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sinicalmicmusic · 6th June 2009

its a great idea to get a feel for the subject and then grind it out in a pro studio. i remember when i was a rapper (before i became a gear slut) going to a pro studio and end up having the engineer explain why the vocals arent going to sit right in the mix. "you need to bring in the split tracks for the beat not an mp3"

boy was that a slap to the face but at the time we were like "but we mixed the beat already"tutt.

since we are in the hiphop forum i will speak in context. my advice is this.

learn the tools you have front and back. building a solid work ethic is important to the rest of your potential career and pushing yourself to master the things you have started will teach you how to train. it took me way too long to figure this out and when i fully understood how to train myself it all started to make sense. building your own recording rig will help you get an idea of how hard the simple stuff can get.

a great way to learn in a pro studio is to start a project for yourself. this project is your baby and you want it to develop the right way so treat it right from the start. if you are a vocalist try recording/mixing/mastering a small project with a specific engineer. when doing so make sure these goals are met....
-let the engineer know what you hope to learn from this project.

-make sure you have more than enough time in each session to cover the intended recording/mixing/mastering (depending on the part of the project you are on) as well as extra time to have him/her explain any questions in depth. a great time to talk about stuff is when you need those lil breaks from the song your working on. also be carefull not to distract from the session too long iv seen how these conversations can carry on

-its important to be prepared 110% before the session. this means you know your stuff front to back and can adapt to any situation no problem. also ask what you could have done better.practicing this can help you help your clients down the line to better prepare them. IMO learning how to teach is extreamly important.

-try to choose you questions wisely. if its something that can wait till you go home to research please do so. i know how it can be in the beginning almost overwhelmed with questions. this tip is subjective because it can be hard to judge whats considered an "important question" so try not to flame me for this...just keep it in mind.

ill try to add more later because i gotta go and i feel this is not complete.

6th June 2009	#8
sinicalmicmusic Gear maniac Joined: Nov 2008 Location: washington Posts: 269	its a great idea to get a feel for the subject and then grind it out in a pro studio. i remember when i was a rapper (before i became a gear slut) going to a pro studio and end up having the engineer explain why the vocals arent going to sit right in the mix. "you need to bring in the split tracks for the beat not an mp3" boy was that a slap to the face but at the time we were like "but we mixed the beat already"tutt. since we are in the hiphop forum i will speak in context. my advice is this. learn the tools you have front and back. building a solid work ethic is important to the rest of your potential career and pushing yourself to master the things you have started will teach you how to train. it took me way too long to figure this out and when i fully understood how to train myself it all started to make sense. building your own recording rig will help you get an idea of how hard the simple stuff can get. a great way to learn in a pro studio is to start a project for yourself. this project is your baby and you want it to develop the right way so treat it right from the start. if you are a vocalist try recording/mixing/mastering a small project with a specific engineer. when doing so make sure these goals are met.... -let the engineer know what you hope to learn from this project. -make sure you have more than enough time in each session to cover the intended recording/mixing/mastering (depending on the part of the project you are on) as well as extra time to have him/her explain any questions in depth. a great time to talk about stuff is when you need those lil breaks from the song your working on. also be carefull not to distract from the session too long iv seen how these conversations can carry on -its important to be prepared 110% before the session. this means you know your stuff front to back and can adapt to any situation no problem. also ask what you could have done better.practicing this can help you help your clients down the line to better prepare them. IMO learning how to teach is extreamly important. -try to choose you questions wisely. if its something that can wait till you go home to research please do so. i know how it can be in the beginning almost overwhelmed with questions. this tip is subjective because it can be hard to judge whats considered an "important question" so try not to flame me for this...just keep it in mind. ill try to add more later because i gotta go and i feel this is not complete.