Neumann MA 1 Monitor Alignment Microphone and Calibration System

Optimize Your Neumann KH DSP Studio Monitors

If you can’t hear it, you can’t mix it. We say that a lot here at City Music. We repeat it like a mantra. That’s why Neumann KH-series loudspeaker owners owe it to themselves to add the Neumann MA 1 to their monitoring chain. This cutting-edge automatic monitor alignment system employs advanced speaker calibration algorithms developed in cooperation with Fraunhofer IIS, along with an individually calibrated measurement microphone, to optimize the frequency curve, amplitude, and phase of your monitors. This streamlined speaker optimization system stores its calibration data directly in your DSP-powered KH-series studio monitors, so you won’t need to futz around with a clunky plug-in to make it work. If you demand optimal sound quality in every mixing environment, the Neumann MA 1 automatic monitor alignment system delivers, with convenient, set-it-and-forget-it simplicity.

Note: The Neumann MA 1 automatic alignment system requires a stereo set of KH 80 DSP studio monitors or a KH 750 DSP subwoofer to operate. An audio interface with a balanced analog input, +48V phantom power, and two balanced analog outputs are required. The KH 750 DSP subwoofer also accepts AES3. For more information, call your City Music’s Sales Engineer.

Provides streamlined monitor optimization with minimal fuss

The MA 1 is a grade-A optimization tool for a stereo set of Neumann’s KH 80 DSP monitors. It’s also compatible with stereo setups containing non-DSP KH-series Neumann monitors and a KH 750 DSP subwoofer. This powerful automatic monitor alignment system is a breeze to use. You simply connect your loudspeakers to your audio interface’s balanced analog outputs — you can also connect them to a monitor controller’s balanced analog outputs. If your interface has an AES3 port, you can alternatively hook your KH 750 DSP sub to that. Your DSP-powered monitors or subwoofer also need to be connected to your computer’s Ethernet port (use a standard Ethernet switch for multiple connections). Next, you plug the included measurement microphone into your audio interface’s microphone input (+48V phantom power is required). Finally, fire up the software and Fraunhofer-developed calibration algorithms will optimize the frequency curve of your DSP-powered monitors, along with the amplitude response and phase of all the speakers in your setup. Best of all, your calibration data is stored directly inside of your DSP-powered monitors. That means you won’t accidentally leave a plug-in instantiated on your mix bus during rendering — a common frustration with many software-based room correction solutions. Plus, your alignment settings will remain consistent across all of your sessions, even if they use different applications.

Neumann MA 1 Automatic Monitor Alignment Features:

• Provides automatic monitor alignment for KH 80 DSP loudspeakers or non-DSP KH monitors via a KH 750 DSP subwoofer
• Employs calibration algorithms developed in cooperation with Fraunhofer IIS
• Comes with an individually calibrated measurement microphone
• Adjusts the frequency curve of your DSP-powered monitors
• Optimizes the amplitude response and phase of all the speakers in your setup
• Calibration settings stored directly inside of your DSP-powered monitors — no plug-in required
• Ethernet connections may be disconnected after optimization has been completed