Hire The Right Audio Engineer For Your Project

Find the perfect professional audio engineer to complete projects of any complexity. If you have multiple voice overs, music or sound effects, hire an experienced audio editor to take care of the post production work


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Frequently Asked Questions

Sound engineers, or audio engineers, manipulate, edit, and mix audio files.

The most common way to become an audio engineer is to go to audio engineering school.

Audio engineering is an essential part of any project with sound, safeguarding your creative audio from audio mistakes like background noise or inconsistent volume. They create a cohesive sound and provide a professional polish to your audio files.

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All About Audio Engineering

When it comes to quality audio, an experienced audio engineer is an essential part of creating a professional sound. Audio engineers, also called sound engineers, manipulate, edit, and mix audio in projects that can range from music albums, to feature films, to internet videos, audiobooks, and more. They work on the technical aspects of sound, like analog and digital sound editing, and sound effects and mixing.

An audio engineer can work remotely, and they can also record audio in studio or during a live directed session. They are responsible for delivering the finished audio file to the client, complete with any specifications required. A professional audio engineer expertly incorporates sound effects, dialogue, and music into a project, all while keeping the overall creative vision of your project in mind.

While audio engineers can work on a variety of different projects, the one that jumps to mind for most is music recording. Audio engineers are the people with vast knowledge of recording equipment, making sure sound levels are all working together and that everything sounds just right. They traditionally work in a music studio, but home studio setups have also become common. Audio engineers in the music industry usually run the studio sessions and are the technical experts that keep everyone they work with sounding great.

Beyond music production, audio engineers touch just about any project that requires sound. Think of the sound effects required for a science fiction film, or the voice over and music combinations used in a radio spot. Audio editing is a critical part of the creative process that greatly impacts that results of any project. Sound is a powerful tool to affect emotions, and it must be carefully calibrated to produce just the right emotion in your listener or viewer.

Audiences also pick up on audio mistakes and inconsistencies more than you would expect. Whether that's inconsistent ambience, the absence of background noise, or differing volumes of dialogue, audio mistakes stand out. Something as simple as the loud hum of the room that was used to record audio or the clicks and pops of a voice actor's mouth can really distract a listener. An experienced audio engineer is trained to pick up on these potential mistakes (they are ear trained after all!) and can correct them.

Audio engineers each use their preferred Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) for their editing. This software is used to complete all of the technical manipulation of audio files that is required with audio editing. DAWs include Adobe Audition, Apple Logic Pro, Apple GarageBand, Audacity, Pro Tools, and more. Whatever DAW your chosen audio engineer uses will help them with efficiency, ensuring a well rounded and professional sounding audio file.

The path to becoming an audio engineer almost always includes higher education. Audio engineering programs teach specific skills like music theory, the ins and outs of recording equipment, all about the recording industry, live event production, and more. They often offer different paths based on where a student would like to take their career. Music production or work in the film industry are great examples of specific fields an audio engineering program can prepare its students for, but the fundamentals of audio editing are always taught.

When you hire a professional audio engineer you are taking a critical step towards the success of your creative project. These pros are trained to make your projects sound their best, so that you can focus on all the other important aspects of the work.