So, from that day on, I have always asked questions about how the gear works. I watched and listened to everything, absorbing as much knowledge and information as I could, so that Iād never have to hear those words again. You need to have the right words to communicate your ideas properly. Thereās no point asking an engineer to make something sound āniceā ā itās too vague. Better to say, can you compress the vocal, EQ the harshness out of it but add some air, then add a touch of reverb to sweeten it? Boom! The engineer knows exactly what you want. Knowing how the gear works gave me more power and creative control in the studio, so I could capture the sounds and feelings I imagined, rather than what the engineer wanted.