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Iain Churches wrote:

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Thank gawd I don't claim to have passed a 'Tonmeister exam'


So you that a formal education and a professional
qualification are unimportant then?

'Tonmeister' is a name that didn't exist in the UK when I were a lad.

Perhaps they are not so important for freelances but for a senior staff
position with any good studio they are a pre-requisite, in addition to
an excellent show-reel and a good reputation.

It's certainly my experience that those who have done a Tonmeister course
seem to have an air of arrogance about them. Is this part of the teaching?

When I started in broadcast sound there were no general college courses
covering the work. You did what was more akin to an apprenticeship with
your employer. And learnt from skilled operators in the field. The BBC, of
course, in addition, had their own training department which ran a number
of residential courses to add to this.

Of course the record industry may well be different. After all you've
proved how much bull**** it runs on.

Have you told your pal who used to work at ETD how much better you
consider a Tonmeister course to be than the ones he was involved in?

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