The Buster Odeholm Method For Recording Guitars

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  • Опубліковано 15 тра 2024
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    'Buster Odeholm shows his method for recording guitars in a home studio in this clip from his course, "Recording Metal For Beginners."
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  • @vallabhsivaprasad
    @vallabhsivaprasad Місяць тому +127

    bro just wrote the next thrown song

  • @BlazonStone
    @BlazonStone Місяць тому +19

    I always have a "monitor track" so I dont have to activate/deactivate different tracks to hear myself.
    It saves time.

  • @qpphil5150
    @qpphil5150 Місяць тому +43

    Ola Bustenholm is a god when it comes to producing and thinking outside the box

  • @palabersack
    @palabersack Місяць тому +24

    Funny. I started using exactly this method because I have been really bad at playing more than a few bars at one time. What I discovered is really important is to have the next part in mind so the transitions don't sound unnatural.

    • @godsreclamation2539
      @godsreclamation2539 Місяць тому

      I started reverse. I would do one takes until I got it right. Took awhile but got it done. Now I do this 😂

  • @WokeUpScreaming
    @WokeUpScreaming Місяць тому +11

    In Buster we trust

  • @TylerGibsonMusic
    @TylerGibsonMusic Місяць тому +1

    You’re an inspiration Buster! Such a talented individual!!!

  • @ALLforROME
    @ALLforROME Місяць тому +2

    Buster bustin' them riffs! Good job!

  • @noahm
    @noahm Місяць тому +10

    Love seeing left handed guitarists playing right handed guitars upside down

  • @shredmore3049
    @shredmore3049 Місяць тому +16

    "nights" fucking rules

  • @DavidAllenMD
    @DavidAllenMD Місяць тому +2

    dam the way he plays the guitar is wilddd

  • @stijnbos7614
    @stijnbos7614 Місяць тому

    Now we need to see the advanced version!

  • @shreddykruger3612
    @shreddykruger3612 Місяць тому +3

    thats cool man you think you could do a video on how to get your tone to be thick and punch in a mix? maybe like a mastering technique ? and eqs

  • @combatwombatt
    @combatwombatt Місяць тому

    NEW BUSTER JUST DROPPED

  • @xerixm5314
    @xerixm5314 Місяць тому +11

    Well done Buster , you have picked the best DAW to make this on 🤘

  • @Reapertips
    @Reapertips Місяць тому +9

    pretty cool :D

  • @jcalzada74
    @jcalzada74 Місяць тому +21

    I can't wrap my head around how he plays the low strings on the bottom

    • @tusharsarmet3771
      @tusharsarmet3771 Місяць тому +2

      why does he do that?

    • @TheRandomPeopleStuff
      @TheRandomPeopleStuff Місяць тому +9

      ​@@tusharsarmet3771he's left handed but learned to play by just flipping a right handed guitar over

  • @broccoliking6668
    @broccoliking6668 Місяць тому

    I really would like to know what he uses for a DI, equipment wise. He's great about sharing how it's set up as software, just curious.

  • @iwm4791
    @iwm4791 Місяць тому

    It’s nice to know Cubase is possible to use. I downloaded it 2 months ago and I can’t figure out how to do anything with it 😅

  • @soulrebornofficial
    @soulrebornofficial 23 дні тому +1

    Really interesting.
    I also use the same system for noise removal.
    I've never tried moving takes from one pan to another.
    Is it to have a more stereophonic effect?
    And is it possible to do this with harmonized guitar parts too?

    • @petermuller6923
      @petermuller6923 16 днів тому

      If you swap the tracks, it sounds less obviously repetitive. If you have the time, you should never copy takes. You destroy the dynamics of the song (if there is some...). E.g. you can hit the strings harder on the second run before the chorus. If you copy, it can sound boring.
      For sure, you can do this with harmonized guitar parts. This really could be an interesting effect because it will be very audible. I should try swapping the left and right harmonized parts :)

  • @jasonharper6688
    @jasonharper6688 Місяць тому +2

    Yeah so we need a buster “from start to finish” template to mix 6 hour or however long it takes video…open the project load the instruments perform and then route the buses and load the plug ins etc etc

    • @MetalheadOv666
      @MetalheadOv666 23 дні тому

      There is if u subscribe to nail the mix. It’ll show from start to finish of a song

  • @ChrisThegodless603
    @ChrisThegodless603 Місяць тому

    I know he will use an eq before an amp, does anyone do any eq moves while recording a DI?

  • @deadwolfbk
    @deadwolfbk Місяць тому

    Holy shit dude, I probably sound ridiculous, but something so simple as your hand placement having an effect on the tone and sound seems so simple but you never thought you overlooked until it was brought up. Or at least for me 😂

  • @slurggi1
    @slurggi1 Місяць тому

    I usually record the left side guitar with my left hand and the right side vice versa for the stereo image. Try it out. If U can...

  • @m3m3sis
    @m3m3sis Місяць тому

    oh great, now i want hapas AND lundgren m7.

  • @TomasProchazkaCZE
    @TomasProchazkaCZE Місяць тому +1

    I have noticed there are a lot of squeaky sounds from sliding your fingers on the strings. Would you normally address those and try to remove them? If so, how do you do that?

    • @karterestill
      @karterestill Місяць тому +3

      I think it would be up to personal opinion, but if you were to clean those up it would sound so robotic and fake, unless that's what you're going for.

    • @TheJakesmitty1
      @TheJakesmitty1 Місяць тому +2

      The way he mixes guitars gets rid of a majority of that. He eq’s his DI before going into the amp by high passing at 2500. Which gets rid of all the unnecessary string noise.

    • @TheJakesmitty1
      @TheJakesmitty1 Місяць тому +1

      Just to clarify, this is obviously unmixed because he’s just in the recording phase of the production.

    • @isaiahcampbell1278
      @isaiahcampbell1278 Місяць тому +1

      @@TheJakesmitty1 Does he really cut that much high end before it hits the amp? For some reason I always thought cutting below like 6 or 7k took out some really important information. Would be glad to be wrong! My ears tend to lead me into wanting to cut a lot more high end than I do but I don't go too far, because "rules" lol

    • @sqlb3rn
      @sqlb3rn Місяць тому +1

      Lift your fingers instead of sliding them

  • @boblincolninc.9654
    @boblincolninc.9654 Місяць тому +5

    I guess you would know what you are talking about if you were in vildjharta, humanities last breath, and thrown

  • @noahstrasmann1557
    @noahstrasmann1557 Місяць тому +1

    Brother what is that fretboard my guy

    • @MetalheadOv666
      @MetalheadOv666 23 дні тому +1

      It’s a Hapas guitar and looks to be a carbon fiber fretboard. They usually use richlite fretboards cuz neither warp, bend, or shrink/expand with weather changes

    • @noahstrasmann1557
      @noahstrasmann1557 21 день тому +1

      @@MetalheadOv666 Hapas always out here slinging some sick guitars

    • @MetalheadOv666
      @MetalheadOv666 21 день тому

      @@noahstrasmann1557 yes they do and love the simplicity of them

  • @333matus4
    @333matus4 Місяць тому

    What pickup is he using?

  • @metalstrand2795
    @metalstrand2795 Місяць тому

    From PT to Cubase?

    • @johnnyhickey1312
      @johnnyhickey1312 Місяць тому

      I was thinkin the same thing. I wonder if he produces in cubase, but mixes in pro tools. I use pro tools to mix all my songd, but i I feel it's a pretty slow working daw for production imo. I normally use Fl studio or ableton for producing stuff quick. I wonder why buster is using cubase

    • @Slamadeus
      @Slamadeus Місяць тому +1

      He primarily uses Pro Tools, but for this course it made the most sense to teach beginner's Cubase Elements.

  • @essio1970
    @essio1970 Місяць тому

    Do you no longer use pro tools?

  • @owley
    @owley Місяць тому

    Why's your guitar upside down? 0_0

  • @EyeAmHell
    @EyeAmHell Місяць тому

    upside-down guitar fam!

  • @johnnyhickey1312
    @johnnyhickey1312 Місяць тому +1

    is this a whole course?

  • @Sacman47
    @Sacman47 Місяць тому +1

    I honestly have never seen someone play with the lower gauge strings on the bottom, that’s crazy

    • @jamesbriggs9960
      @jamesbriggs9960 Місяць тому +1

      Buster Hendrix

    • @Sacman47
      @Sacman47 Місяць тому

      @@jamesbriggs9960 never seen Hendrix play with the higher gauge on the bottom tho.. only a flipped righty guitar to play lefty, with the strings in their traditional spots

    • @MediaBoy13
      @MediaBoy13 Місяць тому

      The guitarist from Orthodox does this too

  • @OnyHairu
    @OnyHairu Місяць тому

    What is the gauge of strings he use?

  • @dzamija922
    @dzamija922 Місяць тому

    As a fellow lefty I have to ask: are you ever bothered that you are first hitting the thinnest string of the top 3 when playing powerchords? I also play left handed but I have the traditional string order, 6th on top, and the one thing that always bothered me was just that - you can still play stuff inverted but the order in which you hit the strings is opposite. How'd you work around that?

    • @a.k2156
      @a.k2156 Місяць тому

      I think he talked about it in Coffee With Ola episode. He said something like the sound is a bit different but doesnt bother him, or something in that line

    • @robjoyner1167
      @robjoyner1167 Місяць тому

      he won't reply to you

  • @dreurquidi3917
    @dreurquidi3917 Місяць тому

    What is he using for midi bass?

  • @luxuriousfir
    @luxuriousfir Місяць тому +1

    Real amp or sim?

    • @Imperialomen
      @Imperialomen Місяць тому +3

      Buster uses pod farm from line 6. I know it sounds crazy but they have done that for like 15years. I believe it's the big bottom amp but I am not 100%sure.

    • @luxuriousfir
      @luxuriousfir Місяць тому

      @@Imperialomen honestly I wouldn't doubt it!!!!!!!!

    • @luxuriousfir
      @luxuriousfir Місяць тому

      @@Imperialomen thanks for sharing 👊

    • @Imperialomen
      @Imperialomen Місяць тому +1

      @@luxuriousfir I think it was the urm podcast with buster like a year ago where he talks at length about his guitar sound and the editing and everything. It is worth the time to listen. Buster is a true badass in the studio

    • @luxuriousfir
      @luxuriousfir Місяць тому +1

      @@Imperialomen I am a drummer, guitar player, singer, producer as well!!! I fully appreciate Buster!!! He's awesome!!! And quiet the inspiration 🙏

  • @matiETN
    @matiETN Місяць тому +3

    ALL THROWN SONG SOUNDS LIKE THIS HAHA

  • @ultimatefunktimegroovystan7885
    @ultimatefunktimegroovystan7885 Місяць тому

    I wish I could be happy with my first two takes, lol it usually takes me more like 40 takes

    • @Return2TheLiving
      @Return2TheLiving Місяць тому +2

      I think he is happy with the first two takes for the sake of the video, if this were his own or a clients project I think he would be much more nitpicky. Sounds better than any take I would lay down in two for sure but you can hear (listening with a nice set of headphones that have good stereo imaging) and see if you look close on the wave form the imperfections that I’m sure he notices just doesn’t make sense for a tutorial to sit and try to execute performative perfection

    • @robjoyner1167
      @robjoyner1167 Місяць тому +1

      video is all edited. do you really think he only played one take each?

  • @morbida
    @morbida Місяць тому +4

    Why does he play upside down?

    • @Nadav_Zaidman
      @Nadav_Zaidman Місяць тому +1

      Because it works for him....

    • @vspr_music
      @vspr_music Місяць тому +1

      Pretty sure it’s because his hands are on backwards.

    • @Imperialomen
      @Imperialomen Місяць тому

      He learned that way as far as I have heard. I do believe he has said it gives a different feel than other guitarist because he uses mostly up strokes of you where playing the guitar the right way around.

    • @genericname9875
      @genericname9875 Місяць тому

      He doesn't

    • @fraktal9
      @fraktal9 Місяць тому +1

      thall

  • @Bobby_Uterus
    @Bobby_Uterus Місяць тому +5

    Why does he have that guitar strung upside down?

    • @JosebasOficial
      @JosebasOficial Місяць тому +6

      Hahaha cause he learned that way and he’s lefty

    • @user-rl6zp9hm2n
      @user-rl6zp9hm2n Місяць тому

      Buster is lefthanded and using a righthanded guitar

    • @michaelrichardson8343
      @michaelrichardson8343 Місяць тому +2

      Freaks me out to see a lefty playing a right handed guitar upside down…😫😫

    • @decendguitars
      @decendguitars Місяць тому +4

      Cause Buster is the GOAT...lol. It's how he learned to play. Check out the Riffhard podcast to hear more.

    • @Bobby_Uterus
      @Bobby_Uterus Місяць тому

      Far out! not knocking it, was just curious.

  • @professorflitch
    @professorflitch Місяць тому

    Here's how I do it: arm the 'Guitar Left' track, plug in my guitar, hit the button with the red dot on it, record the song. Repeat that for the right track. Is it going to be 'perfect'? No. But then do I want it to be perfect? What does that mean anyhow? Do we really want music to sound like it got programmed instead of played? Sorry to get philosophical here. This just keeps my mind on its heels.

  • @BleghStr8Boy
    @BleghStr8Boy Місяць тому

    Hell naaaaahhh, the upside down guitar lol

  • @paulschierholtz1440
    @paulschierholtz1440 Місяць тому +2

    a pre roll is actually a joint filled with marijuana

  • @digital360
    @digital360 Місяць тому

    Dude plays metal lefty without reversing the strings! That is not easy to do for sure.

  • @JohnSmith-hj1ys
    @JohnSmith-hj1ys Місяць тому

    From what ive seen you are a pro-tools user. Are you using Cubase just for this example...My question mark doesn't work.

  • @robjoyner1167
    @robjoyner1167 Місяць тому +1

    he's completely wrong about 2 guitars being mono. If that was the case you could simply record one and leave it in the middle or duplicate the same track and pan left and right.
    If the result is mono wth is he tracking it two times for each riff??
    This dude gets a lot of praise for saying A LOT of wrong stuff.

    • @HeyerMusic
      @HeyerMusic Місяць тому +4

      He is right... ONE take duplicated into TWO track and panned left and right will be MONO. TWO different takes panned left and right will be STEREO.

    • @robjoyner1167
      @robjoyner1167 Місяць тому

      @@HeyerMusic that's NOT what he said and you repeated what I said.

    • @cameronmiller5781
      @cameronmiller5781 Місяць тому +2

      @@robjoyner1167 no that is what he said

    • @robjoyner1167
      @robjoyner1167 Місяць тому

      @@cameronmiller5781 zoomers are incredibly stupid. it's amazing.
      transcribe every word he said, genius

    • @sheenmachine
      @sheenmachine Місяць тому +1

      He turns on the monitoring for both the right and left tracks while recording, but he still only records one side at a time. He says it right in the video it's just bc monitoring with the guitar in the center is easier lol