Elettromedia’s Bold Plan to Help Installers

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Elettromedia Mobile Solutions

Most car audio installers are untrained in the science of making car audio sound as great as it should, says Bryan Schmitt of Mobile Solutions.

He is doing his part to fix that as he will be leading a “school” for Elettromedia that will run through September 2016, presenting a 10 step template for tuning a car audio system, reliably and accurately, every time.

Elettromedia is the second high end car audio company in as many months, to commit to an ambitious program of improving retailer training.

Last month Focal (Orca Design & Manufacturing) announced a program of assisting its dealers in achieving MECP (Mobile Electronics Certified Professional) training.

To Schmitt, this type of education couldn’t come soon enough. “The technology is moving way faster than the techs are and that’s the problem.   Guys making cars sound good has gone by the wayside. It used to be a huge priority and guys really understood the science of it.”

He calls it the number one problem in car audio.

The Elettromedia course gives instruction on the Audison bit Tune.  Dealers fly to Mobile Solutions’ Arizona facility at their own expense and Elettromedia pays for the one-day class and hotel.  Dealers must have a bit Tune and bring their own laptop.

Jason Digos of Elettromedia will also lead the sessions, which will emphasize hands on training from loading the software to tuning the car.  A total of 11 classes will be held starting in February.

Mobile Solutions’ method begins with making sure the polarity of the speakers from the factory is taken into consideration. If you skip that basic step, anything you build on top of it may be wrong, said Schmitt.

With the 10 step approach, the system will sound good every time, he claims, but it requires discipline to apply the process on each and every car, and to go through each and every step.

He said of the training, “Nothing has been done at this level with high tech computer technology and modern cars.”

Schmitt said today’s installers are mainly “focusing on the fabrication. But they don’t focus on the science of sound and integration and using the tools to calibrate the audio gear so you get the maximum output and sound quality and no noise.”

The bit Tune includes a set of tools for installers such an oscilloscope and Real Time Analyzer (RTA) that can be used with Audison audio processors to tune and time align a car.

Elettromedia will provide more information on the training during the CES Show January 6-8 in Las Vegas at The Orleans hotel.

 

 

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