[BC] Future of Radio Eng. /was/ Computer based audio

[Phil Alexander]

On 18 Feb 2006 at 10:55, Sid Schweiger wrote:


> And as for broadcast engineers, those who don't learn IT *now* are soon
> going to be out of work...permanently.  

You are so right. Once audio is reduced to data the marks and spaces 
all look the same.

> I could go on, but I think it's self-evident that the two
> disciplines are merging rapidly.

That was my original point. Studios will become computer shops.
Only in the transmission side will broadcast engineering remain
a specialized field - IOW discrete from computer technology,
although Mario Hieb will be making a presentation at NAB that
says even this may not hold true. <g>


Phil Alexander, CSRE, AMD
Broadcast Engineering Services and Technology 
(a Div. of Advanced Parts Corporation) 
Ph. (317) 335-2065   FAX (317) 335-9037





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