Shadrach
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Yes, that's probably it. The people I know and worked with who went to college and got their degrees are probably called Brian and check new things for spec.That hasn't been my experience. Almost every recording "engineer" I know got into it via music, myself included, as not-very-successful musicians, or intending musicians, or via other positions on the periphery of the music scene. Absolutely none of them have science or engineering degrees. Very few have degrees at all. One was a medical doctor who changed careers. Some of the younger or more recent have trade college or night school technical qualifications.
There is absolutely no subjective/objective divide either side of the control room window. Literally everything a recording "engineer" does is about taste, preference, fudge and kludge. "Art" has an uncertain definition for sure, but studio work sure ain't "science".
Possibly the people you're thinking of are the maintenance technicians, who install things, fix things, and check new things for spec when they arrive. We call them "oily rags", and a huge proportion of them are named Brian. No one knows why.
Honestly, the easiest way to get this straight is to make recordings yourself.
I'm probably called Brian as well.
I don't know where you're from, or what you do, but to call yourself an engineer in Europe one generally needs a degree in some science/engineering related subject.
The lack of qualifications might account for some of the recording I find most offensive. It seems that anyone with a console is a recording engineer these days
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