcast console together with New~Wave automation software, giving a station a more expansive on-air setup than an 8 channel bundle while still keeping hardware and software matched and ready to work together out of the box. The ARC-10U handles the physical side of the studio with mic, line, and phone inputs, while New~Wave manages the scheduling, playback, and voice tracking that keeps a station running even during unattended hours. Because the two are designed to complement each other, New~Wave and the ARC-10U create a powerful live content workflow once connected, rather than a station having to troubleshoot compatibility between mismatched equipment. This bundle is a strong fit for stations that want more input capacity than an 8 channel board provides, whether that's for additional line sources, a bigger production workload, or simply more room to grow as programming needs change. The ARC-10U Console At The Core Of The Setup The ARC-10U is a 10 channel, 10 input general purpose console built to handle most on-air radio and production studio applications. Two channels are dedicated high-performance mic inputs for a host and guest setup, seven channels handle stereo line level sources like CD players and network feeds, and channel ten is an advanced telephone interface for live callers or off-line contest calls. This model uses unbalanced RCA connections throughout, making it a natural fit for studios running consumer-type source gear, with sources plugging in using standard off the shelf cables similar to a home stereo setup. Two stereo Program output buses, each with mono mixdown capability, give a station flexibility to feed a transmitter and a separate destination simultaneously, with outputs available in both balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA formats. The console is built with the same reliability standards found across the ARC line, using socketed ICs, LED illuminated switches rated for roughly five million operations, and conductive plastic faders designed for long-term durability. New~Wave Automation For Scheduling And Unattended Playback New~Wave is built around a customizable automation schedule that plays music, spots, and other programming automatically while a studio is unattended, letting a station sound live around the clock without needing staff physically present at all hours. Its category based music scheduler organizes songs into groups and pulls from those categories automatically as the schedule plays, with a refined shuffle that prevents the same artist or title from repeating back to back. Cart rotations handle commercial scheduling, while start and kill dates let promotional or seasonal content play only during the correct window before stopping automatically. The software is highly fault tolerant and specifically designed to prevent dead air, moving on to the next scheduled event automatically if a file happens to be missing. With ten input channels on the console feeding into this scheduling engine, a station has more flexibility to route different sources into a single, dependable automated broadcast day. Voice Tracking And Live Assist Tools Built For Everyday Use New~Wave includes a built-in Hot Keys player that gives quick access to custom pages of audio files, useful for sound effects, liners, or short clips a host needs to trigger instantly during a live segment. Voice tracking lets a host record commentary ahead of time for the overnight or unattended hours, so the station still sounds live even when no one is actually in the studio during that shift. New~Wave Tools, included with the software, is where most background tasks happen, including building schedules, generating reports, voice tracking, and managing the audio library. With the ARC-10U's dedicated telephone channel available alongside the automation schedule, a station can also weave live caller segments into an otherwise automated broadcast day without needing separate equipment to handle that switch. Compatible With Existing Software And Ready For Internet Streaming New~Wave works with major third party traffic and music scheduling software, along with outside audio production tools, so a station isn't forced to abandon systems it may already rely on for other parts of its workflow. The software also includes a built-in encoder for internet streaming, sending audio along with title and artist metadata to a station's streaming service of choice, which matters for stations running online alongside or instead of traditional broadcast. Audio files can also be imported from nearly any external source, including FTP transfers, network shares, or files recorded elsewhere, with the software automatically detecting and importing completed files for playback. This flexibility means the ARC-WAVE-2 bundle can expand alongside whatever other broadcast technology a station is already using or plans to add later. Support And Setup Included To Get A Station On The Air Quickly Every New~Wave purchase includes hours of video tutorials available around the clock, along with manuals and training material to help staff learn the system at their own pace. A free 30 minute computer configuration session is included, where Arrakis staff remotely connects to help set up the software correctly from the start. Combined with the ARC-10U's straightforward physical installation, this bundle is built to get a station from unboxing to on-air with as little friction as possible, while providing more room to grow than a smaller console bundle would allow.