At NAB, Sennheiser presented a new entry-level series of gooseneck microphones.
Also, the new system update for the ADN discussion system was highlighted, which incorporates several new features that improve audio reproduction in video or telephone conferences with external participants.
Gooseneck microphones
Sennheiser presented the first two models of an entry-level series of microphones. The MEG 14-40 B gooseneck microphone and its sister model, the MEG 14-40-L B with an LED ring, feature the premium KE 10 cardioid capsule from Sennheiser in their tough metal housings.
“The microphones are manufactured at our state-of-the-art production facility in Germany, and available at an attractive price,” said Vanessa Jensen, senior product specialist for systems integration products at Sennheiser’s U.S. headquarters.
“They are ideally suited for conference rooms, podiums and announcement desks and more. The mics are the ideal choice for installed applications, providing a cost-effective solution with excellent speech intelligibility.”
ADN System Update
The new operating software for the ADN discussion system includes various modes to ensure more convenient system handling and to enhance speech intelligibility in acoustically challenging conference room settings.
The software is now available in 13 languages and can be downloaded free of charge online. Features include:
(1) Media Control: The new software enables the central unit of the ADN system to communicate directly with media control devices via an open protocol, thus allowing easy integration into existing audio/video control systems. Users can operate all functions with their control panel.
(2) XLR Mix Minus: This mode improves the audio quality at conferences that take place at more than one location. When speech contributions are transmitted to an external conference location, this sometimes results in unpleasant echo effects in which speakers hear their own voice with a delay.
To prevent this, the XLR Mix Minus mode deletes the speaker’s own voice signal from the sum of the conference signals, with the result that all participants hear a clear voice signal without irritating echo effects.
(3) Mic Loudspeaker Mute: For relatively small conferences which are transmitted to an external location, loudspeaker amplification of the speakers’ contributions is not required in the conference room itself.
Amplification is only necessary for the external participants. The Mic Loudspeaker Mute mode ensures that the speaker’s own contributions are only transmitted to the external participants and not through the loudspeakers of the terminals.
Only the speech contributions of the external participants are played through the loudspeakers.
