Duke Kunshan University Optimizes Audio Experience with Sennheiser

Los micrófonos de techo Sennheiser TCC 2 have opened a new era of immersive audio in the University of Duke. A total of 116 equipment has been installed in classrooms, conference rooms and visitor center.

The University of Duke has installed 116 ceiling microphones Sennheiser TCC 2 in 50 classrooms and other spaces on your campus to provide students and teachers with an immersive learning experience.

Located in Jiangsu province, Duke Kunshan University (DKU) es un campus de 1.200 acres offering a training and research environment. The audio and video project implemented is part of the second phase of the university's upgrade, which includes 29 classes, 20 conference rooms and a visitor center, and is characterized by its large scale, advanced technology and high complexity.

The university set its sights on several world brands but the Sennheiser TCC ceiling microphone 2 stood out for its audio technology, its open technological path and its experience.

This educational center offers courses in the United States and in other places around the world. As a result, requires that each classroom provide an experience of immersive learning online as if it were in person. Los equipos de audio, in particular, They must not only have clear sound quality, stable transmission and easy to operate, They must also adapt to different types of rooms and teaching scenarios..

El TCC 2 utiliza la tecnología Dynamic Beamforming, which automatically tracks the position of speakers and switches between them in real time, ensuring your voices are captured clearly. Teachers can move and communicate freely with students while teaching, and the arrangement of desks and chairs in the classroom can be flexibly adjusted to improve the classroom experience.

Los 28 Built-in broadcast-quality microphone heads make sound clear and natural, and remote teachers and students can also hear speakers clearly as if they were in the room.

Además de las aulas, Schools also attach great importance to the design of audio systems in conference rooms. En las teleconferencias, Audio and video integration is very important. In this project, TCC 2 integra Biamp DSP y seguimiento de cámara Sony PTZ to synchronize the position of the monitored speaker with the camera, thereby achieving real-time switching of speaker footage, which makes the meeting more realistic, eficiente e inmersiva.

The visitor center is another highlight of this project. It has a flexible layout and a spacious and bright space, with a surface of 400 square meters and a height of 4,8 metros, in addition to the need for high quality sound pickup, the local sound reinforcement site is also in very high demand.

Es por esto, that three TCCs have been installed 2 at the visitor center, whose TruVoicelift acoustic enhancement function conveys speeches clearly in every corner, with full, natural sound quality and no distortion or delay, creating an immersive audio experience.

Open audio ecosystem

Duke Kunshan University Phase II Project, which has taken three years to design, be implemented and completed, Not only has it been large scale but it has also presented some complexity.

The project audio/video system includes many types of products, incluidos Biamp DSP, speakers Bose y sistemas de control Crestron. For the success of the project, a simple operation process and perfect integration of the products of each link were necessary..

Wan Li is the chief engineer of Duke Kunshan University and the university's technical person in charge of audio system design.. Su equipo adoptó una AV-over-IP architecture fully digital and distributed for Duke Kunshan University.

“El TCC 2 can be seamlessly integrated into the campus network with all brands of audio equipment via Dante, allowing IT administrators to monitor and control communication, Interaction and control of various devices on campus in real time via cell phones, tabletas u computadoras, to a large extent. simplifying workflow and providing excellent reliability”.

Sennheiser business communication solutions have an open audio/video ecosystem with high compatibility and can integrate with different device brands and platforms. TCC 2 has been certified by Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Tencent Conference and Nail Conference to meet the preferences and needs of all types of users.

During project implementation, Sennheiser technical engineers went to Duke Kunshan University several times to carry out on-site investigations and room-by-room debugging work to ensure that the installation position and angle of each TCC 2 could achieve the optimal effect and realize the best voice clarity.