Audio and Video Recording Technicians

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Career Description
Audio and video recording technicians record, mix, and edit sound, music, and videotape for films, television, radio, videos, recordings, and live events.

Duties May Include
Audio and video recording technicians perform some or all of the following duties:

Set up, prepare, operate and adjust audio, recording, editing and reproducing equipment to record, edit and reproduce sound input or feed of pre-recorded material from tapes, records, compact discs, digital audio devices, and input from live microphones, satellites or microwave trucks for films, videos, radio and television programs and recordings;

Prepare and operate videotape recording and playback equipment to record videos, television programs, concerts and live events, and to edit video tape after production;

Operate electronic equipment to generate program titles, credits, sub-titles, graphic backgrounds or animation for television programs;

Operate audio consoles or computers, tape machines, microphones and sound processing equipment to mix, combine and edit music and sound at concerts and live events;

Operate dubbing machines to play back edited dialogue, music and sound effect tracks from different sources, in synchronization with motion picture film;

May supervise and co-ordinate the work of other audio and video recording technicians.

Examples of Titles
Audio Technician
Audiovisual Technician
Post-Production Technician
Radio Technician
Recording Engineer
Recording Studio Technician
Sound Effects Engineer
Sound Mixer
Video and Sound Recorder
Video Transmission Officer

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Updated Monday, November 21, 2005

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