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Toms Fatjanovs

@tomsfatjanovs

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Audio engineer specializing in physical modeling synthesis, DSP systems, and immersive spatial audio production.

Latvia

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles applying physical-modeling synthesis and immersive audio expertise in collaborative game, film, or music teams, with hands-on DSP and spatial audio responsibilities.

I am an audio engineer focused on physical modeling synthesis and procedural audio systems, blending acoustic physics with real-time synthesis workflows.

I have deep experience deconstructing hardware architectures and implementing custom DSP logic using visual programming environments, alongside production work in Pro Tools, Ableton, and Dolby Atmos.

My projects include a Bachelor EP produced with Erica Synths Steampipe and Elektron Digitakt, an in-depth academic deconstruction of an 8-voice physical-modeling synth, and a boutique DSP waveshaper and WaveSplit distortion implementation.

I collaborate across games, film, and music — bringing advanced spatial/immersive audio expertise, multi-mic recording and mixing experience, and systems-level analysis to technically ambitious productions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Recording & Mixing Engineer

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Freelance

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 1 month)

Engineered and mixed projects across jazz, rock and electronic genres, produced multi-track EPs using modular hardware and finalized productions in Dolby Atmos for portfolio release.

Mixing Pro Tools FL Studio Dolby Atmos

DSP Tool Developer

Independent Project

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025 (11 months)

Architected a morphing waveshaper using bilinear interpolation across 16 wavetables and implemented WaveSplit distortion with asymmetric signal paths and LFO-modulated delay experiments.

Waveshaping Wavetables WaveSplit LFO Modulation CSD Prototype Testing Signal Processing

Audio Engineer

SAE Institute Frankfurt

Jan 2023 - Dec 2025 (2 years 11 months)

Led recording, mixing and immersive audio projects including a 13-mic grand piano session mixed to Dolby Atmos and supervised multi-genre productions; developed spatial audio workflows and high-density microphone techniques.

Dolby Atmos Mixing Microphone Techniques Spatial Audio Pro Tools

Audio Research Engineer

SAE Institute Frankfurt

Jun 2024 - Dec 2024 (6 months)

Researched and deconstructed physical-modeling synthesizer architectures, documented transitions from Karplus-Strong to dual-stage models, and presented findings to academic and technical audiences.

Karplus Strong Documentation Presentation

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

SAE Institute Frankfurt

Bachelor of Arts, Audio Engineering

2023 - 2025

Activities and societies: Bachelor project on hardware synthesis and experimental sound design; advanced specialised project analysing Erica Synths Steampipe; recording and mixing engineer work including Dolby Atmos productions.

Completed a Bachelor of Arts in Audio Engineering with projects in hardware synthesis, immersive audio, and advanced DSP tool development.