QSC has announced the new NM Series tabletop network microphone and NL Series network loudspeakers for its Q-SYS cloud-manageable audio, video and control platform. The announcement was made yesterday in a series of introductions that can be viewed online here.
The new products join the recently introduced Q-SYS NC Series conference cameras and Q-SYS TSC Series Gen 3 network touch screen controllers to provide a suite of native IP-based Q-SYS collaboration products for designers, consultants, integrators and IT end users.
The Q-SYS NM Series NM-T1 is a tabletop PoE network microphone utilizing beamforming technology with four software-configurable zones and up to 360-degree coverage, designed to minimize noise and refine intelligibility. The NM-T1 enables users to manage meetings with a programmable RGB LED light ring for visual indication of mic mute state. For touchless operation, it includes an integrated proximity sensor that is activated with a simple hand wave over the mic.
All processing on the NM-T1 is centralized on the Q-SYS Core processor for flexibility and headroom for additional field-deployable microphone enhancements via software at present and in the future. For example, the new Q-SYS Collaboration Bundle scaling licenses for the Q-SYS Core Nano or Core 8 Flex enable users to scale up and scale out their Q-SYS installation unlocking processing resources to allow for additional NM-T1 microphones and/or other software-based features.
NL Series loudspeakers for Q-SYS offer three enclosure types, all designed to deliver speech and music reproduction. The Q-SYS NL-SB42 is a four-inch, two-way network PoE soundbar optimized for front-of-room audio in either horizontal or vertical orientations. The Q-SYS NL-P4 is a four-inch full-range pendant-mount PoE network loudspeaker to accommodate open-ceiling installations, and the Q-SYS NL-C4 is a four-inch ceiling-mount PoE network loudspeaker for blind-mount finished ceiling applications.
NL Series models offer complimentary sonic characteristics that make it possible for users to mix-and-match form factors to fit unique needs of any space. In addition, users can utilize QSC’s Intrinsic Correction that’s designed to simplify the tuning process using built-in custom QSC loudspeaker voicings delivered by Q-SYS. All NL Series models are PoE and PoE+ capable, delivering audio data, power and control over a single network connection.
As native Q-SYS Products designed to work together, the NM Series microphone, NL Series soundbar and TSC Series Gen 3 touch screen controllers benefit from the new Q-SYS Call Sync technology. This automatically syncs mute state, call controls and LED status indicators across compatible Q-SYS Products, major UC platforms and calling systems (VoIP/POTS) enabling a simplified collaboration experience without the need for complicated programming. Q-SYS Call Sync will be available in the upcoming Q-SYS Designer Software v9.5.
“These introductions continue the expansion of the Q-SYS portfolio towards more IT-friendly solutions that deliver a true end-to-end IP based Q-SYS system for virtually any dynamic collaboration space,” says Josh Arnold, senior product manager, QSC. “The idea was to deliver flexibility and simplicity for integrators and end users alike, while leveraging the unique software-based power of the Q-SYS OS to drive a truly unique approach to the collaboration space and allow system flexibility as room needs change and evolve.”
Go here for more information on the NM Series networked microphones and here for more information on the NL Series networked loudspeakers.
