Your Digital Expert for Professional Monitoring Quality

Neumann’s Automatic Monitor Alignment MA 1 ensures the best possible sound quality
in any room – from home studios to professional control rooms. Using the individually
calibrated measurement microphone your acoustic environment is analyzed in a guided process.
Advanced calibration algorithms, jointly developed with the world's leading institute
in audio processing, Fraunhofer IIS, guarantee an optimally adapted amplitude and phase
correction for exact and reliable monitoring.

Reliable Monitoring Anywhere

Neumann’s Automatic Alignment is a dedicated tool for stereo sets of KH 80 DSP monitors
with or without the KH 750 DSP as well as two non DSP-based KH-Line monitors connected
to the analog outputs of a KH 750 DSP subwoofer. Unlike conventional correction software
it is an integrated solution with novel algorithms, jointly developed with the Fraunhofer
Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS) specifically for Neumann studio monitors.
No plug-in or special audio driver is required: Alignment data is stored and processed
within the DSP-powered monitors themselves. As a unique benefit, the software not only
optimizes the amplitude response but also optimizes the phase. This provides highest
accuracy in terms of tonality and impulse reproduction.

How it works

In a first step, acoustic data of the listening environment is gathered in a guided process.
No special acoustic knowledge is required. Simply connect your Neumann monitors to the
outputs of your audio interface or monitor controller. Additionally, your DSP-based
KH-line monitors must also be connected to your computer’s ethernet port.
For multiple connections, a standard ethernet switch will do.

Now plug the measurement microphone into your microphone input. This microphone was specifically
developed for this software and is individually calibrated by it.
The software will guide you through the measurement process.

From the measured data, the software ascertains the room’s acoustic properties.
The individual correction parameters are generated according to a room-specific
target curve calculated by the software. Neumann's decades of experience in
calibrating monitoring systems in studio control rooms has been incorporated into
this process. Of course, you can modify the target curve to your needs.

Additionally, the alignment process ensures an optimal summation in the low frequencies when a subwoofer is used.

All resulting correction parameters are stored and processed in the DSP-powered monitors.
So there is nothing to worry about anymore, no plug-ins, no driver issues.
And no additional cables, either: Once the alignment process is completed,
the ethernet connections are not required anymore.

Using the KH 750 DSP subwoofer, stereo sets of analog KH-Line monitors, too,
can be used with the Automatic Monitor Alignment Software.
The KH 750 DSP has enough processing power to align the entire system
including the two analog loudspeakers connected to its outputs. Additionally,
KH 120, KH 310, and KH 420 loudspeakers profit from phase linearization of their
built-in crossover filters! The result is increased clarity, a dry bass, and a
time-correct, more accurate depiction of reverbs and acoustic spaces.

The Future

The MA 1 Automatic Monitor Alignment is the beginning of a new era in monitoring.
Starting with the current version, which delivers outstanding acoustic results for stereo
setups, the range of software functions will be expanded step by step with updates.

Hardware requirements

    1 pair of KH DSP loudspeakers or up to two KH 750 DSP subwoofers in combination with a pair of analog (non-DSP based) KH loudspeakers
    Neumann MA 1 measurement microphone
    Computer (Windows 10 64 Bit and macOS 10.13, 10.14, 10.15 or 11.0)
    Audio interface with balanced analog input with 48 V phantom power and 2 balanced analog outputs or digital AES3 output (only with KH 750 DSP)
    Network switch
    Screen resolution of 1280×720 px or higher

Software requirements

    Operating system: Windows 10 64 Bit and macOS 10.13, 10.14, 10.15 or 11.0
    Neumann MA 1 – Automatic Monitor Alignment software
    ASIO driver (for Windows)
    IPv6 supported and enabled

DSP loudspeakers (network-enabled)

The following loudspeakers and subwoofers are network-enabled and can be controlled directly by the software:

    KH 80 DSP
    KH 750 DSP

Analog loudspeakers (not network-enabled)

The following loudspeakers are not network-enabled and need to be connected via a network-
enabled subwoofer in order to be included in the system setup.

    KH 120 A
    KH 120 D
    KH 310 A
    KH 310 D
    KH 420/KH 420 + DIM 1

Important Information
Please note:

After the alignment process, the MA 1 software stores the correction data in the monitors or in
the subwoofer; not in the software application. Therefore, no Ethernet connection to the computer
is required for further operation of the aligned system. Currently, the data stored in the
loudspeaker(s) cannot be recalled or changed, once the software is closed. The calibration
procedure must be started from the beginning and repeated.

The following currently applies: If the loudspeakers were previously adjusted using the
Neumann.Control iPad® app, their correction data will be overwritten by an alignment with the
MA 1 software. If you open the Neumann.Control iPad® app again, the last data stored in the app
is sent to the loudspeakers, thus overwriting the correction data generated by the MA 1.
Alignment settings are made via the MA 1 software. Other parameters (e.g. mute, delay ...)
cannot currently be controlled by the MA 1 software.

The MA 1 software does not include Guided Alignment or Manual Alignment
like on the Neumann.Control iPad® app.