The sound designer job role

1. AidenKelly
The Sound DesignerJob Role
The SoundDesignersjobrole istocompose soundsor soundeffects.Notonly
do theyhave to compose the music/sound,theyalsohave towrite the
music/sound. Todoso theywouldhave togathertheirownresources.For
example props,actorsandinstruments.Sometimessounddesignerswouldalsoworkwithother
industriestofindactorsor maybe use theycoulduse soundsthattheyhave alreadycreated.
SoundDesignersalsohave tounderstandhow thisequipmentworks andsuccessfullybe able to
operate the soundrecordinghardware.Thisissobetterqualitysoundscouldbe created.Withthis
theywill alsohave toresearchintodifferentrecordingequipment.This issotheyare upto date with
newproductsthat are releaseddaily.Thiscouldtherefore be helpful becauseknowingthiswill help
youknowwhichrecordingequipmentisbestforcertainjobs.
A SoundDesigneralsoworkswitheditingsoftware’s. Sonotonlywill the have tolearnhow to use
recordingequipmentbutalsohowtoeditsoundswitheditingequipment.Examplestheymighthave
to do are merge two soundstogether,oredittogetherdifferentinstrumentsoundrecordings.
Whichmeansthat theywouldhave tounderstandeditingandhow todo it correctly.Theywould
have to editsoundstomaybe jointwodifferentsoundstogether. Tocompose soundscorrectlyfor
giventasks,theywouldworkcloselywithcreative directorstounderstandwhattypes of soundsthey
are creating. Creative Directorswouldgive the sounddesignerthe taskof composingcertainsounds
that wouldbe neededforwind,orrain.Creative Directorwouldalsogive the budgetandmake sure
that theydo notoverspendonthe givenbudget.
Notonlydo theymake mainsoundslike windbuttheyalsohave todo the little things.Thisiscalled
FoleyArtistry.Forexampletheywouldmake the noisesof aswordunsheathing.Orthe noise of glass
cracking beneathyourfeet.