R&D PROJECTS: (only selected large scale projects are listed)
AudioService GmbH
1999-2002: DAIS (PC Software for medium scale digital interconnection system)
Syrinx Music & Media
1998-2002: DVD Wizard (MultiScreen Sync Control PC software for industry DVD player)
DENON
1995-1996: "CDBaseNet" (networked database and rs232 control PC software for DENONs series of professonal CD changer systems)
TFM & Partner (german Chyron rep)
1996-1998: Subtitling software STLEDIT for ARTE, WDR etc.
1999: STIG tool for DVD subtitles
Harmonia Mundi Acustica GmbH
1994 - 1996: PDAE - Mastering Toolbox - Compilation Editor and CD Burn control software
realised with Dr. Ben Bernfeld
(support for several pro audio devices: SadiE, SONY 7050 DAT, Soundscape
and a bunch of prof. realtime CD burning machines and DENON CD changers
used e.g. by WDR for ultra fast CD compilation work)
Klotz Digital
1993-1994: Oaklink 2nd Generation Hardware, concept and realization, predecessor of modern VADIS, which is a large scale, modular digital digital audio processing and switching system
2001: customized VADIS rights management software for OMROEP BRABANT
a netherland based broadcaster)
WEISS / HMA
1988-1992: bw102 Pinguin system
(Pinguin created the concept for the graphical user interface,
the timecode automation and measurement tool box)
"The PENGUIN DSP from Daniel WEISS ENGINEERING is the best investment we ever made in digital audio, after 4 years our customers are still equally excited about it as we are."
Paul Van der Jonckheyd, FOON Mastering Center, Belgium
"The Weiss 102 is an essential ingredient to Gateway Mastering Studios success. I don't know what I would do without it. From the Grammy award winning Sting album to the grunge of Nirvana and Pearl Jam, the 102 is my most used piece of gear".
Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering, Portland
PRE-PINGUIN EPOCH:
Quantec Tonstudiotechnik GmbH, Munich
1985-1988 R&D team manager,
worked on networked Virtual Studio concepts and the legendary
QRS / XL room simulator, a high end digital FX box for sound studios,
RK created nearly all factory presets,
a flexible, pc controlled DSP box was fairly innovative and its advantages
hardly to communicate to pro audio people in these times
RK studied electrical engineering at Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken
focus: sound and picture engineering, DSP, programming, measurement systems
works as a freelancing sound engineer in several studios and live
cofounds the rental company "Professional Light and Sound" for music stages
Misc.projects:
ITF - International Transport Workers Federation
1997-1998, 2000 Media Systems and Sound Design for Campaign Ship "Global Mariner",
EXPO2000 interactive DVD, media concept and project management
Jazzport DVD series
1999-2001 Quality management of high resolution recordings
for Musical Documentation of Hamburgs famous Jazz festival
CSCOPE (AIRBUS - XXL VIP presentation)
2001 DVD Wizard based custom sync Software for multi screen applications