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O*NET detailed work activityOperate audio recording equipment
Stays humanHands-on work
6 jobs8 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Operate audiovisual or related equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Controlling Machines and Processes. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 8 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Record speech, music, and other sounds on recording media, using recording equipment.
- Set up, test, and adjust recording equipment for recording sessions and live performances.
- Prepare for recording sessions by performing such activities as selecting and setting up microphones.
- Record messages, suggesting rewording for clarity or conciseness.
- Record sound onto tape or film for radio or television, checking its quality and making adjustments where necessary.
- Record needed sounds or obtain them from sound effects libraries.
- Record and edit audio material, such as movie soundtracks, using audio recording and editing equipment.
- Produce recordings of music.