How to automate tone switching when using guitar amp plug-ins (Tutorial)

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How to automate tone switching when using guitar amp plug-ins (Tutorial)

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Learn how to use automation in your DAW to automatically switch the active tone / patch in your guitar amp plugin (BIAS FX, Neural DSP, etc.) for practice, recording, or playing live. This video assumes you have a working knowledge of using guitar amp plugins in a DAW software.
Song used in this tutorial:
Disillusion by KillrBuckeye & Finn Maxwell (Musicman1066)
• KillrBuckeye | Disillu...

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@kbleskate 3 жыл бұрын

First time I see the complete details of how automate. You're amazing Buddy! 🤘😌

@KillrBuckeye 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

@equalizer4633 3 жыл бұрын

Wait, Killrbuckeye has a voice?! I thought he communicated through his guitar!

@jaimemontesdeoca9386 3 жыл бұрын

Wait I always thought he was British?!

@MohitPandeyification 3 жыл бұрын

@@jaimemontesdeoca9386 I thought he was Australian.

@jesseeminonieminoni7398 Жыл бұрын

Everyone has a voice just he does it like buckethead in his music playing not speaking

@jarrenharper718 2 жыл бұрын

Been watching your videos since 07. You were a big inspiration for getting me learning songs in my younger years so thank you for that!!! Hope you keep making videos man.

@earljasper342 3 жыл бұрын

Wow what a great guitar tip this is honestly the type of content im looking for.

@KillrBuckeye 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! My views for this type of video are way down compared to my typical cover videos, but I think this topic naturally has a smaller core audience.

@ambientcotton7066 3 жыл бұрын

The OG Legend aka KillrBuckeye!!

@NuttyRiffs 3 жыл бұрын

Extremely helpful mate, I searched this exact question on KZfaq a few days ago and found nothing, now you come out with a tutorial, saviour!

@Xaldin003 2 жыл бұрын

I started watching your channel over 10 years ago with your Parkway Drive and As I Lay Dying covers, and now we're here! This is exactly the kind of video I'd been looking for to get my feet wet with plugin automation. Thank you so much for sharing!

@JuanjoSE_XOF 9 ай бұрын

I've been looking for this tutorial for 3 years, they never told correctly how to do it and now, I can finally play my songs without stop and change preset and my guitar. I'm amaze with ur teaching in this kind of things. Appreciate it so much, I'm gonna subscribe rn!!!

@bumpsy 3 жыл бұрын

this vid told me more about using a DAW than many tutorials out there.. you could make videos about how to achieve certain sounds for beginners :D

@hwLUke 3 жыл бұрын

I never knew this was possible and I would sometimes just record whole song in one tone while playing but then just cut/paste parts into different tracks with different tones manually but thats far from optimal because the feeling is not there if you're playing a certain part in a different than intended tone. Excellent, thanks!

@KillrBuckeye 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly! This automation made practicing and recording much more enjoyable for me.

@HaruSkage 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my god, I just recently started messing with plug ins and was literally looking how to do this. Thank you!!!

@HaruSkage 3 жыл бұрын

Is the pedal board the only way to switch, without automation?

@KillrBuckeye 3 жыл бұрын

I haven't looked into it, but you may be able to use a MIDI foot controller to manually switch tones in your DAW. Otherwise, automation is your best bet.

@ChrisLT 7 ай бұрын

Been trying to figure this out for like 2 years for playing live. This is huge for me, thanks!

@TheWhateverContent 3 жыл бұрын

So glad to see that you're still around! I've been watching your videos for more than a decade now!

@alanaction- 3 жыл бұрын

these types of videos might end up getting less views than your other videos, but the value these videos provide is priceless. this is a great tip that i will definitely be using.

@KillrBuckeye 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I really appreciate the feedback! 😃

@кяуртіс 2 жыл бұрын

God I love that lead tone, so damn unique

@HaruSkage 2 жыл бұрын

3:05 That'd be lovely, you're the OG KZfaq metal guitarist!

@hiiambarney4489 2 жыл бұрын

This man right here is my childhood hero!

@mul500 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for this. Selling my effects and sticking to my neural dsp plugins from now on!

@existential_ 2 жыл бұрын

Holy shit, I've been trying to search on how to do this for the longest time. You are a life saver! Also I've watched your earlier videos from when I first picked up the guitar over a decade ago. Nice to see you still going on KZfaq!

@daltonlouzada627 3 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I was looking for! Thanks man! Worked great for me

@LittleBoy08 6 ай бұрын

This content is amazing. I was on ce a beginner and reluctant to purchase some pedals and this helped me a lot. I'm not recording but just playing a guitar without a pedal..

@thaagam8853 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton brother! I am conducting a guitar workshop sometime next month and this is the exact video I wanted because I'll using Bias FX as my rig for the first time ever. Cheers!

@deadNdivine12 Жыл бұрын

I always wanted to learn how to do this, but could never find a decent enough video to show how it's done. Thanks!

@Scuba_Bro 3 жыл бұрын

So glad you’re back on a more regular basis.... don’t ever leave us again 😭

@Samuraijake93 Жыл бұрын

this was amazing i've been trying to figure this out for a while now! thank you

@ignaciovaldesfernandez3908 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the years of covers and now wisdom throught your videos!

@Reapertips 7 ай бұрын

Amazing tutorial!! thank you for this. PD: Your face looked familiar and I was happy when I saw that I used to watch your videos when I was 12! (I am 28 now) you are a legend ❤

@fireguy123469 3 жыл бұрын

extremely helpful. Thank you for this. Now that we get tutorials from the legend himself, how about a tutorial on how to get those juicy bias fx tones. In simpler terms, how you go about matching the guitar tone on a cover song.

@KillrBuckeye 3 жыл бұрын

I think Finn Maxwell is going to be doing a video on the tone matching soon, so look out for that!

@rickoputra4309 3 жыл бұрын

You are a legend man! Remember the old KZfaq time and you went missing. So happy to hear everything figured out you have the spirit coming back, and throwing contents! Never though would ever hear you taking to us back then.. Now we have this. Me to used reaper (in evaluation period forever) now I'm might as old as you do, and doing family stuff. Happy for you and bring back best metalcore time at 2000s Hope you read this man! Working class YT metal cover legend!

@camriffs 9 ай бұрын

Been looking for over a year on how to do this. Thank you!

@diabolicwaste 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this tutorial and welcome back I use to watch your covers back in the day

@AnkurMahto363 10 ай бұрын

You are such a great guy. Loved the way you explained it in a detailed way. Cheers man. Watching your videos since 2009❤

@andy_182 2 жыл бұрын

ive literally been thinking of this idea for the last half year or so...i just never knew how to properly word it when googling it! Thank you ! and i love the click source, ive never done that but will definitely use that from now on! Thanks for your help!!!

@nikeshsinha3418 Жыл бұрын

thanks man....now i can just focus on getting the tones right we want more videos like these man

@darc22005 3 жыл бұрын

Seeing you do tutorials is really cool my guy. been a fan for long time. Always happy to see you upload

@geroffmilan3328 7 ай бұрын

This is a nice example of how to use automation in Reaper. I did cringe a bit when you referred to tracks as channels, and that really gritty intro tone as "clean" 😁 But the end product was sweet & it seems to have helped a number of people so it's all good in the end.

@ResilienT_tv Жыл бұрын

Im getting back into guitar and this helped so much! I was wondering if I had to pause switch tones then play when recording. This is life changing for sure! Thank you for explaining this out so thoroughly!

@powwowinmypants6949 3 жыл бұрын

So glad you're back! Need more content like this, youre good at it!

@simonemariodavi2295 3 жыл бұрын

Very intresting video, great job, do more videos man, u are a legend!

@pangetbri 3 жыл бұрын

That was an awesome... I'll try that way next time i do a cover... thanks master 😁

@W4rriorOfLight Жыл бұрын

I love you dude, honestly.

@DenartMeyer 3 жыл бұрын

This is just what I needed, thanks. I really hope you make that tutorial about figuring out the tempo of a song

@domso1o245 3 жыл бұрын

OG KZfaq Legend right here!

@christianbrooks1079 7 ай бұрын

Killrbuckeye the GOAT

@itsedcowgie773 3 жыл бұрын

This is awesome to see and learn man! Now I just need a PC, and some time away from work to finally be able to play again after several years not playing and I can utilize this 😂

@LimitlessPotential12 3 жыл бұрын

Super helpful for people like me that use plugins. Thanks man

@5yst3mSlave 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. I would definitely love to see more tips like this!

@reeenji 3 жыл бұрын

This is just what I was looking for. Thank You!!!!

@joshuadelrosario1961 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You so much for this tutorial!

@renznosa6367 3 жыл бұрын

great job ! greetings from Philippines!

@gus3333 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video! thank you very much. I have been looking for a simple explanation and finally Im able to get it. Great song btw !

@irti_pk 2 жыл бұрын

This is really useful stuff man, thank you! I'd love for you to do a tutorial on how you do your covers like you talked about at the start

@kinglexxar4886 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir....you have helped me alot with your video.....🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@johnreymundhulosbien348 6 ай бұрын

I would love if you shared how to create such banger tones!

@IScorpionI 3 жыл бұрын

Simple yet so clever! Thank you

@OmarGonzalezDrTarta 2 жыл бұрын

Justo lo que estaba buscando y además explicado de una manera magistral! Excelente excelente video muchas gracias

@SubduedFlamboyance 3 жыл бұрын

thanks a million. you're a legend.

@yannikb4059 11 ай бұрын

Wow this is a great tip thank you so much.

@dusrus8663 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!! This is so helpful!

@VOL7AGE55 3 жыл бұрын

Love the video! would be great if you did a full setup video explaining how you get your tones etc!

@AndresPrass 3 жыл бұрын

Just what I needed. Flawless!

@praisethesay10 2 жыл бұрын

Great explanation🤘🏻

@SAPlaysMetal 3 жыл бұрын

This is a great video. That automation is a total game changer 🤘🤘

@KillrBuckeye 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely!

@kaushikhari6013 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for this!

@joshyepyepzo8356 Жыл бұрын

My god this is genius

@possumsnotes 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, man! Very helpfull

@exxeyes 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I thought i had to buy a midi pedal, turns out i can do this!

@salsisha 3 жыл бұрын

This is really helpfull, thanks for sharing this information.

@Keane_Gomes 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much man

@daronminotaur3677 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@joereyna614 3 жыл бұрын

Very great vid, very informative. Thanks for this!

@KillrBuckeye 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@jachengcr Жыл бұрын

really helpful

@yudhaarau 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man , really usefull

@demondrive147 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, thank you! This gave me idea how to switch em in real time. Just add marker track and put numbers from 1 to 9 and switch in between them using number keyboard. Step II, find a numberic keypad, some sturdy pedal with normally open switches (quantity from 2 to 9) and solder switches instead of buttons. Isolate circuit board, fix it inside the housing and now you have real time switcher!!!

@KillrBuckeye 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that could probably work! Also, I'm pretty sure you can buy MIDI foot controllers that would make this pretty straightforward, but I haven't really looked into that.

@demondrive147 3 жыл бұрын

@KillrBuckeye midi would work with standalone applications for sure. With DAW and VST's from different developers I have no idea tbh

@spoonerluv 3 жыл бұрын

@@demondrive147 Most VST's have midi capability, it'll be buried in the manual somewhere. All of the big name ones like BIAS, Neural DSP and STL Tones will have midi functionality.

@demondrive147 3 жыл бұрын

@@spoonerluv sure, but you'll need to dance on floorboard to enable/disable them from your chain

@spoonerluv 3 жыл бұрын

@@demondrive147 You can make a midi track that changes the presets, very similar to what Killer is doing in this video.

@rafaelvazquez3304 3 жыл бұрын

Great job man! Thanks a lot for share this! It would be awesome if can make a video about how your process of recording and mastering a song

@hwLUke 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, I'd love to see that myself.

@KillrBuckeye 3 жыл бұрын

Are you asking about my process for cover songs, or for original songs?

@hwLUke 3 жыл бұрын

@@KillrBuckeye Why not both? I think many people would be interested in seeing what exactly is going on there from the technical side of things. There's many of us trying to figure out this whole process so we can make better sounding covers, or take self-created music to the next level. There's plenty of guides and tutorials already but there's always some different, specific things you can learn from every new video you watch. And it would be interesting to see it from your point of view, to see what you do and how, because we all gotta admit, your production value is great and your music both self-made and covers just sounds great.

@mykolavasechko5508 3 жыл бұрын

About your BIASFX2 gear!!!

@RodrigoAugustoGuitar 3 жыл бұрын

Very fucking helpful dude! Thank you.

@XRaym Жыл бұрын

This can be done with one track recording only, which would save CPU and HardDrive Space, and with one automation envelope also ! I should upload a .rpp somewhere.

@humandeviceoff Жыл бұрын

Please tell me how to do it?

@SanitycL 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@johnlouiemiranda3506 2 жыл бұрын

Kse cover hehe... idol since 2008

@mykolavasechko5508 3 жыл бұрын

helpful!

@DioHenda 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. Please bring back the beard

@KillrBuckeye 3 жыл бұрын

The beard comes and goes about once a week! After 1 week's growth the itchiness becomes too much for me to tolerate and the cycle repeats.

@maelan6718 2 ай бұрын

je t'aime

@Robscrob1 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing, this is what I'm looking for. Any issues with glitchhly audio? Doesn't it demand a lot from the cpu to run live effects on multiple tracks simultaneously?

@stritch.guitar5264 2 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely incredible. Thank you so much for sharing this. Do you know if this would work in a live setting? I know some people use Ax FX and Line 6 Helix's etc. via ableton and can achieve something like this. Tried to find out how to set it up but struggled a bit. I guess reaper needs to interface with the floor effects modules somehow, no idea how to do that though haha

@biohazardcel 3 жыл бұрын

Cool you use reaper too :)

@alejandroloredogarcia 3 жыл бұрын

yes new content 🥵🥵

@bhance1988 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! Going to try it live in October. QUESTION: does arming multiple tracks take up more CPU power?

@landhomer4627 Жыл бұрын

yes

@firdhaus_saleh Жыл бұрын

May I know how do you record the audio for this video? Was it recorded directly from the audio interface monitor output?

@shaihulud4515 3 жыл бұрын

Great video - I was searching KZfaq up and down, but could not find, what I was looking for! At 5:25 you show your trim dialogue - which looks exactly like mine! I always thought there is a bug or something is broke, because it shows just numbers under the BiasFX2 plugin. Now I see this obviously intentional. Which is a bummer - if it had the correct alias names like any other plugin I use does, one could switch presets easyly without having to set up other tracks. You would just have to automate the parameter for preset banks - unfortunately it is hidden beyond one of those stupid numbers. Shame on you, PositveGrid!

@landhomer4627 2 жыл бұрын

The problem with this is it will eat too much cpu when recording multiple tracks at the same is there any other alternatives.

@dariorox1 3 жыл бұрын

cool stuff, and if I'm not mistaken, that eq effect maybe can be faded out slowly creating a diagonal line instead that completely removed at the end?

@KillrBuckeye 3 жыл бұрын

You are correct. After I filmed the video Finn told me that the cutoff frequency of the low-pass filter was automated to gradually increase during that lead-in. So to do that I would use the filter frequency envelope and draw a diagonal line as you suggest.

@madagascar8379 3 жыл бұрын

Ooh cool

@anthonyarredondo2582 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a way to do this but where you don't have all tracks on record at once cuz my laptops not the best lol.

@KoziPlaysMoosic Жыл бұрын

would this work in protools if you know?

@sgguitar 2 жыл бұрын

How do You do it in logic pro?

@JP123sk8ter 3 жыл бұрын

Sweet! I wonder how I can do this in Logic.

@FinnMaxwell 3 жыл бұрын

Basically exactly the same method, logics automation I find a little sketchy though. Even if I turn ramp speed down to 0ms it still will randomly decide when to turn things on and off. I think mute is alright though.

@GTAPanos 2 жыл бұрын

oh shit I really expected an Irish accent !

@user-ld8ji2mn1m 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Ukraine)

@sgguitar Жыл бұрын

Can You do this in logic?

@sgguitar Жыл бұрын

I want to record a song and I would like logic to change track during recording. By using volume automation the guitar switches from one sound to another, when I play. The problem is that it doesn't change sound, when I record. Some choose different inputs for each track, but when I change the input on one track, then the sound dissappears. I could record each sound one at a time, but in this song it seams weird, because the song changes between two sounds all the time. Do You have an idea what to do?