Neumann MA 1

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Automatic Monitor Alignment

  • Calibration system for stereo setups with Neumann KH 80 DSP and all analog (non-DSP-based) Neumann monitors in connection with the KH 750 DSP subwoofer
  • Calibration algorithms developed together with Fraunhofer IIS
  • Individually calibrated measurement microphone
  • Space-adaptive target curve
  • Phase and amplitude optimization for analog Neumann monitors
  • Frequency range: 20 – 20000 Hz
  • Polar pattern: Omnidirectional
  • For MAC and PC
  • Dimensions (L x Ø): 117 x 23 mm
  • Weight: 37 g
  • Optional Multichannel Extension - automatic reference alignment for multi-channel systems Quad, 5.1, 7.1, 5.1.4 and 7.1.4 with network-compatible monitors (KH 80, KH 120 II, KH 150 and KH 750) with up to four subwoofers, via separately available licence (optional, not included)
System Requirements
  • Version: 2
  • Format: E-Mail
  • License validity: perpetual
  • Copy protection: Online activation
  • Simultaneous activations: 1
  • Windows: from 10 (64-Bit)
  • Mac OS (64 Bit): from 10.15
  • CPU min.: AMD Multicore, Apple Silicon, Intel Core
  • Display: 1280 x 720
  • Additional System requirements: Internet Connection for Installation and Aktivation, CoreAudio / ASIO- Audio-Interface with symmetric analog Microphone Imput with 48 V Phantom Power, min. 2 Outputs, LAN Switch with min. 3 Ports
Available since December 2020
Item number 508756
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Nearly very good!
neuwomann 29.12.2020
Slightly painful (and time consuming) start due to various bugs in the software (e.g. you can select any audio input from your interface for the mic signal as long as it's input one...!), but once I got through to the calibration stage things went much more smoothly.

Things to improve:
- Archiving (saving) and loading previous measurements for comparison and reversion is absolutely essential. If you want a calibration with and without the sub, or you use you monitors in more than one location, this is really essential.

- A quick means to switch between presets is also very much needed.

- Don't forget to apply the calibration before closing the app, or you will have to redo all your measurements!

- Measurements should be salvable independently too, so they can be reused to generate a different eq curve.

- Would be nice to be able to select any input channel, as the interface suggests ;)

- There is also a bug regarding system gain, whereby you have wait a few minutes after assigning your speakers to Left/Right position before testing the system gain or it will repeatedly fail. There's no onscreen indication as to why this is failing.

- I also managed to get my monitor indicators to flash forever by clicking the ID buttons and then going to next screen before they stopped flashing.

- Would be great if the audio IO UI had an input VU meter to help identify when the mic channel was correctly selected and working.

Results: Moaning aside, the results are very good and I think this is an essential bit of kit if you use your KHs for anything critical. The low end was never right, even using their ipad algorithmic calibration wizard (which did help quite a lot over the rear switches) and I had limited trust over the low end of my mixes. Now it sounds really smooth and open across the entire freq range which is great!
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Professional and easy to use
Shaw 31.07.2021
It's a gem Neumann introduced. It's a small mic per se but the magic is all in the alignment software. The measurement and setup took about half an hour; it sampled 7 listening positions around the centre. The sound field is much tightened up after the setup! Worth it.
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MZ..... 04.05.2021
Works as expected with KH120 + KH750DSP. Marked improvement noticeable (& measurable) after calibration. Software isn't the most user friendly around.
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Great Alignment system but Mic also sounds great :).
SlikNik 27.09.2022
It totally changed the quality of my mixes. Suddenly it's possible to REALLY hear whats going on below 50Hz and that has a huge effekt on the overall balance of any mix.
Highly recommended! Even if your room already sounds good...
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