Mackie FB100 Flybar Rigging Bar for DRM12A Line Array and DRM18S Subwoofer

Mackie FB100: Fly Your DRM Line Array With Confidence

The Mackie FB100 Flybar is the purpose-built rigging hardware that lets you suspend a line array of Mackie DRM Series loudspeakers overhead, hanging up to four DRM12A loudspeakers and as many as two DRM18S subwoofers from a single bar. Engineered specifically for the DRM system, it turns a ground stack into a flown array that projects farther, clears sightlines, and covers an audience more evenly. For the production company or installer scaling a DRM rig up to real venues, the FB100 is the component that takes the system into the air safely.

Purpose-Built for the DRM Series

Rather than a generic bar, the FB100 is matched to the DRM12A / DRM12A-P loudspeakers and DRM18S / DRM18S-P subwoofers, mating to their factory rigging points so the array assembles predictably and hangs in proper alignment. That dedicated fit is what makes flying a line array manageable: each cabinet locates where it should, the geometry stays consistent, and the load path is designed around the exact speakers you are hanging.

Loudspeakers and Subwoofers on One Bar

The FB100 carries a full DRM array - up to four DRM12A loudspeakers for long-throw coverage, plus up to two subwoofers to add flown low end where a ground stack would get in the way. Because flying a subwoofer places the whole cabinet weight overhead, each DRM18S also requires the dedicated FKDRM18S flyware kit to attach it safely to the array. Combining tops and subs on a single flybar keeps a compact venue rig tidy and its coverage coherent.

Flown or Grounded, One Piece of Hardware

The FB100 is not only for flying. Each flybar includes a bracket foot for ground use, so the same hardware anchors a ground-stacked array when rigging points are not available or a show calls for a floor-based setup. That dual role means a single investment covers both deployment styles, letting a touring or install DRM system reconfigure to whatever the room allows.

Who the FB100 Is For

Production companies, rental houses, houses of worship, and AV installers running Mackie DRM12A loudspeakers and DRM18S subwoofers rely on the FB100 to fly their systems in larger rooms. When a ground stack no longer covers the crowd, this dedicated flybar - flown from rigging points or footed on the floor - is the safe, system-matched way to put the array where the audience can hear it. Flying loudspeakers always demands qualified rigging and adherence to Mackie's installation guide and local safety codes.