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Attitude
1. Great assistants have a great attitude. They act like they want to be there. They act like they’re interested. They act like they both love their job and the project they’re working on. There’s nothing that they don’t like (at least outwardly). Nothing is worse than being in a session with someone who acts like he either doesn’t want to be there or like he absolutely hates the music and treats the people who are paying his wages with disdain. Enthusiasm for the job goes a long way and usually results in an engineer or producer requesting the assistant the next time (providing all the following points are met).
2. Great assistants always arrive early. They’re there at least an hour before the session is slated to start and have everything prepared, so when the principals arrive, everything is ready to go. If it’s a tracking date, the assistant has all the mics set up, and in their general areas (the engineer will do the final placement) with cables run. If it’s an overdub or mixing date, he has everything restored on the DAW or has the tape machine aligned and ready to go. He also has the console either recalled or returned to where the last session left off, thanks to the accurate notes that he kept from the last session (more on this later). Basically, everything is ready to go when the engineer or producer walks in.
3. Great assistants are always prepared during the session. They’re always thinking ahead and don’t have to be told things. If he knows that an overdub is coming up, he’ll have the mic, headphones and cables ready to go before it happens. If a singer is varying in level, he’ll have the limiter patched before being asked. One famed but gruff chief engineer at a major Hollywood facility used to tell his assistants, “When you see my coffee cup half-empty, I shouldn’t even have to ask you to fill it up.”
4. Great assistants are seen and not heard. They blend into the woodwork, keep their head down, and just do their job. They never offer an opinion unless asked, and even then are cautious with their reply. The customer is always right, and he’s not right if you give him the opposite opinion.
Responsibilities
5. Great assistants make sure everything is clean. Before the session even starts, the assistant has made sure that all trash cans are emptied, and no soda cans or candy wrappers from the last session (or even worse, from yesterday) are still around. Nothing turns a client off like a dirty studio.
6. Great assistants have everything documented. Everything from mic placement to patchbay patches to outboard settings should be written down in the finest detail. All track and take sheets are filled in before the client even has time to ask about it (this is the first thing to do after setup). It is the most important duty of an assistant.
7. Great assistants make great labels. Yes, the studio has to have this ability first, but if it does (and it should in this day and age) the assistant should always take the time to make labels that look great for any tapes or CDs before they leave the studio. Great assistants never treat copies and labels as a burden, but as a necessary part of their job.
8. Great assistants call ahead to find out the session requirements. As soon as a session is booked, the assistant calls the client to find out the type of session, what type of gear or media they’ll be needing, and what kind of mics are required and their respective placement, as well as any rentals that might be needed.
9. Great assistants put things away after the session ends. At the end of the day, any unused mics, cables, outboard gear, or synthesizers are put away. Mics should never be left out unless they’re set in place for the following day, which is a good policy for studios of all sizes.