Wikipedia:WikiProject Professional sound production/To do

Organize this todo list

This todo list is going to need better organizations than just headings as we tackle more and more tasks. It'll be better set this up sooner than later. Take a look at other well established WikiProjects if you need ideas. --Davidkazuhiro 03:26, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Policy

The policy page needs to be created. It's purpose is to be an easy reference of the projects consensus when it comes to scope and other issues. The talk page for the policy page will also be a great place to discuss and come to these consenses. --Davidkazuhiro 03:36, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Categories: sound mixer versus electrical engineer

Right now the Category:Audio engineers is all mixed up, just like common street usage of the term "audio engineer". Live and studio sound mix people as well as sound recordists appear together with doctors, masters and chiefs of electrical engineering. I propose we split the category apart so that the artistic mix engineers are separated from the hardware and software designers. Any ideas for what the new category should be called? Or is it two new categories? How about the artistic mixers going into the Category:Audio mix engineers? Binksternet (talk) 23:36, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

I would suggest Category:Category:studio engineers and Category:Live sound engineers

What people exactly you were referring to in the first place? Can you give an example? Izhaki (talk) 15:59, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

Sure, here are three guys that can serve as examples of the three different kinds of audio engineers:

• Live mix engineer = Dave Rat, a southern-California based live sound mixer who owns a live sound concert touring company and mixes the Red Hot Chili Peppers live shows.
• Studio mix engineer = Geoff Emerick, a studio engineer who mixed albums for the Beatles.
• Audio engineer = John Kenneth Hilliard, an electronics and acoustics engineer who helped design the XLR connector, the Shearer Horn System and the Voice of the Theater speaker system. Binksternet (talk) 16:25, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

In that case I think it is worth discussing the following breakdown:

• Studio engineers:
  • Recording engineer
  • Mixing engineer
• Live mix engineer
• Mastering engineer
• Audio engineer

While many studio engineers do both recording and mixing, others specialize in either. As for your original question - yes Audio mix engineer is a proper term, but you might get into trouble with those who are just recording engineers. What do you think? Izhaki (talk) 17:32, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

I'd put mastering engineer under "Studio", like this:

• Studio engineers:
  • Recording engineer
  • Mixing engineer
  • Mastering engineer
• Live mix engineer
• Audio engineer

It's also possible to break live sound people into FOH mix, monitor mix and system engineer. Binksternet (talk) 17:53, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, but are there famous monitor mix engineers that are only that? And similarly, are there any famous recording engineers that are only that (and they aren't producers or mixing engineers?)