Auracast FAQ
Quick answers about setting up Auracast in your venue and helping visitors listen.
You need an audio source, such as your mixer, and an Auracast transmitter. Keep a few loaner receivers with headphones or neckloops for visitors who need them.
Venue Setup ResourcesShare the 2-Minute Auracast Decision Brief with your community center, library, or local group and suggest a demo at an upcoming event. Auracast is a newer assistive listening technology. Venucast offers affordable, plug-and-play systems so you can start with one room and add receivers or equip more rooms whenever you need to.
Read the 2-Minute Auracast Decision Brief ↗Start with Oasis Aura for smaller rooms or AirCast for larger spaces. Consider NetCast if you need network management.
Oasis Aura ↗ AirCast ↗For a 300-person venue, start with Oasis Aura. For a 1,000-person venue, start with AirCast. Test coverage in the actual room before deciding, especially if the layout has obstructions or separate seating areas.
Oasis Aura ↗ AirCast ↗Yes. Use a separate transmitter for each room and give each broadcast a clear name, such as Meeting Room A or Meeting Room B. Visitors may see broadcasts from nearby rooms, but each device plays the broadcast its user selects. To check for dropouts or interference, test all transmitters at the same time from the seating areas in each room.
Oasis Aura Setup Guide ↗Yes, if your equipment has an audio output that matches an input on the transmitter. Check both connections before choosing a cable or adapter. Place the transmitter close to your mixer or other audio source when possible. If you need a longer cable run, use a balanced XLR connection where your equipment supports it.
Check My Audio ConnectionsIt depends on the exact hearing aid or sound processor model and its software version. Check our Hearing Aid Connection Guide or ask your audiologist.
Hearing Aid Connection GuideBluetooth hearing aids: Plug Aura C ↗ into a compatible USB-C phone and stream to hearing aids paired with the phone.
Hearing aids with an enabled telecoil (T-coil): Use AuraCoil ↗ and switch your hearing aids to T-coil mode.
Without hearing aids: Use an Auracast receiver such as AuraClip ↗ with wired headphones, or buy Auracast headphones such as Aria Aura ↗.
Visitors can select the venue’s broadcast on a compatible device or in their hearing aid app. A QR code is optional.
Yes. If your sound system can feed both, you can run Auracast alongside your existing hearing loop, FM, or infrared system.
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