What is common among ‘Let it Go’ (Frozen), ‘Happy’ (Pharrell Williams) and A.R Rahman’s famous track ‘Jai Ho’? Singers, lyricists, music composers?….
While they have a major role to pay here, there is a whole team of behind the scene engineers who work on these songs, stitching the music together with instruments and background chorus. Basically, they take the raw format of the of the song and give us the best version of it. These cool engineers are known as the Sound Engineers.
Music today has made its way across industries in the form of brand/ad films, testimonials videos, music festivals etc. making sound engineering a bright career option!
If you are a music buff who is enchanted by the world of amazing instruments, how sound gets created and how technology can help create the best version of the music track – ‘Sound Engineering’ can be the right career choice for you. There are multiple options for a sound engineer. You can work in different movies, music concerts, rock shows or can even come up with your own company. A little bit of research in this area will help you dig deeper and find your true calling!
What are the areas to look for?
The world of sound engineering offers a wide array of options. Although the entertainment industry is the prime one, you can also look for other options in sectors like advertisement, documentaries, gaming and corporate brands.
How to become a Sound Engineer?
In order to enter the field of sound or audio engineering, you need to be proficient in Physics, Chemistry, Maths and Computers. Make sure to put in all your extra efforts and study these subjects thoroughly in your 10+2.
Course options:
A wide range of institutions in India and abroad offer postgraduate, diploma and certificate level courses in sound engineering. You can pick the course according to your requirement and master the technical and creative aspects of recording, editing and producing through different sounds.
Career options:
There are plenty of career options for a Sound Engineer or a Sound Technician. With the ever expanding music industry in India, you can easily fit into various fields like Motion Picture, Sound Recording Industries, Television Broadcasting, Performing Arts Companies, Radio Stations, Advertising firms, Gaming Industries and much more. You can also work as a freelancer or with independent artists, music composers, writers and performers where the competition is rigid but fun filled!
In fact, BYJU’S has an impressive team of sound engineers who jams together to create interesting sound effects while developing the App. At BYJU’S we are always on the lookout for talented and bright minds that are open to explore innovative techniques and bring in something new.
With private companies across the board looking out to polish their audio and video capabilities, a lot of opportunities have been bestowed upon sound engineers. So stay motivated and go for it!
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Books are Tanaya Goswami’s first love and cheesecakes come a close second. Talking about movies, music, calligraphy, politics, and Elon Musk will get you listed under the friends’ section of her diary. Ever since moving on from her job as an English lecturer, she spends her time at BYJU’S crafting stories filled with emotion and sprinkled with sarcasm. Outside of work, she’s either learning something new (French, most recently!) or is curled up with a book and a cup of coffee. She firmly believes that discovering what you don’t know is the key to knowledge and is constantly working towards improving herself. Drop in a line at storyweavers@byjus.com if you liked her stories, have something nice to say, or if you have compelling ideas to share!
Comments
Amogh Kottada????
June 21, 2020
Amazing ?
Vaageisha sharma
October 10, 2019
Wow…this is truly fascinating…..music has always inspired me through the highs and lows, and now getting to know about an actual courier stream in this field,I feel so excited!!!!!
Yash Srivastava
June 12, 2019
Thanks but please provide options for commers field also.
Varsha
April 30, 2019
Amazing information
siddhi chaudhary
April 28, 2019
Thanks BYJUS ??
Vedansha
April 28, 2019
I really have a huge interest in music and i sing too. Along with academics and all, I participate and music and singing programmes. I really think that sound engineering is a field for me to flourish my interest in music…Thank you byjus for this information?
Monali Saha
April 20, 2019
Suggest some career options if one takes PCMB in 10+2
Poojha
April 19, 2019
Thank you byjus for sharing this message ☺☺
Lekshmi Jayan
April 19, 2019
Thank you Byjus for sharing this information☺☺
Andriya
April 18, 2019
Thanks for the message. Expecting information in fields of astronomy
Bhagavath sai
April 17, 2019
This information is the best one .
Also some more institutions are there in your country
Karanjit
April 17, 2019
Very Informative. I liked it
Gautam
April 17, 2019
How much fee will be paid for this course and what is the criteria for this course And in how many years this course will get complicated
Sonal Rajput
April 17, 2019
Thanks Byjus for this information. ??
GJ RAHUL
April 16, 2019
Very informative. If need more carrer suggestions because we can able to choose which is suitable for us. Thanks byjus
Shagun
April 16, 2019
Thanks Byju’s for the info ??
Shruti
April 16, 2019
Awesome, looks like my type of job
Saniya tamboli
April 16, 2019
That’s a good knowledge
Thanks byjus.
Sarang Jagdish
April 16, 2019
Very informative indeed. Thank you Tanaya.
Akanksha
April 16, 2019
Very informative one .
Thanks for sharing
Manisha Garg
April 15, 2019
Thanks Byjus for sharing such amazing information.
Please keep sharing for all other different options too
shreelakshmikannan
April 15, 2019
Very informative Thanks for sharing
Abdulla
April 15, 2019
Thank you byjus for the best and most important information …. thank you very much
Aby
April 15, 2019
It was good. Can you next time tell about aerospace engineering?
Sreesini S Nair
April 15, 2019
Thanks byjus for sharing this information. ☺
Vinod K
April 15, 2019
Very informative information on Sound Engineering.
Anurag roy
April 15, 2019
Can you say how to become a software engineer?
Mohammed Fazal Ullah
April 15, 2019
Hello!!
This was extremely informative. An you guys make an article on aerospace engineering and streams which comes under aerospace engineering…
It would be very helpful!!!
Aaska keshari
April 15, 2019
Thanks byjus for this amazing information
Lutfe Hasan
April 15, 2019
Thank for sharing the amazing information
Piyush
October 31, 2018
Sach m aaj se pehle kabhi bhi nahi PTA that music k bare m
Rafiq Ahmed
October 24, 2018
Very informative.Thank you for sharing 🙂