R&D Stories: A Groundbreaking Approach to Gain Control that Cuts Conference Call Annoyance

Nureva was granted three new patents for its Microphone Mist technology, including the ability to focus sound signals in a shared 3D space, and the use of sound source positional information to derive automatic gain control output parameters. In this article, two Nureva’s engineers to explain the thought process that lead to these innovations, which give the company substantial market runway. This article was originally published in audioXpress, February 2020.

Nureva announced the HDL200 audio conferencing system, the newest addition to the company’s line of advanced audio solutions. The intelligent microphone and speaker bar was specifically designed for the needs of smaller meeting spaces and delivers the same consistent and reliable pickup that Nureva’s award-winning HDL300 systems deliver for larger spaces. Nureva is also announcing the new Nureva Console cloud-based platform, to support broadscale deployments of Nureva audio systems.

The February 2020 edition of audioXpress features a Market Update on Microphones, addressing the latest technology and application trends in this expanding product segment, including an article explaining how Nureva created a groundbreaking approach to gain control that cuts conference call annoyance. And Richard Honeycutt explains how to choose and position Choir Microphones, while Michael Steffes discusses interfacing measurement mics to Delta-Sigma ADCs. Get the new edition now!

Nureva, the collaboration-solutions company where the patented Microphone Mist technology was developed, confirmed the worldwide debut of new audio conferencing products at the ISE 2020 show in Amsterdam. The new products, some of which will be announced already in January 2020, even before their public debut at the RAI Amsterdam from 11 to 14 February, promise to solve the common and persistent problems of poor conference call audio.

Nureva, the collaboration-solutions company from Calgary, Alberta, announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued three new patents for the company’s Microphone Mist technology platform. Patents numbered 10,063,987 and 10,397,726 describe the ability to focus sound signals in a shared 3D space, and patent 10,387,108 describes the use of sound source positional information to derive automatic gain control output parameters.