L-Acoustics LA2Xi Manual de usuario
Preset Guide
owner's manual (EN)
LA2Xi
POWER L-NET STATUS
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Document reference: Preset Guide owner's manual (EN) version 16.0
Distribution date: March 8, 2021
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Contents
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................ 5
Preset design......................................................................................................................................................6
Onboard preset libraries..................................................................................................................................... 8
LA2Xi preset library.................................................................................................................................. 8
LA4 preset library...................................................................................................................................11
LA4X preset library................................................................................................................................. 15
LA8 preset library...................................................................................................................................19
LA12X preset library............................................................................................................................... 26
FLAT presets.....................................................................................................................................................31
Variable Curvature WST systems presets.............................................................................................................32
K1......................................................................................................................................................... 32
K2......................................................................................................................................................... 34
K3......................................................................................................................................................... 36
Kara II................................................................................................................................................... 37
Kara...................................................................................................................................................... 39
Kiva II....................................................................................................................................................40
Kiva SB15m........................................................................................................................................... 41
Kiva Kilo................................................................................................................................................42
Kudo......................................................................................................................................................44
V-DOSC................................................................................................................................................. 45
dV-DOSC............................................................................................................................................... 47
Constant Curvature WST systems presets............................................................................................................ 49
ARCS Wide / ARCS Focus..................................................................................................................... 49
A10 Wide/Focus....................................................................................................................................50
A15 Wide/Focus....................................................................................................................................51
ARCS II..................................................................................................................................................52
ARCS.....................................................................................................................................................53
Colinear systems presets....................................................................................................................................54
Syva...................................................................................................................................................... 54
Coaxial loudspeaker enclosures presets.............................................................................................................. 56
X4i........................................................................................................................................................ 56
5XT........................................................................................................................................................57
X8......................................................................................................................................................... 58
X12....................................................................................................................................................... 59
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X15 HiQ................................................................................................................................................60
8XT, 12XTP, MTD108a, MTD112b and MTD115bP................................................................................... 61
12XTA, 115XT, 115XT HiQ and MTD115bA............................................................................................ 62
Subwoofer loudspeaker enclosures presets.......................................................................................................... 63
Pre-alignment delay values.................................................................................................................................66
Variable curvature WST systems...............................................................................................................67
Constant curvature WST systems.............................................................................................................. 81
Colinear systems..................................................................................................................................... 84
Coaxial loudspeaker enclosures............................................................................................................... 84
Impedance load............................................................................................................................................... 90
Enclosure drive capacity per amplied controller................................................................................................. 91
Enclosure drive capacity per LA4............................................................................................................. 93
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Introduction
Introduction
The L-Acoustics amplied controllers are delivered with onboard rmware and preset library.
Presets of the onboard library can be loaded from the front panel of the amplied controller, or from the
LANetworkManager software application, a management tool dedicated to the remote control and monitoring of a
network of L-Acoustics amplied controllers.
LA Network Manager must be used for updating rmware on L-Acoustics amplied controllers. An up-to-date preset
library is automatically installed with the rmware. Check the L-Acoustics website for the latest version of software,
rmware and libraries.
Operating L-Acoustics amplied controllers
Refer to the LA2Xi, LA4, LA4X, LA8, LA12X, LA-RAK, LA-RAK II, and LA-RAK II AVB owner's manuals.
Installing LA Network Manager
Download the latest release pack from the L-Acoustics website and refer to the LA NWM Installation technical
bulletin.
Updating rmware on an L-Acoustics amplied controller
Refer to the LA Network Manager help, accessible from the Help menu of the software.
This version of the preset guide describes the LA2Xi, LA4, LA4X, LA8 and LA12X preset libraries version 6.6(.2).
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Preset design
Preset design
Gain structure
The gains of all L-Acoustics factory presets are calibrated with a reference pink noise signal, representative of most
demanding musical programs. The reference input level is 0 dBu (with analog audio source) or -22 dBFS (with digital
audio source).
When feeding L-Acoustics amplied controllers at this input level, L-Acoustics loudspeaker enclosures provide the sound
engineer with 8 dB of headroom, except for smaller formats calibrated for 4 dB of headroom (MTD108A, 5XT, X8, 8XT,
Kiva, Kilo).
This gain structure helps managing power resources of L-Acoustics systems when using different enclosures of the same
format. With default output gain settings (0 dB), all enclosures reach their limits for the same program level. Apply a gain
adjustment of -4 dB for smaller format enclosures when used along with bigger format L-Acoustics enclosures.
Headroom for SB15m
SB15m presets [SB15_100] and [SB15_100_C] have 8 dB of headroom from preset library version 5.6(.5).
[SB15_100_Cx] has 8 dB of headroom.
4 dB of headroom are provided when using presets from earlier versions and preset [KIVA_SB15].
Headroom for K1-SB, KS28, SB28, SB18, SB218 and SB118
To provide 8 dB of headroom, the output gain of some subwoofer presets is adjusted in preset library 6.0
compared to previous versions.
This update aligns the L-DRIVE activity between subwoofers and full range loudspeakers for the same reference
pink noise signal.
When updating presets in Session les using older versions of the preset library, adjust gains as follows to keep
the same gain chain:
[SB28_60], [SB218_60]: + 4 dB
[KS28_60], [SB_28_100], [SB18_60], [SB18_100], [SB218_100], [SB118_60], [SB118_100]: + 3 dB
[KS28_100]: + 2 dB
[K1SB_60]: + 1 dB
Electro-acoustic coupling
Each recommended loudspeaker conguration provides a coherent sound source, by implementing a loudspeaker system
in a specic deployment pattern and with dened factory presets.
L-Acoustics factory presets ensure the coupling between the different transducer sections, whether it is internal coupling as
in active loudspeaker enclosures, or external coupling as when several loudspeaker enclosures are combined.
Users can adjust preset parameters on top of factory settings and for predened channel sets.
Channel sets have been dened for the presets dedicated to active loudspeaker enclosures and to some specic
loudspeaker congurations. A channel set maintains a coherent coupling by linking several output channels for the setting
of routing, gain and delay parameters. For example, [LF HF] is a channel set for 2-way loudspeaker enclosure presets,
and [SRSBSBSB] is a channel set for cardioid subwoofer presets.
The Preset Guide describes the recommended loudspeaker congurations for each system, with the corresponding factory
presets and the main resulting acoustic properties.
When applicable, refer to the user documentation of the related system for the limit between coupled and separated
subwoofers.
For some loudspeaker enclosure combinations, it is necessary to adjust the delay values for time-alignment. Refer to
section Pre-alignment delay values (p.66).
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Preset design
Frequency response contour
For the X Series coaxial loudspeaker enclosures, there are two distinct contours:
• the standard preset, for all applications except stage monitor applications
• the _MO preset, dedicated to stage monitor applications
For legacy coaxial loudspeaker enclosures (XT and MTD Series), there are three distinct contours:
• the _FR presets, for most of FOH applications
• the _FI presets, for spoken word, classical music, jazz, or ll systems
• the _MO presets, for half-space loading conditions, typically monitor applications
For current WST systems, there are one or two distinct contours:
• the main preset, ensuring a reference FOH contour to the line source with usual deployment parameters
• the _FI preset, dedicated to loudspeaker enclosures used as a ll system (for some systems only)
The oldest WST systems inherit from a legacy preset structure (_HI and _LO presets).
If necessary, users can adjust the sonic signature of L-Acoustics systems through the Contour EQ tools in LA Network
Manager.
The Array Morphing tool provides two parameters, zoom factor and LF contour, that allow users to adjust the response
of a WST system. At any reference listening distance and with any line source length, the engineer can obtain the sonic
signature of a bigger, smaller, closer or further system, and can unify the sonic signature of multiple sources. Refer to the
LA Network Manager Help and Array Morphing white paper for detailed information.
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Onboard preset libraries
Onboard preset libraries
Each onboard preset library includes the L-Acoustics loudspeaker enclosures of which power requirements match the
delivering capability of the corresponding amplied controller.
amplied controllers maximum output power
Type 16 Ω load 8 Ω load 4 Ω load 2.7 Ω load
LA12X — 4 x 1400 W 4 x 2600 W 4 x 3300 W
LA8 — 4 x 1100 W 4 x 1800 W
LA4X — 4 x 1000 W —
LA4 — 4 x 800 W 4 x 1000 W —
4 x 190 W 4 x 360 W 4 x 640 W
2 x 1260 W —LA2Xi —— 1 x 2550 W
—
CEA-2006/490A 1 kHz test method, all channels driven.
LA2Xi preset library
The LA2Xi onboard preset library is stored in the factory memory locations 011 to 067 of the controller (the memory
locations 001 to 010 are dedicated to the storage of presets modied by the user). Each preset family is described in the
tables below, including the presets memory location number, name, and description.
LA2Xi Preset Library 6.6
KARA_II
011 [KARA II 70] Kara II, full range, 70º adjustable ns settings
012 [KARA II 90] Kara II, full range, 90º adjustable ns settings
013 [KARA II 110] Kara II, full range, 110º adjustable ns settings
014 [KARA II_FI] Kara II, HPF=100 Hz, ll
015 [KARAIIDOWNK3] Kara II, optimized delay for K3 downll
KARA
016 [KARA] Kara, full range, FOH
017 [KARA_FI] Kara, HPF=100 Hz, ll
018 [KARADOWNK3] Kara, HPF=100 Hz, optimized delay for K3 downll
KIVA_II
019 [KIVA II] Kiva II, full range, FOH
020 [KIVA II_FI] Kiva II, full range, ll
A15
021 [A15] A15 Wide or A15 Focus, full range
022 [A15_FI] A15 Wide or A15 Focus, full range, ll
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Onboard preset libraries
A10
023 [A10] A10 Wide or A10 Focus, full range
024 [A10_FI] A10 Wide or A10 Focus, full range, ll
ARCS_WF
025 [ARCS_WIFO] ARCS Wide or ARCS Focus, full range, FOH
026 [ARCS_WIFO_FI] ARCS Wide or ARCS Focus, full range, ll
KS28
027 [KS28_60] KS28, LPF=60 Hz
028 [KS28_100] KS28, LPF=100 Hz
029 [KS28_60_C] KS28, LPF=60 Hz, cardioid pattern
030 [KS28_100_C] KS28, LPF=100 Hz, cardioid pattern
031 [KS28_60_Cx] KS28, LPF=60 Hz, extended cardioid pattern
032 [KS28_100_Cx] KS28, LPF=100 Hz, extended cardioid pattern
SB28
033 [SB28_60] SB28, LPF=60 Hz
034 [SB28_100] SB28, LPF=100 Hz
035 [SB28_60_C] SB28, LPF=60 Hz, cardioid pattern
036 [SB28_100_C] SB28, LPF=100 Hz, cardioid pattern
037 [SB28_60_Cx] SB28, LPF=60 Hz, extended cardioid pattern
038 [SB28_100_Cx] SB28, LPF=100 Hz, extended cardioid pattern
KS21
039 [KS21_60] KS21, LPF=60 Hz
040 [KS21_100] KS21, LPF=100 Hz
041 [KS21_60_C] KS21, LPF=60 Hz, cardioid pattern
042 [KS21_100_C] KS21, LPF=100 Hz, cardioid pattern
043 [KS21_60_Cx] KS21, LPF=60 Hz, extended cardioid pattern
044 [KS21_100_Cx] KS21, LPF=100 Hz, extended cardioid pattern
SB18
045 [SB18_60] SB18, LPF=60 Hz
046 [SB18_100] SB18, LPF=100 Hz
047 [SB18_60_C] SB18, LPF=60 Hz, cardioid pattern
048 [SB18_100_C] SB18, LPF=100 Hz, cardioid pattern
049 [SB18_60_Cx] SB18, LPF=60 Hz, extended cardioid pattern
050 [SB18_100_Cx] SB18, LPF=100 Hz, extended cardioid pattern
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Onboard preset libraries
SB15
051 [SB15_100] SB15, LPF=100 Hz
052 [SB15_100_C] SB15, LPF=100 Hz, cardioid pattern
053 [SB15_100_Cx] SB15, LPF=100 Hz, extended cardioid pattern
SYVA
054 [SYVA] Syva, full range
SYVA_LOW
055 [SYVA LOW_100] Syva Low (separated), LPF=100 Hz
SYVA+LOW
056 [SYVA LOW SYVA] Syva & Syva Low (coupled)
SYVA_SUB
057 [SYVA SUB_100] Syva Sub, LPF=100 Hz
058 [SYVA SUB_200] Syva Sub, LPF=200 Hz, optimized for [X4] preset
X15HiQ
059 [X15] X15 HiQ, full range
060 [X15_MO] X15 HiQ, full range, monitor, low latency
X12
061 [X12] X12, full range
062 [X12_MO] X12, full range, monitor, low latency
X8
063 [X8] X8, full range
064 [X8_MO] X8, full range, monitor, low latency
5XT
065 [5XT] 5XT, full range
X4
066 [X4] X4i, full range
FLAT
067 [FLAT_LA2X] Flat EQ, protection minimizing clipping risks
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