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JBL Establishes Formal VERTEC Training Program
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Building upon the worldwide acceptance and growing popularity of JBL Professional's (Booth 408) VERTEC line array system products, the company has recently moved to establish a formal VERTEC Training Program. Now being held at the JBL factory on the Harman International Business Campus in Northridge, CA, the intensive three-day program provides attendees with a hands-on learning experience resulting in formal qualification of VERTEC system use. The sessions have been designed to integrate line array theory, product-line applications, and practical knowledge and skill in the areas of system design, setup and optimization.

Over the course of three days, attendees are exposed to classical line array theory, VERTEC passive and powered system model attributes, system power formats and file protocols for JBL's upcoming new V4 DSP preset data, the VERTEC line array calculator and advance modeling techniques, array assembly and suspension practices, JBL DrivePack technology and HiQnet System Architect Software, and VERTEC field-application case studies. Each session also includes a technical tour and listening session at a high-profile performance venue equipped with a full-scale VERTEC sound system. Lunches, course documents and software are provided along with a certificate of completion.

A primary goal of JBL's VERTEC Training Program is to blend theory and practice in a meaningful way for entry-level technicians and veteran system engineers alike. Leading the instructional curriculum for the VERTEC Training Program including presentations by JBL product managers and application engineers is Paul Bauman, JBL's director of Tour Sound Product and Application Engineering. Having earned a B.Sc. in Physics and a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering from McMaster University (Canada), a Master's Degree in Physics from the University of Waterloo (Canada) and with Ph.D. candidate studies at Chalmers University of Technology's Department of Applied Acoustics (Sweden), Bauman has over 23 years of professional audio and global touring industry experience.

Upcoming session dates for 2007 include October 17-19 and November 14-16.

Sessions are open to the professional audio industry on a reservation basis, with preference shown to VERTEC system owners. Space is limited and attendees are advised to plan for early registration. For more information visit www.jblpro.com or contact the VERTEC Training Program registrar directly at vertectrain@harman.com.

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