Yamaha Corporation has announced the RM-WAP-16, a 16-channel wireless access point (WAP) that offers standard support for Dante audio networking, providing audio/control and PoE power over a single network cable – doubling the previously available number of channels from a single unit.
Previously, two eight channel RM-WAP-8 units were required for nine or more channels of Yamaha’s RM-W wireless microphones. With its increased channel count, the RM-WAP-16 offers greater flexibility, saves installation space and required PoE ports, and is more cost effective for systems where a higher number of wireless channels is required.
With the latest firmware (v2.0), the new low-latency mode of the entire RM series of wired and wireless microphones allows them to be used for voice lift applications with appropriate signal processors, such as the Yamaha MRX7-D or DME7. In this configuration up to 64 RM-W series wireless microphones can be used in parallel using four RM-WAP-16 units.
The access point is also a key component of the Adecia wireless solution for hybrid meetings and conferences, which is designed for a wider variety of rooms to be used without the layout limitations of wired microphones. Adecia systems, including Wireless, Ceiling and Tabletop solutions, ensure that everyone in a hybrid meeting can communicate and collaborate equally, regardless of location.
The RM-WAP-16’s built-in audio signal processing – which includes high-speed auto echo cancellation, noise reduction and de-reverberation – ensures high audio quality and speech intelligibility. Using 1.9GHz Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT), both the RM-WAP-16 and RM-WAP-8 eliminate any concerns about radio wave interference and are designed to be secure in terms of information leakage and security.
The RM-WAP-16 is fully compatible with the easy auto-setup and auto-tune features of Adecia Wireless, allowing end-users to choose the RM-W wireless microphone models that best suit their needs, while reducing the amount of knowledge and experience required for installation and set-up.
‘As expectations for remote conferencing and voice-lift applications increase, so does the need for greater flexibility in implementation and operation,’ says Marcus-Michael Müller, Manager of Unified Communications Europe at Yamaha Music Europe GmbH. ‘The RM-W series is at the forefront of this technology, ensuring that installers and end-users alike benefit from the latest in flexibility and sound quality We will continue to add versatile components to the RM-W series to provide the most comfortable remote meeting and interaction environments possible.’
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