Thank you!! If you notice that Neve R6 in the background, I really need to add another pre soon…. ;)

Thanks so much! That’s so cool to hear you’re over in Scotland. What part?

@@CodyJungGuitar Bout 25 miles south of Glasgow, Central Scotland. My initial guitar influences came from Buddy Holly, way before my time, but he taught me well :-)

Too cool! I’ve spent some time in the UK, but not Scotland. It’s definitely on the list to visit!

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Thank you!! And please, share away! Haha.

Thank you!! Yeah, I know this is a long one, and this video might not get as much attention right away, but I hope some folks find it interesting/helpful!

Thanks so much!! This video doesn’t get a ton of attention, but I’m really glad I made it for the folks who come across it. Do you do session work currently? Or is it something you’re trying to get into?

@@CodyJungGuitar Someone posted a link to it on TDPRI. I'd like to credit who, but can't remember now. Realistically, I will probably never do this, bur who knows. I'm 59, and have a career outside music. Many years ago, someone online invited me to do some collab music work and I couldn't - didn't have the gear. I really regret that missed opportunity, and ever since have wanted to get myself in a position that I could do that. Work and life keep getting in the way. I think collab is more likely/realistic than session work, but the fundamentals from your video still apply, I think. I didn't realise, for example, that we wouldn't have to be working in the same DAW. And the point about fully understanding the gear you've got it, what it does, how you get the required sounds out of it, are really important. It was also great to watch a pro just add in the rhythm track, build a lead, and add the fills. Acknowledging, yes, that you weren't quite happy with those takes and will go back and polish, but even so! Also, points about making your workflow easier. Whenever I try and set my own stuff up to record it takes me half a day, and my creativity is all gone!

I totally understand what you mean about the work/life situation. I, too, have a full-time career outside of music. Luckily for me, though, I started doing and learning all of this stuff when I was a teenager (when I had the time and brain space l, haha!). Please keep my contact info, because if you ever have questions or want to chat about recording guitar or anything, I’m always down for that conversation!

@@CodyJungGuitar Oh, bless you, Cody - thank you very much for that. I'll bear that in mind.

Thank you!!

Thanks! I tried to pack a ton of info in this. I know it was a bit long, but I hope it was worth sitting through! Haha.

Sure thing! If people can network on here, that benefits us all!

Hey! That’s a great question. The short answer is: it depends. I feel like the trend a few years ago was that engineers and producers wanted dry tracks - at least that’s what I got asked for a lot. However, in the past couple years, I have not had that come up nearly as much. Like a lot of things, I think it can be song by song, genre by genre, and artist by artist. Also, I think it depends on the effect. Something like reverb, which as you probably know is oftentimes added to an overall mix as part of the mixing process, might be something you are asked to pull back on. However, instrument specific effects such as a phase effect for an outlaw country type tune is almost always tracked as part of the initial guitar take. That said, from the musician’s perspective, I think we generally prefer to have the control over our tone and effects, and I think clients and producers are wising up to that as well. There are just so many track shaping variables out there at this point that an artist has to be a bit more selective about what they want total control of - otherwise a person can get analysis paralysis pretty easily.

Thank you! That’s the Rode Wireless Go mic. They have a new version out now by the same name, but with a “II” tacked on to the end. I don’t own the new model, but I plan on getting it for the dual lav mic feature. I’m a big fan of the one I’m using in this video!

@@CodyJungGuitar Thanks for your reply. I guess you’re getting the dual version for your interviews? I’ve never liked the sound of the cheaper wired lav mics but the sound that you get is excellent. Did you plug directly into the camera or use an audio interface? Thanks

Yep! Right now I use two of the single units for interviews. I run them into a little on-camera mixer that has a stereo output. I run the stereo output from the on-camera mixer straight into the camera, then after the shoot I detach the audio from the video, split the stereo signal into two mono tracks and clean up the audio in a DAW during the editing process. For these types of videos where it’s just me, I run the Rode receiver straight into the camera.