Meyer Sound Training Series | Paris 2023

In partnership with Best Audio & Lighting

System Design & Optimization (SDO) – 3 Days*

25. - 27. September

10:00 - 18:00

This course explores the relationship between the predictive perspective of the MAPP 3D Sound System Design and Prediction Tool and actual sound system performance as measured with FFT‑based transfer‑function analyzers. The instructor will generate and compare data using both tools, in order to help users better understand the correlation between the two. Upon completion of the course, attendees will possess a clearer idea of how sound systems behave in both modelled and real space, and with it, a more informed approach to accurately designing and optimizing systems using Meyer Sound solutions.

SDO is eligible for 18 AVIXA CTS, CTS-D, CTS-I RU.

Low Frequency Control (LFC) – 1 Day*

28. September

10:00 - 18:00

Fusing classroom theory with practical exercises, this one-day course addresses a range of considerations when working with the Meyer Sound LFC subwoofer product line. Topics include verification procedures, cardioid and array configurations, effective cancellation techniques, main-to-LF scaling and alignment, and approaches to combining different subwoofer configurations within a single system.

This course is offered in select instances, as a supplement to Portable System Deployment and System Design & Optimization. Attendees should complete either course prior to taking Low Frequency Control, the content of which is intended for experienced audio technicians.

LFC is eligible for 6.5 AVIXA CTS, CTS-D, CTS-I RU.

*Trainings will be presented in English with French interpretation by José Gaudin. The registration fee includes training materials, AVIXA CTS RU, and catering.

Instructors:

Bob McCarthy

Director of System Optimization

Bob McCarthy’s involvement in the field of sound system optimization began in 1984 with the development of Source Independent Measurement (SIM®), which was inducted into the TEC Awards Hall of Fame in 2019. He has been an active force in modern sound system design and optimization for over 35 years, including three generations of SIM, thousands of designs, tunings, training seminars and publications. Bob has had the privilege to work with many great sound designers, including Abe Jacob, Andrew Bruce, Tony Meola, Jonathan Deans, Francois Desjardins and more, and has been charged with tuning systems for Cirque Du Soleil, Walt Disney Entertainment, Carnegie Hall, Celine Dion, Grateful Dead and others. Musical theater credits include Les Miserables, The Beatles’ LOVE, Wicked and many more. Recent designs and tunings include the ongoing Metallica WorldWired tours, Roskilde Festival, Shanghai Disney Resort and more.

His award-winning book, Sound Systems: Design and Optimization, now in its third edition, has sold over 15,000 copies in three languages. USITT presented Bob with the Distinguished Achievement in Sound Award in 2014. Bob is well known in the field of audio education and delivered the keynote address at the 50th AES Conference, which was the first ever dedicated to audio education.

Instructor:

José Gaudin

Technical Support Specialist

José Gaudin is a Technical Services Specialist for Meyer Sound with a background in live sound and project management. He has worked at Meyer Sound since 2012 and his responsibilities include both on-site and remote technical support for loudspeaker and software products as well as education and training support. He is now also part of the product management team setting the path for new software products. For more than 15 years, José has also served as a live sound engineer and provided technical support at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.

He lives and works remotely in France. In his spare time, José enjoys flying helicopters and airplanes as a licensed pilot and proud aircraft owner, he is also an avid skier but also practices snowboarding, wakeboarding and kitesurfing.