50% Improvement in Frequency Response Increases the Voice Tracker Array Microphones Effectiveness for Meeting Recording and Conferencing

Because of its high sensitivity, background noise suppression, and wide field of view, the Voice Tracker array microphone has proven to be very effective in picking up participants throughout a large conference room. Now that the Voice Tracker has a cutoff frequency of 11.25 kHz, talkers in recordings or in conferences will be more clearly understood.

Sudbury, MA January 7, 2005 -- Acoustic Magic, Inc. today announced a 50% improvement in the frequency response of its Voice Tracker array microphone.

Because of its high sensitivity, background noise suppression, and wide field of view, the Voice Tracker array microphone has proven to be very effective in picking up participants throughout a large conference room. Now that the Voice Tracker has a cutoff frequency of 11.25 kHz, talkers in recordings or in conferences will be more clearly understood.

The Voice Tracker locates a talker and electronically steers a listening beam, like an acoustic searchlight, in that direction. This creates spatial filtering; sounds from other parts of the room are not picked up. In addition, digital noise reduction processing removes background noise. This two-stage noise reduction, coupled with the sensitivity of eight microphone elements, gives the Voice Tracker outstanding range and sound quality.

We believe that our Voice Tracker intelligent array microphone is useful for meeting recording and conferencing because it automatically scans a full 180 degree field of view and can even pick up speech from behind, said Bob Feingold, CEO of Acoustic Magic. Because of its long-range (25 plus feet) the Voice Tracker is sometimes mounted on the ceiling to remove tabletop clutter. Rather than installing an expensive sound system with a microphone for each person, Voice Tracker is a simple and cost effective solution.

The Voice Tracker array microphone, which was originally developed to facilitate automatic speech recognition by eliminating the need to wear a headset microphone, can be connected to PCs, conferencing hardware, or handheld digital recorders.

About Acoustic Magic, Inc.
Acoustic Magic, Inc., located near Boston, manufactures a desktop microphone that has found application in speech recognition, meeting and transcription recording, VoIP and conventional teleconferencing, voice control for home automation, and security surveillance. The Voice Tracker Array microphone has been Certified by Dragon and ViaVoice speech recognition software, HomeSeer Home Automation software, as well as WinScribe and Soniclear dictation recording software. For additional information, see www.AcousticMagic.com or contact Bob Feingold (e-mail protected from spam bots, or 978 440 9384).

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