So I recently changed my account to a brand account which deleted all of my old TH-cam comments including my responses to the questions in the comments section below. Feel free to re-ask old questions and I will do my best to answer them! Also at the end of the video I discuss an issue with iMovie audio/video syncing. This video here discusses how to resolve the issue: th-cam.com/video/p6KyXTHjnIY/w-d-xo.html
@@louie8604 My bass is passive. When I made this video I didn't upgrade my bass at all but last month I got it refinished, swapped out the jazz pickup for a musicman pickup, swapped out the P pickup, and added a Hipshot Drop D tuner.
Great video but Ive a question of how you plug your pedals to the interface? I’m new to recording, I’ve an xlr out on my amp, can I plug into my pedals and amp like normal and then run an xlr from the amp to the interface and record that way? I don’t have a D.I or interface just yet. Any help would be great 👍
@@opierce Whoops sorry for the delayed reply, didn't see this notification. Hopefully I'm not too late, but yes you would just plug your pedals into your amp and then use the XLR/DI out on your amp into your interface. Another option is to get a cheap pedal that does have a DI out. The Caline Wine Cellar is a great Sansamp alternative that is only $40. Also most interfaces should also be able to take in an instrument cable jack, not only XLR.
Thank you for sharing this man. You'd be surprised how secretive and pompous musicians get when you ask how they film their cover videos in the area where I live.... Unlike them, you held nothing back. Stay safe and I hope you have much success.
just found this video by chance trying to upload my first bass cover i have an focusrite and a sansamp and garage band all i need now is final cut pro wish me luck ha
Awesome video man! Been wanting to get into making videos for a few years but have always been put off recording and making the video but you made it look so easy!
are you listening to the music on yr headphones when you are recording it on video? and do you record yr bass directly from the sound that comes out from yr amp? Thankss! love yr videos
Hey Chris this was a really cool look at how you do your bass covers. I noticed during the clip around 4:00 that you have Logic Pro In your dock (I can't tell if it's 9 or X but I think it's X). Out of curiosity, why do you record in GarageBand instead of Logic? Edit: BTW Thanks for this video I found it helpful because I was wondering how you record your video
I was about to ask a similar question. I know you can set the sample rate to 48 kHz with Logic Pro X prior to recording, so the audio should sync up nicely with the video. Also, you can buy Logic Pro for $200 as opposed to buying Final Cut Pro for $300. Seems like it'd be cheaper to buy Logic Pro X and use it with iMovie, which is free. Have you done this with Logic and iMovie? If so, any issues, or did it work out well?
@@dudemanbro986 Hey Dennis! Sorry I didn't see this comment but if you're just going to do basic video editing iMovie will work fine. This video shows how to workaround the audio/syncing issue: th-cam.com/video/p6KyXTHjnIY/w-d-xo.html However I would recommend using Davinci Resolve for video editing. The software is free, doesn't have the syncing issue, and provides more features than iMovie. Enjoy!
Hey Chris, Do you run into any troubles with syncing using your iPhone as video? I’m had quite a few problems syncing the iPhone video with the audio. Thanks :) by the way love your covers, been watching them for years!
I’m thinking of starting a channel for Bass Covers but the whole mechanical and sync licensing thing is a bit confusing to me, whether I actually need it or not. Any tips you can share that’ll help?
Chris Khalife Well, I’ve seen certain videos on TH-cam saying that I can’t just play the audio of a song over what I record on bass without getting a license or paying royalty fees to the copyright holder of the original song. But there’s so many covers on TH-cam and I doubt that everyone gets these licenses. I’m just trying to avoid getting in trouble with copyright holders.
This helped me so much you have no idea !! Do you know of any free editing software like Final Cut Pro that's not just for Macs? Just to sync up the audio with my videos, nothing fancy :o
Wen i usualy make bass cover ,youtube marks them has copyright, and then they shut down the video, how do you go around this? thanks for the tips on recoding, will use them.
A question Chris? As an interface I use Presonus studio 24c, as DAW: Studio One and I would like to add the Samsamp no simulator pedal .. What do you think?
Hi Robert! I run my Sansamp straight into Studio One as well. Should work fine, you can probably also add a bass amp/cab simulator in Studio One as well if you want. Hope this helps!
I was searching to try to find a video showing how to cut certain audio frequencies from original songs for covers. Like for example I want to cover a song on my bass but the main riff is so loud that you can barely hear my audio over the original track. Can’t find any instrumentals excluding the bass line :( any tips?
If you just want to lower the bass of the original track you can try to EQ the low end out which should help your bass track stand out. You may also want to EQ your bass so it stands out more for your covers. While bass needs to retain the low end in a full mix, for a cover you actually want to take some of that low end out since the bass needs to shine. I would lean more towards modifying your bass tone first but if you still want to look into removing bass track I think moises.ai/ might be what you are looking for. Hope this helps!
Whoa sorry I did not see this. I own most of the songs I cover from my years of collecting CDs, but if I don't have the track I just use ytmp3.cc/en13/
@@MyBassistChris The thing I have been overthinking for a year: the original song already has bass. I am seeing that's not a problem if you turn the backing track way down :)
Hey do you every find your bassline slightly clashing with the original bassline? Or because you turn the original track down that eliminates this problem?
I used to remove EQ out the lower frequencies of the track but I stopped doing that about two years ago. I didn't feel like it made huge difference for my covers
What do you like to use to clean that bass (fret-board mainly)? I know we got that same bass is why I ask, thanks again for any feedback and your recording layout.
Ok,thanks. I've always kinda been undecided what I would spray or put on my D'Addario flatwounds as well as the fretboard in between times of changing out my strings since I don't fill there's a need to change out flats until at least the year mark or longer. I'll look into the generic oil from Guitarcenter and see what thats about. Thanks again
thank man one thing i'm worried about i know you kinda explained it but i didn't totally understand .. i really don't want my covers to be blocked on youtube so if i have the audio file... just turn it down low or...?
@@M4789-f8i I do get flagged for using 3rd party content, but for the most part it does not block my videos nor do I get strikes on my channel. Occasionally the video will be blocked but I've never gotten a strike. Hope this helps!
@@MyBassistChris k so with even a third party flag can your videos still be monetized? sorry for all the questions just you really have a good method so... lol
@@M4789-f8i No videos can be monetized with 3rd party content. It makes sense though, you shouldn't be able to make money off of someone else's content. Your videos will have ads on them and the revenue will go directly to the artist/label. Hope this helps!
Almost all my videos get flagged as "Copyright: Copyright-protected content found. The owner allows the content to be used but you can’t monetize your video." Most of your videos will still be public, but you won't be able to monetize them. Unfortunately some covers/backing tracks will be blocked worldwide and for that there's really nothing you can do.
Correct I mute the video audio and swap it with the audio from Garageband. If you're using a single video take though then it shouldn't be too bad to sync up since it's 1 video clip to 1 audio clip. Editing takes longer if you have multiple clips/angles. Hope this helps!
Hello! I’m using garage band aswell and darkglass for a amp and pedals! I find when I plug my head phones in the interface (komplete audio 2) it is much more quite in terms of volume in the head phones then when I used to plug into the head itself . Is this normal? I enjoyed your video and it helped me a lot in terms of turning down the volume on the original song clip however I have been keeping this volume maxed whole recording bass. Stay safe!
Ah nice Darkglass is always a solid option! By the head are you talking about the Darkglass head? I've actually always used combo amps so it's tough to say, but I wouldn't be totally surprised if the volume levels werent exactly the same. Can you increase the output volume on the interface? Or maybe you just need to increase the input of your bass track on your interface. Hope this helps!
My Bassist Chris If I’m recording bass guitar though pedals that already have cabinet sim built into them should I be selecting guitar or mic line when recording DI into the interface from my pedals? Seems like selecting instrument and then a bass cabinet would be like putting the signal through two different cabsims if I selected instrument ?
Impossible Colours it depends what cable you are using to connect to your interface, not cab simulation. If you are connecting to your interface with an instrument cable then pick instrument but if you are connecting using XLR then pick mic line. My sansamp has an XLR output so I connect using a mic line. Basically that option tells the interface how to handle the input
My garageband settings are posted at 7:48 and 8:40 in the video. However I would say the real key to my amp simulation is the Tech 21 Sansamp Bass Driver. Hope this helps!
Oh lol sry my english is not the best. i ment, can u Turn down the Volume of the Bass in the backingtrack ? With audacity or Something, cause Bass heavy Tracks Dont really Allow to Just make your Bass louder than the Bass in the backingtrack, cause you can hear two basslines in the end...
Well there is no way to avoid copyright, your video is going to get flagged for using third party content. You can usually post covers like that with no problem, but sometimes covers will be completely blocked. I usually try avoiding covering songs that will get blocked, but it's hard to tell which songs will get blocked. For example, I know Hopeless Records blocks all covers so I pretty much try to avoid covering any artists on Hopeless Records.
Hi I’m 12 years old and a beginner. I would like to be clear with this, please. Do you mean with a phone, and an audio interface, I can record my bass cover, please? Any suggestions on a cheap interface, please? Thank you so much.
Hi Emma! I would recommend going for the Focusrite Scarlett Solo or M-Audio Air 192 | 4. $100 is really the cheapest you can go for interfaces without losing quality. From there you can download Studio One Prime for free for editing the audio and DaVinci Resolve for the video. If you have a Mac then you can just use Garageband and iMovie. Hope this helps!
So I recently changed my account to a brand account which deleted all of my old TH-cam comments including my responses to the questions in the comments section below. Feel free to re-ask old questions and I will do my best to answer them!
Also at the end of the video I discuss an issue with iMovie audio/video syncing. This video here discusses how to resolve the issue: th-cam.com/video/p6KyXTHjnIY/w-d-xo.html
Is your bass active and what upgrades did you do to it?
@@louie8604 My bass is passive. When I made this video I didn't upgrade my bass at all but last month I got it refinished, swapped out the jazz pickup for a musicman pickup, swapped out the P pickup, and added a Hipshot Drop D tuner.
Great video but Ive a question of how you plug your pedals to the interface? I’m new to recording, I’ve an xlr out on my amp, can I plug into my pedals and amp like normal and then run an xlr from the amp to the interface and record that way? I don’t have a D.I or interface just yet. Any help would be great 👍
@@opierce Whoops sorry for the delayed reply, didn't see this notification. Hopefully I'm not too late, but yes you would just plug your pedals into your amp and then use the XLR/DI out on your amp into your interface.
Another option is to get a cheap pedal that does have a DI out. The Caline Wine Cellar is a great Sansamp alternative that is only $40. Also most interfaces should also be able to take in an instrument cable jack, not only XLR.
Your video audio quality is always so well done. Thanks for sharing with us how you handle the audio and video. Cheers
okay but I literally just played NaNaNa a few minutes ago (thanks to your tabs, actually), I love how you used it in the background 😁😁
I NEED THIS THANK YOU CHRIS
do i have any interest in recording my own bass covers? no. did i watch the video anyways at 3am? yes. will i ever know why? probably not
Thank you for sharing this man. You'd be surprised how secretive and pompous musicians get when you ask how they film their cover videos in the area where I live.... Unlike them, you held nothing back. Stay safe and I hope you have much success.
I hear MCR Gerard is a wakening
just found this video by chance trying to upload my first bass cover i have an focusrite and a sansamp and garage band all i need now is final cut pro wish me luck ha
Nice to see behind the scenes, Chris! I love that Sansamp pedal. It's on my wishlist for sure. Great Vid!
Thank you for making this! You always have very good sound quality and mixing so it’s great to see how that happens.
This is a fabulous walkthrough, sir. Thanks for posting! 🤘
thx u so much on your help and i am very thxful u could help me with my issue
Awesome video man! Been wanting to get into making videos for a few years but have always been put off recording and making the video but you made it look so easy!
That tone is fantastic! The issue I’m having is being unable to recreate the same sound I get with my amp on the software =/
Thanks! Do you have a DI like the sansamp or any bass amp simulation?
are you listening to the music on yr headphones when you are recording it on video? and do you record yr bass directly from the sound that comes out from yr amp? Thankss! love yr videos
I have the same question
Audio interfaces usually have multiple outputs. So the USB goes to the laptop while the xlr can go to studio monitors.
Hey Chris this was a really cool look at how you do your bass covers. I noticed during the clip around 4:00 that you have Logic Pro In your dock (I can't tell if it's 9 or X but I think it's X). Out of curiosity, why do you record in GarageBand instead of Logic?
Edit: BTW Thanks for this video I found it helpful because I was wondering how you record your video
I was about to ask a similar question. I know you can set the sample rate to 48 kHz with Logic Pro X prior to recording, so the audio should sync up nicely with the video. Also, you can buy Logic Pro for $200 as opposed to buying Final Cut Pro for $300. Seems like it'd be cheaper to buy Logic Pro X and use it with iMovie, which is free. Have you done this with Logic and iMovie? If so, any issues, or did it work out well?
@@dudemanbro986 Hey Dennis! Sorry I didn't see this comment but if you're just going to do basic video editing iMovie will work fine. This video shows how to workaround the audio/syncing issue: th-cam.com/video/p6KyXTHjnIY/w-d-xo.html
However I would recommend using Davinci Resolve for video editing. The software is free, doesn't have the syncing issue, and provides more features than iMovie. Enjoy!
Hey Chris, Do you run into any troubles with syncing using your iPhone as video? I’m had quite a few problems syncing the iPhone video with the audio. Thanks :) by the way love your covers, been watching them for years!
super helpful! thank you so much.
thanks for this!
Thanks I didn't realize that the video part need to be edited accordingly to the audio as well
I’m thinking of starting a channel for Bass Covers but the whole mechanical and sync licensing thing is a bit confusing to me, whether I actually need it or not. Any tips you can share that’ll help?
Chris Khalife Well, I’ve seen certain videos on TH-cam saying that I can’t just play the audio of a song over what I record on bass without getting a license or paying royalty fees to the copyright holder of the original song. But there’s so many covers on TH-cam and I doubt that everyone gets these licenses. I’m just trying to avoid getting in trouble with copyright holders.
Thanks this helped me a lot :) keep it up!!
Very new to the process, thanks for the How To vid. Also, how do you get your video from your phone into the software? Please and thank you
@@MyBassistChris Thanks for getting back to me Chris, much appreciated.
Learned so much!
is there any way we can shoot the video and get the clean audio at the same time? so we don't have to sync
Oh, Chris. Why won't you cover the B-Sides or bonus tracks of MCR? Also, is it possible for you to do bass covers of their solo projects?
Thank you.
This helped me so much you have no idea !! Do you know of any free editing software like Final Cut Pro that's not just for Macs? Just to sync up the audio with my videos, nothing fancy :o
Wen i usualy make bass cover ,youtube marks them has copyright, and then they shut down the video, how do you go around this?
thanks for the tips on recoding, will use them.
*Thx this Helped*
So you're recording your video, while you're recording the audio? Same time?
how was your phone able to record your bass? I didn't understand how you synced the audio from the inteface and camera audio
A question Chris? As an interface I use Presonus studio 24c, as DAW: Studio One and I would like to add the Samsamp no simulator pedal .. What do you think?
Hi Robert! I run my Sansamp straight into Studio One as well. Should work fine, you can probably also add a bass amp/cab simulator in Studio One as well if you want. Hope this helps!
I was searching to try to find a video showing how to cut certain audio frequencies from original songs for covers. Like for example I want to cover a song on my bass but the main riff is so loud that you can barely hear my audio over the original track. Can’t find any instrumentals excluding the bass line :( any tips?
If you just want to lower the bass of the original track you can try to EQ the low end out which should help your bass track stand out. You may also want to EQ your bass so it stands out more for your covers. While bass needs to retain the low end in a full mix, for a cover you actually want to take some of that low end out since the bass needs to shine.
I would lean more towards modifying your bass tone first but if you still want to look into removing bass track I think moises.ai/ might be what you are looking for. Hope this helps!
Question: Where can I get the backing track from?
I'm wondering this as well
Just find a youtube video, and google youtube to mp3.
Whoa sorry I did not see this. I own most of the songs I cover from my years of collecting CDs, but if I don't have the track I just use ytmp3.cc/en13/
@@MyBassistChris The thing I have been overthinking for a year: the original song already has bass. I am seeing that's not a problem if you turn the backing track way down :)
Do you put your sansamp before the other pedals or at the end ?
I always have my sansamp/preamp at the end. The manual does recommend putting it at the beginning of the chain but prefer it at the end of my chain.
When you are playing how can you hear yourself playing? Headphones?
Hey do you every find your bassline slightly clashing with the original bassline? Or because you turn the original track down that eliminates this problem?
Do you try to remove or lower the volume of the bass only in the original track? Or just play over it since the volume of your bass is much louder?
I used to remove EQ out the lower frequencies of the track but I stopped doing that about two years ago. I didn't feel like it made huge difference for my covers
What do you like to use to clean that bass (fret-board mainly)? I know we got that same bass is why I ask, thanks again for any feedback and your recording layout.
Ok,thanks. I've always kinda been undecided what I would spray or put on my D'Addario flatwounds as well as the fretboard in between times of changing out my strings since I don't fill there's a need to change out flats until at least the year mark or longer. I'll look into the generic oil from Guitarcenter and see what thats about. Thanks again
Good video, tq..
thank man one thing i'm worried about i know you kinda explained it but i didn't totally understand .. i really don't want my covers to be blocked on youtube so if i have the audio file... just turn it down low or...?
Hello! Yeah I turn the backing track down about 18-25dB. No need to have the backing track at full volume for covers, hope this helps!
@@MyBassistChris and you don't get your videos dinged copyright or anything?
@@M4789-f8i I do get flagged for using 3rd party content, but for the most part it does not block my videos nor do I get strikes on my channel. Occasionally the video will be blocked but I've never gotten a strike. Hope this helps!
@@MyBassistChris k so with even a third party flag can your videos still be monetized? sorry for all the questions just you really have a good method so... lol
@@M4789-f8i No videos can be monetized with 3rd party content. It makes sense though, you shouldn't be able to make money off of someone else's content. Your videos will have ads on them and the revenue will go directly to the artist/label. Hope this helps!
Hello, may i know how to deal with the copyright issues when uploading covers thank you😢
Almost all my videos get flagged as "Copyright: Copyright-protected content found. The owner allows the content to be used but you can’t monetize your video."
Most of your videos will still be public, but you won't be able to monetize them. Unfortunately some covers/backing tracks will be blocked worldwide and for that there's really nothing you can do.
Cool vid, man! Makes me miss my bass tho lol 😂
What bass is that I've seen that one before and It looks great
It's the Fender Special Edition Deluxe PJ Bass! They jacked up the price of this bass since I purchased it but it goes on sale often.
How are you making all the connections? You are just showing how
Is this also ur setup for home vids??
So you have manually sync video and audio?
Correct I mute the video audio and swap it with the audio from Garageband. If you're using a single video take though then it shouldn't be too bad to sync up since it's 1 video clip to 1 audio clip. Editing takes longer if you have multiple clips/angles. Hope this helps!
Hello! I’m using garage band aswell and darkglass for a amp and pedals!
I find when I plug my head phones in the interface (komplete audio 2) it is much more quite in terms of volume in the head phones then when I used to plug into the head itself . Is this normal? I enjoyed your video and it helped me a lot in terms of turning down the volume on the original song clip however I have been keeping this volume maxed whole recording bass. Stay safe!
Ah nice Darkglass is always a solid option! By the head are you talking about the Darkglass head? I've actually always used combo amps so it's tough to say, but I wouldn't be totally surprised if the volume levels werent exactly the same. Can you increase the output volume on the interface? Or maybe you just need to increase the input of your bass track on your interface. Hope this helps!
My Bassist Chris I will give it a shot! And yes I have the darkglass ao900 head
My Bassist Chris If I’m recording bass guitar though pedals that already have cabinet sim built into them should I be selecting guitar or mic line when recording DI into the interface from my pedals?
Seems like selecting instrument and then a bass cabinet would be like putting the signal through two different cabsims if I selected instrument ?
Impossible Colours it depends what cable you are using to connect to your interface, not cab simulation. If you are connecting to your interface with an instrument cable then pick instrument but if you are connecting using XLR then pick mic line. My sansamp has an XLR output so I connect using a mic line. Basically that option tells the interface how to handle the input
Witch vst simulation amp are you using?
My garageband settings are posted at 7:48 and 8:40 in the video. However I would say the real key to my amp simulation is the Tech 21 Sansamp Bass Driver. Hope this helps!
is there a possibility to tune down the bass, for songs that are bass heavy...
Yes you can down tune a bass but you'll most likely need heavier gauge strings. What tuning are you going for?
Oh lol sry my english is not the best. i ment, can u Turn down the Volume of the Bass in the backingtrack ? With audacity or Something, cause Bass heavy Tracks Dont really Allow to Just make your Bass louder than the Bass in the backingtrack, cause you can hear two basslines in the end...
Need to do more mayday parade covers
How do you match up the aiudio and the video
I go over this around 2:55!
@@MyBassistChris what programs do u use
Do video with all you're basses
How do you avoid copyright???
Well there is no way to avoid copyright, your video is going to get flagged for using third party content. You can usually post covers like that with no problem, but sometimes covers will be completely blocked. I usually try avoiding covering songs that will get blocked, but it's hard to tell which songs will get blocked. For example, I know Hopeless Records blocks all covers so I pretty much try to avoid covering any artists on Hopeless Records.
My Bassist Chris thanks a lot 🧞♂️
Hi I’m 12 years old and a beginner. I would like to be clear with this, please. Do you mean with a phone, and an audio interface, I can record my bass cover, please? Any suggestions on a cheap interface, please? Thank you so much.
Hi Emma! I would recommend going for the Focusrite Scarlett Solo or M-Audio Air 192 | 4. $100 is really the cheapest you can go for interfaces without losing quality. From there you can download Studio One Prime for free for editing the audio and DaVinci Resolve for the video. If you have a Mac then you can just use Garageband and iMovie. Hope this helps!
My Bassist Chris This means a lot to me, Chris. Thank you so much.
**Na Na Na plays** **cries**
Hehe interace
0:55 bro lmao you're using an iphone X