Chapter 144: Eddie the Sound Engineer

"Hello, Mr. Eddie. ”

Not far from a distance of about one meter, Ye Zi politely took the lead in saying hello.

Eddie, the sound engineer, was a swarthy young man, no more than thirty years old, of average to thin build, and his hair was dyed yellow. The clothes on his body are the common shirts, vests, and jeans on the streets of Xiangjiang, and the only special thing is that the vest has many pockets, much like a photographic vest. His eyes are very agile, and even when he is talking to people face to face, his eyes will often turn around, showing a special cleverness.

It's just that such a "clever energy", when encountering the kind of elders who are polite, it often makes the elders dislike it, thinking that this young man is too ignorant.

When talking to someone, it's rude to roll your eyes instead of looking at them.

"Hello, Ye Zi. The Legend of the Hungry Wolf is fantastic, I love it. ”

Seeing Ye Zi coming over, Eddie smiled rarely, got up and said.

Ye Zi politely complimented: "Thank you for the compliment." Mr. Eddie, your sound system was very well tuned during the semi-finals, I sang very comfortably, thank you. ”

In the face of sound engineers, singers and musicians, as long as they are actors who need to use sound on stage, they are generally very polite.

Big names are no exception, and superstars also have to give three points.

Although there is no need to use a lot of words, appropriate compliments can be a good way to lubricate the relationship between each other.

This is important.

It is important to know that the quality of the sound effect will be directly related to the success of the singer (actor) singing (acting) on stage.

If the lighting is broken, at most the actors' facial expressions are not clear, but if the sound is broken or not tuned in place, the actors will only stare dryly.

Just like the semi-finals in Shencheng, the "second" son of Zhang, who had very poor skills, picked on the spot. If Ye Zi didn't help take over at that time, even a big director like Zhou Fang would only be deflated.

The sound engineer is so important to the singer (actor), can you not be polite?

However, Ye Zi's compliment is indeed from the heart, Eddie's professional level as a sound engineer is not comparable to Zhang Er in Shencheng.

In the semi-finals. Ye Zi sang very comfortably, and Eddie completely excavated the characteristics of his voice, making his performance very ideal. In the next final, Ye Zi hopes that the audio will be further debugged, which can match the different styles and singing characteristics of the two songs.

This requires Ye Zi to communicate with Eddie, the sound engineer.

"Whereever, that's your own singing excellence, I'm just doing my job."

Eddie waved his hand, but he didn't take credit. Such a polite attitude is a rare thing.

In the face of big names, it is normal for sound engineers to be polite at all. Now it is not only rare to be so polite to a small contestant, but also a little strange.

You must know that the "creature" of sound engineer (lighting engineer), except for the time when he first debuted, basically all of them looked at the sky, when did they become so polite?

Even if Eddie looks at Ye Zi because he likes "The Legend of the Hungry Wolf", this is a bit strange. Counting the last rehearsal. This is the second time that the two have been in direct contact.

This is not quite in line with the "common sense" in the circle.

Generally speaking. In the music circle, the sound engineer (lighting engineer) is a representative of quirks such as "ugly face and bad temper". Of course, there are also excellent musicians, and that temper is also very difficult to serve.

Musicians belong to the category of artists, and the stinky temper and quirks of artists are well known, so let's not talk about it.

Let's talk about this sound engineer (lighting engineer).

To be said. Sound engineers (gaffers) are stage performance support personnel who often call themselves the "technicians" of artists. In fact, the reverse is also possible, they belong to the "artists" among the technicians.

Correctly described, the profession of sound engineer (gaffer) is a technical job performed by people with artistic talent. The perfect combination of technology and art can truly make a great sound engineer (gaffer).

This is also the case for sound engineers, mixers, and mastering engineers.

This is the consensus in the circle.

Artists too. Whether it is a technician or not, these two kinds of people have a common characteristic, they both rely on their own skills to eat.

The greater the ability, the better and more fragrant the meal.

It's no secret that truly exceptional artists have quirks.

That's true.

But isn't that the case with highly skilled technicians?

Arrogant and arrogant, they are the ones who are talking about them.

Therefore, sound engineers (lighting engineers) who integrate art and technology are inevitably "ugly faces, stinky tempers, and many quirks".

Haha, in fact, these are all crooked theories.

However, this kind of crooked theory is still quite popular in the circle, especially in the circle of sound engineers and lighting engineers.

In fact, most people who have the ability will have a little harder to serve.

Just because they are really capable.

So back in the studio, it's really a little strange that Eddie is so polite to Ye Zibiao.

Even though Eddie admires Ye Zi very much, as he himself said, he likes the song "Legend of the Hungry Wolf" very much, but as an excellent sound engineer, it always feels a little strange to be so polite when he doesn't have much friendship with the contestants.

Ye Zi also felt a little strange, but it's always a good thing for people to be polite to themselves, so why should they think about it?

Maybe this Eddie was originally a kind and polite person?

"Mr. Eddie, I want to trouble you again with the microphone debugging of the finals." Ye Zi said.

Nodding, Eddie sat down directly and said lightly, "Tell me your requirements." ”

Hey? Is that attitude reversed? These guys, cold and hot at one moment, are really elusive.

Ye Zi shook his head secretly, leaving some messy thoughts behind.

"Mr. Eddie, for the two songs this time, I hope to be a little more relaxed in terms of sound shaping, because the second song is a slow song, and the sound is too tight and a little inappropriate."

"Also, in the reverberation treatment of the second slow song, I hope to add a little more delayed elongation in the chorus."

"Mr. Eddie, do you think it's convenient for you to handle these two requests?"

Ye Zi directly put forward his request.

Such a straightforward approach was also explained by Eddie to all the contestants during the last rehearsal.

Eddie asked each player to explain his requirements for the sound system and what effect he hoped to achieve, so that he could operate the sound system according to the player's requirements.

At that time, Ye Zi also admired Eddie's working method from the contestants. Originally, you must know what you want best. If you can't tell, then you can only let the sound engineer do the tuning for you according to his feelings.

If the effect is not good, then you can't blame others.

So now, Ye Zi directly said his requirements and the effect he hoped to achieve.

After Ye Zi finished speaking, Eddie didn't have to think about it at all, and smiled proudly.

"No problem, I'll write it down in the workbook." After saying that, Eddie gave a rare addition.

"Also, the player form before the competition must also be clearly written, so don't make a mistake."

"Thank you, Mr. Eddie, then you are busy first, and I will go over to prepare for the rehearsal."

Ye Zi politely thanked Eddie again, and then left the place.

It's not once or twice that you've dealt with sound engineers, and at this point, sound engineers don't have time for you to make friends, and they will immediately turn their faces if it affects their work.

There is also the finals tomorrow night, after which the two sides rarely have the opportunity to work together again, and there is no need to deliberately date. As long as the sound system is working properly during the finals, it's a qiēok.

Behind Ye Zi, Eddie silently looked at the back that was gradually moving away, sighed imperceptibly softly, and shook his head slightly. (To be continued......)