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Sound technicians use technical knowledge and expertise to produce and manipulate the sound for a range of performances and recordings

As a sound technician, it’s your responsibility to assemble, operate and maintain the technical equipment used to record, amplify, enhance, mix or reproduce sound.

You’ll identify the sound requirements for a given task or situation and perform the appropriate actions to produce this sound.

Sound technicians are required in a range of industries including:

  • advertising
  • audio recordings
  • broadcasting (radio or television)
  • film
  • live performance (theatre, music, dance).

Job titles vary according to the industry and can include sound assistant, sound recordist and sound supervisor.

Within film, specialist roles are available such as dialogue editor, dubbing mixer, production mixer and Foley artist.

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