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M ost of us feel that listening is eas-ier than speaking. Good listening

is not as easy as we think, rather it is achallenge. Listening process involvemany steps like hearing, attending tothe message it conveys, understandingand interpreting what was said, retain-ing and recalling the message aftersome time interval and respondingmessage to the source of that mes-sage. As an exercise, just close youreyes for a minute and listen cautiouslyto the sounds that are floating in theenvironment all around you. Are youable to judge the proximity of differentkind of sounds? Which sound is com-ing from distance and which one origi-nate nearby? Can you easily distin-guish one sound from another? If youenjoy listening and analysing voices ofdifferent people very minutely; enjoyvariety of music beats, go on experi-menting with different natural and artifi-cial sounds, then you can dream tomake your passion a career. Yes, youcan make a career as a Sound design-er or Audio Engineer or Creative SoundDesigner or Technical Sound Designer. Who is a Sound Designer?

A sound designer is a creative per-son who generates and records soundsfor media such as Films, Television,Video games, Online media,Advertisements, Animation, MusicAlbums, Radio and Theatre. In all thesemedia products, he or she is responsi-ble for the overall sound to ensure that

the audience or users receive a richsensory experience. As such, theyrecord, create sound effects, edit musi-cal pieces, remove or add ambience inorder to enhance excitement in a cre-ative manner. A rational, real, excitingand interesting experience in audienceof any media product comes with thevisionary inputs made by the sounddesigner.Work Environment

As a sound designer, your mainworkplace is sound studio where youmay create sounds using computers,MIDI and various software and some-times using natural objects. You canenjoy this field if you are highly sensi-tive to your sound environment, lovemusic, recall music beats and havehigh level of creativity. Similarly, as

recording engineer you give shape tothe sound of music albums. In a soundstudio, you record, mix and edit soundby manipulation techniques, settinglevels and choice of various micro-phones. Sound designers have fullexpertise on analog tape as well as dig-ital multi track recording. They alsoattend meetings with other creativeheads in order to ensure that vision ofthe project in hand gets realized. Theywork in a team environment with a widerange of people including directors,composers, musicians, actors, soundtechnicians, recording engineers andproducers. Mostly they are freelancersbut also employed in variety of fieldslike Films, Television, Animation, Video

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I ndia's higher educational institutionshave been continuously providing

corporate leaders to pioneering compa-nies world over. The latest name toshine is Sundar Pichai, who has beenappointed the Chief Executive Officerof Google. He studied metallurgical andmaterial engineering from IndianInstitute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur.Last year Satya Nadella, a graduate ofManipal Institute of Technology,became the CEO of Microsoft. Nodoubt Pichai and Nadella haveacquired necessary managerial skillsand moulded into the corporate leaderswhile working in America, but it's also afact that they were shaped into technol-ogy wizards at Indian institutions.Some Indian institutes are excelling ingiving the best of education, but thereis a need to establish many more suchworld class institutes in the field of sci-ence, technology, mathematics andspace sciences, to ensure the steadysupply of young professionals for grow-ing India. The present government atthe centre has realised the need ofgrowth in the field of higher educationand is giving an impetus to educationwith the aim of making India a knowl-edge superpower. The HumanResource and Development (HRD)ministry has taken some path-breakinginitiatives with the focus on equippingstudents with the necessary skills and

knowledge to succeed in the competi-tive world.

The last major rethink in educationwas undertaken in 1986 and thingshave changed drastically since then.The government has realised this andhas initiated the process of formulatingthe New Education Policy in tune withthe present challenges, needs anddemands. A multi-level consultativeprocess involving all stakeholders,such as, educationists, teachers, and

students is being undertaken. It willlook into two themes in higher educa-tion, namely, 'addressing regional dis-parity' and 'bridging gender and socialgaps'; and is aimed at ensuring equali-ty in educational opportunity to all stu-dents. The HRD ministry has asked cit-izens and educationist to record theiropinions regarding the new educationpolicy on MyGov, a platform for citizenengagement towards good governancein India.

The government's budgetary alloca-tion for 2015-16 has increased thefunds for higher education by nearly 13percent. The Finance Minister pro-posed to set aside Rs. 69,074.76 crorefor education and out of this amount,Rs 26,855.26 crore has been peggedfor higher education. Though there hasbeen a marginal drop in overall fundsprovided towards education, a meas-ure criticised by some sections, but thegovernment justifies its decision by pro-viding more funding for higher educa-tional institutions.

One of the sectors that witnessedtremendous growth in the country afterindependence is the sector of highereducation. The number of universitieshas increased 34 times from 20 in 1950to 677 in 2014. There are currently 45Central universities, 318 StateUniversities, 185 State PrivateUniversities and 129 Deemed to beUniversities. The sector boasts of 16IITs, 30 National Institute ofTechnologies (NITs) and 5 IndianInstitutes of Science Education andResearch (IISERs).

The present government aims atcreating more institutions of higherlearning and reduce the regional dis-parities as far as elite institutions ofadvanced studies are concerned. Withthis objective, the government has

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games, Theatres and Music industry.Education Requirements

The world of sound offers variouscareer options in media and entertain-ment industry. Mostly graduates andpost graduates in mass media or masscommunication begin their career as anintern assisting senior professionals inrehearsals, dry runs and making studioenvironment according to the situa-tion’s demand. With the passage oftime, they learn recording accurately,efficiently and resourcefully. As such,sound designing and sound engineer-ing may be called interdisciplinary areawhich inculcates audio technology,software application, music art, engi-neering and creativity. Sound design-ers and engineers are in great demandin media and entertainment industry i.e.Film and Television industry, MusicAlbum industry, Broadcast Networks,Animation, Video Game Development,Radio and Theatres. Sound profession-als are supposed to get various desig-nations in this industry like- BroadcastEngineer, Technical In charge, TheatreSound Director, Audio Engineer,Transmission Executive, CD and DVDMastering Engineer, Mixing Engineerand Sound Editor. Some specificDegree, Post Graduate Diploma,Certificate courses and Diploma cours-es cater the skill of sound design/Sound Engineering.

Indian Institute of Technology,Kharagpur is a pioneer in offeringM.Tech. in Media and SoundEngineering which is Two Years Post

Graduate Degree Programme.Post Graduate Diploma in Cinema

with Editing and Audiography i.e Soundrecording as a specialization is offeredby Satyajit Ray Film and TelevisionInstitute, Kolkota, West Bengal. This isan Institute under the Ministry ofInformation and Broadcasting. Thesestudents spend huge time learningSound Recording & Designing Course.Medium of Instruction is English andadmission is based on your performancein a written test, Interactive OrientationSession & Viva- Voce at the Institute.

Indira Gandhi National OpenUniversity, New Delhi conducts twoprogrammes in this field: a) Six months Certificate Course in

Creative Media Arts-Digital Sound b) One Year Post Graduate Diploma

in Audio Programme Production. Similarly, Film & Television Institute ofIndia (FTII), Pune which is also anInstitute under the Ministry ofInformation and Broadcasting,Government of India is providing twocourse: a) One Year Post GraduateCertificate Course in Sound Recordingand TV Engineering. b) Three yearspost graduate diploma in soundrecording and sound design.

Department of Music, University ofMumbai runs Six months AdvanceCertificate course in Sound Recording& Reproduction.

One year Post Graduate Diplomain Audio Engineering is designed byUniversity of Calicut, Kerala.

Three years Diploma in Sound &TV engineering is also run by BijuPatnaik Film and Television Institute,Cuttak, Orissa

Government Film & TelevisionInstitute, Bangalore runs Three YearsDiploma in Sound Recording andEngineering.

Four Months Full Time CertificateCourse in FM Broadcasting and VoiceRecording is also designed by NationalInstitute of Visually Handicapped,Dehradun, Utarakhand.

Nalanda Nritya KalaMahavidyalaya, Mumbai, Maharashtrais also running Three Years Certificatecourse in Sound Recording andReproduction.Aptitude for becoming a Sounddesigner/ engineer

How can you make an assessmentthat you have the right talent and knowl-edge to be a good sound designer?Apart from having a passion for sound,a sound designer would be expected tocultivate the following traits:1. Relaxed personality and lot of

patience for retakes 2. Insightful, innovative and have

strong inventiveness3. Enthusiasm for a variety of music/

sound and very sensitive ears4. Keen observation to distinct minute

difference in pitch, rhythm, tempo,pace, beats of music pieces

5. Love for technology and commandon the use of equipment used inthe sound industry

6. Ability to work within the given timespan and one who sees no limit tothe power and potential of any idea

7. Team spirit and good communica-tion skills

Sound Designing is a creative art whichcrafts the appropriate sounds in aunique way. It is said that ears takesyou inwards whereas your eyes takeyou out. Sound grabs your full attentionand takes you in an imaginary world.This depends on how you use thispowerful medium for the desiredresults. Only thing is, you should beknowledgeable about and capable inthe software and tools used in sounddesign. If you keep on experimentingand never give up till your target isattained, you will be successful. Suresh Verma is a senior faculty inMCRC, Jamia University, Delhi.Email : askverma@gmail.com

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