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arose59 · 29th December 2010

The biggest thing ive learned in engineering is its all subjective to the listener.
we have all heard there is no right or wrong way to get the results you want out of a recording. This doesnt mean you shouldnt strive for perfection, and yes being an audio engineer can make one ocd. It would be nice if there were an all knowing indicator that would let you know when you have a finished product, but thats why its also an artform.

All the egos, and contradicting preferences of so many individuals are just a distraction from the reason why we are audio engineers. I dont believe anyone can say "engineers are failed musicians", because audio engineering can branch out to so many directions..some not even involving music. If Recording music, it does help you communicate better with the artist, and if you are willing to learn, theres no reason you cant get proficient.

You can tell the serious, confident engineer from the amateur, self conscious one by the amount of negativity and criticism in their attitude. On the other hand using constructive criticism, means that person is actually "listening" to the sonic quality of a recording to put useful input in, to get a better product.

If someone thinks your recording is less than par and cant give any technical reasons why, its probably because they know they cant do any better and arent as educated as they claim to be.
Also, aside from learning the technical side of engineering, hopefully most people realize that they need to train their ears along as they learn all the theory behind the subject. Most people can learn the theory, but you need you ears to help you along the way. Engineering has gotten so visual with computers, people sometimes are looking at the visual representation more than trusting their own hearing.

29th December 2010	#427
arose59 Gear interested Joined: Nov 2010 Location: Tucker Ga Posts: 5	thinking objective to the subjective, leave the ego at the door. The biggest thing ive learned in engineering is its all subjective to the listener. we have all heard there is no right or wrong way to get the results you want out of a recording. This doesnt mean you shouldnt strive for perfection, and yes being an audio engineer can make one ocd. It would be nice if there were an all knowing indicator that would let you know when you have a finished product, but thats why its also an artform. All the egos, and contradicting preferences of so many individuals are just a distraction from the reason why we are audio engineers. I dont believe anyone can say "engineers are failed musicians", because audio engineering can branch out to so many directions..some not even involving music. If Recording music, it does help you communicate better with the artist, and if you are willing to learn, theres no reason you cant get proficient. You can tell the serious, confident engineer from the amateur, self conscious one by the amount of negativity and criticism in their attitude. On the other hand using constructive criticism, means that person is actually "listening" to the sonic quality of a recording to put useful input in, to get a better product. If someone thinks your recording is less than par and cant give any technical reasons why, its probably because they know they cant do any better and arent as educated as they claim to be. Also, aside from learning the technical side of engineering, hopefully most people realize that they need to train their ears along as they learn all the theory behind the subject. Most people can learn the theory, but you need you ears to help you along the way. Engineering has gotten so visual with computers, people sometimes are looking at the visual representation more than trusting their own hearing.