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Steven Esposito
This week my lesson was pretty interactive. My mentor took me into the shop and showed me all the cables mentioned in the textbook that are used in the studio. After that he walked me through how the patch bay works up in the control room. I practiced patching a couple hypothetical scenarios that involved running the signal through a piece of outboard gear. This week was crucial for me in understanding how signal flow works not just in general, but in this studio specifically. I feel like I have a better grasp on how things work, and how to troubleshoot certain problems.
On my observation day I got to sit in on a pre production session, and I experienced how important it is to build a level of rapport with your clients. Before the session started and before the engineer came into the room, I just engaged with the client whenever he started a conversation. Small talk is vitally important, and it's something I'm getting better at, because all to often I can fall into the habit of just nodding, or providing one word answers that do more to kill a conversation than further it. Communication is a huge part of working in a studio. It makes the client feel comfortable with you, and overall it enhances their experience working with you.
