Audio technology

Description

The various technologies for producing, recording, and reproducing sound.

Alternative labels

audio technologies
audio software
audio techniques
audio equipment

Skill type

knowledge

Skill reusability level

cross-sector

Relationships with occupations

Essential knowledge

Audio technology is an essential knowledge of the following occupations:

Mastering engineer: Mastering engineers convert finished recordings to the desired format such as CD, vinyl and digital. They ensure the quality of the sound on all formats.
Recording studio technician: Recording studio technicians operate and maintain microphones and headsets in recording booths in recording studios. They operate mixing panels. Recording studio technicians manage all sound production requirements. They advise singers on the use of their voice. Recording studio technicians edit recordings into a finished product.

Optional knowledge

Audio technology is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this knowledge may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.

Typist: Typists operate computers to type and revise documents and compile material to be typed, such as correspondence, reports, statistical tables, forms, and audios. They read instructions accompanying material or follow verbal instructions to determine requirements such as number of copies needed, priority and desired format.
Acoustical engineer: Acoustical 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 affecting the transmission of sound in spaces for performances or recording activities. They can also consult on the levels of noise contamination for those activities that require compliance with standards on that matter.
Broadcast technician: Broadcast technicians install, start up, maintain, monitor and repair equipment used for the transmission and reception of television and radio broadcast signals. They ensure that all materials are available in a suitable format of transmittable quality according to the transmission deadline. Broadcast technicians also maintain and repair this equipment.

 


 

References

  1. Audio technology – ESCO

 

Last updated on September 20, 2022