Church Sound Article Fri, December 05, 2008

JBL Professional has several dates for the rest of this year for its VERTEC Training Program sessions. Held at the JBL factory on the Harman International Business Campus in Northridge, CA, USA, VERTEC Training Program sessions are designed to integrate line array theory, product-line applications, and practical knowledge and skill in the areas of system design, setup and optimization.

Upcoming dates this year include:
August 20-22
September 17-19
October 15-17
November 19-21

The program is for VERTEC system owners and technicians, performance-venue audio staff who work with VERTEC system products in permanent facilities, and independent system engineers who encounter VERTEC systems in touring situations. Attendees of the three-day course will gain a better understanding of how to discuss, plan the use of, and optimize JBL VERTEC line array system products.

Topics covered include line array theory, VERTEC system model attributes, V4 DSP preset data files and system power formats, the VERTEC line array calculator and advance modeling, array assembly and suspension techniques, JBL DrivePack technology and HiQnet System Architect Software, VERTEC system design and optimization, and field-application case studies.

Each session also includes a technical tour and listening session at a high-profile performance venue equipped with a VERTEC sound system. Lunches, course documents and software are provided along with a certificate of completion. 

Sessions are led by Paul Bauman (Director, Tour Sound Product and Application Engineering for JBL Professional), who holds 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), 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, including key positions at a leading international concert sound rental firm, and at respected loudspeaker system manufacturers.

The 2007-08 attendance fee is U.S. $900, with discounts available for existing VERTEC system owners and multi-person registrations. Sessions are open to the professional audio industry on a reservation basis, with preference shown to VERTEC system owners. For more information contact the program registrar at

Also for more information:
JBL Home Page
JBL VERTEC Series Page
JBL VERTEC Training Page