entrusted to one Audio-Technica ES915ML15 MicroLine condenser. Augmenting the overall audio capture job are the additional numbers of 2000 series wireless lapel and hand-held systems from the Japanese audio major. Sound reinforcement is provided by QSC’s Acoustic Design AD-S82H surface mounted speakers powered by QSC’s CX302 amplification.
QSC’s Acoustic Design AD-S82H surface mounted speakers
Says Rupjyoti Phookan of Cineworth: “The customer wanted a solution that was future ready, along with a complete user friendly interfacing; anyone with little or no technical knowledge should be able to use the system.” Working in collaboration with QSC’s India Partner, Bangalore-based Pro Visual Audio, Cineworth devised the solution towards meeting the ISITezpur requirement. According to Biplob Saha, Deputy General Manager, Sales at Pro Visual Audio, while the ISI-Tezpur staff had been using the existing video conferencing system, they were not happy with the clarity and comprehensibility of the audio. "They wanted an open system that could be expanded in the future, and so Cineworth suggested Q-sys.” While the Centre’s management did consider other solution providers as well, demos by Cineworth, and ProVA teams convinced it for the future-ready nature of Q-Sys platform, and the fact that the solution is based on the industry standard Layer 3 networking technology. “They were also impressed by the acoustic echo cancellation (AEC) algorithm; that helped the QSC solution score over the competition."
Playing a central role in the entire conference room sound system setup, is the Q-sys Core 250i which is responsible for controlling and managing the process. The high-performance integrated processor manages the system excellently providing a seamlessly clean transition during a change of snapshots. The integrator seeks to explain further that while the processing becomes acutely precise the tonal quality of the resultant signal sounds very natural. The Q-sys core is built with so much DSP power that there is absolutely no second thought required as it feels limitless. The system is managed by a TSC-3 touch panel which has been configured for custom made presets specific for the ISI Tezpur. As for the audio capture function, as many as 24 Audio-Technica ES915C15 gooseneck microphones have been taken into the task. The Chairman’s microphone task has specially been
“It’s the technology and user-friendliness of the system that won this project for us,” says the pleased Cineworth executive. “While we had some competition initially, our pitch for the bid highlighted three advantages,” he explained. “One - the system is based on the latest Layer-3 network technology and that they could seamlessly plug it into their existing network; two Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) is built into the software, so no need for additional expensive AEC cards; three - the system is completely expandable if ever they needed to add additional microphones or even another conference room, it does it with ease, and seamlessly. It was, thus, an immediate win for us.” According to the integrator, the aesthetic appeal of the ambience was accentuated by the sensitivity of the microphones and their placement on the conference table - though the measure meant certain changes in the overall look. “They willingly accepted the change, and were very pleased that they made the right choice going for QSC and Audio-Technica,” says Rupjyoti. www.qscaudio.com www.audio-technica.com www.cineworth.com www.provisuals.in
Q-sys Core 250i