The Martin MAC Aura PXL adds to the industry standard line of Martin wash lights with multi-lens and Aura backlight technology. Bigger and brighter than the MAC Aura, the PXL features significantly higher intensity and a tighter beam as well as a smaller face and less busy lens look compared to the MAC Quantum Wash. The MAC Aura PXLs bigger “bubbles” provide a more appealing look and beautiful wide wash fields.
It is also the first wash light in the market to feature individual pixel control for main beam pixels and Aura backlight with full control via DMX, Art-Net and sACN, as well as with Martin´s very own creative P3 video protocol.
The MAC Aura PXL has become a popular choice within the industry, being used for live music, live events, as well as being used for the lighting of St Paul's for the Jubilee celebrations. The Aura PXL has gained a favourable reputation with lighting designers, leading to it becoming a well used fixture thanks to its adaptability and precision capabilities.
Adlib's rental inventory of MAC Aura PXL made an instant impression across a wide range of live events throughout the UK.
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The MAC Aura PXLs were supplied by Siyan for The Kooks UK Tour 2022, where the PXLs have been an integral part of the lighting design by Jordon Cooper at Moths Lights.
Lighting supplier, Limelite Lighting provided 150 Martin MAC Aura PXL units for the Queen’s Jubilee Thanksgiving Service on Friday 3rd June.
The size of the Aura PXL puts it directly in between the MAC Aura XB and the MAC Quantum Wash. However, the PXL's output is much closer to the Quantum. The PXL's new attractive facia and a hugely increased output of the Aura backlight allows the PXL to create stunning facia and wash effects on a much larger scale.
The Aura back light on the MAC Aura XB is great and does exactly as designed by creating an “eye candy” effect, which looks great on TV or close intimate settings. However due to the face size and the brightness of the aura backlight it would look somewhat lacklustre in a larger venue or stage. This usually means that the Aura back light is somewhat redundant, and the fixture is used as a fast and punchy wash light…this it does very well.
The MAC Aura PXL's backlight however is much brighter - with 141 LEDs and a much larger lens. This is where the PXL really comes into play as far as “eye candy” for larger productions. The general feedback of the PXL is that the Aura was bright enough to be a subtle wash of its own! So, combining that with the 19 Primary LEDs you can create a perfectly flat wash field while also making the fixture face a feature.
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