PRO-TIP #6: if you want to buy any of the gear discussed in this video, you can support my KZfaq channel by using my affiliate links with Perfect Circuit to make the purchase. Thanks as always for being a part of this. FOCUSRITE SCARLETT (interface): bit.ly/3rCWQJr ****NOTE: in the video, I make a big deal about how the Focusrite costs less $200. I realized after posting this that I was talking about the 3rd-generation version of the product, and now the 4th-generation version has just been released, which costs more than $200. So if you can find a 3rd-gen version used somewhere, I would say get it. Otherwise, this affiliate link is for the 4th-generation version at Perfect Circuit. Sorry for the hassle and for the confusion. ALEXANDER SPACE FORCE (stereo reverb): bit.ly/3JbtLt1 STRYMON IRIDIUM (amp pedal): bit.ly/3Uah6ur FAIRFIELD BARBERSHOP (overdrive/distortion): bit.ly/3LKwqfu FAIRFIELD HORS D’OEUVRE (recursive pedal looper): bit.ly/3zGNZpY EQD TENTACLE (octave effect): bit.ly/3rBRnm3
@cybresquid10 ай бұрын
I only do distortion two ways: A. "There's distortion?" B. "That's a guitar?"
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
Lol that's good
@Mike-schmike10 ай бұрын
wildly underrated channel from both an information and aesthetic/vibe standpoint
@kcapkcans8 ай бұрын
Totally agree, there's really only two "gear channels" I think are pulling their weight. Both of them feature the stuff featured in well thought out song contexts that aren't really just guitar wankery but the idea of not only showing off how to use gear, but pushing it past ways in which it's generally used sets this on a unique path
@bbas56124 ай бұрын
This guy is incredible.
@bbas56124 ай бұрын
Insanely creative and informative. Even does cool graphics in all his videos.
@JeremyAndersonBoise4 ай бұрын
See above.
@fallprecauxionsmusic2 ай бұрын
I completely agree.
@ZetaCarinae10 ай бұрын
Seems like this guy means what he says.
@kckryeАй бұрын
And says what he means
@darthvaderyan10 ай бұрын
I very much enjoy your positive, down to earth philosophy
@mavdog510 ай бұрын
I love tip #5. After years of trying to get that perfect studio sound, I got into DIY music, which taught me that sometimes sounding interesting or different is more evocative than sounding as sparkly clean as a Steely Dan album. Now, I just lean into the DIY nature of my own recordings. The little quirks that come from recording in a bedroom are features, not bugs.
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
that's why leaning into it and making it seem like a deliberate choice is so powerful
@robertsimpson58014 ай бұрын
“Streets of rage” is the music industry?! Mind blown.
@CyberattackWorld4 ай бұрын
streets of rage is everything
@Bad.At.Guitar10 ай бұрын
I was afraid this would be another long winded "guitar man gives sage advice for 15 minutes video", but holy crap that was some very good info. Also very interesting pedal
@maciekjankowskitomkow410710 ай бұрын
Easily one of the best guitar channels
@user-vh6cw2mj8y10 ай бұрын
Love the aesthetic, your music, the ethos, that pat metheny/lyle mays cover, your channel, etc. All awesome, inspiring, and grounding. Getting back to and down to the basics in a sea of options and complexity. Keep doing your thing, man. Seriously.
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
thanks man
@banwavy10 ай бұрын
You don’t have to address anything. But, I can’t wait to watch when you do! This video is one of my all-time favorite instructional videos on home recording. It captures the ESSENCE of what you want when recording and inspires you to go for YOUR OWN sound. You can EQ free GarageBand sounds all day and have a FANTASTIC sounding album. Love that class solidarity. 9/10 video. -1 point because we haven’t done a project together yet. ❤❤❤
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
tough, but fair. thanks for the comment
@redguitar6062Ай бұрын
Excellent video. I think the point that struck me the most was standing out through sonic originality while doing things with meaning and purpose. I needed to hear that. Respect.
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
The video in which I address whether you should trust me is here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNB0ZNqUp9OcYXk.html And by the way, if you want more suggestions for ways to be unusual in line with Pro-Tip #5, I have two whole videos devoted to that exact topic, links to which are here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aceRo5mIyNbRgnU.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b7OKm6ilyte4nJs.html
@josephfry884910 ай бұрын
This channel gives me all the feelings! No other KZfaq music channel comes close to feeding my soul having grown up on Commodore64, Saturday morning cartoons and 80s Nintendo tracks. Every time I get a notification that Cyberattack has dropped a new video I am here.
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
glad to hear it man thank you
@lukewilliams75264 ай бұрын
Man. This was it. I have been looking for a real solid guide that will get me into the world of recording my stuff, and nothing I have found out there was as straightforward, confident, and easy to follow as this. You gained a follower for life and I'm grateful that you decided to share this. Thank you
@CyberattackWorld4 ай бұрын
glad to hear it dude
@MatheusRobis10 ай бұрын
Always a good time watching your videos
@theLastRaptor10 ай бұрын
Excellent! Thank you for including your philosophy and really piecing out what actually matters.
@manmadeartistsАй бұрын
I like that your profile picture on Spotify is the same like in your channel here. So convenient
@CyberattackWorldАй бұрын
it's all one thing
@nathanmalick80483 ай бұрын
Really happy I stumbled upon this. Thanks for helping everyone sound better and be more creative.
@douglasdollars10 ай бұрын
I barely make any music but your videos always make me want to make music. Thanks again.
@Castor26Pollux4 ай бұрын
A lot of content creators are just advertisers nowadays and I hope this channel won't turn into another one, so I am glad that you acknowledge the trust matter that arises from advertising gear brands or services and that you will address it. I am curious to hear what you think about it. This channel is awesome because it is and ode to the unusual in general, from the aesthetics to the pro-tips it conveys. Bending a pedal to its extremes, re-valuing what one has by using it in unusual ways: this is a call to being creative, without necessarily buying more gear. So there is a genuine message beyond marketing here, which makes me love this channel and makes me think - as a follower - that I can turn a blind eye to the affiliate links and similar. I am here for the glitchy sounds, the arcade vibes and for hearing the next crazy way I could do something which I didn't know before. Can't wait for your next music release - I loved Hard Feelings!
@CyberattackWorld4 ай бұрын
Man thanks for the comment and for checking out Hard Feelings. Yes I have a lot to say about affiliate links and sponsorships, I plan to address it in a video dedicated to KZfaq itself in the next month or two, but in the meantime here's me speaking about it at length (but also off the top of my head) in a recent AMA: kzfaq.info2jD1wcBm81E?si=TSbm4oH_YeYKM4_a&t=2700
@edwingamesandmusic10 ай бұрын
Love that last sound example, it's so cheery!
@karlboman10 ай бұрын
Superb advice as always, lovely sounds and playing too. I did indeed get the Focusrite. I did hear a difference, with the guitar solo'd and listening through studio headphones: the Apollo was a hair fuller in the lows. That's it. Nobody will ever care.
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
that's fascinating, also thanks for the comment
@johnplayer42010 ай бұрын
Oh heck yeah, tips from the master! What a great video!
@Moreyellowoh4 ай бұрын
11:41 I haven’t heard a lot of people touch on this, but this is my most strongly held artistic conviction. Whatever you do, do it with conviction. Made a mistake? Lean into it like it was all part of the plan. What you create is whatever you say it is. Just do it like you mean it. Good on you for calling this out!
@kwyatt26110 ай бұрын
You are the best guitar youtuber
@SmokinFoolz10 ай бұрын
Id like to point out the GSP1101 by Digitech. I use it on all my music
@Necropheliac4 ай бұрын
On the subject of tracking guitars, and double tracking guitars; what I’ve been doing recently is just using the AmpliTube virtual amplifier software. I also have the Native Instruments virtual guitar amp but i prefer AmpliTube. You just send the DI signal to your DAW and add the virtual amp plugin to the track. This can help a lot because you’re not locked into whatever guitar sound you record with, you can change it later. It takes a lot of frustration out of recording because you might not understand what guitar sound will be best until you hear the full mix. You can tweak it slightly to make it work in the mix better, or you can scrap it and try something completely different. The DI track will never need to be re-recorded as long as you get the DI gain, and the rhythm right. It also helps in double tracking because you can just loop the recording in your DAW and get a bunch of good takes and pick the best two or 3 or whatever and slide them into separate tracks, and amplify them differently. Just be sure to use different takes because using the same take on a double track won’t have the effect of sounding like two guitars. When your mind is not bogged down with what the overall sound is, it makes it easier to concentrate on just getting the right takes.
@Impractical_Engineer10 ай бұрын
The thumbnail brought me here, the quality content kept me here. Subscribed.
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
glad to hear it, I went a little out there with the thumbnail
@AvianBreak10 ай бұрын
Really excited for your next album! I still have your first one in my music rotation
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
man that's awesome, thank you
@ferdinandobarisciano693410 ай бұрын
Loved Your rendition of Letter from home!
@bentropy10 ай бұрын
That guy sounds like he means what he says. (Feel like I can trust him to recommend gear that is good.) Another fun and inspiring to watch, to think about, to listen to video. I like how you’re careful to make complicated ideas and processes seem simple and approachable. Thanks 🙏
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
really appreciate it
@roosterPR6410 ай бұрын
this is just what I needed! your recordings always sound great. would appreciate another video more in depth on how you mix everything!
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment. My mixing is largely self-taught, and specific to my own material, in a way that makes me think maybe I shouldn't be giving advice about it. But maybe it would still be a cool video, I'll think about it. Right off the bat one thing I can say is that I try to avoid having to use EQ or panning or other tricks to make stuff fit together. Instead, while I'm tracking, I try to make sure each overdub basically sits clearly in the still-unmixed work in progress. And if it doesn't, then I abandon the overdub-I'll either change the part or change the tone or both before recording it. So I try to only commit to stuff that plays nice with everything else, and then I don't have to do as much correction later. It makes the mixing way easier. However this is only doable for me if its instrumental jams where I play everything myself, and it's not live drums or anything complicated like that. For anything like a real band (including my own band), I get other people to mix it. I would be unable to do that stuff myself.
@roosterPR6410 ай бұрын
@@CyberattackWorld ahh gotcha, makes sense! thanks for the response!
@LarkWool10 ай бұрын
I love your style and insight!
@OdessaZhivago4 ай бұрын
Why am I discovering this channel just now? The mix of retro gaming and guitar stuff is simply unbeatable! You've gained a new fan. (I want to make clear that I wasn't paid to make this statement)
@OdessaZhivago4 ай бұрын
And you do fuzz on a Strat - you seem to come from another planet!
@riverstone599410 ай бұрын
Bro this channel is quality. Thanks man
@JeremyAndersonBoise4 ай бұрын
Subbed hard, you’re a real one. Let’s fucking go! Longtime guitar and studio nerd, reporting for duty! (Here because of the Emily Hopkins collab)
@jebstevens36422 ай бұрын
thank you!
@JeremyAndersonBoise4 ай бұрын
Followed on Spotify, feeling it!
@CyberattackWorld4 ай бұрын
Thanks man
@sometimesdreaming4 ай бұрын
dude your videos are great. would love a video about building pedalboards
@CyberattackWorld4 ай бұрын
Do you mean like building the enclosure, or like routing the pedals and making choices about them? Or both?
@Jwyl9010 ай бұрын
Man, this is killer advice. I’ve been wanting to get into home recording to do something with all my noodles, but never really knew where to start. This is such a great starting point! Do you think you’d ever make a video on creating rhythm/drum/backing tracks? That also seems like a whole different ballgame.
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment, I'm glad this video was helpful. The drum track video is a great suggestion, I'm gonna start thinking about what the pro-tips are. But in the meantime, I give an off-the-cuff rundown of what I'm doing for drums in a lot of my videos here: kzfaq.infoNPrg0CDtAbY?si=LJPvk7bAPUwy4hDZ&t=1944
@Jwyl9010 ай бұрын
@@CyberattackWorld that’s also a great tip! Might have to dig through some of my old cds to see what’s out there now
@duartelucas57464 ай бұрын
The scarlet sounds more “water tanky”, like it has some spring reverb (just on the attack) and the Apollo makes it sustain more, is more detailed.
@Flying-Roro10 ай бұрын
You're the goat mate. Came for the pedals, stayed for Tropicana, subscribed for the music
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
#tppojla for life, thank you
@martinrowland27749 ай бұрын
Someone shouted out this channel on r/guitarpedals and this vid is the first one I watched. So good dude. So good. Keep it up.
@CyberattackWorld9 ай бұрын
thanks man
@TreeFullz8 ай бұрын
Just saw you on Emily's channel. Good shit! Here for the long term
@CyberattackWorld8 ай бұрын
thank you, always remember the resources you need are already within you
@TreeFullz8 ай бұрын
@@CyberattackWorld I am inspired
@unabridgeddick66454 ай бұрын
Dude ... That was a great video. Answered a lot of my questions and held my attention. I also like that part about making a list of resources and making a movie based on them. You made a list of sponsors and then made a video based on them.🤣
@TheTImmy66510 ай бұрын
I have an M-Audio interface that I’ve been using for 10 years now. It’s seen stuff. I know it has sort of a sound to it. I like it it. Anyway. Great video for all the reasons. The advice about inventorying one’s resources and writing around that is truly truly truly the best advice you can give to any sort of artist.
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
thanks, i like that you've committed to the M-Audio sound
@thestudiesshow10 ай бұрын
Still the best channel on KZfaq
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
my man
@DragonKidSlayer34 ай бұрын
your glitchy track sounds like something out of a toby fox game could easily be in undertale or deltarune. Very good video!
@CuriousKey4 ай бұрын
I feel like I *might* have heard a slight midboost out of the UAD compared to the Focusrite. Emphasis on *might* - I'm far from certain, especially with the various biases that are observed when a listener knows which is the more expensive device, the fact humans have poor auditory memory, etc. Even if I am right, it's such a slight change that, even if you liked a slight mid-boost (which is subjective), it's certainly not worth more than, say, 5 in your local currency. I use a Focusrite 2i2 (3rd gen) and it does everything more than good enough. If you have tone problems with this interface, the problem is far more likely to be elsewhere.
@slapp3r4394 ай бұрын
my focusrite works perfect for me. i dont record a lot but i do play through amp sims and they sound great
@WizardofFuzz4 ай бұрын
3:50 sounds like Steven Wilson playing Pat Metheny. Love it.
@guitarelaxed10 ай бұрын
"Letter from home" nice!
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
glad somebody caught that
@LiteralApe4 ай бұрын
I love alexander, i have their history lesson delay. Its super sick
@rezthered5 ай бұрын
Pure solid gold advice dripping from every tip.
@lucasfolkmusic4 ай бұрын
I fuckin love this dude
@mauroleon914 ай бұрын
Awesome content man, you've inspired me to play around with the equipment I have to do some home recordings.
@emmarossignol44454 ай бұрын
Where were you six years ago when i wanted to be Mac Demarco and bought a Tascam 4-track. Yeah “vibe” whatever, i was not able to be creative and write songs with that thing until i gave up and Got The Focusrite.
@pascaljean23334 ай бұрын
If i could recommend the arturia minifuse 2 instead because it allows line input and midi interface. So you can plug in more stuff.
@CyberattackWorld4 ай бұрын
ok yes cool
@Gingrnut4 ай бұрын
Christopher Walken giving me music production advice & good gear recs? Count me in.
@BatmanWangChung10 ай бұрын
Hey look everyone its Shao Khan! Suh dude! This video is epic!
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
thanks, shao kahn rules our lives
@stephenghudson61799 ай бұрын
You'll never see this comment but the whole "I went to some companies to fund my album in exchange for x", I fully support this, tell me when it's released I'll buy it. Making a living doing music independently or at all is hard is hard enough without worrying if it's authentic or true. You are both of those man and I'm gonna share this video to music friends but also others because your ideas about making any kind of project ring true and apply across the board.
@CyberattackWorld9 ай бұрын
dude I check comments obsessively, thanks for the message
@alexfletcher991510 ай бұрын
Absolutely great info here!
@stephenghudson61798 ай бұрын
You're very welcome 👍👍👍
@kcapkcans8 ай бұрын
Awesome video, but I have an interface, had it for years. Not in the market for another interface and I haven't recently searched one online. All this is to say that I clicked on this video and Amazon immediately sent me a notification for a deal on a Focusright Scarlet. The algorithm is coming for all of us.
@CyberattackWorld8 ай бұрын
skynet draws near
@wighatsuperreggie10 ай бұрын
- - - - yeah!
@eanroad10 ай бұрын
Fantastic vid! Cheers!
@tonytaormina47596 ай бұрын
can you do a followup video like the next steps, like getting started with a daw kind of thing, recording a song / tracks, budget options // mac vs PC?
@CyberattackWorld6 ай бұрын
that's a great suggestion thank you
@foldingthemap382310 ай бұрын
The Presonus usb is another choice as well imo. It is a bit cheaper, around $100 usd; even cheaper used. I do not have a Focusrite to compare it to, so take this suggestion with that in mind.
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
thanks for the tip, love the price
@nram393010 ай бұрын
Love this guy. Good sh9t my man.
@calebeverling61424 ай бұрын
Lowkey sounds like the Apollo has a higher resample rate or some shit
@cutseencinematics4 ай бұрын
Great channel
@ianstawin10 ай бұрын
YES
@CizerKedi4 ай бұрын
SLAAAAYYEEEEEEERRRR!!!
@mattkramer60614 ай бұрын
4:30 was that the mansion from Vice City?
@aaronkerr24818 ай бұрын
You're Russ Parrish out of character, aren't you? Great tips! Subscribed right away.
@CyberattackWorld8 ай бұрын
not a huge steel panther fan, but that guy can shred, so I'll take it. thanks for the sub
@Benjamin_C_174 ай бұрын
What type of studio monitors/headphones are you using for mixing? It sounds awesome
@CyberattackWorld4 ай бұрын
My monitors are Eve Audio SC207s and my headphones are the Audio-Technica ones that everyone has
@tonyjones15604 ай бұрын
IJS, I don’t think you need to burn time or energy on explaining what amounts to lining up endorsements and/or building relationships with equipment companies. It’s just good business.
@qwe12314 ай бұрын
"Focusrite is good enough" Sure. But at the same price I'd choose Audient, SSL, UAD, or MOTU M2 as better. Or MiniFuse if I also had iPad (because MiniFuse has a built-in USB hub).
@ersatzvitamin14 ай бұрын
Carrier Air Wing!!
@onerandombruh2 ай бұрын
I don't have the Focusrite, but the Behringer one... I guess it works too, am I right?
@CyberattackWorld2 ай бұрын
yes
@Sevetamryn9 ай бұрын
Question: How to change my medication to make Cyberattack-ish videos and what tools to use?
@CyberattackWorld9 ай бұрын
if you do every pro-tip from every video on my channel, your brain will automatically load the secret menu screen that shows you how to do the rest
@aryopratama46224 ай бұрын
My laptop is only 2gb ram. Didn’t had enough money to afford new ones any suggestions? Money is the issue saving up is impossible since i had 2 kids
@laiwengti4 ай бұрын
Could we collab? Making some cool dream pop, city pop songs?
@aaronorvis90944 ай бұрын
What ‘instrument’ setting do you use when recording in GarageBand with the iridium? Do you use the ‘amp’ or the ‘audio recorder’? I have no idea how to get the pure sound from my headrush without one of the presets messing with the tone.
@CyberattackWorld4 ай бұрын
I use "None" as the instrument/vocal setting. I love GarageBand, but running the Iridium into any of its presets will sound terrible. When you create a new track, and it shows you the two audio options-one that looks like a microphone and one that looks like a guitar-try clicking on the microphone. If that doesn't work, pick one of the guitar presets but then disable every single one of the plug-in effects it comes with. Then save that setting as one your user presets, and give it a name like "None" or something.
@michaelcooper279910 ай бұрын
Get it big dawwgggg
@sgraider24258 ай бұрын
The major benefit of UA interfaces is the ability to use their plugins. Also, latency is better.
@CyberattackWorld8 ай бұрын
those are good points. i could believe it about the latency, but i never feel like i'm running up against with the focusrite.
@anthonybarajas283810 ай бұрын
wooo!
@agharta426 ай бұрын
im tryna play over this drum loop w/ my guitar thats going thu my monitors to same mix in ableton and shit its confusing
@WapBamboo4 ай бұрын
Yo how often are you compared to Anthony Jeselnik?
@davelanciani-dimaensionx10 ай бұрын
Curious if you've tried the free Neural Amp Modeler plugin yet? It's a great home recording tool for guitar, but perhaps not for beginners.
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
I haven't tried it yet, mostly out of laziness
@sk33m-qe3ym9 ай бұрын
more pro tips for syntax error v2?
@CyberattackWorld9 ай бұрын
if you haven't watch my video about the V1, you can use all those pro-tips on the V2 as well: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pLx0gZqEta_eoXk.htmlsi=oFsI-xvcMGeSVNed
@chambre46610 ай бұрын
cool
@chambre46610 ай бұрын
I mean very cool and passionate
@chambre46610 ай бұрын
and also very trustable
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
thank you i'm glad those are the things
@Jwyl906 ай бұрын
This might be a silly question, but is it possible to run a guitar and pedalboard into a focusrite without having a pedal like the Iridium in the chain?
@CyberattackWorld6 ай бұрын
Yes
@musicalstatues737 ай бұрын
What’s the track you’re playing as a sound example at 3:50? Pat Matheny is my guess but which piece was that arrrrhhhh
@CyberattackWorld7 ай бұрын
it's Pat Metheny, there's a link in the video description to all the info
@kobrala13164 ай бұрын
8:20 it’s drugs, we like drugs.🎉
@joelwhite236110 ай бұрын
You look like Will Arnett.
@kadinnui228210 ай бұрын
Can I skip the first step if I can connect my amp to the PC directly?
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
you can skip any step you want at any time for any reason
@davelanciani-dimaensionx10 ай бұрын
@@CyberattackWorld Though I would recommend an interface and a pedal like an Iridium. However, if your amp has a direct recording connection, like a Yamaha THR-10, then you can connect direct via USB to the computer without an interface.
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
Thank you for really answering the question
@davelanciani-dimaensionx10 ай бұрын
@@CyberattackWorld No prob. But you certainly discover new sounds by not always following the directions. Look for the happy accidents. Just don't blow up your amp or computer.
@ericamoretti514810 ай бұрын
💞🔥💞
@aadityakiran_s10 ай бұрын
What did you play at 3:50?
@simonesa1vatori10 ай бұрын
something by Pat Metheny, can't remember exactly
@simonesa1vatori10 ай бұрын
somebody already caught it: letter from home
@CyberattackWorld10 ай бұрын
glad you figured it out but if you ever need the answer key, it's here: bit.ly/3vZ0yft