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With the rise of blended learning, it’s never been more important to provide clear audio in the classroom. Clear audio is vital for improving the overall learning experience and ensuring students feel confident engaging with their teacher during lesson time.

Optimising audio quality at the sound source (normally the teacher) improves the ability to learn is for the whole class. With better information delivery, the production value is increased.

Even when teaching in the classroom, microphones help distribute clear audio evenly throughout the space. Not only does this help students sitting further away engage in lessons, but it reduces any interruptions caused by background noise.

In any classroom, there will inevitably be background noise, whether this is other classrooms, students in the hallway or chatting children in the class. Working from home also provides its own wealth of distractions and conversations happening in the background.

Boundary microphones are paving the way to creating a clear and distraction-free learning environment, whether teachers are presenting to students in person, remotely, or both. Microphones with a boundary design are tailored to focus on sound sources in front of the microphone and eliminate unwanted noise behind. Standard microphones pick up background noise when the speaker is past the device’s “Critical Distance” – the area in which it picks up audio. If the speaker is too distant from the microphone, it will pick up irrelevant sounds closer and make the speaker sound echoey.

A boundary microphone alleviates this issue as it uses a flat surface to avoid acoustic issues and enhance the audio. As they are also external microphones, they can be placed directly in front of the speaker instead of relying on a mic built into hardware like a laptop. This creates a better quality of audio for all involved as teachers are not confined to being in front of their devices and can be confident in their overall delivery.