Both courses will be hosted at multiple locations across the USA, including at the Renkus-Heinz factory in Foothill Ranch, CA.
The Intelligibility (Non-Manufacturer) course - worth four RUs - covers Line-Source vs Point-Source, Technology Theory and Intelligibility. Topics include understanding line-source versus point-source behaviour and their fundamental characteristics; understanding STI (Speech transmission Index) and how it can be used to assess a sound system's intelligibility; and understanding the relationship between high-Q line-array directivity and the resulting intelligibility in difficult acoustic spaces.
The Manufacturer course - worth two RUs - is the Renkus-Heinz Iconyx Certification Course, which covers creating a network of Renkus-Heinz Iconyx steerable line arrays with a TCP/IP control interface via a laptop computer; optimizing an Iconyx steerable line array system via active beam steering for maximum evenness of coverage; and using EASERA SysTune to equalize an Iconyx steerable line array and assess its intelligibility using STI.
John Murray's career began with a B.S. in Radio-TV Production and Engineering from Ohio University in 1975, and he spent 13 years as an A/V integrator, designing, installing, and commissioning sound systems of all types, and 13 years working for three audio manufacturers in product development and dealer training for electronics, speaker systems and DSP products. An AES member since 1980, he has presented papers and moderated panel discussions, as well as his role as a Syn-Aud-Con seminar and workshop graduate, presenter and creator.
Currently, he is the principal of Optimum System Solutions (OSS), his new systems-optimization and intelligibility-measurement consulting firm. He also runs regional Renkus-Heinz Iconyx steerable line-array certification seminars and performs system commissioning and trouble-shooting for Renkus-Heinz dealers. He is also the senior technical editor for Live Sound International Magazine.
Margie Ulm, marketing manager at Renkus-Heinz, said, "We are very pleased to offer these new RU courses to audio professionals throughout the country, especially with the high calibre of instruction that delivers each course." Course details can be found at www.infocomm.org and www.renkusheinz.com
(Jim Evans)
