State Theatre Detmold

In November 2018 we received an inquiry from our customer, the Detmold Landestheater, about the extension of the mobile microphone system with ten additional tracks. After reviewing the request and knowing the customer's requirements for mobile use in the area, we decided to offer a Shure Axxent digital system. Even though this system is only new on the market and the experience is not yet available, the advantages with an automatic frequency management and a minute-accurate residual battery display are of decisive importance, especially in the touring sector. The advantages of the extremely small pocket transmitter with a standard mini XLR socket, to which headsets from alternative manufacturers can also be connected without any problems, were also important. Thanks to the good dealer cooperation of Shure, an independent presentation appointment could be arranged at short notice, so that the manufacturer could present the comparability to existing systems and also the fulfilment of the required technical data. After the construction of the racks with 5 dual receivers, 2 charging units for the batteries, an antenna splitter and the frequency monitoring system, the rack quickly became full. Of course, a network switch had to be included, since the devices clustered via network and could all be controlled by a laptop. The audio playback is analogue or can be distributed via Dante over a network. After a briefing on the system, it was then subjected to everyday testing in practice at the Hoftheater 2019. In addition to its simple handling and good usability via software, it quickly convinced the jury with its robustness. After the first experiences, the Shure company held a 5-hour workshop with the theatre's technicians to present the last details with the aim of making it as easy as possible to use. Here the saving and loading of configurations was shown. Setting up the automatic frequency management with the alternate frequencies to be used was an important point, especially in times of DVB- T and LTE networks. In frequency scanning, the band can be scanned for existing transmitters and an automatic frequency raster can be calculated by entering the required transmission channels and the number of alternate channels. This is then monitored by the frequency management system. This significantly increases operational reliability, as the system automatically switches over in the event of problems with a transmission frequency. This is particularly advantageous for mobile use in the country!