I took 2 semesters of audio school. The first thing my Professor said was "If you are serious about this, then you will learn more from talking and listening to your classmates than I could ever teach you." It was 100% true. Meeting people who made/produced completely different kinds of music than I was used to was the best thing that I could have ever done.
@TGBoleyn3 жыл бұрын
Must be nice to get paid to do nothing. Why am I not a professor? Oh yeah, those that can't, teach. I can, so I do. Exception being people like fucking Gregg. Always throwing a fish in the soup.
@oldmossystone2 жыл бұрын
It's true. But he didn't say that you won't learn anything from him, just that you will learn more from each other if you are serious. That stands for all creative subjects in college/uni. That's the main value of formal education, you can learn from each other in an environment where you have time to do so, and guidance from an experienced teacher. You won't get that in your home studio watching a bunch of youtube videos. You won't get it from a commercial situation either, where the experts are run off their feet, and definitely won't have time to mentor a noob, or experiment with stuff that isn't directly relevant to the current job. Problem is that probably the majority of folk coming out of college and uni do have the qualification, but weren't serious enough to get really into the subject with their fellow students. Those folk are why employers don't value that piece of paper. Doesn't mean that going to college isn't worth it though - just that the paper qualification isn't the real value!
@RadioMcRadioface2 жыл бұрын
My professor said quit this course, and just get bob katz' book
@bustyjoe2 жыл бұрын
Facts. Well said there!
@shermswarthau53662 жыл бұрын
Opens you up to a bunch of different techniques and tried & true methods.
@PippPriss3 жыл бұрын
Another video idea: 13 skills outside the studio you should learn. Like soldering etc.
@sqlb3rn3 жыл бұрын
Wiping asses and noses of lead guitar players.
@longsnapper53813 жыл бұрын
@@sqlb3rn ......making singers play an instrument
@SyntheticFuture3 жыл бұрын
You really don't want Neanderthals running around with hot pieces of metal. I think this is a poor idea..., 👀
@edwincrain9863 жыл бұрын
He should show how the crappy cords burn up ,when you try to re-solder them. That's usually my luck anyway.
@brianbergmusic52883 жыл бұрын
I saved a lot of money doing my own soldering projects. Pickups selectors broke? Fixed! Copper tape the innards of the guitar for a Faraday Shield? Check! Headphone chord ripped out one of the leads? No problem!
@chuckwagon55183 жыл бұрын
You giving the warning about the flamability of some foam treatments was awesome advice! Your advice may just save a life! Good for you!
@imarriedabrkfsttaco37372 жыл бұрын
Best not to spray paint the foam black for aesthetic reasons like the slum lords did at The Station night club a.k.a. tinder box. Couldn't spring for sprinklers or even ample amounts of fire extinguishers but they could spray an accelerant onto the acoustic foam that releases cyanide gas when ignited!
@mikerodio37853 жыл бұрын
"I bought a dual rec as a wedding present to myself" lmao
@johncox25523 жыл бұрын
Yeah,…. I thought that was hilarious as well!
@PressuredSpeechBand5 ай бұрын
Then he divorced it!
@gilbertspader79743 жыл бұрын
Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth my Grandfather told me " Poor people can't afford cheap things".
@dls39393 жыл бұрын
heh I like that
@richardmetzler79093 жыл бұрын
In the same vein, a German proverb: "If you buy cheap, you buy twice."
@individualmember3 жыл бұрын
From Terry Pratchett: “The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money. Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles. But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet. This was the Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socioeconomic unfairness.”
@IT-kone3 жыл бұрын
@@individualmember Such a great passage from "Guards! Guards!", if memory serves me right.
@angeleocorrodead3 жыл бұрын
We have the same sentence in polish.
@josephchambers33943 жыл бұрын
"please consider making a better product instead of suing someone for writing a bad review" Glenn is the best!
@lydiao68403 жыл бұрын
5:11 "So now they're off fucking somebody else's mixes!" I burst out laughing!
@damelos40393 жыл бұрын
Same here. LMAO.
@KirbyCurbwhy3 жыл бұрын
Lol, me too. Tbh, Mackie's CR series just seemed to be competing against the PreSonus budget monitors, which also sound terrible. I'm glad that Mackie at least rebranded it as a "multimedia monitor," so we know to avoid it for studio use. For now, though, Kali Lp6es are king, and maybe even Mackie's more expensive monitor lineup as well.
@frabulouscrab95523 жыл бұрын
i just use my mackies as oversized computer speakers lol
@Payterman2 жыл бұрын
This got me 😂😂
@dougmartinezjr2 жыл бұрын
@@frabulouscrab9552 Same, They work great for that
@davidgriffith39382 жыл бұрын
I "left" my Line6 Spider at a friend's house. When he sometimes mentions he doesn't know where it came from, I remain silent.
@seanshea85963 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for mentioning the Station Nightclub Fire. I am a live sound guy and applied for a job at the Station the month before they burned down. Even when that happened i still had to tell people in the Rhode Island area not to use packing foam or egg cartons in their studio (especially when they were smokers. ) So many people just don't know. Even upholsterers.
@SpectreSoundStudios3 жыл бұрын
Well, I’m glad you didn’t get the job, Sean!
@gnprice Жыл бұрын
Hard to believe that was 20 years ago! Some guitar picks are made of the same highly flammable celluloid as foam. I know how quickly a pick will go up in flames - I can't imagine an entire wall of foam.
@SMITHII_ Жыл бұрын
As a smoking upholsterer, I disapprove of this message.
@eliaskapravelos71713 жыл бұрын
First big amount I spent was on an acoustician and room treatment, never regretted it and my translation game went up like hell.
@_evolj3 жыл бұрын
I’ll second that.
@zachw25383 жыл бұрын
Same here, lined my walls with some auralux and my mixes went from trash to listenable
@eliaskapravelos71713 жыл бұрын
@@zachw2538 I did floor decoupling to not annoy the downstair neighbors and bass traps on all corners as well as mid and high frequency absorption and some slight diffusion, room is killer and I can record real amps any time of day.
@eliasgilmor37383 жыл бұрын
Still need to get mine up
@jacobbrown16903 жыл бұрын
i buy cardboard eģg cartons and spray the inside with foam. works perfect.
@RabidChasebot2 жыл бұрын
7:04 I can definitely vouch for the books thing. I played a show once in a tiny bookstore and it had the best acoustics of any room I've EVER played in! And this was no folk-y acoustic show either. It was a weird mixed bill with down-tuned Sabbath type stuff, sludgey shoegaze, a straight up punk band, and a lighter mid-2000's indie band.
@aeoteroa81810 ай бұрын
maybe this is why npr tiny desk sounds so good. the whole room is lined with bookshelves
@cyborgchimpy6 ай бұрын
dude, that sounds awesome. playing heavy metal in a bookstore lmao
@doggydangerous8 ай бұрын
Having a long haired metal head yelling at me really helps me focus on what is being said! Awesome!
@xxdinguslmao3 жыл бұрын
Glenn, you are one of the most genuine producers on KZfaq, straight to the point, no bullshit. I have learned so much from you in such a short time! Keep up the badassery
@nevereveravailable3 жыл бұрын
I went to an audio school in germany, and I do not regret it. Learned a lot, improved myself, even got a job afterwards (live sound engineer), but the work conditions for live events are not easy, so I switch to IT and made music my hobby again.
@ileutur68633 жыл бұрын
I also went to audio school, well technically, film school but majoring in audio engineering and sound design and I honestly kinda regret it. I made a lot of cool connections, but nothing I learned there was stuff I couldn't just find on the internet or in the library.
@josuastangl71403 жыл бұрын
I'm from Germany, too. Which audio school did you go to?
@CreativeMindsAudio3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I got a live sound gig after audio school. Hated it. Yeah stay up until 5am, get paid about10/hr (this was 2008), and deal with artists yelling at you because the venue’s analog gear sucks and is extremely limiting. only so much you can do without compressors, gates, FX, a few mic inputs, and only 3 band EQ. Clearly it’s MY fault it doesn’t sound good 🙄. Granted I’ve gigged at some higher end venues, but it always feels similar. Artist expects studio quality setup instantly despite your limited working conditions. And half the time live sound is just trying to control feedback.
@triple_x_r_tard3 жыл бұрын
yeah i have a music degree, audio tech not recording, and i learned a ton. having sanctioned music theory classes is really helpful if you care about composing. and i learned so much about sound programming and designing for video that i would not have grasped so quickly without veteran musicians.
@Glurbschnurb3 жыл бұрын
What is your job in IT?
@chrislewis33723 жыл бұрын
trust me as someone with a BA, no one has ever asked me my school degree
@JohnOShaughnessy3 жыл бұрын
haha! and that was some time ago, eh?
@sonicwingnut3 жыл бұрын
As someone with a BSc, it definitely depends on the industry you're working in. Recording studios, live music and general freelancing? More about your connections than anything. Education, corporate, pro AV, games industry? More often than not you should get your bits of paper ready.
@sonicwingnut3 жыл бұрын
@@jmagnus although I would also argue after doing amateur live sound and production for years I definitely learned a LOT from doing a degree - so I'd say the quality of teaching and skills learned in that environment are important. On a good course there's definitely a breadth of skills you probably wouldn't learn working in a single role in one industry.
@MattLongstaff3 жыл бұрын
Haha yeah “This tune ain’t that great” “But I have a degree!” “Oh, OK. It’s awesome then”
@MaxRamos83 жыл бұрын
That's why you get a BM, cmon now
@soundman14022 жыл бұрын
One lesson I learned in audio school that stuck with me was when we were recording a voiceover for a sound-for-picture class. We had an isolation booth with some XLR pass-throughs on it, and I used a series of adapter cables to send a headphone feed into the booth. The student doing the voiceovers reported a buzz in the headphones and that they didn't sound good. I started troubleshooting which adapter had a problem. The instructor came over, disconnected the whole mess, tied it in a knot, and threw it in the trash. "These broken cables just cost you a bunch of money, because you're trying to make them work instead of recording. This is time you can't bill for. It cost you more money than it'd cost to just replace the cables." (Paraphrasing; it's been about 25 years now.) We eventually just ran a cable under the door instead of using the jacks on the booth.
@Healcraft3 жыл бұрын
Glen you are using the LINE 6 Spyder wrong, you need to have 6 of them, each mic'ed with a Blue Snowball and ran into each other in series. Then into a behringer interface
@Vertshark3 жыл бұрын
HA! I wrote an article on gear for spoken word (podcasts) for under $100. It was a Behringer BA-85A Mic, a UMC22 Interface (Midas preamps SO much better than Behringer's Xenyx ones which is why I avoid their mixers like the plague), cheap Neewer boom arm (it's a $25 mic for God's sake), and a cheap 10 foot XLR cable. Came to $97 total. While I had no delusions that this was anything other than adequate, I actually had someone argue with me for hours that you should just get (of all things) a HyperX Quadcast USB mic instead for $140. Missing the point of it being much more expensive than the target, and that you could replace bits and pieces of the XLR gear without losing your entire investment as you do with a USB mic. He claimed to be a degreed Audio Engineer so when he talked about what a waste of money that was, I had to laugh. I guess the point is, you buy what you can afford and look for the best bang for the buck. For the money, Behringer's USB interfaces aren't so bad (though granted there is WAY better)
@KirbyCurbwhy3 жыл бұрын
even better, mic the line 6 spyders with razer seirens
@shitmandood3 жыл бұрын
Forget Behringer. Pyle is where it's at! You can get a Pyle mic for $20 or less and you would not be able to tell the difference on its mic and a Shure SM57(?) in a double blind test. The reason people get the Shures is because they are road-worthy. Cheaper mics can be used in studio use because you're not taking them 'on tour'. The sound quality is going to be almost identical and only a golden eared audiophile would ever be able to tell the difference and they're a rare breed.
@m0j0b0ne3 жыл бұрын
@@Vertshark Agreed, but there are better reasons to avoid Behringer's mixers than the preamps, though that's certainly reason enough. For the sake of brevity, I'll name just two; the fact that the monitor sends are post-EQ (WTF?) and general reliability. The only reason I've never had one take a crap on me is because I've never bought one. The ones I used by necessity were warning enough.
@TGBoleyn3 жыл бұрын
I bought that while in Scotland. Was fun to play with, but not great. Then I get back to US, and buy a Line Six combo. Glad they had a great return policy. It sounded like it had a wet blanket over it, no high range. So I returned the head, kept the cab and modified it with a sub speaker to give my guitar system better live lows. I run it through a Marshall system but it has a pre-amp built into the cab to assert the sub. Better blend of highs and mid-range over the wet blanket.
@Somehiguy3 жыл бұрын
when you said don't be a "whiney suckhole" for some reason I broke out in uncontrollable laughter, do I need a professional?
@matturner68903 жыл бұрын
If you don't laugh at bafflingly ridiculous things every now and then, you aren't human. Piss waffles.
@EARART3 жыл бұрын
I read this at the exact same time he said it lol
@AlexValliMusic3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if the word/phrase "Psychosocial" is appropriate here? lol
@samsungtelevision6953 жыл бұрын
Nah you’re perfectly normal I went to comment the same thing. Wait
@cloroxusthestainlessone43243 жыл бұрын
The blinking offensively part made me choke on my smoke
@General_Ictus2 жыл бұрын
I was already at a University for something else (which I currently have a career in), and the music school had a studio that you could only use if you were a Music Tech minor. So, I did the minor, and it was great. The studio was the best studio I've been able to actually use since, and I ended up making money because the school allowed us to do gig work in there, and would even pay us on behalf of music students who needed recordings done. It was a great deal, a resume builder if nothing else. With school, you really need to know your own case. It could be a great idea, could not be.
@jai_b_drums Жыл бұрын
I agree completely, I don't think a course like mine where I learned how to mix and record for film and TV, taking part in AV and live sound work whether itd be patching stage crew and foh and mon as well as theatre setups and using different daws and excess programs like rack, davinci and even unreal engine, plus on top of that getting time to engineer my own sessions with bands in the studios was completely useless. But I understand if glen's talking about courses that strictly teach studio music mixing as it's in industry that's impossible to get into. It really just depends on what you learn and how you apply it.
@Ruinwyn11 ай бұрын
I've always assumed that connections and student production resume building would be the main benefit of formal music production schooling. You get access to some gear sure, but the studio work experience is the real benefit. Depending where you are and what your local scene is like, that might vary from useless to invaluable.
@cole4449112 жыл бұрын
The thing about music-related school programs is that its 1+ years of - Being 100% invested in learning/improving (or else you waste your money) - Having the ability to ask teachers and students anything you want whenever you want - Meeting (potentially life-long) friends/colleagues who will mention your name in 5 years for a game-changing opportunity that they can't commit to It's all about the mindset that gets engraved in you. Whether or not its worth your money is up to you...
@reghunt24873 жыл бұрын
God when I started recording my own stuff, I was ping pingong using 2 cassette decks. The resources available now for home recording at good prices just kills me.
@gilbertspader79743 жыл бұрын
I started on battery powered Panasonic's. When Fostex came out with a 4 track it was unbelievable!!!@!
@squidcaps43083 жыл бұрын
Same. Acoustic nylon string guitar found in a trash, fixed and with DIY piezo, two decks where one was used as overdrive. Backing rhythm track done with Roland Jupiter-4 arpeggiator. Sometime later dad bought 4 track, and at some point he bought a second one that had... get this... REVERB!... And i was lucky, my dad repairs musical instruments so there is a lot of stuff, i had full PA in my room as a teen, 12ch Yamaha powermixer (but unlucky that rock was almost forbidden in our religious household)... but recording was always so expensive and difficult to get mics.. The ones we had were pretty much found from trash.
@scottjones70053 жыл бұрын
Gorilla Recording. I miss those days, you had to “make it” with what you had and learned so much. And it had a greater sense of satisfaction. Like using the left headphone in your acoustics f hole with scotch tape. 😜
@jjrusy74383 жыл бұрын
i did it with a cassette tape recorder and a cassette player, so i had to keep swapping the tapes for each next track and the pitch would go up due to the speed differences. I remember i just about crapped a brick when i finally could get a 4track yamaha cassette. It was a dream come true since i could never afford a teac 3340 or w/e it was. then came the roland VS-880 with its crappy laptop HD but amazing effects and spdif outs right into the old soundblaster platinum.
@oig402033 жыл бұрын
I borrowed an Akai stereo reel to reel from a guy in my church (1977). I had it a full year before I discovered I could do sound on sound. I started piling up tracks and the noise grew and grew! It taught me to be judicious in what I put down. I learned a lot of great lessons starting from that place.
@deathbyparker3 жыл бұрын
I went to recording school, and while I don’t regret doing it I feel like real world experience would have been more applicable. The good things I took away from my education had little to do with audio and more to do with people.
@m0j0b0ne3 жыл бұрын
Again, you don't go to a school for what you'll learn; it's for who you'll meet. The entire Ivy League is based on this principle. The guys in Matchbox 20 met while they were attending the school where Jaco studied, IIRC. I kinda agree and disagree with Glenn on this subject, because it's hard to get work, if you don't know somebody who's working and if you just buy the gear and start making records for your friends, well, then you're learning at their expense, not yours. Some might call that taking advantage, unless you offer a steep discount, but THEN....it gets harder to keep the lights on. Then again, everything in this life is a kind of balancing act.
@deathbyparker3 жыл бұрын
@@m0j0b0ne honestly it helped me to realize how much I love audio and it got me into some really awesome rooms and I was able to work with some gear that I may never get to touch again. Did I mention that there were only 12-13 students per instructor. SAE full sail and all those schools wanted too much and offered nothing. The conservatory of recording arts and sciences. It did not result in me getting a job in audio directly after school but it did pour a ton of gas on my dream of recording music every day. Thanks for the response. I agree with what you said. Sometimes Glen can be a bit jaded but so can anyone in the trenches. I normally agree with him on most things. But not everything... even my favorite bands have shitty songs from time to time.
@peterbloodhenderson27233 жыл бұрын
Yeah man it's the same thing with Berkley, SCAD, etc., its who you meet and connect with. This biz is a who you know thing generally.
@matamjau3 жыл бұрын
And thats exactly what the school is for, and its rly important so stop with all the “school doesnt do anything” supercrap. Not saying to the comenteer nor anyone specificaly. I am ranting on behaviour itself
@possiblythedevil Жыл бұрын
I've learned so much from more experienced guys being brutally honest and and properly shaming, less experienced guys into not doing dumb things. Thank you glenn and keep rocking! 🤘🤘
@bustyjoe2 жыл бұрын
I love a brilliant and twitchy old semi burnout sound engineer genius like this guy. Brings me back to my best days learning from old school weirdos that knew some really profound things you'd never catch an into to in a college class ... unless your class was taught by one such person. Note: absolutely no offenses intended here. I meant every word in nostalgic love
@reghunt24873 жыл бұрын
10:17 If you can, stay away from cables with gold plugs. The idea is that gold is a better conductor and doesn't tarnish. Gold is great for connectors that will just stay plugged in all the time, but gold is soft and will wear off with a lot of plugging and unplugging. Quite often the metal underneath is exposed and will tarnish, which results in crappy connections.
@bigchiefsmackaho3873 жыл бұрын
Interesting
@IshaanKunwar3 жыл бұрын
Could you link me to more sources on this? I just bought a patch cable with gold connectors assuming it would be better
@1337murk3 жыл бұрын
Yeah this is spot on! My father is an electrician and he told me the same when I set up my current studio and consulted him on cabling/power wiring etc
@reghunt24873 жыл бұрын
@@IshaanKunwar I'm speaking from experience, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are articles about it. You're better off with nickel plated. Have you ever seen an old Les Paul with gold hardware, and most of the gold is worn off? It's like that.
@bravotronalpha37873 жыл бұрын
Yeah, gold connectors are more or less just a marketing gimmick. And it's still a fairly rare metal, and yet look where it gets used. Ridiculous.
@DuncanHarbison3 жыл бұрын
I did my degree in music, I feel like college/uni courses in music or music production are worth it if you would do the course even if they didn't give you a piece of paper at the end of it. If you're learning enough and getting enough experience while you're there, that's the important part.
@ChurchOfTheHolyMho3 жыл бұрын
Yes (good points!) But on the other hand - my band was asked to play at a local community college so the students could record video/audio of a performance. I was shocked by how little they knew. Their second year students knew less than my schools 1st semester freshman program. It was a nightmare. Not all programs are equal. Do your homework. YMMV.
@djallious11883 жыл бұрын
Don't forget home studios where there before commercial studios, how do you think they got to commercial everything goes back to it's roots eventually.
@smartwerker3 жыл бұрын
I went Computer Engineering major with Musc Technology minor
@tedbahas3 жыл бұрын
Hruumphhh! I have been a music product rep for 30+ years. Thanks for this video! There are a million choices out there and this video will help people make right ones. Keep up the good no BS work!
@TheAstroKid3 жыл бұрын
The best piece of advice ever 👍🏿 I bought in the 90’s a “Berhinger” effect unit, Jesuschrist what a nightmare
@SebBrosig3 жыл бұрын
man your sledge hammer technique has room for improvement: should have flattened the U87 clone on the first blow. It's all in the aim..
@rolanddeschain66173 жыл бұрын
gotta start with separated hands. let the top hand meet the bottom on the way down
@morphine00003 жыл бұрын
Clearly, he was a drummer in a past life.
@uncleswan38963 жыл бұрын
like a baseball, keep your eyes on the microphone
@DimitrisPlagiannis3 жыл бұрын
Should have saved the case for a DIY clone project.
@dwheel5023 жыл бұрын
I went to a specialized audio engineering and music technology school. I learned a lot, but couldn't finish because of the expense. Also the stress put on by peers and society at the time of you've gotta go to college right after highschool, you have your whole life ahead of you and you're barley an adult, you better have your shit together and figured out right this instant and go to college. This will determine the rest of your lifes work. Don't fuck it up! Good luck. Thanks Glen for the great content. I continue to learn a lot from your videos.
@jas_bataille3 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry, but that's absolute untrue. The idea that college will determine the rest of your life is a myth. My dad was the worst student at university and he ended up with a brilliant 40 years career in audio-engineering after drop out. I dropped out of one of the best jazz colleges in the world and now? I work for Yamaha Canada as an engineer. It will NOT determine how your life plays out. I'm sorry but that's a dishonest salesman pitch to freak you out and make you get in debt for the next decade or so. No one have their "shit together and figured out right this instant" when they're 18 - that is just NOT true. Also, I was born in this industry, and I can assure you that no one will ever ask for you degree. 100% positive. I learned much more in 8 months of grinding PA gigs than in years o theory.
@djallious11883 жыл бұрын
That's untrue you would have still learned it, don't take this advice folks you can learn by yourself you don't need school. Don't waste your money.
@TheArcticGiantWalks3 жыл бұрын
Thru the years of my on off guitar playing this guy always give the good advice .
@smyhk28832 жыл бұрын
I just recently discovered your channel and thoroughly enjoy the content! I also appreciate the no-bs approach to sharing your knowledge and experience with us. It has been enlightening and educational. Noticed a trend of Robotech t-shirts in your videos; grew up on the cartoon and still have my old table-top source books!
@acommon3 жыл бұрын
SO glad you mentioned "acoustic foam". Seems like every beginner gets sucked in by those (myself included, when I started). Stick to Rockwool & Owens Corning 703
@DannyTaddei3 жыл бұрын
Totally disagree. Beginners can’t afford nice rooms to start with. Acoustic foam makes for a super great way to hide cheap paint and stains. :)
@alukeofalltrades3 жыл бұрын
sorta fell into this. my room isn’t completely plastered with foam, but i probably have a little bit more than what’s needed to treat it acoustically. i really just need to reposition my guitar rack and get some bass traps
@adamgreenhill1103 жыл бұрын
Disagree. My whole room is a padded cell at this point, makes it nice and dry!! I can't stand an echoey room. My speakers sound clean, vocal tracks sound good etc. Just being in here feels still and calm But then again I only record vocals, I don't use monitors, but might get bass traps eventually
@acommon3 жыл бұрын
@@alukeofalltrades foam doesn't work. That's my point
@acommon3 жыл бұрын
@@adamgreenhill110 it really doesn't. It only absorbs high frequencies
@DavidNwokoye3 жыл бұрын
4:58 OMFG I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT 😂😂😂 I just spilled water all over my desk
@kitten-whisperer3 жыл бұрын
There he is. I expected to see you here.
@kitten-whisperer3 жыл бұрын
@@wasserhahn903 I'd be concerned if I didn't see him comment on a video about guitars and recording. This guy's becoming a celeb in the comment section lol
@Ignore143 жыл бұрын
I forgot about Tori Black, haven't seen one of her videos in years
@DavidNwokoye3 жыл бұрын
@@Ignore14 She's an icon 🤣
@MrRich65053 жыл бұрын
How fuking cheesy. He said a name and your water just got spilled automatically. Stupid
@Payterman2 жыл бұрын
Dude you’re hilarious and I’m grateful to see guys who genuinely want to help others save time and money. Great video 👏
@svarogstudio3 жыл бұрын
I agree about the schools for the most part. I would add that some of the benefits I got were doing some projects in few commercial studios, using the analog gear, patch bays and all that. Also the mentors were there to answer and help with anything, and we could use two of the studios in the facility a lot. These are some of the things and experiences you can't get with online classes. Also (depends on where you are and what you want) I landed three jobs, each better than the former. One as a live sound engineer and two as tv broadcast sound engineer (national TV was one of those), and all of them I got because (well, other than my portfolio) employers were more inclined to give the job to someone with a diploma. I've also had institutions and companies reach out to me with a job offer... which is almost crazy in my country where people with even higher education than me can barely get a job as a waiter. That being said, what we learned were mostly technical stuff, no "tricks", no creative ideas to get a certain sound etc...
@Ruinwyn11 ай бұрын
Technical skills on the chosen field is what all basic formal education is about. People come up with creative ideas all by themselves. How to make those ideas a reality is what you need the technical skills for. Singers don't go to vocal lessons to learn to sing more creatively. They go to learn how to maintain and improve their voice and singing ability. Heck, coders don't learn how to create interesting computer games. They learn how code needs to be structured and which languages work best for different implementations.
@danielmilligan32983 жыл бұрын
The BBE unit is a piece of live gear lmao. It's basically just an active EQ, once the mid range gets over a certain range it automatically boosts some highs to compensate. It also does some amplitude and frequency dependant phase compensation. If you're doing live shows and you can't afford a good DSP like a DBX DriveRack or another solution the BBE can help clean up your live sound a bit. But 50% of the time it makes things worse. It's an extremely environmentally sensitive effect, though we still like to have one around. You can also slam your drums through a BBE and get some really funky distorted drum sounds!
@Trinin3 жыл бұрын
Yeah the Sonic Max is really for live work, especially mobile rigs where you're not sure about the environment. And I have only seen one guitarist get a great use out of it through his stereo rig. I have one, and I get good results from it but only because I know when to use it and when not to even bother.
@agentviktor32973 жыл бұрын
I've heard professional musicians recommending it on guitars too. I guess if you lack a presence knob, it might help, but I personally have never tried
@i-never-look-at-replies-lol3 жыл бұрын
I mean, usually the way you make shitty gear work is to use it in ways it's not intended to be used. People don't seem to understand this...
@danielmilligan32983 жыл бұрын
@@i-never-look-at-replies-lol "shitty gear" ok, I'm sure that's why the BBE units are some of the best selling pieces of rack gear in the live industry lmao
@davidhill59763 жыл бұрын
John McBride (owner of Blackbird Studios in Nashville and possibly more gear than anyone else on Earth) uses a Sonic Maximizer as a parallel effect when tracking drums. Turns out it sounds great. But hey - what does he know amiright?
@larcollins3 жыл бұрын
One of the most useful videos about audio recording I've ever seen. Plus mega points for the Skull Squadren t-shirt!
@MJXtube3 жыл бұрын
17:31 I got a 4-year Bachelor of Music: Technology; Sound Recording at a private university. The first year was actually phenomenal. We learned so much because we had a great instructor. Once we got to year 2, however, the remaining courses were all taught by the same classical engineer who had no experience or expertise for recording or mixing any genre that gets heard in the modern industry. Classes revolved around what this guy wanted to do, and courses were generically called Audio I, II, II, IV, etc. While we did plenty of editing, we spent WAY too much time on the physics of Electrical Engineering (the professor's background), and there was little or no focus on specific topics such as mic choice/placement for different instruments/situations, modern EQ/gate/compression techniques, putting together a mix in any genre, etc. etc. The saving grace at this school was: in addition to the Sound Recording track, ALL music majors (tech/sound recording included) were required to pass an instrumental audition and continue instrumental study as a "field" major; and the general music curriculum at this school was actually pretty badass. And it also included a non-music "core" curriculum. So while the Sound Recording track had its flaws (which I have heard have since been improved), I think I got a pretty well-rounded college education. But it was quite expensive and I don't work in audio full-time. I do way more work as a guitar player than an engineer ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@SickMetalAddict2 жыл бұрын
The whole education system is a rackett. Whatever it is you learn in 4 years of Bachelor's degree education you can learn in less than a month if the job itself provided the course.
@stephenzerospace28643 жыл бұрын
One thing that made a big difference was making sure i was using balanced trs cables for my monitors. For the longest time I was using guitar cables, it wasn’t until my friend gave me a set of mogami balanced trs 1/4th inch to xlr that my monitors really came to life.
@Grimgo6663 жыл бұрын
I did a 3 year BSc Audio and Music Technology Degree. About 50% was studio recording. The lectures were very upfront that it would be unlikely any of us would work in the dream studio scenario. We even did a module which was record 3 songs at a £500 ($700) budget and 2 higher quality at a £1500 ($2100) budget, it really opened our eyes to how much renting studio time cost and how low your hourly rate would end up if you agree to a bad deal. We did modules on Electronics, Live sound and Acoustics which were very useful too for real life situations. With all that said it cost £9000 ($12500), was it worth it? I'd say it largely depends on your character, I was that mid range student that did well and enjoyed it but didn't take every opportunity that I could have. We had studio rooms with hundreds of thousands of pounds of gear that we could book to use everyday if we wanted. It only started getting limits towards the end of the semester. If I'd just spent hours learning the gear and in the process training my ears further I definitely would have got more out of the opportunity presented to me. My career? Live sound engineer for 2-3years, then realised I would rather protect my ears and work more social hours so went into programming and do audio as my hobby now. I don't regret my degree for the social aspect and further figuring out my life, but I couldn't argue it was necessary.
@footnotedrummer3 жыл бұрын
With regards to cables... in my personal opinion... buy a spool of decent quality cable and solder your own high quality XLRs to them. I've made a shit ton of these and they're basically the identical "quality" of Mogami, but cost half as much.
@takhian61303 жыл бұрын
I really want to do this sometime, partly for being able to have custom lengths to cut down on cabling mess
@bravotronalpha37873 жыл бұрын
It's a good practice. Probably not the 'cheapest' option but ultimately worth it in the long run when you have the skills and materials needed to fix a cable; especially when you've got a show to do and all the local music stores are either closed or simply inaccessible.
@Gainovermg3 жыл бұрын
I need to go this route. What’s a good quality cable you would recommend
@bravotronalpha37873 жыл бұрын
@@Gainovermg I've used Mogami for most of my cables. Their bulk cable runs in the neighborhood of $1 per foot, has good shielding, easy to work with. I'll pair that up with either Switchcraft or Neutrik plugs (I'm partial to Switchcraft but Neutriks hold up well too). www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/mogami-wg2524-bulk-instrument-cable-black-sold-per-foot
@MSHRadio-dj5zn3 жыл бұрын
I certainly respect you for that!
@samipbhattarai86773 жыл бұрын
Me: Watching this on my Acer Nitro 5 that's been acting up lately *smiles and silently sheds a tear*
@Otondabeat3 жыл бұрын
my nitro didnt even last a year , started with two usb ports coming off. cpu fan sounds like jet engine , screen cracked, atleast i can still use it a paper weight now
@isosk12293 жыл бұрын
Never trusted acer lmao
@raeyth_3 жыл бұрын
I've... actually never had issues with Acer. I don't use it for recording anymore, but I never once had a issue with when I was.
@TGBoleyn3 жыл бұрын
You just answered a question I asked about using it for a recording device rather than for gaming. Rock on! Thanks!
@tryburger3 жыл бұрын
@@Otondabeat That’s really surprising. To be fair, their builds are on the flimsy side but I’ve never had one fail on me. I still even have one from 2007 (xp, lol) that still runs Serato for me with no issues at all.
@qball6803 жыл бұрын
Hilarious, this man is the 'Lewis Black' of music gear.
@johnsguitarmusicanddemos2 жыл бұрын
Definitely agree. Tons of useful info too.
@trigdiscipline2 жыл бұрын
Jesus Christ no he isn't. Lewis Black writes jokes and is actually funny, this is just a guy who mistakes being loud for humor.
@jamesmeeker69333 жыл бұрын
Glad to see Vim Fuego getting a shout out. Haven't heard much from him lately, but I hear he's been communing with some rather interesting figures from recent rock history.
@TRNFloyd3 жыл бұрын
Everything I know about music and recording I've taught myself over the last 14 years. I didn't really have a choice and stumbled my way through it early on, but now a days its so much easier with just a little bit of research. That bookshelf thing will come in handy sometime down the line and I'll more into it when I get to that stage. This is honestly actually a very useful video for anyone looking to get started in making a home studio!
@djallious11883 жыл бұрын
And when you get there you will be way better then everyone who walks through those doors even the teachers. You do not need to go at any point not even in the future, just because uncle sam said you did.
@SummerByStyx4 ай бұрын
I did a year of audio tech college in like 2001. It was a good college though, and we got access to this guy as a tutor who was a proper gritty ex English rock circuit engineer. There was a studio with an mci desk in that had been used by led zeppelin among others. Apparently when they bought it for the college they cleaned out like half a pound of gear and resin from the fader strips. But I learnt a lot from the people I mixed with at college rather than the course per se. Definitely equipped me and a buddy with enough info to go set up our own home studio to record our band. That definitely taught me the most. And now your channel is sending out some real gems of advice that, even after years around this stuff, still surprise and learn me. Cheers Glenn from across the pond
@christinamichelle87902 жыл бұрын
You have some of the most entertaining as well as useful videos. Always manage to laugh out loud a little which is much needed these days
@masonjohnson50443 жыл бұрын
A big Hell Ya to Glenn’s Macross shirt
@TheKey3043 жыл бұрын
Man, I keep repeating myself lol, but this has become just about my favorite series on the channel. Been a follower since the Metalsucks days. Awesome stuff, as always! 🤘🤘
@pyotrpig Жыл бұрын
That feeling when you watch it on the Acer Laptop that is 6 Years old and never let you down!
@mfinch48062 жыл бұрын
"I donated them and now they are off fxcking up someone else's mixes" best thing I've ever heard!
@bezzb38892 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@dbackscott3 жыл бұрын
7:00 as a bonus, read a few of the books from time to time, and you might learn something new!
@sunnystrathern83963 жыл бұрын
Never realised how much weight Glenn had lost until I watched this vid, damm good job man!!
@zbatchDOC3 жыл бұрын
😂 dude 3:50. I am fkn stoked to have stumbled on this channel. I’m going to watch literally every video you have. I need this.
@cryingsurrogate Жыл бұрын
Didn't expect someone screaming at the camera in a beautiful studio to have more useful and non-condescending advice than 90% of the content I've seen on the topic. And all that well-organized, without a 40-minute rant about how cable shielding patterns vary their results based on trout population. Thank you so much!
@cbrindle913 жыл бұрын
Soft cover books, in a pinch, arent half bad as monitor pads either.
@vmattos193 жыл бұрын
yo thanks for the tip gonna do it right now :)
@icenic_wolf3 жыл бұрын
I have a buddy who swears by "magazine on top of a concrete paver", which seems to make sense since neither one is going to have the same resonant frequency as your desk, or each other.
@dartjones12813 жыл бұрын
Now I know what to do with the girlfriends romance novels that are stacked to the ceiling in the closet...lol
@uncleswan38963 жыл бұрын
folded up towels here work just fine
@georgekay3723 жыл бұрын
I've used that for years before I invested in some nicer looking pads. Works just fine!
@cameronhawkins48773 жыл бұрын
My time in audio school was absolutely essential. I think it really just depends on the college you went too.
@Stubz_Perez3 жыл бұрын
The instructors, too. The school I went to was eh but my instructors were amazing and really did a good job teaching us. I should also mention my school got shut down due to shady money transactions.
@RobertMunteanu1053 жыл бұрын
Glen I absolutely love your latest videos! That's because I am willing to build a home studio and I find your advice invaluable! Thank you!
@bardicdad Жыл бұрын
I like the bookshelf idea. It works, and it dual purposes to hold your (drumroll please) books, so you can get smarter. I ran into a problem getting two huge new displays for my studio, and I noticed I was getting some reflections behind me. I put the bookcase behind me opposite the desk . . . amazing. No reflections. Need Mogami gold cables? No. Buy bulk cable, Rean connectors, solder them yourself and you got Mogami gold cables at 1/4 the cost.
@williamcampbell73873 жыл бұрын
"For the love of Crom"? Bravo! Banging my spear on my shield.
@619chrismc3 жыл бұрын
When it comes to computers in the studio, make sure to switch your hard drives to SSD’s, the read/write speeds are so much faster, and boot time will be cut by a very long margin. Thinkpads are a good budget option for laptops. Most have pretty decent CPU’s in them and are very easy to upgrade.
@wayshot3 жыл бұрын
Agree on the Thinkpads. Easy to upgrade and service, and can take more abuse than most consumer-grade laptops.
@JAM-rp6fi3 жыл бұрын
Plus, there are no moving parts in SSDs, making them entirely silent!
@acidbath32263 жыл бұрын
absolutely, SSDs are a MUST for your OS system drive. (and they run great when you have more than a couple just to run games or other media/programs)
@a2ndopynyn3 жыл бұрын
ASUS laptops are also very good. I've had two, and they've both been great. (The second was bought because the first was 5 years old and struggling to keep up with current software.)
@Jrraine3 жыл бұрын
Ok....I'm about to get a new laptop....can anyone recommend with a good price range?
@jlwzqw20085 ай бұрын
I think you hit the nail on the head with the cable part. I’ve bought almost all big box store cables and have never regretted it. I’ve got one or two that’s been around for over 10 years. And if they mess up they will replace it for free. No need for the big price name brand cables that are all the same.
@diamondmidnightgardener Жыл бұрын
"cancelled by your classmates for blinking in an offensive manner"... a very loud genuine laugh escaped my cake hole and startled the whole house.
@DELTAdarke3 жыл бұрын
Very thankful I went to CU Denver and TOOK ADVANTAGE of the program. My grades were shit, but I can get around great in any studio I've been in so far, get solid drum tones, and above anything have a strong understanding of what I need to do to monetize audio outside of studio work.
@worldaswar37843 жыл бұрын
Glenn should be sponsored by some elite shampoo company. his hair is so amazing. top notch....compliments from a bald guy.....
@flaccid6pancake3 жыл бұрын
Looks a tiny bit dry
@tsgsomething52283 жыл бұрын
@@flaccid6pancake just needs a good cut and argan oil
@WyattLCombs2 жыл бұрын
Number one hits home for me. I learned to record on my own from books and KZfaq videos when I was in middle and high school. I then went to a major university for recording. I found everything you said true. Limited use of the gear, limited experience and knowledge from teachers, and lessons that weren’t really catered to the types of things I wanted to work on. Oh and maybe one person I went to school with has a job in recording. I dropped out about halfway through because I felt like I wasn’t really learning anything new from the stuff I had learned from KZfaq and some books. The one class that really was great was my acoustics class where I learned about room design and the science of sound. Now I’m running my own studio, making money and have several albums under my belt. Recording school is more about networking. If you want that it’s great. Else wise dive in to your DAW and get going.
@nikolassehman3 жыл бұрын
I got a BS in Audio Engineering Technology and while it was expensive I think the technical/theoretical knowledge is worth it. It has set me up to further my study in audio in a way I don’t think I could have done myself. Plus, just having a BS in literally anything is an important prerequisite regardless of the industry nowadays. If I gotta get a degree, might as well be in something I enjoy
@shaihulud45153 жыл бұрын
Damn, this series is so good, so welcome, so appreciated! Thanks a ton, Glenn!
@tacomundo3 жыл бұрын
I use a maximizer in my bass rig. It makes the bass more deep and punchy, without it on it sounds like your ears are plugged. I don't really know what it does but it sounds pretty cool for me
@Slayer6703 жыл бұрын
yep it makes my 6505 sound much thicker live. it works.
@Synsizer2 жыл бұрын
Same here. Great device for certain uses. I have found several uses over time and would likely never be without one. Different strokes and all I guess.
@steventamer45902 жыл бұрын
The first time I have seen this channel and I gotta love someone who cuts through the crap.. Good Stuff!!!
@IconOfSin6 ай бұрын
9:07 i havent owned a mouse pad since the 00's, I'm about to order 30 . Thanks Glenn
@edwincrain9863 жыл бұрын
I made the mistake of buying an Acer laptop in the early 2000's. That thing would get so hot that you couldn't even sit it in your lap.. Worked pretty well for a coffee cup warmer though . lmao
@user-xg6zz8qs3q3 жыл бұрын
Laptops in the 2000s sucked! Why is everyone harping on Acer!? Asus never got the criticism they deserved.
@edwincrain9863 жыл бұрын
@@user-xg6zz8qs3q Yeah...but we didn't know that they sucked at the time. For the time ,that Acer still sucked. Crashed from over heating over and over and over.
@user-xg6zz8qs3q3 жыл бұрын
@@edwincrain986 My Asus laptop from 2009 heated a lot and turned off due to thermal throttling.
@edwincrain9863 жыл бұрын
@@user-xg6zz8qs3q I never owned one but sounds like it was junk too.
@edwincrain9863 жыл бұрын
@@user-xg6zz8qs3q Also, I agree that Acer was not the only subpar laptop manufacturer in the early 2000's. My sisters Apple laptop from the same period ,was a nightmare . And let's not talk about Dell.. 🤣
@earthlydescent3 жыл бұрын
Hilariously, the opening ad to this video was for Full Sail... Hahahaha.
@rcameron409114 күн бұрын
Great advice on the Acer . My older one had no issues . My new one although more powerful in all areas is a big problem .
@dirtyconsole22472 жыл бұрын
For metal at least, in my opinion, I’ve been able to get a decent listenable mix out of Reaper and all free plugins. I guess my tip would be to learn on free stuff first. I still haven’t bought a plug-in.
@offthebooksmusic Жыл бұрын
this! if you don’t know how to use a cheap/free compressor, you sure as hell won’t be able to use a very expensive one! a good brain & ears make an engineer, not the gear!
@ChrisHopkinsBass3 жыл бұрын
College Courses - I remember reading "The Daily Adventures of Mixerman" back in early 2000s and he said in there that he felt audio courses were a waste of time because the jobs just weren't out there. Although a former work colleague of mine studied an Audio course at my former University and regular works at Rockfield Studios here in the UK! Keep up the great work!
@TheDeadmandillon3 жыл бұрын
I am in a surprised state of shock to see a young Glenn Fricker from back in the day, and comparing it to how he looks now... holy shit! That look of dissatisfaction has definitely remained the same. Honestly though no hate man, but definitely keep doing your thing.
@metalfiregametime6523 жыл бұрын
When it comes to computers, I always build my own. A few months ago I was considering going to an audio engineering school but it looks a lot like it's better to just do it on my own.
@CoyTheobalt2 жыл бұрын
Coming from someone who always builds not only his own computer recording workstations but also alot of my own mics, midi controllers, and synths, you most likely have enough of the basic understandings to get what you need from books.
@dooleyfan3 жыл бұрын
You are so right about avoiding cheap mic stands. They are made with cheap, soft metal alloys whose threads strip easily.
@heitorbarreto87513 жыл бұрын
15:18 *accepting my fate and preparing my patience while watching from my Acer laptop*
@KirbyCurbwhy3 жыл бұрын
writing this comment on an acer desktop and it suffers from the same issues as the laptops all I can say is, good luck
@rockheavy19723 жыл бұрын
I attended SAE institute.. and tbh, that was a very positive experience
@SpectreSoundStudios3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, SAE Is right on!
@Coruphius3 жыл бұрын
Currently in SAE in Melbourne myself and about to finish my associates and then onto the bachelor's. I think having project based work really helps out with getting the hands on experience we need rather than all that other crap the other places do
@compoundaudio3 жыл бұрын
Yes. I have to hold my hands up to going down the rabbit hole of buying foam and cheap gear over many many years. But hey, it's a learning curve I guess.
@marpsr2 жыл бұрын
My friend got an “audio recording degree” from a major Midwestern state university. It was half electrical engineering and half music school, with very limited time in a “recording studio.” It was a joke degree and to this day he can barely run a mixer. He will be the first to tell you as much.
@kosycat13 жыл бұрын
In my experience, Even high-quality cables need to be re-soldered at some point just far less often. I still have a Mogami from 10 years ago, I've soldiered the plug back on about 2 times and it's one of my favorite cables to use
@girhen3 жыл бұрын
Nothing's perfect, but cheap breaks fast, midgrade slow, and high-grade should have a good warranty you can actually take advantage of (doesn't count if it's more expensive to send it in than buy new cables).
@AnWe793 жыл бұрын
For guitar cables, Peavey used to make them with a connector that would squeeze onto the conductor when tightened down, no solder joint. Not sure if they still make them that way, but they last forever. Still have one that I've had and used for about 25 years. I think I opened the connector once out of curiosity. Tightened it back up, still works like a charm. Also avoid cables that have inferior shelding or are too thin (weak construction). If you can make noise in the amp by slapping the cable on the ground, pass on it. A good cable needs to be able to take abuse, like being run over by your desk chair or an amp cab with no issues.
@neilsnow76443 жыл бұрын
Always go for lifetime free replacement when you can. I've had very few ever break, and the ones that have I just bring to the local guitar shop that sells that brand and get a free replacement. Don't even need a receipt.
@flips2203 жыл бұрын
I have a Planet Waves cable I bought in 2005 that only just now has started to crackle and cut out at certain angles.
@kosycat13 жыл бұрын
@@AnWe79 good advice. Thank you!
@YutaTheMetalCreation3 жыл бұрын
i7 cpu and 16GB memory was the best purchase.
@gurnenthar92743 жыл бұрын
Having a beefy computer helps a ton! I found a great deal on 32 gig, when I built my system. I needed a special mixdown of a song while my video editor was running, and my computer just pulled up my DAW like it was nothing! Did a mixdown, dropped it in the editor, done!
@zazoomatt3 жыл бұрын
I REALLY Appreciate YOU !! Glenn Fricker .
@briansmith87492 жыл бұрын
After watching a documentary about that fire I had nightmares for days. The stories that the survivors tell are terrifying.
@CrushingAxes3 жыл бұрын
Be careful Glenn ! There is a skull on your shirt, soon youtube will start making a case about that too.
@Cbamptronious3 жыл бұрын
I saw a lot of kids come into our venue with BBEs back in the mid 00s. Metalcore bands mostly, I have to say those guys often had extremely good tone, and they always attribute it to the bbe.
@takhian61303 жыл бұрын
I've got one which I haven't actually used very much, but I do think it's got some decent applications. Definitely not on a whole mix but used sparingly on a single instrument as a creative effect it's got a place
@AAllinsonNN3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, one of the guitarists in our band did this in our hayday. TS9 -> 6505+ -> bbe in the effects loop I always thought it sounded killer. I’d only use a bbe to tighten up high gain. I’m sure on cleaner tones it doesn’t do a whole lot of good
@dooshnukem323 жыл бұрын
@@AAllinsonNN that was _the_ metalcore rig. Runner-up was with the XXX instead of the 6505+. And yeah, the BBE sounds like a broken DS1 on clean tones, straight trash. I am curious what the hell they actually do, though. I saw one comment here alleging that they flip mid band polarity of the signal passing through. When I worked at Guitar Center years ago, we were told that they add even order harmonics to the signal. I wouldn't at all be surprised to find out it's just a series of narrow EQ bands and gain staging (maybe even saturation?), especially after hearing the distortion-like quality on clean tones.
@slappy54003 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all you do. Got my TAMA Iron Works Studio Telescoping Boom Mic Stand today it is awesome !
@urvermin26823 жыл бұрын
i will always appreciate the people willing to talk about what sucks, that's wtf i need way more in this giant sea of consumerism
@JordanAF8083 жыл бұрын
1:40 thumbs up for great old photos of Glenn being so metal!
@DevolutionDevice3 жыл бұрын
The Sonic Maximizer flips the phase of the midband. I build one my self, and don't use it anymore. Biggest waste fo money: Cheap power supplies.
@BlackMan6143 жыл бұрын
Weren't they selling those in the 90s to "tighten" the output of a cassette tape? I bought one... yeah... sitting in a landfill now.
@KWM19724 ай бұрын
Hey Glen thanks for the great info i am looking to upgrade my studio and recording skills and i just found your channel as a guitar player you speak my language i just want to say thanks have a great week 🎸
@screamingintothewind2 ай бұрын
Glenn is right about Cheap cables. I had a hodgepodge of name brand cables, and they worked. Then I bought a few Mogami wires our of pure curiosity. Mogami cables are stupid expensive, but they are probably the best upgrade I've made to my studio. I replaced all my cables w/ Mogami Gold cables.
@flamingroy3 жыл бұрын
Holy crap I was gonna buy the Mackie monitors soon but whewwww Glenn saved me, gonna save up for some Cali probably 😆
@NewFalconerRecords3 жыл бұрын
I've got the Mackie monitors and I'm really happy with them. My mastering engineer even said that my recordings are sounding better than ever these days (since I've been using them). But the thing is, my music isn't metal. That could be the key here.
@maurizioviera3 жыл бұрын
Great idea. I love my Kali LP-6
@krasiomilchev1603 жыл бұрын
I'm also happy with my Mackies.
@lucasnunes24533 жыл бұрын
Only heard bad things about mackie, both sound and componentwise. Here in Brazil nothing is cheap. Min wage is around 200$ and if something costs 50$ in the us/canada then is sells for around 100$. I was saving for a mackie but now im considering the presonus eris 3.5
@john_enx3 жыл бұрын
@@lucasnunes2453 Eris 3.5 lack low end, the size is rly restrictive, you could buy a subwoofer but that's extra cost, more room space and it might do more harm in the overall sound in an untreated room, I would suggest speakers bigger than 5" or a good pair of headset, used market maybe is a good solution too, the cheaper 5" here is M-Audio BX5 D3 and I think they are good.
@robertsteinberger3 жыл бұрын
7:55 because books are known to be fireproof
@edwincrain9863 жыл бұрын
I've never heard of a book burning.... Wait lol
@kempwnski3 жыл бұрын
Toss some packing foam on a fire compared to a hardcover book. They’re both burning for sure, but the book isn’t going to go up like the foam. It’s going to take longer. It’s the same reason why house fires seem to be worse now than the 1900’s organic fibres take longer to burn than synthetics.
@amestorian3 жыл бұрын
A completely closed hard cover book will ignite much slower than crap foam. There's no oxygen between the pages, which will make it last longer before it burns at full power, unlike crap foam.
@jjrusy74383 жыл бұрын
books burn worse than logs. that is super compressed wood.
@edwincrain9863 жыл бұрын
This comment reply was brought to you by Fire. The thing that makes stuff burn ! 😂
@iamjiroe Жыл бұрын
Berklee was one of the best times in my life so far; highly recommended.
@PerpetuallyTiredMillennial2 жыл бұрын
Not throwing shade at Glenn, I 100% know that this isn't the norm, but shout out to Arapahoe Community College's actually awesome audio technician program. The program founder, my old guitar teacher and a long time friend of mine, went the extra mile to partner with a local studio for internship and general visiting opportunities, was always available for his students to tutor, set up small gigs with real musicians for live audio tech work experience (funniest moment was when some students had to learn the hard way to pay attention to any signals the musicians are trying to give you) and live recording opportunities for students to get involved in, always tries to involve his students in any live performances at the school, put countless hours into setting up a wide variety of recording equipment/set-ups for students to familiarize themselves with, and has just in general done a fantastic job making an audio tech program actually worth while. Again, totally understand this isn't the norm, but damn I hope someday it will be.