REGGIO EMILIA, Italy – RCF recently launched the RCF Audio Academy, a complex of several demo facilities, classrooms and conference areas near its headquarters here.
"Our goal with the RCF Audio Academy is to share our knowledge and skills to the industry, and the possibility of adding value with more into deep education, and technical training in audio technology and acoustics," said Fausto Incerti, general manager of RCF.
The Audio Academy features a "Room of Sound," a large area were different applications of audio can be set up, from standard commercial system to complex DSP controlled solutions. The facility can be used by system integrators, FOH sound engineers, installers, rental to learn about new technologies or get updated with the latest developments and trends.
"We also want to work closely together with universities, to give the possibility of an education course," Incerti noted, as part of its mission is to pave the way for the engineers of the future.
"The RCF Audio Academy is an investment for us," Incerti added. "We feel the needs for an Audio Academy and a tutorial system with a vision, and a step forward with providing professional education, and necessary since many applications today are more complex than it was in the past."
The RCF Academy's courses and seminars will be covering topics including indoor acoustics, conference systems, fixed installations, live events, sound diffusion and EVAC systems, design and installations. It will also host lectures with professionals from the industry serving as teachers, in addition to events led by RCF's R&D department and other staff members.
For more information, please visit www.education.rcf.it.
