Home Theater Design
Workshop
Course Description
CEDIA 2007
CU on the Road
Anthony Grimani
Learn about:
· Designing to industry reference standards
· The importance of acoustical engineering
· Shaping the room for best aural and visual performance
· Sound isolation design and construction practices
· Controlling background noise and vibration
· Placing loudspeakers and listeners
· Determining the proper acoustical treatment package
· Picking the right audio and video gear for the room and customer
· Placing the equipment for optimized performance
· User Interfaces: Making any home theater easy (and fun) to use
· Critical path process from start to finish: Avoiding costly
mistakes
· Secrets to make your theaters sound (and look) better than your
competition
Key
features:
· Comprehensive home theater design course
· Start with the basics and go all the way through high-end
design/build techniques
· Taught by the man who developed the Dolby Surround and Home THX
programs
· $150 in materials provided
· Experience live demos of the effects of acoustics
· Extensive design and construction techniques
· Secrets of the post-production dubbing stage, and how to use them
when designing/building a high-end home theater
Who
should attend:
Recommended
for home theater designers and technicians. Covers all aspects relevant to
high-performance home theater design and construction.
Cost:
$599.00.
Each attendee gets the 5.1 AudioToolkit test and calibration DVD (a $99
value) and an advanced copy of the book on Home Theater audio calibration
written by Anthony Grimani. Meals not provided.
Time:
8:00
am to 6:00 pm. (1 hour lunch break)
About
the Instructor:
Anthony
Grimani
- Bachelors
Degree Electrical Engineering, UC Davis
- 5 years at
Dolby Labs, developing Dolby Surround
- 9 Years at
Lucasfilm THX, developing Home THX
- Invented
Surround EX 6.1 channel format
- Has taught
at every CEDIA EXPO since 1990
- Recipient
of CEDIA Top Instructor award
- President
of Performance Media Industries, a leading acoustical consulting firm
- Designed
over 200 rooms in the past 7 years
- Named
“Top 50 Most Vital Custom Industry Influencer” by CustomRetailer magazine
- Holder
of several patents in the fields of audio and acoustics
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