#175 - The 6 WORST Guitar Home Recording MISTAKES!
Added 2021-06-22 14:00:06 +0000 UTCIt's finally time for a NEW lesson - you voted for home recording essentials and tips, so I wanted to quickly summarize my personal worst mistakes so far :) I also recommend a simple setup in this video, how to get started with recording in general, and much more!
A lot of our new members probably missed this - I recorded a full home recording online course with Austrian multi-platinum producer Daniel Fellner for Patreon: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1d5az7USfqBw-IWQHZ4RXWK7R942KSkC8?usp=sharing
In this course, you will learn how to level your gain correctly, how to dial in an amazing guitar sound, how to EQ rhythm and lead guitar, how to mix your own songs, how to always record a DI track, and more!
You can find the Kemper preset we used in this course below, it sounds really awesome!
The next lesson will be about the 3 most important improvisation systems. I'm incredibly excited for this one (probably the biggest and most helpful lesson I ever recorded) and I also made a full course package for you once again - can't wait to share it with you :)
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Ableton live 10
L30N Guitar
2024-03-07 07:22:52 +0000 UTCAbletonnn!
Patrick Kordiasz
2023-11-06 11:52:08 +0000 UTCAbleton Live
William L Williams
2021-08-15 19:34:53 +0000 UTCPresonus Studio one pro since a few years now.
Musicmen
2021-07-13 14:49:38 +0000 UTCI use Cubase, I love it so much
Juan Pablo Albares
2021-07-11 14:41:53 +0000 UTCI use Presonus Studio one pro Great tips Master Bernth!🤘🎸
Adrian Nechiti
2021-06-28 16:57:08 +0000 UTCThat made me laugh too.
Steve Shaw
2021-06-25 13:37:38 +0000 UTCgreat stuff there Bernth. some bits i knew and some i didn't. its all learning
Neil Waters
2021-06-25 11:08:35 +0000 UTCReally nice, thank you Bernth!
Tanja Jerkovic
2021-06-24 12:37:24 +0000 UTCWow, I am already doing all that stuff :) I will take a look in that home recording course
Andreas Lehmler
2021-06-24 10:40:17 +0000 UTCI’ll have to look up my computers specs but it’s a Lenova L13 Yoga. For me; I us presonus so I’ll open up the song section, add ezdrummer and use a plug in. The plug ins I use are STL Hub, ML or Plinis (Neutral) I’m using a presonus 26c interface. But you made a very interesting comment. I also was running faster when using a Apollo Solo interface but then it started sounding horrible and getting so slow, no clue why I didn’t adjust anything. My sample rate for inbound will either be like 528 or 258 ( going by memory I think those numbers are correct) . I have found the lag will sometimes appear when just using the guitar plug in it self. The processing in Presonus will so very low, meaning I’m not clipping, but still can hear that lag. I wonder if I should record the drums alone then do the guitar because I’ll play the drums and guitar at the same time to stay in rhythm but this is too much processing for the laptop?
Chasing Latitudes
2021-06-24 09:45:14 +0000 UTCI don't know if this might help you, and perhaps you have already seen it, but this guy seems to understand EzDrummer really well ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhGnzcLY8Ws ). I suspect your issues are the same as part of mine, at least the latency part. USB isn't a very fast interface and immediately adds about 10ms to the latency. The human ear can distinguish latency at or above 30ms, so you have to keep the entire process within 30ms to effectively sound like it is in perfect sync. This is a tremendous task if you are also processing those signals with things like EzDrummer and/or things like AmpHub. Every time you have to convert from analog to digital, transfer the signal (via USB in this case), process the signal through various software, convert from digital back to analog .. you add additional milliseconds to the latency. For me I have 2 problems right now. I have an initial problem with the dirtiness of the signal getting to my computer (for guitar). For some reason the more I have fiddled with USB drivers and settings attempting to remove as much latency as I can, the signal has gotten worse, even with optimizing sampling rates and buffer sizes. I am to the point where it is now terrible and I haven't been able to recover it. The second problem I have is with the latency, which I have now gotten down to around 40ms, not perfect but I could probably live with it, however, the sound is now so terrible that it could be 0ms latency and it wouldn't make any difference, it's just going to sound terrible that much faster. I am now suspecting, but haven't tested yet, that my other USB devices, although connected to other ports, may be interfering with the signal processing on the USB hub that is internal to the computer. The computer I am running it on should not have any problems with the actual sound processing, it is a 4.2Ghz-16 core processor with 32GB RAM and I even have dual 192 core GPU processors that I can utilize for the signal processing. I still have performance issues. I am pretty sure the latency AND the terrible sound is due to the USB interface. Interesting to note, I also have RockSmith for my PlayStation 4 and it too has latency issues, even using the official RockSmith cord and optimizing optical outputs for the audio, I still get about a 40-50ms latency. It is still fun to play, but after a while I get annoyed by the latency. I finally said screw it and bought a Boss Katana amp and now I have built a library of tones that I can send to the amp. Works fantastic! .. I love that little amp. You can't beat it for the price. I haven't tried it yet, but apparently you can also connect the Katana amp to a DAW. There are some other similar amps out there but I gotta give a great hat tip to Boss (Roland) for creating the Katana, fantastic amp for the price, worth every penny. I don't really know how I can help you. Perhaps if you can describe your exact setup and the chain of connections and software you are using I might be better able to help with some potential ideas. I'm sure willing to try anyway.
Squidly
2021-06-24 00:38:27 +0000 UTCI was also and got rid of it. I am not good with a computer keep fighting with this: I plug in using a third party plug in and play along with Ezdrummer everything is on time and perfect. I record and it is so off time cannot figure out how to fix this bot can I find a good video to show how to fix or what I am doing wrong
Chasing Latitudes
2021-06-24 00:20:30 +0000 UTCI got a Focusrite Scarlett Solo but I am not happy with it at all. I cannot seem to get decent sound from it. I cannot seem to get rid of a lot of noise an other problems. I also cannot seem to get rid of the latency issues. I have a hard time believing it is my computer equipment as I have top of the line processors, tons of RAM, all SSD storage. I am a software engineer and am pretty good at setting up performance computer systems (been doing it for more than 30 years) but I have not been able to get my Focusrite Scarlett Solo to perform very well at all. Very disappointed in it.
Squidly
2021-06-23 22:06:39 +0000 UTCDefinitely enjoyed the mixing video and would definitely like more of those!
Dominic Vermeulen-Smith
2021-06-23 21:51:35 +0000 UTCI use presonus and too many plugins… lol
Chasing Latitudes
2021-06-23 21:09:39 +0000 UTCIs Reaper easier for a beginner than Cakewalk? I am barely getting into recording and plug ins and stuff and I have been using Cakewalk. Im trying to experiment with a couple different DAWS and i felt that ProTools was pretty easy to get started laying tracks down but the free version does not support 3rd party plug ins.
Kramer M Riddick
2021-06-23 17:37:27 +0000 UTCthanks Bernth
Carlos Tijerina
2021-06-23 15:53:08 +0000 UTCQuintenzirkel is a scary task for me lol
DarthWooPV
2021-06-23 14:33:32 +0000 UTCI am a Presonus guy. I record through the 22VSL into StudioOne. Thanks for the fretwrap tipp.
Igor Majdandzic
2021-06-23 14:25:35 +0000 UTCLol, when strummed the out of tune acoustic, qnd said beautiful in your Austrian accent, i lost it. Too funny my man, and a helpful video as always🤘👽🤘
DarthWooPV
2021-06-23 14:17:18 +0000 UTCIMHO i also would recommend to use an ABY pedal to record both plain signal and the mic/kemper/axe/neural/whatever processed signal
Jose llopis temes
2021-06-23 13:35:37 +0000 UTCI just got a Steinberg AI with Cubase11, so far so meh lol I need a second screen the laptop is too small
Karl Z
2021-06-23 10:56:04 +0000 UTCAfter abandoning Cubase due to update and version nightmares, I have just started using Reaper with an Axe I/O interface
Wilhelm Glomm
2021-06-23 08:30:58 +0000 UTCI use Cubase LE Elements 11
Mike M
2021-06-23 05:43:09 +0000 UTCThe final step I always need is making it sound big and transparent - I guess it's a mix of lots of different equipment/plugins AND knowing how to actually use them :) I have the basics down by now but still need to learn a lot to actually consider myself a 'producer' or sound engineer. I think you will really like the course I made with Daniel Fellner, you can find the link to this in the post!
Bernd Brodträger
2021-06-23 05:14:36 +0000 UTCI use Reaper with Focusrite and a Revv amp with two notes plugged in direct.
Jonathan Moran
2021-06-23 02:50:08 +0000 UTCSo Bernth mentions once you are done, you can send it to a producer. What do producers use to get that professional sounding mx? I'm sure it costs quite a bit right?
Carlos Tijerina
2021-06-23 01:43:18 +0000 UTCAwesome, wasn't aware they had a trial version available. Will check it out! :) Edit: Checked out Toneforge Jeff Loomis.... taaaaasty. Think I've found the one for me. Thanks! :D
Robert Bjärmyr
2021-06-22 20:13:50 +0000 UTCQuintenzirkel!!! I personally use Cubase 10.5 artist and a Steinberg UR22 interface.
Daniel Timm
2021-06-22 20:12:12 +0000 UTCNeural DSP has 14-day trial license for their plugins. I went for Toneforge Jeff Loomis after trying out a bunch of other amp sims.
Philipp Lithos
2021-06-22 19:34:45 +0000 UTCI use Cubase pro, used to use sonar but cubase was so much better… I use presonus sound card which does an amazing job… great tips for those that are just getting started, so many of them are overlooked like the intonation of the guitar…. Thanks for sharing your tips….
Robert Partyka
2021-06-22 18:50:41 +0000 UTCQuintenzirkel!
Jimmy Grieve
2021-06-22 18:06:20 +0000 UTCGreat tips in this one! Made a lot of the same mistakes myself too... 😂 Need to get myself a proper amp-sim though, any suggestions? Looking forward to the upcoming package of excercises! 🤘
Robert Bjärmyr
2021-06-22 16:39:03 +0000 UTCI use Reaper as a main DAW and Steinberg UR22 mkII for home takes and demos :)
Jauhien Dashkievich
2021-06-22 16:24:46 +0000 UTCI am also using the Focusrite. And Reaper as my DAW. I don't know how to use Reaper as well as I did Cakewalk but it works. I want to record something simple and bluesy.
Ronald Gillespie
2021-06-22 16:03:01 +0000 UTCOuh.. wait... I just see that the 30 minute video is the same you already showed to us... too bad :/ I thought it was a new one...
Sephiroth
2021-06-22 15:23:57 +0000 UTCI use Reaper as my main DAW, it's simple and i enjoy the way it works for me
Jose llopis temes
2021-06-22 15:02:52 +0000 UTCFocusrite interfaces are excellent. And the software bundle that comes with the interface has got some amazing tools and plugins.
Jason Starr
2021-06-22 14:58:54 +0000 UTCNeat to go more into homerecordingstuff... I already produced 3 of my albums that way but of course I am still on the journey to improve. (Especially when it comes to mix and mastering) Btw. I am using the Steinberg UR33C interface. Great one and even greater when used in combination with Cubase (since it is both Steinberg).
Sephiroth
2021-06-22 14:58:38 +0000 UTCReaper is great! Have been using it myself and in studio for the last couple of years. A great program that is very cheap to purchase as well. \m/
Robert Bjärmyr
2021-06-22 14:56:32 +0000 UTCQuintenzirkel! I think one important point is missing - the EMF problem. Electromagnetic sources can be really a problem especially for high sensitive pick ups. I use Reaper https://www.reaper.fm/ for my recordings and I'm really happy with it.
Daniel Lager
2021-06-22 14:19:40 +0000 UTC
