Audio-Technica ES954 Hanging Microphone Array with Controllable Pickup Pattern

An ideal, cost-effective solution for huddle rooms, conference rooms and other business/meeting spaces, the ES954 4-capsule Hanging Microphone Array from Audio-Technica is primarily intended for use in videoconferencing applications. It can be used either singly or in multiples in order to capture every person speaking in a room, with the total number of channels only restricted by the capacity of the mixer or DSP device controlling the system.

When it's controlled by the ATDM-0604 Digital SmartMixer® (sold separately), this mic array delivers 360° coverage through virtual hypercardioid or cardioid outputs, which can be both steered horizontally and tilted vertically. The ATDM-0604 mixer's intuitive graphic interface enables control of the width and orientation of each virtual polar pattern, which can be steered in 30° increments, with a tilt function that can accommodate diverse ceiling heights, along with users who are sitting or standing.

Applications

Huddle rooms • Conference rooms • Other meeting spaces

Includes

• ES954 unit
• AT8554 Ceiling Mount With Euroblock Output Connections
• 2 x RJ45 Breakout Cables
• Seismic cable
• Isolator

• Quad-capsule steerable microphone array designed for use with the included ATDM-0604 Digital SmartMixer, as well as other compatible mixers
• When controlled by a compatible mixer, provides 360° coverage from a potentially limitless number (bound by mixer channel count) of virtual hypercardioid or cardioid pickups that can be steered in 30° increments to clearly capture every person speaking in a room
• Mixer-controlled tilt function provides a vertical steering option to accommodate ceilings of different heights
• Includes plenum-rated AT8554 Ceiling Mount with RJ45 connectors and push-type wire terminals for simple, secure installation
• Integral, logic-controlled red/green LED ring provides clear indication of mute status
• High-output design with low self-noise delivers strong, natural-sounding vocal reproduction
• Low-reflective white finish matches ceiling tiles in most environments
• Permanently attached 1.2 m (4') cable with locking grommet enables easy microphone height adjustment
• Included seismic cable secures the AT8554 Ceiling Mount to a drop ceiling grid
• UniGuard® RFI-shielding technology offers outstanding rejection of radio frequency interference (RFI)
• Requires 11 V to 52 VDC phantom power
• Microphone cable is unterminated pigtails for connection to included AT8554