NEARITY Will Debut New Ceiling Array Microphone at InfoComm 2022
NEARITY will be at InfoComm for the first time in booth W2639 debuting the A50 beamforming ceiling array microphone.
The NEARITY A50 is an integrated ceiling array microphone designed to provide audio for video conferencing using a 91-element, omnidirectional microphone array and sound pickup for up to 12 independent lobes. NEARITY’s AI-enhanced noise suppression and echo cancellation technologies enable sound while reducing background noises and audio artifacts, while reverberation suppression substantially reduces or removes reverb even in challenging spaces. The company says a single A50 unit provides effective pickup at distances up to 8m, while up to eight A50 units can be daisy-chained using standard CAT6 cable to extend audio capacity and provide complete coverage of larger spaces. Analog line-in, line-out, and USB interfaces on the A50 DSP enable easy interoperability with existing video conferencing MCUs. An included remote control provides easy end-user access to features such as the A50’s sound reinforcement mode.
The A50 is one of three ceiling mic models being introduced by NEARITY in the coming months to meet the varying voice pickup needs of different-sized meeting spaces. Two smaller models, the A30 and A40, are designed for flexible installation on sidewalls or suspended from poles in small and mid-sized rooms.
NEARITY will also showcase products from its portfolio of audio endpoints:
- The NEARITY A20 is a USB-connected speakermic, designed to improve conferencing experiences via an eight-element microphone array and AI noise suppression that intelligently reduces indoor background noises and maximizes voice clarity. The A20 provides plug-and-play operation and is daisy-chainable with other NEARITY devices.
- The NEARITY C30R all-in-one device features a 4K camera with 120° wide angle lens, speaker tracking, close-up grouping, and auto-framing. It combines these rich video features with a five-element microphone array, high-definition full-band speaker, echo cancellation, automatic gain control, and AI-driven noise suppression for superior audio.
- The NEARITY V30 4K UHD conference camera features an 8MP HD image sensor, 120° wide-angle distortionless lens, and a four-element microphone array. The V30 provides outstanding audio and video for small and medium-sized conference rooms through intelligent functions such as auto-framing and AI-based noise reduction.
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