The Company’s Latest
Innovation in Wireless Technology Creates a New Industry Standard with
Unparalleled RF and Audio Performance
At the 2017 NAB Show
in Las Vegas, Shure debuted its Axient® Digital Wireless System. As the new
premier wireless solution in Shure’s successful portfolio, Axient Digital
builds on the superior benefits of the Company’s UHF-R®, ULX-D®, and Axient
wireless systems to create the most advanced wireless platform to date, suited
for all professional productions and situations. Catering to evolving customer
needs—especially in an environment of continued RF spectrum pressure—Axient
Digital provides high-performance RF, exceptional audio quality, command and
control, and hardware scalability.
Axient Digital
features a receiver that is compatible with its two transmitter offerings, the
AD Series and ADX Series. Axient Digital with AD Series transmitters delivers a
tremendous level of core product benefits, including exceptional RF
performance, digital audio, and networking. Axient Digital ADX Series
transmitters incorporate ShowLink, which provides real-time control of all
transmitter parameters with interference detection and avoidance. The ADX
Series also includes the first micro-bodypack with an integrated self-tuning
antenna, enabling greater concealment and comfort.
“For years, Shure has
been at the forefront of the ongoing spectrum conversation, working alongside
professional wireless users to deliver first-class solutions that support
seamless, interference-free productions,” said Nick Wood, Category Director for
Wireless Products at Shure. “Given the increasing challenges of RF spectrum,
it’s more essential than ever that users have access to a system that can deliver
the critical audio inputs of a production reliably over the air. With
unparalleled RF stability and spectral efficiency, Axient Digital offers users
the flexibility to work in the available spectrum, whether the number of
channels required is great or small.”
Ideal for a variety of
users and applications, Axient Digital features numerous user-friendly features
and benefits:
High-Performance RF—Incorporating all of the
capabilities that professional productions demand, Axient Digital is designed
for maximum signal stability. It features true digital diversity with
Quadversity™ receiver technology, significantly mitigating the potential for
signal fades or interference that can cause dropouts.
Quadversity mode allows users to
place sets of diversity antennas in different zones, or double the number of
antennas in a single zone, to improve RF signal-to-noise in challenging
environments. High Density mode increases the maximum simultaneous system
channel count from 17 to 47 per 6-MHz TV band (from 23 to 63 per 8-MHz TV
band), while maintaining exceptional audio quality.
Audio Quality—Featuring pristine digital audio
via Dante and AES3, Axient Digital has a 20Hz to 20 kHz range with a flat
frequency response and accurate transient response. Axient Digital also boasts
wide dynamic range, AES-256 encryption, and an industry leading 2ms latency
from the mic transducer to the analog output.
Command and Control—Axient Digital is
compatible with Wireless Workbench® as well as the ShurePlus™ Channels App for
efficient control and configuration, optimal spectrum management and frequency
monitoring. The system’s Dante Cue and Dante Browse features enable high
fidelity headphone monitoring of audio output from any Dante-enabled connected
device. Additionally, Axient Digital provides networked charging via a suite of
smart, high-performance batteries and chargers.
Hardware and Scalability—Axient Digital’s wide
tuning range of up to 184 MHz for all transmitters and receivers covers an
extended range of spectrum and simplifies inventory. Dual and quad receiver
options, combined with a common receiver platform supporting AD and ADX
transmitters maximize user flexibility and scalability.
Axient Digital is
compatible with the Shure Battery Rack Charger (SBRC), which supports up to
eight rechargeable batteries in a single, compact rack space. Providing a
seamless, tour-ready battery charging and storage solution, the SBRC features
an easy-to-read front panel that displays critical battery parameters,
including charge status, time-to-full, and battery health indicators. When
connected to a network, Shure Wireless Workbench and ShurePlus Channels
software provide remote monitoring of the SBRC to track battery status.
“Axient Digital has
been designed from the ground up to overcome the challenges users encounter in
a wide variety of applications—including pro touring, theater production and
television broadcasting,” said Michael Johns, Product Manager at Shure.
“Including unique designs such as a frequency diversity handheld microphone
(ADX2FD), and a unique micro-bodypack with a self-tuning internal antenna
(ADX1M), Axient Digital will allow both engineers and talent alike to
confidently rely on pristine digital audio in the midst of even the most challenging
of environments.”
The AD Series will be
available in late summer 2017, and the ADX Series will be available in early
2018.
