Curriculum Vitae
Dr Zlatko Baracskai is a lecturer in the School of Digial Media Technology, coordinating modules based around digital audio. Further, he is a visiting lecturer at the University of Pecs and the Music Academy of Sarajevo where he teaches audio programming and algorithmic composition respectively. He is closely acquainted with digital music processing and production. His various artistic endeavors include both jazz/funk and contemporary music where he applies his technical expertise. His undergradute studies took place at the Institute of Sonology in Den Haag, the Netherlands, where he studied many technical and aesthetic aspects of sound and music. He has recently completed a PhD in contemporary composition at the University of Birmingham. He is active in development and research around Digital Audio Effects. Postgraduate supervision leads him down the paths of psychoacoustics, audio analysis and vocal processing. He has lectured and held presentations across Europe to settle in Birmingham where he has excellent teaching and research circumstances having time to make music and perform.
Symposiums, workshops and lectures
21-22.4.2011 - Sarajevo - Music Academy - Algortihmic Composition Seminar.
11-15.4.2011 - Pecs - University of Pecs - 11-15.4 - Audio Programming Course
28-30.10.2010 - Sarajevo - Music in Society Symposium.
11.5-20.6.2010 - Bodrum - Cura Bodrum - Tactical Media Workshop.
30.3.2010 - Amsterdam - De Badcuyp - Instrument Extension with Max4Live Workshop
22.12.2009 - Digital Music Research Network - London - QMUL - Max 4 Live framework has been presented with the focus on adaptive effects implementations.
16.5.2009 – Two Thousand + Nine symposium on performance technologies at SARC Belfast. The paper entitled “Customized Extensions for Instrumentalists” was presented.
25.3.2009 – DMU@BEAST – Presentation on automated segment analysis and rephrasing algorithms.
28-30.5.2008 – University of Pecs – Workshops and lectures on SuperCollider and sonification techniques.
24.6.2006 – Dartington College of Arts - The Extended Shakuhachi. a lecture on sensor interfaces and digital sound processing.
2005-2007 – Kisknuhalas – Courses funded by the European Grundtvig/Comenius fund for adult learning in the education sector. The course ran on annual basis and was majorly concerned with education technology, knowledge structuring and transfer.
13.5.2004 – Royal Conservatoire in The Hague – Presentation of sound synthersis based on recursive geometrical transformations.
Projects
10.4.2009-1.5.2009 – Comissioned by Birmingham City University and LickWorks. Feasibility study was conducted into the text-to-singing and speech-to-singing synthesis technologies. Resources were identified and path of development was stipulated for an audio processing and concatenation application.
20.10.2008-23.10.2008 – Comissioned by Hello Digital. Real time diffusion software for orchestral performance was developed. Eight input channels are diffused over 56 speakers using 32 faders. This was utilized for the performance of the Birmingham Improvisers Orchestra at the Millenium Point.
20.1.2008-14.2.2008 – Comissioned by BEAST. Customizable software was built to automatically calculate exact positions of multiple speakers in a room. Using three microphones different delay times were established which were used to locate a speaker in space based on emitted impulses. It allows for calibration for different microphone placements and specific environmental factors.
2.11.2007-2.3.2008 – Comissioned by David Hindmarch. Modular software for granulation and spatialization for eight audio channels. Coded in SuperCollider this software without any GUI allows a blind composer to create infinite recursive trees of sound processing modules. It automatically maps all the controls to an interface with 64 knobs that can be queried for identity. The software uses the native OSX speech engine to provide verbal feedback to the user. It also allows for custom microtonal tuning of MIDI keyboards that can be used to trigger processes.
20.5.-27.6.2007 – Comissioned by Open Systems. A special sensor system named ‘Sensordome’ was developed for enabling dancers to control sound synthesis processes. Based on continuous pressure measurements four sensor surfaces were built.
1.4.2007-1.5.2007 – Comissioned by Kitchen Budapest and T-Mobile a SuperCollider application was built for the Mobile Jam project. The software allows advanced loop triggering and manipulation with a set of twelve keys on a mobile phone. Based on depressing duration advanced features could be controlled. Four instruments could be used to create music in real time. Also multiple user mode was available which had a built in time quantization that ensured the players staying in time.
5.5.2006-25.5.2006 – Comissioned by SZTAKI centre for automation and IT. SuperCollider application was built that would recognize vowels of the Hungarian language. Estimations were networked through UDP OSC protocol.
25.2.2006 – Making New Waves Festival – Control data processing coming from laser beam interruptions was implemented to control sample playback algorithms.
1.10.2005-1.11.2005 – Comissioned by Sonsoles Alonso. An advanced sample playback and processing application was built to be used with a velocity sensitive keyboard. Various control rate analyses and behavior simulations were implemented.
10.3.2005-10.4.2005 – Comissioned by Ricardo Giraldo. A sensor system for the interactive installation De-fuse was built. It consisted of pressure pads and IR beam interference sensors.
18.10.2004-11.11.2005 – Comissioned by Tag in the Hague. Wireless sensor system for performing dancer was developed that utilized tilt switches and pressure sensors. The sensor dat was used to synthesize electronic sound.
Releases
CyberFarts included tracks trajekt and zeep on the Dutch Experience compilation in 2002.
Worm has published electronic tracks on compilations 36,38,46 and 49 in 2003 and 2004.
DioBel released an EP of compiled electronic works in 2005.
Zlatko has made and given away 88 promotional copies of the No4 EP in 2006.
DioBel released the 'Algoholik' LP in 2010.
