what is the difference between and Audio Engineer and sound designer?
I know about the AES and i’ve been reading up on the sound designers. I was wondering first off what is the difference between the two of them (Audio Engineers and sound designers)? What do each of them do? Are they involved in the Film, Music, Video Gaming industry? What major do I need to earn in college to work as each of them?
Thank you very much.
A Sound designer works mostly in theater and movies and yes video games, they create sounds That emphasize a particular action or event. Foley artists are sound designers in a sense. While audio engineers are the people who record the sounds created by a sound design engineer. I may be wrong but I think not, as a video producer (mostly Green screen music video) I have delt with Foley artists who have referenced themselves as sound design engineers.As far as school I can’t help you with that all I’ve learned has been in the business I started as a musician, in a one hit wonder band, toured Europe, Austraila, Canada and the USA. When the band lost popularity I had a keen interest in the studio sessions we had.I worked many years studying at home while working as a builder, slowly building my studio, learning audio and video along the way I have a small independant studio and do everything from recording local bands, video tapeing weddings and sports events, to doing music videos for cable TV and local TV stations.My advice is not to do it my way and go to school,I also had an interest in being a Foley artist that would be quite an interesting occupation
A Sound designer works mostly in theater and movies and yes video games, they create sounds That emphasize a particular action or event. Foley artists are sound designers in a sense. While audio engineers are the people who record the sounds created by a sound design engineer. I may be wrong but I think not, as a video producer (mostly Green screen music video) I have delt with Foley artists who have referenced themselves as sound design engineers.As far as school I can’t help you with that all I’ve learned has been in the business I started as a musician, in a one hit wonder band, toured Europe, Austraila, Canada and the USA. When the band lost popularity I had a keen interest in the studio sessions we had.I worked many years studying at home while working as a builder, slowly building my studio, learning audio and video along the way I have a small independant studio and do everything from recording local bands, video tapeing weddings and sports events, to doing music videos for cable TV and local TV stations.My advice is not to do it my way and go to school,I also had an interest in being a Foley artist that would be quite an interesting occupation
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Sound Engineer:
Sound Engineers are responsible for high quality sound reproduction and sound reinforcement. Every CD you listen to, film that you watch or concert you have been to will have had a team of sound engineers working behind the scenes to ensure the best quality sound for the audience. read more at http://www.mytechspec.co.uk
Audio Engineer:
Operating Multimedia Display Equipment used in settings like conference venues, art galleries, education, etc. You might do anything from setting up a slide show for a college lecture, to installing the sound and lighting for a concert. read more at http://careersadvice.direct.gov.uk
References :
http://www.mytechspec.co.uk
http://careersadvice.direct.gov.uk