Table Of Contents - L-Acoustics MTD Series Operator's Manual

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

L-ACOUSTICS MTD Manual V1.2

11/30/2004