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Sound vs. Audio
What is the difference between Sound and Audio?
Background: I manage a small audio department for a software company. As the company grows, it has become more important to properly define and document company positions and roles. My immediate supervisor (who is over the audio, video, and art departments) saw two books on my desk: "Sound for Film and Television" and "Mastering Audio, the Art and the Science." He asked me why one book had 'sound' in the title and one had 'audio.' "Does it have to do with music vs. sound-for-picture?" he asked. "Well, no..." I replied, and I couldn't really come up with a response as to what the difference was. I said I'd ask around. So, what is the difference between 'sound' and 'audio?' And relatedly, what's the difference between a "Sound Engineer" an "Audio Engineer" and a "Recording Engineer?" -steve (no longer an engineer, now a middle manager. sigh.) |
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Sound vs. Audio
Sound refers to waves that travel through air and that are received by the
ear, human or otherwise. Audio refers to sound that has been, in some way or another be it digital or analog, processed electronically. I can't think of a more simple explanation. "Bob Smoot" wrote in message m... What is the difference between Sound and Audio? Background: I manage a small audio department for a software company. As the company grows, it has become more important to properly define and document company positions and roles. My immediate supervisor (who is over the audio, video, and art departments) saw two books on my desk: "Sound for Film and Television" and "Mastering Audio, the Art and the Science." He asked me why one book had 'sound' in the title and one had 'audio.' "Does it have to do with music vs. sound-for-picture?" he asked. "Well, no..." I replied, and I couldn't really come up with a response as to what the difference was. I said I'd ask around. So, what is the difference between 'sound' and 'audio?' And relatedly, what's the difference between a "Sound Engineer" an "Audio Engineer" and a "Recording Engineer?" -steve (no longer an engineer, now a middle manager. sigh.) |
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Sound vs. Audio
(Bob Smoot)
What is the difference between Sound and Audio? My immediate supervisor (who is over the audio, video, and art departments) saw two books on my desk: "Sound for Film and Television" and "Mastering Audio, the Art and the Science." He asked me why one book had 'sound' in the title and one had 'audio.' I had a TV Vice President of Engineering say to me once, "What we do here is sound, not audio"... So that fact that the book talking about TV is a book about "sound" and and the book about "audio" is talking about music is a big hint. g Will Miho NY Music & TV Audio Guy Off the Morning Show! & sleepin' In... / Fox News "The large print giveth and the small print taketh away..." Tom Waits |
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