L-Acoustics MTD112b - Table of Contents

L-ACOUSTICS MTD Manual V1.2 11/30/2004 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD..............................................................................................................................................1
MANUAL ORGANIZATION....................................................................................................................1
TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................................................................3
LIST OF FIGURES.....................................................................................................................................4
LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................................................................5
0. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................6
1. THE MTD SYSTEM...............................................................................................................................7
1.1 MTD SYSTEM COMPONENTS ..................................................................................................................... 7
1.2 MTD OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................................... 12
1.3 MTD108a SPECIFICATIONS....................................................................................................................... 13
1.4 MTD112b SPECIFICATIONS....................................................................................................................... 14
1.5 MTD115b SPECIFICATIONS....................................................................................................................... 15
2. POWERING MTD ...............................................................................................................................16
2.1 POWERING MTD108a............................................................................................................................... 17
2.2 POWERING MTD112b .............................................................................................................................. 18
2.3 POWERING MTD115b (PASSIVE MODE)................................................................................................... 19
2.4 POWERING MTD115b (ACTIVE MODE).................................................................................................... 20
2.5 CONNECTORS AND CABLES ..................................................................................................................... 23
3. PROCESSING MTD............................................................................................................................24
3.1 L-ACOUSTICS MTD108 LLCa DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................. 24
3.2 L-ACOUSTICS LLC 112b-st DESCRIPTION.................................................................................................. 24
3.3 L-ACOUSTICS LLC 115b-st, LLC115b-2w DESCRIPTION.............................................................................25
4. MTD CONFIGURATIONS .................................................................................................................26
4.1 MTD108a FLOOR MONITOR SYSTEM ....................................................................................................... 27
4.2 MTD108a FOH SYSTEM (MONO SUBS) .................................................................................................... 28
4.3 MTD108a FOH SYSTEM (STEREO SUBS)................................................................................................... 29
4.4 MTD112b FLOOR MONITOR SYSTEM ....................................................................................................... 30
4.5 MTD112b FOH SYSTEM (MONO SUB)...................................................................................................... 31
4.6 MTD112b FOH SYSTEM (STEREO SUBS)................................................................................................... 32
4.7 MTD115b (PASSIVE) FLOOR MONITOR SYSTEM ....................................................................................... 33
4.8 MTD115b (PASSIVE) FOH SYSTEM (MONO SUB)...................................................................................... 34
4.9 MTD115b (PASSIVE) FOH SYSTEM (STEREO SUBS)................................................................................... 35
4.10 MTD115b (ACTIVE) FLOOR MONITOR SYSTEM......................................................................................36
4.11 MTD115b (ACTIVE) FOH SYSTEM (STEREO SB118 SUBS)....................................................................... 37
4.12 MTD115b (ACTIVE) FOH SYSTEM (STEREO SB218 SUBS)....................................................................... 38
5. SOUND DESIGN ................................................................................................................................39
5.1 APPLICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 39
5.2 AIMING MTD ENCLOSURES...................................................................................................................... 39
5.3 ARRAYING MTD ENCLOSURES.................................................................................................................. 40
5.4 PREDICTING MTD COVERAGE .................................................................................................................. 43
5.5 DISTRIBUTED SOUND REINFORCEMENT................................................................................................. 43
5.5.1 OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS ............................................................................................ 43
5.5.2 DELAY SYSTEMS .............................................................................................................................. 43
5.5.3 COMPLEMENTARY FILL ................................................................................................................. 44
5.6 FRONT-OF-HOUSE (FOH) APPLICATIONS ................................................................................................ 45
5.7 STAGE MONITORING................................................................................................................................ 46
5.8 USING MTD WITH SUBWOOFERS ........................................................................................................... 48
5.8.1 COMBINING MTD WITH SUBWOOFERS ..................................................................................... 49
5.8.2 GROUND STACKED SYSTEMS....................................................................................................... 49
5.8.3 SEPARATE FLOWN MTD WITH GROUND STACKED SUBWOOFERS ...................................... 50