Elements and Performance Criteria
- Assess sound sources for simultaneous balance
- Assess the compatibility of sound sources for productions
- Discuss creative possibilities for achieving the simultaneous balance with relevant personnel
- Propose options for meeting production requirements to relevant personnel as required
- Collaborate effectively with others during the assessment process
- Identify creative and artistic possibilities
- Explore creative possibilities of sound sources and seek agreement on best options with relevant personnel
- Take account of relevant information contained in production documentation when developing options
- In consultation with relevant personnel ensure that the position and blend of sound sources meet artistic/creative requirements
- Direct the final mix
- Ensure that the relative levels of sound sources conform to loudness parameters
- Ensure that transitions between sound sources are technically accurate and artistically appropriate
- Adapt and adjust balance techniques to meet production requirements
- Confirm that the sound balance and characteristics of sound are artistically and technically appropriate
- Identify and remedy problems promptly as required to minimise disruption to the production process
- Ensure that the level of the composite signal is within technical limits and the desired dynamic range
- Work sensitively and constructively with relevant personnel to achieve best production outcomes
- Apply critical listening throughout production to ensure that sound quality meets production requirements
- Complete all work to meet production requirements and ensure that the work environment is cleaned and ready for the next user
- Evaluate completed audio master
- In consultation with relevant personnel identify aspects of the process of creating the final sound balance that worked well and those that could be improved
- Evaluate own role in operations and note areas for improvement
- Provide feedback to team members on their performance as required
- Document evaluation of operations in line with enterprise procedures