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Job Description
Operate machines and equipment to record, synchronize, mix, or reproduce music, voices, or sound effects in sporting arenas, theater productions, recording studios, or movie and video productions.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 27-4014.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 65,240.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 31.00
- Currently, there are 15,210 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Sound Engineering Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Sound Engineering Technicians
- Sound Technician
- Sound Engineer
- Sound Editor
- Recording Engineer
- Mixer
- Master Control Operator
- Broadcast Technician
- Broadcast Engineer
- Audio Operator
- Audio Engineer
- Winder
- Waste Elimination
- Video Editor
- Theater Technician
- Television Production Assistant (TV Production Assistant)
- Tape Transferrer
- Systems Engineer
- Studio Engineer
- Special Effects Technician
- Special Effects Designer
- Sound Truck Operator
- Sound Recording Technician
- Sound Printer
- Sound Mixer
- Sound Equipment Mechanic
- Sound Effects Technician
- Sound Effects Person
- Sound Effects Manager
- Sound Cutter
- Sound Assistant
- Rerecording Mixer
- Recordist
- Quality Engineer
- Public Address Technician
- Public Address Systems Mechanic
- Public Address System Installer
- Public Address Servicer
- Production Engineer
- Production Director
- Producer
- Play Back Operator
- Musical Engineer
- Music Engineer
- Mixing Technician
- Mixing Engineer
- Mechanical Sound Technician
- Mechanic Sound Technician
- Machine Room Operator
- Machine Room Engineer
- Film Sound Engineer
- Film Sound Coordinator
- Film Recordist
- Editor
- Dub Room Engineer
- Disc Recordist
- Director
- Audio Recording Engineer
- Audio Production Manager
- Acoustical Engineer
Tasks for “Sound Designer”
- Report equipment problems and ensure that required repairs are made.
- Set up, test, and adjust recording equipment for recording sessions and live performances.
- Prepare for recording sessions by performing activities such as selecting and setting up microphones.
- Mix and edit voices, music, and taped sound effects for live performances and for prerecorded events, using sound mixing boards.
- Regulate volume level and sound quality during recording sessions, using control consoles.
- Tear down equipment after event completion.
- Convert video and audio recordings into digital formats for editing or archiving.
- Create musical instrument digital interface programs for music projects, commercials, or film postproduction.
- Confer with producers, performers, and others to determine and achieve the desired sound for a production, such as a musical recording or a film.
- Separate instruments, vocals, and other sounds, and combine sounds later during the mixing or postproduction stage.
- Keep logs of recordings.
- Record speech, music, and other sounds on recording media, using recording equipment.
- Reproduce and duplicate sound recordings from original recording media, using sound editing and duplication equipment.
- Synchronize and equalize prerecorded dialogue, music, and sound effects with visual action of motion pictures or television productions, using control consoles.
Related Technology & Tools
- 1/3 octave equalizers
- Musical instrument digital interface MIDI sequencers
- Audio compressors
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Dynamics processors
- Condenser microphones
- Wireless microphones
- Electret microphones
- Dynamic microphones
- Wireless transmitters
- Polarity checkers
- Wireless receivers
- Soldering irons
- Audio filters
- Studio intercom systems
- Digital samplers
- Pressure zone microphones
- Parametric equalizers
- Ribbon microphones
- Cable testers
- Laptop computers
- Multitrack tape recording machines
- Personal computers
- Audio mixer consoles
- Shelving equalizers
- Reverb devices
- Volt-ohm meters VOM
- Amplifiers
- Channel equalizers
- Digital audio recorders
- Digital delay pedals
- Desktop computers
- Microphone pre-amps
- Noise reduction systems
- Peak equalizers
- Musical instrument digital interface MIDI software
- Data entry software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Visio
- Apple Final Cut Pro
- Avid Technology
- Microsoft Office
- Linux
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Microsoft Excel
- Cisco IOS
- Avid Technology Pro Tools