Enhancing Meeting Audio with Biamp: Professional Sound Solutions for Modern Collaboration

In the world of professional collaboration, the quality of your audio can make or break a meeting experience. While video may capture attention, it’s clear, intelligible audio that enables genuine understanding and meaningful exchange of ideas. At THINK, we recognise that superior audio is the foundation of effective communication, which is why we’re proud to partner with Biamp – a global leader in professional audio solutions that transform ordinary meetings into extraordinary collaborations.

Why Professional Audio Matters More Than Ever

In today’s hybrid work environment, meeting participants connect from diverse locations with varying acoustic conditions. Poor audio quality creates barriers to communication, leads to meeting fatigue, and ultimately reduces productivity. Studies show that participants spend almost 30% of meeting time asking others to repeat themselves or clarifying misunderstandings due to poor audio – time that could be better spent on meaningful collaboration.

Biamp’s audio solutions address these challenges by creating what they aptly call “experience equity,” ensuring that people in different locations can experience meeting and collaborating as if they were together in the same room. This commitment to audio excellence is at the heart of Biamp’s innovative technologies and THINK’s implementation approach.

The Biamp Advantage: Professional Audio for Every Space

With over 50 years of audio expertise, Biamp has developed a comprehensive portfolio of audio processing, microphone, and loudspeaker solutions designed to deliver exceptional performance in any meeting environment. What sets Biamp apart is its focus on creating complete, integrated systems that work seamlessly together to provide superior audio experiences.

Cutting-Edge Audio Processing

At the core of Biamp’s solutions is their industry-leading digital signal processing (DSP) technology, which intelligently manages audio to ensure clear, natural-sounding communication:

• Acoustic Echo Cancellation: Biamp’s patented technology eliminates the distracting echo that occurs when microphones pick up sound from speakers, even when people in the near and far end speak simultaneously.
• AI Noise Reduction: Advanced algorithms intelligently identify and eliminate unwanted background noises – from keyboard typing to paper shuffling – while preserving the natural quality of speech.
• Automatic Gain Control: This technology automatically adjusts participant volume levels to ensure everyone is heard clearly, regardless of how loudly or softly they speak or where they sit in relation to microphones.

Innovative Microphone Solutions

Biamp’s microphone technologies ensure every voice is captured with remarkable clarity:

Parlé Beamtracking Microphones

The Parlé family of ceiling, tabletop, and pendant microphones features Biamp’s revolutionary Beamtracking™ technology, which actively follows speakers as they move around the room. Unlike conventional beamforming microphones that require manual adjustment, Beamtracking™ microphones automatically identify and lock onto voices, ensuring consistent audio pickup regardless of where participants are positioned.

These microphones are available in various form factors to suit different room designs:

• Parlé TCM-X: Ceiling-mounted microphones that blend seamlessly into the room aesthetic
• Parlé TTM-X: Tabletop microphones for conference tables and desks
• Parlé TCM-XA: Ceiling microphones with built-in amplification for simplified installations

Parlé Conferencing Bars

For small to medium-sized meeting spaces, Biamp’s Parlé Conferencing Bars provide a complete audio solution in a single, elegant device:

• Parlé VBC 2500: This innovative video bar combines Beamtracking™ microphones, smart loudspeakers, and advanced signal processing into one integrated unit, with optional 4K video capabilities for complete meeting room coverage.
• Parlé ABC 2500a: An audio-focused conferencing bar featuring a 27-element microphone array with Beamtracking™ technology and built-in speakers for exceptional audio in smaller spaces.

High-Performance Loudspeakers

Completing the audio experience, Biamp’s Desono™ loudspeakers deliver superior sound reproduction that ensures remote participants’ voices are heard with remarkable clarity and intelligibility. Available in various form factors to meet different installation requirements, these speakers integrate seamlessly with Biamp’s processing and microphone technologies to provide a complete audio solution.

Simplified Deployment and Management

Biamp has revolutionised the process of deploying professional audio systems with several innovative technologies:

Launch Auto Setup

Biamp’s Launch technology represents a significant breakthrough in audio system configuration. With just the push of a button, Launch automatically optimises your system in less than two minutes. This proprietary technology analyses the acoustic properties of your room and configures all audio parameters for optimal performance, eliminating the need for manual adjustments by audio specialists.

Single Cable Smart Wiring

Biamp’s smart wiring solutions simplify installation by allowing installers to quickly connect Biamp loudspeakers and microphones with a single Cat5e cable, reducing the potential for errors while speeding up deployment.

SageVue Management Platform

The SageVue software platform provides comprehensive monitoring and management capabilities, allowing IT teams to remotely configure, control, and maintain their Biamp systems across the entire organisation from a single interface.

The THINK Implementation Approach

At THINK, we take a consultative, end-to-end approach to implementing Biamp audio solutions:

1. Thorough Acoustic Assessment

Before recommending specific solutions, our team conducts a comprehensive analysis of your meeting spaces, considering factors such as:

• Room dimensions and layout
• Acoustic properties (reverberation, background noise levels)
• Typical meeting participant count and positioning
• Integration requirements with existing video and control systems

2. Customised System Design

Based on our assessment, we design a Biamp audio solution specifically tailored to your requirements, selecting the optimal combination of processing, microphones, and loudspeakers for each space.

3. Professional Installation

Our experienced technicians ensure proper placement and calibration of all components, with careful attention to acoustics, aesthetics, and user experience.

4. System Commissioning

Using Biamp’s Launch auto-setup technology, we optimise the audio performance in each space, fine-tuning as needed to ensure exceptional sound quality.

5. User Training and Support

We provide comprehensive training to ensure your team can operate the system confidently, along with ongoing support to address any questions or issues that may arise.

Real-World Applications and Benefits

Biamp audio solutions, when implemented by THINK, deliver numerous tangible benefits:

• Enhanced Meeting Productivity: Clear, intelligible audio means fewer misunderstandings and repeated statements, allowing meetings to progress more efficiently.
• Reduced Meeting Fatigue: High-quality audio requires less cognitive effort to process, resulting in less exhaustion during extended collaboration sessions.
• Improved Remote Inclusion: Remote participants feel more engaged and valued when they can hear and be heard clearly, fostering better collaboration across distributed teams.
• Streamlined IT Management: Centralised control and monitoring through SageVue reduces the administrative burden on IT staff.
• Future-Proof Investment: Biamp’s modular approach allows systems to be expanded or reconfigured as your needs evolve.

Experience the Biamp Difference with THINK

Ready to transform your meeting audio experience with Biamp’s professional audio solutions? Contact our team of experts at THINK to arrange a consultation or demonstration. We’ll help you design and implement an audio system that delivers exceptional clarity, intelligibility, and ease of use.

Let’s THINK together about your next audio-visual project and create spaces where communication flows effortlessly, regardless of where your team members are located.