Dan Lacksman (born 19 May 1950) is a Belgian composer and sound engineer , artist and member of Telex , director of numerous acoustic albums, pop or jazz.
36-431: Electric Dreams may refer to: Music [ edit ] Electric Dreams (Dan Lacksman album) , 2013 Electric Dreams (John McLaughlin with The One Truth Band album) , 1979 Electric Dreams (Slinkee Minx album) , 2007 Electric Dreams (soundtrack) , from the 1984 film of the same name Electric Dreams , 2017 opera by Matthew Shlomowitz "Electric Dream",
72-522: A mixing console and a sound reinforcement system for music concerts, theatre, sports games and corporate events. Alternatively, audio engineer can refer to a scientist or professional engineer who holds an engineering degree and who designs, develops and builds audio or musical technology working under terms such as electronic/electrical engineering or (musical) signal processing . Research and development audio engineers invent new technologies, audio software, equipment and techniques, to enhance
108-499: A 1984 song by Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Electric Dreams . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Electric_Dreams&oldid=1251954109 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
144-583: A 2021 song by Pixey Film and TV [ edit ] Electric Dreams (film) , a 1984 film directed by Steven Barron Electric Dreams (2009 TV series) , a 2009 UK documentary series Electric Dreams (2017 TV series) , a 2017 TV series based on the works of Philip K. Dick Other uses [ edit ] Electric Dreams Software , a UK video game publisher See also [ edit ] Electronic Dream (2011 album) debut album of AraabMuzik " Together in Electric Dreams ",
180-1049: A big Moog modular system, under the name Electronic System . In 1978, he founded the then avant-garde electronic band Telex together with Marc Moulin and Michel Moers . They had some international hits like " Moskow Diskow ", " Spike Jones " and "Peanuts". In 1979, he co-produced with Marc Moulin Lio 's first album, and her first multi-million selling single, "Le Banana Split". In 1980, he founded Synsound studio I in Brussels, and has worked there with many Belgian and international artists like Sparks , Alain Chamfort , Etienne Daho , and Haruomi Hosono from Yellow Magic Orchestra . In 1983, he recorded Thomas Dolby 's second album, The Flat Earth . In 1990, he co-produced with Sacha Chaty, and engineered two albums of French female vocalist, Sara Mandiano , which included her biggest hit "J'ai des doutes". He also co-produced and engineered for
216-696: A good sound within a room. For audio engineers, architectural acoustics can be about achieving good speech intelligibility in a stadium or enhancing the quality of music in a theatre. Architectural Acoustic design is usually done by acoustic consultants. Electroacoustics is concerned with the design of headphones, microphones, loudspeakers, sound reproduction systems and recording technologies. Examples of electroacoustic design include portable electronic devices (e.g. mobile phones , portable media players , and tablet computers ), sound systems in architectural acoustics, surround sound and wave field synthesis in movie theater and vehicle audio . Musical acoustics
252-503: A university. Some positions, such as faculty (academic staff) require a Doctor of Philosophy . In Germany a Toningenieur is an audio engineer who designs, builds and repairs audio systems. The listed subdisciplines are based on PACS ( Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme ) coding used by the Acoustical Society of America with some revision. Audio engineers develop audio signal processing algorithms to allow
288-404: A wide range of applications, including post-production for video and film , live sound reinforcement, advertising , multimedia , and broadcasting. In larger productions, an audio engineer is responsible for the technical aspects of a sound recording or other audio production, and works together with a record producer or director, although the engineer's role may also be integrated with that of
324-551: A woman" and she was told women in the city were "still barefoot, pregnant and [singing] in the vocal booth." When Jonell Polansky arrived in Nashville in 1994, with a degree in electrical engineering and recording experience in the Bay Area, she was told "You're a woman, and we already had one"—a reference to Wendy Waldman . KK Proffitt, a studio "owner and chief engineer", states that men in Nashville do not want to have women in
360-423: Is concerned with researching and describing the science of music. In audio engineering, this includes the design of electronic instruments such as synthesizers ; the human voice (the physics and neurophysiology of singing ); physical modeling of musical instruments; room acoustics of concert venues; music information retrieval ; music therapy , and the perception and cognition of music . Psychoacoustics
396-488: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Electric Dreams (Dan Lacksman album) He released the album Electric Dreams on 17 May 2013. Dan Lacksman was born in Werl . He started learning music and piano when he was 12 years old. A year later, he received a tape recorder and a guitar for Christmas; he formed a band with school friends. They were playing songs of
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#1732797804577432-492: Is offered by colleges and universities. Some audio engineers are autodidacts with no formal training, but who have attained professional skills in audio through extensive on-the-job experience. Audio engineers must have extensive knowledge of audio engineering principles and techniques. For instance, they must understand how audio signals travel, which equipment to use and when, how to mic different instruments and amplifiers, which microphones to use and how to position them to get
468-647: Is part of his collection of vintage analog synthesizers. As composer and artist, he had several international hit records in the seventies, and was working as a synthesizer specialist in Belgian and European studios for a lot of famous artists like Patrick Hernandez (more than 25 million records sold with " Born to Be Alive "), Plastic Bertrand and Thijs Van Leer , from the Dutch band Focus . Lacksman recorded an album and several singles under his name, and also several instrumental albums of electronic music, using mainly
504-945: Is the scientific study of how humans respond to what they hear. At the heart of audio engineering are listeners who are the final arbitrator as to whether an audio design is successful, such as whether a binaural recording sounds immersive. The production, computer processing and perception of speech is an important part of audio engineering. Ensuring speech is transmitted intelligibly, efficiently and with high quality; in rooms, through public address systems and through mobile telephone systems are important areas of study. A variety of terms are used to describe audio engineers who install or operate sound recording , sound reinforcement , or sound broadcasting equipment, including large and small format consoles . Terms such as audio technician , sound technician , audio engineer , audio technologist , recording engineer , sound mixer , mixing engineer and sound engineer can be ambiguous; depending on
540-475: Is typically learned from years of experience listening to and mixing music in recording or live sound contexts. For education and training, there are audio engineering schools all over the world. According to Women's Audio Mission (WAM), a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco dedicated to the advancement of women in music production and the recording arts, less than 5% of the people working in
576-446: The "technical aspect of recording—the placing of microphones , pre-amp knobs, the setting of levels. The physical recording of any project is done by an engineer…" Sound engineering is increasingly viewed as a creative profession and art form, where musical instruments and technology are used to produce sound for film, radio, television, music and video games. Audio engineers also set up, sound check and do live sound mixing using
612-547: The Academy Award-nominated soundtrack to "Dirty Wars", Van-Ahn Vo (NPR's top 50 albums of 2013), Grammy-nominated St. Lawrence Quartet , and world music artists Tanya Tagaq and Wu Man . There certainly are efforts to chronicle women's role and history in audio. Leslie Gaston-Bird wrote Women in Audio, which includes 100 profiles of women in audio through history. Sound Girls is an organization focused on
648-743: The German label Metronome, Camouflage 's albums Methods of Silence and Bodega Bohemia . In March 1995, he opened the second Synsound studio in an old brewery close to his home. The new studio's acoustics were designed by the famous designer Andy Munro (more than 200 studio designs including George Martin 's Air studios in London). He has worked there with artists like Will Tura , Maurane , K's Choice , Clouseau , Ozark Henry , Arno , Marie Daulne ( Zap Mama ), Youssou N’Dour , Alain Chamfort , Benabar , Eros Ramazzotti , Hooverphonic , David Bowie , Viktor Lazlo ... In 1993 Dan Lacksman produced
684-657: The Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, "only 6% of the students enrolled on its sound technology course are female." Women's Audio Mission was started in 2003 to address the lack of women in professional audio by training over 6,000 women and girls in the recording arts and is the only professional recording studio built and run by women. Notable recording projects include the Grammy Award-winning Kronos Quartet , Angelique Kidjo (2014 Grammy winner), author Salman Rushdie ,
720-519: The Shadows , and some early compositions. He then discovered the music of the Beatles with their huge hit " She Loves You ", and started composing more intensely, recording demo songs in his parents' dining room, which gradually became his first home studio, with the purchase of a second tape recorder and more instruments like a drumkit and a second-hand Fender Jazz Bass . In those days he composed
756-508: The audio and acoustic industry. Audio engineers in research and development usually possess a bachelor's degree , master's degree or higher qualification in acoustics, physics, computer science or another engineering discipline. They might work in acoustic consultancy, specializing in architectural acoustics . Alternatively they might work in audio companies (e.g. headphone manufacturer), or other industries that need audio expertise (e.g., automobile manufacturer), or carry out research in
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#1732797804577792-465: The best quality recordings. In addition to technical knowledge, an audio engineer must have the ability to problem-solve quickly. The best audio engineers also have a high degree of creativity that allows them to stand out amongst their peers. In the music realm, an audio engineer must also understand the types of sounds and tones that are expected in musical ensembles across different genres— rock and pop music , for example. This knowledge of musical style
828-508: The big modular Moog IIIP and more vintage analog synthesizers with some of the best virtual plugin synthesizers to form a powerful electronic music studio. Recording engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer ) helps to produce a recording or a live performance , balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization , dynamics processing and audio effects , mixing , reproduction, and reinforcement of sound. Audio engineers work on
864-487: The context they may be synonymous, or they may refer to different roles in audio production. Such terms can refer to a person working in sound and music production; for instance, a sound engineer or recording engineer is commonly listed in the credits of commercial music recordings (as well as in other productions that include sound, such as movies). These titles can also refer to technicians who maintain professional audio equipment. Certain jurisdictions specifically prohibit
900-477: The creative use of audio as a sound engineer, and (ii) training in science or engineering topics, which then allows students to apply these concepts while pursuing a career developing audio technologies. Audio training courses provide knowledge of technologies and their application to recording studios and sound reinforcement systems , but do not have sufficient mathematical and scientific content to allow someone to obtain employment in research and development in
936-432: The electronic manipulation of audio signals. These can be processed at the heart of much audio production such as reverberation , Auto-Tune or perceptual coding (e.g. MP3 or Opus ). Alternatively, the algorithms might perform echo cancellation , or identify and categorize audio content through music information retrieval or acoustic fingerprint . Architectural acoustics is the science and engineering of achieving
972-528: The field of sound and media are women. "Only three women have ever been nominated for best producer at the Brits or the Grammys " and none won either award. According to Susan Rogers , audio engineer and professor at Berklee College of Music , women interested in becoming an audio engineer face "a boys' club, or a guild mentality". The UK "Music Producers' Guild says less than 4% of its members are women" and at
1008-586: The field", and was lucky enough to find a job as tape-operator in Studio Madeleine, in Brussels. Working every day in a "hit making" studio with some of the top engineers and musicians in Belgium was a dream come true for Dan. He soon became captivated by synthesizers, and thanks to his family, bought his first one (the first one in Belgium) in 1970. It was an EMS VCS 3 , and Lacksman still owns it: it
1044-428: The first album of Deep Forest which became a huge hit worldwide. In 1996, he produced the first album of Ozark Henry , I'm Seeking Something That Has Already Found Me , and collaborated on the album Pangea . During all those years, Dan Lacksman has recorded, mixed and produced albums in all genres, including jazz, classic, pop, rock, dance, and of course electronic music, one of his first passions. He has combined
1080-404: The music of a song which would become later "Laat me nu toch niet alleen", made successful by Belgian artist Johan Verminnen , and more recently by the group Clouseau . In 1968, after high school, he decided to become a professional recording engineer . After a few months in a specialised school, frustrated by the slowness of the studies and the lack of practice, he looked for something more "in
1116-519: The next generation of women in audio, but also has been building up resources and directories of women in audio. Women in Sound is another organization that has been working to highlight women and nonbinary people in all areas of live and recorded sound through an online zine and podcast featuring interviews of current audio engineers and producers. One of the first women to produce, engineer, arrange and promote music on her own rock and roll music label
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1152-702: The process and art of audio engineering. They might design acoustical simulations of rooms, shape algorithms for audio signal processing , specify the requirements for public address systems, carry out research on audible sound for video game console manufacturers, and other advanced fields of audio engineering. They might also be referred to as acoustic engineers. Audio engineers working in research and development may come from backgrounds such as acoustics , computer science , broadcast engineering , physics , acoustical engineering , electrical engineering and electronics . Audio engineering courses at university or college fall into two rough categories: (i) training in
1188-501: The producer. In smaller productions and studios the sound engineer and producer are often the same person. In typical sound reinforcement applications, audio engineers often assume the role of producer, making artistic and technical decisions, and sometimes even scheduling and budget decisions. Audio engineers come from backgrounds or postsecondary training in fields such as audio, fine arts , broadcasting, music, or electrical engineering. Training in audio engineering and sound recording
1224-493: The recording booth. At a meeting of the Audio Engineering Society , Proffitt was told to "shut up" by a male producer when she raised the issue of updating studio recording technologies. Proffitt said she "finds sexism rampant in the industry". Other notable women include: There are four distinct steps to the commercial production of a recording: recording, editing, mixing, and mastering. Typically, each
1260-407: The use of the title engineer to any individual not a registered member of a professional engineering licensing body . In the recording studio environment, a sound engineer records, edits, manipulates, mixes, or masters sound by technical means to realize the creative vision of the artist and record producer . While usually associated with music production, an audio engineer deals with sound for
1296-601: Was Cordell Jackson (1923–2004). Trina Shoemaker is a mixer, record producer and sound engineer who became the first woman to win the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album in 1998 for her work on The Globe Sessions . Gail Davies was the first female producer in country music , delivering a string of Top 10 hits in the 1970s and 1980s including " Someone Is Looking for Someone Like You ", " Blue Heartache " and " I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) ". When she moved to Nashville in 1976, men "didn't want to work for
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