Sennheiser has introduced that the primary EW-DX units are delivery in North America, EMEA, Japan, and Singapore. For rental corporations, touring bands, theater, worship or broadcasting the brand new EW-DX sequence brings the bottom latency available on the market (1.9 milliseconds), eliminates the necessity for frequency calculation, and affords an ultra-wide enter dynamic vary of 134dB, enabling the transmitters to deal with any sign that’s thrown at them. A brand new digital wi-fi microphone system designed for simplicity, supporting much more channels.
The primary merchandise to start out delivery embrace the EW-DX EM 2 two-channel receiver, the hand-held transmitter – with or with out programmable mute swap – and the bodypack transmitter. The latter additionally is available in two variations, both with a particular 3-pin mic connector or a 3.5 mm (1/8″) jack for mics or instrument cables. Handy set packages can be found, too, with additional, greater frequency variants prepared in Q1 2023, and extra EW-DX units and software program being added to the road in mid-2023.
It was initially at InfoComm 2022, that Sennheiser unveiled its plans for increasing the Evolution Wi-fi Digital household of radio microphones. Named EW-DX, the brand new microphone programs have been designed to simplify skilled workflows by using refined applied sciences and ship a digital UHF system that may be scaled with ease. The whole set of recent EW-DX merchandise contains handheld, bodypack and desk stand transmitters, two two-channel receiver variations in a half 19″ rack area (one with and one with out Dante audio networking) in addition to a four-channel Dante-enabled receiver in a full 19″ format.
As a part of the Evolution Wi-fi Digital household, the EW-DX sequence takes the complexities out of wi-fi and has been fastidiously engineered to not generate any important intermodulation merchandise. Subsequently, a easy press of a button is all that’s wanted for the Auto Scan perform to robotically assign frequencies utilizing an equidistant tuning grid that permits extra channels to be packed right into a given frequency window. Transmitters are conveniently sync’ed through Bluetooth Low Power.
Â
​Including to the single-channel receiver within the household, the Sennheiser EW-DX sequence affords three receiver variations: a two-channel receiver in a half-rack dimension, one with and one with out Dante; and a four-channel Dante receiver with full 19″ rack dimension. The Dante variations supply numerous community modes to flexibly combine into present workflows. The receivers have a switching bandwidth of as much as 88 MHz, which might translate – due to Sennheiser’s equidistant spacing – to as much as 146 channels in normal mode and as much as 293 in hyperlink density mode.
The sequence affords a selection of two bodypacks, two handhelds and two desk stand transmitters. Their output energy of 10mW ensures a variety of as much as 100 metres (328 ft). All items profit from the identical extensive audio enter dynamic vary as the prevailing EW-D fashions, with the handhelds and bodypacks moreover that includes a trim management to adapt particular person transmitters alternating on the identical receiver channel, for instance when a number of guitars are used.
The hand-held and bodypack transmitters are the primary available on the market to function e-ink shows. Even when a transmitter is switched off, customers will nonetheless be capable of learn all important gadget information. Each transmitter varieties are fitted with in-device charging contacts. Utilizing the devoted BA rechargeable battery pack, they provide an working time of about 12 hours.
Â
The bodypack is obtainable with both a 3-pin or a 3.5 mm (1/4″) jack microphone connector, enabling it for use with all digital-proof Sennheiser clip-on and headset mics, Neumann miniature mics in addition to instrument cables. The bodypack is fitted with a programmable mute swap and options cable emulation for guitarists and bassists.
Â
The hand-held transmitter can be out there in two variations, one with out and one with an optionally available, programmable mute swap (RF mute, AF mute, no perform). It’s fitted with Sennheiser’s normal capsule interface, prepared to be used with a complete of 14 Sennheiser and Neumann microphone heads.
There are additionally two variations for the table-stand transmitter: A model with XLR-3 connector that takes normal gooseneck microphones; and a model with XLR-5 connector for gooseneck mics with a light-weight ring. The desk stands may be recharged inductively with the CHG 2W charging unit, and can run for 11 hours on a single cost. ​
The Sennheiser EW-DX sequence is built-in into the Sennheiser Management Cockpit software program, Wi-fi Techniques Supervisor desktop software program and Good Help App and there additionally plug-ins for main third-party management software program below improvement.
“This superior system combines professional options and ease of use in well-designed, rugged housings. We’re pleased to see it hitting the market,” says Benny Franke, product supervisor at Sennheiser. “EW-DX is a greater than worthy technological successor to the evolution wi-fi G4 sequence and can be setting a brand new normal within the reside audio business for simplicity, reliability, audio high quality and frequency effectivity.”
Spectrum Effectivity
​As a part of the Evolution Wi-fi Digital household, the EW-DX sequence maximizes the precious useful resource that’s the RF spectrum – and takes the complexities out of wi-fi on the similar time.
Fastidiously engineered, the programs don’t generate any important intermodulation merchandise. From a spectrum effectivity standpoint, because of this the microphones don’t pollute the out there spectrum with their very own intermodulation merchandise, therefore extra transmission frequencies can be utilized and distributed evenly at common distances (the so-called equidistant frequency grid or tuning grid). And frequency calculations are now not wanted.
In normal mode – i.e. with an equidistant frequency spacing of 600 kHz – the EW-DX programs accommodate as much as 146 hyperlinks inside its switching bandwidth, and as much as 293 frequencies in Hyperlink Density Mode (LD, at 300 kHz spacing). This simply comes on the expense of approx. 10% of the vary. “The Hyperlink Density Mode will give customers much more room to maneuver in a densely populated RF spectrum,” explains Franke. “The slight discount in vary is barely seen throughout productions.”
​Till extra charging choices turn out to be out there in 2023, the two-bay, stackable L 70 USB charger will recharge the BA 70 batteries. This charger can be out there within the EW-D charging set, full with NT 5-20 UCW energy provide unit and two BA 70 batteries. In the meantime, the EW-D energy distribution cable and matching NT 12-35 CS energy provide unit will energy as much as 4 EW-DX EM 2 receivers and maintain your set-up cleaner. The EW-D ASA lively antenna splitter, EW-D AB antenna booster and ADP UHF passive, directional antenna full the system equipment which can be out there now.
​Sennheiser additionally introduced that in mid-2023, new variations of the Sennheiser Wi-fi Techniques Supervisor (WSM, for firmware updates {and professional} operation) and the Good Help App (for handy operation of smaller set-ups) can be out there. Following the launch of further frequency variants and a network-enabled, two-bay, in-device desktop charger in Q1 2023, mid-2023 will see additional {hardware} changing into out there, similar to two- and four-channel Dante receivers and a devoted charging module for the L 6000 rack-mount charging unit.
www.sennheiser.com/ew-dx-professional
Â
