Shure's Axient wireless technology proved its worth at the London Olympics 2012

Shure's Axient wireless microphone system was used in the opening and closing ceremonies of the London Olympic Games.

Axient wireless microphones from Shure, brand distributed in Spain by Earpro, were widely used by a congregation of stars during the opening and closing ceremonies of the London Olympics. 2012. The organization of the event opted for Shure from the beginning of the process of designing systems for the ceremonies. These Games marked Axient's debut at an Olympic ceremony.

The choice of Axient was based on numerous features of these new systems such as audio quality, Frequency diversity, and the unique battery recharging technology developed for Axient. Scott Willsallen, Audio Systems Designer of London 2012, has pointed out: "We use Shure KSM9 capsule mics as standard mics in these systems., with the ability to switch to Beta 58 If the artists involved were... say... Noisy! The Axient transmitter with the KSM9 capsule sounds like using a KSM9 cable; just phenomenal. Evidently, It's the way it should be, But it really is a great achievement.".

Axient wireless offers the possibility of transmitting on two frequencies at the same time, if necessary. In this way it is received in two or three locations of receivers for each artist., by redundancy issues. This feature is key when betting on wireless microphones. It also highlights the technology used for rechargeable elements, since it is possible to see at any time how much battery is left in the transmitters throughout the network in bands of 5 minutes with great reliability, Totally innovative feature of this system that allows a great saving of time and money, In addition to being sustainable. It is estimated that in the event some were no longer used 26.000 Batteries thanks to rechargeable batteries.

The efficiency of Axient in the use of the RF spectro was also a decisive factor in choosing the system.. Axient can trade on 20 wireless channels on a standard 8MHz TV channel in England. The radio spectrum plan was made for use with UHF-R wireless microphones and adding Axient was like an "extra bonus" given the system's ability to have many more channels in the same spectrum..

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