News
Perfect Pairing
Download Printable PDF
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...
SVG SportsTech On Demand: Quantum5X’s Paul Johnson Dives Deep Into the Q5X Digital Encrypted Transmitter, CoachMic, RCAS
In an effort to keep the broadcast-technology community informed this spring, throughout April, SVG is hosting a series of SportsTech On Demand video interviews with executives from the industry’s top technology vendors discussing their latest product releases and...
Shure and Q5X Join Forces for a Wireless Transmitter That Goes Anywhere
Sports Video Group News By Dan Daley, Audio Editor Tuesday, May 12, 2020 Shure has been in business for 95 years, most of that time making microphones ranging from the iconic Model 55 famously caressed by Elvis Presley to the powerful wireless systems now used...