Sound engineer

The purpose of the sound engineer (also called operator chief of sound recording ) is to centralize the management of the sound in an unspecified branch of industry.

There is in 2006 in France, only 3  000 people approximately working in the sound. It is a very stopped way, and whose 80% of employment relate to the audio-visual sectors (cinema, television, radio) and of multi-media (20% for the music, wiring for sound in concerts)

The activities of the sound engineer are multiple:

  • With the Cinema

    • For the Chief-operator of the sound, to make sure of the good recording of the its in collaboration with the Pole vaulter (boom operator). He manages the levels of recording.
    • For the assembler dialogs (or direct), to correct, clean and to improve the sound of the dialogs after the assembly image.
    • For the assembler his, to seek the best sounds being able to adapt to the scenario of a Film (Sound effects S, sounds of environment…)
    • For the mixor its, to manage the various sound sources, them mix (mixture) and their sonority, like directing the panoramic one of each sound, it finalizes the band its film.

  • In Wiring for sound

    • to make sure that the public hears correctly
    • Gérer all the phenomena of acoustics
      • Larsen S
      • Delay
      • spatialization
      • restitution of the harmonics (analyzes spectral on pink Bruit)
    • dimensioning of the systems of diffusion (returns, frontage)
    • positioning of the systems of diffusion
    • Éventuellement the sound engineer and the sonorisator can train only one person

Foot-note: in France, no diploma is obligatory to fulfill this function, the title of “engineer” pertaining to the common language. On the other hand, it is very strongly advised to have a business card: this one is delivered by the CNC according to the number of films carried out as assistant (boom operator). Obtaining the diploma of the École Louis-Light makes it possible to obtain the chart of assistant directly. One can reach this school with a level VAT + 2 the VAT + 3 being recommended. 2 orientations are interesting: a course MIME with faculty or a audio-visual BTS option trades of the sound

Formations with the trade of sound engineer

  • France:
    • to begin in the trades from the sound, there exist formations of Bac+2 level. Twelve public BTS in France propose a Advanced vocational diploma - Trades of audio-visual the, entirely free formation. Some of them propose an option " son" , in general very selective…
    • You can also find training centres deprived in this field, ITEM for example (European Institut technological of the trades of the music) which trains technicians of the sound in the field of the live performance as well as multi-media…

    • the Formation Higher than the Trades of the Sound of the higher national Academy of music and dance of Paris delivers in 4 years a diploma for the occupation of musician high level sound engineer. Difficult contest with bac+2 scientific minimum.

  • Belgium: IAD, INSAS, SAE Institute, to a lesser extent INRACI…

Some known sound engineers:

Michel Lepage, Guy Level, the research center of the rtf which initiated the standardization of 117° microphones in stereophony of phase (Jacques Chardonnier and Albert Laracine), Jose Bernard. Laughing Jean, who invented the units 4 channels and removed the passive filters by complex active filters of which the complementary ones to linear phase.

See too

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External bonds

  • Sound engineers: advertisements, forums, directory of sound engineers, CV on line, job offers.
  • Perchman.com

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