In fresh entertainment news, Ghanaian music producer Appietus has expressed his concerns regarding emerging self-taught sound engineers who rely solely on YouTube for their education.

He mentioned the importance of traditional learning methods for sound engineering to maintain the quality standards set by veterans like himself.

Appietus suggested that these amateur sound engineers should seek professional training if they aim to contribute meaningfully to the Ghanaian music industry.

In a recent interview with Graphic Showbiz, he highlighted the detrimental impact of self-educated sound engineers on the industry’s overall sound production quality.

Appietus urged these individuals to elevate their skills and strive for excellence to help Ghana’s music industry gain recognition on a global scale.

He said: “You have to understand sound engineering, the frequency range listeners can hear, the decibel range you can go, the dynamics and all the technicalities. You need to understand all these things. It’s only in our industry that you find people saying, ‘Oh, I learnt sound engineering on YouTube”.

“For you to become a medical doctor or a surgeon, you cannot go and learn it on YouTube. Nobody is going to lie down and say, okay, this is my stomach, operate on me because you learnt it on a social platform.

“But in Ghana, we have people saying Oh I learnt it on YouTube, so I know. Come on, please. These internet communities cannot teach you the real thing,” he disclosed.

Continuing, he said, “Works from these amateurs are a contributory factor to why most of our songs are not breaking the global market. 

“The international marketplace knows good quality so if it’s low, they will not accept it. There’s something called industry standard in sound, if you do not have it, come on, they will just throw your music away.”

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