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Oct 17 2011, 09:09 AM
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The main thing is act professionally. From an engineer's perspective...
What we like: 1/ Musicians who turn up on time and sober and ask if they can drink, eat and smoke in the studio (perferably you shouldn't). 2/ Who are polite and can follow instructions/advice. 3/ Who don't try to teach you your job: if you're not sure if the mix is what you want don't say, 'Man you suck the bass is garbage.' Instead say something like, 'I'm not sure if that's the sound we're after for the bass. We were after something more like...' 4/ Who don't mess with the desk, outboard etc that we've spent time setting up properly. 5/ Who are quiet whilst you're trying to critically listen to a recording. 6/ Who make sure that all their equipment, including cables, are working properly and who have spares. 7/ Who make sure that their instrument is in good condition, tuned properly and can stay in tune and who also know how to set it up. 8/ Who have rehersed their part fully both as an individual and as a band and can play to a click track/sub mix as necessary. 9/ Who pay the agreed rate promptly. 10/ Who if they don't like something say so but politely (see 3). All pretty obvious IMHO  but it's shocking how often we get people who don't do the above. BTW and a little OT - I always find it sad that people expect us to treat their guitars, amps, etc with care but who then treat our kit poorly. Can't find somewhere to put out your cigarette? Yes of course you can stub it out on our £250k SSL mixing desk. Is it ok to spill coffee down the back of the hardware rack? Sure we're were about to replace all the £5k EQs anyway. Ok if I unplug and use this electric point to charge my phone? Sure it's a good way to check the UPS to the pc. Want to test that the fragile ribbon mic is working? Sure bang it a few times and say One, Two. I kid you not I've seen this happen. -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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Oct 17 2011, 09:50 AM
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crazy!
 but thanks for the tips. its a good idea to think about the engineer's perspective. it helps me a lot. i hope we record the song in 10 hours. cause it costs 250€ per day |
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Oct 17 2011, 04:15 PM
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QUOTE (tonymiro @ Oct 17 2011, 03:09 AM)  The main thing is act professionally. From an engineer's perspective... What we like: 1/ Musicians who turn up on time and sober and ask if they can drink, eat and smoke in the studio (perferably you shouldn't). 2/ Who are polite and can follow instructions/advice. 3/ Who don't try to teach you your job: if you're not sure if the mix is what you want don't say, 'Man you suck the bass is garbage.' Instead say something like, 'I'm not sure if that's the sound we're after for the bass. We were after something more like...' 4/ Who don't mess with the desk, outboard etc that we've spent time setting up properly. 5/ Who are quiet whilst you're trying to critically listen to a recording. 6/ Who make sure that all their equipment, including cables, are working properly and who have spares. 7/ Who make sure that their instrument is in good condition, tuned properly and can stay in tune and who also know how to set it up. 8/ Who have rehersed their part fully both as an individual and as a band and can play to a click track/sub mix as necessary. 9/ Who pay the agreed rate promptly. 10/ Who if they don't like something say so but politely (see 3). All pretty obvious IMHO but it's shocking how often we get people who don't do the above. BTW and a little OT - I always find it sad that people expect us to treat their guitars, amps, etc with care but who then treat our kit poorly. Can't find somewhere to put out your cigarette? Yes of course you can stub it out on our £250k SSL mixing desk. Is it ok to spill coffee down the back of the hardware rack? Sure we're were about to replace all the £5k EQs anyway. Ok if I unplug and use this electric point to charge my phone? Sure it's a good way to check the UPS to the pc. Want to test that the fragile ribbon mic is working? Sure bang it a few times and say One, Two. I kid you not I've seen this happen. You are the man tony! in my studio it would: It's ok to spill your coffee on the $250 audio interface
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Oct 17 2011, 06:42 PM
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Heheh,cool point of view Tony
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Oct 17 2011, 06:52 PM
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QUOTE (Sickz666 @ Oct 17 2011, 12:50 PM) Most important i think that i realised my old bands guitarist dident think of when we went in a studio to do a demo. Know the song.  Inside out. Backwards and forwards. Otherwise you'll spend alot of extra time in there.  Oh yeah, besides that you need to know the tuning, scales, key, and be prepared to improvise! -------------------- Check my Instructor Profile Rockers! Got a Blog too!, www.adriantracks.com Follow me on facebook and youtube! -Youtube |
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Oct 19 2011, 10:20 PM
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This is great advice Tony! and Cosmin!
Yeah, learning the parts upside down helps a lot. -------------------- Visit my:
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