Shanghai NYU transforms its audio network with Audinate

This educational center has chosen Audinate Dante Audio Network and Domain Manager for Campus Conference Rooms. A sound infrastructure that also includes the DSPs of Extron and the microphones Shure y Sennheiser.

Founded in 2012, New York University Shanghai (NYU) offers 19 specializations and teaches entirely in English. This center has chosen the network platform Dante of Audinate, managed by software Domain Manager to offer teaching, research and quality public service.

The pandemic has forced educational leaders around the world to make the transition from in-person to remote learning, and the administration of the NYU Shanghai also had to face this challenge.

This transition presented many challenges for those responsible for the university and its almost 2.000 students, including improved audio settings in 57 conference room format classrooms. Each of these rooms had speakers to reinforce the sound., but lacked adequate equipment to capture it and transmit it to remote students.

It would be necessary to ensure that the update fits the required budget, with solutions that provided the support you needed and were reliable. The option was Dante solutions from Audinate.

The Dante platform is an AV-over-IP solution that allows audio data to be transported, video and control through talk Ethernet standard of 1 Gb. Compatible with more than 3.500 Dante products from more than 500 manufacturers, replaces analog and digital point-to-point connections with software-based IP routing, allowing AV channels to be sent anywhere on the network with perfect digital fidelity.

The University chose Dante-compatible equipment to improve sound quality in lecture halls and selected digital signal processors (DSP) Extron Dante-enabled for audio processing.

Extron DSPs also provide the ability to add high-quality effects including voice recognition, noise cancellation and surround sound capabilities.

The team also selected dual-channel digital wireless receivers Shure ULXD4D with lapel microphones, and then added Dante-enabled ceiling microphone arrays from Shure and Sennheiser to provide better audio coverage and consistent sound during conferences.

Using Dante-enabled products, the team was able to connect different brands of hardware with the latest products using standard Ethernet cables. This allowed them to directly integrate the products into their existing data network..

With numerous Dante products on the network, University IT teams also use Dante Domain Manager, a server-based software solution that provides a centralized view of the entire deployment.

The software allows the team to divide the system into groups to manage broadcast traffic more efficiently on the computer network and improve maintenance efficiency. Through a centralized view, the team receives alerts when problems arise in the system. Then, can access the system from anywhere, determine the problem and resolve it remotely.

Hoy, NYU Shanghai project team more familiar and comfortable with Dante as the backbone of their audio network. As new audio needs arise, the University will continue to pursue Dante-compatible products to provide flexible and scalable network audio and video.