10/23/2012

Exploring The Audio Production Houston Stages

By Mamie Conrad


All kinds of music are characterized by the same elements. These include: rhythm or beat, melody or harmony, and the lyrics. Each of these audio production Houston stages is catered for in different ways. This is done with the help of professionals skilled in the industry. They are known as sound or record engineers.

When it comes to machines and sound, most of us are left clueless on the operations. Sound engineers best handle this situation by dealing with recording, mixing and sound management. They stress on the sound quality and the technical part of it, unlike ordinary people who go for lyrics only.

The main groups of people who work in this industry are known as sound engineers. There are several other people who work in line with these engineers. Their roles are not as major, and require just enough knowledge on the art; for example disk jockeys, studio technicians and music producers. The sound engineer can easily play the other roles.

These sound engineers play a wide variety of roles in this process. They are expected to know all the other minor roles played, as well by other technicians. Sound engineers are experts at designing acoustic environments meant for recording. The studios need to be custom made in line with the requirements of having a good sound quality. The engineers are also responsible for the studio and equipment management.

The process of sound engineering can further be highlighted in three stages. The initial stage is referred to as the pre-engineering stage. It is the stage preceding the recording of a song. In this stage, the artist is given time to make preparations. Rehearsals are done before the main recording, and the lyrics reviewed.

The other stage is known as the engineering stage. In this case the artist comes to the studio, and records the song or songs. They use the machines present in the studio. This means that the quality of the song is also highly dependent on the kind of equipment in use. After recording the tracks are saved for the next stage.

The post engineering stage consists of: sound designing, editing, mixing and addition of sound effects. This is where the sound engineering dominates the most. Without the ample skill, talent, technique and dedication put in this stage the resulting song will be a flop in quality. Sound designing and editing are meant to work on the quality of the voice and song. Mixing is done to put all tracks together in one album.

In a bid to make money, some sound engineers choose to rush through these stages. This gives them room to attend to other clients or artistes. This is a very dangerous move because each stage is very important if one wants to have a good quality song.

It goes without saying that this is a tasking profession. One of the good things about it is that audio production Houston style has led to development of job opportunities. A good engineer produces quality work which can be judged according to the reaction of the public when a song is released.




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