Gerhard Steinke
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Gerhard Steinke is a sound engineer.
He studied acoustics in Dresden
, Germany
. He began his career at Radio Dresden as a
sound engineer in 1947. In 1953 he joined the Berlin's Radio and Television Research Centre (RFZ),
where he established a laboratory for acoustical-musical boundary problems in broadcasting. In 1956,
he set up the first subjective listening test group to assess sound recordings, studios and impairments
in the broadcasting chain. This concept and the associated findings are included in various international
standards (OIRT, ITU-R
, and EBU) and documents (SSF, AES) on listening tests and test rooms.
Gerhard Steinke lectured sound technology and electronic music at Berlin's University of Music in the Tonmeister discipline for 27 years. For his work in the field of standards he received the Honorary Golden Medal of the OIRT and was awarded the Bèkesy Medal for his contributions to audio by the Hungarian Acoustical Society. He is a life Fellow and Gold medal recipient of the Audio Engineering Society
(AES).
He studied acoustics in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He began his career at Radio Dresden as a
sound engineer in 1947. In 1953 he joined the Berlin's Radio and Television Research Centre (RFZ),
where he established a laboratory for acoustical-musical boundary problems in broadcasting. In 1956,
he set up the first subjective listening test group to assess sound recordings, studios and impairments
in the broadcasting chain. This concept and the associated findings are included in various international
standards (OIRT, ITU-R
ITU-R
The ITU Radiocommunication Sector is one of the three sectors of the International Telecommunication Union and is responsible for radio communication....
, and EBU) and documents (SSF, AES) on listening tests and test rooms.
Gerhard Steinke lectured sound technology and electronic music at Berlin's University of Music in the Tonmeister discipline for 27 years. For his work in the field of standards he received the Honorary Golden Medal of the OIRT and was awarded the Bèkesy Medal for his contributions to audio by the Hungarian Acoustical Society. He is a life Fellow and Gold medal recipient of the Audio Engineering Society
Audio Engineering Society
Established in 1948, the Audio Engineering Society draws its membership from amongst engineers, scientists, other individuals with an interest or involvement in the professional audio industry. The membership largely comprises engineers developing devices or products for audio, and persons working...
(AES).