InfoComm 2018: DiGiCo reveals DMI-AMM card
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Designed in direct response to requests from the corporate market, the DMI-AMM will benefit any production where complex vocal mic setups are in use.
Insertable on any input channel, be it local or rack I/O, the DMI-AMM is designed to assist engineers with multiple spoken voices. It is seamlessly incorporated into the console’s user interface, allowing a continuous workflow that does not hinder the operation of the console.
The DMI-AMM system works by automatically managing several live microphones in unpredictable dialogue situations. When one person speaks, that microphone’s gain level fades up instantly, while the other microphone gains are reduced. When the speaker pauses, all microphone levels will adjust to medium gain to collectively match the level of one microphone at full gain. The resulting effect will be as if all speakers are sharing one microphone.
“We studied what was already available on the market and noticed that other implementations varied in quality,” explains DiGiCo DSP and product specialist, Pete Johnston. “We tested the DMI-AMM at the lowest levels, as well as at very high levels, so the gaps between people speaking would come up with reliable results with no cumulative error when high channel counts were being used.
“We also made sure that all the control circuitry was running at sample rate so that the beginnings of words wouldn’t be cut in any way. This means that the AMM has a sample accurate response as well as having an extremely fast attack time.Each channel has its own pre-conditioning which is carefully tuned to deal with both male and female voices alike.”
“Our corporate AV customers have been asking us for a product like this,” says Tim Shaxson, international sales manager at DiGiCo. “The one we have developed is exceptionally easy to use and has benefits for the corporate market and beyond. I can’t wait to let my customers try it out in the real world.”
(Jim Evans)
