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Wireless Multi-Channel Audio Systems

The next era of wireless audio is hereSeptember 13, 2024

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With their broadband audio transmission, Wireless Multi-Channel Audio Systems (WMAS) open up exciting perspectives for digital wireless microphones and digital in-ear monitoring systems in live audio events as well as theatre and broadcasting installations.

Sennheiser’s implementation of WMAS will truly be a game-changer in wireless audio, featuring bidirectional bodypacks, a space-saving central unit that can handle up to 32 inputs and 32 outputs, the promise of easy range and system extension, spectrum-saving workflows and easier re-use of frequencies.

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Redundancy in Sennheiser’s Adaption of WMAS Technology

Whenever game-changing technology is introduced, wherever unchartered technical territory is explored, “what if” questions and comparisons with conventional technology are the rule and not an exception. In our information sessions and talks with industry colleagues about Wireless Multichannel Audio Systems, or WMAS for short, we found “redundancy” to be a topic of particular interest.
 
Dr Sebastian Georgi is one of the system engineers for the WMAS system that is currently being developed by Sennheiser. For more than 10 years, he has been conducting research into wireless broadband techniques and how to specifically tailor them to professional audio applications. Georgi did his PhD thesis at Hamburg University of Technology in the field of OFDM. Georgi has a strong affiliation to music and plays the bassoon in a semi-professional orchestra in Hannover.
  • Redundancy in Sennheiser’s Adaption of WMAS Technology

    Whenever game-changing technology is introduced, wherever unchartered technical territory is explored, “what if” questions and comparisons with conventional technology are the rule and not an exception. In our information sessions and talks with industry colleagues about Wireless Multichannel Audio Systems, or WMAS for short, we found “redundancy” to be a topic of particular interest.
     
    Dr Sebastian Georgi is one of the system engineers for the WMAS system that is currently being developed by Sennheiser. For more than 10 years, he has been conducting research into wireless broadband techniques and how to specifically tailor them to professional audio applications. Georgi did his PhD thesis at Hamburg University of Technology in the field of OFDM. Georgi has a strong affiliation to music and plays the bassoon in a semi-professional orchestra in Hannover.
  • Interview with WMAS experts

    Dr Andreas Wilzeck, Martin Brandenburg, as well as Dr Sebastian Georgi and Jan Watermann – the two research and development engineers who are the inventors of what is called Wireless Multi-Channel Audio Systems (WMAS) – dive into the benefits of the technology and explain how it will change the wireless landscape.

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    Interview with WMAS experts
  • Interview with frequency coordinators

    Marco Völzke, freelance frequency coordinator, and Jonas Naesby, technical application engineer with Sennheiser and owner of a frequency coordination company, met with the Sennheiser WMAS inventors to put a prototype through its paces.

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    Interview with frequency coordinators
  • Technical Paper: The birth of WMAS — How Sennheiser brought wideband technology into the wireless game

    With Spectera, Sennheiser has unveiled the world’s first bidirectional wideband wireless ecosystem, which is based on the company’s research into WMAS, Wireless Multichannel Audio Systems. Spectera represents a significant advancement in wireless audio technology, offering superior spectrum efficiency, flexibility, and performance compared to conventional systems. I

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    Technical Paper: The birth of WMAS — How Sennheiser brought wideband technology into the wireless game
  • WMAS development prototype rocks during World Radio Conference

    Sennheiser sponsors live audio technology at the U.S. reception.

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    WMAS development prototype rocks during World Radio Conference

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  • Technical Paper WMAS and Redundancy
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  • Technical Paper on Frequency Coordination
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  • Technical Paper Why Broadband
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