The Concert software is suitable for all production applications as it enables users to quickly and easily contact other team members who are shown to be 'available' for a call or text messaging. With the latest upgrade, other user statuses are also revealed - 'already on a call', 'currently in production' or 'monitoring an audio feed.' Unique to Concert, multiple conference sessions and/or texting sessions can occur simultaneously, says the company.
Another added convenience offered by the system is the ability for users to speak directly into their laptop's existing microphone. The built-in ambient echo and feedback canceller feature eliminates the need for an external headset. This function can also be manually deactivated if needed. A "no audio" warning message, which informs a user when there is no audio detected from the microphone, is an additional bonus feature.
Concert can easily interface with external audio systems - including partyline systems, paging systems, program feeds and other matrix systems - using a four-wire interface over a standard IP network, which provides a seamless communications network.
To meet the growing demands of users, Clear-Com will now offer Concert in both full pre-loaded server and software-only options. Further, the upgrade includes two licensing alternatives - a lifetime perpetual license key, with the opportunity to add a software maintenance agreement, or an annual subscription with 12-month licence key.
Concert Version 2.6 is compatible with the Mac OSX (Leopard or Snow Leopard) and Windows 7 or XP operating systems.
(Jim Evans)
