Lighting and sound engineers are professionals who can assist you with setting up a wide range of both live and recorded environments. If you're wondering whether you ought to make the investment in engineering help, it's worth looking at these five reasons for doing so.

Configuring Recording Spaces

Even if you don't have a budget for ongoing services, it may be wise to bring in a sound or lighting engineer as a consultant. If you want to build a recording studio for music, for example, a sound engineer can evaluate your space's strengths and weaknesses. They can then make recommendations based on the dimensions of the room and the materials. For example, they'll probably recommend installing sound-dampening materials to improve recording quality.

Mobile Setups

Many productions now go mobile. Producing a good mobile setup can be challenging because it has to be flexible. For example, a TV news studio might need to configure its mobile setup for lighting in day, night, dawn, and evening conditions. Fortunately, a lighting engineer can develop a setup that is portable and will provide good light for talent in all settings with minimal adjustments.

Professionalizing Streams

In the world of online streaming, the race has been on for years to reach higher and higher production values. Gamers going live on Twitch now achieve production values that TV studios doing recordings could have only dreamed of in the past.

Who is helping these new entrants into the media landscape achieve these production values? Some may be naturals, but lots of them are hiring sound engineers to help them with their audio and even a lighting engineer to get their video right. Many have setups that are dialed in perfectly for production so they don't have to change a thing between sessions.

Multiple Configurations

Another big challenge is creating a setting where you can employ multiple configurations. Podcasters, for example, might bring in anywhere from one guest to three or four. They will want the sound to be as good in any configuration, but that takes planning. Sound engineers have to look at how different participants' microphones will interact. Even if you're doing recorded sessions, you will lose a lot of spontaneity if someone has to repeat a key point because the audio was garbage.

Events

Live events are undergoing a similar revolution in production quality. Even if you're staging an event in a small town, people expect good production values. Sounds engineers can help you find the right setup while the lighting engineer will ensure everyone looks great.

Contact lighting and sound engineers for more information.