Yamaha Unified Communications will showcase its range of audio solutions that are redefining effortless and effective collaboration and communication in any meeting application — remote, hybrid, or in person — at InfoComm 2022.

The company will demonstrate its latest innovation, the VSP-2 Speech Privacy System, along with its comprehensive ACEDIA conferencing system, RM Series microphones, and YVC Series conference phones.

Yamaha senior director of technical sales and marketing, Holger Stoltze says that today’s meeting and learning audio environments need to be ‘impeccable’ in order for everyone to be productive.

“Every one of our solutions exhibit this distinction, including our new VSP-2. It was designed to solve the noise, installation, and cost challenges plaguing traditional sound masking systems. We can’t wait to see everyone at InfoComm and share more about the critical role audio is playing across all applications.”

Yamaha’s VSP-2 Speech Privacy System prevents information leakage without emitting any distracting sound-masking audio, creating an environment that makes it easy to converse in almost any office meeting space. Designed for quick retrofit, the unique system layers in three key features for optimal speech privacy: high-performance info-masking technology, which is developed to mask the human voice in unwanted areas with a sound level that is 8dB lower than conventional systems; environmental audio with four audio options that is mixed to the speech sound masker; as well as four types of sound effects that are added to unobtrusively distract others from hearing private conversations.

The control unit allows users to power the system on and off, select their preferred sound effect (guitar, piano, music box, or digital device) and environmental sound (forest, brook, urban clatter, or air conditioner), and set the performance and volume level for a personalised room environment.

To install, either two, four, or eight VSP-2 micro speakers are simply mounted to the ceiling or wall with the included hardware and speaker cable (non-plenum rated).

Yamaha’s ADECIA conferencing solution is an innovative family of communication products that provides a complete and customisable audio solution, delivering the most comfortable and effortless remote conferencing experience for any meeting or learning space. The easy-install solution is comprised of four Yamaha products: a choice of microphones — RM-CG ceiling array, RM-TT tabletop, or RM-W wireless — in addition to the RM-CR processor, Yamaha’s long-trusted PoE switches, and VXL Series line array speakers.

The RM Series microphones within the ADECIA solution are also available as standalone options.

The YVC series offers scalable device configurations to suit the room size, group size, and collaboration needs. The YVC-200 USB and Bluetooth speakerphone is perfect for small meeting rooms with up to four people. Meeting rooms with four to 10 people will benefit from the YVC-330 USB & Bluetooth Speakerphone, which features Yamaha’s innovative SoundCap technology to eliminate background noise. In addition, two YVC-330s can be daisy-chained to cover up to 16 participants. Large meeting spaces, where up to 40 people can gather, will require the YVC-1000’s separate microphone and speaker system. Each model features the company’s innovative sound technologies, including Human Voice Activity Detection, speaker tracking, and dynamic acoustic echo cancellation that make conversation stress-free and intuitive. They are software-agnostic and fully compatible with commonly used OSs and remote conferencing services, such as Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Cisco Webex, Zoom, and more.

Yamaha’s Holger Stoltze will also present two sessions at InfoComm, ‘Room impact on selecting the right microphone technology’ and ‘The new demands of hybrid education on classroom audio’ during the show.

He will address several of the common problems and discuss why specific microphone technology might or might not be a good solution and share the solutions for guaranteeing great audio in hybrid learning environments.