The outcome of the lesson:

• The key to sound engineering is listening
• The journey of sound, from production to perception
• Definition of sound
• The perception of a vibrating object via a medium

2 elements make up what we call sound:

• An object that vibrates;
• A medium affected by the moving object;
• A receiver that perceives the “vibration”

Two sides: Production and perception

Two languages: The language of science (production) and the language of music (perception). The sound engineer needs to speak both, to take music to science and science to music.

Music is an expression of unity bound together by listening. Failing in listening is the most common and greatest musical and sound engineering failure.