Rational Acquires Smaart!

Rational Acoustics is proud to announce that as of November 9th, 2009 we have finalized purchase of the Smaart brand product line from EAW/LOUD Technologies. Effective immediately, Smaart is now wholly owned, developed and supported by Rational. Please join us in welcoming Smaart to it's new home! We're going to do our very best to make sure it's a happy one, with many great new things in store for Smaart users.

Right now you can buy Smaart v6 online though the Smaart 6 product registration web site (we hope to have software products more fully integrated into our web store soon). We also invite you to check out the Smaart section of our main web site for product information and support resources. Information about our Smaart Training Classes can be found in the training section. If you have questions about Smaart, use our handy contact page to drop us a line. And as always, Smaart users everywhere have an open invitation to join our Discussion Forum, where you can ask questions, compare notes and exchange information with other members of the Smaart community.

Meet the Rational Noise Stick

Produced in collaboration with PMP Audio Works, the new Rational Acoustics Noise Stick™ is a professional quality, pink noise generator that combines precision, reliability and simplicity of use in a compact, nearly indestructable package. The Noise Stick requires no batteries, no special cables, no configuration, it doesn't even have a power switch! To operate, just plug it into a phantom powered mic input. It features such details as hand-matched transistors and 1% tolerance resistors, all packed into a heavy-duty machined aluminum housing with high-visibility, clear anodized finish then filled with epoxy after assembly just to seal the deal.

Our intent was to create an product capable of standing up to years of daily use in the field, before being passed down to your grandkids. And we're so confident the Noise Stick is up to the challenge that we warranty all parts and workmanship for a full three years from the date of purchase at no additional charge. Best of all, you won't even have to take out a loan to buy one. The Noise Stick is priced at just (USD) $89! Click here find out more or to order yours right now!

In other news, Rational Acoustics is now a proud purveyor of the Lectrosonics TM400, wireless audio transmission system.

The Lectrosonics TM400 is the professional's choice for large venues, outdoor events or any other situation where a cabled measurement microphone becomes problematic. Very few wireless transmission systems for microphones are really suitable for acoustical measurement work, due to limited dynamic range and frequency response and inline non-linear processors such as compressors and limiters and compander noise reduction. The TM-400 is specifically designed to overcome these limitations, using a proprietary algorithm to encode the digital audio information into an analog format for transmission over an analog FM wireless link. This combination pairs the superb audio quality of a pure digital system with the superior operating range of the best FM wireless systems, while eliminating compandor artifacts, and providing razor-flat frequency response flat to about 50 Hz up to 20 kHz. Click here to learn more about this exceptional product.

And as always, thanks very much for shopping our store!

– The Friendly Folks at Rational Acoustics, LLC