Martin Audio MLA MINI, Advanced User'S Manual

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MLA Mini Display 2.2 V1.0
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MLA MINI
DISPLAY 2.2
SLICE TAB
SLICE SETUP
The first stage is to draw a 2D slice of the venue. For most cases with a conventional stereo pair
of arrays this can be a slice down the centre of the venue and many venue architects plans will
include a suitable side view.
Clicking on the 2D Slice icon will initially bring up a window prompting you to enter the basic
length and height of the venue. This only needs to be approximate; enter a figure larger than the
biggest dimension (but it’s not a problem if you don’t know the dimensions at this stage and the
initial figures are too small).
The other option is to import a Shell from an existing D2 file, this is extremely useful when
creating designs for venues in which you have already deployed a multicellular system and still
have the designs. It is also very useful when you wish to try several optimisations in a project as
we will see later.
To load a Shell simply click on the ‘Load’ button, navigate to the file containing the shell you
wish to use and click on it. The filename will appear in the D2 Filename box. A drop-down box
will appear next to the ‘D2 Array’ which will contain a list of all the arrays in the project you have
selected. Choose the one which has the shell you wish to use. Note that only the shell data is
imported, the array and other optimisation parameters are ignored:
Click import and the Slice Editor window appears with the shell already drawn (see following
page).