The 6 WORST Guitar Home Recording MISTAKES!

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Let's check out 6 of the WORST guitar home recording mistakes! Get the full guitar recording/mixing masterclass on Patreon: / bernth
In this lesson, we go over home studio mistakes like working with the wrong USB interface, not getting a DI track, dialing in a bad sound, and much more. These are all mistakes I personally made on my journey - hope you can learn from my epic fails :)
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00:00 Intro
00:36 Mistake #1
01:36 Pro Tip #1
01:50 Mistake #2
03:03 Pro Tip #2
03:45 Mistake #3
05:21 Pro Tip #3
06:10 Mistake #4
07:05 Pro Tip #4
07:27 Mistake #5
08:17 Pro Tip #5
08:30 Mistake #6
09:12 Pro Tip #6
09:23 BONUS
10:27 Pro Tip #7
10:49 Conclusion
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@Bernthguitar 3 жыл бұрын

What was YOUR worst recording mistake so far? ❌ Learn how to EQ your guitar tracks, how to mix your demos, and how to dial in the perfect guitar tone in the full home recording course: www.patreon.com/bernth 🤘

@theballadeer2017 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Bernth! have you ever had some of your guitars REFRETED? If so, what size of frets do you use? hehe

@wcornell74 3 жыл бұрын

Lol listening to my isolated playing on headphones.

@BalashToth 3 жыл бұрын

Recording takes with 512 kb buffer and like 13ms latency as that's the default in Cubase and not realizing it.

@lode233 3 жыл бұрын

comparing my guitar tone alone with a stereo guitar track, post Eq and compressor and in a full mix context... so I always hated my tone

@bellasoda 3 жыл бұрын

My worst mistake was to import a 48kHz sampled backingtrack in a 44.1kHz project file. I ended up doing everything in a different tempo and key. Nowadays I always ask for the tempo in bpm, that solves so much guesswork.

@matiosmi137 3 жыл бұрын

REAPER GANG RIIIIIIISE UUUP!!! Update 13.05.2022: I finally bought the license

@hussamfawarseh9129 3 жыл бұрын

🤘🤘🤘

@ProjectRStudio 3 жыл бұрын

reaper mania

@metalpuppet5798 3 жыл бұрын

@@chadmarx7718 thug life :D have been doing that for years. Glenn Fricker does not approve. And I do not care 😂

@ironbar5786 3 жыл бұрын

@@metalpuppet5798 same here hahaha

@sanderweum 3 жыл бұрын

Reaper4Life

@MrRobx9123 Жыл бұрын

To summarize 11:33 minutes: 1. Obtain a suitable ASIO interface such as the Focusrite Scarlett or a similar one. 2. Ensure the guitar's intonation is accurate by getting a professional guitar setup. 3. Regularly change the guitar strings and avoid using old strings when going to a studio. 4. Always record a direct input (DI) track, as it can be reamped later to improve poor sound quality. 5. Capture double rhythm guitar tracks instead of copying and pasting the same take to prevent phasing issues. Adding a second take will enhance the tightness of the guitar in the mix. 6. Take care not to clip the input signal by adjusting the input level on your sound card based on your hardest picking style. 7. Avoid using incorrect file formats. Opt for raw formats or consult the producer to determine the preferred format for the mix. 8. If your playing technique does not eliminate string buzz, utilize a fretwrap to mitigate it. 9. Select the appropriate digital audio workstation (DAW) such as Reaper, Cubase, Pro Tools, or similar software. 10. Remember that less is more. Avoid excessive use of double tracks, effects, and similar elements. 11. Utilize the entire fretboard knowledge and avoid relying excessively on the same fret positions. Embrace creativity to achieve more transparent mixes. 12. Consider joining BERNTH's Patreon for additional information, valuable lessons, and useful tips - www.patreon.com/bernth

@MDunaev 5 ай бұрын

Thanks mate! This comment is more useful than whole video.

@guitarjeffmontgomery 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@zedrseven 2 ай бұрын

Point 8 isn't to combat string buzz. It is to stop open strings ringing when they ought not be.

@michael1 Ай бұрын

13 . Play a fast descending harmonic minor scale multiple times during every song and then throw a pick into the crowd

@sashabagdasarow497 Жыл бұрын

As a #7 recording mistake. I really recommend to listen to your recording with headphones right away and redo it if it's not good. You might record with your speakers and it might sound good, but headphones just show you all the flaws of the recording in a clear way.

@WilDBeestMF Жыл бұрын

To a degree, yeah. Keep in mind that more often than not, headphones will "lie" to you. You wanna run out to a car and try it in those speakers. That's the great equalizer as far as I'm concerned. If it sounds good on a basic cruddy car speaker, it will sound good anywhere.

@alex_thecarguy Жыл бұрын

Mix on flat studio monitors. That is why they exist

@lyndonbauer1703 Жыл бұрын

I agree, I found I'm much more critical of my own playing listening through headphones while tracking. It's great to track with a producer in the room with them using monitors concurrently so it's a quick A/B for workflow.

@WilDBeestMF Жыл бұрын

@@darrinsiberia Lol!! You're pretty spot on! Try it on all kinds of different basic ass consumer speakers. If it's not overkilling in any way, you're good! Now to add some fun stuff maybe.

@jacktiebie Жыл бұрын

Hey, I am a beginner and want to buy a guitar and an scarlet 2i2 but I had a question. Most people also buy an amplifier for their electric guitar. I only want to play my guitar and listen through my headphones. Should I buy a scarlet 2i2 and an amplifier? I don't know if an amplifier is needed to play electric guitar?

@MorbidVizions 10 ай бұрын

I love that you mentioned not playing the leads and rhythms in the same note space. It helps with learning octaves as well as adding interesting sounds in the music but most of all it helps thee mix. Solid video man, thanks!

@ivolkovs88 10 ай бұрын

There is a way to diminish it, by using a different tone settings for a lead/rhythm track. Preferably different guitars/amps altogether but sometimes rotating a tone knob on a guitar and a different eq-ing on a track/amp is a win

@MorbidVizions 8 ай бұрын

@@ivolkovs88 Definitely! I'm nowhere near any pro in terms of production yet but using this technique is helping massively with getting proper separation and distinction between multiple guitars. Even slight differences are proving extremely valuable!

@MarkToast99 2 жыл бұрын

The part about avoiding clipping on the interface works really well with palm mutes. Palm muting gives out a surprisingly powerful signal, so if you can get the knob to a point where it doesn't clip even on your most brutally distorted palm mutes, you're golden!

@adamt9050 2 жыл бұрын

Please tell me what's his real name. I want to know but can't find it anywhere. Thank you!

@bloatmax4420 Жыл бұрын

I got this tip from Misha Mansoor many years ago, glad I knew about it before I got started, makes a big difference!

@majkon93 Жыл бұрын

Hi, I got Steinberg UR22C, it has 2 inputs, 1 of them has a Hi-Z switch for instruments. I have Seymour Duncan JB in my guitar, which is a passive humbucker but not very hot. When I activate the Hi-Z mode, it clips with palm mutes even if an input gain on audio interface is set to 0 (red diode on the interface blinks). It doesn't clip when the Hi.Z mode is deactivated (but it sounds a bit worse, not terrible, but not so dynamic). I don't get the point of Hi-Z then, is it just a flaw of this particular unit? I read about it and there are other people with this exact problem. What do you think?

@jacktiebie Жыл бұрын

@MarkToast99 Жыл бұрын

@@jacktiebie something is needed to amplify the signal and shape the tone, but you don’t have to get an amplifier. Look into amp simulators like Neural DSP and Positive Grid Bias. They’re softwares that replicate what an amplifier would do for a much lower price than an amp

@vincenzocelentano3520 2 жыл бұрын

I like the fact that during years of home recording we reached many similar conclusions, it's like a comfy double check!

@DoodleNoodle26 2 жыл бұрын

5:22 THIS WAS ACTUALLY SO HELPFUL!!! Recording at home just for fun was always so frustrating to me because my takes sounded so bad and while I'm not the best player I really didn't think my technique was THAT bad. Having a clean signal by turning that know down by about 60 degrees already makes things sound so much better just ten minutes after watching this video. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

@jacktiebie Жыл бұрын

@lvcifer9123 Жыл бұрын

@@jacktiebie you can use virtual amplifier

@chill_redditstories Жыл бұрын

@@jacktiebie play through an amp if you want to play in person, play through your computer if you want to play through headphones

@peterstein2119 14 күн бұрын

@@jacktiebie im prolly too late but a scarlett solo is also a good option, the 2i2 has 2 inputs, and you generally only need that if you're just playing guitar. amps are either expensive or bad, so a solo input interface with some amp simulation is all you need for some quality recording and practice.

@deconline1320 3 жыл бұрын

Reaper is pretty hard to beat. It's also a nice cheap way to introduce beginners to digital recording.

@patmull1 2 жыл бұрын

Idk man. I would probably be pretty frustrated with Reaper if I were beginner. Wouldn't recommend it to beginners at all. Reaper is incredible flexible and I really admired its smooth CPU performance compared to big names and more expensive DAWs. However even me as a "semi-intermediate" mixer/producer/musician, I was frustrated with the amount of settings I need to manage in order to create at least to some extent user friendly interface (and I still wasn't satisfied with it even after hours of searching how to tweak some settings). Beginners usually even don't know what they want from DAW, so I can't really imagine how they wouldn't feel lost in Reaper unless they want to teach themselves the hard way.

@deconline1320 2 жыл бұрын

@@patmull1 True, you can customize Reaper to death. But the default (not customized) workflow is perfectly usable. I would suggest to beginners to use it as-is. My first DAW was Cubase but I don't see why Reaper would be more difficult to start with compared to other DAWs.

@neonlights_12 2 жыл бұрын

@@patmull1 I started with Reaper as a beginner and just spent some time to look at tutorials and KZfaq videos to figure it out how to do things and change settings, and I've been fine. The way I see it is if I'm going to have to learn the "hard one" eventually, might as well start with it so I don't spend time learning an easier DAW only to advance in my journey and realize that I need Reaper anyway to get all the features or options I want. It used it mostly for just loading plug-ins to sit and jam, but I've since recorded and mixed with it and it's been great.

@mefirst4266 2 жыл бұрын

DUDE REAPER IS AS FUCKING PROFESSIONAL AS YOU CAN GET !!!!!!!!!!!!! TELL ME SOMETHING BETTER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@mefirst4266 2 жыл бұрын

BEGGINER MY ASS I BET YOU CAN NOT EVEN USE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU COULD PISS OFF THE POPE !!!!!!!!!!!!

@apokw 3 жыл бұрын

One good tip for checking your guitars intonation is using a tuner. Get the tuning right on the open strings then go to the 12th fret on each string and see is it on the middle or is it sharp or flat.

@JC20XX 2 жыл бұрын

What do you do if it's not

@apokw 2 жыл бұрын

@@JC20XX That might mean that you have to adjust your neck through iron

@rodlerod124 2 жыл бұрын

@@JC20XX there are guides on youtube for at-home fixes to intonation issues. it will mostly depend on your guitar's bridge and tuning systems. youtube search "intonation tutorial for 'enter your guitar here'". If you can't figure it out or don't have time, find a shop near you with good reviews and have it done professionally.

@islamabouelata6575 2 жыл бұрын

@@apokw Wrong answer sorry! You adjust your truss rod (neck-through) First to the desired action (space between the strings and the fretboard) and not to adjust intonation. After you get the action right you then check the intonation (12th fret + tuner) and if it's off you then correct it from the bridge for each string separately until it's good. That's basically what he's referring to as "shop work" that's how it's done.

@FallNorth 2 жыл бұрын

@@apokw You don't fix intonation via the neck. You fix it via the intonation screws at the bridge or tremolo etc.

@twistedasylum8579 Жыл бұрын

Every time I think I’m making progress Bernth makes a video that shows me that I don’t have a clue as to what I’m doing. Thanks for that! 🤘🏼😜🤘🏼 I actually love the tips and tricks you put out. You help remind me that if you’re going to do something you’re passionate about, it’s worth doing it right. I’m still going to have to limp along until I gather the resources to upgrade… EVERYTHING, but I now know what I need to work towards. Once again, thank you for the guidance. 🙏🏼

@jessehappel9669 2 жыл бұрын

Spectacular video! Thank you so much for sharing this! I recorded an EP years ago with my band, and made so many of these mistakes, and was hesitant to try another one because of the lack of quality. I actually have one of those interfaces now, and will probably try to do each of those things that you talked about. Thanks again!

@billwallace1177 3 жыл бұрын

One of my first mistakes in my musical journey was ignoring or outright AVOIDING something as fundamental as the quintenzirkel. But seriously, to record the click track as a separate file to include in the session proved to be important when sharing the project with other artists This was a fantastic video!

@RebelPride1993 2 жыл бұрын

Great tip!

@HowardBaileyMusic 2 жыл бұрын

A click track on a seperate track is definitely handy and can also be added at any time after the initial recording if using a DAW

@stevecocoz2868 2 жыл бұрын

loll noob error but we all make the same mistake...... close your cellphone too etc.... and a have a sign on my appart (when a recording ex. vocal) live recording shut up MF and stay at home (lollll) covid joke

@RolandDeschain1 3 жыл бұрын

I'm using Reaper. It's not the most intuitive or attractive interface, but the thing is immensely powerful and very cheap.

@Orin-D 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's ugly - try "Default Commala 5 2016 (with fully-tinted track panels)", I'm loving it! 🙌

@FlyinVJs30RR 2 жыл бұрын

@@Orin-D dude thx for this

@darkcranny3851 2 жыл бұрын

@@Orin-D is that in the reaper settings?

@MikaTarkela Жыл бұрын

I use Reaper most of the time. I have a license for Cubase and Studio One but somehow the work flow in Reaper is best for me.

@enokhaser Жыл бұрын

For anyone stumbling onto this video later like myself, I tried home recording years ago with the Cuebase 5 DAW and it wasn't a fun experience so I gave it up. A couple months ago I decided to try again (not with my version of Cuebase) and looked into free ones to download. Some people I know were all about Reaper, however I wanted something with a built-in drum ability for home recording, since I was starting out knowing nothing about recording on a PC, things like VSTs weren't even in my vocabulary yet. This pushed me towards Cakewalk since it had built-in drums and it is a free download (it used to be a purchased DAW). It also comes with other stringed instruments to play virtually as well; bass guitar, standard guitar, standup bass, cello, violin. it was a great starter and thanks to KZfaq there are plenty of videos out there to help you learn from scratch and build your knowledge. And then you have great videos like this from BERNTH to help you with the peripheral stuff.

@jpwash1183 Жыл бұрын

I am doing the same thing. Cakewalk!! I miss some other logical ways...but now i got a pc and cakewalk W Alesis R8.....All portable..Battery powered to reco rd the zombie apocalypse or a maga funeral.

@jacktiebie Жыл бұрын

@rogerh.1500 Жыл бұрын

@@jacktiebie No, you don't need an amplifier if you have a Scarlet, a computer and headphones.

@ElwinWay 3 ай бұрын

Cakewalk has been through a few owners and quite a few more iterations. At one stage it was the best thing to avoid. But now, it's free and a pretty solid choice for a first DAW.

@Malyngo 3 жыл бұрын

Bernth: Talks about Diskman and how he is getting old. Me: *cries in his old Sony Walkman*

@Timbo6669 3 жыл бұрын

lol..ikr? [Abbreviating makes me feel younger]

@peterachilles9908 2 жыл бұрын

I still know that I preferred Chrome-Dioxide Tapes over Normal... And then give them to my friends to get back a record from vinyl. But at least Metal just came up when I was at the perfect age :)

@dnashofficial 2 жыл бұрын

yep. i had the walkman Mk2, the blue beast.

@thefuneralparade 2 жыл бұрын

WHILE LEANING ON HIS 8 TRACK/RECORD PLAYER CONSOLE STEREO TO CATCH A BREATH FROM SAID OLD AGE

@martinescorcia3978 2 жыл бұрын

La Fiesta edition here.

@angshumanbaruah8178 3 жыл бұрын

This channel is a complete package for overall upgradation. I am happy I found this channel.

@marc_leblanc 2 жыл бұрын

My DAW of choice is Cakewalk by Bandlab. I've tried all the major ones out there and this is the one that fits my workflow the best.

@TheKingJ00 Жыл бұрын

I never hear anyone talk about this but I opted to go back to Cakewalk after evaluation of Reaper. Reaper was okay but I found CW far more intuitive and a cleaner interface, for me.

@sashabagdasarow497 Жыл бұрын

@@TheKingJ00 It used to be paid before, now it's free and unlimited. I still prefer Reaper. Tried Cakewalk, but already accustomed to Reaper.

@b.grantmusic Жыл бұрын

Same here, in fact I use the TH3 guitar effects rn because I don't have access to a great amp

@marc_leblanc Жыл бұрын

@@b.grantmusic I have a Kemper Profiler but I've used the TH3 for quick rhythm sounds. It's as good as any other amp sim out there in my opinion.

@gabordevenyi6451 Жыл бұрын

I downloaded the BandLab. Tthis works but not supported ASIO.. :S

@junipercedar 2 жыл бұрын

This is an insanely helpful video! I love how you provided mistake samples!

@rivervaughanmusicstuff5771 3 жыл бұрын

My worst Studio Mistake was not learning about Quintenzirkel and it's effects in the production aspect of the studio. I'd always stay in the same part of the fret board for my rhythms and not expand my reach.

@Letham316 2 жыл бұрын

I just want to add, it's actually pretty easy to check and fix intonation yourself. A good way of checking is to play a string at the 12th fret, and then play it again as a natural harmonic. By doing this, you're playing the exact same note/octave, with one being open and the other being a high fret. Though if you're using a tuner, you can just play the open string normally without a harmonic. As for changing intonation, I don't know how things are with other guitars, but with my strat, the strings have individual bridge saddles that I can reposition by turning a screw. If the fretted note is slightly high, you move the saddle outwards to shorten the string length, and the opposite if it's too low. Also, you'll need to correct the tuning after adjustments.

@JunkBondTrader 2 жыл бұрын

For real! I never got bringing in a guitar for intonation. It's no harder than changing your strings.

@aiRxShop 2 жыл бұрын

Same. I’ve never understood bringing it into a shop either. Most of the time a a decent tuner will pick up checking intonation too. I guess that’s what makes guitar techs tho… ha.

@nocturnal101ravenous6 2 жыл бұрын

Some are more a pain in the ass than others, I agree you should be able to do it yourself, as your instrument is your tool. I am going to say they should come already properly intonated and setup, buy Sweetwater or buy a PRS, slight tune-up ang go.

@FallNorth 2 жыл бұрын

@@aiRxShop Exactly, when I first got into guitars I didn't even have a tuner and as I can hear the difference was able to fix intonation myself via directions in a book (remember them!). I got a new guitar recently, action a bit high, I reset all that up and truss rod, then intonation was wrong. Didn't even bother with a tuner just ding/ding ding/ding on 12th with fretted/harmonic, and adjusted away.

@Jaspertine 2 жыл бұрын

It should also be said, old worn out strings will stretch and lose some of their tension, which can throw the intonation permanently off no matter how much you adjust. This is obviously not a huge problem if you're changing your strings regularly, but I do wish someone had explained it to younger me, as it would have saved me a lot of headaches.

@seagers_studio Жыл бұрын

Great point on intonation! Taking your guitar to a shop is a good recommendation but its good practice to learn how to do it yourself too. I find that after a string change is a good time for it. After learning how to do it, its a 5 min job that makes a BIG difference to recordings, regardless of what guitar i'm playing

@zachisevil 4 ай бұрын

depends on your bridge. Intonating a FR is definitely more work

@modernmusicstudio303 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks you for sharing for your trial and error on this process! The main point is have the right equipment (doesn't have to be expensive) if you're going to record at home. Great video!

@maxmironov8820 3 жыл бұрын

Bernth: -Oh, Quintenzirkel looks scary. Quintenzirkel in russian: -Kvartokvinotoviy krug

@Bernthguitar 3 жыл бұрын

WOW 🤯

@user-we3tn5ke1i 3 жыл бұрын

Ну надо же через дефис)

@maxmironov8820 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-we3tn5ke1i так страшнее

@turanlaborator7274 3 жыл бұрын

It’s not that hard when you know basics of Russian and German word forming and prononciation

@user-ur4pg5zb1o 3 жыл бұрын

не так сложно и цвучит

@domenicopellegrino2963 3 жыл бұрын

Another mistake I do all the time: not being able to play as good as the people that subscribe to Bernth

@ACowIsHuge 3 жыл бұрын

They all started somewhere Brother

@mushafasa 3 жыл бұрын

@@ACowIsHuge I totally understand where he's coming from, I've been playing for more than half my life and know of plenty of people who have surpassed me within their first few years.

@Jaspertine 2 жыл бұрын

I've been an Ableton Live guy for many years, Reaper is also excellent. Garageband has a lot of limitations, but isn't nearly as bad as people say, and I still find it handy to have Audacity at the ready.

@zacharyvansickle4219 2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering if anyone else used Ableton

@thaddeusfields4360 Жыл бұрын

Love Ableton. Audacity is unreal for a free program.

@BorNNafarious Жыл бұрын

Ableton Represent!!

@jacktiebie Жыл бұрын

@Jaspertine Жыл бұрын

@@jacktiebie It kind of depends. If you're planning to plug your guitar directly into your computer, then no, you don't need an amp for that, though you might prefer the way your guitar sounds if you run it through some virtual amplifier software. There's even a few good free options. The intent of the amp was to boost the signal of the guitar so that it's strong enough to push out of a large speaker box, but most amps alter the tone of the instrument in the process, but in a way that is often preferable to the unaltered sound. So those giant monster amps you see on stage at rock shows are not strictly needed, just preferred. Anyway, long story short, if you get a guitar, an interface, and some software to get yourself started, you'll be all set.

@joshmulder766 2 жыл бұрын

Very useful advice, I'm new to guitar recording and this is a bunch of stuff I would've never thought of. Thank you!!

@dngrusd 3 жыл бұрын

I'm loving PreSonus Studio One.

@jimhankins3865 2 жыл бұрын

I agree. Easier to load on to your computer than cubase, thats for sure.

@guitarstalkandtech9085 2 жыл бұрын

That's what I use👍

@JackPellis 2 жыл бұрын

Fully agree! Have a Presonus Sphere subscription! Not that expensive compared to what you get. You always have the latest version of Studio One Professional and really tons of extra stuff!

@robertf2584 2 жыл бұрын

My fav as well !!! And, i've owned a few...

@jakevohs 2 жыл бұрын

I use Reaper DAW and TH-U Overloud (Slate Digital Package) for digi-amping. Great value there! I also rec raw dry guitar and bass tracks for outboard reamping as well. You can A/B your two favorite head/cab setups, for example, or try different micing techniques for the song.

@jaypop79 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome tips! I am currently using Studio One 4 as a DAW. Bit of a learning curve, but packed with features and controls.

@carlmeanwell9180 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff, always inspiring content...thank you. Another few tips I picked up which may help: Always record to a click / learn how to map click tracks. If exporting tracks for someone to work on, leave them unprocessed if you can (no EQ, compressors, delays etc.). Keep a backup of your recordings / project files. Bounce stereo tracks regularly when mixing (useful to compare against later). Record everything you can, and keep everything. But most of all have fun!

@cryptophoenix2023 2 жыл бұрын

Back in my high school days I was running a guitar from the amp straight into the computer microphone jack via 1/4" to 1/8" adapter. It sucked, but it still allowed recording, albeit with no monitoring. Around that time I was just using a super basic recording app that came with the Windows computer I was using. Then I found Beatcraft and was able to experiment with drums for a while. Around that time I also discovered Audacity for recording. I still use Audacity when I'm feeling inspired and just want to record some new ideas to use later. Finally, I discovered FL Studio and now, ten years later, it is the only DAW I've used and really care to use. I like the synth-focused nature of FL Studio and how easy it is to create drum and synth tracks without having to record them live. It makes the whole process much easier and faster. The vast array of synthesizers gives a lot of options for electronic music, which combined with metal guitars creates a genre I've never heard before. The music I make with it is some kind of melodic synth metal, and I love it. So, FL Studio all the way.

@miloszivkovic6256 2 жыл бұрын

upload something to youtoube so we can hear it

@TheBanana93 2 жыл бұрын

People often slag off FL studio but man I love it!

@charlesbeeman 2 жыл бұрын

Between Audacity and a Tascam Porta02, we had it rough back in the day man. Now I still use a Tascam, but it's a DP-32SD... My how the times have changed.

@draelyc Жыл бұрын

Outstanding advice, and I like your teaching style! I was way late getting into digital recording ~ I started with 4-track cassette recorders back in the day. My first digital setup was a Zoom MRS-1608 desktop unit, with drum machine built in. Eventually, I got a Mac and managed to port the raw pieces from the Zoom into GarageBand ... and I'm still using GarageBand in 2022. I'm sure I need to upgrade, but I haven't even really scratched the surface of what GB can do ~ I'm slow! :p

@aspiadas Жыл бұрын

Vielen Dank! Really great tips. Just starting out trying to record my own music and your advice has exposed my beginner mistakes 😀👍

@TannithVQ Жыл бұрын

I've been playing guitar for 40 odd years and you make very good point. some of which I didn't know or hadn't thought about.. I'm subscribing. It's always good to learn, what ever your age. Thank you.

@Emma-en5nb 2 жыл бұрын

Ableton. I love effect racks so much - it's like every VST is laid out in my DAW like a pedalboard, I can save good sounds as presets, and I can turn them on or off as needed to see if they're actually adding anything. I love Session Mode too - turns my whole project into a mixing board. Makes mixing so much easier and faster.

@CultFX23 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Ableton is outrageously underrated by metalheads, metal geeks usually stop by cubase or pro tools etc.. ableton chads are best electronic music producers mostly but makes any genres expression shines tbh

@StoriesOfSolitude 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see my ableton bros represent lol

@littlewarcovers Жыл бұрын

I just got ableton, a bit overwhelming when you come from audacity lol but seems like the best option for a beginner to me

@BorNNafarious Жыл бұрын

@@littlewarcovers ableton will take you from beginner level all the way to professional quality productions if you put the time in to learn it

@13_cmi Жыл бұрын

I have ableton lite. It sucks. So eventually I’ll properly purchase it because 8 tracks is just not enough even for messing around. It’s what I’m familiar with and it works great. So that’s where my money will be going.

@as0259 3 жыл бұрын

I've never recorded except for my version of the 'Dopamine' tapping riff. So scared of recording myself playing the guitar.

@Bernthguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for recording a version!! :)

@DeliriumXM 3 жыл бұрын

@A Lucky Man! honestly. I live by recording even though im a beginner-ish player, it really lets me hear my timing (im left handed playing right, so i tend to get away from myself with my fretting hand) but recording is exactly why I know what to practice and can focus on exactly whats holding me back.. 😭 sorry for that rant my man.

@roscius6204 3 жыл бұрын

bite the bullet you'll run the gamut of emotions but in the end you'll play better

@nunyabiz619 2 ай бұрын

First time I've seen any of your videos. 1) I love how you got straight to it without any unnecessary BS. 2) The tips were all spot on! 3) Your humility is refreshing 4) I also love how your tips were not too genre-specific and can be applied to almost all types of music (never could shred, never really wanted to: rock is my preferred genre, so...) 5) Studio One is my DAW of choice, so the fact that this is also NOT DAW-specific was great, too... As a side note, I recommend recording with a plugin like almost any Neural DSP plugin. You solve 2 problems with one track: Great sound that can be altered later because you're recording only the actual guitar. Well worth the SUBSCRIBE!

@dgndgndgn 5 ай бұрын

Congrats bro! Clean and straightforward content for both amateurs and both pro musicians. Keep it up! Cheers!

@brucebirch896 2 жыл бұрын

Good tips, all sensible. As far as DAW's go, I started with Cubase (old version was terrible) years ago, then Cakewalk (crashed lots), Reaper (winner), and have landed on Ardour (love). I'd recommend Reaper as it's mighty flexible, cheap, and can do just about anything. I use Ardour now because I'm 100% Linux and favor open source projects, so that's very much a personal thing. Quite a bit of power under that hood and the plug-ins available have become essential to my process. Worst recording mistake I've made was ditching mic's all together and relying on post-processing. Now I do everything I can up front to minimize post-preprocessing. There is magic in those there mic's, amps, and speakers, don't pass em by. To add, use clean mic boosters if you have to turn your audio interface gain knobs up high. Those typically add noise in the higher ranges.

@AdamYoudell 2 жыл бұрын

The IK AXE interface is a game changer. I was using a scarlett 6i6 but when I switched it was a noticeable difference right away, designed specifically for guitars and even has a passive/active switch

@milamber319 2 ай бұрын

Sooo its got a pad switch? whoop di do? I am no fan of the focusrite here I think they are not worth the price there are options that are cheaper, have the same chipset and have more finite control like that for 75% of the price buuuuut... if your interface is getting a clean signal from the guitar then its getting a clean signal if you want to colour the signal then that should be done in the daw not in interface. One wonders if its just you are not saturating the signal on the new interface and thats the difference? I hope its not interfering with the input in any way.

@etherealhomerecordings 9 ай бұрын

Great video! Love the examples used throughout

@johnnieandmillie Жыл бұрын

Thanks for great ideas!

@Hetriani 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome brother!!! I find i did a LOT of the same mistakes early on that you did! This is extremely useful and well thought out and explained! I personally use Studio One 4 pro now, but, previously I used cool edit pro...for like 20 years...haha! OMG what a difference the right DAW can make!! 🤘🤘

@NickLanng 3 жыл бұрын

I recently moved from Ableton to Studio One - I LOVE IT!

@thetylersherman 2 жыл бұрын

Tip #7 - a compromise: If for whatever reason you can't avoid tracking multiple instrumentals in the same zone on the fretboard, consider tonally balancing them in a different way. For example, one track could be a fatter neck pickup take with a bit of high frequency tone rolloff, and the other is a bridge pickup take with no rolloff. The two distinct frequency ranges allow them to sit better in a mix together. Ultimately the same notes will sit at the same frequency, but doing something like this would at least help with clashing harmonics and resonant frequencies.

@ytusersumone 2 жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@tsipide 2 жыл бұрын

Very good and insightful points. Thanks 🤘🤘

@SantiagoRobertoGarciaAngulo 3 ай бұрын

I started with reaper and audition back in 2006, in 2007 i was intruduced to Pro tools 7, used the cracked 7.4cs3 until 10 came out, then used 10 till 2020 and now im running pro tools 23. Amazing software!

@ZachMcCordProg 3 жыл бұрын

3:34 Imagine... Someone NOT subscribed to Bernth. How sad. 😔

@Bernthguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Still around 70%... 😅🤷‍♂️

@rolandlemus203 3 жыл бұрын

I am using the Presonus Professional and the interface Presonus Studio 68C. Sounds great, crisp and so easy to use all the way around. Having said that, my knowledge of Quintenzirkel is quite random, i would rather just watch your vids and learn that instead:) so much to learn! This was a very informative and comprehensive video on helping us! Thank you!!!

@marcjohnson5148 Ай бұрын

Great advice without taking me all over the universe. Loved it!!!!

@residentemil_ Жыл бұрын

The tip about using the instrument button and dialing in the tone really helped, turns out I was clipping a lot and didn't notice and wondered why my tone was crappy when I played harder

@Romy-kh4pd 3 жыл бұрын

I'm just starting to learn theory and I haven't gotten to the QUINTENZIRKEL part yet

@mikeking9719 2 жыл бұрын

I've used many different DAW. I started using Magix products in the 90s. Now I am a Presonus Sphere member and I use Studio One 5 Professional. Everyone will eventually use Studio One. Everything is drag and drop. The automation capabilities are astonishing and you can master directly from your mix screen. The mastering is simple and the quality will blow you away. You can even publish to internet or burn cds on the mastering screen

@silvashreds4561 2 жыл бұрын

Bro yes studio one is honestly amazing, I’m using pro tools right now just to get the hang of it but I started on studio one and the workflow is so OP

@manfrombritain6816 Жыл бұрын

i'm not very experienced but i'm using studio one. it seems very comfy and easy for recording metal stuff but i want to dabble in electro stuff and there's a massive lack of VSTs and drum sounds. the stock synths seem pretty good but beyond that... yikes i'm used to the keyboard shortcuts tho and its so easy to work with

@yungmind Жыл бұрын

Studio One is amazing

@PIPEHEAD Жыл бұрын

I bought a Magix prog in 2005. I still use it, because I've got better things to do than learn another program. It does mean I have to keep a couple of machines running XP - it won't even run on 7. Just one question : - what is a " cd " ?

@blackmanops3749 Жыл бұрын

@@PIPEHEAD CD is an abbreviation for Compact Disk. It is a 5.25" circlar polcarbonate disk with differing layers stacked vertically to create a series of pits representing binary digits (aka bits) arranged in circular rings extending radially across the disk surface. The bits are formatted in a way that represent the recording of the soundwaves that you have created. I haven't looked, but I'll wager there is a WIKI page on the interwebs delving into the nitty gritty of the history if you are interested.

@justinbrandt5190 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, I've subscribed and am now a fan!

@charlesmiller3114 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Many thanks for sharing. Subbed!

@victorwilburn8588 2 жыл бұрын

Some great advice. To elaborate on the rhythm double-tracking point -- if you are recording acoustic guitar, you can mic at the 12th fret and bridge and pan those apart as well. Even apply different effects, etc.

@xHadesStamps 5 ай бұрын

That's what I do, unless I don't want any stereo width. I don't pan them super far apart (I like it more realistic), but I would recommend reserving the double-tracking to electrics. *Do NOT ignore phasing issues, though!!!*

@victorwilburn8588 5 ай бұрын

@@xHadesStamps: Right, I should have made clear that I don't pan them far apart very often, but sometimes when I specifically want that effect.

@tracerx6324 3 жыл бұрын

At the end of the nineties I was in the music studio with my band to just record a demo for the first time. We lost a whole day, because of the guitars weren't set up correctly. Well, lesson learned.

@ryananderson6893 2 жыл бұрын

First video Ive seen in a while that had some really good tips.

@tonyjames3832 2 жыл бұрын

Cubase here, need to get 11. However learning some theory has changed everything for me. Great video, has got me pumped to write new music, thank you 😁

@DragonboltBlastter 3 жыл бұрын

6:25 It's alright Bernth I still got my ipod shuffle and heavenly compressed MP3 files that I downloaded from Limewire playing through Winamp. Only the mp3 files are replaced by FLAC files ripped from my personal CD collection.

@Bernthguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Some things never change 😂🤟👍

@richardpratt16 3 жыл бұрын

I used Magix Music Maker starting out. It helped me get familiar with working with a DAW and MIDI as well as VST's. I made the transition to Reaper. Which there's alot to learn in Reaper. The more I figure out about it. The more I'm digging it.

@bigginzack 2 жыл бұрын

Man Magix is what i started with as well!

@user-dy5ho4sj2w 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. There was SO much helpful information in this video. You rule.

@guitargriff3490 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, Bernth!

@synissilent9235 6 ай бұрын

When I had a home studio I used Cakewalk. It was very complex and like all the paid DAWs (because it used to be $500 when it was Sonar) and came with a bunch of surprisingly good effects and plugins. My favorites were the drum vst and guitar amp vst because of how versatile they are. It's compatible with many different types of gear and plugins and has everything in a very reasonable layout that I got used to very quickly, similar to Reaper and FL Studio. Definitely recommend and will use again when I have a chance to build another pc and home studio.

@mikesrandomchannel 2 жыл бұрын

SSL 2+ FTW here. I actually had a bad experience with a faulty firmware on a Scarlett, so just goes to show YMMV. Love your production style, a whole lotta fun. Oh, and Mixcraft because they rock.

@niteshades_promise 2 жыл бұрын

mixcraft!🤘🏻🍻

@karl1949 Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Thanks Bernth.

@thenostra-ramos9384 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Very helpful and well done. Thanks

@munkywrench00 2 жыл бұрын

One tip you could add is to avoid making your recording/tracking project layout the same as your next phase (probably getting more creative, adding plugins etc). I am tending toward that after trying to make a tracking project that included far too much - not only DIs and Torpedo Studio tracks, but effects, sidechains etc etc. It got unwieldy and although it works, actually it tended to slow down/distract me from recording. Not to mention any extra processing tends to hide mistakes. I think its better to lay down tracks in a very simple project without a lot of noise - I like to have the SD3 drums there to play along to, but even that is more noise than just a click track.

@davidcollins2648 Жыл бұрын

The danger of using a DAW is TOO MANY OPTIONS. Try to keep things simple and concentrate on the music first and getting clean basic tracks. Production is taking those raw tracks and utilizing plug-ins to get the right sound for each. Good producers know how to use all their tools and be efficient with their time. Learn from them as they mixdown and TAKE NOTES. This was an excellent and concise video. Well done Bernth.

@chrississon5954 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video!!

@redjamz9695 Жыл бұрын

Cubase 9.5 and Cubase 11. Awesome editing capabilities. LOVE it....and Love the channel :)

@bultronlagore4932 3 жыл бұрын

I used Audacity and finally discovered Reaper. I actually made some decent recordings with Audacity but Reaper was a game changer. I’m still using the Line 6 UX2 Audio Interface.

@thefutureself6260 2 жыл бұрын

Hey buddy. Im glad to hear you're using the UX2 and Reaper. I recently put together the same setup. I bought the UX2 in 2007 with the intent to record my concepts, but baby #2 came and I never made time to learn home recording. I've been riffing around for 20 years and it's time to lay em out so I can move on from the same 15 songs haha. Learning this stuff is not easy.

@bultronlagore4932 2 жыл бұрын

@@thefutureself6260 😆 I hear ya. Congrats 🍾 on the birth of your children! Yeah, it’s a lot to learn and can be a bit overwhelming. Luckily there are free instructional videos on KZfaq that people were kind enough to make but even with them it still can be difficult. What software do you use for your guitar tone? I use Pod Farm 2 with Metal Expansion. I use EZDrummer 2 with numerous different Metal Expansions and for Bass I use EZBass which I highly recommend. With EZBass if you don’t want to spend time coming up with a Bass line for your song then it will do it for you by matching the songs drum pattern automatically. BIG time saver and it sounds good. What style of music do you play? If Metal genre then what sub genre of Metal? For my music creation I play Technical Death Metal, Technical Deathcore, Grindcore, and a hint of Thrash Metal. Kinda like a mix between Origin/Cannibal Corpse/Dying Fetus/Pantera/Napalm Deathish sounding.

@robertf2584 2 жыл бұрын

Audacity is great, but it requires a bit more work. Reaper way better, in my opinion.

@bultronlagore4932 2 жыл бұрын

@@robertf2584 No dude, your opinion is correct. Reaper is MUCH better.

@jhutt8002 2 жыл бұрын

I record with Reaper too. It's really powerful too, but there's one thing Reaper kind of sucks compared to Audacity: How easy it is to add or remove effects and pieces of and from tracks. If I want to add, let's say a simple echo, or double just a single 5 second part in a song: With Audacity I just add new track, then select part I want and copy and paste the part on that new track. If I want to remove a piece, I select what I want to remove and click delete. With Reaper it's huge hassle because you can't simply copy and paste pieces of recording, and then you'll have to split the original tracks which follows that everytime you remove something, you ned to make sure ALL of those split separate parts are selected when closing gap the left in tracks. It's feels much more clunky.

@icoldsynthetic156 3 жыл бұрын

Been using Cubase after trying many others, very happy with Cubase pro 11, and I use a scarlet solo for small stuff, and I use a behringer UMC 1820 with the ADA 8200 for live rec. I'm not a behringer die-hard or anything, but it's been a great interface, and didn't break the bank.

@niteshades_promise 2 жыл бұрын

1820!🤘🏻🍻

@frankemann9125 Жыл бұрын

thank you for your time!

@kevgmei Жыл бұрын

I'm just beginning to record tracks while still trying to get good enough to play clean, so this is a lot to wrap my head around!

@jerrodlopes186 Жыл бұрын

I know this is a guitar channel, but from a production/engineering standpoint, make sure the drums are tuned to the key of the song. If all the guitars and bass are in drop D, tune the drums accordingly. Makes a HUGE difference.

@agoniavr Жыл бұрын

Can you elaborate on this? I'm new to home recording, I only play guitar and despite knowing you sorta have to tune the drums too I didn't know they had to be tuned accordingly to the guitar and bass

@jerrodlopes186 Жыл бұрын

@@agoniavr there isn't much to elaborate on. Whatever the key of the song, the drums need to be tuned accordingly. If you're using a program like Apple's Garage Band you either set the key of the project or transpose the drums to whatever key you're in. Nothing much more to it than that.

@agoniavr Жыл бұрын

@@jerrodlopes186 thanks for the info! I've recently restarted playing electric guitar, got myself and Audient iD4 MKII and wanted to start learning some home recording to do some covers, and I'll also need to put some drum tracks in there when I record. I'll make sure the drums are in the same key as my guitar tracks now :)

@jerrodlopes186 Жыл бұрын

@@agoniavr I'm glad I could be some help. I hope you have an awesome time with your playing and recording.

@DCLXVI000 Жыл бұрын

What if the songs are in different keys in an album?

@Orin-D 3 жыл бұрын

20 years ago I was using Voyetra Digital Orchestrator, which I've got with my sound card. Then I had a long pause and last year I decided to remake my old recordings... When I looked for appropriate DAW, 🔥 REAPER 🔥 was the winner. It's cheap (you can try it FREE without ANY limitation!) and very intuitive, I recommend! The default look is maybe a bit ugly, but after installing "Default Commala 5 2016 (with fully-tinted track panels)" theme I'm 100% satisfied 👍👍👍

@darthvaldez999 2 жыл бұрын

My Maestro 🎵 been playing guitar for 15 years and I still learn everyday especially from your channel

@MikeLike8 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for this production and valuable information

@devsharmaaa24 3 жыл бұрын

I feel the buzzing noise in the guitar recording also depends on the cable, i had a v bad cable and it made the same noise, but when i upgraded to a better cable it was way better

@GeorgeStraughn 2 жыл бұрын

Upgrade to a Getaria Audio Transmitter/Receiver cordless system and deplete the need to trip over cables and having static/buzzing sounds when recording. Works for me Dev.

@NuclearHeadshot 2 жыл бұрын

Also, turn your guitar away from the EMF interference machine, AKA the computer.

@Scarecrow2311 2 жыл бұрын

Easy to get past , with no sound but plugged in just more around your studio, you can hear where the EMF is the lowest then use that spot

@Spider._.dust_music 2 жыл бұрын

Also try to limit 10’ or less for traking

@rileyhiggins3028 Жыл бұрын

Logic Pro is amazing. I have used it so much over the last few years, and I have absolutely no complaints. It is so easy to use and so powerful. I love it

@lenebarnes 2 жыл бұрын

Whoa! Excellent man! Thank you for this.

@darukumusic3931 Жыл бұрын

That was an awesome video, i currently struggle with some guitar recordings and these advices tackle most of the issues, i use FLStudio (i do edm stuff as well and it just works for me) Looking forward to try all these tips and tricks, thanks! The panned double tracked guitars was a callback to those begginer days lmao

@AlleGomesOficial 3 жыл бұрын

I actually use and love my Focusrite 2i2 to record everything I need on Cubase 10.5, very satisfied with my cheep equipment but I would love to have a evertune bridge on one of my guitars to make the record process a little bit ease and constant!!!

@HowardBaileyMusic 2 жыл бұрын

I really want to try one of these Evertune bridges. They claim that they even stop the problem of intonation imperfection so you don't have to tune the guitar for specific registers while recording. I'd have to see (or Hear) it to believe it. That would be amazing. I don't know if it would work for me live though as I often tune my low E down to D for a song or two.

@anindustryplant7449 2 жыл бұрын

Mine has a constant crackling and buzzing when recording anything wth distortion, and I’ve checked everything I’m aware of in regards to the specs, I don’t know why everyone loves it so much maybe I’m just incompetent with this kind of thing

@thomasmullen9461 3 жыл бұрын

Ha, wow i needed this. I was literaly shopping on PMT for a studio setup so now i know what not to do.

@thefellduck 2 жыл бұрын

Helpful video - thanks!

@michaelcanche1116 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Great video

@tooofart 3 жыл бұрын

Ardour on Linux, using my old Zoom G3 as the interface. It gets decent results for the enthusiast that I am.

@aritra.mondal.ganguly 3 жыл бұрын

I use FL studio 20 for my production. I think it's really underrated for hard rock and metal stuffs! It can handle any genre, and in bonus, one can get the 'best piano roll' for drum and bass programming!

@Ma_X64 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not using FL, but its MIDI-tools are good as I could see.

@AntonMadness 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, I'm completely new to DAW's and I could borrow my friends FL20 license for a while. But he's an electronic music producer, and I'm a jazz bass player, I'm wondering tho if FL isn't more leaning towards EDM? Did you try recording a band with FL?

@aritra.mondal.ganguly 2 жыл бұрын

@@AntonMadness To be very honest, DAWs play very little to no significant role in production! Almost any DAW will serve your job, whether you're recording your bass or a drum kit. It's all about getting comfortable with the DAW you're using and it's interface. The main thing is to concentrate more on playing and producing.... Learning mixing techniques and so on.

@DarioToledo 2 жыл бұрын

It helped, especially the part of the fretwrap, thank you.

@vovindequasahi 2 жыл бұрын

YES! Great advice on the tone recording your guitar! Listen when you're playing solo in your room, you want to imitate the sound of multiple guitars and a bass playing in unison, to get that CHUG CHUG CHUG tone! But when you're recording for a song, where your guitar is a part of a mix, you DO NOT want that! You'll crush any chance of mixing it with the other instruments. A guitar tone in a studio should have a tonality of mid upper range, as not to interfere with the drums, bass on the lower end nor the vocals or instruments of the higher range. Learn about equalization, low-vs-high pass filters, and frequency pocket mixing. Keep the presets sounding like Pantera to your jam sessions, but record your band session guitar parts without them.

@toddhaser 2 жыл бұрын

I started with Logic Pro but had a hard time getting a workflow together. I have spent the past several months learning Ableton Live and I absolutely love it! The workflow for song writing is amazing. The mixing capabilities are intuitive and very very powerful (before you add additional plugins). Lastly, it is very easy to take a finished, released song, copy it, and then convert it into the live version of the song... including controlling any number of stage effects (lighting, fog, lasers, whatever). I remember when I first learned that the circle of fifths 'wheel' could also be used to find chord substitutions. When used sparingly, can really add a nice flavor to a song or a refrain, or what have you.

@AJS86 2 жыл бұрын

I use Ableton too, So easy to just plug in guitar and play.

@gotchamusart8812 2 жыл бұрын

You earned another subscriber :) thanks man

@yungterp8905 2 жыл бұрын

So much vaulable information packed into 1 video! Super helpful you earned my subscription! As for a DAW, i use Ableton & Pro tools, ive used Logic in the past as well very user friendly

@rod-abreu 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah man, Focusrite Scarlet 2i2 is amazing, I've been recording bass and guitars ate home for a while now, and it is awesome. And it's great because they are not expensive too. I also use the Headrush Pedalboard at home, so I could also use it as the audio interface, but even though I still prefer the 2i2.

@ErkkaKorhonenGuitar 2 жыл бұрын

Black Lion Audio Revolution 2x2 isn't much more expensive and it kick's pretty much every small interface's ass, including the UA stuff. Also, it comes with a great bunch of software. I recently sold my Apollo Twin Mk2 quad and got the BLA and a UA Satellite quad since I use the plug-ins a lot. Couldn't be happier! And I'm on Pro Tools.

@konagolden3397 2 жыл бұрын

As a retired Producer and Engineer, these tips are excellent for everyone. I saw so many of these mistakes I lost tolerance for those who didn't listen and just stopped using them on most projects. You want to be a Pro, act like one.