Scotty, Beamform me up
Humans can usually hear what they want to hear. It is known as the cocktail party effect – we can hear the conversation we want, near or far, and tune-out the rest. It’s not so easy with microphones which are generally...
Humans can usually hear what they want to hear. It is known as the cocktail party effect – we can hear the conversation we want, near or far, and tune-out the rest. It’s not so easy with microphones which are generally...
Dave,
Yes, when you really must sound your best there’s just no competing with a closely placed microphone, as you’d find in a good headset. However, optimal mic placement is not always, or even often, possible. Beamforming using DSP and an array of microphone elements attempts to dynamically synthesize directionality, avoiding ambient noise as much as possible.
See VUC601 where the CEO of Phoenix Audio discussed their new 15 element microphone array for UC/VC. https://www.vuc.me/2016/vuc601-phoenix-audio-on-beamforming-microphone-arrays/