The importance of audio quality
An audio technician may be able to intervene in all kinds of events, from live music concerts and plays and shows to corporate conferences or sports competitions, having a clear audio and well balanced it is absolutely essential for an engaging experience for the audience.
A poor sound not only creates an unpleasant environment for the guests, but may also undermine the purpose and the message of your event. The voices off, hinder the understanding of the speakers. The audio levels are unequal between different inputs distract incredibly. Noise, hum, and interference unwanted are absolutely unprofessional.
On the contrary, the live audio of high-quality amplifies the energy and excitement of the presentations, entertainment or comments. Keeps the audience focused and prevents communication errors or frustrations. And in our world is a highly multimedia, audio mixing well it integrates perfectly with the video, the lighting and other effects.
None of this is possible without an audio technician qualified to plan, configure, operate, and manage sound systems for all of the technical production of events from your event.
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Main responsibilities of an audio technician
While the overall objective is to ensure the audio is clear and understandable to all members of the audience, tasks, and specialized roles involved to achieve this are quite large:
- Design and integration of audio systems.
Working with engineers to design sets of speakers, monitor mixes, plans, cabling, and more suitable for each event.
Installation and configuration of the equipment
Equipment installation of loudspeakers, cabling, consoles, RF/communications and much more. Setting levels, equalization, synchronization of the speakers and other improvements.
Routing and management signals
Set signal flow, inputs, outputs, dividers, and routing schemes, a patch suitable for different audio sources.
Blend in vivo and level adjustments
Operate mixing consoles for combining different microphones/sources, adjust channels in real-time, add/dynamic EQ/effects as needed.
Support of audio and stage monitor
Dedicated team that manages microphone signals, DI, transmissions monitors internal and wedge, communications, and more for talents on the stage.
Feeds for recording and transmission
Route transmissions divided and capture audio recordings in isolated or mixtures of transmission as necessary.
Technologies and equipment audio key that uses an audio technician
Audio equipment depend on a wide range of hardware and software of professional level to perform their functions, as for example:
Mixing consoles and control surfaces
Consoles both digital and analog, from tables, touring and compact to large format, used to mix multiple inputs.
Microphones and boxes of direct input (DI)
Condenser microphones, dynamic, ribbon and special to capture voices/instruments + DI boxes for electronic transmissions.
Audio Interfaces and signal processing
Interfaces to convert between formats, analog/digital, dynamic processors and FX, converters DA/AD and more.
Amplifiers, speakers, and monitors
Power amplifiers that deliver signals to different configurations of speakers line arrays, subs, enclosures, monitors).
Computer wireless audio
Coordination RF, systems IEM/IFB, packages of microphones and other wireless solutions for mobility.
Software and plug-ins software
DAW control software, tools/add-ins and virtual tools transmission of audio used for recording/distribution.
Qualities of an audio technician exceptional
Not everyone has what it takes to thrive in a fast-paced and detailed audio world of live events. The best technicians share these key features:
Broad technical knowledge of sound
Extensive experience and certifications in the principles, equipment and technologies of audio engineering. Clear understanding of the behaviors acoustic.
Attention to details
Small frequency adjustments, compensation of time in fractions of a second, or slight changes of level can dramatically affect the quality of the perceived sound.
Skills creative blend
The ability to combine multiple audio sources in a mixture of coherent and enjoyable requires great talent and experience.
Team work and communication
The audio technician to collaborate without problems while communicating closely with other technical departments.
Keep calm under pressure
When something goes wrong during the live shows, the audio technician must stay focused and have the resources to solve the problem quickly.
BCN 360º specialists in audio for your events
For events of any size or value of production, substantial, try to reduce costs by skimping on staff of professional audio is a false economy important. Invest in qualified technicians gives its fruits through:
Proper design of the system
An audio technician ensures that specified the speakers, consoles and suitable equipment from the beginning for each event/specific place.
Installation and configuration-efficient
His experience allows the intelligent configuration of the system and improvements that beginners probably would be ignored.
Constant monitoring
The support team of dedicated audio monitor mixes, and levels to keep the quality of the sound.
Flow show-more fluid
Clear communication and coordination between the team of audio allowed transitions, signals, and execution of the flow of the show without interruptions.
Security and redundancy
The audio technician knows the best practices for the protection of equipment, mitigation of noise, planning, failover, and more to ensure uptime reliable.
For events that require the ultimate in audio fidelity, such as concerts, award ceremonies or recording sessions by professionals, it is imperative to have teams of tour experienced.
BCN 360° maintains partnerships with some of the technicians and engineers of audio's most acclaimed of Barcelona and throughout Spain. His experience spans all genres of live sound reinforcement applications and events.
If an audio intelligible and stunning is essential to the success of your next event, our team is ready to take a consultative approach practical to provide a sound is impeccable, no matter how ambitious their needs sound. ¡Connect with us today to start planning!
