Series: MLA Systems

MULTI-CELLULAR
LOUDSPEAKER ARRAYS

Delivering an unsurpassed sound coverage consistency across the audience with unprecedented control for hard cut off areas and suppression of unwanted noise pollution.

MSX

MSX

15” Subwoofer and Power Plant

Amplification, networking and DSP are all housed in MLA Mini’s companion MSX Power Plant, which includes 9 channels of Class D amplification – 1 channel for itself, and 8 channels to provide cellular drive of up to 4 bi-amped MLA Mini enclosures. Crossover, delay and EQ functions are implemented by a combination of IIR and FIR filters.

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MLA Mini arrays and MSX’s can be remotely controlled over the U-NET™ network from a laptop or wireless tablet running VU-NET control software. Small-scale systems – such as the configuration of 4 x MLA Minis and 1 x MSX – can be set up to plug-and-play without external control, with onboard presets recalled by a rear panel selector switch.

The MSX is the same width as the MLA Mini and can be integrated into flown arrays or ground-stacked separately. It features a 15″ (380mm)/4″ (100mm) voice coil, long-excursion driver reflex-loaded in a very compact enclosure.

For complete installation versatility, the power plant module itself can be rack- mounted and its sub-bass amplifier channel used to power either an MSX or an alternative Martin Audio 4 Ohm passive subwoofer. For ultimate sub-bass performance, the MLA Mini/MSX combination can be used with the powered DSX subwoofer.

USER GUIDE
BROCHURE
DATASHEET
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Wheelboard / Transit Cover
  • ASF17025. – MSX Wheelboard & Transit Cover
  • ASF15027. – MSX Rain Cowl & Frame
Hardware
  • ASF20055. – Transition Frame with Flying Pins (Single)
  • ASF20056. – Long ground stack bar (only 1 needed per stack)
  • ASF20057. – Short ground stack bar (only 1 needed per stack)
  • ASF20058. – MLA Mini Pole mount system (universal bracket & pole)
  • ASF20059. – MLA Mini Pole Mount System (Tilt Bracket & Pole)
  • ASF20051. – MLA Mini Universal Hanging Bracket
  • ASF20062. – MSX Ground-Stack Base-Plate
  • ASF20045. – 35mm Pole Adaptor for Universal Bracket
  • HAM09224. – Wind-up pole
Flight Cases
  • CAR00072. – MLA Mini Flight-Case (Holds 4 x MLA Mini)
  • CAR00073. – MLA Mini Grid Flight-Case
  • CAR00074. – MLA Mini Multi-Deployment Hardware Case
Electronics
  • HAM09223. – MSX Module rack-mount kit (sold in pairs only)
  • ASF17031. – MLA Merlin Rack – WiFi Enabled 110V & 230V
  • ASF17031. – MLA Merlin Rack. WiFi Enabled 110V & 230V
  • ASF20061. – MSX Rack Mount Amp Module (Includes Rack Mount Kit)
  • ASF20061. – MSX Rack Mount Amp Module
  • ASF17034. – MLA Merlin Rack. WiFi Enabled 110V
  • ASF17032. – MLA Merlin Rack. Non WiFi Enabled 110 & 230V
  • ASF17035. – MLA Merlin Rack – Non WiFi Enabled 110V
  • ASF17011. – MLA Ruckus Wifi Front of House Rack
  • ASF17012. – MLA Ruckus Front Of House Rack 110v
  • ASF14017. – Panasonic Toughbook PC inc Accessories
  • ASF14004. – Leica Disto D8 Laser Distance Meter
  • ASF14012. – Leica DS510 Laser Disto
Cables / Networking
  • ASF14013. – USB to Ethernet Adaptor (ROW)
  • ASF14014. – USB to Ethernet Adaptor (USA)
  • PWA00040. – Network (U-NET) Cable 35m Belden 1305A
  • PWA00051. – Network (U-NET) Cable 5m Belden
  • PWA00038. – Network (U-NET) Cable 800mm
  • ASF12031. – MLA Mini Speaker Cable – 19 pin to 4 x NL4
  • ASF12030. – MLA Mini Speaker Cable. 19 pin to 4 x NL8
  • ASF12029. – MLA Mini Speaker Cable – 19 pin 15m Extension
  • ASF12002. – 6 Circuit Multi-way Cable 30m
  • ASF12025. – MSX 1.65m Power Cable set. With 2 x PowerCon and moulded Y-split to 1 x IP67 screw-type C-Form.
  • ASF12024. – MSX 2.15m Power cable set- 1 x PowerCon to 1 x IP67 (C-Form)
  • ASF12023. – 5m Power Cable Set. 1 x PowerCon to 1 x IP67 (C-Form)
  • ASF12026. – MLA Mini 3m Double Speaker Cable Set
  • PCX00043. – Unet (ODU female) to RJ45 female converter
  • ASF14016. – Ruckus WAP and Cable
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DX4.0

LOUDSPEAKER CONTROLLER
AND SYSTEM MATRIX

Networked System Controller

MLA Mini

MLA Mini

Ultra Compact Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array

Martin Audio’s revolutionary award-winning Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array [MLA] technology is reinventing the way loudspeaker arrays are configured and controlled — combining unsurpassed audience coverage and consistency with superior fidelity. The ultra-compact MLA Mini with its companion MSX Subwoofer bring this revolutionary technology to an exceptionally wide range of portable sound and showcase events, as well as fixed installations ranging from theatres and ballrooms to Houses of Worship and concert halls.

WHERE TO BUY

Features

  • Numerically optimised, ultra-compact loudspeaker system
  • Cellular array format with amplification, multi-cellular DSP and digital networking housed in companion sub-bass
  • Dedicated Class D amplifiers for individual powering of individual cells
  • Industry leading DISPLAY2.1™ intelligent software interacts with DSP for highly accurate array optimisation
  • Vertical coverage can be fine-tuned electronically to cope with changing environmental conditions and last minute changes in rigging height
  • “Hard-avoid” areas, such as on-stage, ceilings and site perimeter, can be programmed in
  • Switched mode power supplies with PFC (Power Factor Correction) and global mains voltage operation
  • Two-way design delivers LF/HF peak SPL’s of 130/129dB @ 1m from a single, ultra-compact enclosure
  • Fast, integral flying system for suspension of up to 16 MLA Mini or 12 MLA Mini + 3 MSX enclosures
  • True 100° (-6dB) horizontal constant directivity. Consistent and usable out to 125° (-10dB)
  • 76Hz-18kHz ± 3dB frequency response

Benefits

  • Automatic, intelligent configuration and numerical optimisation eliminates trial-and-error tuning sessions
  • Desired house-curve and precise audience coverage achieved ‘straight out of the box’
  • Artistic changes to balance at the mix position (or elsewhere) translate directly and accurately throughout the audience
  • “Greener”, more efficient audio power via PFC (Power Factor Correction)
  • Programmable leakage parameter to reduce sound spill

Applications

  • Small-to-medium scale theatres
  • Small-to-medium live music venues
  • Corporate AV events
  • Fixed installations in concert halls, ballrooms and HoW
  • Side-fill for MLA Compact systems

“I was amazed at the front-to-back even nature of the sound.”

Dean Williams, LoveLight Entertainment

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“MLA Mini is pretty much in its own class”

James Gebhard FOH Engineer

Every so often a new technology emerges that overtakes previous technologies — and in time replaces them. Just as line array took over from point-source clusters over 20 years ago, Martin Audio’s revolutionary award-winning Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array [MLA] technology is reinventing the way loudspeaker arrays are configured and controlled — combining unsurpassed audience coverage and consistency with superior fidelity.

The ultra-compact MLA Mini brings this revolutionary technology to an exceptionally wide range of portable sound and showcase events, as well as fixed installations ranging from theatres and ballrooms to Houses of Worship and concert halls.

With multiple awards for innovation, MLA Mini’s small footprint and light weight makes it the system of choice for small-medium scale venues seeking the ultimate in fidelity, consistency and control.

“MLA MINI IS PRETTY MUCH IN ITS OWN CLASS.”
Grant Turner, Director, London Speaker Hire

“WE HAD LOOKED AT OTHER CONVENTIONAL MINI LINE ARRAYS BUT WHEN WE HEARD MLA MINI IT SOUNDED A LOT BETTER AND WAS MORE VERSATILE. WE CAN EITHER FLY IT OR POLE MOUNT IT AND WE WON’T GET INTO A SITUATION WHERE THE WEIGHT IS TOO HEAVY FOR THE FLYBARS.”
Gert-Jan Gome, DSL Geluids & Lichtverhuur

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“The flexibility to electronically change the coverage pattern, without the need to re-rig, essentially to match the crowd in one click, is extremely important to us”

John Fuqua, All Pro Sound

 

Some describe it as magic, but in its simplest terms a 16-enclosure MLA Mini array has 32 individual acoustic elements [cells], each with its own amplifier and DSP, which can be optimised by software to deliver the sound across the audience to meet the sonic goals required for any space.

MLA technology is the only technology on the market to allow multiple sonic goals to be prioritised and optimised accordingly. For example, not only can MLA Mini generate an even sound field over the audience, it can contain it as well — significantly reducing the influence of the room.

Hard Avoid® areas ─ such as behind and below the array, ceilings, balcony edges and beyond the venue perimeter ─ can also be programmed in. Vertical coverage can even be fine-tuned electronically in-situ to cope with changing environmental conditions and last-minute changes in rigging height, without having to re-rig.

With incredibly easy-to-use and highly accurate predictive software [DISPLAY] doing all the grunt work with the system, the engineer retains full artistic control and can enjoy mixing the show in the full knowledge that the sound created at the mix position will be heard everywhere throughout the audience.

Such is the confidence that MLA Mini can bring, that significantly less time is spent setting up the system and less time is spent walking the room to verify results.

“FROM A PRODUCTION VIEWPOINT IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A TOUGH CHALLENGE TO PROVIDE A TOP SPEC AUDIO SYSTEM, FOR A HUGELY DISCERNING ARTISTE [KATHERINE JENKINS] IN A GLASS DOME, WITH A ONE-HOUR PREP TIME! HOWEVER THE SPEED OF SET-UP AND THE ABILITY TO FOCUS THE SOUND SO PRECISELY MADE THE MARTIN AUDIO [MLA MINI] SYSTEM THE PERFECT CHOICE.”
Richard Bowden, Penguins Production and Events Agency

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“MLA Mini produced nice rich controlled lows with stunningly even coverage in the highs in a very difficult space and I easily managed to produce clarity and intelligibility of the voice”

Steve Carr, FOH Engineer

 

MLA Mini’s ultimate accolade is its audio perfection. Pristine fidelity, vocal clarity, sonic impact and high output capability brings the sound engineer and the audience together in a powerful, involving experience.

In short, MLA Mini is a sound engineer’s delight. It is incredibly clean and transparent and responsive to the smallest EQ changes. With innovative acoustic design and no large-format compression drivers to harden the sound, it presents the engineer with a neutral canvas whatever the artist or music genre.

“THE NEW MLA [MINI] SYSTEM SOUNDS FANTASTIC, WORLDS APART”
Aaron Freeman, Roswell United Methodist Church, Georgia, USA

“MLA MINI PRODUCED NICE RICH CONTROLLED LOWS WITH STUNNINGLY EVEN COVERAGE IN THE HIGHS IN A VERY DIFFICULT SPACE AND I EASILY MANAGED TO PRODUCE CLARITY AND INTELLIGIBILITY OF THE VOICE. ANY EQ’ING AT THE DESK WAS VERY RESPONSIVE IN THE SYSTEM DESPITE THE ACOUSTICS OF THE SPACE BEING INCREDIBLY LIVELY.”
Steve Carr, FOH Engineer

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“One of the reasons we went with MLA Mini was its ability to put sound where we want it.”


Allen Hendrix, Minister of Communications, Broadmoor Baptist Church

From a club, ballroom, auditorium or arena to a convention centre, theatre or House of Worship, every installation venue presents its own specific acoustic challenges that traditional line array systems fail to adequately tackle.

Whether it’s sound leakage behind and below the array, or hard ceilings, balcony edges and rear walls that cause ‘slapback’ and high reverberation times — overcoming the acoustic challenges to ensure that every member of the audience enjoys intelligible speech and perfect music reproduction can be a thankless task. And if the audience’s audio experience is below par, then that venue — be it a church or convention centre — simply won’t ever maximise its potential.

MLA Mini is fully-controllable, putting sound just where it is wanted and reducing it elsewhere — maximising the audience experience and minimising the negative acoustic impact of the room itself.

“WE HAVE HAD MUCH COMPLIMENTARY FEEDBACK REGARDING THE SOUND AND IT WAS WITHOUT DOUBT THE BEST WE EVER HAD.”
Nic Black, Director Pyramid AV

“ONE OF THE REASONS WE WENT WITH MLA MINI WAS ITS ABILITY TO PUT SOUND WHERE WE WANT IT AND NOT ON THE WALLS, CEILING OR BACK WALL. THAT WAS OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL IN PICKING A PA.”
Allen Hendrix, Minister of Communications, Broadmoor Baptist Church

BROCHURE
USER GUIDE
DATASHEET
ADVANCED GUIDE
Further Reading
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Wheelboard / Transit Cover
  • ASF17025. – MSX Wheelboard & Transit Cover
  • ASF15027. – MSX Rain Cowl & Frame
Hardware
  • ASF17026. – Flying Frame Set. Inc 2 x Frames c/w Inclinometer, Flight-Case and Accessories
  • ASF20064. – MLA Mini/MSX Single Flying Frame c/w inclinometer, reader & shackles
  • ASF20054. – MLA Mini Install (Single) Flying Frame with Pins Only
  • ASF20055. – Transition Frame with Flying Pins (Single)
  • ASF20056. – Long ground stack bar (only 1 needed per stack)
  • ASF20057. – Short ground stack bar (only 1 needed per stack)
  • ASF20058. – MLA Mini Pole mount system (universal bracket & pole)
  • ASF20059. – MLA Mini Pole Mount System (Tilt Bracket & Pole)
  • ASF20051. – MLA Mini Universal Hanging Bracket
  • ASF20062. – MSX Ground-Stack Base-Plate
  • ASF20045. – 35mm Pole Adaptor for Universal Bracket
  • HAM09224. – Wind-up pole
Flight Cases
  • CAR00072. – MLA Mini Flight-Case (Holds 4 x MLA Mini)
  • CAR00073. – MLA Mini Grid Flight-Case
  • CAR00074. – MLA Mini Multi-Deployment Hardware Case
Electronics
  • HAM09223. – MSX Module rack-mount kit (sold in pairs only)
  • ASF17031. – MLA Merlin Rack – WiFi Enabled 110V & 230V
  • ASF17031. – MLA Merlin Rack. WiFi Enabled 110V & 230V
  • ASF20061. – MSX Rack Mount Amp Module (Includes Rack Mount Kit)
  • ASF20061. – MSX Rack Mount Amp Module
  • ASF17034. – MLA Merlin Rack. WiFi Enabled 110V
  • ASF17032. – MLA Merlin Rack. Non WiFi Enabled 110 & 230V
  • ASF17035. – MLA Merlin Rack – Non WiFi Enabled 110V
  • ASF17011. – MLA Ruckus Wifi Front of House Rack
  • ASF17012. – MLA Ruckus Front Of House Rack 110v
  • ASF14017. – Panasonic Toughbook PC inc Accessories
Cables / Networking
  • ASF14013. – USB to Ethernet Adaptor (ROW)
  • ASF14014. – USB to Ethernet Adaptor (USA)
  • PWA00040. – Network (U-NET) Cable 35m Belden 1305A
  • PWA00051. – Network (U-NET) Cable 5m Belden
  • PWA00038. – Network (U-NET) Cable 800mm
  • ASF12031. – MLA Mini Speaker Cable – 19 pin to 4 x NL4
  • ASF12030. – MLA Mini Speaker Cable. 19 pin to 4 x NL8
  • ASF12029. – MLA Mini Speaker Cable – 19 pin 15m Extension
  • ASF12002. – 6 Circuit Multi-way Cable 30m
  • ASF12025. – MSX 1.65m Power Cable set. With 2 x PowerCon and moulded Y-split to 1 x IP67 screw-type C-Form.
  • ASF12024. – MSX 2.15m Power cable set- 1 x PowerCon to 1 x IP67 (C-Form)
  • ASF12023. – 5m Power Cable Set. 1 x PowerCon to 1 x IP67 (C-Form)
  • ASF12026. – MLA Mini 3m Double Speaker Cable Set
  • PCX00043. – Unet (ODU female) to RJ45 female converter
  • ASF14016. – Ruckus WAP and Cable
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U-Hub

ETHERNET TO
U-NET™ BRIDGE

Analogue and digital audio transport

DX4.0

LOUDSPEAKER CONTROLLER
AND SYSTEM MATRIX

Networked System Controller

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MSX

REFLEX LOADED
SUBWOOFER

15” Subwoofer and Power Plant

DSX

DSX

Dual 18" Reflex Loaded Subwoofer

Capable of more than 146dB peak output at 1m half-space, the ground-stack DSX powered and networked subwoofer achieves extremely high output levels from such a compact enclosure.

WHERE TO BUY

Features

  • Ultra-high output subwoofer with onboard Class D amplification. DSP and networking
  • Two reflex-loaded 18” (450mm)/4” (100mm) drivers perfectly balance low frequency extension and impact
  • Switched mode power supply with PFC (Power Factor Correction) and global mains voltage operation
  • Forward or rear-facing operation
  • Designed to meet IP24 environmental rating
 

Applications

  • Outdoor festivals
  • Arenas and theatres
  • Concert halls
  • Premium fixed installations
 

The DSX’s high output capability is achieved by combining state-of-the-art driver technology with an onboard Class D amplifier module which can deliver 6kW peak power.

Its two reflex-loaded 18” (450mm)/4” (100mm) drivers perfectly balance low frequency extension and impact.

Forward output as well as rear rejection can be optimised to achieve coverage where required and cancellation elsewhere.

A flying version, the DSX-F can be flown alongside or at the top of MLA Compact arrays, as well as being ground-stacked. The ground-stack DSX can be upgraded to a DSX-F by an easy-to-fit accessory kit.

USER GUIDE
BROCHURE
DATASHEET
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Wheelboard / Transit Cover
  • ASF17025. – MSX Wheelboard & Transit Cover
  • ASF15027. – MSX Rain Cowl & Frame
Hardware
  • ASF20055. – Transition Frame with Flying Pins (Single)
  • ASF20056. – Long ground stack bar (only 1 needed per stack)
  • ASF20057. – Short ground stack bar (only 1 needed per stack)
  • ASF20058. – MLA Mini Pole mount system (universal bracket & pole)
  • ASF20059. – MLA Mini Pole Mount System (Tilt Bracket & Pole)
  • ASF20051. – MLA Mini Universal Hanging Bracket
  • ASF20062. – MSX Ground-Stack Base-Plate
  • ASF20045. – 35mm Pole Adaptor for Universal Bracket
  • HAM09224. – Wind-up pole
Flight Cases
  • CAR00072. – MLA Mini Flight-Case (Holds 4 x MLA Mini)
  • CAR00073. – MLA Mini Grid Flight-Case
  • CAR00074. – MLA Mini Multi-Deployment Hardware Case
Electronics
  • HAM09223. – MSX Module rack-mount kit (sold in pairs only)
  • ASF17031. – MLA Merlin Rack – WiFi Enabled 110V & 230V
  • ASF17031. – MLA Merlin Rack. WiFi Enabled 110V & 230V
  • ASF20061. – MSX Rack Mount Amp Module (Includes Rack Mount Kit)
  • ASF20061. – MSX Rack Mount Amp Module
  • ASF17034. – MLA Merlin Rack. WiFi Enabled 110V
  • ASF17032. – MLA Merlin Rack. Non WiFi Enabled 110 & 230V
  • ASF17035. – MLA Merlin Rack – Non WiFi Enabled 110V
  • ASF17011. – MLA Ruckus Wifi Front of House Rack
  • ASF17012. – MLA Ruckus Front Of House Rack 110v
  • ASF14017. – Panasonic Toughbook PC inc Accessories
  • ASF14004. – Leica Disto D8 Laser Distance Meter
  • ASF14012. – Leica DS510 Laser Disto
Cables / Networking
  • ASF14013. – USB to Ethernet Adaptor (ROW)
  • ASF14014. – USB to Ethernet Adaptor (USA)
  • PWA00040. – Network (U-NET) Cable 35m Belden 1305A
  • PWA00051. – Network (U-NET) Cable 5m Belden
  • PWA00038. – Network (U-NET) Cable 800mm
  • ASF12031. – MLA Mini Speaker Cable – 19 pin to 4 x NL4
  • ASF12030. – MLA Mini Speaker Cable. 19 pin to 4 x NL8
  • ASF12029. – MLA Mini Speaker Cable – 19 pin 15m Extension
  • ASF12002. – 6 Circuit Multi-way Cable 30m
  • ASF12025. – MSX 1.65m Power Cable set. With 2 x PowerCon and moulded Y-split to 1 x IP67 screw-type C-Form.
  • ASF12024. – MSX 2.15m Power cable set- 1 x PowerCon to 1 x IP67 (C-Form)
  • ASF12023. – 5m Power Cable Set. 1 x PowerCon to 1 x IP67 (C-Form)
  • ASF12026. – MLA Mini 3m Double Speaker Cable Set
  • PCX00043. – Unet (ODU female) to RJ45 female converter
  • ASF14016. – Ruckus WAP and Cable
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DX4.0

LOUDSPEAKER CONTROLLER
AND SYSTEM MATRIX

Networked System Controller

MLA Compact

MLA Compact

Three-way Cellular Drive, Active Array Element

MLA Compact brings award-winning Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array [MLA] technology to medium-scale touring and premium fixed installations ranging from musical theatres and concert halls to Houses of Worship and auditoriums.

WHERE TO BUY

Features

  • Numerically optimised, fully-integrated, compact touring sound system
  • Cellular array format with built-in amplification, DSP and digital networking
  • 5 dedicated Class D amplifier channels per enclosure for individual powering and DSP control of individual cells
  • Industry leading DISPLAY2.2 intelligent software interacts with onboard DSP for highly accurate array optimisation Eliminates trial-and-error array preset library approximations
  • “Fly-by-wire” software adjusts vertical coverage electronically to cope with changing environmental conditions and last minute changes in rigging height. “Hard-avoid” areas, such as on-stage, ceilings and site perimeter, can be programmed in
  • Switched mode power supplies with PFC (Power Factor Correction) and global mains voltage operation
  • Three-way design delivers LF/MF/HF peak SPL’s of 135/135/135dB @ 1m from a single, compact enclosure
  • Fast, integral flying system for suspension of up to 24 enclosures
  • True 100° (-6dB) horizontal constant directivity, mid and high frequency pattern control. Consistent and usable out to 130° (-10dB)
  • 65Hz–18kHz ± 3dB full bandwidth frequency response
 

Benefits

  • Desired house-curve achieved right from power-up
  • Automatic, intelligent configuration and optimisation eliminates trial and error in system set-up
  • Improved venue-to-venue, gig-to-gig consistency and repeatability
  • Artistic changes to balance at the mix position (or elsewhere) translate directly and accurately throughout the audience
  • Exceptionally high powerdensity means tighter truck-pack for higher SPL compared to other systems
  • “Greener” audio power via PFC (Power Factor Correction)
  • Programmable leakage parameter to meet environmental noise constraints
 

Applications

  • Premium touring sound reinforcement for medium-size venues
  • Fixed installations in concert halls, theatres, ballrooms and HoW
  • Side hang for MLA festival and arena systems
 

I absolutely love the MLA Compact system. I’ve found it to be the most enjoyable system I’ve ever mixed on.

Adrian Varner, Technical Director, Gwinnett Church
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“MLA Compact is very powerful for its size and sounds great. With the predictability and controllability, it’s totally outstanding and in a class of its own.”

Lars Wern, DM Audio

Every so often a new technology emerges that overtakes previous technologies — and in time replaces them. Just as line array took over from point-source clusters over 20 years ago, Martin Audio’s revolutionary award-winning Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array [MLA] technology is reinventing the way loudspeaker arrays are configured and controlled delivering unsurpassed audience coverage and consistency without compromise to fidelity.

MLA Compact brings this revolutionary technology to medium-scale touring and premium fixed installations ranging from musical theatres and concert halls to Houses of Worship and auditoriums.

The versatile and scalable MLA Compact has received multiple awards for innovation and delivers performance, control and coverage consistency that brings the sound engineer and audience together in a more powerful, involving experience.

“WE WANTED A SYSTEM THAT WAS WORLD-CLASS AND ACCEPTED BY WHATEVER BANDS AND TOUR RIDERS CAME THROUGH THE VENUE. WE KNEW MLA COMPACT WOULD BE ACCEPTED — ESPECIALLY WITH THE TECHNOLOGY BEING TOP OF THE LINE AND CUTTING-EDGE, WITH CAPABILITIES NO ONE ELSE HAS. THE SOUND QUALITY IS IMPORTANT TO US AND TO HAVE THE SYSTEM DIRECT THE OUTPUT JUST TO THE AUDIENCE AND NOT THE SIDE WALLS, CEILING OR BACK WALLS WAS CRITICAL IN TERMS OF MAXIMIZING THE AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE.”
Aaron Replogle, Control Point Technology, Project Manager

“WE ALSO WANTED TO PROVIDE SMOOTH, EVEN COVERAGE FROM FRONT TO BACK, NOT JUST IN TERMS OF VOLUME, BUT CONSISTENT TONE FOR EVERY SEAT IN THE ROOM. I DON’T WANT ANYONE TO FEEL IT’S TOO BRIGHT WHERE THEY’RE SITTING, BECAUSE IT’S NOT FAIR TO HAVE PEOPLE SEEK OUT CERTAIN SEATS IN THE AUDIENCE SO THEY CAN HAVE A CONSISTENT TONE EXPERIENCE. WE DON’T HAVE THAT PROBLEM WITH MLA COMPACT.”
Adrian Varner, Technical Director, Gwinnett Church, USA

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“That’s one of the key things the MLA Compact does that other systems don’t. It optimises for the audience, not the room. The quality of the coverage is consistent from the front of the stage all the way to the back of the arena.”

Roger Dennis, Systems Engineer, RMB Audio

 

Some describe it as magic, but in its simplest terms each MLA Compact array has up to 120 individual acoustic elements [cells], each with its own onboard amplifier and DSP, which can be optimised by software to deliver the sound across the audience to meet the sonic goals required for any space.

MLA technology is the only technology on the market to allow multiple sonic goals to be prioritised and optimised accordingly. For example, not only can MLA Compact generate an even sound field over the audience, it can contain it as well — significantly reducing the influence of the room.

Hard Avoid® areas ─ such as behind and below the array, ceilings, balcony edges and beyond the venue perimeter ─ can also be programmed in. Vertical coverage can even be fine-tuned electronically in-situ to cope with changing environmental conditions and last-minute changes in rigging height, without having to re-rig.

With incredibly easy-to-use and highly accurate predictive software [DISPLAY] doing all the grunt work with the system, the engineer retains full artistic control and can enjoy mixing the show in the full knowledge that the sound created at the mix position will be heard everywhere throughout the audience.

Such is the confidence that MLA Compact can bring, that significantly less time is spent setting up the system and less time is spent walking the room to verify results.

“DURING ONE PARTICULAR SCENE, SIX HIGHLY AMPLIFIED SINGERS ARE ELEVATED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE CENTRE ARRAY WHICH MAINLY HANDLES VOCALS. THE AMAZING REDUCTION IN BACKSPILL OF THE MLA COMPACT MASTERS THESE CHALLENGES IN A VERY IMPRESSIVE WAY. THE OTHER ASPECT, OF COURSE, IS MLA’S OUTSTANDING TONAL QUALITY.”
Georg Hentschel, System Engineer, Starlight Express, Bochum’s Stadionring

“THE SOFTWARE WAS ALSO A MAJOR PLUS IN HELPING THE SYSTEM TECHS REFINE THE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE BASED ON TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY IN THE VENUE AS WELL AS CHANGING THE START AND STOP POINTS WITHOUT RE-HANGING BOXES. IT’S A VERY POWERFUL TOOL.”
Wayne Sowder, FOH Engineer

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“It was my first chance to mix on the MLA Compact. It was unlike any system I’ve ever mixed on — incredible clarity yet very natural, warm sounding and powerful.”

E. Wayne Sowder, FOH Engineer

 

MLA Compact’s ultimate accolade is its audio perfection. Pristine fidelity, vocal clarity, sonic impact and high output capability brings the sound engineer and the audience together in a powerful, involving experience.

Put simply, MLA Compact is a sound engineer’s delight. It is incredibly clean and transparent and responsive to the smallest EQ changes. With no large-format compression drivers to harden the sound, it presents the engineer with a neutral canvas whatever the artist or music genre.

“I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE MLA COMPACT SYSTEM. I MIX FRONT OF HOUSE AND HAVE FOUND IT TO BE THE MOST ENJOYABLE SYSTEM I’VE EVER MIXED ON. ONE OF THE THINGS I CONTINUE TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE WHO COME UP TO US, BOTH PROFESSIONALS AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS, IS HOW SMOOTH AND CLEAR THE SYSTEM IS. HOW CLEAR THE TOP END IS BUT IT DOESN’T HURT, THERE’S NO HARSHNESS TO IT, WHICH FOR ME IS A BIG SELLING POINT FOR THIS SYSTEM.”
Adrian Varner, Technical Director, Gwinnett Church


“I HAVE HUGE EXPECTATIONS FOR AUDIO. NOT JUST TO REINFORCE SOUND, BUT TO REALLY MAKE IT MUSICAL. IN MOST CHURCHES THAT I’VE BEEN, NONE OF THE AUDIO THEY’RE RUNNING DOES THAT. THE MLA COMPACT HAS OUTPERFORMED MY EXPECTATIONS.”
Tim Maughan, Lead Pastor, Redemption Church, Arizona

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“We are pleased that even in challenging wind conditions we were still able to operate at levels unimaginable three years ago”

Jim King, Senior Vice President, Live Events, at AEG

 

In reproducing sound for many venues and outdoor festivals, there is often a conundrum: how can audience sound levels be delivered at a sufficiently high level for an immersive and rewarding experience, while at the same time respecting surrounding areas and residents?

In the past, sound levels for the audience have often had to be held down in order to safeguard surrounding areas, but this can leave audiences and the FOH engineer unhappy and threaten the ongoing viability of such events.

MLA’s unique ability to control noise escape beyond the site perimeter, while maintaining pristine fidelity and high sound pressure levels for the audience, means that FOH engineers don’t have to constantly worry about sound levels. So they can focus on what they do best — mixing — translating to a better audience experience too.

“WHAT I REALLY LIKED ABOUT THE PA IS THAT EVEN AT THE VOLUME LIMIT FOR THE FESTIVAL IT SOUNDED BIG AND FULL. I THOUGHT IT WENT REALLY WELL AND I ALSO LISTENED TO ALL THE OTHER BANDS DURING THE DAY AND THEY SOUNDED GREAT TOO.”
Toby Francis, FOH Engineer, Kanye West

“WE ARE PLEASED THAT EVEN IN CHALLENGING WIND CONDITIONS WE WERE STILL ABLE TO OPERATE AT LEVELS UNIMAGINABLE THREE YEARS AGO. TO ACHIEVE THIS AND REDUCE LOCAL RESIDENT COMPLAINTS FOR THE THIRD YEAR RUNNING IS A HUGE SUCCESS FOR THE EVENT. THE WORK UNDERTAKEN BY CAPITAL AND MARTIN AUDIO HAS AGAIN STRENGTHENED HYDE PARK’S POSITION AS THE BEST OUTDOOR VENUE IN THE WORLD.”
Jim King, Senior Vice President, Live Events, at AEG

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Wheelboard / Transit Cover
  • ASF15010. – DSX Transit Cover Ground Stack Version
  • ASF15011. – DSX Transit Cover , Stacked Version
  • ASF90010. – DSX-F Wheelboard
  • ASF20039. – DSX to DSX-F upgrade kit
Hardware
  • ASF17008. – 2 x Flying Frame (in Case) for MLA Compact
  • ASF20040. – Flying Frame for MLA Compact
  • ASF20042. – 2 x Long Ground Stack Bars: -1 to -20 degrees for MLA Compact
  • ASF20044. – 2 x Short Ground Stack Bars: 0 to +5 degrees for MLA Compact
  • ASF20043. – Breakout (Distro) Hanger for MLA Compact
  • ASF20032. – Breakout (Distro) hanger for MLA
  • ASF20030. – Flying Frame for MLA
  • CAR00030. – Master/Slave Flightcase for MLA
  • ASF12009. – Master/Slave Flight Case Inc. 110v Mains Distro for MLA
Flight Cases
  • ASF17001. – MLA Flying Frame Case (Complete)
  • ASF17043. – 2 box flight case for MLA Compact
  • CAR00049. – MLA Front of House Rack Flightcase
  • CAR00031. – MLA cable trunk
  • CAR00033. – Control PC flight case
  • CAR00040. – Flying Frame Flight Case only for MLA Compact
  • CAR00042. – Flying frame flight case
  • ASF12008. – 230V 3ph 32A 12 cct mains distro
Electronics
  • ASF17015. – Master Rack – Ruckus
  • ASF17018. – 6 Circuit Multi-way Cable 30m
  • ASF17016. – Slave Rack – Ruckus 230v
  • ASF17019. – Slave Rack – Ruckus 110v
  • ASF17011. – Slave Rack – Ruckus 110v
  • ASF17012. – MLA Ruckus Front Of House Rack 110v
  • ASF17004. – MLA Control PC Flight Case (Complete)
  • ASF14017. – Panasonic Toughbook PC inc Accessories
  • ASF14004. – Leica Disto D8 Laser Distance Meter
Cables / Networking
  • PWA00058. – 35m – array XLR cable
  • PWA00054. – 3m – MLX XLR cable
  • PWA00060. – 0.8m MLA/D XLR cable
  • PWA00052. – 75m network cable on drum
  • PWA00040. – Network (U-NET) Cable 35m Belden 1305
  • PWA00063. – 2.5m 16A Ceeform IP67 extension 2.5mm
  • PWA00051. – Network (U-NET) Cable 5m Belden
  • PWA00038. – Network (U-NET) Cable 800mm
  • PWA00039. – 3m – MLX Unet cable
  • PWA00057. – 35m – clinometer XLR cable
  • PCX00043. – Unet (ODU female) to RJ45 female converter
  • PWA00053. – Unet (ODU female) to RJ45 female converter
  • ASF12007. – 6-Circuit to 12-Way Break out Loom
  • ASF12006. – 15m, 3-Circuit to 6-Way Break out
  • ASF12002. – 6 Circuit Multi-way Cable 30m
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REFLEX LOADED

2×18” Subwoofer for MLA Compact

MLX

MLX

Hybrid® Horn/Reflex Subwoofer

The MLX is a very high performance subwoofer with onboard amplification, DSP and networking. Capable of more than 150dB peak output at 1m, it is the ultimate subwoofer for large scale tours, festivals and installations.

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Features

  • Ultra-high output subwoofer with onboard Class D amplification. DSP and networking
  • Hybrid horn/reflex loading for maximum acoustic efficiency and low frequency extension
  • Dual ultra-long excursion 18” (460mm)/4.5” (115mm) voice coil neodymium drivers
  • Switched mode power supply with PFC (Power Factor Correction) and global mains voltage operation
  • Forward or rear-facing operation
  • Designed to meet IP24 environmental rating
 

Applications

  • Outdoor festivals
  • Stadiums, arenas and theatres
  • Concert halls
  • Premium fixed installations
 

Class-leading output levels are achieved by combining Hybrid® horn/reflex loading with IPAL driver and amplifier technology. Hybrid loading of two ultra-long excursion 18” (460mm) neodymium magnet drivers perfectly balances low frequency extension with astounding chest-thumping bass that has a physical impact.

MLX enclosures are designed to be flown or ground-stacked and a combination of forward and rear facing enclosures can be configured as a directional subwoofer array with specific directional properties, including cardioid. Audio settings for the MLX can be controlled either cabinet-by-cabinet or as complete arrays via the VU-NET™ network, with its intuitive graphical interface. Symmetrical rigging enables MLX’s to face backwards in flown arrays.

MLX’s onboard Class D amplifier delivers a total peak output of 8500W. Its lightweight power supply auto-ranges to global mains voltages from 100 to 240V 50/60Hz and Power Factor Correction ensures stable performance independent of mains fluctuations, as well as reducing demands on the mains supply. The amplifier, power supply and control electronics are housed in a field-replaceable, fan-cooled module that is designed to withstand the varied environmental conditions — such as rain and high ambient temperatures — typically found in live sound applications.

The MLX enclosure is constructed from multi-laminate birch plywood and finished in a hard-wearing, textured black polyurea coating. A rigid perforated steel grille protects the front of the enclosure, while rubber cheeks protect the sides. Interlocking skids protect the top and bottom surfaces and prevent movement when stacked.

Up to 15 MLX’s can be flown from an MLA system flybar.

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Wheelboard / Transit Cover
  • ASF90005. – MLA Wheel board
  • COV00004. – MLA Transit Cover
  • ASF90008. – MLD Wheel board
  • COV00011. – MLD Transit Cover
  • ASF90006. – MLX Wheel board
  • ASF15044. – Transit Cover for MLX
Hardware
  • ASF12009. – MLA Master/Slave Flight Case.Inc. 110v Mains Distro
  • ASF17001. – MLA Flying Frame Case (Complete)
  • ASF20030. – MLA break out (distro) hanger
  • ASF20033. – MLA ground stack bars (pair)
Flight Cases
  • CAR00030. – MLA Master/Slave Flightcase
  • CAR00049. – MLA Front of House Rack Flightcase
  • CAR00031. – MLA cable trunk
  • CAR00033. – Control PC flight case
  • CAR00042. – Flying frame flight case
  • CAR00049. – MLA Front of House Rack Flightcase
Electronics
  • ASF17011. – MLA Ruckus Wifi Front of House Rack
  • ASF17012. – MLA Ruckus Front Of House Rack 110v
  • ASF17015. – Master Rack – Ruckus
  • ASF17018. – 6 Circuit Multi-way Cable 30m
  • ASF17016. – Slave Rack – Ruckus 230v
  • ASF17016. – Slave Rack – Ruckus 110v
  • ASF17044. – Control PC Flight Case (Complete) for MLA
  • ASF14017. – Panasonic Toughbook PC inc Accessories
  • ASF14004. – Leica Disto D8 Laser Distance Meter
  • ASF14002 – Professional WiFi Access Point
Cables / Networking
  • PWA00058 – 35m – array XLR cable
  • PWA00054 – 3m – MLX XLR cable
  • PWA00060 – 0.8m MLA/D XLR cable
  • PWA00041 – 120m network cable on drum
  • PWA00040 – Network (U-NET) Cable 35m Belden 1305A
  • PWA00052 – 75m network cable on drum
  • PWA00051 – Network (U-NET) Cable 5m Belden
  • PWA00063 – 2.5m 16A Ceeform IP67 extension 2.5mm
  • PWA00039 – 3m – MLX Unet cable
  • PWA00038 – Network (U-NET) Cable 800mm
  • PWA00057 – 35m – clinometer XLR cable
  • PCX00043 – Unet (ODU female) to RJ45 female converter
  • PWA00053 – Unet (ODU female) to RJ45 female converter
  • ASF12007 – 6-Circuit to 12-Way Break out Loom
  • ASF12006 – 15m, 3-Circuit to 6-Way Break out.
  • ASF12002 – 6 Circuit Multi-way Cable 30m
  • ASF12008 – 230V 3ph 32A 12 cct mains distro
  • ASF12009 – MLA Master/Slave Flight Case Inc. 110v Mains Distro
  • ASF17001 – MLA Flying Frame Case (Complete)
  • ASF20030 – MLA flying frame
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MLD

MLD

Multi-Cellular Loudspeaker Array Downfill

In order to match the performance and tonal balance of MLA, the MLD has been designed around the same acoustic format and electronics package. Coherent arrays of MLA and Downfill can easily be constructed to seamlessly cover the audience planes.

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Features

  • Downfill for MLA system
  • Three-way all-horn design delivers LF/MF/HF peak SPL’s of 139/139/140dB
  • 120°H x 20°V coverage
  • 52Hz-18kHz ± 3dB full bandwidth frequency response
 

Applications

  • Large-scale touring sound reinforcement for outdoor festivals, stadia, arenas and concert halls
  • Premium fixed installations in concert halls, theatres and sports venues
 

The MLD Downfill is an important MLA System component. Using just one – or at most – two Downfills to cover the first few rows maximises the projection and efficiency of the entire array.

Line array systems project, or throw better when the inter-cabinet angles are small. Unfortunately real-world requirements often dictate that the flown array must cover right up to the stage barrier. Arrays designed in this manner take on the familiar, highly-curved, banana shape. This is wasteful of array elements as almost half the array ends up being used to cover the first thirty metres/one hundred feet – leaving fewer boxes to reach the back seats.

The solution is to add a cabinet with a wider vertical dispersion. In the Downfill’s case this is 20°. Using only one – or at the most two – Downfills at the bottom of an array results in a lower curvature more directional array that projects much further and covers right up to the stage barrier.

The Downfill’s benefits are not confined to the vertical plane. With an extremely wide horizontal dispersion of 120°, the Downfill reaches to front-row-central as well as the ends of the front rows.

Our HiBlade™ patent-pending technology ensures ultra-high frequencies propogate right out to the edges of the dispersion pattern. Conventional 120° horns without this device tend to lose high frequency sparkle rapidly, as the listener moves off axis.

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Wheelboard / Transit Cover
  • ASF90005. – MLA Wheel board
  • COV00004. – MLA Transit Cover
  • ASF90008. – MLD Wheel board
  • COV00011. – MLD Transit Cover
  • ASF90006. – MLX Wheel board
  • ASF15044. – Transit Cover for MLX
Hardware
  • ASF12009. – MLA Master/Slave Flight Case.Inc. 110v Mains Distro
  • ASF17001. – MLA Flying Frame Case (Complete)
  • ASF20030. – MLA break out (distro) hanger
  • ASF20033. – MLA ground stack bars (pair)
Flight Cases
  • CAR00030. – MLA Master/Slave Flightcase
  • CAR00049. – MLA Front of House Rack Flightcase
  • CAR00031. – MLA cable trunk
  • CAR00033. – Control PC flight case
  • CAR00042. – Flying frame flight case
Electronics
  • ASF90005. – MLA Wheel board
  • COV00004. – MLA Transit Cover
  • ASF90008. – MLD Wheel board
  • COV00011. – MLD Transit Cover
  • ASF90006. – MLX Wheel board
  • ASF15044. – Transit Cover for MLX
Cables / Networking
  • PWA00058. – 35m – array XLR cable
  • PWA00054. – 3m – MLX XLR cable
  • PWA00060. – 0.8m MLA/D XLR cable
  • PWA00041. – 120m network cable on drum
  • PWA00040. – Network (U-NET) Cable 35m Belden 1305A
  • PWA00052. – 75m network cable on drum
  • PWA00051. – Network (U-NET) Cable 5m Belden
  • PWA00063. – 2.5m 16A Ceeform IP67 extension 2.5mm
  • PWA00039. – 3m – MLX Unet cable
  • PWA00038. – Network (U-NET) Cable 800mm
  • PWA00057. – 35m – clinometer XLR cable
  • PCX00043. – Unet (ODU female) to RJ45 female converter
  • PWA00053. – Unet (ODU female) to RJ45 female converter
  • ASF12007. – 6-Circuit to 12-Way Break out Loom
  • ASF12006. – 15m, 3-Circuit to 6-Way Break out.
  • ASF12002. – 6 Circuit Multi-way Cable 30m
  • ASF12008. – 230V 3ph 32A 12 cct mains distro

MLA

MLA

Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array

Martin Audio’s revolutionary award-winning Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array [MLA] technology is reinventing the way loudspeaker arrays are configured and controlled. With it has come an unsurpassed control of sound with pristine fidelity and huge output capability — bringing the FOH engineer and the audience together in a more powerful, involving experience.

WHERE TO BUY

Features

  • Numerically optimised, fully integrated, touring sound system
  • Compact size and inherent scalability provide ideal “one-box” solution across rental markets
  • Cellular array format with built-in amplification, DSP and digital networking
  • 6 dedicated Class D amplifier channels per enclosure for individual powering and DSP control of individual cells
  • Industry leading DISPLAY2™ intelligent software interacts with onboard DSP for highly accurate array optimisation. Eliminates trial-and-error array preset library approximations
  • “Fly-by-wire” software adjusts vertical coverage electronically to cope with changing environmental conditions and last-minute changes in rigging height
  • Switched mode power supply with PFC (Power Factor Correction) and global mains voltage operation
  • Three-way all-horn design delivers LF/MF/HF peak SPL’s of 140/139/145dB @ 1m from a single, compact enclosure
  • Fast, integral flying system for suspension of up to 24 enclosures
  • True 90° (-6dB) horizontal constant directivity, mid and high frequency pattern control. Consistent and usable out to 120° (-10dB)
  • 60Hz–18kHz ± 3dB full bandwidth frequency response

Benefits

  • Unprecedented, even, house-curve balance achieved right from power-up
  • Intelligent numerical optimisation software eliminates trial and error in system set-up
  • Improved venue-to-venue, gig-to-gig consistency and repeatability
  • Artistic changes to balance at the mix position or elsewhere translate directly and accurately throughout the audience
  • Exceptionally high power density means tighter truck-pack for higher SPL compared to other systems
  • “Greener” audio power via PFC (Power Factor Correction)
 

Applications

  • Large-scale touring sound reinforcement for outdoor festivals, stadia, arenas and concert halls
  • Premium fixed installations in concert halls, theatres and sports
 

“MLA is the next generation and there is nothing out there to match it”

John Carroll, Managing Director, RG Jones

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“MLA Mini is pretty much in its own class”

James Gebhard FOH Engineer

Every so often a new technology emerges that overtakes previous technologies — and in time replaces them. Just as line array took over from point-source clusters over 20 years ago, Martin Audio’s revolutionary award-winning Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array [MLA] technology is reinventing the way loudspeaker arrays are configured and controlled — combining unsurpassed audience coverage and consistency with superior fidelity.

The ultra-compact MLA Mini brings this revolutionary technology to an exceptionally wide range of portable sound and showcase events, as well as fixed installations ranging from theatres and ballrooms to Houses of Worship and concert halls.

With multiple awards for innovation, MLA Mini’s small footprint and light weight makes it the system of choice for small-medium scale venues seeking the ultimate in fidelity, consistency and control.

“MLA MINI IS PRETTY MUCH IN ITS OWN CLASS.”
Grant Turner, Director, London Speaker Hire

“WE HAD LOOKED AT OTHER CONVENTIONAL MINI LINE ARRAYS BUT WHEN WE HEARD MLA MINI IT SOUNDED A LOT BETTER AND WAS MORE VERSATILE. WE CAN EITHER FLY IT OR POLE MOUNT IT AND WE WON’T GET INTO A SITUATION WHERE THE WEIGHT IS TOO HEAVY FOR THE FLYBARS.”
Gert-Jan Gome, DSL Geluids & Lichtverhuur

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“The flexibility to electronically change the coverage pattern, without the need to re-rig, essentially to match the crowd in one click, is extremely important to us”

John Fuqua, All Pro Sound

 

Some describe it as magic, but in its simplest terms a 16-enclosure MLA Mini array has 32 individual acoustic elements [cells], each with its own amplifier and DSP, which can be optimised by software to deliver the sound across the audience to meet the sonic goals required for any space.

MLA technology is the only technology on the market to allow multiple sonic goals to be prioritised and optimised accordingly. For example, not only can MLA Mini generate an even sound field over the audience, it can contain it as well — significantly reducing the influence of the room.

Hard Avoid® areas ─ such as behind and below the array, ceilings, balcony edges and beyond the venue perimeter ─ can also be programmed in. Vertical coverage can even be fine-tuned electronically in-situ to cope with changing environmental conditions and last-minute changes in rigging height, without having to re-rig.

With incredibly easy-to-use and highly accurate predictive software [DISPLAY] doing all the grunt work with the system, the engineer retains full artistic control and can enjoy mixing the show in the full knowledge that the sound created at the mix position will be heard everywhere throughout the audience.

Such is the confidence that MLA Mini can bring, that significantly less time is spent setting up the system and less time is spent walking the room to verify results.

“FROM A PRODUCTION VIEWPOINT IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A TOUGH CHALLENGE TO PROVIDE A TOP SPEC AUDIO SYSTEM, FOR A HUGELY DISCERNING ARTISTE [KATHERINE JENKINS] IN A GLASS DOME, WITH A ONE-HOUR PREP TIME! HOWEVER THE SPEED OF SET-UP AND THE ABILITY TO FOCUS THE SOUND SO PRECISELY MADE THE MARTIN AUDIO [MLA MINI] SYSTEM THE PERFECT CHOICE.”
Richard Bowden, Penguins Production and Events Agency

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“MLA Mini produced nice rich controlled lows with stunningly even coverage in the highs in a very difficult space and I easily managed to produce clarity and intelligibility of the voice”

Steve Carr, FOH Engineer

 

MLA Mini’s ultimate accolade is its audio perfection. Pristine fidelity, vocal clarity, sonic impact and high output capability brings the sound engineer and the audience together in a powerful, involving experience.

In short, MLA Mini is a sound engineer’s delight. It is incredibly clean and transparent and responsive to the smallest EQ changes. With innovative acoustic design and no large-format compression drivers to harden the sound, it presents the engineer with a neutral canvas whatever the artist or music genre.

“THE NEW MLA [MINI] SYSTEM SOUNDS FANTASTIC, WORLDS APART”
Aaron Freeman, Roswell United Methodist Church, Georgia, USA

“MLA MINI PRODUCED NICE RICH CONTROLLED LOWS WITH STUNNINGLY EVEN COVERAGE IN THE HIGHS IN A VERY DIFFICULT SPACE AND I EASILY MANAGED TO PRODUCE CLARITY AND INTELLIGIBILITY OF THE VOICE. ANY EQ’ING AT THE DESK WAS VERY RESPONSIVE IN THE SYSTEM DESPITE THE ACOUSTICS OF THE SPACE BEING INCREDIBLY LIVELY.”
Steve Carr, FOH Engineer

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“One of the reasons we went with MLA Mini was its ability to put sound where we want it.”


Allen Hendrix, Minister of Communications, Broadmoor Baptist Church

From a club, ballroom, auditorium or arena to a convention centre, theatre or House of Worship, every installation venue presents its own specific acoustic challenges that traditional line array systems fail to adequately tackle.

Whether it’s sound leakage behind and below the array, or hard ceilings, balcony edges and rear walls that cause ‘slapback’ and high reverberation times — overcoming the acoustic challenges to ensure that every member of the audience enjoys intelligible speech and perfect music reproduction can be a thankless task. And if the audience’s audio experience is below par, then that venue — be it a church or convention centre — simply won’t ever maximise its potential.

MLA Mini is fully-controllable, putting sound just where it is wanted and reducing it elsewhere — maximising the audience experience and minimising the negative acoustic impact of the room itself.

“WE HAVE HAD MUCH COMPLIMENTARY FEEDBACK REGARDING THE SOUND AND IT WAS WITHOUT DOUBT THE BEST WE EVER HAD.”
Nic Black, Director Pyramid AV

“ONE OF THE REASONS WE WENT WITH MLA MINI WAS ITS ABILITY TO PUT SOUND WHERE WE WANT IT AND NOT ON THE WALLS, CEILING OR BACK WALL. THAT WAS OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL IN PICKING A PA.”
Allen Hendrix, Minister of Communications, Broadmoor Baptist Church

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Wheelboard / Transit Cover
  • ASF17025. – MSX Wheelboard & Transit Cover
  • ASF15027. – MSX Rain Cowl & Frame
Hardware
  • ASF17026. – Flying Frame Set. Inc 2 x Frames c/w Inclinometer, Flight-Case and Accessories
  • ASF20064. – MLA Mini/MSX Single Flying Frame c/w inclinometer, reader & shackles
  • ASF20054. – MLA Mini Install (Single) Flying Frame with Pins Only
  • ASF20055. – Transition Frame with Flying Pins (Single)
  • ASF20056. – Long ground stack bar (only 1 needed per stack)
  • ASF20057. – Short ground stack bar (only 1 needed per stack)
  • ASF20058. – MLA Mini Pole mount system (universal bracket & pole)
  • ASF20059. – MLA Mini Pole Mount System (Tilt Bracket & Pole)
  • ASF20051. – MLA Mini Universal Hanging Bracket
  • ASF20062. – MSX Ground-Stack Base-Plate
  • ASF20045. – 35mm Pole Adaptor for Universal Bracket
  • HAM09224. – Wind-up pole
Flight Cases
  • CAR00072. – MLA Mini Flight-Case (Holds 4 x MLA Mini)
  • CAR00073. – MLA Mini Grid Flight-Case
  • CAR00074. – MLA Mini Multi-Deployment Hardware Case
Electronics
  • HAM09223. – MSX Module rack-mount kit (sold in pairs only)
  • ASF17031. – MLA Merlin Rack – WiFi Enabled 110V & 230V
  • ASF17031. – MLA Merlin Rack. WiFi Enabled 110V & 230V
  • ASF20061. – MSX Rack Mount Amp Module (Includes Rack Mount Kit)
  • ASF20061. – MSX Rack Mount Amp Module
  • ASF17034. – MLA Merlin Rack. WiFi Enabled 110V
  • ASF17032. – MLA Merlin Rack. Non WiFi Enabled 110 & 230V
  • ASF17035. – MLA Merlin Rack – Non WiFi Enabled 110V
  • ASF17011. – MLA Ruckus Wifi Front of House Rack
  • ASF17012. – MLA Ruckus Front Of House Rack 110v
  • ASF14017. – Panasonic Toughbook PC inc Accessories
Cables / Networking
  • ASF14013. – USB to Ethernet Adaptor (ROW)
  • ASF14014. – USB to Ethernet Adaptor (USA)
  • PWA00040. – Network (U-NET) Cable 35m Belden 1305A
  • PWA00051. – Network (U-NET) Cable 5m Belden
  • PWA00038. – Network (U-NET) Cable 800mm
  • ASF12031. – MLA Mini Speaker Cable – 19 pin to 4 x NL4
  • ASF12030. – MLA Mini Speaker Cable. 19 pin to 4 x NL8
  • ASF12029. – MLA Mini Speaker Cable – 19 pin 15m Extension
  • ASF12002. – 6 Circuit Multi-way Cable 30m
  • ASF12025. – MSX 1.65m Power Cable set. With 2 x PowerCon and moulded Y-split to 1 x IP67 screw-type C-Form.
  • ASF12024. – MSX 2.15m Power cable set- 1 x PowerCon to 1 x IP67 (C-Form)
  • ASF12023. – 5m Power Cable Set. 1 x PowerCon to 1 x IP67 (C-Form)
  • ASF12026. – MLA Mini 3m Double Speaker Cable Set
  • PCX00043. – Unet (ODU female) to RJ45 female converter
  • ASF14016. – Ruckus WAP and Cable
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MSX

REFLEX LOADED
SUBWOOFER

15” Subwoofer and Power Plant