Here's the deal folks; Glen tells you what you NEED to hear, not what you WANT to hear. He mixes what you wish for and sounds bad-ass....you lose, period. Sometimes it's hard not to response on impulse, but use your EARS . Listen!!!
Hey! Metal isn’t even my favorite genre of music. But! I still find your channel very helpful for mixing, recording, gear and instruments. Whenever I see a that you released a new video. I make sure to watch it. Keep up the good work.
I am a metal guy, but I know the feeling, as half the audio production videos out there seem to be geared toward people making house music. Not my cup of tea. But even those videos have some morsels of relevant info.
I'm mostly into punk because it's such a diverse genre. Some bands use nothing but acoustic instruments, including banjo & fiddle, & some sounds more like death metal, & everything in between, like the stereotypical stuff. & I like all of those different styles & it's influenced my songwriting. I've learned some good tips here too, but I don't use DAWs nor do I like them, but I've still learned some things here.
Glenn, you guys should make a hardware pedal of Element Bass. Something that's simple, no app., for us simple bass players. We put this on our pedalboard as end of chain. So what ever gig or recording situation, we have the best sound for the sound engineer. Thank you for making great engaging videos!
Big R.I.P to Paul DiAnno. Killers and Iron Maiden were classic albums, and paved the way for those coming afterwards. Saw him a few years ago in Rhodes, playing his Maiden tunes, and he was on the Jack Daniels throughout the show, like it was 7 up.
Waiting in excitement for the "Glenn-builds-a-functional-professional-recording-studio-from-scratch"-video! 😃 after watching WAY too many home makeover and house flipping shows with the mrs. that'd be a welcome relief. Take us through the whole build, right from when the cement truck backs up your driveway to the final cable is connected to the studio equipment.
Man, I have to say thanks for being you. I actually stumbled upon your channel from some bizarre salty Reddit thread, thinking to myself: "Surely, he can't be worth the venom." And you ain't worth the hate AT ALL. I was worried not being a metalhead might turn me away - and hey, sometimes I feel a bit lost with some of the production references, but that's on me - but your honesty, straightforwardness, and candor is invaluable in this primarily sort of posey, fragile, somewhat 'in denial' online guitar world. I am learning a lot, and I might even submit a song for the Monday listening show (though it will be a bit more country rock). Thanks again, man. Truly.
Alex is the man and Element Bass is fantastic. You guys did a damn good job and thank you. I love the walk through the streets episodes Glenn and thank you for the content. 🤘🔥🧡🔥🤘
@@1972LittleC No Freud involved - just got fat fingers and not wearing my glasses 😆 Had I watched 10 seconds longer before commenting I would have realised that Glenn knew the dude ... In the spirit of showing our mistakes I'll leave my comment unedited.
@@1972LittleC I'm genuinely puzzled here - are you saying instead of typing dude, my subconscious meant to call Glenn's colleague "a thing that fails to work properly or is otherwise unsatisfactory" so typed 'dud' instead. That would seem unlikely when all I was commenting on was what I thought a bystander laughing/agreeing with Glenn. Fail to see how you could be "all here for that". Either you're a very unusual troll or there's some lost in translation thing going on about the word dud.
For the guy, other dudes who have the red-button fear. Just always record, as long as you're on a daw not to tape. It was suggestion given to me years ago. Insanely helpful
I'm honestly kinda shocked at how big the clipping issue is. I mean really. Just turn it down when you're recording it, then turn it back up when you're listening to it afterwords. Fools.
I've worked mostly with RME fireface 800 and it has decent instrument in and I've always kept the gain at zero. Only one guitar has clipped that but then I bought a pretty cheap di-box to expand my opportunities and maybe make my DI's better and more you know, the DI's actually worked better and I have more control on the input levet. :D I've done some tests with re-amping (not documented) but that farely cheap di-box made the signal more natural compared to the rme's instrument in. Apparently more people should understand that red lights mean something is wrong. :D
Thanks Glen! I have learned so much from you and your you tube vids! You spend a lot of time and effort to bring us REAL, educated, controlled experiments! Right on!
Glenn I think you hit the nail on the head when talking about perfect takes and doing music together. Back in the 00’s I played in a band and we did a studio demo and it sounded so sterile, all parts recorded separately. The parts were flawless but felt like it was missing something, felt empty somehow. Then I started bringing a laptop and a usb interface and did some basic 4 input recordings of band practice off the pa board and it seemed so much better as far as representing our sound. We did it to listen back to practice but actually ended up getting more gigs off those recordings than our in studio demo would get us.
Last night's show was a perfect example of musicians playing together and becoming more than the sum of our (musical) parts. The Blues band I play in always puts on a great show - we've got a hell of a front man - but there are nights when even musicians as experienced as we are reach another level. Just by playing as much TO each other as WITH each other, and truly listening to what everyone is doing, a band can achieve greatness in the moment. The audience can sense that and as we come alive, so do they. Last night was such a night. It was a small theatre - only 160 seats - but we played like it was Wembley Stadium or some such and brought the house down. Playing music is great. Playing live music is even better (for me, at least). Playing live music in a band chock full of musicians who love what they do is the best. I'm always humbled that a musician of my calibre - no virtuoso... just a solid, experienced pro - gets to work with such talent.
I got a comment read out by Glenn for the first time, and didn't get verbally abused! I got a well explained, polite answer. I'm proud that I didn't say something profoundly dumb, but slightly disappointed I didn't get told to go f*ck myself in a colourful and creative way, as that would have been twice as funny and probably made my week! :) Love the show, and continue to enjoy your enlightening insights and spectacular outbursts! :)
“Red Light Syndrome” has always been a thing - part is nailed down at rehearsal or even live and then noodle fingers kick in when that red light comes on to record. Don’t know who came up with it but recording a “safe track” helps - just record a clean but simplified/usable track of the instrument that could be the final track but lets you go back and play what you really want to play with the confidence that you are not just working on the icing on the cake. Worth a try for those struggling with the red light.
@@MarcCoteMusic Ah yes, the feed from the DJ to the PA. The walk over to the DJ for a 'word' 'No, it sounds shit, I can't make it better' Give it ten minutes and the inputs are going crazy again
I picked up a CHERRY 'CARVIN V3' 100 Watt. $400. it even has a Line OUT.!!! Thanks Glenn. I was going to get a Twin Reverb - $1,400 was out of the question. $299in pedals will get the reverb and tremolo.
The Walking Spectre makes really good points when he's roaming around. Yes, I'd love to watch more of these and if someone else from the team wants to join, please do it.
I on the fence here. I like the roaming videos but i also like the studio videos. Hell, I've been subbed for almost a decade and I've watched almost every one. Love the show! Love the honesty! Love the swearing! Here's a thing. When do you know that you don't need any more gear? Every time I stroll into a Long and McQuades, I check out all the gear but nothing strikes my fancy. I think I'm done. I have a pretty much fully equipped basement studio and I'm recording my music most days. I think that's how it should be. Cheers!
Glenn I recently completed my first project and released it. It is something i wanted to do for years and finally did. However the biggest hurdle i had was clipping. I tried everything i could until i realized that i wasnt leaving enough headroom for each guitar track. My focusrite interfaces gain was all the way down so i didnt understand why i was still in the red. Turns out i needed to adjust the input level on the tracks as well. Hope that helps some of us in the DIY camp. I have learned a lot from this channel. Keep it up
Reminds me of when, in college, we tuned a piano with a frequency counter. We had all the notes perfect according to frequency. Sounded like shit. Perfection is the arch enemy of good
I agree on keeping mistakes in, I do that often in my recordings, and sometimes the mistakes themselves end up making the parts better, even if you're recording a midi piano controlling an instrument, sometimes you hit a wrong note that just *hits the spot*.
10:15 When you are plying with a band, you get visual clues that keep you in the groove, many time in the studio you just get part of the song piped into your ears while you solo in a booth. Doing that, your mind wanders (well mine does) and without those clues and cues you get from your bandmates it's easy to lose the groove. I've seen plenty of famous artists going into the studio and record as a band. Maybe, if you are red button shy and fall to pieces when recording, you should try a different way.
Anyone who says they play great, but as soon as they hit record, they fall apart, my advice is simple. Never play without recording. Even if you just delete it once you're done. Exposure therapy.
All guitarists play to loud: "You need the volume to drive the preamp" Don't you have a gain control to do that. "It's not the same" But surely the master volume only controls the overall level. "I just have to be louder than anyone"
You’re not gonna get all that gnarliness, glorious overtones, and sustain that you get with a crank Marshall… if you then turn down the master to 2. 🤘🏻😝🎸🇺🇸
Hey! No slamming instrument degrees! Hardlimid, Glenn. Safeword! I wish I could play piano, though. Anywayz, love the on-the-move format! And hey, ya'll guitarists out there. Do ya know why Glenn slams us all? It's because he's one of us. He KNOWS! :)
For the bass player. Turn your volume down in the mix when recording. If you're too loud it highlights any imperfections. Obviously have your signal going in at a proper level just lower in the mix you hear when recording.
Back in the late 80s I was in a band, not for musical perfection but because it was a fantastic way to spend time with friends. Then we did gigs and we had a fantastic time. I have a DAW and lots of gear in my 50s. The latter is not fun, the former was a blast and we also met girls.
As a bassist I hate recording bassists. With nearly every bass, in the metal community, having active circuits nearly every bassist has been clipping. Back that volume knob down a bit on your bass too. Bass guitars are getting so hot they are becoming studio unfriendly.
I got a 6 string recently and with the volume turned all the way up it's virtually unusable. You have to roll it back to about 80% max, especially when you're running both (MM Stingray Style) pickups.
I play keyboards, guitars and bass in my home studio. The first thing i noticed when recording my Ibanez 5 string is, I don't need the pre-amp running. It's too hot for recording! So I jsut run it in passive mode and it sounds and records great. You made a great point!
Both don't be afraid of showing your mistakes, but also, don't make mistakes. An amatuer practices until he can get it right, a professional practices until he cannot get it wrong. Learn your parts.
GLEEEEEN! Great show. Question: If 99% of people listening to music via whatever source they choose, Why the hell are we fretting about sound reflections when recording when the 99% wouldn't know the difference?
4:25 - This dude sounds like he's still in college and full of himself. Also, he designed....a noise gate. Wow. Genius. I also got my degree in electrical engineering and can't even imagine thinking that highly of myself in the middle of my college classes. What a dope.
Nice one Glen, Hope you enjoyed watching my old Brummie mates Priest and got chance to say Hi to um, Now f--k off and get back to work so I can carry on learning being a studio tec again. 🖖🔊🎸
If I'm close to Vegas, I'm going to Kahler to check out some guitars! I actually got invited by Eddie and I'm going to make a point to stop there sooner or later!
Rev me up man! But I recently bought ELE and it has been such a dream for me on sound and tun s.... It helped my band along to get along for arrangement. ELE is king.
My nephew was at the Sabaton and Judas Priest concert the other day in Milwaukee. It was the second time he saw them both together. He does the Civil War reenactments and is into politics heavily. He said that just like last time, the majority of fans were there for Sabaton. Enjoy the show man. Peace!
Shout out to Alex Nasla for the Element Bass. Especially for the fact that he's also made a Linux version of the plugin. Never been happier with my bass sound. It sounds so killer I'd actually take it on stage instead of using an amp like I usually do.
I like the walkabout style, it would be a good way to to see parts of the world through a 'real eye', just whatever happens in the background happens, no sensationalism. For instance, I imagined many more people, and much more rubbish and dirtiness in general on the Sunset Strip.
This is more of a general comment, but you do kind of touch on it in this video… 25+ years ago the one man show thing was impressive when done well regarding someone in the studio creating their music… Today it’s terrible and has spawned an entire genre that I call ‘Internet guitar music’… The lack of humanity in music is quite literally the lack of humans in music… There is a reason everything from Gen X and before just keeps getting bigger and post anything say 2010 is increasingly fleeting… All the music we love was made by teams of people, even if it were a solo artist on the marquee. there were so many people involved in the process… There is so much nuance and so much room for idiosyncrasies back in the day that simply aren’t there anymore because so many steps have been eliminated … Just plug right in! Speaking to this there are no milestones… something which would’ve signified a big jump like a slick music video is the first step today… Those big jumps recording if you started off struggling with a cassette four track, if you ever did cross that threshold and got some thing that sounded like your heroes. It was a big deal! those milestones just don’t exist today. And now Alex Van Halen is talking about using AI to finish off some old Eddie Van Halen solos… Terrible idea. Eventually art will mean even less than it does now… Arguably the most important guitar players all came up before tablature… They had to use their ears… Is it any coincidence that that’s where all the legends came from… The era when the most work was required?
That's one thing to be said about admitting to mistakes: you may feel regret doing so, in certain situations to certain groups of people; but that is still miles away from shame, regardless of how bad both may feel.
I hope you enjoyed Judas Priest. When I moved to the UK I was really happy when I got tickets to see Priest and Ozzy and the concert was postponed for years and then cancelled. Priest was a bucket list one as they never went to SA, but sadly that still eludes me
Hey Glenn! Chop chop on the new studio build! My wife and I are planning on buying/building a new house next year. The only caveat is it has to have enough room for a studio and I want to steal some of your ideas! Haha. Keep up with the great work man!
On the perfection thing, its one of the things that I kind of like about crust and punk. Sometimes the *very obvious* warts and imperfections that are there because its done cheap and done quick, ends up with a really dynamic if imperfect feel. Sure the guitarist flubbed a chord change or the drums sound a little boxy, but at least its obvious its humans playing it, and it just sounds real. Not for everyone, but I'd rather flawed than mechanical.
Ill never forget my friend who took engineering course telling me quit fucking with your eq. The band spent weeks mixing the album to sound a certain way and you wipe that outbwhen you scoop it like jokers smile.
Two things: (1) live music is just where it's at. I love recording, but getting together (particularly with good musicians!) is just another-level experience. And (2) - don't people realise that if you're clipping on digital equipment it just sounds BAD? Sure, in the old days of analogue stuff, SOME equipment would sound 'good' if you pushed it to 11. But that doesn't work with digital. I can't believe that people don't use their ears... Music is supposed to be about ears! USE THEM!!!
I see what's going on here with this recent "guitarists are dumb" trend: since Element Bass is such a success, Glen can no longer complain about bassists, so he shifted his verbiage to the guitarists.
I usually don't like the out and about videos, But this V.C. episode was one the best. Your replies; still had the fun & snarky to them, But your reply about" is perfection really prefect", When it comes to rock/meta or even music in general, Is so true, bordering on profound. I know you say the say type thing about seeking perfectional allot. But your answer this time? Is suitable for printing framing and hanging on the wall. Thanks for the awesome episode and commentary. ]You are appreciated. And so is Cool Alex.
3:22 Busted!! Glenn isn't there to see Priest, he's there to see the Black Eyed Peas. It's ok Glenn, we all have guilty pleasures. 😂😆🤣 All jokes aside, enjoy the Priest show. They never disappoint.
The "enhance" button being a limiter....it kind of reminds me of the "filter" knob on a Rat pedal, and how it's wired backwards. They knew guitarists were going to turn it up all the way, or mostly all the way. So when you turn it up to say, 3 o'clock you're actually setting it to 9 o'clock. Brilliant.
PRIEST AND SABATON!!!! FUCK YEAH!!!!!!! I saw them in St. Louis on that tour. I got a sick Sabaton shirt. Would've gotten some Priest merch but couldn't afford it. Love your videos. Fuck you, Glenn!
Picked up one of those Harley Benton vertical 2X12 with V30s; I cannot recommend them enough. I actually had a buddy making fun of me for wasting my money on it until he heard it. Oddly enough he never mentioned it again.
Around 10 mins, the guy that talked about hitting record and just floundering... Dude, we call it the "Record Button Syndrome". It happens to EVERYONE! No matter how many times you've played through the track flawlessly when you aren't recording... When that red button lights up, everyone gets as tense as getting a thanksgiving dinner invitation at Uncle touchies naked puzzle basement. It just happens. Except to David Coverdale from what I understand... Anyway, don't let it get you down, but if you find a way around it, PLEASE let me know, we can publish a book, and riiiiiiich!! >M
Tape is dead. He probably has one or two hours of record time on a digital system. Half an hour of recorded floundering with 20 minutes of attempts is no big deal.
I can’t say the 11 rack was one of the best amp things out there but, the direct signal it provided was idiot proof. Meaning, I finally got a good DI signal.
Here's the deal folks;
Glen tells you what you NEED to hear, not what you WANT to hear.
He mixes what you wish for and sounds bad-ass....you lose, period.
Sometimes it's hard not to response on impulse, but use your EARS . Listen!!!
The sped-up comments are SO much better, and I love the walk abouts. Cheers Glenn!
Hey! Metal isn’t even my favorite genre of music. But! I still find your channel very helpful for mixing, recording, gear and instruments. Whenever I see a that you released a new video. I make sure to watch it. Keep up the good work.
Not a Metal guy, either. Like Black Sabbath, though. Always liked Judas Priest because there's a humourous element. Dio was awesome as well.
I am a metal guy, but I know the feeling, as half the audio production videos out there seem to be geared toward people making house music. Not my cup of tea. But even those videos have some morsels of relevant info.
funny how most people that like this guy aren't into metal. wowee
Hey, exploring different genres only adds the further experimentation and knowledge of production.
So I’d say you’re here for a good reason😊
I'm mostly into punk because it's such a diverse genre. Some bands use nothing but acoustic instruments, including banjo & fiddle, & some sounds more like death metal, & everything in between, like the stereotypical stuff. & I like all of those different styles & it's influenced my songwriting. I've learned some good tips here too, but I don't use DAWs nor do I like them, but I've still learned some things here.
Glenn, you guys should make a hardware pedal of Element Bass. Something that's simple, no app., for us simple bass players. We put this on our pedalboard as end of chain. So what ever gig or recording situation, we have the best sound for the sound engineer. Thank you for making great engaging videos!
The HUMAN factor is the BEST PART of ALL Music IMO.
Big R.I.P to Paul DiAnno. Killers and Iron Maiden were classic albums, and paved the way for those coming afterwards. Saw him a few years ago in Rhodes, playing his Maiden tunes, and he was on the Jack Daniels throughout the show, like it was 7 up.
Waiting in excitement for the "Glenn-builds-a-functional-professional-recording-studio-from-scratch"-video! 😃 after watching WAY too many home makeover and house flipping shows with the mrs. that'd be a welcome relief. Take us through the whole build, right from when the cement truck backs up your driveway to the final cable is connected to the studio equipment.
Man, I have to say thanks for being you. I actually stumbled upon your channel from some bizarre salty Reddit thread, thinking to myself: "Surely, he can't be worth the venom."
And you ain't worth the hate AT ALL. I was worried not being a metalhead might turn me away - and hey, sometimes I feel a bit lost with some of the production references, but that's on me - but your honesty, straightforwardness, and candor is invaluable in this primarily sort of posey, fragile, somewhat 'in denial' online guitar world. I am learning a lot, and I might even submit a song for the Monday listening show (though it will be a bit more country rock).
Thanks again, man. Truly.
Alex is the man and Element Bass is fantastic. You guys did a damn good job and thank you.
I love the walk through the streets episodes Glenn and thank you for the content. 🤘🔥🧡🔥🤘
Imagine recommending a band you've never heard, let alone a book you've never read.
Well, maybe plenty of his friends or something found this book interesting and worth recommendation but still a bit ironic
Ahhhh, live life on the edge dude
3:53 - the dud nodding along with you. Excellent 😆
I think your typo is a bit of a freudian slip. And I'm all here for that.
@@1972LittleC No Freud involved - just got fat fingers and not wearing my glasses 😆 Had I watched 10 seconds longer before commenting I would have realised that Glenn knew the dude ... In the spirit of showing our mistakes I'll leave my comment unedited.
@@rockpilerising sure buddy. Your subconcious slipped through.
@@1972LittleC I'm genuinely puzzled here - are you saying instead of typing dude, my subconscious meant to call Glenn's colleague "a thing that fails to work properly or is otherwise unsatisfactory" so typed 'dud' instead. That would seem unlikely when all I was commenting on was what I thought a bystander laughing/agreeing with Glenn. Fail to see how you could be "all here for that". Either you're a very unusual troll or there's some lost in translation thing going on about the word dud.
He knows the guy lol
For the guy, other dudes who have the red-button fear. Just always record, as long as you're on a daw not to tape. It was suggestion given to me years ago. Insanely helpful
element is tempting, but im loving the sound of my bass through a 15" peavey speaker and a kick mic. 🍻
I'm honestly kinda shocked at how big the clipping issue is. I mean really. Just turn it down when you're recording it, then turn it back up when you're listening to it afterwords. Fools.
exactly
I've never struggled with clipping. Check the level on the way in and and your good
I've worked mostly with RME fireface 800 and it has decent instrument in and I've always kept the gain at zero. Only one guitar has clipped that but then I bought a pretty cheap di-box to expand my opportunities and maybe make my DI's better and more you know, the DI's actually worked better and I have more control on the input levet. :D I've done some tests with re-amping (not documented) but that farely cheap di-box made the signal more natural compared to the rme's instrument in. Apparently more people should understand that red lights mean something is wrong. :D
Like that George Carlin bit about vocalists having a voice amplifying device in their hands. . . yet they're still yelling into it.
There are certain peak moments that occur within the song. Let’s not forget compression.
The magic seems to happen for me when you play with other people. Thanks for all you do Glen I have learned allot from you.
Yeah, I agree. Playing with yourself gets boring after a while
@@DerSilvano lmao
Thanks Glen! I have learned so much from you and your you tube vids! You spend a lot of time and effort to bring us REAL, educated, controlled experiments! Right on!
Glenn I think you hit the nail on the head when talking about perfect takes and doing music together. Back in the 00’s I played in a band and we did a studio demo and it sounded so sterile, all parts recorded separately. The parts were flawless but felt like it was missing something, felt empty somehow. Then I started bringing a laptop and a usb interface and did some basic 4 input recordings of band practice off the pa board and it seemed so much better as far as representing our sound. We did it to listen back to practice but actually ended up getting more gigs off those recordings than our in studio demo would get us.
Every single time I watch one of your video's I find myself clicking like before I've even seen it. And it was never a mistake!
Always puts a smile on my face when I see Glenn has uploaded a new video!!!!!
Last night's show was a perfect example of musicians playing together and becoming more than the sum of our (musical) parts. The Blues band I play in always puts on a great show - we've got a hell of a front man - but there are nights when even musicians as experienced as we are reach another level.
Just by playing as much TO each other as WITH each other, and truly listening to what everyone is doing, a band can achieve greatness in the moment. The audience can sense that and as we come alive, so do they. Last night was such a night. It was a small theatre - only 160 seats - but we played like it was Wembley Stadium or some such and brought the house down.
Playing music is great. Playing live music is even better (for me, at least). Playing live music in a band chock full of musicians who love what they do is the best. I'm always humbled that a musician of my calibre - no virtuoso... just a solid, experienced pro - gets to work with such talent.
Glad to see you were in town. As many metal artists play or move here, it's a great resource for material.
I got a comment read out by Glenn for the first time, and didn't get verbally abused! I got a well explained, polite answer. I'm proud that I didn't say something profoundly dumb, but slightly disappointed I didn't get told to go f*ck myself in a colourful and creative way, as that would have been twice as funny and probably made my week! :)
Love the show, and continue to enjoy your enlightening insights and spectacular outbursts! :)
New Space, good for you man. Hard work pays off.
I look forward to all of your videos, Glenn! They’re always entertaining and informative
“Red Light Syndrome” has always been a thing - part is nailed down at rehearsal or even live and then noodle fingers kick in when that red light comes on to record.
Don’t know who came up with it but recording a “safe track” helps - just record a clean but simplified/usable track of the instrument that could be the final track but lets you go back and play what you really want to play with the confidence that you are not just working on the icing on the cake. Worth a try for those struggling with the red light.
I saw you at the JP show, great to meet you, man. You’rea kind soul Great show!
Red means more loud. More loud means more good.
Therefore, red means more good so no, I won’t be stopping thank you very much
In that case, we need to reverse the colours on the LEDs... red at the bottom, to green at the top. That'll fix the problem... for DJs, too. 🙂
@@MarcCoteMusic Ah yes, the feed from the DJ to the PA. The walk over to the DJ for a 'word'
'No, it sounds shit, I can't make it better'
Give it ten minutes and the inputs are going crazy again
LOVE THIS… roaming gnome videos are a cool change of pace. Sorry I missed u in Vegas. Next time let me buy you a beverage 🤘🏻🤘🏻
I picked up a CHERRY 'CARVIN V3' 100 Watt. $400. it even has a Line OUT.!!! Thanks Glenn. I was going to get a Twin Reverb - $1,400 was out of the question. $299in pedals will get the reverb and tremolo.
The Walking Spectre makes really good points when he's roaming around. Yes, I'd love to watch more of these and if someone else from the team wants to join, please do it.
I on the fence here. I like the roaming videos but i also like the studio videos. Hell, I've been subbed for almost a decade and I've watched almost every one. Love the show! Love the honesty! Love the swearing! Here's a thing. When do you know that you don't need any more gear? Every time I stroll into a Long and McQuades, I check out all the gear but nothing strikes my fancy. I think I'm done. I have a pretty much fully equipped basement studio and I'm recording my music most days. I think that's how it should be. Cheers!
Looking forward to this drum video, Glenn. There's such a common misunderstanding about what audio production can do to a live performance.
Glenn I recently completed my first project and released it. It is something i wanted to do for years and finally did. However the biggest hurdle i had was clipping. I tried everything i could until i realized that i wasnt leaving enough headroom for each guitar track. My focusrite interfaces gain was all the way down so i didnt understand why i was still in the red. Turns out i needed to adjust the input level on the tracks as well. Hope that helps some of us in the DIY camp. I have learned a lot from this channel. Keep it up
Reminds me of when, in college, we tuned a piano with a frequency counter. We had all the notes perfect according to frequency. Sounded like shit. Perfection is the arch enemy of good
I'm glad that you explained everything for the musicians to making music better. Sometimes the musicians can't improve their sounds.
Specter studio build!!!!! 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
Yes! Make sense!
The sponsored plug was interrupted by an ad. 😆
I liked this roaming video. Looks like a beautiful day out. Also, Gordon Ramsay right above Chick-fil-a is amusing :)
Cool vid! I saw Priest in Vegas right before Covid. Great show. I like seeing concerts there. 🤘
Not for every video, but every now and then an "out of studio" vid would be great.
Like this one :)
I agree on keeping mistakes in, I do that often in my recordings, and sometimes the mistakes themselves end up making the parts better, even if you're recording a midi piano controlling an instrument, sometimes you hit a wrong note that just *hits the spot*.
If it hits the spot... it's not a wrong note... just an unintended one... ;-)
Anyone else spot the Shania Twain ad in the background? Great plug Glenn! 🤣🤣🤣
Luv the on location video!!
10:15 When you are plying with a band, you get visual clues that keep you in the groove, many time in the studio you just get part of the song piped into your ears while you solo in a booth. Doing that, your mind wanders (well mine does) and without those clues and cues you get from your bandmates it's easy to lose the groove. I've seen plenty of famous artists going into the studio and record as a band. Maybe, if you are red button shy and fall to pieces when recording, you should try a different way.
Anyone who says they play great, but as soon as they hit record, they fall apart, my advice is simple. Never play without recording. Even if you just delete it once you're done. Exposure therapy.
All guitarists play to loud: "You need the volume to drive the preamp" Don't you have a gain control to do that. "It's not the same" But surely the master volume only controls the overall level. "I just have to be louder than anyone"
You’re not gonna get all that gnarliness, glorious overtones, and sustain that you get with a crank Marshall… if you then turn down the master to 2. 🤘🏻😝🎸🇺🇸
Hey! No slamming instrument degrees! Hardlimid, Glenn. Safeword! I wish I could play piano, though.
Anywayz, love the on-the-move format!
And hey, ya'll guitarists out there. Do ya know why Glenn slams us all? It's because he's one of us. He KNOWS! :)
For the bass player. Turn your volume down in the mix when recording. If you're too loud it highlights any imperfections. Obviously have your signal going in at a proper level just lower in the mix you hear when recording.
Looking forward to seeing the new studio expansion!
Living after midnight ! Rocking till the dawn.
Back in the late 80s I was in a band, not for musical perfection but because it was a fantastic way to spend time with friends. Then we did gigs and we had a fantastic time. I have a DAW and lots of gear in my 50s. The latter is not fun, the former was a blast and we also met girls.
As a bassist I hate recording bassists. With nearly every bass, in the metal community, having active circuits nearly every bassist has been clipping. Back that volume knob down a bit on your bass too. Bass guitars are getting so hot they are becoming studio unfriendly.
I got a 6 string recently and with the volume turned all the way up it's virtually unusable. You have to roll it back to about 80% max, especially when you're running both (MM Stingray Style) pickups.
I play keyboards, guitars and bass in my home studio. The first thing i noticed when recording my Ibanez 5 string is, I don't need the pre-amp running. It's too hot for recording! So I jsut run it in passive mode and it sounds and records great. You made a great point!
Really liked the video in public where you couldn’t get too worked up and loud. I’m old so I like learning with calm conversation 😂
Both don't be afraid of showing your mistakes, but also, don't make mistakes. An amatuer practices until he can get it right, a professional practices until he cannot get it wrong. Learn your parts.
10:32 you are describing “in the pocket“. It is a wonderful feeling when you are in the pocket.
Glenn, I live in Vegas, can I buy you a drink or something while you're here?
GLEEEEEN! Great show. Question: If 99% of people listening to music via whatever source they choose, Why the hell are we fretting about sound reflections when recording when the 99% wouldn't know the difference?
4:25 - This dude sounds like he's still in college and full of himself. Also, he designed....a noise gate. Wow. Genius. I also got my degree in electrical engineering and can't even imagine thinking that highly of myself in the middle of my college classes. What a dope.
Bitter much?
Glad you specified why you were there, otherwise I would have assumed WWWY. 🤣
Nice one Glen, Hope you enjoyed watching my old Brummie mates Priest and got chance to say Hi to um, Now f--k off and get back to work so I can carry on learning being a studio tec again. 🖖🔊🎸
Free cam vids are great. Love to see viewers comment outside the studio.
If I'm close to Vegas, I'm going to Kahler to check out some guitars! I actually got invited by Eddie and I'm going to make a point to stop there sooner or later!
Rev me up man! But I recently bought ELE and it has been such a dream for me on sound and tun s.... It helped my band along to get along for arrangement. ELE is king.
I'm glad that the sped up voices are back.
My nephew was at the Sabaton and Judas Priest concert the other day in Milwaukee. It was the second time he saw them both together. He does the Civil War reenactments and is into politics heavily.
He said that just like last time, the majority of fans were there for Sabaton. Enjoy the show man. Peace!
Shout out to Alex Nasla for the Element Bass. Especially for the fact that he's also made a Linux version of the plugin. Never been happier with my bass sound. It sounds so killer I'd actually take it on stage instead of using an amp like I usually do.
I like the walkabout style, it would be a good way to to see parts of the world through a 'real eye', just whatever happens in the background happens, no sensationalism. For instance, I imagined many more people, and much more rubbish and dirtiness in general on the Sunset Strip.
This is more of a general comment, but you do kind of touch on it in this video… 25+ years ago the one man show thing was impressive when done well regarding someone in the studio creating their music… Today it’s terrible and has spawned an entire genre that I call ‘Internet guitar music’…
The lack of humanity in music is quite literally the lack of humans in music… There is a reason everything from Gen X and before just keeps getting bigger and post anything say 2010 is increasingly fleeting…
All the music we love was made by teams of people, even if it were a solo artist on the marquee. there were so many people involved in the process… There is so much nuance and so much room for idiosyncrasies back in the day that simply aren’t there anymore because so many steps have been eliminated … Just plug right in!
Speaking to this there are no milestones… something which would’ve signified a big jump like a slick music video is the first step today… Those big jumps recording if you started off struggling with a cassette four track, if you ever did cross that threshold and got some thing that sounded like your heroes. It was a big deal! those milestones just don’t exist today.
And now Alex Van Halen is talking about using AI to finish off some old Eddie Van Halen solos… Terrible idea. Eventually art will mean even less than it does now…
Arguably the most important guitar players all came up before tablature… They had to use their ears… Is it any coincidence that that’s where all the legends came from… The era when the most work was required?
That's one thing to be said about admitting to mistakes: you may feel regret doing so, in certain situations to certain groups of people; but that is still miles away from shame, regardless of how bad both may feel.
I hope you enjoyed Judas Priest. When I moved to the UK I was really happy when I got tickets to see Priest and Ozzy and the concert was postponed for years and then cancelled. Priest was a bucket list one as they never went to SA, but sadly that still eludes me
Hey Glenn! Chop chop on the new studio build! My wife and I are planning on buying/building a new house next year. The only caveat is it has to have enough room for a studio and I want to steal some of your ideas! Haha. Keep up with the great work man!
I like the free cam!
On the perfection thing, its one of the things that I kind of like about crust and punk. Sometimes the *very obvious* warts and imperfections that are there because its done cheap and done quick, ends up with a really dynamic if imperfect feel. Sure the guitarist flubbed a chord change or the drums sound a little boxy, but at least its obvious its humans playing it, and it just sounds real. Not for everyone, but I'd rather flawed than mechanical.
Bring more Alex into the show!
Free Cam❤
Glen is breaking the law!
Gain staging is something all modern musicians need to understand better.
Here's a real trip for you. Take a fizzy amp (5150 or the like) and play it through a cab with Eminence Wizard speakers. The results are glorious!
Ill never forget my friend who took engineering course telling me quit fucking with your eq.
The band spent weeks mixing the album to sound a certain way and you wipe that outbwhen you scoop it like jokers smile.
Two things: (1) live music is just where it's at. I love recording, but getting together (particularly with good musicians!) is just another-level experience. And (2) - don't people realise that if you're clipping on digital equipment it just sounds BAD? Sure, in the old days of analogue stuff, SOME equipment would sound 'good' if you pushed it to 11. But that doesn't work with digital. I can't believe that people don't use their ears... Music is supposed to be about ears! USE THEM!!!
I see what's going on here with this recent "guitarists are dumb" trend: since Element Bass is such a success, Glen can no longer complain about bassists, so he shifted his verbiage to the guitarists.
5.00 Henning is now screaming at the screen "ITS A LAV MIC, GLENN!!!!"
I usually don't like the out and about videos, But this V.C. episode was one the best.
Your replies; still had the fun & snarky to them,
But your reply about" is perfection really prefect", When it comes to rock/meta or even music in general, Is so true, bordering on profound. I know you say the say type thing about seeking perfectional allot. But your answer this time? Is suitable for printing framing and hanging on the wall.
Thanks for the awesome episode and commentary.
]You are appreciated. And so is Cool Alex.
Hey I stayed at the Planet Hollywood hotel back in 2021! Glenn, you gotta check out the cereal store inside, they have so many different flavors!
3:22 Busted!! Glenn isn't there to see Priest, he's there to see the Black Eyed Peas. It's ok Glenn, we all have guilty pleasures. 😂😆🤣 All jokes aside, enjoy the Priest show. They never disappoint.
Good advice.
The "enhance" button being a limiter....it kind of reminds me of the "filter" knob on a Rat pedal, and how it's wired backwards. They knew guitarists were going to turn it up all the way, or mostly all the way. So when you turn it up to say, 3 o'clock you're actually setting it to 9 o'clock. Brilliant.
Well said. Sucking is ok. Learn from it.
PRIEST AND SABATON!!!! FUCK YEAH!!!!!!! I saw them in St. Louis on that tour. I got a sick Sabaton shirt. Would've gotten some Priest merch but couldn't afford it. Love your videos. Fuck you, Glenn!
Enjoy the show , i missed JP when there were in my area :(
i prefer the other JP, JP is much better than JP
Picked up one of those Harley Benton vertical 2X12 with V30s; I cannot recommend them enough. I actually had a buddy making fun of me for wasting my money on it until he heard it. Oddly enough he never mentioned it again.
1 vote here in favor of the free camera, especially in interesting settings. Now I want to go to Vegas!!
Around 10 mins, the guy that talked about hitting record and just floundering... Dude, we call it the "Record Button Syndrome". It happens to EVERYONE! No matter how many times you've played through the track flawlessly when you aren't recording... When that red button lights up, everyone gets as tense as getting a thanksgiving dinner invitation at Uncle touchies naked puzzle basement. It just happens. Except to David Coverdale from what I understand... Anyway, don't let it get you down, but if you find a way around it, PLEASE let me know, we can publish a book, and riiiiiiich!!
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Tape is dead. He probably has one or two hours of record time on a digital system. Half an hour of recorded floundering with 20 minutes of attempts is no big deal.
Id watch a Glenn vlog
Love the yelling at the camera in the studio, but the "Walk about" Glenn is a nice change of pace now and then. Keep up it up... Now get to work!
Alex rocks.
also for Glenn - YES I would love to see how to build at Cat5 snake. I have a radial xlr to cat5 but holy shit it's expensive.
Hey glenn, when are ya gonna be doing more speaker demos/comparison videos? Been dying for more.
Dude, I just watched Lamb of God's making of Omen video, and that's how they recorded that. All together in the studio.
I can’t say the 11 rack was one of the best amp things out there but, the direct signal it provided was idiot proof. Meaning, I finally got a good DI signal.