How does one get started as a professional audio engineer?
There are as many getting-started stories as there are audio engineers. The routes into the industry are highly dependent on what aspect of the industry one wishes to enter. For instance, many engineers who work in the classical-music field have at one time or another been classical performers. Others enter through their work in other musical genres, or through engineering programs at universities or technical schools. Without exception, everyone in the industry has learned at least a portion of their craft from watching those with more hands-on experience. Whether this comes from a formal internship or just from sustained observation and long-term question-asking, it is almost always universally true.
