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Breaking Boundaries for the Sound Engineers to AV Industry

Many Audio Engineers have successfully transitioned from the Pro Audio industry (live sound, studio, broadcast) into the AV Integration industry (corporate, education, government, hospitality, etc.), as both share strong technical and creative foundations.
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Urmil Vaidhya
Solution Design Engineer and Consultant, AV Industry
Breaking Boundaries for the Sound Engineers to AV Industry
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An overview with examples, roles, and reasoning

Audio Engineers Who Migrated to the AV Integration Industry'

1. Why the Migration Happens

From Pro Audio To AV Integration Skill Transfer
Live Sound, Recording, System Tech AV System Design, Installation, Commissioning Signal Flow, Gain Structure, DSP Tuning
Mixing Consoles, PA Systems Conferencing Systems, DSPs, Networked Audio EQ, Routing, Delay Alignment
Acoustic Knowledge Room Calibration, Mic Placement Acoustic Treatment, Speech Intelligibility
Stage/Studio Setup Boardroom/Classroom Integration Rack Wiring, Cable Management

2. Notable Examples / Common Career Paths

Background Migrated Role Typical Employers
FOH / Monitor Engineer AV Systems Designer or Commissioning Engineer AVSI, Diversified, AVI-SPL, Electrosonic
Studio Engineer DSP Programmer / Control Systems Engineer Corporate IT/AV, Crestron/Biamp integrators
Broadcast Audio Engineer AV Network Specialist / Streaming Engineer Universities, Government, Enterprise
Live System Tech Field Installation / Commissioning Lead AV Contractors, AV OEM Tech Teams

3. Core Technologies Bridging Both Worlds

  • Dante / AES67 / AVB → Audio-over-IP standardization
  • DSP Platforms: Biamp Tesira, Q-SYS, BSS, Symetrix
  • Control Systems: Crestron, AMX, Extron
  • Network Management: VLANs, QoS, PoE+ design
  • Room Acoustics & Tuning: Using tools like SMAART, REW, EASERA
  • AV over IP & UC Integration: Zoom, Teams Rooms, NDI, etc.

4. Advantages Audio Engineers Bring

  • Deep understanding of sound quality and psychoacoustics
  • Strong troubleshooting & signal flow mindset
  • Experience in real-world audio environments (live/studio)
  • Comfort with high-pressure, on-site technical work
  • Ability to communicate between creative and IT teams

5. Skills They Usually Upskill On

Area Tools / Platforms to Learn
AV Control Crestron, Extron, Q-SYS, AMX
Network Audio Dante, VLAN, Switch Config
Video Systems HDMI/HDBaseT, AV over IP
System Documentation AutoCAD, D-Tools, Visio
Commissioning Gain structure, Acoustic alignment, Metering

6. Industry Outlook

The AV Industry is increasingly network-based, blending Audio + Video + Control + IT, so audio engineers with adaptability and curiosity have a fast-growth advantage. Platform like @AVIXA can bring this talent out with industry standard practices. 

Go to the profile of Urmil Vaidhya
Urmil Vaidhya
Solution Design Engineer and Consultant, AV Industry
  • Started Journey as Live sound System Engineer For small AV company in 2007.
  • Then join one Dubbing studio and Done Some Movies Dubbing and Music Mixing Till 2008.
  • After 2008 Started working as Freelancer for Audio Jobs as Recording, Dubbing and Mixing engineer for regional language Music and Movies.
  • From 2010 corporate journey Started with Manufacturer of AV Acessories in India.
  • Till 2012 worked as Technical Marketing team Head for the Product developments and Possible solutions for Pro Audio and Video Industry Acessories.
  • After 2013 Started working for Pro Audio Industry Products as BDM for West India.
  • From 2016 Working as Individual Audio, Video and Acoustics Design Consultant for freelance projects across India and in global market.

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