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I've been playing music for nearly 20 years now and this is the first time I've found myself in a position where I don't have a dedicated rehearsal space to play at full volume. There is so much you can do at home with a laptop now, so I'm excited to try it out - your video was really helpful for showing me where to start.
Im a beginner obsessed with the Electric Guitar. I just want to say this video is really concise and on point. Well done! I appreciate this a lot, since I will be recording my progress soon.
I looked for 14hrs for all of this information and woke up the next day.. started to find pieces till i found this!!!! You're brilliant, amazing wonderful, beautiful, GAWWWDD TYSFM you're a pinnacle piece in what my aspirations aspire. i cant thank you enough teach and will give you a shout out
Having just bought my first audio interface yesterday (4i4) and followed the setup tutorials from the manufacturer, I still had about a dozen questions. This video has answered all of them! Thanks very much.
been playing for ages .. 3 decades ,, but i've felt ,this year was only the beginning .. beeing stuborn to record myself (due to lack of equipment and knowledge and skills to do that) .. but with this video ,, ..i've learned alot and satrted last week .. to record myself and re-listened over and over and record over and over to polished some licks... from being just a mediocre guitarist to becoming a"good guitarist" i could say.. thanks a-lot
Jane answered all my end-to-end questions on recording my guitar in a clear, straightforward and focused manner. No extraneous bunny trails or wasted time. Just clear information delivered in a voice that's easy on the ears. (Actually, I'm from north America and could listen to her accent all day long)
I've been using the same interface and Reaper for a year and a half. This video is the best instructional you can find as a home recording guitarist. As for guitar tones, I've been using Guitar Rig 5 as well, then moved to Amplitube 4 which I highly recommend. Each software has its own learning curve so give yourself some time. I've also played on multi FX units, analogue pedals and half stacks back in the days. But the current setup suits me better.
@@coolman1610 the free version has one Fender like amp and one Marshall like amp,basic pedals, matching cabinets and movable mics. I've also assigned my Akai Midi knobs to the virtual amp knobs which works awesome
Thank you so much for this review. I ordered a 2i2 3rd ten yesterday and was looking for an easily understandable tutorial and this is by far the best i have come across. Splendid work ;-)
I am just looking into home recording music and am not sure how to get started ,but discovering your channel and the video content and your knowledge of how to go about producing home recording, I find that I am going to be just fine with this task. Thank you.
Have viewed several videos so far and all were good, but this really covered it ... so straight to the point and informative. Exactly what I was looking for as far as getting started. Thank you.
I've had tons of questions on how to set the whole thing up. And now, by watching this video, I've got all the answers I was looking for. Very straightforward and didactic. Thank you very much!
Thank you for this video. So many others assume you have knowledge of several aspects and skip over them. You are the only one that covered several different ways to to accomplish a recording. I've subscribed.
I was considering making a video simplifying recording guitar with the focusrite. Too bad many videos are made with the assumption the audience knows more than they do. Your video broke it down to the most basic level for those who may be seeing this for the first time. Excellent job, in my opinion! 👏
Actually many pedals can be used as an interface now. I started out with a guitar into a digitech pedal with amp and cab simulators into the microphone input on a pc. Many will connect directly to computers with USB cables. Didn't sound the best and I was stuck with whatever sound was going in, but it can still be done.
Thank you very much. 16 minutes and 17 seconds of the very information I was looking for after poring over dozens of other videos before this. Also, the bonus of mic amp and portable recording is worth mentioning.
Very nicely presented. I’ve watched a bunch of TH-cam videos about recording and they just confused me. The others talk and navigate too quickly and assume people already know this stuff. I would give you two thumbs up if I could but that would erase the first one! Thank you
Very helpful ,thankyou. The tip about the smaller capsule condenser mic for amp recording has inspired me has haven’t done this since 4 track tape days .should get something interesting out of a boss katana 50 .thankyou
Very nice video. I know this is frowned upon in some circles, but I've been happy in the past just using a USB to quarter inch guitar cable and plugging the guitar straight into the computer. Can pick one up pretty cheap anywhere. I honestly couldn't tell much of a difference through that and through a scarlett 2i2... I guess it depends on your computer sound card but sounds fine on a 2014 Mac Pro.
Hi, yes, many people very happy with that approach. Latency can be an issue with that kind of interface .... but when I tested one out it was on Windows rather than Mac. I say whatever works is the best kit for you 👍
FYI @ 5:13 Volume is not gain, gain is a boosted signal and volume is a unboosted signal that can be limited....(attenuated) Like 3db = twice as loud, 6db 4 times as loud as the unboosted signal, sorry to be nitpicky, excellent video
After much confusion on what direction to go with recording and looping for personal practice sessions you hit the nail on the head, simple and uncomplicated, and no mansplainging😘
Love it best video I have seen easy for the over 60's to understand. One question I can sing and play guitar at the same time on the Focusrite Scarlett 2x2 usb ?
You can indeed plug a guitar directly into a laptop. Get a cable with 1/8" or 3.5mm male on one end and a 1/4" or 6.35mm male on the other. Your DAW should recognize the guitar plugged into the mic jack. If you cannot hear it, try selecting the "monitor" option for the mic input. An acoustic electric works best, but I have recorded an electric this way as well.
This doesn't work (or doesn't for me) if you have a combined headphone and mic input. If you have separate mic and headphone port then yes you can do this. I have tried experimenting with a TRRS to mic and headphone splitter cable to, but the quality is pretty grim. Thanks for your input though, because it may work for others .... maybe it's just my macbook that won't play nice
@@MusicRepo It works (not as well as the interface) as long as you have a pc with a dedicated line input instead of just mic input only, most desktop pcs have it.
Hi there, greetings from Bolivia. I just viewed your video and found it very helpful. It is clear, consistent and well explained. Most of the principles to electric guitar also apply to bass playing which is what I do. I also prefer Reaper because I found it cheap and convenient. Congratulations.
Hello Jane, What is that type of wire you used in method or step no: 5 ?? I have a GTX50 amplifier and I want to record using this silent method.. Thank you for this informative content!!!
You’re a rockin’ wee bonnie lass! I needed a good reminder on how the whole chain worked. I already have an old SM57, an m-audio fast track pro, Yamaha monitors and cables, amps & guitars. But I haven’t used the recording equipment for a long time. I already have band in a box and I downloaded a couple of effects programs and I’m still deciding which DAW I’ll stick with. But I saw the analog version of irig2 on sale and I was wondering if I could use that. I’ve got a bad case of GAS (gear acquisition syndrome.) but I don’t really need it because, like you show in your video, I can go straight from the guitar into the audio interface or I can mic my amp. I’ll probably do both of those ways and either get a familiar sound from my amp or take it into the DAW and work with Amplitube. I’m hoping that I like the sounds of some of those cool amps. Thanks for the great video!
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Do we need an expensive guitar to record to make it sound professional? Thank you..
So very appreciate your video 🙏
Thank you so much. This is an amazing tutorial.
Very well explained! 👌👍
@McLovin2021 Mclovin nice, sounds like a bargain. Enjoy
This video was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you very much for making this simple to understand :)
Thanks, I am glad it helped
Yeah me too :D
I've been playing music for nearly 20 years now and this is the first time I've found myself in a position where I don't have a dedicated rehearsal space to play at full volume. There is so much you can do at home with a laptop now, so I'm excited to try it out - your video was really helpful for showing me where to start.
Thanks! Enjoy the journey 🎼🎹🎵😀
Im a beginner obsessed with the Electric Guitar. I just want to say this video is really concise and on point. Well done! I appreciate this a lot, since I will be recording my progress soon.
Thanks for that! Glad it helped 😀
@@MusicRepo You're welcome! Keep the great content up! :)
I have been thinking of getting the 2i2. From all the videos I have watched, no one has explained the last 2 ways to record tone. So a big thx to you
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THANK YOU SO MUCH
I looked for 14hrs for all of this information and woke up the next day.. started to find pieces till i found this!!!!
You're brilliant, amazing wonderful, beautiful, GAWWWDD TYSFM you're a pinnacle piece in what my aspirations aspire. i cant thank you enough teach and will give you a shout out
Having just bought my first audio interface yesterday (4i4) and followed the setup tutorials from the manufacturer, I still had about a dozen questions. This video has answered all of them! Thanks very much.
been playing for ages .. 3 decades ,, but i've felt ,this year was only the beginning .. beeing stuborn to record myself (due to lack of equipment and knowledge and skills to do that) .. but with this video ,, ..i've learned alot and satrted last week .. to record myself and re-listened over and over and record over and over to polished some licks... from being just a mediocre guitarist to becoming a"good guitarist" i could say.. thanks a-lot
Incredibly helpful and with a very pleasant British accent! Thank you!
This was a lovely overview of how to accomplish this. Thank you so much!
Jane answered all my end-to-end questions on recording my guitar in a clear, straightforward and focused manner. No extraneous bunny trails or wasted time. Just clear information delivered in a voice that's easy on the ears. (Actually, I'm from north America and could listen to her accent all day long)
Great basic video. l always get the best sound recording a real amp thru a mic pre then audio interface ,then somtimes effects..
Great tip! Thanks for commenting
I don’t know how you know so much about everything it’s amazing!!!!
U are born to teach..above and beyond👍
🙏
str8 to the point, i kept running into videos that assumed one knew all of this but u really took it to the foundation on this one!💥
oh my god...this is precisely what I needed. Clear and concise. Great job!
Clear and to the point vid. Well done Music Repo
Thanks 🙏
You deserve a medal!! thank you.
I've been using the same interface and Reaper for a year and a half. This video is the best instructional you can find as a home recording guitarist. As for guitar tones, I've been using Guitar Rig 5 as well, then moved to Amplitube 4 which I highly recommend. Each software has its own learning curve so give yourself some time. I've also played on multi FX units, analogue pedals and half stacks back in the days. But the current setup suits me better.
Hi, whyd you switch from guitar rig 5? If I may ask as someone interested in recording
@@coolman1610 hi, well Amplitube sounds better and the interface looks like real gear.
@@necurrence1776 ok that's cool, does it have a similar variety or is it more/less vast
@@coolman1610 the free version has one Fender like amp and one Marshall like amp,basic pedals, matching cabinets and movable mics. I've also assigned my Akai Midi knobs to the virtual amp knobs which works awesome
@@necurrence1776 that's awesome, appreciate the information and help.
This is the best recording video for beginners that I've watched. Really straight to the point.
Thank you so much for this review. I ordered a 2i2 3rd ten yesterday and was looking for an easily understandable tutorial and this is by far the best i have come across. Splendid work ;-)
Cheers, enjoy your new purchase 👌
Super, nice and simple, straight to the points.
I am just looking into home recording music and am not sure how to get started ,but discovering your channel and the video content and your knowledge of how to go about producing home recording, I find that I am going to be just fine with this task. Thank you.
Have viewed several videos so far and all were good, but this really covered it ... so straight to the point and informative. Exactly what I was looking for as far as getting started. Thank you.
Thank you I am glad it helped
*Finally a straightforward vid thanksss*
I've had tons of questions on how to set the whole thing up. And now, by watching this video, I've got all the answers I was looking for. Very straightforward and didactic. Thank you very much!
Yay, happy to help 🙏
Thank you for this video. So many others assume you have knowledge of several aspects and skip over them. You are the only one that covered several different ways to to accomplish a recording. I've subscribed.
Excellent video. As someone who is considering starting a podcast this gives me so much information.
Glad you enjoyed it!
It contains details that I can find neither from the Focusrite guidelines nor the software that I used. Thank you so much.
Happy to help!
I was considering making a video simplifying recording guitar with the focusrite. Too bad many videos are made with the assumption the audience knows more than they do. Your video broke it down to the most basic level for those who may be seeing this for the first time. Excellent job, in my opinion! 👏
Many thanks! 😀
This video is so clear. I was searching for exactly this. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Actually many pedals can be used as an interface now. I started out with a guitar into a digitech pedal with amp and cab simulators into the microphone input on a pc. Many will connect directly to computers with USB cables. Didn't sound the best and I was stuck with whatever sound was going in, but it can still be done.
I love your chaneel ive learnt alot
in just 2 video
Thank you very much. 16 minutes and 17 seconds of the very information I was looking for after poring over dozens of other videos before this. Also, the bonus of mic amp and portable recording is worth mentioning.
Glad it helped!
Wow! Answered a few questions I had using Reaper to record my guitar. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Happy to help!
Perfect video! Exactly what I needed, thanks!
Glad it helped!
Good tutorial. Well done.
Thank you! Cheers!
This video was great. Everything explained clearly and to the point. Thank you for making things less complocated!
Great ,simple and to the point with a lovely voice. Great videos!! 🙌🙏
this video is really really helpful, thank you very much
great vid thanks and great to hear a British accent. I live and Japan and miss it :)
Excellent presentation, couldn't wait to hit the subscribe button, thank you.
Many thanks 👍
Very nicely presented. I’ve watched a bunch of TH-cam videos about recording and they just confused me. The others talk and navigate too quickly and assume people already know this stuff.
I would give you two thumbs up if I could but that would erase the first one!
Thank you
detailed perfect information, this is what i was looking for. Thank you so much! Keep up with your good work for music lovers
You're very welcome!
As a new computer guy.....this is quite overwhelming.
I need a beginners computer course but thanks for the vid
Just what I needed! Thank you!!
you present the info well!
This video helped me learn exactly what I needed. Highly informative, to the point and nicely made. Thank you so much!
Thanks! Glad to have helped 😀
Well done. Very simple and, above all, very clear and informative.
Glad it was helpful! 🙏
Very helpful ,thankyou. The tip about the smaller capsule condenser mic for amp recording has inspired me has haven’t done this since 4 track tape days .should get something interesting out of a boss katana 50 .thankyou
I was looking a video like this and it helps me. Thank you!
Very nice video. I know this is frowned upon in some circles, but I've been happy in the past just using a USB to quarter inch guitar cable and plugging the guitar straight into the computer. Can pick one up pretty cheap anywhere. I honestly couldn't tell much of a difference through that and through a scarlett 2i2... I guess it depends on your computer sound card but sounds fine on a 2014 Mac Pro.
Hi, yes, many people very happy with that approach. Latency can be an issue with that kind of interface .... but when I tested one out it was on Windows rather than Mac. I say whatever works is the best kit for you 👍
Thank you so much you don’t know how much I needed this !!
Great video. Straight forward and easy to understand.
Thanks
Super helpful. Thankyou! Great video for an absolute beginner.
So clearly you have explained .This was exactly what I was looking for !Thanks a ton 👍👍❤
FYI @ 5:13 Volume is not gain, gain is a boosted signal and volume is a unboosted signal that can be limited....(attenuated)
Like 3db = twice as loud, 6db 4 times as loud as the unboosted signal, sorry to be nitpicky, excellent video
Brilliant and easy to understand explanation, thanks so much!
Excellent tutorial. Thank you
What an informative video - thank you!!!
Glad it was helpful!
I dream of having my own sound lab/dungeon. Very informative cheers
Very explanatory video. Thanks a lot.
Thank so much for sharing your knowledge ;
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you very much for this tutorial! I have now subscribed. :)
After much confusion on what direction to go with recording and looping for personal practice sessions you hit the nail on the head, simple and uncomplicated, and no mansplainging😘
Great info
Really great explanation
Thanks
Very good tutorial witch i use in close future. Thnx
Hihgly informative, to the point. Thanks. 🙏
Super helpful, thanks!
Thank you so much! Simply greatly explained.
great video!!
I love this video and think your guitar and playing are perfect !! Thank you
Thank you! Good and clear instructions that cleared up my confusions.
Your were very helpful to me.
Glad to hear that!
This is handsdown the best video on this subject!
Thanks for sharing good information instead of pushing products like most channels do!
Love it best video I have seen easy for the over 60's to understand. One question I can sing and play guitar at the same time on the Focusrite Scarlett 2x2 usb ?
Hi, thank. And yes you can
you are simply amazing....thank you!
You can indeed plug a guitar directly into a laptop. Get a cable with 1/8" or 3.5mm male on one end and a 1/4" or 6.35mm male on the other. Your DAW should recognize the guitar plugged into the mic jack. If you cannot hear it, try selecting the "monitor" option for the mic input. An acoustic electric works best, but I have recorded an electric this way as well.
This doesn't work (or doesn't for me) if you have a combined headphone and mic input. If you have separate mic and headphone port then yes you can do this. I have tried experimenting with a TRRS to mic and headphone splitter cable to, but the quality is pretty grim. Thanks for your input though, because it may work for others .... maybe it's just my macbook that won't play nice
@@MusicRepo It works (not as well as the interface) as long as you have a pc with a dedicated line input instead of just mic input only, most desktop pcs have it.
Great video...very helpful !
Thank you. Great explanation that will help me a lot.
Glad it was helpful!
Very nice and clear video
So awesome!!!!!!!
What an excellent video straight to the point I learned everything I needed to learn and more very impressed and thankful
Thank you so much! I had no idea the guitar could be put into the mic input jack!
Same!
Love your so important videos to me as i am an amateur and home recorderererer😀
Hi there, greetings from Bolivia. I just viewed your video and found it very helpful. It is clear, consistent and well explained. Most of the principles to electric guitar also apply to bass playing which is what I do. I also prefer Reaper because I found it cheap and convenient. Congratulations.
Thank you so much!
Awesome guide tutorial. Well detailed. Thanks a lot! Cheers!!!
it s really helpful.
Thank you very much.
Awesome explanation, exactly to the points I am looking for. Great thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
This video is so helpful.
Very well explained.Great tutorial!
Hello Jane, What is that type of wire you used in method or step no: 5 ??
I have a GTX50 amplifier and I want to record using this silent method.. Thank you for this informative content!!!
You’re a rockin’ wee bonnie lass! I needed a good reminder on how the whole chain worked. I already have an old SM57, an m-audio fast track pro, Yamaha monitors and cables, amps & guitars. But I haven’t used the recording equipment for a long time. I already have band in a box and I downloaded a couple of effects programs and I’m still deciding which DAW I’ll stick with. But I saw the analog version of irig2 on sale and I was wondering if I could use that. I’ve got a bad case of GAS (gear acquisition syndrome.) but I don’t really need it because, like you show in your video, I can go straight from the guitar into the audio interface or I can mic my amp. I’ll probably do both of those ways and either get a familiar sound from my amp or take it into the DAW and work with Amplitube. I’m hoping that I like the sounds of some of those cool amps. Thanks for the great video!
Can you talk about the best software to record guitars and basses on a computer? Thank you very much!.
Thank you for the suggestion. Noted
Nice video, i really enjoyed. Thanks for help keep going 👍
Brilliant video, just what i needed
Thank you so much, this was exactly what I was looking for. I feel like I own you some bucks :D
Great presentation. Very useful info ... as always!
Thanks.
Thanks 👍
Thank you very much!!!
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