In honor of Rational Acoustics’ 15th anniversary, we are offering 15% off of Smaart new license purchases from April 1 through April 15. No Joke!
April 1 is here. In the past Rational has done joke products to celebrate “April Fools Day” (last year was “Smaart Origin” for example). This year they are not doing a joke product, they are doing a real sale.
For the first week of April, and in honor of Rational Acoustics 15th anniversary, we are going to offer 15% off of all Smaart license purchases from April 1 (Saturday) through April 15 (Saturday).
The Fine print:
The discount applies to online new license purchases only.
Eligible product variations are discounted in the store.
Upgrade purchases or additional installs are not eligible
This offer cannot be combined with other discounts (student discount etc.)
Timis County Youth Foundation, Timișoara, Romania in Timișoara, Romania was buzzing with excitement as 12 students gathered for the Smaart class taught by Thomas Züllich from March 20th to 23rd, 2023. The course was divided into the 3-day Smaart Operator Fundamentals and the 1-day Smaart Application Practicums Class.
The Smaart Operator Fundamentals provided an in-depth understanding of setting up a Smaart measurement rig and using Smaart to make single and dual-channel FFT measurements. The course also covered the fundamentals of system alignment, phase measurement, transfer function analysis, and more. The students were thrilled with the knowledge they gained and appreciated the hands-on experience.
The Smaart Application Practicums class focused on the practical use of the Smaart measurement platform in real-world professional audio engineer work. The course provided students with a wealth of knowledge on how to optimize sound systems and overcome challenges that arise during live events.
The Timis County Youth Foundation in Timișoara, Romania provided the perfect venue for the Smaart class. The students enjoyed the vibrant atmosphere and the opportunity to learn from Thomas Züllich, a renowned expert in the field. The course was a great success, and the students left with a newfound understanding of Smaart and its practical applications in professional audio engineering.
Overall, the Smaart class taught by Thomas Züllich was an incredible learning opportunity for anyone interested in professional audio engineering. The students gained valuable insights and practical experience, and the Timis County Youth Foundation provided the perfect setting for this exceptional course. Don’t miss out on future Smaart classes – sign up now and take your audio engineering skills to the next level!
Five days of SMAART, eight students, whereof six came all the way from Tel Aviv to the Smaart class in Steinkjer.
Roy “The Blad” Strod, “Cousin” Ron Blecher, Yair “Donny” Rachamim, Aviv “Four Fingers” Gozlan, Gad “The Head” Torrefranca, Thomas “Brick Top” Züllich, Gustav “Tyrone” Viem and Aner “Bullet Tooth” Baruch
We are excited to announce that the official release date for Smaart v9 has been set for Tuesday, September 27, 2022.
Check out the Smaart v9 Info Page for more information and be sure to check out the new v9 Launch Blog to stay up to date on the latest v9 features and developments.
The classes start at 9:30 and are finished by 16:00 with a lunch break from 12:00 to 12:30. The classes will be taught by Thomas Züllich and be held in English.
and another one in the box. 9 eager engineers sat through 4 intense days of Smaart training. First a 3 day operator class followed by a full day of practice sessions. The dinner after the last day was well deserved.
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Kristian Dørum, Espen Mjøen, Eivind Dahl, Stian Strander, Christer Amundsen, Ole Jørgen Kjørholt, Erlend Stein, Rune Sundby, Lars Andersen & Thomas Züllich
12 eager sound engineers from all over Norway, Sweden & Lithuania came and spent 4 days learning how to optimise a sound system with Smaart.
Henrik Gjøsæter, Kolbjørn Lysol, Fredrik Hagland, Thomas Trelease, Said Rifay, Klas Praméus, Rune Bjønnum, Sigbjørn Lillestøl, Vytautas Stasiukaitis, Øyvind Skaaden, Øyvind Kobberstad, Stian Aune
18 engineers came to learn how to use Smaart properly.
The class was held at Musikhuset Aarhus in the “Rytmisk sal”, so we had full access to a real world environment. This allowed for a lot of practical use of Smaart. The class was hosted by alfa audio and taught by certified Smaart instructor Thomas Züllich with the help of Fródi Vestergaard Dam of Alfa Audio Denmark. The class was mainly taught in English with tranlations by Fródi, should this be needed. Thomas speaks fluent Norwegian as well, so there was not much of language barrier for the Danes.
I will be traveling to wherever I am called to. The term for a class at your venue is“IN_PERSON SMAART TRAINING CLASS”.
It is minimum 3 days, and the material taught is the “Smaart Operator Fundamentals Class”. When having completed this class the students can also take an online test to be certified SMAART Operators. The class is AVIXA approved.
I often got the request to do this class in 2 days, which I did in the past. The outcome was that a large percentage of the participants complained about lack of practical exercise. I totally agree with this criticism and have to say that I felt it was not right to do it any shorter than 3 days. Heck, the Meyer Sound SIM II class we taught back in the 90´s was 5 days.
In response I worked on a curriculum which I teach since several years. It includes all the essential theoretical stuff, which I cover in the first 1 1/2 days. Fro there on there’s a lot of practical training and on day three we mostly achieve to completely design and align a PA system for a theater style application. My goal is that everybody, and I really mean everybody leaving that class is fit operating SMAART in a meaningful and effective manner. That is also why the class is limited to absolutely maximum 16 students.
So there are two options – you can order a class for your company / venue. This can be 3 or 4 days. In other words a “Smaart Operator Fundamentals Class” + a “Smaart Application Practicums” day. Travel cost are flat 5.000
This seems to be a very good option. The last class in Norway was partially funded by the local authorities. (BIO – bedriftsintern opplæring)
If this is not possible to do “split” the cost up in a larger group and you want me to invoice individually than the price per student is 6.750 kr. for the 3-day class plus 1.500 for the applications practicums in conjunction with the 3 day class. I would need to see at least 8 fully paying students to make this work for me. So splitting the cost is maybe a better option. However, all students are of course entitled to a Smaart License at student pricing.
The technical requirements are rather simple. A large room big enough to walk around and listen properly. Preferably an auditorium or black box. A conference room does not work. I try to keep the class as close to reality as possible. A mixing console with 34 outputs, a small PA system, tables and stools and very very large coffee machine.
Questions? – please ask whatever you need to know. This program grows by input.
Yours sincerely,
Thomas Züllich
Here you can see the Rational Acoustics mobile parked stage door at the Dampsaga Kulturhaus in Steinskjer.
The situation is this that I have invested in a van, coincidentally it is sporting the rational acoustics logo color scheme. It really was a coincidence. This camper-van enables me to be very flexible and mobile. No need for airline tickets or even a hotel room.
I have all the gear with me and maybe even some extra microphones for sale. Border Collie Einstein is responsible for the security and he also volunteered to give a sub-wuffer class 😉
In co-operation with the Møre & Romsdal Fylkeskommune and initiative of Lydkjelleren AS of Ålesund there will be a combined Smaart Operator fundamentals & Application Practicums class held in the first week of October 2021.
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