Glenn brings up acoustic treatment a bit here and has been harping on it for years. He's definitely not wrong though. It is way more important than people in general give it credit for. Thanks to Glenn harping on it for ages I took it to heart when building and finishing my band's practice/recording space. Framed out the walls, put in acoustic absorbing insulation, put mass loaded vinyl between the studs and the drywall, more insulation in the ceiling joists and finished that off as well. The room echoed like hell but no sound escaped. That was part one done. Part two was putting in bass traps, hanging sound absorption blankets on the walls and installing sound absorption panels on the ceiling. Now, that room is very quiet, some have said it's kind of eerie even. The sound deadening properties of that room are such that if you walk from the room next door and into the band room you can actually hear the difference in volume reduction. Glad I listened to Glenn on that one. It also keeps the neighbors from calling the cops when we have band practice.
I've added a bit of sound treatment to my home studio and plan to build more panels and bass traps soon, and yes, it is a big help for not a ton of money if you have basic DIY skills (ability to use a saw, drill, utility knife, and a staple gun for the fabric basically). I also did a lot of recording tests on my drums in different parts of my basement recording space, as well as in my living room and master bedroom, which are the only other two rooms in my house drums wouldn't completely overwhelm. The results were interesting, as the same kit with the same mics in different rooms and even different parts of the same room sounded very different. I held onto those tests and may record some tracks upstairs in my living room at some point because the ceiling is taller than the basement and the drums sounded KILLER in there. The basement is way more convenient though, and will probably sound just as good once I add some more treatment.
Pro Tools user here. 25 years in. I love Harrison MixBuss! They have a great team and their "sonic" algorithm which is supposed to mimic their consoles sounds killer...it's a mild color. Logic is pretty awesome too. It really shines on midi instruments otherwise it's a DAW like any other. I use Pro Tools because my community of musicians and filmmakers use it and I have teacher/technician certifications so I get it for free. Sending good vibes for you and your wife. You have a fantastic show!
So glad we got to be there to watch you be dubbed “The Shouty Bloke”. Glenn is a great guy who made time to take pics and talk to anyone that came up to him to say hi. I would expect nothing less because while he is “The Shouty Bloke” he is still Canadian.
hey Glenn got a Lewitt Ray microphone for my birthday! this thing is fucking amazing! added it to my wishlist and my family decided to gift it to me thanks for the suggestion!
Even outside of a mix pickups don’t matter that much. Had one of my buddies grab one of my guitars while I was wearing a blindfold to see if I could tell which guitar it was. Did it 6 times, I was wrong every time. They all sounded the same.
@@martyshwaartz971 uhhhhh not so sure about that. I’d much rather look at a new pedal on my floor than a rectangle in my guitar I will be spending literally 0 time looking at. You spend more time looking at your amp than your pickups.
@@NoGraphicsGaming Pickups do matter but not as much as speakers and amps. I always ask people who say pickups/amps don't matter to post a mix and they always either do not post anything or they post an atrocious mix that is full of shit. Care to post your own production where you play and mix/master your stuff?
@@theostragonidis7548 im not an engineer. And neither are most guitarists. Thats on you. Besides, there’s way more evidence that shows pickups don’t matter than evidence that shows the contrary. You are wrong. Pickups don’t matter past humbucker vs single coil. You’re a victim of marketing. Sorry, but just because a spec sheet says something, doesn’t mean it’s true even in the slightest. The people who peddle these lies are the ones selling you pickups. No shit someone is going to lie to you if it means you buy their product. This has been how marketing works as long as we’ve had a capitalist society. Even in the trading days people would lie their heads off to benefit. The guitar sales rep isn’t going to tell you the truth. Neither is Seymour Duncan. Neither are the guitar companies who ask for $200 more for the same guitar with different pickups. You’re falling for a lie, hopefully one day you’ll accept the truth, but that comes after denial. Which is the stage you’re in. You already invested that money into something that doesn’t matter so you’re trying to gaslight yourself into thinking it was worth it, when in reality you know in your heart you wasted your money. Pickups are about noise. Not tone.
GLEENNNN. Just thought I'd mention that I helped to design the trem that you have pictured. It's from an Agile multi scale. I was the head tech at Rondo Music while they developed it and got to meet Gary as well. You also inspired me to start my own TH-cam channel about guitar repair, Gorilla Guitar Repair. Thanks! You rock! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
I'm a PC guy personally, I prefer it to Apple and I've never really had a problem with it (doing my own demo recordings and TH-cam videos though, not a commercial studio), but that's just a preference thing. I completely understand why people love Apple! That's the beauty of recording music these days, you have options! Prefer Windows? Go Windows. Prefer Apple? Use Apple. If it works for you it's right. I don't understand why people get defensive about their choice in OS (obviously ignoring light ribbing and jokes between friends).
In regards to acoustic treatment back in the day we did also other things to get better sound, we used to put the fender RAD amp on a pillow for better bass, or put bass amp in the corner of room, sometimes facing in to get the bassy reflections. If recording in a rehearsal room we had two wood things on wheels, one side would be ceramic tiled, the other side had carpet tiles. If an amp had bad mids or highs but limited EQ knobs we would cover with a t shirt. Lots you can do for cheap with every day things, like hanging thick curtains on the walls.
I don’t think I’ve ever had any real crashing problems with my PC no matter what I’m running on it. The only time I had an issue with a bad RAM stick but switching that out fixed everything.
In regards to reverb on guitars, one trick I have used in the past is to add reverb to the delay in the mix (and not the direct guitar signal), but, don’t put the reverb in line with the delay, use an aux out from the delay return, and add the reverb, HPF the input to the reverb, (I tend to go for harsher plate reverbs for this , Yamaha Sox and REV series plates work pretty well), and then do a high boost/low cut EQ on the reverb output, sort of around 800 to 2k (where exactly depends on the song, not super radical, but the idea is to make it more harsh than smooth). Add the reverb to the mix until you can only just hear it against the isolated guitar and delay in the mix, then go back to the full mix. For me this makes the delay ‘pop’ a little bit more in the mix, and I can then back it off a little more, and get the feel of the delay without it being as high in the mix. It doesn’t work every time, but, if you are having trouble getting the guitar delay to sit in the mix, it can often work
I like this channel a lot, Glen, so I feel like I have to say this to fit in: "except for the O-face you have on the thumbnails". Anyway, I love how you have an open mind, free (yep - FREE) money saving, easy tips for us lucky subscribers. You're absolutely right, 10 years of YT experience plus your own engineering career. Thank you for what you do!
My favorite short was the one where you sledgehammered an Audient iD4 -- and it still worked. I had previously purchased one mainly because of your interface SMG chopping block and review videos and it has never let me down. Thanks for that! Yeah, some of us actually pay attention sometimes instead of just bitching...
Hi Glenn, here’s another RME fan boy. No, not really but do OWN and have worked a RME Babyface (the original one with the stupid break out cable…) still satisfied with it. But more to the point: it still Works flawless although I was still in Mac OS 9 (or even 8? Can’t remember). So the switch to OSX in PowerPC, to Intel and now to M2 was always instant and easy. When my break out cable failed last year (bought the Babyface in 2011) I could just buy a new one. I am very sure the Antelope is a great machine with outstanding performance, lot of options and a great price. But The well deserved reputation of RME’s support of legacy products and their drivers is a real thing. Not ‘yet to be found out in the future’ or based in hype in my humble opinion. The price for an RME Digiface Dante and two Ferrofish Dante Pulse 16’s is about the same as the Antelope here in Europe. I agree with your assessment that the Antelope has more input/output options, their OWN plug-ins and it’s all in 1 machine. The Ferrofish has all it’s in- and outputs on jacks so that’s something to consider as well. For me one Ferrofish would be more than enough as I mix in the box. Wish I could afford a Neve desk… just saying the is an option to go RME/Ferrofish for similar investment. The full RME options are indeed very expensive! But we’ll have to wait and see if the Germans from Antelope are as gründlich and punktlig as their colleages of RME. Enyoy your channel, keep up the Good work!
I trust RME more as well. Each can have their own opinion, ofcourse. But Glenn was slamming the other brands like RME. That will come back to haunt him haha
Holy crap I'm early early. Just wanna say thank you for all the tips over the years. Alot of your tips also translate well to the live sound space. Also. For those Interested in work outside of the studio look in to intergation and installation. I still get to play with all the cool gear on my bosses dime😂. Thanks Glen
Hahahahaha... when I read the title, I thought, for sure, I was gonna take a Butthurt for my MIDI over USB comment! Little did I know! You got me Glenn. 🤣 Also wanna say, I found your butt-soothe? of the week comment to be spot on. You do good work here, my dude.
I saw your video about 0db into ampsims. I can't believe that wasn't common knowledge. Then again, guitarists love ignoring scientific stuff in favour of the gospel of their meatheaded heroes.
I am stoked for the Kahler vid. Hell. I got a few guitars that need a trem maybe I'll get after it! Just ordered a 1984 gibson explorer perhaps I'll make it a kahler !
I Picked up a Carvin V3 100 2x12 combo for 500 a few years back...after watching your channel I'm going to put in new speakers, the question now is which 2 (I want 2 different speakers and to hear something new) Thanks for the hard work and research!
Hey Glenn! So I now have a couple of questions that I've been trying to figure out myself to no avail: 1. Is the Macbook Air M1 a viable option for recording music and using plugins? I'm choosing this version of MacBook specifically because it's the only one I can afford right now. 2. Is there any laptop (not Mac) that can rival the price of any other versions of MacBook Air (M2 or M3) that is equally powerful at the same task or even better for the same price or cheaper? 3. What would you recommend as an option for baritone guitar pickups (intended for high-gain use, of course) that don't break the bank? I'm having trouble with mine since they squeal like a pig as soon as I run the slightest amount of distortion or gain on my amp, and it is even somewhat noticeable on clean settings as well. Also, everyone else is welcome to contribute, this question is not only for Glenn.
I hear great things about dan da dan. I was gonna go to a local watch party with friends earlier this week, but was sick. I’ll have to catch up and try and make it to the next one they do. Oh also about the antelope galaxy thing yeah valid. Hope it continues to go well for you! I just can’t recommend them to people from my friend’s experiences. I also had people say that the plugs in weren’t as good as the UAD stuff. With many plugins with UAD being native as well (with often no differences) I’d love to see you do some comparisons. Or even grab an Apollo to show the differences. I think where antelope is winning in the market now is an affordable interface with tons of converters. But for many people it has no preamps, so it’s almost designed for a studio with a console.
GLEEEEN! Cheers from Brazil dude! that's what I call my fav. weekly show. I had to tell that Kahlers are great! I still have my original '89 jpn Fender strat with an original Kahler steeler and guess what it's insanely perfect!!! Almost swaping my old Charvel's Gotoh for a new 2024 steeler. Thnx for all your precious advices till now
GLENNNN. Had an encounter on another channel. I had to share. The video was about why Les Paul players wrap their string around the tailpiece, and how the break angle and pole pieces touching the body increase sustain yadda yadda. Found this gem: Comment - "Some guy on TH-cam used an oscilloscope testing the the same pickups/harness in different bodies and the differences were indiscernible....much to the chargrin of the "tone woods" officionados, I'm sure.. Your tests prove that unless you need a 28 second note over a 26 second note you're basically spinning your wheels. Response - "So the scope sees the primary wave form and your ear hears all the harmonics and we are supposed to believe the scope can discern subtle differences. Audiophiles and techs enter the same battle. Tech says all capacitors with the same value are identical and interchangeable while anyone with a decent ear can clearly hear differences. Same with cables, harnesses, pickups tones woods. Which is better? Thats on you. Its like saying all wines taste the same because they are made from grapes." I had to share. Fuck you Glenn
I love Ryans vids over at 60 cycle hum, cool you mentioned him. A while back you mentioned being curious is factors like air temp, humidity affected sound when recording, I hope you can do some testing on that before you build your new studio in case that need to be factored into how it built.
8:26 so I just converted an 8x20 shed into my studio space/ hang out area for my son when he gets older. Instead of putting up drywall, I used faced insulation and put up semithink curtains. I can not speak to the bass response but I can say it’s very dead and I am able to mix better than when I was in a room with no treatment at all. Glenn, what are your thoughts?
lol. I swapped out the single coil POS on my epiphone L/P with a Chapman double coil. The only difference is it's more sensitive...sustain and squeals are more prominent.
When Dandadan was released on Netflix, Shonen Jump did some kind of promo for it where you could read the first three chapters for free. I proceeded to reup my subscription and read all ~160 chapters over the next couple days. I love the constant chaos.
I recently got an evo 16, and despite lacking the dsp and amp sims my Soundcraft Ui or antelope quad had, the conversion is crystal clear and the 2 adat ins allows for all of the outboard gear im ever gonna need without having to unplug anything
I never had any issues with PCs over the years, the only times I encountered system fails that I remember were not related to recording. I still don't like Apple as a company and whenever I tried macs they were just never comfortable for me. I also believe in having one super versatile machine that can do everything, rather than have many machines take away space, that's also why I stopped gaming on consoles a couple of years now. I don't see a reason why I should switch as I'm totally fine with what I have.
Moshe is a good friend of mine and my guitar tech and he's definitely turning me to Kahler over FR. We definitely need more Kahler artist out there. I got an older Westone Villain Pro that has a Kahler Spyder and its really good!
I think the Galaxy, and Antelope in general are amazing. We use Antelope in our newest setup as well, also coming from RME. This is my first experience being an Antelope owner, but no problems to report here. Subjectiveness and Law of Diminishing returns aside, I must say that Antelope conversion sounds AMAZING!
I started recording on computer around the same time as you, Glenn. I think about 1998. I remember having to restart my PC constantly! But things have gotten better. Considerably so, actually. With my current Windows 11 PC, I can keep it running for a month or more without ever restarting. I eventually do to apply updates and stuff, but it never crashes or blue screens. Not like the old days.
mac or PC, like anything we do in this line of work or our hobbies, what are you doing? what are your needs? it can be different for each person and their preference. It all depends on your needs. Deadmau5 talked about using a ridiculous custom PC in his studio, but when he tours its Mac all day due to reliability and ease of replacing anything that fucks up. One can pop into a Best Buy or Apple store and get what they need.
Haha! Ask and you shall receive I suppose! I asked for some silly shit in your suit and boom I got it! lol thanks for having some fun with your business Glenn. It adds a layer of fun for sure!
I recommend GIK Panels! They're really solid, look good, and are really effective. I have some Primacoustic as well, but I'm looking to change out the Primacoustic for more GIK panels.
The M chips and restarting guitar this year landed me with apple again as well. I didn't have many windows related technical issues for decades and I had more stress with Apples ecosystem than every other because Apple decides what and how you do it and how much you owe them for it. A third option, especially when you are on a very tight budget and rely on hardware that is out of production for a while - always remember there is also Linux and it doesn't have the typical latency issues Windows notoriously has either.
I would love a reprisal of some DIY room treatment. I just referred to the bass trap video from, like, 2000 years ago, but I think an update would be awesome!
10 years later and my Behringer XR18 is still the center of my studio, 16 XLRs for ~$500? Worth looking into especially recording the whole band at once!
I will be one to admit I got hot on that PC take... but I can also get over it. I've used every OS, been doing recording and live sound for over 30 years. Never had any issues on PC, not a single blue screen, zero downtime. Then I asked myself... why do I care what Glenn's experience is? If he can't get his PC to aggregate devices... or even just run without BSOD... how does that affect me, at all? Some of us get in our feelings, but then we also ask ourselves, "why did I do that?" 🤣
If you're building a new studio on your land, Glenn, have you considered digging out a bunker space for studio and keeping the garden/yard on top? Depends how big your land is around the property, obviously. Some companies will tunnel under your house too and install supports.
I'm a bit excited that you're planning on looking into the Kahler trems and compare them with the Floyd Roses. There's only one TH-camr that I can think of who's done that and those videos are super old and quite grainy in quality. I don't like the feel of the Floyd, and every once in a while I wonder if I should get a Kahler. That said, finding a guitar with a Kahler in my area is almost impossible. So I would have to shop online, and it's likely going to be used of variable quality it seems
I had some serious issues with my RME digiface, the UK rep was not much help, but the German guys were wonderful and dealt with my issues. If I had more cash I would get higher end gear, but what I have sounds great anyway...
Looking forward to the Kahler thing. Have yet to try one myself despite wanting to for decades, but it seems like such an over-hated trem/vibrato system when all of the engineering seems sound and the actual legit musicians who've used them professionally during and since the 80s (who presumably have had them installed and set up properly) didn't seem to have the same issues that the average online guitar forum knuckle-dragging cork sniffers do. Would not be surprised if most of the hate comes from people who couldn't be bothered to learn how to set them up properly and the rest from people who freak out about any wood being removed from a guitar after the initial period where the wood needed to be removed from the guitar to actually make it into a guitar.
Logic is stellar!Garageband is stock with all apple products.Garageband is great if you dont care for every editing tool,just useing your plug-ins it is excellent!
Could you do some videos on 500 series stuff so us budget conscious people could utilize some outboard gear for our recording/mixes? Something like a 500 series kit for rock/heavy metal?
Glen, I’d love to see you try the new reflex IRs from ML sound labs. They have a free one until Halloween and the difference is huge. I don’t have to use an EQ on the guitar anymore. It just sits in the mix perfectly.
off topic, you ever see a cable that allows you to connect 2 mics to the one cable to connect to preamp? I over heard a guy talking about how he was able to run 2 mics using one cable. He had to put 1 mic out of phase.
14:45 live drum engineering is indeed a dying art and so complicated. One reason the labels embraced RAP, there is no pesky musicians to record and no drums to engineer, just sample some other stuff, hit play and start talking.
as a Logic Pro and Reaper user - Logic Pro works great for basically anything right out of the box. You fine tune it, and I feel it's much more intuitive with certain routing methods and the midi functions are far superior. But Reaper is the epitome of PC's - it's barebones until you turn it into what you want it to be. I enjoy Reaper, although Logic Pro is my home. I would argue the Logic price tag is easily justified by the integration of Apple's sound libraries and plugins. It is incredible what you get and how good the baked in plugins are. I would also like to state the Carvin V3's value and versatility. I don't think you can beat it for the price, albeit they're all used.
Does UK 50Hz 240V make a difference to sound compared to 60Hz 110V supply? Surely effects resonance frequencies in feedback for example? Is that the reason for the UK sound?
MY issue with getting acoustic treatment is my room is TINY (less than 2m wide and maybe 3-4m long). it's all I have to work with and it's far from ideal. Yamaha HS7s basically in the corner with a window behind them. The room isn't a proper rectangle, but all the walls are straight. All I have been able to do is set up acoustic foam at the first reflection points, put a little bit of foam on one the wall behind me and hang up my jackets on the door which is also behind me. Any tips? Thanks Glenn
Yo Glen, been a fan for a good while now and I have a question regarding brutal death metal, a subgenre of death metal. You’re obviously very well experienced in recording metal and getting clear, but still powerful sounding mixes. What do/would you do in the case where a band comes in wanting a much gnarlier sound for a brutal death metal mix? Take the albums “Trading Pieces” by Deeds of Flesh or “Effigy of The Forgotten” by Suffocation for example. If a band came into your studio wanting their songs to sound as dirty as that, would you assist them in getting a similar sound? Or would it go against your values as an audio engineer? Much love bro, curious as to how you’d respond to this question!
Yeah I like the audient evo16. That said, mines in for repair for a second time. Which is bit of a worry. Seems like there might be a bit of an overheating issue as it seems like the specific issue (occasionally goes crazy with a high pitch 'scream' sound) turns up a lot on audients forums. So yeah... Hopefully audient figures it out in a firmware revision. Which is a shame, because its a beautiful sounding inferface. Those pres are just great.
Yeah i will agree the EVO 16 is a beast for the price, The auto gain is just an amazing feature especially recording solo, Just cuts the bullshit guess work. About to get the SP8 just to have that extra bit of inputs for the instruments.
I’ve been looking into different stuff to fill the acoustic panels. I don’t want or use Rock Wool because I have toddlers who love to bang on stuff. I don’t want to take that chance. Recycled Denim and actual wool insulation have caught my eye. Any thoughts?
Glen!, Hans from Sweden here, i am wondering if you have ever made an "old OLD! school" drum recording/live band recording.. Meaning 1-2 Stereo mic´s in a room, the whole band playing in the same room?? And if, what was your results??
Glenn brings up acoustic treatment a bit here and has been harping on it for years. He's definitely not wrong though. It is way more important than people in general give it credit for. Thanks to Glenn harping on it for ages I took it to heart when building and finishing my band's practice/recording space. Framed out the walls, put in acoustic absorbing insulation, put mass loaded vinyl between the studs and the drywall, more insulation in the ceiling joists and finished that off as well. The room echoed like hell but no sound escaped. That was part one done. Part two was putting in bass traps, hanging sound absorption blankets on the walls and installing sound absorption panels on the ceiling. Now, that room is very quiet, some have said it's kind of eerie even. The sound deadening properties of that room are such that if you walk from the room next door and into the band room you can actually hear the difference in volume reduction. Glad I listened to Glenn on that one.
It also keeps the neighbors from calling the cops when we have band practice.
I've added a bit of sound treatment to my home studio and plan to build more panels and bass traps soon, and yes, it is a big help for not a ton of money if you have basic DIY skills (ability to use a saw, drill, utility knife, and a staple gun for the fabric basically). I also did a lot of recording tests on my drums in different parts of my basement recording space, as well as in my living room and master bedroom, which are the only other two rooms in my house drums wouldn't completely overwhelm.
The results were interesting, as the same kit with the same mics in different rooms and even different parts of the same room sounded very different. I held onto those tests and may record some tracks upstairs in my living room at some point because the ceiling is taller than the basement and the drums sounded KILLER in there. The basement is way more convenient though, and will probably sound just as good once I add some more treatment.
He wouldn’t have to “harp” on it if people would listen.
there's no treatment for autism, don't be like that
I treated my room and got sonarworks to do the rest and my mixes improved drastically
People who say treatment doesn’t matter isn’t doing that kind of mixing then because, uhh, it matters a whole lot.
Pro Tools user here. 25 years in. I love Harrison MixBuss! They have a great team and their "sonic" algorithm which is supposed to mimic their consoles sounds killer...it's a mild color. Logic is pretty awesome too. It really shines on midi instruments otherwise it's a DAW like any other. I use Pro Tools because my community of musicians and filmmakers use it and I have teacher/technician certifications so I get it for free. Sending good vibes for you and your wife. You have a fantastic show!
BTW, definitely prefer the sped up comments L O L
So glad we got to be there to watch you be dubbed “The Shouty Bloke”.
Glenn is a great guy who made time to take pics and talk to anyone that came up to him to say hi. I would expect nothing less because while he is “The Shouty Bloke” he is still Canadian.
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Glen IS full of crap, just like me, until about 8 AM and then we let it all out on the throne and then we're just Glen and just Alex.
That's nasty. (Cleveland voice) LOL
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Two thumbs up for the "Business Glenn" Element Bass advert! That gave me a good laugh this morning.
hey Glenn got a Lewitt Ray microphone for my birthday! this thing is fucking amazing! added it to my wishlist and my family decided to gift it to me
thanks for the suggestion!
Glad you like it! It solves a LOT of common mic problems!
Nobody hears the part where he says "in a mix," they only hear things like "pickups don't matter," and then lose their minds.
Even outside of a mix pickups don’t matter that much. Had one of my buddies grab one of my guitars while I was wearing a blindfold to see if I could tell which guitar it was. Did it 6 times, I was wrong every time. They all sounded the same.
@@NoGraphicsGaming Pickups are sexy. Parametric EQs and speakers aren't.
@@martyshwaartz971 uhhhhh not so sure about that. I’d much rather look at a new pedal on my floor than a rectangle in my guitar I will be spending literally 0 time looking at. You spend more time looking at your amp than your pickups.
@@NoGraphicsGaming Pickups do matter but not as much as speakers and amps. I always ask people who say pickups/amps don't matter to post a mix and they always either do not post anything or they post an atrocious mix that is full of shit. Care to post your own production where you play and mix/master your stuff?
@@theostragonidis7548 im not an engineer. And neither are most guitarists. Thats on you. Besides, there’s way more evidence that shows pickups don’t matter than evidence that shows the contrary. You are wrong. Pickups don’t matter past humbucker vs single coil. You’re a victim of marketing. Sorry, but just because a spec sheet says something, doesn’t mean it’s true even in the slightest. The people who peddle these lies are the ones selling you pickups. No shit someone is going to lie to you if it means you buy their product. This has been how marketing works as long as we’ve had a capitalist society. Even in the trading days people would lie their heads off to benefit. The guitar sales rep isn’t going to tell you the truth. Neither is Seymour Duncan. Neither are the guitar companies who ask for $200 more for the same guitar with different pickups. You’re falling for a lie, hopefully one day you’ll accept the truth, but that comes after denial. Which is the stage you’re in. You already invested that money into something that doesn’t matter so you’re trying to gaslight yourself into thinking it was worth it, when in reality you know in your heart you wasted your money. Pickups are about noise. Not tone.
GLEENNNN. Just thought I'd mention that I helped to design the trem that you have pictured. It's from an Agile multi scale. I was the head tech at Rondo Music while they developed it and got to meet Gary as well. You also inspired me to start my own TH-cam channel about guitar repair, Gorilla Guitar Repair. Thanks! You rock! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
I'm a PC guy personally, I prefer it to Apple and I've never really had a problem with it (doing my own demo recordings and TH-cam videos though, not a commercial studio), but that's just a preference thing. I completely understand why people love Apple! That's the beauty of recording music these days, you have options! Prefer Windows? Go Windows. Prefer Apple? Use Apple. If it works for you it's right. I don't understand why people get defensive about their choice in OS (obviously ignoring light ribbing and jokes between friends).
In regards to acoustic treatment back in the day we did also other things to get better sound, we used to put the fender RAD amp on a pillow for better bass, or put bass amp in the corner of room, sometimes facing in to get the bassy reflections. If recording in a rehearsal room we had two wood things on wheels, one side would be ceramic tiled, the other side had carpet tiles. If an amp had bad mids or highs but limited EQ knobs we would cover with a t shirt. Lots you can do for cheap with every day things, like hanging thick curtains on the walls.
I don’t think I’ve ever had any real crashing problems with my PC no matter what I’m running on it. The only time I had an issue with a bad RAM stick but switching that out fixed everything.
My secret to enjoying my PC is using Linux, it's not even remotely as bad as Winblows is.
In regards to reverb on guitars, one trick I have used in the past is to add reverb to the delay in the mix (and not the direct guitar signal), but, don’t put the reverb in line with the delay, use an aux out from the delay return, and add the reverb, HPF the input to the reverb, (I tend to go for harsher plate reverbs for this , Yamaha Sox and REV series plates work pretty well), and then do a high boost/low cut EQ on the reverb output, sort of around 800 to 2k (where exactly depends on the song, not super radical, but the idea is to make it more harsh than smooth). Add the reverb to the mix until you can only just hear it against the isolated guitar and delay in the mix, then go back to the full mix. For me this makes the delay ‘pop’ a little bit more in the mix, and I can then back it off a little more, and get the feel of the delay without it being as high in the mix.
It doesn’t work every time, but, if you are having trouble getting the guitar delay to sit in the mix, it can often work
I like this channel a lot, Glen, so I feel like I have to say this to fit in: "except for the O-face you have on the thumbnails". Anyway, I love how you have an open mind, free (yep - FREE) money saving, easy tips for us lucky subscribers. You're absolutely right, 10 years of YT experience plus your own engineering career. Thank you for what you do!
Glenn, your advice has helped me tremendously. Much appreciated, sir
I can’t wait for the kahler video
Same here!
@@SpectreSoundStudios Chuckle
My favorite short was the one where you sledgehammered an Audient iD4 -- and it still worked. I had previously purchased one mainly because of your interface SMG chopping block and review videos and it has never let me down. Thanks for that!
Yeah, some of us actually pay attention sometimes instead of just bitching...
My favorite Glenn Tipton guitar is probably his black SG with the chrome pickguard but his Strat is sweet too. Looking forward to the review.
Hi Glenn, here’s another RME fan boy. No, not really but do OWN and have worked a RME Babyface (the original one with the stupid break out cable…) still satisfied with it. But more to the point: it still Works flawless although I was still in Mac OS 9 (or even 8? Can’t remember). So the switch to OSX in PowerPC, to Intel and now to M2 was always instant and easy. When my break out cable failed last year (bought the Babyface in 2011) I could just buy a new one. I am very sure the Antelope is a great machine with outstanding performance, lot of options and a great price. But The well deserved reputation of RME’s support of legacy products and their drivers is a real thing. Not ‘yet to be found out in the future’ or based in hype in my humble opinion. The price for an RME Digiface Dante and two Ferrofish Dante Pulse 16’s is about the same as the Antelope here in Europe. I agree with your assessment that the Antelope has more input/output options, their OWN plug-ins and it’s all in 1 machine. The Ferrofish has all it’s in- and outputs on jacks so that’s something to consider as well. For me one Ferrofish would be more than enough as I mix in the box. Wish I could afford a Neve desk… just saying the is an option to go RME/Ferrofish for similar investment. The full RME options are indeed very expensive! But we’ll have to wait and see if the Germans from Antelope are as gründlich and punktlig as their colleages of RME. Enyoy your channel, keep up the Good work!
I trust RME more as well. Each can have their own opinion, ofcourse. But Glenn was slamming the other brands like RME. That will come back to haunt him haha
OMG, Corporate Sales Rep Glenn just about made me spit coffee out my nose. Keep up the great content.
Looks like the guy on the street selling Jesus
Holy crap I'm early early.
Just wanna say thank you for all the tips over the years. Alot of your tips also translate well to the live sound space. Also. For those Interested in work outside of the studio look in to intergation and installation. I still get to play with all the cool gear on my bosses dime😂. Thanks Glen
Thanks for watching, John!
Clean-cut, straight man, salesperson glen...
I kinda love it
The thumbnail with "SMRT!" in big letters. 'Smrt' Means 'death' in Serbian - so cheerful :-)
In Czech too ! :)
I was thinking more of the Simpsons myself.
Homer: 🎵I AM SO SMART! I AM SO SMART! S-M-R-T! I mean S-M-A-R-R-T!🎵
*meanwhile his house is burning down*
Happy Birthday Glenn Tippton. Keep fighting the good fight!
Brilliant how you change into Saul Goodman for the sponsor part...😂🎸🤘🏼🎸
cant wait to see the Kahler stuff!
Same here!
Hahahahaha... when I read the title, I thought, for sure, I was gonna take a Butthurt for my MIDI over USB comment!
Little did I know! You got me Glenn. 🤣
Also wanna say, I found your butt-soothe? of the week comment to be spot on. You do good work here, my dude.
OMG That Ad!...
MONUMENTAL!
The Spirit of Mr Rogers is strong in this one...
I feel like I am destined to eventually turn into Glenn... *Can't you understand I'm trying to help you!?!?!* 😆
That'd be pretty cool!🤙
I saw your video about 0db into ampsims. I can't believe that wasn't common knowledge. Then again, guitarists love ignoring scientific stuff in favour of the gospel of their meatheaded heroes.
I am stoked for the Kahler vid. Hell. I got a few guitars that need a trem maybe I'll get after it! Just ordered a 1984 gibson explorer perhaps I'll make it a kahler !
I Picked up a Carvin V3 100 2x12 combo for 500 a few years back...after watching your channel I'm going to put in new speakers, the question now is which 2 (I want 2 different speakers and to hear something new) Thanks for the hard work and research!
Eminence Texas Heat and Private Jack.
I bought a couple of bookshelves from walmart, stuffed them with rockwool and wrapped them in fabric. Does the job and not too expensive.
Thanks Glenn for the great videos...I enjoy them and look forward to your uploads.👍Thanks Brotha!!!
Hey Glenn! So I now have a couple of questions that I've been trying to figure out myself to no avail:
1. Is the Macbook Air M1 a viable option for recording music and using plugins? I'm choosing this version of MacBook specifically because it's the only one I can afford right now.
2. Is there any laptop (not Mac) that can rival the price of any other versions of MacBook Air (M2 or M3) that is equally powerful at the same task or even better for the same price or cheaper?
3. What would you recommend as an option for baritone guitar pickups (intended for high-gain use, of course) that don't break the bank? I'm having trouble with mine since they squeal like a pig as soon as I run the slightest amount of distortion or gain on my amp, and it is even somewhat noticeable on clean settings as well.
Also, everyone else is welcome to contribute, this question is not only for Glenn.
I welcome the return of VC to Fridays! :) It's like my morning coffee before the weekend.
I hear great things about dan da dan. I was gonna go to a local watch party with friends earlier this week, but was sick. I’ll have to catch up and try and make it to the next one they do.
Oh also about the antelope galaxy thing yeah valid. Hope it continues to go well for you! I just can’t recommend them to people from my friend’s experiences. I also had people say that the plugs in weren’t as good as the UAD stuff. With many plugins with UAD being native as well (with often no differences) I’d love to see you do some comparisons. Or even grab an Apollo to show the differences. I think where antelope is winning in the market now is an affordable interface with tons of converters. But for many people it has no preamps, so it’s almost designed for a studio with a console.
GLEEEEN! Cheers from Brazil dude! that's what I call my fav. weekly show. I had to tell that Kahlers are great! I still have my original '89 jpn Fender strat with an original Kahler steeler and guess what it's insanely perfect!!! Almost swaping my old Charvel's Gotoh for a new 2024 steeler. Thnx for all your precious advices till now
GLENNNN. Had an encounter on another channel. I had to share. The video was about why Les Paul players wrap their string around the tailpiece, and how the break angle and pole pieces touching the body increase sustain yadda yadda. Found this gem:
Comment - "Some guy on TH-cam used an oscilloscope testing the the same pickups/harness in different bodies and the differences were indiscernible....much to the chargrin of the "tone woods" officionados, I'm sure.. Your tests prove that unless you need a 28 second note over a 26 second note you're basically spinning your wheels.
Response - "So the scope sees the primary wave form and your ear hears all the harmonics and we are supposed to believe the scope can discern subtle differences. Audiophiles and techs enter the same battle. Tech says all capacitors with the same value are identical and interchangeable while anyone with a decent ear can clearly hear differences. Same with cables, harnesses, pickups tones woods. Which is better? Thats on you. Its like saying all wines taste the same because they are made from grapes."
I had to share. Fuck you Glenn
Glenn!!!!!!!! Could we get an updated studio tour? I know you’ve said your studio is super cramped right now, but I would love to see it!
I don't play guitar much anymore, but I enjoy your videos. Keep it up Glenn.
I love Ryans vids over at 60 cycle hum, cool you mentioned him. A while back you mentioned being curious is factors like air temp, humidity affected sound when recording, I hope you can do some testing on that before you build your new studio in case that need to be factored into how it built.
Stoked to see the kahler trems on the channel. Hope you do some bass ones as well.
8:26 so I just converted an 8x20 shed into my studio space/ hang out area for my son when he gets older. Instead of putting up drywall, I used faced insulation and put up semithink curtains. I can not speak to the bass response but I can say it’s very dead and I am able to mix better than when I was in a room with no treatment at all. Glenn, what are your thoughts?
Willing to bet if guitar pickups cost like 20 bucks nobody would be noticing the sound difference
lol. I swapped out the single coil POS on my epiphone L/P with a Chapman double coil. The only difference is it's more sensitive...sustain and squeals are more prominent.
When Dandadan was released on Netflix, Shonen Jump did some kind of promo for it where you could read the first three chapters for free. I proceeded to reup my subscription and read all ~160 chapters over the next couple days. I love the constant chaos.
massive fan of the show! would love to see you review the fomofx virtual Jeff
I recently got an evo 16, and despite lacking the dsp and amp sims my Soundcraft Ui or antelope quad had, the conversion is crystal clear and the 2 adat ins allows for all of the outboard gear im ever gonna need without having to unplug anything
Dandadan is amazing!!! I've been reading the manga since the beginning, I'm glad you're likeing it Glenn
I never had any issues with PCs over the years, the only times I encountered system fails that I remember were not related to recording.
I still don't like Apple as a company and whenever I tried macs they were just never comfortable for me. I also believe in having one super versatile machine that can do everything, rather than have many machines take away space, that's also why I stopped gaming on consoles a couple of years now.
I don't see a reason why I should switch as I'm totally fine with what I have.
Moshe is a good friend of mine and my guitar tech and he's definitely turning me to Kahler over FR. We definitely need more Kahler artist out there. I got an older Westone Villain Pro that has a Kahler Spyder and its really good!
Dude recommending Dandadan, awesome. also the music on that show is awesome. Creepy Nuts are such good artists
The Carvin V3 has all the gain you want.
Seconded. I love mine. Nice contrast to the Dual Rectifier.
I love channels like this, that show the goat paths around the 300 hotgatekeepers. More access, bigger community, healthier long-term for the art.
I think the Galaxy, and Antelope in general are amazing. We use Antelope in our newest setup as well, also coming from RME. This is my first experience being an Antelope owner, but no problems to report here. Subjectiveness and Law of Diminishing returns aside, I must say that Antelope conversion sounds AMAZING!
Glenn greetings from the UK many thanks for all your reviews of cheaper gear we need it respect my friend Jamie
I started recording on computer around the same time as you, Glenn. I think about 1998. I remember having to restart my PC constantly! But things have gotten better. Considerably so, actually. With my current Windows 11 PC, I can keep it running for a month or more without ever restarting. I eventually do to apply updates and stuff, but it never crashes or blue screens. Not like the old days.
mac or PC, like anything we do in this line of work or our hobbies, what are you doing? what are your needs? it can be different for each person and their preference. It all depends on your needs. Deadmau5 talked about using a ridiculous custom PC in his studio, but when he tours its Mac all day due to reliability and ease of replacing anything that fucks up. One can pop into a Best Buy or Apple store and get what they need.
Haha! Ask and you shall receive I suppose! I asked for some silly shit in your suit and boom I got it! lol thanks for having some fun with your business Glenn. It adds a layer of fun for sure!
yay, nice guy Glen appeared. Where's Nigel? I look forward to a nice guy Glen and Nigel doing a video together in the future...
I recommend GIK Panels! They're really solid, look good, and are really effective. I have some Primacoustic as well, but I'm looking to change out the Primacoustic for more GIK panels.
The M chips and restarting guitar this year landed me with apple again as well. I didn't have many windows related technical issues for decades and I had more stress with Apples ecosystem than every other because Apple decides what and how you do it and how much you owe them for it. A third option, especially when you are on a very tight budget and rely on hardware that is out of production for a while - always remember there is also Linux and it doesn't have the typical latency issues Windows notoriously has either.
I would love a reprisal of some DIY room treatment. I just referred to the bass trap video from, like, 2000 years ago, but I think an update would be awesome!
10 years later and my Behringer XR18 is still the center of my studio, 16 XLRs for ~$500? Worth looking into especially recording the whole band at once!
I will be one to admit I got hot on that PC take... but I can also get over it.
I've used every OS, been doing recording and live sound for over 30 years. Never had any issues on PC, not a single blue screen, zero downtime. Then I asked myself... why do I care what Glenn's experience is? If he can't get his PC to aggregate devices... or even just run without BSOD... how does that affect me, at all?
Some of us get in our feelings, but then we also ask ourselves, "why did I do that?" 🤣
If you're building a new studio on your land, Glenn, have you considered digging out a bunker space for studio and keeping the garden/yard on top? Depends how big your land is around the property, obviously. Some companies will tunnel under your house too and install supports.
I'm a bit excited that you're planning on looking into the Kahler trems and compare them with the Floyd Roses. There's only one TH-camr that I can think of who's done that and those videos are super old and quite grainy in quality. I don't like the feel of the Floyd, and every once in a while I wonder if I should get a Kahler. That said, finding a guitar with a Kahler in my area is almost impossible. So I would have to shop online, and it's likely going to be used of variable quality it seems
I had some serious issues with my RME digiface, the UK rep was not much help, but the German guys were wonderful and dealt with my issues. If I had more cash I would get higher end gear, but what I have sounds great anyway...
Glen!!! I would love to hear some side by side Berringer recording equipment vs some of the big boys.(Condensers, Compressors, Mixers, ext.)
Looking forward to the Kahler thing. Have yet to try one myself despite wanting to for decades, but it seems like such an over-hated trem/vibrato system when all of the engineering seems sound and the actual legit musicians who've used them professionally during and since the 80s (who presumably have had them installed and set up properly) didn't seem to have the same issues that the average online guitar forum knuckle-dragging cork sniffers do.
Would not be surprised if most of the hate comes from people who couldn't be bothered to learn how to set them up properly and the rest from people who freak out about any wood being removed from a guitar after the initial period where the wood needed to be removed from the guitar to actually make it into a guitar.
Logic is stellar!Garageband is stock with all apple products.Garageband is great if you dont care for every editing tool,just useing your plug-ins it is excellent!
I agree regarding DanDaDan. I wasn't sure it was gonna be up my alley, but a friend said it was bonkers. So I tried it, and loved it!
I was pleasantly suprised!
Could you do some videos on 500 series stuff so us budget conscious people could utilize some outboard gear for our recording/mixes? Something like a 500 series kit for rock/heavy metal?
danadan's opening is a banger too the animation in the intro also is insane
I love my Kahler on my B.C. Rich Warlock!
Warm hug you, Glenn!
Reaper and Cubase optimized for Mac's silicone processors. WHEN Logic Pro is NOT. DOES IT MAKE SENSE? no, but it is what it is
Logic pro is native, what are you talking about? It has been since day 1 basically
@@kommunismusarbeiterjonny yes. Its native but not optimized. Look at tests, how it utilizes m1 cores
Algorithm poke. Thinking of you and Julie, Glenn!
Glen, I’d love to see you try the new reflex IRs from ML sound labs.
They have a free one until Halloween and the difference is huge. I don’t have to use an EQ on the guitar anymore. It just sits in the mix perfectly.
I hope your recommendation next week is hysteria! On peacock
off topic, you ever see a cable that allows you to connect 2 mics to the one cable to connect to preamp? I over heard a guy talking about how he was able to run 2 mics using one cable. He had to put 1 mic out of phase.
AAaaahhhhh... VC back on Friday! The world is right again!
Jfc I didn't expect a Dandadan mention. It's so unhinged 😆
Glen! Can you drop any recommendations for monitoring systems for players in a studio and how to set them up?
14:45 live drum engineering is indeed a dying art and so complicated. One reason the labels embraced RAP, there is no pesky musicians to record and no drums to engineer, just sample some other stuff, hit play and start talking.
Happy Polite Glenn is unsettling.
Whew!!.... I re-watched the entire Viewers Comments catalog :D
Kahler was teasing an autolatch that will fit any floyd...coming soon, maybe two years ago
Another great episode.
as a Logic Pro and Reaper user - Logic Pro works great for basically anything right out of the box. You fine tune it, and I feel it's much more intuitive with certain routing methods and the midi functions are far superior. But Reaper is the epitome of PC's - it's barebones until you turn it into what you want it to be. I enjoy Reaper, although Logic Pro is my home.
I would argue the Logic price tag is easily justified by the integration of Apple's sound libraries and plugins. It is incredible what you get and how good the baked in plugins are.
I would also like to state the Carvin V3's value and versatility. I don't think you can beat it for the price, albeit they're all used.
Wait… the new M-32’s do have dante…
Does UK 50Hz 240V make a difference to sound compared to 60Hz 110V supply? Surely effects resonance frequencies in feedback for example? Is that the reason for the UK sound?
I own the complete comics from Jodorovsky and I can confirm, Metabaron is the total beyond super duper crazy stuff !
MY issue with getting acoustic treatment is my room is TINY (less than 2m wide and maybe 3-4m long). it's all I have to work with and it's far from ideal. Yamaha HS7s basically in the corner with a window behind them. The room isn't a proper rectangle, but all the walls are straight. All I have been able to do is set up acoustic foam at the first reflection points, put a little bit of foam on one the wall behind me and hang up my jackets on the door which is also behind me. Any tips? Thanks Glenn
Yo Glen, been a fan for a good while now and I have a question regarding brutal death metal, a subgenre of death metal. You’re obviously very well experienced in recording metal and getting clear, but still powerful sounding mixes. What do/would you do in the case where a band comes in wanting a much gnarlier sound for a brutal death metal mix? Take the albums “Trading Pieces” by Deeds of Flesh or “Effigy of The Forgotten” by Suffocation for example. If a band came into your studio wanting their songs to sound as dirty as that, would you assist them in getting a similar sound? Or would it go against your values as an audio engineer? Much love bro, curious as to how you’d respond to this question!
Yeah I like the audient evo16. That said, mines in for repair for a second time. Which is bit of a worry. Seems like there might be a bit of an overheating issue as it seems like the specific issue (occasionally goes crazy with a high pitch 'scream' sound) turns up a lot on audients forums. So yeah... Hopefully audient figures it out in a firmware revision. Which is a shame, because its a beautiful sounding inferface. Those pres are just great.
Yeah i will agree the EVO 16 is a beast for the price, The auto gain is just an amazing feature especially recording solo, Just cuts the bullshit guess work.
About to get the SP8 just to have that extra bit of inputs for the instruments.
I’ve been looking into different stuff to fill the acoustic panels. I don’t want or use Rock Wool because I have toddlers who love to bang on stuff. I don’t want to take that chance. Recycled Denim and actual wool insulation have caught my eye. Any thoughts?
Glen!, Hans from Sweden here, i am wondering if you have ever made an "old OLD! school" drum recording/live band recording.. Meaning 1-2 Stereo mic´s in a room, the whole band playing in the same room?? And if, what was your results??
Love Sabaton, Dragonforce, Powerwolf, etc. It's all cheesy, but all fantastic (to me)!
Cool! I’ll try it! Thanks man!