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What is music production and mixing engineering? [Festive comparison]

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TheKomodo:
Some people don't know exactly what I do, so here is a little festive comparison :)


I have an idea for a song, let's call that idea, my turkey.

So I take my turkey to the kitchen, the place where I will cook the turkey, this would be my DAW - Digital Audio Workstation, this is where I create my music(cook my turkey) :P

Ok, so I have my turkey, now what? I need some tools to prepare that bad boy!

I'll need a roasting tin, some seasoning, perhaps some extra vegetables, maybe even some cheese, just because, for music that would my instruments and effects...

In the same way you use tools and seasonings etc to cook/enhance your food to make it as tasty as possible, I use instruments and effects to create/enhance music to make them as pleasant and emotional as possible, this would be music production and mixing engineering.

And I guess you could say hiring a professional and talented mastering engineering can be the difference between eating out at a professional and expensive restaurant and taking your partner to macdonalds(no offence Chelsea :D )...

Merry Christmas everyone, if I don't see you, have a good one!

philie:
has this to do with music? i'm getting hungry.

Tomi:
In my opinion you are not a musician, you are much more like a composer. I mean a musician has talent to create parts of the music. In rock world this means he invents a good riff or a good solo. You rather create the song from ready parts. Both need their talent though, so don't get me wrong. I like the best the musicians who are also composers ;)

Aerox:
Audio engineer is the correct term used for those with an actual title.

The rest, like you explain very well in your example, is as stupid as calling someone a food engineer because he can cook turkey.

TheKomodo:
Tomi a musician is:

1.
a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.
2.
any person, whether professional or not, skilled in music.


Audio engineer is for any job mixing engineering is specifically for music hence why it's called a mixdown.

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