Responsibilities
Confer with producers, performers, and others to determine and achieve the desired sound for a production, such as a musical recording or a film.
Set up, test, and adjust recording equipment for recording sessions and live performances.
Regulate volume level and sound quality during recording sessions, using control consoles.
Prepare for recording sessions by performing activities such as selecting and setting up microphones.
Report equipment problems and ensure that required repairs are made.
Mix and edit voices, music, and taped sound effects for live performances and for prerecorded events, using sound mixing boards.
Synchronize and equalize prerecorded dialogue, music, and sound effects with visual action of motion pictures or television productions, using control consoles.
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.
Separate instruments, vocals, and other sounds, and combine sounds later during the mixing or postproduction stage.