Every one loves to hear music no matter whether it is live or recorded.
During the 19th century, several attempts for recording sounds were made
in Europe and USA. Though the mechanized reproduction of music can be
traced back as far as the 9th century, it was done most successfully by
Thomas Edison in 1877. He invented a machine named Phonograph which could
be termed as the first practical sound recording and reproduction device
for recording and reproducing sound. Coming all the way from 1877, technically,
the recording industry has advanced drastically and has become part and
parcel of our lives by the 20th century.
Audio engineering, a branch of Audio science, is a career for those
who love music and wish to be a part of this industry. Audio Engineering
is all about capturing sound, recording, copying, editing, mixing and
reproducing sound using electronic and mechanical devices. It involves
both production and post production tasks. Production part may
involve everything from set-up to the actual recording. Audio engineers
use a variety of devices to record even the slightest sound variations.
Electronic mixing board (console board), which contains variety of switches,
dials, lights and meters, is a vital part in audio engineering as it
can control sound input while recording or editing. In the post production
section, the recorded material gets polished or "morphed"
into sound. Digital audio workstations, signal processors and sequencing
software are the other integral components used in audio engineering.
An audio engineer is someone with experience and training in production
and manipulation of sound through mechanical and digital means. Those
who have studied any course in audiography and sound recording can become
an audio engineer. They are responsible for the final sound that we
hear in music, i.e in songs, background scores in videos, films, advertisements
and so on.
An audio engineer should possess a good ear for music and sounds just
like a journalist should have a nose for news. They may sometimes be
known as recording engineers and sound engineers, even though the latter
are the persons who develop instruments for the audio engineers.
Audio engineering is one of the most popular and promising career in
the modern generation that offers immense opportunity in the field of
film, video production, sound broadcasting and advertising both in India
and abroad. To be good in this field, lot of commitment and interest
is required.
