ABSTRACT
This chapter presents various types of sound used with visual media, how these sounds are recorded, and how they are incorporated into the final product. The good news is that, as audience members build home theaters with surround sound, they demand the best in audio. There are exciting, challenging jobs available for those who want to work with the sound of visual production. For productions with complicated audio, such as movies, a sound designer is often hired to plan the overall strategy for sounds and to consider the purpose of sound in relation to the image. Many sound effects for visual productions are obtained from compact discs or the Internet, in the same manner as for audio productions. A great deal of music for video or film productions is supplied by composers who work at their computers laying down various tracks of synthesized instruments.
