Sound engineer About

A Sound engineering technician operates, assembles, and maintains technical equipment that records, amplifies, enhances, mixes, or reproduces sounds. Sound engineers work in pan domains like advertising, music, movies, live performances, and broadcasting. They assess the requirement of sound at any given location and then produce the appropriate decibels of sound.

Sound engineer
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Career Roles & Responsibilities
  • Perform duties assigned by directors, producers etc
  • Set up, maintain and regularly inspect sound equipment 
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of video editors, lighting experts, cameramen etc.
  • Assist in synchronizing video and audio tracks
  • Record, edit and mix audio tracks
  • Test and improve sound quality
  • Add sound effects to recordings
  • Create and update sound libraries
  • Resolve technical problems when they occur
  • Stay up to date with the latest trends and best practices
  • Perform duties assigned by directors, producers, etc
  • Set up, maintain and regularly inspect sound equipment 
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of video editors, lighting experts, cameramen, etc.
  • Assist in synchronizing video and audio tracks
  • Record, edit and mix audio tracks
  • Test and improve sound quality
  • Add sound effects to recordings
  • Create and update sound libraries
  • Resolve technical problems when they occur
  • Stay up to date with the latest trends and best practices
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Career Education Path Summary
 

Stream

Graduation

After Graduation

After Post Graduation

Path1

Clear Class XII with Science Stream

Pursue B.Tech for 4 years

Pursue M.Tech for 2-3 years

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Path2

Clear Class XII with Science Stream

Pursue Different Courses(duration ranging from 1 month to 3 years )

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Important Facts

  • Most colleges have eligibility criteria of a minimum 50% aggregate marks in Class XII / and some of the minimum of 60%.
  • Must have passed class 12thor senior secondary examination with at least 50% marks including English.
  • Some colleges/ universities also have an age limit.
  • Sound Engineering is also called Audio Engineering.

 Leading Institutes

Top Sound Engineering Institutes in India

College

Location

Website

Department of Film & TV Studies, Bharatiya VidyaBhavan New Delhi

Delhi

www.film-tvstudies.com 

IIT Kharagpur

Kharagpur

www.iitkgp.ac.in 

Deviprasad Goenka Management College of Media Studies

Mumbai

www.rset.edu.in/dgmc 

Film and Television Institute of India, Pune

Pune

www.ftiindia.com 

College of Applied Science, Vadakkencherry

Vadakkencherry

www.casvdy.org 

Biju Patnaik Film and Television Institute

Cuttack

www.bpftio.org.in 

CRAFT Film School

Delhi

www.log2craft.org 

ZEE Institute Of Media Arts (ZIMA) Mumbai

Mumbai

www.zimainstitute.com 

National Institute of Film and Fine Arts NIFFA, Kolkata

Kolkata

www.niffa.org 

Digital Academy The Film School Mumbai

Mumbai

www.dafilmschool.com 

Department of Music, University of Mumbai

Mumbai

www.mu.ac.in/portal/department-of-music 

Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication, School of Arts New Delhi

Delhi

www.sac.ac.in 

ARM Academy of Radio Management

New Delhi

www.arm.net.in 

Asian Academy of Film & Television

Noida

www.aaft.com 

Top Sound Engineering Institutes in the World

Institution

Location

Website

Yale University (Postgrad)

United States

www.yale.edu 

University of Michigan- Ann Arbor

United States

www.umich.edu 

University of Edinburgh (Postgrad)

United Kingdom

www.ed.ac.uk 

University of Illinois At Urbana Champaign (Postgrad)

United States

www.illinois.edu 

Australian National University (Both)

Australia

www.anu.edu.au 

University of Manchester (Postgrad)

United Kingdom

www.manchester.ac.uk 

Boston University (Postgrad)

United States

www.bu.edu 

University of Southern California

United States

www.usc.edu 

University of New South Wales

Australia

www.unsw.edu.au 

Sound Engineering Entrance Exams

Undergraduate

College

Tentative Date

Important Elements

Website

Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main)

April

Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry,

www.jeemain.nic.in 

Joint Entrance Examination Advanced (JEE Advanced)

May/June

Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry,

www.jeeadv.ac.in 

Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission (BITSAT)

May

Mathematics/Biology Physics, Chemistry, Logical Reasoning English

www.bitsadmission.com/bitsatmain.aspx 

Education Promotion Society of India National Admission Test (ENAT)

April/May

Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English

www.epsfi.org 

Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Exam (VITEEE)

April

Mathematics/Biology Physics, Chemistry, English

www.vit.ac.in 

University of Delhi Combined Entrance Exam (DU-CET)

June

Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry,

www.dtu.ac.in 

Consortium Medical, Engineering & Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK)

May

Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry,

www.comedk.org 

Admission Test for ICFAI Science & Technology (ATIT)

May

Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English

www.icfaiuniversity.in/atit/btech_program.html 

Combined Written Admission Test (CWAT)

May/June

Botany Zoology Physics, Chemistry,

www.acds.co.in 

SRM University Engineering Exam (SRMUEE)

April

Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology

www.srmuniv.ac.in 

Manipal University Online Entrance Exam (MU-OEE)

March/April

Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology

www.manipal.edu 

Indraprastha University Common EntranceTest (IPUCET)

May

Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry,

www.ipu.ac.in 

Postgraduate

Institution

Tentative Date

Important Elements

Website

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) (Postgraduate)

Jan/Feb

All Branches of engineering

www.gate.iisc.ernet.in 

Career Opportunities in Sound Engineering

  • Recording
  • Internet audio broadcast
  • Mastering CD + DVD live sound
  • Audio software + hardware
  • Quality Assessment
  • Music restoration/preservation
  • Forensic audio
  • Sound Recordist.
  • Music Arranger.
  • Sound Designer.
  • Mixing Engineer.
  • Sound Engineer.
  • Live Sound Engineer.
  • Audio Engineer.
  • Studio Manager.
Similar Careers
  • Consult and advise producers, directors, and performers to identify the sound requirements
  • Apply technical knowledge & experience in the domain of sound recording to help clients achieve the desired artistic objectives
  • Evaluate the audibility of the region and also manage the overall assembly of the required equipment
  • Integrate and synchronize audio effects with visual content
  • Create sound effects which are used in shows, movies, broadcasting, and television
  • Mix and balance music, special effects, speech, and video graphics
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Career Pros Details
  • Will find opportunities to work with TV and Film Personalities, editors, directors, singers
  • Combines passion for music and engineering
  • Great prospects in the near future
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Career Cons Details
  • Need additional certification and experience to move ahead
  • Can be confused with jobs like DJing and Music Composer
  • May not make enough money at initial stages

 

  • Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
  • Reading Comprehension - Understanding wrote sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
  • Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
  • Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
  • Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
  • Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
  • Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
  • Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
  • Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
  • Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
  • Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do
  • Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior
  • Negotiation - Bringing others into behavior trying to reconcile differences.
  • Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
  • Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
  • Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
  • Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
  • Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
  • Systems Evaluation - Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
  • Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
  • Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools
  • Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
  • Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
  • Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
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