A sound designer is responsible for recording, managing, and editing all audio elements for films, videos, and games. This includes ensuring high quality sound recordings, understanding various hardware and software, and balancing audio levels so voices are not drowned out by music. Sound designers must work closely with other teams like scriptwriters, artists, and developers to achieve the right audio experience matching the project's vibe. They sequence, integrate and edit sounds during post-production before a project is finalized.

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The Sound Designer
A sounddesigner’sjobistorecordand manage a teamof staff whorecordthe soundfora film,
videoorgame.The sounddesignerhastomake sure that the soundis recordedtoa studio
professionalstandard. Theyalsohave tohave a verywide knowledge of differenthardware and
software usedinthispartof the industry.Forexample theyneedtoknow how touse soundediting
software suchas auditionandreaper.The sounddesignerisalsoresponsible formake sure thatall
the soundsworkwiththe setting of vibe of whattheyare producing.Forexample if theyare creating
a horror movie theywouldlike the musictobe eerie andcreate suspense.
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Anotherthingthe sounddesignerhasto take intoaccount isthe systemmanagement,andmaking
sure that the audioin gamesdoesn’ttake upall of a computer’smemory(RAM).Thismeansthat
theysometimeshave todowngrade the qualityof the audiosothatit islessintensiveonthe ram.
Thisalsomeansthat there ismore RAM savedforloadingupdigital graphicssotheycan use the ram
inotherplaces.
The sounddesignerhasto workcloselywithotherrolesinthisindustrysuchasthe scriptwriters,
the art teamand the developers(mostlyprogrammers).Thismeansthatoverall theyshouldgetthe
rightresultas theyare workingwithmultipledifferentgroupsonone project.Sounddesignersalso
have to have knowledgeof howtouse musical instrumentssothattheycan create musicfor games
and filmshoweverthisisbecomingalessneededskill asmusicisbecomingmore openlyavailableto
sounddesigners due tosoftware whichmakesitpossibletocreate music.

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A furtherthingsounddesignershave todois that theyhave tomake sure the audioisbalancedina
game or video.Forexample if the backgroundmusicistooloudandthere are characterstalkingover
the musicthenyou maynot be able to hear whatthe characters are sayingbecause the musicwill
drownout theirvoices.Howeverif the musicistooquietthenitwill notgive the effectwhichitwas
put there todo whichrendersitprettymuchuseless.If the sounddesignergetsthe correctbalance
of audiothe audiowill have greatereffectonthe viewer/player.
Anotherthinga sounddesignerisexpectedtodois editing,integratingandsequencingsoundsfor
the game or video.Thismeansthattheyhave tobe able toknow where toput each soundforits
greatesteffect,theyneedtoknowhowto change eachsoundso that itreachesits peakeffectand
theyalsohave to knowhowto sequence sounds sothattheyall fitintothe game or video.Thisisall
takencare of in post-production,beforethe game issentintothe productionstage.
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Next,sounddesignershave tobe able tocompose andperformmusic;thiswouldrequire acertain
amountof experience with musical instruments.If theyare able tocompose andperformmusic
thentheywouldnothave to use otherpeople’smusicintheirgamesandtheycouldinsteadcreate
somethingwhichreallybringsoutthe moodof theirgame or video.Howeversome sounddesigners
prefertocreate music digitallyandnotplayactual instruments.Theycouldalsouse anorchestrato
create musicfor gamesand videos,inthiscase the sounddesignerisnotneededtocreate musicbut
will have toeditit.
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Sounddesignersalsohave tohave goodtime managementandgoodcommunicationskillasthey
will be workingtowardsadeadline andthey willalsohave tocommunicate withmanydifferent
people.Theyalsohave tohave a goodunderstandingof whatpeople expectfromthemasit isn’t
alwayseasyto understandwhattypesof soundyouwantina game or videoata certainpoint.
Therefore the sounddesignerhastotake intoaccount the type of game or videoandcreate a
relative type of sounddependingonthe type andwhat he has beenaskedtocreate by his
colleagues.
Sounddesignerswill usuallybe workingwithgroupsof people todecidewhat soundstheyshould
use intheirgame or videohowevertheywill alsoworkalone whenrecordingmusicandediting
sounds.Most of the time theywill be workingwithdevelopersandactorsand sometimeseven
musicianssotheycan establishwhatsoundswould fitwhere andalsowhatthe charactersemotions,
tone of voice andaudiolevelsshouldbe. Theywill alsoneedtoworkwiththe artistsandhelpthem
geta feel of whatthe game wouldbe like.Forexampleif itisa horror game the soundwill be creepy
and eerie butalsothe graphicscreatedbythe artist wouldbe darkerand wouldsetthe tone forthe
gameplay.
The sounddesignerwill be givenabrief atthe start of hiswork at the companyand he will have to
followthatbrief.Howeverthatdoesnotmeanthat he cannot addhis owntouchto the sounds.He
still getstocreate the soundsandeditthembuthe will be toldwhattheywantitto be like.Sohe
will have toworkfollowingthatbrief.

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Finallysoundsdesignershave togatherthe propstheyneedtogenerate sounds,thisrangesfrom
hardware like studiomicrophonesandmidi soundboardstocreate differentaudioeffectsand
soundsforthe gamesandfilms. Theyalsouse fieldrecordingtorecordbackgroundsoundssuchas
windandambientsounds.Theyuse studiorecordingtorecorddialogue andtheyuse Foleyartistry
to recordother noises.Forexampletheywoulduse Foleyartistrytocreate asoundfor two swords
clashingtogetherora soundfor someone gettingstabbed.The midi soundboardscouldalsobe used
to create artificial windnoisesandotherbackground/ambientsounds.
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