Post by braver November 2, 2006 (1 of 7)
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I have this wild idea for a hobby to learn, or career to try -- to learn doing sound mixing. I'm a software engineer and dabble in music, so I guess can master the craft with lots of fun. But where do they teach it, and how does one end up mixing a real SACD -- who do you have to know, who to talk to? How would one go about trying it out? I find being immersed in music is more fun than in code, and would like to try it out one day!
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Post by freddie November 2, 2006 (2 of 7)
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braver said:
I have this wild idea for a hobby to learn, or career to try -- to learn doing sound mixing. I'm a software engineer and dabble in music, so I guess can master the craft with lots of fun. But where do they teach it, and how does one end up mixing a real SACD -- who do you have to know, who to talk to? How would one go about trying it out? I find being immersed in music is more fun than in code, and would like to try it out one day!
I am not sure what type of music you are interested in, but if it is classical, as much of this website discusses, you might investigate the following link: http://www.aspenmusicfestival.com/index.cfm?method=sc.recording&swf_plugin=0,8,0 which has information about the Edgar Stanton recording division of the Aspen Summer Music Festival. It comes HIGHLY recommended by many sources.
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Post by mdt November 2, 2006 (3 of 7)
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braver said:
I have this wild idea for a hobby to learn, or career to try -- to learn doing sound mixing. I'm a software engineer and dabble in music, so I guess can master the craft with lots of fun. But where do they teach it, and how does one end up mixing a real SACD -- who do you have to know, who to talk to? How would one go about trying it out? I find being immersed in music is more fun than in code, and would like to try it out one day!
Have a look at the AES site or contact them.
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Out of a similar interest, I wanted to subscribe to this professional magazine, Surround Pro: http://www.surroundpro.com/
It seems however the site is no longer maintained, and the subscription form doesn't even work anymore. Has this magazine ceased to exist (or at least be published)?
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Post by Claude November 3, 2006 (5 of 7)
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Post by Dan Popp November 6, 2006 (6 of 7)
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braver said:
I have this wild idea for a hobby to learn, or career to try -- to learn doing sound mixing. I'm a software engineer and dabble in music, so I guess can master the craft with lots of fun. But where do they teach it, and how does one end up mixing a real SACD -- who do you have to know, who to talk to? How would one go about trying it out? I find being immersed in music is more fun than in code, and would like to try it out one day!
braver,
Mixing is one aspect of a craft that includes audio recording and editing, and often other things as well. There are a few people on the planet who make their living doing only mixing. Even if that were your career goal, I would suggest that you get a broad-based audio education. In the US, there are several reputable schools, such as Sound Workshop in Ohio and Full Sail in Florida. Like any craft, though, a diploma is a beginning, not the end of one's education. Apprenticeship (usually informal) is the next step.
In Germany they take all of this very seriously, and there is an actual path laid out at the end of which one becomes a "tonmeister."
If you are just looking for a hobby, perhaps albums will be released in the future as files that consumers can mix or remix. There have been a couple of these already, though I don't remember what they are. You can manipulate tracks on your computer using some of the common audio applications out there. None of this has anything to do with SACD, of course - as someone wrote above, that's just a format. Mixing with a particular format in mind is part of what a mixer does, but it's a very small fraction of his total skill-set.
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Post by braver November 6, 2006 (7 of 7)
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Yes -- if there's an established sound engineer here who wants help from a very computer-savvy computer scientist (and internet entrepreneur) and classical listener as an apprentice in "tonmeister"-ship, I'd be very interested! :)
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