Strategic and technical consulting in the field of audio and visual media

・Consulted for some manufactures on the development of the digital tape recorders.

・Consulted for some manufactures on the development of the digital mixing consoles.

・Consulted for a manufacture of DAW about the research and development on 3D-audio applications.

・Consulted for some manufactures of microphone for the international marketing and technical developments.

・Consulting on acoustic measurement.

・Consulting on 3D and immersive audio technologies.

・Consulting on the acoustic and electroacoustic design of a theater.

 

Production and recording of music in three-dimensional and high resolution audio

・Recording works include performances by Bayerische Staatsoper, Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsoper, Hamburgische Staatsoper, Teatro alla Scala, Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra and at Salzburger Festspile.

・Recording in 22.2 multichannel sound.

・Recordings in Auro 9.1.

Standard development

・At AES, SMPTE and IEC.

・Responsible for standards development of immersive audio.

 

Research and development on audio engineering

・R&D lead for digital audio systems include a digital mixing console.

・Recoding techniques for surround sound such as “Hamasaki-Square”

・Research lead for immersive audio.

・Research and developments on the 22.2 multichannel sound system.

 

Technical coordination in content production

・The first HDTV live recording of the opera in the world, “Richard Wagner - Operas - Der Ring des Nibelungen” at Bayerische Staatsoper in 1989.

・Project technical lead for production, delivery and showcase of UHDTV with 22.2 multichannel sound include coverage of London Olympics 2012 and the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan.

・Project technical lead for the showcase of UHDTV with 22.2 multichannel sound at Cannes Film Festival in 2013.

 

Education in acoustics and audio engineering as well as sound recording

・A lecture on acoustics, audio engineering and sound design at Tokyo University of the Art from 2003 to 2012.

・A lecture on immersive audio at Tokyo University of the Art in 2013.

・Provide workshops, master classes and technical demonstration at many International conventions and conferences on audio engineering.

 

Translation and interpretation

・At the AES conventions and conferences.