The popular beam-forming ceiling array microphone received major upgrades for large spaces with its January firmware update, including VISCA (Video System Control Architecture) over IP and Voice Lift technology. VISCA offers synchronized control of multiple video peripherals, improving interoperability and meeting equality. Using VISCA over IP, users can position the camera to match with the audio captured by the ATND1061. This creates a more natural experience in hybrid calls, improving meeting equality. Voice Lift, as requested by end users, is designed to boost the audio heard by listeners at the farthest distance to the level of an un-aided listener sitting closer to the talker. Voice Lift improves intelligibility in a space where voices don’t carry, as a subtle lift for the areas where it’s more difficult to hear the speaker, preventing speaker and listener fatigue. The person speaking doesn’t need to strain to be heard, and the people in the back of the room don’t need to strain to listen.
