The field of audio engineering encompasses a variety of disciplines that aim to understand and create the sound of a given material. This is done by recording and processing sound, and using various tools and techniques. It is a creative field that is applied to many different types of media. The most common types of media in the field of audio engineering include music, film, television, video games, and radio.

In the music industry, audio engineers are responsible for creating a record of a musical instrument or the performance of a song. This is done by using an instrument or microphone to capture the sound of the instrument or the song.