That was very helpful, thank you!

Thanks goodness, you have made this simple and detailed! I'll go through all your Presonus videos. Question: if there one, in particular, that deals with NOT live instrument recoridng, but the StudioOne instruments?

I need help with recording with studio one. But I have to use midi drums like EZ drummer & midi with keyboards. Vocals, guitars, bass are line in or miked.

I've tried learning from Joe Gilder but he is a mean person. I have a studio live 24 mixer that I use for my interface so there is no delay. I use alesis electric drums that I record with using ez drummer. So midi is involved. The only thing I mic is acoustic guitars,vocals. Can you help me?

i loved the shure sm81

good assesment of both those mics, and your conclusion at the end was predictable, they both both are types that you should use and own if possible. Being a amateur muscian that plays a lot of bluegrass, my preference for close micing my guitar and mandolin came from Tony Rice who mentioned that the Shure SM81 was his prefered choice on stage and in the studio.Yes I'm a gear head that can be influenced by my musical heroes😶

Very surprised at how similar these two mic sound... For the biggest difference, the "talking" portion of the video clearly has a difference in the ambient sound / room sound between the two mics. I highly recommend the SHURE SM81 for everyone, especially instrumentalists getting into recording. Thanks for watching and all the support!

UA is the best ecosystem. Luna, mics, interfaces and plug-ins. Love my Apollos. I haven’t seen any other system do what it does as effectively as an ecosystem.

I like the guitar

As always, to each their own i.e. embrace, utilize and enjoy whatever works for 'you'..! Clearly, technology has come a long way and yes, in most cases these days, in the context of a mix/recording, it'd be nearly impossible to detect whether or not a real amp was used. I think that obviously goes without saying. However, I think for most people, including myself, the 'desire' to play an actual amp comes down to, not only the tone itself, but equally important, the feel, more than anything. I use both and the amp sims, though super convenient in many ways, especially for tracking, just doesn't feel the same to me. It's really hard for me to get a vibe from the sims, whereas, with the amps, it's instant vibe and mojo the moment I plug in and play one note, which, for me, is everything and is something that drastically affects and inspires my performance/playing i.e. the way the amp, itself, responds to my touch, especially if I'm in the same room with the amp/speaker whilst playing/tracking. Again, it always elevates my performance and genuinely affects the way I play, for the better. Again, the sims have their place and will certainly get the job done. Being able to track late at night and/or anytime, for that matter is a huge plus, game changer and the main reason I dig and use em'. But, if I had the luxury of having a proper iso booth in my home, where I could crank up any of my amps at any time, without disturbing my housemates, the amp sims would never be used, that's for sure. I'm actually moving towards, more of a 'hybrid' setup. My real amps > UA OX > interface > DAW > OX speaker/cab and mic sims. That way I can still use and track with all my real amps, crank em' as loud as needed at any time but not have to contend with any volume issues. For live situations, I personally cannot part ways with using actual amps onstage moving air the way they do. But again, that's just me, what I prefer and really dig and after several decades, still proves to be the tried and true method for me. Bottom line, there's no right or wrong way to do any of this and certainly no right or wrong choice (amps vs sims), hence, arguing about something like that always being futile. I mean, for many of the things you may deem problematic or inconvenient, when it comes to having and using amps, there are just as many people who think the complete opposite and wouldn't have it any other way. So again, to each their own! Peace.. DC

Not the guitar centers in Florida. They’re garbage and they rip people off everyday. Guitar center is garbage whether it’s their website or in store. I rather invest through reverb and even that platform has a lot of scum but if you know what you’re doing you can save far more money through reverb then guitar center and now Apollo ripping people off too. After spending thousands and thousands now they’re giving their plugins away for nothing. Two garbage corporations losing value by the minute. It’s beautiful.

I love my UA product!! Apollo Twin X

RME is FAR superior to any UA interface. Stay away from UA.

They don't cut wood for you anymore

I use the internet cloud based ilok service. No USB stick. I have to be internet connected of course but any other downsides? I'm new to ilok.

First I've ever heard about this system thing, thanks! I've smashed all the smashers! Salutations from astonishingly grey & chilly Ireland! ☘☮🤘🏽🤠👍🏽☮☘

I have first gen the neve works fine it works

The Neve 1084 works perfectly fine as a unison pre on my 'old' silverface twin ?

I've heard the converters compared between the X and MK2 and the difference is pretty noticeable.

you can install ilok licences on your computer, and do not need dongle then. There are usualy 3 options for iLok - install on computer, on dongle or on cloud

Hi Chris. Thanks for the video. Regarding support for the Twin X you just bought. You should be good for several years. That unit is the latest model. It hasn’t been replaced yet.

I don't get why people have developed such a Stockholm syndrome regarding UA... Their hardware products come loaded with DRM crapware, account binding, and horrible apps to use. Even if they _were_ the best sounding products on the market, I wouldn't touch them with a stick (anymore). Sold my UA gear, never ever going back. Edit: Ohhh, and don't get me started about their customer support...

Hi Chris, your videos are looking so much better and professional ... would you be willing to do a video sharing and explaining the equipment/assets you use in recording and producing your videos for KZfaq (your KZfaq Set Up)? ... Being a subscriber from early on ... but just wanted to comment and say congratulations on not only the substantive quality of your videos, but the SOUND and PRODUCTION quality continue to get better and better ... thank you!!

Help. I don't have the option of adjusting block size or latency. What could be the problem?

i put my bit float 64 is there any differences btw the 32 and 64 do

Hope this video saves you some big bucks! Thanks for watching and all your support 🙏

When you account for inflation you certainly lost money when you sold that RME.

thank you bro ı love you

I used psr e463 and I noticed it was slow, responding late after pressing

man love your video♥

Try the randall isocab to crank your amps man , monitor the audio from your pc setup

Great video, Chris! Could you explain to me how to connect/add electric drums? 🙂

If you're primarily a home player, which I am these days, its easier to just plug into a small combo than get a modeller, a power amp of some sort and monitors.

Play a lot of gigs throughout the state. Grab my tube amp, cable, guitar, guitar stand and im good to go. Maybe a pedal or two, tuner and ready to gig. Been doing it for 50 years. Play my gig, get my mula and head to the house. Works well for.

Jim Lill said it best "The amp in the room sound is an ILLUSION!" & "more than it doesn't matter, it CAN NOT matter in getting a good tone" Every guitar tone you've ever loved on any classic record was, for the most part, a RECORDING of a guitar > amp > cab & speaker > microphone > studio processing, more or less. THIS is what modelers are trying to recreate, NOT the amp in the room sound older players can't seem to detach from. Going through comments on any video regarding physical amps vs. modelers & plugins, it is mostly bedroom players who are team tube amp or nothing, as they have never heard what their amps sounded like mic'd up professionally and have thus a massive disconnect between what they are used to hearing / feeling and what modelers are actually meant to produce. There are some ways to get that in the room sound if of some reason you can't live without it, such as running your modeler through a separate power amp with power amp simulation disabled if available into a real cab. Running it through an FRFR or P.A. system will just be replication the final professional studio sound at high volume, which is still a completely different sound than in the room. I hope this information could be of service to someone out there to help along their Guitar journey! In any case, keep on Rocking guys! \m/

New amp speakers take time to wear in to sound right

I’ve had lots of high end stuff. My favorite is a standard Blues Jr IV with a Jensen q12r Alnico speaker.

I’ve been playing through plugins or modellers for over 10 years now. Never even switched on an amp. I have a huge collection of amp sims. Recently I played through an amazing tube amp and all I can think now is the sound of that amp for a month now. Maybe I just grownup but all I want nowadays is comeback from work, plug my guitar straight into the amp, sit on my couch and play. No interfaces, no menus, no nothing. And the interesting thing is that now I pretty mucked stopped recording. If I was I’d definitely use plugins or modellers still.

What’s with all of the grumpy old farts coming in, stating how many years they have been (poorly) playing, and then dumping insults on people? They do this all the time….”Well I’ve been playing for 30 years and here’s my obstinate train of thought!” Keep it to yourself, Colonel Sanders, adults are talking gear.

Done with guitar amps? Must mean you’re new to sucking on me 😎

Nope. Just don’t want to put the effort in to get digital to sound good. Too easy to plug into a simple tube amp and sound good. Just bought a Revv G20. .

Maybe it’s a generational thing but it seems us older folks prefer tube amps because of the feel. It’s not just the sound we are buying. We also lean more toward Marshall type amps that modeling doesn’t mimic well. Maybe this video should be subtitled if you use a Fender style amp and you’re younger than 40. Also you were more influenced by John Mayer.

What a fantastic video have a wonderful weekend ❤😊

It just doesn’t feel right to me when I’ve tried to use helix and stuff like that playing live. Especially with a loud drummer. I’d rather have a fender deluxe at a reasonable volume and a good OD pedal. The dynamics and response is superior to modeling through a wedge and PA. Modeling works great in church and the studio though

I guess everyone these days assumes we all have the tech sitting in our music area to buy whatever amp modeler and plug it into whatever you plug these things in to? I'm assuming it's some type of computer program with monitors? I don't know? I have a tablet. I don't even own a computer. I do have a deluxe reverb, vox ac15, a vintage pro reverb, and multiple other amps i have accumulated over the years. I wouldn't even know where to start to use that little amp modeler, and im certainly not going out and purchasing a computer and monitors and programs and whatever else. I have multiple amps to choose from when I play my guitars.

All you internet guys can use digital, but pros use tube amps. Don't think so? Watch a bunch of pro's playing live, umm, hmm, are those tube amps behind those players? Never believe these Internet players who are desperate to convince you otherwise, They simply need confirmation for their choice of digital... Yeah me too, I don't think so.

Get an attenuator or do like I do and spend $80.00US on a Mooer pre amp pedal. I have the Gold 012 and run it in the effects loop. You would be amazed and how you can use that little pedal to lower your volume without losing any of the great tone of your amp to play at lower levels. But sorry I have been playing for 39 years and amps are just awesome. I have modelers. They just don't cut it and we all know the feel under your fingers you can feel a difference. They are very close to amps, but still I use my modeler of my TONEX which is awesome! But hot damn when putting it into the return of an amplifier. It just comes to life. There is just nothing like an amplifier and cabinet yet. Sure I an play live with a modeler, Its close, but I can tell.

Well it’s true, but if you play pedals you do have to have something that takes pedals well. Not all amps do. The Iridium is pretty good, but a deluxe without the bright cap is better

Yep i recent sold my kemper .. That digital amps are nice if you like to turn knobs and things .. Actual I was recording and my voice wouldn't glue and when i used an IR room and amp on the guitar then it was good .. So I took after that expierience my Marshall JCM800, because it was dusty and this will fit for the test .. I put up 2 SM 58 Beta .. Did a little EQ when i recorded and compression and voila it sounded already better than the Kemper .. More warm so I was done with the kemper .. The sound is oke but if you listen very good at it and test it with recording then you will notice a high quality difference .. It will give you a lot of work and the oldskool way is almost good straight out of the box .. Maybe I sell my Artist Katana 100 too .. Then i still have 3 amps .. More then enough!

Unless it's a direct A/B comparison it's almost impossible to tell digital from the real thing anymore. Tech has gotten that good, and in the context of a full mix you're never going to be able to tell the difference direct A/B or otherwise. I like my amps and will always have at least one, but if I'm "recording" something 99 times out of 100 it's in the box using the Positive Grid Bias suite. I can get any amp sound (including the ones I own so no need for a mic beyond the initial capture) or guitar sound I want with a few mouse clicks.