Two part article I wrote for a recording studio client #2
4 More Ways to Annoy Your Sound Engineer
So it’s a topic that we went over before, about how you should treat your sound engineer when you’re trying to record a new song, radio jingle or anything for that matter.
It will pay dividends to have an engineer who enjoys working for you and who has the desire to work with you to the fullest of his professional ability. However if you are not interested in getting the most out of your money and you are still not satisfied with the job you did of annoying your engineer after reading part 1 of this article then here are some more handy tips to help you along the way.
Overstaying your slot
Let’s face it, this is work for your engineer, whether he enjoys it or not, everybody has a home life and nobody wants to spend an extra 20 minutes at work because you want to go over that last 20 seconds of the third track for the 15th time.
Don’t make the engineer suffer just because you want perfection without paying overtime. Basically what we are saying is if you didn’t get what you need in the time allocated then pay for another session, it’s not your engineers responsibility to make up for your shortcomings in planning.
Running the soundboard
Really? Seriously? There is a reason that you have hired a sound engineer, it’s the same reason that you paid for professional studio time, because you don’t want it to sound like some kind of trash you recorded in your bassists attic.
Even if you have the best of intentions, just leave it to the qualified and experienced professional. Unless you’re willing to let them give lead vocals a shot.
Being late
Now granted, you have paid for the time of your sound engineer and how you choose to make him spend it is entirely up to you. However, how would you like to spend allocated time that you could be doing something else or completing other work, waiting on 5 people who can’t even coordinate being at a studio by 10am.
Again you can spend the time however you want. However, we are going to take a wild punt and assume you intended on recording something, you can’t exactly do that if you are not there and all you will end up doing is both frustrating your sound engineer and waste his time.
Don’t mess around
As per our point above, what is worse is trying to work with people who are more interested in chatting and making jokes than actually sitting down and nailing their recordings. If you have ever had to collaborate with a lazy co-worker then you will know this pain all too well, and you shouldn’t inflict that on the soundman.
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