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Phildo wrote:
Of course one has to have some talent, geting through a total of 8 + 4
+ 4 years in becoming a tonemeister will weed many non talented out,
dont't you think?

Being good at a subject and managing to get a degree in it is no measure
of competence for the job. I have known engineers with no
qualifications but lots of experience who could knock spots off
Tonmeister graduates and tonmeister graduates who couldn't mix concrete.

Absolutely. Being a musician - ie being capable of playing a musical
instrument to a high standard - just ain't necessary to balance music. And
it's not something that anyone can learn. So a bit like being a musician
in that respect - you need a particular talent.

Of course to balance music you have to be able to identify the various
parts of the mix. Reading music - at least to lead sheet level - is also
useful. What is, of course, essential is an *appreciation* of music.
But being an expert in any one field of music won't necessarily make that
person a decent balance engineer. Producer, maybe.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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