Optimisation Progress; Run The Optimisation - Martin Audio MLA User Manual

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Allow Polish lets the software take a second run at refining the inter-cabinet angles after it has completed the first pass. It re-
starts the optimisation when it has completed the first attempt with the angles it has already calculated as a starting point and
further refines them to get the best possible result. If you are in a rush you may want to disable this feature, particularly for very
large arrays which may take some time to optimise.
The Max Time is the time in seconds that the system will allow for the optimisation to run. For the vast majority of systems the
default setting of 600 seconds (10 minutes) will be more than adequate, particularly when Display 2.1 is run on a high spec PC.
With very large arrays in complex venues you may need to increase this time to get the best optimisation assuming you have the
time at your disposal. If you don't have sufficient time the optimisation will time out and you will see a warning suggesting that
you increase the Maximum Time. You can however, accept the angles it has calculated at any stage or even enter your own
angles manually and the Equalisation optimisation will work from these angles albeit with a slight compromise on the system
performance. Whilst some array angles may look strange to those used to working with conventional line arrays, always trust
the software! Multicellular systems are NOT line arrays so don't try and use them in the same way.

Optimisation Progress

The Optimisation Progress shows the code trying all possible angles of the array cabinets in real time as the optimisation is
running. This is simply a reference so you can see that the software is actually doing something!

Run the optimisation

Click on the Optimise button and the system will run through all possibly array angle configurations. The drawing will show the
array moving through the various positions and will be green;-
When it has completed its first pass it will start again on its polish cycle if you have checked this option. The array will change
colour to yellow. When the optimisation is finished you will see the array diagram with the array now stationary. The yellow
polished version will be superimposed above the green un-polished version. The accurate lower trim height is also displayed;-
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