Description

Required to assemble, operate and maintain the technical equipment used to record, amplify, enhance, mix or reproduce sound.

Identify the sound requirements for a given task or situation and perform the appropriate actions to produce this sound.

The specific tasks carried out by a sound technician vary according to the actual role in which they work.

Sound technician roles can be split into two categories:

• the recording of all sound on set or on location;
• the balancing, mixing, editing and enhancing of pre-recorded audio.

Production activities include:

• assessing the acoustics of the performance area and assembling and operating the necessary equipment;
• consulting with producers and performers to determine the sound requirements;
• selecting, positioning, adjusting and operating the equipment used for amplification and recording;
• applying technical knowledge of sound recording equipment to achieve the determined artistic objectives;
• recording sound onto digital audio tape or hard disk recorders;
• monitoring audio signals to detect sound-quality deviations or malfunctions;
• anticipating and correcting any problems;
• maintaining and repairing sound equipment.

Post-production duties include:

• integrating (synchronisation) of pre-recorded audio (dialogue, sound effects and music) with visual content;
• re-recording and synchronising audio (post-synching);
• mixing and balancing speech, effects and music;
• creating and altering sound effects for use in films, television, etc.

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