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Operate machines and equipment to record, synchronize, mix, or reproduce music, voices, or sound effects in sporting arenas, theater productions, recording studios, or movie and video productions.

Currently Employed: 122

Yearly Projected Openings: 10

Typical Hourly Wage: $19.25 - $41.98

Typical Annual Salary: $40,000 - $87,300

• Synchronize and equalize prerecorded dialogue, music, and sound effects with visual action of motion pictures or television productions, using control consoles.
• Keep logs of recordings.
• Record speech, music, and other sounds on recording media, using recording equipment.
• Create musical instrument digital interface programs for music projects, commercials, or film postproduction.
• Report equipment problems and ensure that required repairs are made.
• Tear down equipment after event completion.
• Confer with producers, performers, and others to determine and achieve the desired sound for a production, such as a musical recording or a film.
• Reproduce and duplicate sound recordings from original recording media, using sound editing and duplication equipment.
• Prepare for recording sessions by performing activities such as selecting and setting up microphones.
• Separate instruments, vocals, and other sounds, and combine sounds later during the mixing or postproduction stage.

• Audio mixing consoles
• Equalizers
• Microphones
• Radio frequency transmitters or receivers
• Soldering irons or guns

• Data base user interface and query software
• Music or sound editing software
• Video creation and editing software