Rational Acoustics to host Smaart training programmes online

With Smaart Online Labs and Smaart Operator Fundamentals Live Online, Rational Acoustics LLC is launching two new series of online Smaart Training programmes.

The company describes the Smaart Online Labs as in-depth sessions on selected topics that build upon the foundation established from the Smaart Operator Fundamentals course content. Each Lab is a private two-hour Zoom session including demonstrations, discussion and Q&A on the chosen topic. To ensure maximum student-teacher interaction, attendance is limited to eight at a fee of US$100 per lab.

The first four Smaart Online Labs that will be offered are Timing, Averaging, SPL Applications and System Alignment. As some of the Smaart Labs are classed as Level Two, attendance is restricted to those who have completed a Smaart Operator Fundamentals class, either in-person or online, and successfully passed Smaart Operator Level One Certification. The others are Level One and open to all interested attendees.

“As much as we believe in the effectiveness of in-person Smaart training, the reality of the current global Covid-19 situation makes it impossible for us to confirm any future in-person training plans at this time,” explained Rational Acoustics CEO, Karen Anderson. “We have concentrated our efforts over the past several months on the creation of online training programmes, which will allow us to provide ongoing educational support to the Smaart user community, albeit remotely.”

Smaart Operator Fundamentals Live Online is a series of sessions that offers an alternative approach to covering the Smaart Operator Fundamentals course curriculum. Part self-paced learning, part guided instruction, the course is designed to supplement and enhance the information provided in the free Smaart Operator Fundamentals Online webinar series.

Over the course of a week, students will attend three separate two-hour Zoom sessions, in addition to reviewing the online webinars and the Smaart v8 User Guide. Each Zoom session will include live instruction covering specific content from the webinar videos and the User Guide, provide supplemental demonstrations, in-depth discussions and a Q&A session. For a fee of US$300, the six-hour live, online instruction includes a coupon for the Level One Certification exam and discounts on the purchase of Smaart software. Once again, registration is limited to eight attendees.

“Throughout April, we conducted 12 free webinars, which presented a large portion of Smaart Operator Fundamentals class curriculum,” adds Anderson. “Those webinars were incredibly well received and remain available for anyone to watch, any time they wish. The purpose of the new Fundamentals Live Online class is to augment the information presented in the free webinars and offer a small group interactive experience for students where they can ask questions and delve deeper into the material with the guidance of a live instructor.”