anonymous
31 January 2002
could anybody tell me what a Pro Tools engineer (as written on many CD`s) exactly does?
maybe a naive question but in my country the producer is often the Pro Tools engineer (cause of the budget...)
thanx :confused:
Comments
......tracking into PT, be it live, or after, ......completely
......tracking into PT, be it live, or after,
......completely re-arranging the song before the band gets back
......actually making the beginning and end of the song cool, by cutting a piece out of the middle and putting it there (gapeless, seemless)
......playing with the bands girlfriends, while they're in the other room trying to work.....
or maybe that's just me....
:cool:
Please copy and add to it but here is a possible real world "big
Please copy and add to it but here is a possible real world "big budget" recording personell break down.
Artist (s)
Session musicians
Equipment rental company delivery guys
Producer
Engineer
Assistant engineer
Studio Gofer / errand boy / girl
Chef
Piano Tuner
Drum Tech
Gtr Tech's
Vocal coach
Studio booking staff
Producer manager
Artist manager
Artists assistant
Cleaner (s)
Drug dealer (s)
Roadies
A&R staff
Pro Tools engineer
PT engineering = Putting drums in time, putting singing in tune, comping vocal takes, general editing.
:)