Biamp BMA 360D Brings Intelligent Beamforming to Ceiling-Based Audio Capture
Biamp has announced the BMA 360D, a next-generation ceiling tile microphone array that integrates Dante connectivity and advanced beamforming technology. The new system is designed to work with any Tesira DSP system using Dante for audio capture in spaces ranging from conference rooms to open office environments.
The BMA 360D represents a significant integration following Biamps October 2025 acquisition of ClearOne intellectual property and brands. The microphone features onboard beamforming processing and delivers audio to the Tesira as one automixed beam, or it can send individual beams on separate Dante channels—giving integrators unprecedented flexibility in how they design and deploy audio capture systems.
What Makes This Different
Previous-generation ceiling microphones forced integrators to choose between audio quality and deployment flexibility. The BMA 360D eliminates that tradeoff. Pairing the system with a Tesira DSP provides customization, echo cancelling performance, and AI-driven noise reduction. The built-in beamforming processing ensures consistent gain response and natural speech reproduction across all beams, while adaptive steering with preset or custom beam patterns delivers reliable coverage across diverse room layouts.
The microphones onboard power amplifiers and versatile mounting options are designed to make deployment straightforward, reducing installation time and commissioning complexity—a direct business benefit for integrators managing tight project timelines.
Technical Capabilities
The BMA 360Ds Dante connectivity aligns it with the broader AV-over-IP ecosystem that has become standard in enterprise installations. This compatibility means integrators can mix and match Dante-enabled devices from multiple vendors without redesigning network architecture or worrying about proprietary ecosystem lock-in.
The microphones ability to send individual beams on separate Dante channels opens new possibilities for multi-zone deployments and complex acoustic environments where traditional single-beam capture would fail. Think of it as upgrading from a single spotlight to multiple independently steerable spotlights—each one capturing exactly what the room needs.
What This Means for AV Integrators
The BMA 360D directly addresses one of integrators most persistent pain points: ceiling-based audio capture in open office and collaboration spaces. By combining DSP-grade beamforming performance with Dante connectivity and flexible deployment options, Biamp has created a product that reduces both installation labor and post-deployment support costs. For integrators managing large campus deployments or enterprise multi-site rollouts, the standardization and flexibility the BMA 360D provides translates to faster project delivery and higher margins on follow-on service contracts.