Sam Berkow
Smaart co-creator and acoustical consultant
Major contribution
Sam Berkow co-created Smaart, making real-time sound-system measurement and alignment available on portable computers.
Berkow co-created SIA-SMAART with programmer Dave Dole, with Don Pearson helping connect the work to practical touring-system needs. The software appeared in 1995 and brought real-time acoustical measurement to laptop-based workflows.
His consulting work links venue acoustics to reinforcement-system design. FOH documents his involvement in Jazz at Lincoln Center, SFJAZZ and the Pearl Theater at the Palms, including acoustical and sound-system work with his SIA team.
Key work
- SIA-SMAART (1995)
- Jazz at Lincoln Center (2004 opening)
- Pearl Theater acoustics and sound-system design (2007)
- SFJAZZ Center (2013)
In the chronology
Selected sources
- Parnelli Audio Innovator Sam Berkow | FOH | Front of House Magazine · fohonline.com
- Sam I Am - ProSoundWeb · prosoundweb.com