Really helpful reminder, thank you Adam! Here's how I set everything up through my Apollo for my mastering chain in Logic Pro. I run everything through my Apollo Twin Quad. On the stereo Mixbus channel, I send the signal out to my mastering hardware (SSL Fusion, with send to the Tegeler Creme compressor, followed by the BBE 882i Sonic Maximizer). All devices are connected via XLR and TRS cables to and from the Apollo audio interface. In the Apollo console, remember to link inputs 1 and 2 to create a stereo pair by clicking both inputs, right-clicking, and selecting 'Link.' I place the I/O plugin directly onto my stereo out channel in Logic. My current mastering chain on the Logic Pro stereo channel is: 1. Some type of saturation to warm up the signal (e.g., Softube Tape, or UAD Ampex ATR102) 2. Routing out to the hardware via the Apple I/O utility plugin (SSL Fusion, Tageler Creme, BBE Sonic Maximizer 882i) 3. Kclip 3 (Clipper) 4. Fabfilter Pro L2 (Limiter) I then bounce the stereo WAV or MP3 as usual. My mastering chain is always evolving as I experiment with different plugins, so have fun with it! My next step is getting my hardware outboard gear working with Ableton Live since I'm using Live for EDM Dance Electro/Pop
@AdamBards7 күн бұрын
This is gold! Thank you Andy! How do you like the Tegeler Creme?
@yom31fr10 күн бұрын
please please please !!! do NOT use these cheap patch cables ! You have very great equipment, and you kill your signal with bad patch cables :(
@AdamBards10 күн бұрын
You think so? They are "the sssnake" from Thomman and have decent rating
@yom31fr10 күн бұрын
@@AdamBards Sure. It's like putting bicycle tires on a ferrari.
@AdamBards10 күн бұрын
I see. Which ones would you reccomend?
@SimoneMessaggi18 күн бұрын
Hi Adam, thanks for the video about the patch bay, it's hard to get these first hand informations from the perspective of a player instead of the usual studio owner. Keep up the great job! Simone.
@AdamBards18 күн бұрын
Thank you, Simone! 🙌
@emmanuelbolade19 күн бұрын
nice video, please do a walkthrough of your equipment😁😆😅🤣. Would like to know if you are using this setup for work and music.
@AdamBards19 күн бұрын
Thank you! I will 😁 It's a home office by day and music studio by night
@guitarsoloshred22 күн бұрын
Very cool!! 🤘
@AdamBards22 күн бұрын
Thank you, brother!
@JesusPiano26 күн бұрын
Hi. Are you still happy with them?, did they fall of the walls? LOL, with "your sistem", I believe you cant mount any of them horizontally, correct? Thanks :)
@AdamBards26 күн бұрын
Hey, they didn't fall! Still holding nicely! Very happy with them. The mounting is only for vertical setup, but should be possible to position them horizontally. with a bit of DIY ;)
@guitarsoloshred29 күн бұрын
very cool!! 🤘
@SanderAlex29 күн бұрын
Nice work my friend!! Does it have zoom in and out on the track? I mean, to get a better control of where I want to start and end when looping.
@AdamBards29 күн бұрын
Thank you Sander! Zoom would be definitely helpful, great idea! I'll try to add it :)
@AdamBards29 күн бұрын
Just added the zoom!
@AdamBards29 күн бұрын
Here's the link: riffdojo.com Would love to hear your thoughts and ideas or feature requests!
@AdamBardsАй бұрын
I sent this video to @VictoryAmps, here's their response: "Listening to the noise in the video, this is perfectly normal. When pushing the output section of an amplifier, the laminations of the transformer will move and vibrate more noticeably. All of our transformers are potted which help to lower the amount of noise. Historically this hasn't been noticed until amplifier attenuators have been used. All Victory Amplifiers use Demeter transformers, who have a great heritage in making transformers for guitar and bass amplifiers." So there's nothing wrong with my amp(s). As I mentioned in other comment(s), it's not a problem, the sound that I'm getting in the DAW is perfect, it's just an inconvenience...
@goatsurgeonАй бұрын
Are the tubes coming on? I’ve heard you have to let the tubes warm up before you push volume and stuff into them I hope they didn’t blow or something
@AdamBardsАй бұрын
I hope not, I give them 1-2 minutes to warm up...
@666tonsofsquirrelsАй бұрын
5:00 Magnetorestriction in the output transformer. This is normal, within reason. Just contact the manufacturer if you feel like it's too much - that's what customer service is for. 💪
@AdamBardsАй бұрын
Thank you! I've contacted @VictoryAmps, let's see what they think. It's not a problem, sound that I'm getting in the DAW is perfect, just an inconvenience...
@Aeon_ElectronicsАй бұрын
I don't understand how a tube amp can be generalized to be difficult or complicated - this may be true for your amp but not for all. And it is _NOT_ normal that your amp does make this noise and it definitly isn't true for all tube amps. In fact my tube amps are dead silent.
@yaniv-nos-tubesАй бұрын
1.standby: who told you that you just can't turn off a tube amp at once? there is no reason whatsoever to wait when turning off you can even unplug from the wall with no damage to the tubes or circuit if you don't believe me watch psionic audio or brad the guitologist on the subject on youtube or even dave friedman on tone talk. when turning the amp on you are correct (as long as you don't have a tube rectifier) so you wait 2 minutes while you tune the guitar no big deal for the best tone. 2.heat :get an air conditioner .the heat is nice in the winter 3.noise. something is wrong with your victory amp they are lunchbox amps that's not a very clever design for a tube amp. my 1974x is dead silent at all volumes i have experience with many tube amps all silent unless there is a problem .go to a tech or swap the amp. 4. if you think that studio monitors with tiny 3" drivers give you the full experience you are seriously missing out. you need a cab with 12" speakers, at least one good one otherwise tube amps can be pointless they react with their speakers. 5.enjoy your tone quest!
@AdamBardsАй бұрын
1. Here's what it says in the official user guide by Victory included with the amp: "leave at least 30 seconds before switching from PREHEAT to Off." 2. Good point about the winter :D 3. Hm, both of my amps do that noise(Kraken is louder) so I assumed it's normal 4. For sure, unfortunately not doable because of neighbours, I'm already quite fortunate to be able to record guitars late in the evening. 5. Thank you!
@CalanReichelАй бұрын
@@AdamBards 1. It's an old myth, but letting it cool on standby won't hurt anything either (science of loud has a video on it) 2. yeah, they are hot lol 3. Some circuits are more noisey than others, but often amps(often the tubes) can suffer from defects that cause more noise 4. The oxbox is fantastic, but you might be better off getting larger monitors. Going from 3" 2way monitors to 6" 2way monitors was a massive change for mimicking the feel of an amp in the room 5. Don't enjoy it too much, or your wallet will hate you 😂😂
@052RCАй бұрын
The amp shouldn't be making that noise. You may want to have someone look at it. Aside from that, I think at least some of your issues come from not fully understanding the differences between gain and volume. This is very important, not just for guitar, but for anytime you are working with audio gear. Knowing all the details will allow you to get better tone with less noise. Basically, when you overdrive tubes to distort, you're applying excess gain to the tubes in the preamp. Where most people go wrong is with volume. A volume control can't overdrive or distort the signal in any way. And if you know how all this works, you can use gain and volume to get a better tone, and have much less noise. You'll also benefit knowing how to indirectly overdrive your power tubes. You're used to working with solid state amps and you don't do things quite the same way with tubes. But once you know all of the details, you won't have any problems.
@AdamBardsАй бұрын
Both of my amps do that noise(Kraken is louder) so I assume it's normal
@Aeon_ElectronicsАй бұрын
@@AdamBards No matter if both of your amps do that, it is _NOT_ normal. Check out 99,99% of all other amps ;) I am an electrical engineer and building my own tube amps, this is NOT normal.
@dickgozinya7364Ай бұрын
Sounds awesome! Love this amp. What effects are you using? Some type of reverb or echo?
@AdamBardsАй бұрын
Thank you! I'm using Strymon's BigSky reverb & Timeline delay
@timothyinfiniteАй бұрын
Sweet set up bro! Another great video
@AdamBardsАй бұрын
Thank you!
@timothyinfiniteАй бұрын
So happy I found this video! Thank you bro!
@AdamBardsАй бұрын
You're welcome!
@RajivSantosАй бұрын
Goosebumps here!! SICK!🔥
@AdamBardsАй бұрын
Thank you! 😊
@patrikmetal9375Ай бұрын
O kiko Loureiro soa impressionante desde o início da banda Angra. Musicalidade impressionante.
@FTXtronicАй бұрын
Great video, we got a glimpse of the production process 🙂
@AdamBardsАй бұрын
Thank you!
@Trashpanda_404Ай бұрын
Why didn’t you just use a noise gate? Also eat fried chicken before you record. The Stones have fried chicken in their rider. New strings are always gonna give that sound, but greasy fingers slide.
@AdamBardsАй бұрын
I don't know to be honest 😄 Good tip with the fried chicken, lol
@denmut2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the review. Do the stickers to attach it on the wall came with the product?
@AdamBards2 ай бұрын
You're welcome! No, I bought them separately.
@MaisonLexBeatz2 ай бұрын
Why did u bought the clone? There's alot of plugins (from UAD, Arturia, Overload) that can replace that piece of gear. If i were you I'd invest on monitors.
@AdamBards2 ай бұрын
I wanted to dip my toes into the world of outboard gear and this was very good price/value option
@julianterrones2 ай бұрын
the fact this doesn’t have more likes actually blows my frickin’ mind, excellent work brother 🙏🏽🙏🏽
@AdamBards2 ай бұрын
Thank you! 😊
@trevorsowder2 ай бұрын
You sure do have a lot of instruments and gear for someone who isn't a musician lol! I look forward to hearing your music in future episodes.
@AdamBards2 ай бұрын
I may or may not have the gear acquisition syndrome 😄 There will be a sneak peek in the next episode ;)
@Nikkro2 ай бұрын
nice video dude! excited for your journey, random tip if you change your shutter speed on your camera to 172.8 degrees at 24fps you wont have the light flickers in the background. peace!
@AdamBards2 ай бұрын
Thank you Nikkro! I'm using Sony a7c and AFAIK it doesn't have that setting, there is however anti-flickering setting, will have to try it. Or I can change the light 😄
@Nikkro2 ай бұрын
@@AdamBards it might have the setting down as 1/48 instead! or switch to 25fps good luck!
@AdamBards2 ай бұрын
@Nikkro nope, can only go 40 or 50. I can switch to PAL which will offer the 25p. Will try that. Thank you! 😊
@javidavi2 ай бұрын
Finally somehow who reviews this product! Thanks!
@AdamBards2 ай бұрын
You're welcome! I was surprised as well no one did a video about these
@guitarsoloshred2 ай бұрын
nice work! studio looks great. let us hear some of the songs in next video!
@AdamBards2 ай бұрын
Thank you! Will do :)
@AlejandroVillalobos-zz7ic2 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@DupreeGuitar2 ай бұрын
great playing..!..next one is the weird outro ;-)
@AdamBards2 ай бұрын
Thank you! That would be a lot of fun for sure 😄
@BoneStack1172 ай бұрын
That's a lot of black t shirts lol
@AdamBards2 ай бұрын
Indeed! 😄
@oliviercoulon2 ай бұрын
Excellent Adam. 👏😊 Bravo for this magnificent report... 😍
@AdamBards2 ай бұрын
Thank you! 😊
@neetsmlam2 ай бұрын
oh yeah - we some nice time in helsinki! :-)
@AdamBards2 ай бұрын
The best!
@iplay6string2 ай бұрын
Subscribed! Well done!!
@AdamBards2 ай бұрын
Thank you! Much appreciated!!
@Trioptic3D2 ай бұрын
Thanks, I've been trying to figure this out with my compressor and Apollo Twin, but I'm using FL Studio.
@AdamBards2 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@RunningRebels3 ай бұрын
If yu put XLR cables u force it through the Preamp, thats why u can choose only MIC.
@AdamBards3 ай бұрын
Makes sense, thank you!
@medicinal_soul3 ай бұрын
Actually very useful and speeds up work flow for sure. All depends on your needs though.
@medicinal_soul3 ай бұрын
You know what I know what's wrong.
@medicinal_soul3 ай бұрын
The pedals are instrument level. Oh..... Lmao I am literally hearing you speak this now.
@AdamBards3 ай бұрын
😄
@aztrodre87153 ай бұрын
What are you holding in your hand? With the light on it?
@AdamBards3 ай бұрын
It's an ebow
@christophs.61493 ай бұрын
How do you route the mix to your speakers? I use the four apollo x4 outputs for my two monitor systems? I have no idea how to keep my both monitor systems running when all four outputs are used for outboard gear. Thanks for short answer. (Great video!!!) Cheers from Ibiza.
@AdamBards3 ай бұрын
Cheers! Apollo x4 has 2 dedicated outputs for monitors, 4 mic/line inputs & 4 line outs... so just use the monitor outputs for your monitors.
@christophs.61493 ай бұрын
❤
@ejaybeatz36093 ай бұрын
So basically you just need an interface with more than 2 mic inputs ? And great tutorial 💯
@AdamBards3 ай бұрын
Thank you! With mono only, an interface with 1 input & 1 output should be enough. For stereo you need 2 inputs & 2 outputs. The number of outputs excludes outputs for your studio monitors.
@ejaybeatz36093 ай бұрын
@@AdamBards oh ok so I can use the outputs where I put my monitors at? And to do this I go output of interface to input of compressor and output of compressor back into input on interface?
@AdamBards3 ай бұрын
@ejaybeatz3609 haven't tried that myself, but I guess it could work? Ofcourse you won't be able to connect your monitots at the same time, so you won't hear anything
@ejaybeatz36093 ай бұрын
@@AdamBards ok that’s cool I have a secondary interface preciate ya
@ejaybeatz36093 ай бұрын
@@AdamBards and another question, do u go out of your interface and in to the compressor to work?
@ejaybeatz36094 ай бұрын
Hey how do you use it for your daw for mastering or limiting
@AdamBards4 ай бұрын
You need to "print" the output into a track. There are videos on YT explaining it for each DAW, I might do one for the Logic as well
@AdamBards3 ай бұрын
Ok, I made a video where I explain this kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rtF7rLConN-XiZs.html
@officialdiron4 ай бұрын
Hey cool video, here's a little explanation I hope it's understandable. Warm greetings from Germany! Since you have inserted an XLR plug into a combination socket, the Apollo recognizes that the connection is on all 3 pins of the XLR and sets the MIC level. If you insert a TRS cable instead of the XLR, it would recognize the three contacts in the TRS. With an XLR it always depends on the MIC level and with a TRS, Line. This is for all interfaces with a combination socket the same.
@AdamBards4 ай бұрын
Oh, makes sense, thank you!
@Mythical-Minx4 ай бұрын
Freaking love this song!!!! It sounds so much better like this dude! Love your guitars too!
@AdamBards4 ай бұрын
Thank you! ☺️ Much appreciated!
@jbvids69364 ай бұрын
The feedback part was genius
@AdamBards4 ай бұрын
Thank you! Ended up better than I expected. The reverb & delay was added in post
@itsmekid4 ай бұрын
@AdamBards4 ай бұрын
🙌
@pedalscapes4 ай бұрын
Great work Adam. Sounds nice on the guitar. 😎
@AdamBards4 ай бұрын
Thank you! I agree, I like it a lot
@terrellrhoden61334 ай бұрын
How would I plug mic in if I use xlr
@AdamBards4 ай бұрын
The mic goes into the MIC/LINE inputs on the Apollo. If you're using both outboard gear and a microphone, then you might need an audio interface with more inputs. Or maybe your outboard gear is a preamp or a compressor? Then you plug the microphone into the outboard gear inputs and the outboard gear outputs into the audio interface inputs.