Audio-Technica mixers bring bimodal learning to university

More than 100 Audio-Technica ATDM-0604a SmartMixers were recently installed in several faculties at the University of Malaga, as part of a major project to allow the delivery of remote teaching alongside classroom attendance.

A large number of rooms were equipped with a total of 129 digital automatic mixers to ensure the university is able to engage in the “bimodal teaching” approach, and to meet contingency plans for situations where face-to-face activity is impossible in the future.

Malaga-based AV integrator Geniux has an established reputation in the educational market and was responsible for the entire project, which saw 38 ATDM-0604a SmartMixers installed in the Faculty of Psychology, 19 in the Faculty of Medicine, 23 in the Faculty of Law, 11 in the Faculty of Architecture and 38 in the Social Studies and Commerce Complex (CESC).

In addition to the ATDM-0604a mixers, the equipment in each of the classrooms includes a wide variety of audiovisual media, webcams and extensive connectivity.

Geniux’s Jesús Calabria, responsible for the university project, says: “We opted for the ATDM-0604a because it offered us – in a very compact format – everything we needed for this application: the right number of inputs and outputs for the classroom, USB interface that allows the class to be delivered using any computer; the teachers can use their laptops, using the audiovisual infrastructure of the classroom. Most importantly, a very efficient echo cancellation system was required, allowing for extremely clear and clean audio. We looked at different options but only Audio-Technica offered us a very compact unit that fully met our needs. It was the optimum solution, with the price and features we really needed.”

“Another advantage of using the ATDM-0604 is that it allows us to have a homogeneous solution for the entire university, greatly facilitating the maintenance of the system, the quick replacement of equipment, spare parts etc. In addition, the inclusion of Web Remote functionality allows us to make all the adjustments and configurations from any computer or mobile device, simply and quickly”, Calabria adds

For more information on the ATDM-0604a SmartMixer, visit https://www.audio-technica.com/en-gb/atdm-0604a.