@dodzidenudzakuma
As a former Tuba player, I appreciate the double shout out to the lowest of the low brass!
@sethhartman
"I write because I must. It's not a choice or a pastime, it's an unyielding calling and my passion." - Elizabeth Reyes
@hazikry
i wanna be an audio engineer
@iamchinma
This was awesome…people think this job isn’t work
@lilpinky5303
Incredible video, from start to the way you finished , you added your personality but stayed relevant to the video . Well done !
@marcocelis2104
Brother , is almost the same with all the professions ...real professional work is time-consuming, tedious, intense, and not sexy... life and happiness don't have a formula. My only advice to whoever wants to jump into any profession is to be objective about your skills, dedication, and passion for what you do.
@seanramey928
I'm currently serving in the Navy, thinking about going to college to learn how to be a studio engineer/ audio engineer and this video gave me some much needed insight, as to what to expect, which is good. It didn't change my mind, i still want to learn how to be a audio engineer. I'm just a little more informed.
@JesusArmasOficial
We need more content like this in the industry. To be realistic. It is indeed easier than ever before to become an audio engineer, but becoming a good one is really different and relies on many other skills besides the technical skills we all like to talk about (compression, EQ, etc). Thank you for this amazing episode Justin.
@mjterrier
Great vid man! I’ve been doing audio for a living my entire 26 year career. My 1st gig at 20yrs old in ‘97. What I love about sound is it’s literally everywhere. I’ve tried out pretty much every lane in audio from live, location, and post. I spent 15yrs in audio post on staff at 2 different houses and got burnt out on studio work. Nowadays I have a small home studio and spend my time doing a little of everything and am having the most fun yet. In the next few months I’m doing post on a micro budget indie film I did production sound for on set, ran sound for a big band at the performing arts center, a 2 day corporate shoot, a Arena Soccer league game, a reality show shoot, then next month I’m going out of town for a 6wk feature film shoot. Having a diverse skill set w audio, quick troubleshooting skills, and just don’t be an a*hole are key to finding work. Good luck to my fellow sound engineers and those who seek out this profession! If I were to offer one piece of advice to anyone thinking about getting into the job, it’d be that you want to do it for the love of the craft, not how big the band or film is. I think of my job as a trade craftsman. The pride is in the work. I always like talking w other audio engineers. We are a great community of, generally speaking, smart and fun ppl to hang out with!
@jordanvanderwerfhiphop
very cool. I can do this. I can actually do this!!!!!!!!! :D
@johannesfalk8146
My experience as a live audio engineer confirms the "feast/famine" observation. I was fighting for years to fill my schedule with actual music gigs, and filling the rest with back breaking stage hand work. It always felt like an uphill battle. But at some point I passed some sort of threshold and I had more gigs than I knew what to do with. In my experience there is and abundance of people who know a lot about sound, gear and music. But if you know those things and also have your ego under control, know how to listen to people, know how to read the mood in a room, know when to speak and when to stfu, and know how to show up prepared to the teeth, then you are hot stuff in the professional music market. In my experience, there is actually an enormous shortage of competent live audio engineers. The only propblem is that in order to become a competent audio engineer you need a decade + of technical experience, a big scoop of nerdiness, and a few ego crushing personal crisies to grind down your smartass attitude. Not an easy combo to come by.
@VP-vd7iv
I've been working in audio for 8 years now. It's never been a full time gig and I have had to make my own opportunities more often then not. But for some reason I just can't stop lol I love getting that sound just right. It feels rewarding.
@Rizzlyricist
You're the man 🤣🔥
@ChariKat213
I've been messing with audio production for 9+ years now but I only like doing it as a hobby in my bedroom but I enjoy it.
@TVBABYSPONTANOMOUS
TOO LATE! I'M ALL IN! Thanks for the warning though, SonicSCOOOOOOP!
@TheAVsChannel
Thanks! This really helped! Some insights i made myself, but couldn't fully articulate. But I would add that learning mixing&recording yourself as an autodiadact can help to enable yourself as a musician. As a electronic music hobby musician, I learnt stuff that helped me to make my tracks sound better at big club speakers f.e. and it enables you to release music yourself as a musician, which does not sound crappy recorded and mixed. Besides that I 100% agree, that it is not sexy. I have been improving my piano playing for some time now and it is much more fun and more presentable.
@drdelewded
Amazing.. I made a phone call the day out of school to one place that was close to me to do the 100 hours of internship I needed for my diploma. That was 21 years ago and I never left. On staff 40 hour week, union gig.
@TessaAnderson
I really felt this ... I am a hobby drummer trying to learn how to mic a really good sounding drumset
@alcraig1
I've been an audio engineer for 47 years. I met my wife on the road and we've been married for 41 years. But what you fail to mention is that there are so many allied fields for audio engineers. Besides working in a recording studio, there is live work (on the road with a band, house engineer at clubs, performing arts centres, and houses of worship), there is Audio/Visual work out there (either at an A/V hire shop or in-house at a hotel or convention centre), and finally, broadcast television (either locally, or network level, or outside broadcasting). Trust me, I've done them all. I've come to the end of my career with enough to live on for the rest of my life. And frankly, I've never considered myself an "engineer". I am an audio operator. Anyone interested in breaking into the entertainment industry should also up-skill in the areas of IT (Dante and Ravenna), fibre optics (learn how to terminate fibre and you'll be in high demand), electronic repairs, production management, etc.
@RelievedMusic