Assistants:
I think the period of assistant engineer in a studio is the biggest opportunity is to learn, someone who wants to reach the recording engineer.
In principle, it sees other engineers and resolve situations in several different ways and analyze what is the best way to solve the same problem when I touch it.
During my assistant saw different miking techniques, different ways to begin a mix, different ways of raising an arrangement, an idea, I mourn artists, enjoy, angry ... I saw everything. Spend lots of time in the study. And I learned to know how to handle things in there. Not only a technical level.
In short, I saw things I can teach you nowhere because there is no physical time for this to happen.
An assistant must be working attitude.
A good assistant is always a couple of steps ahead of the engineer.
If you are recording, and has prepared a couple of choices of microphones, with his foot and cable, with lines and reaching a proven track recorder, so that the session be as fast as possible for the engineer in charge . Mr.
If you then decide to change or mic preamp is another matter, but over time, one as an assistant learns to guess what you will want the engineer on duty.
If you are mixing, in addition to carrying the tracking of the session to make a recall when necessary, check the tape returns (or DAW), the calibration input to AD converters, calibration of tapes, etc.
In the case of knowing the engineer, prepare the room for their "personal interests" (Mark and position of monitors, pre patching FX etc)
Never relinquish control unless directed by the Engineer (nothing worse than assistant to be calling all the time).
A good assistant takes note of everything. By doubt and to learn.
An assistant should be well paid. The studio owners long ago adopted the methodology of the "eternal internship" as having as much demand, take advantage of the situation somewhat. Do not see that the assistant is solely responsible when at 3 am no one more than he to answer for any problem in the study.
The large majority of engineers have been attending before. And for a long time.
The normal period for an assistant in a studio engineer reached as follows:
a) Top: 1 year as assistant to the assistant (known as Tea Boy who prepares coffee, going to buy things for the session etc). Anyone who teaches is the assistant principal.
b) Intermediate: 3 years as assistant principal. One of the best times in training.
c) Almost finished: a year of nightly recording engineer (or more shifts foregone). After this period it is certain and experience to face any kind of technical, social and artistic with an acceptable level for the customer.
d) Final: Recording Engineer and Technical Studio manager (which is responsible for overseeing the proper functioning of the technical part of the study - not the one who fixes computers, but who knows how it should be all-and see what can improved for the study is technically optimal). Bob Clearmountain Sweid and Bruce are examples.
Unfortunately, studios are disappearing by the arrival of private study, together with low budgets of companies. So
real option disappears to form and feed on the experiences of other engineers and to see situations, musicians, instruments, different styles, all marching every day for the study.
personal study will not ever replace the experience that gives a professional studio. Audio
A school will not ever be able to give you the variety of experiences that gives you a study. (I'm not saying do not study, but at school you got the technical training only)
If you have the opportunity to be working or start one of the survivors .... do not waste it!
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