What is Audio engineer?
[[Image:Engineer at audio console at Danish Broadcasting Corporation.png|right|thumb|250px|An engineer at one of the audio consoles of the [[Danish Broadcasting Corporation]] ([[Danmarks Radio]]). The console is an NP-elektroakustik specially made for Danmarks Radio in the eighties.]] An '''audio engineer''' (or simply '''engineer''' for short) is a person who operates, and usually chooses and sets up [[recording]] equipment. The term applies mainly to a person who works in a [[recording studio]] but can also apply to people who do the same kind of work, in other places. An engineer may work with multitrack recordings or [[stereophonic]] [[remixing|remixes]]. Audio engineering deals with the [[recording]] and [[reproduction]] of [[sound]] through mechanical and electronic means and is a part of audio science. The field draws on many disciplines, including [[electrical engineering]], [[acoustics]], and [[music]]. An audio engineer is closer to the creative and technical aspects of audio than an acoustical engineer. Some [[wikt:amateur|amateur]] (and a few [[wikt:professional|professional]]) engineers are self-taught, and learn mostly by doing, or with the help of an instruction [[wikt:manual|manual]]. Many engineers started in other studio jobs (such as running [[wikt:errand|errands]]), and learned about recording as they became familiar with the studio where they worked. An engineer learns about the use and placement of [[wikt:microphone|microphone]]s, how to operate and maintain an [[audio mixer]], recording deck, [[sound effect]]s, and other machines, and how to switch between live and recorded [[sound]]s, to make the best, and often the most unique, recording possible. A good engineer will strive to make recordings that are both of high technical quality, and also pleasing to hear. Starting wages may be small in recording studios, and many beginners work as unpaid [[wikt:volunteer|volunteer]]s. Experienced engineers, especially those who have worked on a [[hit record]], may command a large wage. Some engin