This presentation tries to study and portray the various pros and cons of Studio Sound Engineering as well as Live Sound Engineering

1. Done by-:
Rameses Fernandes
Hasibur Rahman

3. “A good sound system is
only as good as the
engineer who works on
it”

4. “A good sound system is
only as good as the
engineer who works on
it”
Through this presentation we’ll
take you through the pros and
cons of ‘Studio Sound
Engineering’ and ‘Live sound
engineering’. All of this
information is gathered from
people who have been working
in the industry as sound
engineers, one being Rupert
Fernandes.

5. “A good sound system is
only as good as the
engineer who works on
it”
Through this presentation we’ll
take you through the pros and
cons of ‘Studio Sound
Engineering’ and ‘Live sound
engineering’. All of this
information is gathered from
people who have been working
in the industry as sound
engineers, one being Rupert
Fernandes.

6. An audio engineer or a recording engineer helps to produce
a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources
using equalization and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, and
reinforcement of sound.

7. An audio engineer or a recording engineer helps to produce
a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources
using equalization and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, and
reinforcement of sound.
Mixing Audio and Sounds from a pre recorded source inside the
premises of a well-equipped studio.

8. An audio engineer or a recording engineer helps to produce
a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources
using equalization and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, and
reinforcement of sound.
Mixing Audio and Sounds from a pre recorded source inside the
premises of a well-equipped studio.
Mixing Audio and Sounds in real time for any live performances in
an auditorium or live arena.

10. Live Sound -: • The engineer is not confined to a restricted studio
environment and its recording parameter’s. Every live
sound environment has its own distinct audio related
requirements and challenges.
• For example, recording a band in an auditorium and
recording the same band performing in an arena are two
different situations. The requirements of both are
diversely different and the sound engineer needs to
tackle both.

11. Live Sound -: • The engineer is not confined to a restricted studio
environment and its recording parameter’s. Every live
sound environment has its own distinct audio related
requirements and challenges.
• For example, recording a band in an auditorium and
recording the same band performing in an arena are two
different situations. The requirements of both are
diversely different and the sound engineer needs to
tackle both.
Studio Sound -: • The engineer if familiar with the studio space. It’s easier
for them to know how the mix would sound in the studio
due to the acoustic treatments done inside and also they
have a fair idea about the frequencies that would sound
boosted or cut down. It is an easier environment to work
in.

13. • In LIVE SOUND, audio is played live on stage and is mixed in real-time by the
mix engineer. The engineer has little to no pre-hand knowledge about the
improvisations about to be done in the performance.
• Hence, it is not possible to mix live audio to optimum standards to be able to
compare to studio quality audio.

14. • In LIVE SOUND, audio is played live on stage and is mixed in real-time by the
mix engineer. The engineer has little to no pre-hand knowledge about the
improvisations about to be done in the performance.
• Hence, it is not possible to mix live audio to optimum standards to be able to
compare to studio quality audio.
• In STUDIO SOUND, audio is recorded prior to being mixed by the
engineer.
• This makes it easier for mixing all the instruments and tracks to work in
utmost unity and make the musical piece sonically rich.

16. When recording a band in the studio, most of the energy usually comes
from the mixing process, after the recording stops. Adding
some equalization, some vocal comping, reverb, delay, etc. can really
energize a song. For live music, a lot of the energy comes from the
performance itself. This means, jumping, dancing, mic swinging, crowd
surfing, enjoying and so much more. It’s easy to think live mixing has
nothing to do with live music energy, but it’s quiet the opposite.

17. When recording a band in the studio, most of the energy usually comes
from the mixing process, after the recording stops. Adding
some equalization, some vocal comping, reverb, delay, etc. can really
energize a song. For live music, a lot of the energy comes from the
performance itself. This means, jumping, dancing, mic swinging, crowd
surfing, enjoying and so much more. It’s easy to think live mixing has
nothing to do with live music energy, but it’s quiet the opposite.
For one thing, the crazier the act, the more potential for cables to get
unplugged, mics to get dropped, and things to get broken. This can
make live mixing a nightmare. But the right amount of energy can make
it a blast. Matching the band’s energy by tweaking the mix on the fly is
an art, but one that can yield great results when done well. In this way
the live audio engineer is like an honorary band member, reacting to the
performance in real time, amplifying the pure, raw energy.

19. • In Studio Sound Engineering, money is to be paid per hour. However,
there is a plenty of time to listen to each track again and again and mix
them separately and individually.
• The pressure is much lesser as compared to live as every track is already
recorded and can be played again and again to be mixed.

20. • In Studio Sound Engineering, money is to be paid per hour. However,
there is a plenty of time to listen to each track again and again and mix
them separately and individually.
• The pressure is much lesser as compared to live as every track is already
recorded and can be played again and again to be mixed.
• In Live Sound Engineering, clock is always ticking. There is some
limitation in terms of time as sound-check never really gets a lot of time.
This is why live mixing takes a lot more skill and challenge since the
engineer works under a time constraint.
• Also, in live sound, errors might happen at any given time. For example,
cables might break or get loose. This is where the sound engineer needs
to work quickly to save the day.

22. • A live sound engineer can record live location sound - which is much in
demand in today’s ad film and feature film industry. Even recording
Foley sounds, it’s a very prospective skill which is much in demand
today.
• Specifically, in today’s growing Bollywood industry, where
celebrities find it difficult to make time to visit an audio recording
studio for film dubs, an on-location recording of the artists’ voice
makes life much simpler and is the much preferred trend now.
Therefore, we feel, a sound engineer who specialises in live sound
has a better prospect in today’s world since.

23. • A live sound engineer can record live location sound - which is much in
demand in today’s ad film and feature film industry. Even recording
Foley sounds, it’s a very prospective skill which is much in demand
today.
• Specifically, in today’s growing Bollywood industry, where
celebrities find it difficult to make time to visit an audio recording
studio for film dubs, an on-location recording of the artists’ voice
makes life much simpler and is the much preferred trend now.
Therefore, we feel, a sound engineer who specialises in live sound
has a better prospect in today’s world since.
• Nowadays, with growing tech market, people have software and
plugins to make an entire album only on a laptop and a mic.
Mixing in the studio doesn’t have much scope in terms of
money and career in this era where people put a plugin on their
vocals to make them shine rather than use a real analog 1176
compressor.

24. It’s highly variable from a person to another to choose a career between
these two fields. Both have pros and cons based on real life situations. Live
sound engineering is tougher as it requires mixing skills in real time and
also situations might go out of hand but it pays more than studio as well.
According to Satista, live music would earn nearly 31.4 billion US dollars in
2023. This is how big live music sets are getting!
We leave it to you to decide whichever side you choose!

25. THANK YOU