RECORDING ENGINEER

National (OA)

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Work Process Schedule

Work Process Content

On the Job Training

Anonymous

Skills

3.5K

OJT hours

Operate audio recording equipment.

700

Set up, test, and adjust recording equipment for recording sessions and live performances.
Prepare for recording sessions by performing such activities as selecting and setting up microphones.
Record speech, music, and other sounds on recording media, using recording equipment.

Collaborate with others to determine technical details of productions.

600

Confer with producers, performers, and others to determine and achieve the desired sound for a production, such as a musical recording or a film.

Mix sound inputs.

900

Mix and edit voices, music, and taped sound effects for live performances and for prerecorded events, using sound mixing boards.
Reproduce and duplicate sound recordings from original recording media, using sound editing and duplication equipment.
Separate instruments, vocals, and other sounds, and combine sounds during the mixing or postproduction stage.
Create musical instrument digital interface programs for music projects, commercials, or film postproduction.

Operate control consoles for sound, lighting or video.

900

Regulate volume level and sound quality during recording sessions, using control consoles.
Synchronize and equalize prerecorded dialogue, music, and sound effects with visual action of motion pictures or television productions, using control consoles.

Select materials or props.

150