We are very impressed with our KAAN 3 audio network, it has totally transformed teaching and learning, pupil behaviour and Assessment for Learning here in our music department and we would eventually like to install KAAN in our other teaching room.
My long association with Counterpoint made it a natural progression to contact them when we were looking to expand. This is due to their complete professionalism; they are always quick to respond, helpful and strive to find innovative solutions which I have found to be incredibly constructive. It feels like a personal relationship as I know that they always have the best interests of our teachers and students at heart.
Counterpoint is the UK's leading supplier of audio networking technologies to schools and colleges in the UK. These cutting edge solutions provide high quality, zero latency, bi-directional audio, that allow teachers to communicate, monitor progress and assess students work more effectively. Counterpoint's audio network solutions incorporate ClearSound noise suppression circuitry, protecting them from network and digital noise.
Where software based computer management packages allow teachers to view student's screens, audio networks provide a high quality monitor of the audio applications they are using. These hardware based audio networks do not interfere with the performance of specialist audio and media applications.
Audio networks are ideal for Music, Media and MFL Language ICT Suites.
Counterpoint's audio networks make excellent music keyboard labs allowing teachers to monitor, control and focus students' learning more effectively.
Teachers can listen to individual students, mute keyboards, and allow students to perform to the rest of the class. To allow flexible and interactive working, teacher headphone sockets can also be provided at every student station.
Where standard portable keyboards are used in computer suites, additional software allows teachers to split a five octave portable keyboards into two, providing students with their own independent two-octave instrument.
Counterpoint's audio networks are also designed for the MFL classroom. There are inputs for computers or other specialist audio hardware allowing the teacher to monitor students activity and assess progress.
As with the keyboard lab configuration teachers can listen to individual students, mute computers or audio devices, and allow students to demonstrate to the rest of the class. In MFL environments, both students and teachers use microphone headsets.
