Becoming an Audio Engineer in a Recording Studio

A recording studio is the environment where an artist can create and share music with the world. The best way to achieve this is through the use of quality equipment, skilled musicians and a professional Audio Engineer who knows how to make it all work together.

A large part of a recording studio is an acoustically treated room or rooms that are designed to capture clear audio for either vocals, instrumentation or both known as the Live Room. This room will be designed to be acoustically treated by the use of absorption and diffusion materials as well as being soundproofed to minimize external noise. In some cases a smaller room (isolation booth) will also be included in the studio to provide a quieter space for recording vocals without the distraction of other instruments or music being recorded.

Once the music was recorded in a studio it then had to be mixed down into tracks so that each instrument could be heard clearly on its own as well as blending with other instruments and voices. This was the start of the art of sound engineering which required a whole new set of skills to be used in order to make sure that each track had a good dynamic range and was not too loud or too soft in comparison with the others.

To become an audio engineer, you can pursue a formal degree program from a school like Berklee College of Music which offers a four-year Bachelor’s in Music Production and Engineering. Alternatively, you can learn through a mentor or do a traineeship in a studio to gain hands-on experience with the equipment.