Shure has announced that the new Microflex Advance Ceiling (MXA910) and Table (MXA310) Array microphones are now shipping.
The line of networked ceiling and table array microphones, audio interfaces, and control software for A/V conferencing are designed to integrate into meeting space aesthetics.
With the ability to flush-mount the MXA910 alongside standard ceiling tiles, and the new “toroid” polar pattern in the MXA310, the microphones offer a package of technologies to help deliver optimum performance.
Microflex Advance also presents an enhanced evolution of the company’s IntelliMix digital signal processing suite, including Steerable Coverage technology, designed to enable accurate control of audio capture in any location within a meeting space.
In addition, Microflex microphones use Dante networking, with control, audio, and power signals carried through a single standard Ethernet cable connection.
The MXA910 is a networked array microphone that captures audio from above the meeting space with Shure proprietary Steerable Coverage technology, enabling up to eight lobes that are configurable in three dimensions.It can be flush-mounted in any standard ceiling tile grid, and can also be installed below the ceiling with standard VESA-D and wire hanging mounts.
The MXA310 is designed to provide flexibility in varying A/V conferencing environments. Within the onboard IntelliMix DSP suite, the proprietary Steerable Coverage technology deploys up to four discrete audio channels around a table and uses a new “toroid” ring-shaped pattern to reject unwanted artifacts from overhead such as HVAC or projector fans.
Programmable capacitive-touch mute switches ensure simple user operation with the ability to customize LED color and shape to indicate microphone status.
Offering analog to digital/digital to analog conversion, the four Shure audio network interfaces (ANI4IN and ANI4OUT) are also shipping and provide audio routing in and out of the Dante networked audio domain.
They’re available in standard XLR (mic/line) and block (mic/line) connector versions that include LED and mute switch pins for logic-enabled analog microphones. All audio network interfaces also include a single Ethernet port for Dante routing and a browser-based software for control of connectivity and monitoring.
All Microflex Advance hardware offerings have built-in control software, with an interface intended to simplify the process of adjusting microphone attributes such as configuration of presets, templates, and polar patterns. Microflex Advance products also integrate with third-party controllers such as Crestron and AMX.
