Position The Array; Add The Audience Region - Martin Audio MLA User Manual

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Position the Array

Now click on the array button and move your cursor into the drawing window. You will see a rough rectangular representation
of the array showing the x coordinates and the top and bottom trim heights. Once again, there is no need to worry about being
100% accurate when placing the array, put it in an approximate position and left click to drop it in place. If for any reason you
want to start again just click on the array button again and have another go. Once positioned you will see over on the left the
array position coordinates.
This is where you can accurately correct the position of the array. Note that the height figure is to the centre of the upper flying
pin on the top cabinet in the array, what is shown in the slice drawing is the figure for the trim height to the top of the flying
hardware and the lower trim from the lowest point on the array, so effectively the maximum and minimum rigging positions.
The 'On Ground' option is available for any array that has been specified as a ground stack. This will ignore the figure for the
height and lock the array to the lowest point on the slice according to where the x position is specified. If for example the stage
is 5 metres deep and the x figure is 3m the array will be positioned on stage, if the x position were 6m the array would be on the
floor. For MLA Mini systems a grey box will appear above the array if flown with sub has been selected;-
Or below the array if stack with sub has been selected;-
It shows the space occupied by the MSX subs. The size of the rectangle expands depending on how many MSX may possibly be
above the MLA Mini, one for four Mini, two for eight Mini and so on. The rigging tab allows accurate calculations when this mode
is selected as we will see.

Add the Audience Region

Now you need to determine the audience area that we need to cover. Click on the Add Audience button;-
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