| The audio recording industry is a growing field that | | | | larger and generally non-audio curriculum, technical |
| offers a variety of employment opportunities. The | | | | schools offer hands-on specialized courses and |
| audio engineer is at the center of this sonic universe | | | | concentrated classes that focus specifically on the skill |
| and incorporates a variety of recording methods and | | | | set that is needed for this coveted career path. Once |
| gear to get the job done. The equipment ranges from | | | | students are educated and experienced in the field of |
| hardware to software and is manufactured by | | | | audio engineering, they will be able to find employment |
| software companies like Apple, Digidesign, Sennheiser, | | | | in many different areas. |
| Neumann, Solid State Logic and more. Because of the | | | | - Radio and Television Broadcast - NASCAR, the NFL, |
| broad range of skills and solid experience needed to | | | | the NBA, PGA and the Olympics are just some of the |
| operate audio equipment at the professional level, it is | | | | many sports that rely on highly skilled audio |
| no longer feasible to drop to an entry-level job in the | | | | professionals to broadcast their events. |
| business. The mentoring system once in place in the | | | | - Music Production - Audio engineers are essential |
| early years of recording is gone, making education a | | | | team members for the recording, editing and mixing of |
| truly essential step in seeking a career in the audio | | | | music, collaborating with producers and artists to |
| recording industry. | | | | create an album or song. |
| Many colleges and trade and technical schools offer | | | | - Live Events and Concerts - Front of House |
| in-depth audio engineering courses that give the | | | | engineers are an integral part of live performance. Not |
| student the skills they need to break in to the business | | | | only do these professionals mix the live events, but |
| at an entry level. After this acquisition of knowledge, | | | | they often record them for later release. |
| audio school graduates are able to then build upon their | | | | - Sound for Film - Movies abound with audio including |
| careers. While many traditional colleges offer audio | | | | dialog, the musical score and background effects, |
| classes as part of their curriculum, the trade school | | | | which are all recorded and mixed by audio engineers. |
| system directly addresses the needs of the student | | | | - Recording Studios - Recording studios require audio |
| seeking a more focused, concentrated and intensive | | | | engineers to maintain, inspect and operate the gear |
| way to acquire skills and get out in the workplace in a | | | | and run sessions. |
| relatively short time. Rather than being a part of a | | | | |