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Career Guidance Skills information skills S2.8 - monitoring, inspecting and testing S2.8.1 - monitoring, inspecting and testing equipment, systems and products Assess sound quality
Description
Assess the recorded sound and music. Make sure it conforms to specifications.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 3 occupations
- Optional in 4 occupations
- Total: 7 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)
Essential for
- Disc jockeyA Disc Jockey (DJ) is a professional who plays recorded music for live audiences at events, nightclubs, radio stations, or online platforms. DJs mix different tracks seamlessly to …
- Recording studio technicianRecording studio technicians operate and maintain microphones and headsets in recording booths in recording studios. They operate mixing panels. Recording studio technicians manage…
- Acoustical engineerAcoustical engineers study and apply the science of sound to various applications. They work in a wide range of areas including the consultation of the acoustics and elements affec…
Optional for
- Boom operatorBoom operators set up and operate the boom microphone, either by hand, on an arm or on a moving platform. They make sure that every microphone is correctly stationed…
- Music producerMusic producers are responsible for acquiring music to be published. They listen to demos of songs and determine whether they are good enough to be published. Music producers overs…
- Audio-visual technicianAudio-visual technicians set up, operate and maintain equipment to record and edit images and sound for radio and television broadcasts, at live events and for telecommunication si…
- Radio producerRadio producers are responsible for organising the making of radio shows. They oversee aspects of radio shows such as content, audio production, resource planning and personnel sup…
Related skills
- Edit recorded sound
- Set up sound equipment
- Use audio reproduction software
- Acoustics
- Audio editing software
- Audiovisual equipment
- Manage sound quality
- Perform soundchecks
- Supervise sound production
- Operate an audio mixing console
- Record multi-track sound
- Operate audio equipment
Last updated on February 18, 2026
