Meyer
Sound Spotlights New MM-4XP and more at ISE in Amsterdam
Audio
Product Stories Published: 22 January
2008
With a faceplate of a mere four inches square, Meyer Sound’s
new MM-4XP self-powered miniature loudspeaker will be a prime
focus at the 2008 Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), with its
ability to satisfy AV professionals dealing with space and sightline
limitations. The MM-4XP is only one of many innovative solutions
that Meyer Sound offers for the installation market. In addition
to easy-to-use self-powered loudspeakers, Meyer Sound will also
demonstrate the most powerful and robust software tools for
creating high-performance integrated audio systems.
The MM-4XP loudspeaker is surprisingly dainty,
yet produces peak output of 113 dB SPL across an operating frequency
range of 120 Hz – 18 kHz. It is ideal for stage lip frontfill,
fill and spot coverage, installation in steps and other hidden
locations, as well as small portable systems. It can be custom
painted to match specific color schemes. MM-4XP is the self-powered
version of the highly popular MM-4 loudspeaker, which is installed
in Blue Lagoon, a geothermal spa which is also one of the most
visited tourist attractions in Iceland.
Not to be “overshadowed” by its miniature
cousin, the UPJunior™ ultracompact VariO™ loudspeaker,
UMS-1P ultracompact subwoofer, as well as the award-winning
M’elodie™ ultracompact curvilinear array loudspeaker
will also be featured on the Meyer Sound booth. Since its release,
M’elodie has been installed in prestigious live performance
venues around the world including Netherlands’ Vrijthof
Theatre, London’s Royal Festival Hall, Denmark’s
Aarhus Theatre and Austria’s Festung Kufstein. With Meyer
Sound’s ingeniously simple and flexible Quickfly®
rigging, M’elodie is also popular in corporate AV applications
and has been used on sold-out tours with Metallica, Prince and
Rod Stewart.
Loudspeakers are just one component of Meyer Sound's
larger picture of integrated systems. Also featured on the booth
are hands-on demonstrations of the company’s advanced
software technologies including MAPP Online Pro™ acoustical
prediction program and the Galileo™ loudspeaker management
system equipped with Compass™ control software, as well
as the LCS Series™ Matrix3™ audio show control system
with SpaceMap® multichannel panning software and Wild Tracks™
hard disk playback. Matrix3 is a major component of the sound
systems in various Cirque du Soleil® productions, including
The Beatles® LOVE™, KÀ™, ZUMANITY, Delirium™,
and more.
All Meyer Sound products, including basic components
such as drivers and circuit boards, are designed and manufactured
at the company’s facilities in Berkeley, Calif., USA.