Herald "Lex" Dykes
Pleasant Valley,MO
Summary
Sound engineering in your next production should sound exactly as you wish. And at the same time be mixed and mastered to sound as good or better than anything out there. So why not put your trust in a reliable engineer? Reelistic Audio is a home studio owned by me, H. Lex Dykes, and has been around since 2000, known by different names and studio configurations. With all my experience, I have had the opportunity to sharpen my craft for many years. And I strive to convey your clear artistic vision for each project I work on with you. This is my vision, to hear and produce your vision. And I will apply it to any projects I work on with you. If you want to work with an Audio Technician who takes their craft seriously and delivers amazing results every time, I am the one to contact.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Sound Engineering Technician
God/Shoal Creek Community Church
Pleasant Valley, MO
12.2015 - Current
- Captured and recorded audio using standard field audio equipment.
- Performed site surveys to determine and design appropriate setup and audio equipment needs for various types of live events.
- Created tasteful acoustical mixes in venues
- Enhanced sound quality and added various sound effects to live and recorded performances
- Worked with video editors to synchronize audio with video segments.
- Maintained and repaired sound equipment.
- Performed various setups, tear downs and mixing for bands, weddings, worship services, theatrical performances and conferences.
- Collaborated with producers and performers to determine and achieve desired sound for productions.
- Set up and tested equipment prior to events, broadcasts and recordings.
- Recorded speech and music in digital formats.
- Performed sound quality checks and front-of-house mixing to maintain church sound system.
- Mixed and mastered vocal arrangements and music compositions
- Provided audio mixing and recording expertise to field and studio-based productions.
- Set up, maintained, and operated audio recording equipment and performed troubleshooting and audio system breakdown for broadcasts.
- Separated instruments, vocals and peripheral sounds and mixed during live performances.
- Used Pro Tools and Logic Pro and various DAWs to mix and edit tracks.
Industrial Cleaner
TEAM Solutions, Ford Motor
Kansas City, MO
01.1994 - Current
- Used organic-based chemicals to disinfect floors, counters and furniture.
- Used power scrubbing and waxing machines to scrub and polish floors.
- Used vacuum and shampooers to clean carpeted areas in offices, lobbies and corridors.
- Used hand trucks or manually lifted supplies, equipment and heavy furniture.
- Helped outside crew complete grounds maintenance tasks such as mowing grass, trimming bushes and removing debris.
- Emptied waste paper and other trash from premises and moved to appropriate receptacles.
- Responded immediately to calls from personnel to clean up spills and wet floors.
- Maintained floor cleaning and waxing equipment.
- Followed safety standards and established SOPs when handling, mixing and storing hazardous chemicals.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Audio Production
Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL04.2021
Associate of Science - Criminal Justice
American InterContinental University
Schaumburg, IL04.2018
Skills
- Sound Editing
- Requirements gathering
- Digital sound editing
- Troubleshooting
- Pro Tools expertise
- In-studio recording
- Voice recording
- Mixing sound input
- Audio signal processing
- Managing sound quality
- Audio Mixers
- Audio editing and synthesis
- Microphone usage
- Track backups
- Selecting equipment
- Operating recording equipment
- Control console operation
- Equipment testing
Timeline
Sound Engineering Technician
God/Shoal Creek Community Church
12.2015 - Current
Industrial Cleaner
TEAM Solutions, Ford Motor
01.1994 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Audio Production
Full Sail University
Associate of Science - Criminal Justice
American InterContinental University