Record Guitar Like A PRO (& revealing my BIG secret!)
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- I'm showing you how I record & mix guitars and make 'em sound MASSIVE and larger than life. All the tricks & tips you need to do it yourself! From the mics to the plugins and effects I use.
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Hi, my name is Paul Davids! I am a guitar player, teacher, producer, and overall music enthusiast from the Netherlands! I try to inspire people from all over the world with my videos, here on TH-cam.
If you want to know more about me, check out PaulDavidsGuitar.com or check out my guitar courses at: learnpracticeplay.com
Thank you for watching!
Paul
Below is the gear I use to make these videos. They redirect to Amazon and provide me with a small kickback should you purchase any of these things.
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This could have been an expensive “MasterClass” and I’m glad it’s instead FirstClass n Free. Most excellent
You can pass the savings onto buying those expensive mics! Haha
You're like the Bob Ross of guitar
😂 honestly
Happy Little Guitars 😊 but Larger than Life..
i pan slightly left with acoustic from cable, slightly right for mic and use vocals and acoustic
and i double track vocals afterwards [like john lennon] on another track even more slightly left.
room for bass, effects, solo etc on other tracks.
This made me laugh. It's kinda true but not true at the same time.
Chords of Orion is the Bob Ross of guitar
This is absolutely fascinating. One of my favorite things about TH-cam - one of my favorite things in life - is watching knowledgable people talk about what they're passionate about.
same for me! i find myself watching a lot of types of videos where i won't actually try the thing they're doing, but i find joy in watching people who have developed an expertise use it.
Sorry, but lots of bad advice here.
@@KrishManning what specifically? He got a really, really good result - isn't that what matters?
@@KrishManning I don't mind using "bad advice (from other person's perspective)" if it could make my guitar solos sound great. People have own preference anyway
@@KrishManning so tell us what ist bad here?!
So, like, he pans the neck and bridge tracks hard left and hard right, creating a spacious stereo image. He also applies reverb to add ambiance. A unique trick he shares involves sending the neck mic to the right speaker's reverb and the bridge mic to the left speaker's reverb, creating a surreal, larger-than-life effect. He uses a compressor and EQ on the reverb bus to control the overall sound.
That reverb panning trick is insane... time to buy another mic and mess with recording acoustic stuff
Yep! Glad he said something about that, I've done it before with my acoustic stuff, especially with reverb going into a delay then panning to the opposite side.
Couldn't you just duplicate the guitar track, mix one differently then pan them? or record the same piece separately, mix them differently then pan? same thing essentially but saves you $$
@@Sam-me5pl Duplicating the same track will only make the volume louder not the stereo image... But if you don't want to buy another mike... Here's a tip for ya...
Record two to five takes of the same guitar through one mic or pickup... One take for original mono lead guitar recording (optional)... Two takes for stereo image, one on the left and another on the right... And another two takes with a Nashville guitar tuning. Also pan them left and right... And you have a nice stereo image and powerful guitar sound.
@@DuskLight What if I have many other instruments tracks? If the guitar part too powerful, would that affect other tracks' mixing?
Jacob Bentley yes, this is a great video for learning how to record acoustics! He gets amazing results!
This is simply the best video on micing and recording acoustic guitar that I have ever seen.
I have tried for years to inform folks that the sound hole on a guitar is not for sound. It's actually an air hole, to prevent sound wave reflections and resulting harmonics from destroying the tone.
Also, the center and apex of sound production on an acoustic guitar is the bridge. Energy radiates out from the bridge through the sound board [top] of the guitar. Not very much energy is reflected by the back, and very little by the neck. Micing near the bridge is a great location, and micing near where the fret board meets the body is another very good location, as it will pick up the higher overtones.
You can see how much louder the input from the bridge mic was in the corresponding wave forms.
The mixing and mastering part of this video is sheer brilliance. The use of selected compression and reverb is awesome, and the EQ balance is equally amazing, as well as the additional tracks to fill out the sound, and make it huge and beautiful.
This short video was like a free lesson on studio set up and recording. Truly well done!
Perihelion77 agree. Baffled why anyone would dislike it!!!
The waveform could simply be larger because the mic preamp was set hotter or the different mic has a hotter output or any number of reasons 🙄
@@officialWWM OK, good point. But I've miced a guitar using an SM 57 at both areas, and the decibels increase as you move away from the neck. The sound comes from the top of the acoustic guitar.
Perihelion77 can't argue with that, I guess that's why it's called the soundboard. The reason most people point the mic at the 12th fret is because that tends to give the most balanced sound.
Perihelion77 @
I’ve been searching for a tutorial like this for almost a year I think. I really respect the fact that you emphasize that people don’t need to have your exact same gear and tools or spend a ton of money to get good results. Thank you!
Truly inspirational Paul. Really enjoy seeing what you do and the sheer level of professionalism you bring to creating music. A joy to watch, thank you!
The effort that went into the video is commendable! Thank you so much ❤️
The production quality of your videoes is absolutely ridiculously amazing. You somehow manage to be concise and yet thorough, and that's truly inspiring. I can tell a lot of thought and intentionality went into the pre-production, and I really appreciate that :D
The way you have expressed this and shared your knowlegde is as clear and enjoyable as your recording technique. Thankyou so much!
Paul, that's a real masterclass.
Best tutorial on acoustic guitar recording I've seen - and heard.
Those final touches are amazing. Up until then I was thinking, OK, sounds alright. Then.. Oh man!
Thanks so much!
I’ve been following Pauls journey from the beginning and he’s doing a great job clearing up the clutter. He’s always inspiring me to make better content! Love his style as well!
Beautiful! That guitar sounds gorgeous to start off with, and the recordings and mix are just wonderful.
What a fantastic video!
I've been mixing and recording (mainly vocals) for 5 years and this video tutorial has given me some really valuable information.
Excellent tutorial.
This is, without doubt, the best guitar recording video I've seen. I have tried for years to learn how to simply record guitar and watched countless hours of TH-cam videos of producers explaining things in too much detail so I get overly lost and confused. This breaks it down perfectly. Thank you!
Thanks a lot Paul!
Amazing video!
Regards from Portugal!
We all know that paul recorded this video only to show his new guitar once again
I's like to know what it is - the model
I didn't. Thx for pointing it out though! :-)
nope he did it to show that no matter how he explains his technique, it all boils down to his innate talent to determine what sounds good and not. in the end, you still end up sending your projects to him for mixing lol
This is one of THE most useful recording tutorials I've found, and I've been trawling the web for weeks! THANK YOU!! I feel like I finally actually know how to record something now. Awesome sound!
Hi Paul, I don’t usually leave comments for videos I watched. But I really wanted to say this video completely changed my acoustic guitar recording’s standard so a massive thank you from Hong Kong for willing to share your knowledge with us! Liked & subscribed, keep up with the good work and God bless you man!
The reverb trick is amazing. I like to double track my acoustics, but have experimented with having steel string hard-panned left and a doubled nylon string on the other side, both with reverb on them, to see how that works. But never thought of doing the reverb as 2 separate "tracks". Just brilliant, as usual, Paul. You are an absolute master. Thank you so much. And thanks for replying to my question in a comment, with assistance on how to mic up a nylon string for live playing many, many, many videos ago. It helped so much. All the best.
I bought myself 2 cheap T-Bone mics and tried this recording tutorial. I was surprised about the awesome result I got. Thank you very much Paul and keep up the great video’s you provide. Love it and so inspiring. Lot’s of New guitar energie for me, thx.
My mouth dropped multiple times throughout this video. Such an insightful tutorial! This is absolutely the greatest walk through I have seen on recording guitar and turning the already beautiful sound of that guitar into something breathtaking. By the end of the video, that humble guitar track turned into a cinematic masterpiece. Incredible and inspiring! Thank you!
Really brilliant. I’m so grateful that you are generously sharing these secret tips with us. ❤️
Recording acoustic is definitely not an easy or simple task I believe! Really appreciate the advice and look into your gear man, helps out a ton!
RC32 I’m really impressed with the results Paul gets! Some of the best acoustic tones I’ve heard!
@@Producelikeapro I absolutely agree! Definitely knows what he's doing
First, I liked what he was playing (the music). And then I liked it even more after he embellished it.
@@notbraindead7298 Exactly. I think it adds flavor to an already well done playing.
The idea of sending the left side’s reverb to the right, and vice versa, isn’t something i’ve heard other people do, but it was something that i thought to try on one recording a while back. I thought it sounded cool, and now i’m glad to see that someone who knows way more than me suggests doing it too
Hey NICE ONE Paul. I have owned a recording studio in England for many years and when I watch your videos, you remind me what i'm doing wrong when I drift into not recording things right again (like we all do over time). Nice simple techniques, really easy to understand. I have subscribed.
Hi Paul, thanks for this video, I used it to record Hallelujah yesterday to share with my family in Australia (I live in Switzerland) on my father’s passing. It made my ordinary playing sound much better and the result was much appreciated. Cheers !
I would've paid to watch this. Thank you, you're a good man.
That reverb trick is amazing, thank you so much for sharing your wisdom :)
The definition of intelligent mixing. Very impressive, very natural. Nothing too artsy, just taking those pleasing qualities and enhancing them. Good stuff
This is one of the most helpful videos you've posted. All your videos are excellent, but I find myself revisiting this one frequently to help improve my own recordings. Thank you.
this is a beautifully sounding guitar recording! In fact, so simple when you know what to do... Thank you so much for sharing these little secrets
As an ex-sound engineer I can add my approval to your mic positioning and EQ. Back in my analog days the reverb trick was a bit harder but we did try something similar when equipment allowed and it definitely worked, but maybe not as well as you're doing here. Nice ot be taken back to those days - keep up the good work!
This mic placement technique is now the only way I'll record my acoustic. The moment I hard-panned each channel I was sold. It sounded like I was in the room standing in front of someone playing the guitar instead of hearing a recording of someone playing the guitar. Thank you, Paul, for this amazing tutorial.
Paul, you are like a ZIP file, not to flashy at first glance but once opened up, I find more tutorials of yours that make you stand out from the crowd in regards to teaching music. I believe you will become more stellar on TH-cam as time goes by. Thank you for your videos and being my guitar teacher. My life has opened up more possibilities with your channel. BRAVO !!
Even though I've heard of the phase problem, I haven't seen it visualized that easily and effectively like you did it. So that's one thing I'll be thinking of next time.
I thought I knew a decent amount about recording and mixing. Turns out, I’m barely even getting started. The difference he made with EQ alone is amazing. Thank you very much for sharing this video, it’s an absolute privilege that we can get this for free on TH-cam. People have charged money for less useful things
I really like the idea of the reverb going to the opposite speaker from the source, makes it very lively. Will definitely need to try this out! Thanks for awesome video!
The before and after, neck 4:05 then bridge 4:14 and the final combination 15:07
This is the best 16 minutes of TH-cam for guitar recording.
I use a matched pair of small diaphragm condenser mics on a stereo bar in XY configuration, at a 90° angle. This way, I get two (almost) identical sounding tracks which simply give me the stereo space I want. Admittedly, this does not offer the different timbres you get with different mics in different positions, but it completely removes any risk of phase issues without having to worry about the distances between the mics and the instrument. So yeah, I just learnt something new. 😃 Instead of the hard-panning trick, I usually record the same track twice (or use the two best takes of any recording loop) to pan these almost (but not quite) hard left and right to add more depth to the guitar. This also works great for electric guitar.
Brilliant! What a GREAT way to demonstrate the phase issues.... so simple, yet perfect.
I had the exact same comment. Very practical and relateable demonstratoin
Holy wow! What a beautiful sound! I bookmarked this video over a year ago and just listened to it...amazing how you record AND mix!
Amazing playing for this track! Super warm vibes, enhanced even more by the lamps in the background of your studio. Great video!
8:29 - 8:35 Thanks for this part. I'm totally new when it comes to equalizing my songs and well all your advices are good so far but this sentence explains a lot to me.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I was most fascinated with your opposite reverb panning method, I will definitely try this technique on my next project😊
This video was EXTREMELY HELPFUL for me. I just started out with recording my guitar and didn't know any of this before.
This was very helpful.
THANK YOU! ♥️
I'm about to start recording at home and your videos are massively helpful. All that stuff seems so frighteningly complex at first, but you rare explaining it in a way that is comprehensible and fun to watch. Thank you! :)
Holy shit, I can’t believe how good the final product sounds! That panning reverb is amazing and I’ll definitely need to give that a try. I’ve been really struggling with how to properly record solo acoustic guitar and this video is SO helpful!
Your Andy McKee 7-14 cover is amazeballs! Comments were turned off on it, otherwise I would've said so there. 3 subs is a crime!
@@melaniepenelope_ Wow, thank you so much! Much appreciated!
Sounds beautiful as always. Thanks for the insight!
Understanding the phase difference thing was a revelation! Thanks Paul!
Dude you crack me up. Seriously you have made me really excited about learning guitar, and having fun with it, which I never really was able to do before discovering this channel
Never taught of recording myself but I really enjoyed watching and defenitly learned new things :)
I have to get my sound together at my recordings, thanks for sharing this tips man 👍
Your content is absolutely top notch, educational and understandable easily. You are on of the best and I thank you for you contribution to music.
this is the video that introduced me to paul davids and working with acoustic guitar in general. thanks!
I’m using pair of pencil mic as well when recording but I only do some basic mixing. This video is very helpful and it gave me a lot of ideas. Time to unleash my mic’s full potential. Lol. Thank you!
Very thorough tutorial. Glad to seem I'm doing pretty much the same thing. I've been using cla unplugged which has two reverbs so you kinda get that effect minus the pan. But will try your suggestion also.
Keep up the great work dude.
This video has been sitting in my recommendations for a while, and I’m glad I finally watched! Very useful and practical recommendations. Thank you very much!
The reverb panning is awesome!! Thank you very much
14:11 put it on spotify please. It sounds awesome!
Paweł Dutkiewicz what’s that songs name? Any tabs?
@@Ghostflasher Unfortunately, no but i think it's futther part of this: th-cam.com/video/Z3jhVHqd67g/w-d-xo.html
Reminds me of "of monsters and men - dirty paws"
Can't believe how much effort is done for making a record beautiful.
Depending on how much money you have to spend (unless you are DIY), it can go on pretty much endlessly. A good sound engineer is worth their weight in gold and then some.
Very good, I’ve watched a number of tutorials about this and have been really overwhelmed. Your presentation was well thought out and concise. Thank you
One small things that I do additionally to these techniques is to delay one of the acoustic mics a few ms (to taste) to add to the spacial separation. Can help with any accidental phase issues as well.
*listens to his own playing*
"This sounds otherworldly great"
I love your modesty 😂
He is absolutely correct in saying that. His playing is out of this world and his processing techniques are too.
Loved the tutorial. Many thanks and best wishes.🙏
Its the TONE silly....
There is nothing like that feeling of having worked to create a sound and have it really exceed your expectations... and to hear come alive - there's an excitement. That's what he's feeling and that's what he's saying.
Can your jelly, it's not about modesty or arrogance.
Also don't forget to use linear phase eq on the individual tracks. That way the eq doesn't change the phase of the mics that you worked so hard to space correctly lol.
15:32 "Plz like" -> I will definitely do that, thank you for an amazing tutorial Paul, all the best.
Hey Paul, first off this is a fantastic video and a great insight to start with. I have been searching the Internet high and low for a specific yet extremely simple variation on acoustic recording no one seems to have done before. Recording a dual acoustic performance. Think you'd be the perfect person to showcase this and most likely the very first to do so from my knowledge. Much love from the UK
"I'm not saying this is the best way."
"This is the best way."
😂😂
This is my third time going through this video. There is a lot of good info here. Been wanting to do recording for several years and can finally afford the equipment. Don't want a astronomical studio. I just want to do acoustic guitar tracks and do electric guitar with modeling software. His gear is way out of my budget.
That reverb trick is the most ingenious thing I've learned about producing in years. Great tip.
That reverb trick is so sick!! Never seen anyone before do it!!
Hi Paul, I hope you're well! I could hear the low EQ on my Lap Top speakers! Haha Have a marvellous time!
yes me too!
I could hear it on my bluetooth earphones. Was kinda surprised actually as they're not reall that great. Couldn't really hear a big difference between the eq and non eq though. That also surprised me.
@@lucaguerrinimusic that's amazing to hear! Yes, Paul did a wonderful job! In Germany he said to me I don't do anything special! I believe this is pretty special!
@@WillayG yes, he did a great job! Very impressive!!
@@Producelikeapro *marvelously well 😁
should have put a nice little before and after in the end... apart from that, great video. come winter, i shall buy a mic and record my acoustic guitar playing for the first time :)
You're a very good teacher David and I'm very thankful to you because you made this professional teaching for free
reverb panning is awesome, thank you so much for the idea! I had already recorded my guitar in stereo, but the panning was the sugar on the cake!
You could be a professor !
Man u r awesome! Keep It Up!
He was. He resigned and went full time in youtube.
Try pointing a cheap SM57 at the lower right of the guitar body, amazing.
Doesn’t capture enough of the detail of the sound. I like an SM57 for recording an amp, not an acoustic.
Finally, a guitar recording video that is clear and easy to follow. Thanks for the great info!
This is insane, I've listened to twenty condenser mic videos and none sounds big on my phone speaker, this sounds like a hifi system on my phone!! It's so big, makes all these other 'experts' like newbees
Golden tip - Always check the tuning of your Guitar just before you press the Record button. 🔊
"I'm not saying this is the best way"
"(This is the best way)"
"There is no right or wrong."
"(Do not do it like this)"
I wonder if anyone else caught onto that haha
N o o n e e l s e
Haha......Yeah, caught that
I think literally everyone caught onto that
literally everyone
I caught that😂
Thank you so much to spread your knowledge with audio processing with us. This is awesome!
good gosh man, that panning thing is magic, i can't beleive i never thought of doing that
Thanks for the tips 😃 I hope some day you can try greenfield guitars and lakewood, hello 👋🏻 from Mexico 🇲🇽
Maximiliano Lugo lakewood - amazing!
Alexander Geißenberger thank you very much for answering I have a Taylor 314ce, but I want to upgrade it
I've only got the one mic so I have to double up on my tracks but the effect of the subtle differences are amazing. Great video btw
Double tracking the same parts will make your stereo image even W I D E R !!!
Seriously awesome tips. I’ve never tried soloing the part of the EQ that I’m working with, so I’m excited to try that! I also love that you use an EQ on the final output for those end-of-the-line tweaks after all the effects. I can’t wait to try these out.
i always love learning from people that are actually passionate about what they're teaching. thank you!
Or for short:
1. Record with two microphones and eliminate phase-outs
2. EQ (bass cut and treble boost)
3. Compressor (low attack)
4. Panning (Paul likes hard panning to the left and right which I wouldn't do, more like 85% each)
5. Reverb (2.9 miliseconds)
(6. little delay)
7. again overall EQ (high-mids or low-treble)
Awesome
Very useful advices for those like me who can record, but every day with different results... :)
nice tips...totally agree with panning reverb opposite of the main signal...really adds dimension to the overall mix...
Thank you! Gewoon bedankt! 🙏👍🏻
Am looking to setup my first studio after twenty five years of self learning and you have just given me plentiful tips. Now just got to go and buy all the equipment, but ehy, I have a great base to start from thanks to you. Ik waardeer al je videos. Goed gedaan, bravo! 👍🏻
5:20 I was listening on my smartphone,ran to get my headphones xD
Please tell me where you got that jacket 🤷🏼♂️🤓
Excellent. Excellent because you were off-the-cuff enough to demonstrate the experimental aspects, the give and take. Educational!
I adore your videos , perfect engagement and delivery... Always informative thank you ..
I’m a professional sound designer and I learned several things from this video! Incredible teaching and demonstration.
Professional? I am an EIT Engineer specialized in audio amplifier design and application. This is big poop he is doing for a professional level. Might be ok for amateurish stuff, but NO WHERE CLOSE to a professional way of doing it. MATHEMATICS and PHYSICS are huge parts of it. Leaving it out means: amateurism. See here, if you claim to be a professional: www.sengpielaudio.com/Unterlagen01.htm
"This is the best way"
Thanks a lot! I did not understand the phase issue until this!!! (and came back to learn this again 3 year after!) Thanks!
When learning, I have found that heavier compression is a good way to start to hear what it is doing to the sound, and then putting the wet/dry knob somewhere between 50-80& to decide how much compression you are hearing. With guitar, heavier compression at about 50% squeezes about half the signal, and then you can still hear the nuances in the other half. Defiitely worth a go if you are learning about compression or if you aren't just as confident in the nuances of your guitar playing.