MARCOUSSIS, France – March 2018 — Unveiled last year, L-Acoustics’ P1 processor is a three-in-one unit, unique on the market, that combines front-end processing, audio bridging and signal distribution as well as system measurement and tuning in one convenient, solid package. The P1 takes the complex and hardware-intense task of system deployment and optimization and streamlines it to a single piece of hardware, fully integrated into the industry-leading LA Network Manager software platform.
After completing a test period with key L-Acoustics partners around the globe, the P1 ships this June and will be joined by the powerful new optimization tools announced to the L-Acoustics ecosystem that include additional features to 3D acoustical design program Soundvision and system control software LA Network Manager.
Early adopter Solotech tested the P1 processor on various special events, including a gala for Macy’s corporate leaders at the MGM in Las Vegas and the OSQ Amplifié performance at the Bell Center Arena in Montréal. “The P1 is intuitive to use, and only having to use one, familiar software platform to control the system simplifies our lives,” notes Patrice Lavoie, systems technician at Solotech. “Overall, the P1 boosted the system sound quality and lightened our gear load.”
As a signal processor with equalization, delay and dynamics, its four analog line inputs with premium A/D conversion assure the utmost sound quality. Integrating 20 inputs and 16 outputs in one rack space, the P1 can matrix, bridge and distribute AVB, AES/EBU and analog audio. And time-aligned redundant signal distribution guarantees artifact-free sound with the click of a button. The upcoming release of LA Network Manager 3.0 will leverage P1’s four microphone pre-amps to create an analyzer that is aware of all system parameters. This technology enables system tuning without additional noise.
Black Box Music Systems Engineer Oliver Decker toured with Norwegian musicians Marcus & Martinus and especially appreciated the variety of inputs: “I used it to matrix multiple consoles and distribute AVB, AES and analog to our LA12X amplified controllers,” he explains. “The flexibility added by the automatic time alignment of the P1 simplifies the signal distribution process.”
Presentations of P1 will be held at Prolight + Sound in Hall 3, Kontrast Room. L-Acoustics can also be found in Hall 3.1, stand C11.
LA Network Manager 3.0 releases later this year.
About L-Acoustics
Founded in 1984 near Paris, France, L-Acoustics is a leading manufacturer of solutions for the professional sound industry. Part of the L-Group, which counts 400 team members, L-Acoustics is present in over 80 countries either through subsidiaries or via a network of certified providers. Twenty percent of L-Acoustics’ team-members are dedicated to research and development.
Recognized for pioneering the modern line array, L-Acoustics continues to lead the industry with L-ISA, a multichannel technology combining sound system implementation and object-based mixing to reconnect artists and audiences. L-Acoustics sound systems can be heard in places like the Hollywood Bowl, the NFL Cardinals University of Phoenix Center or the Philharmonie de Paris as well as the world’s top-grossing festivals, the London, Sochi and Rio Olympics, and on the Depeche Mode 2017/2018 Global Spirit tour.
