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NBA Tipoff 2021: Deploying an updated version of the Q5X PlayerMic
Precise control, clarity are the goals of the broadcaster’s audio effort By Dan Daley, Audio Editor Tuesday, October 19, 2021 - 12:17 pm Print This Story | Subscribe When TNT Sports begins its NBA season this week, viewers can expect to hear the same great audio...
Down and Dirty: Derby Audio Goes Into the Ground
ESPN will have a fair share of the cameras covering the progress of tonight’s Derby, and its audio coverage is no less impressive. Tasked with bringing the crack of the bat and the feel of a towering home run, technicians have installed an array of microphones in...
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SVG SportsTech On Demand: Quantum5X’s Paul Johnson on Preparing New Tools for On-Player Sound
By Dan Daley, Audio Editor Monday, June 14, 2021 - 8:00 am Print This Story | Subscribe While the 2021 NAB Show has been moved to October, the spring season will still feature a cavalcade of new product releases and groundbreaking news coming out of the broadcast...
NBA Updates On-Court Wireless Audio With Q5X CoachMic
New device reflects stakeholders’ influence on product development By Dan Daley, Audio Editor Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 11:30 am Viewers listening to the coaches’ chatter during the March 7 NBA All-Star Game may not have noticed a difference, but there was one, and it...
AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh Takes Viewers Behind the Plate With Miked-Up Pirates Catcher for Spring Training
Jacob Stallings wore a mic/IFB for in-game interview while catching By Jason Dachman, Chief Editor Tuesday, March 16, 2021 - 1:46 pm Whether it’s in the dugout, on the field, or even via Facetime, MLB broadcasters are giving viewers more access than ever this Spring...
German Bundesliga club FC Cologne introduces player mics to ramp up audio excitement
By Heather McLean, Editor Monday, October 5, 2020 - 11:15 German Bundesliga football club FC Cologne has ramped up its audio coverage with the addition of player mics that will pick up every word said on the pitch. The club is continuing to develop its documentary...
How Mic’d Up is created | Inside the Bubble
Get a behind-the-scenes look at how the NHL team puts together Mic'd Up content inside the Toronto Hub City bubble.
Golf Lets Listeners in a Little Deeper With PlayerMics
Q5X PlayerMics are deployed for crowdless matches By Dan Daley, Audio Editor Wednesday, July 1, 2020 - 3:07 pm Rescheduled and resumed, PGA play is getting a new level of intimacy, thanks to the addition of microphones on the golfers broadcast in real time for the...
Q5X announces partnership with major player in wireless microphones and need for more employees
LONDON, ONT. - London's Q5X has worked closely with professional sports leagues (NBA, NHL, NFL, MLB, CFL) for more than a decade, providing player worn microphones that are safe and reliable. On Thursday, the company announced a major partnership agreement. "We're...
Pro Sound News Names “Best of Show Special Edition” Award Winners
New York, NY (May 14, 2020)—Pro Sound News announced winners of the “Best of Show Special Edition” Awards. They are: Allen & Heath AHM-64 96kHz Audio Matrix Processor Audio Design Desk: AI-Assisted Sound Design DAW Q5X QT-AD10 Axient Digital PlayerMic The Best of...
SHURE, Q5X UNVEIL NEW SERIES OF AXIENT® DIGITAL-ENABLED WIRELESS TRANSMITTERS TO PROVIDE IMPROVED ACCESS TO PLAYER, COACH AUDIO AS SPORTS BROADCASTS PLAN FOR EVOLUTION
Improved Functionality Provides Sound Engineers Confidence in Performance, Encryption CHICAGO, May 13, 2020 — As sports broadcasts look to return to live events, bringing the sounds from players, coaches, and game officials to fans watching and listening at home will...