What I Really think about the Scarlett 2i2
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
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About Spectre Sound Studios:
I'm Glenn Fricker, engineer here at Spectre Sound Studios. I love making records, and after doing it for sixteen years, I want to pass on what I've learned. On my channel you can find tutorials on how to record guitar, bass, real drums and vocals. There's reviews and demos of tube amps, amp sims, drums, mics, preamps, outboard gear, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, and plugin effects.
We've covered Moon on the Water, played Bias FX, given you the absolute best in Stupid Musician Texts, ranted & raved about bass guitar, and this channel is where The Eagle has Landed.
Everything you've wanted to learn about recording Hard Rock & Heavy Metal can be found right here on this channel!
I also respond to your comments & questions: The best make it into the SMG Viewer's Comments series of videos. Loads of fun, lots of laughs.
Thanks for checking out my channel & please subscribe!
Glenn, I've been watching for years, I don't play metal, I'm just a bedroom musician but I have learned so much from your channel and just want to say thank you.
Thanks, Spider! I really do appreciate it!
Im a synth guy is Glen shares a lot of good info that can be applied to a tone of things.
Same Here spiderslip
Same here.
I'm just going to assume that your favourite band is Sloshy.
One thing that is undeniable with Glenn - he's being more honest than many similar UA-camrs. Yes, he monetizes like everyone else, but he is risking a lot with his brutal honesty and look at him GROW! Honesty and integrity seem to be missing in SO MANY channels these days. I can FEEL an ulterior motive in so many "tutorials" where the underlying message is something you must buy in order to improve. When Glenn say's "just go buy some monitors" he is saying it for a reason, not simply to make some manufacturer more money. Thanks Glenn for making "rocket science" easier. lol
are you sure i really need to buy monitors? my off brand airpods sound really good.
sarcasm
Popularity has its privileges.
As for the other music production UA-camrs, I have my suspicions that many of them are industry plants.
@@RealHomeRecording hmmm...that never occurred to me! I guess in the end it's the same outcome. Plants or paid influencers. Seems many start out innocent enough, and then as they grow some become addicted to the cycle of getting gear to tell us how it will be good to buy, etc. I tend to follow the ones who share knowledge and don't mention specific gear - "use any DAW, use any EQ plugin you have, etc."
Yeah, that's why I was confused why many people give their trust to most youtubers, when back in the day, (not long ago, just before internet are as used as now) if you want to learn something PROPERLY, you gotta sacrifice time, money, resources and it's not guaranteed that you succeed or even learn it properly (like, you could buy wrong books, you got scammed by incompetent teachers, etc), and suddenly after social media hits the world, suddenly everybody and their grandma are "instructor" or "I know it all, it's on internet" kind of guy. That's why I really appreciate Glen's honesty, he didn't say anything to make you feels good and most things he said that I tried myself were valid.
I started watching Glenn back in 2015 as a goofy teenager who just picked up his first bass. And in alot of ways he taught me about the type of musician I wanted to be. What I didn't realize is how much of an impact he made on my SONGWRITING. Most importantly that no one part is more important than the song. The song comes first every time, not the musician's ego
this could be the greatest youtube channel i've ever come across
Glenn. Been subbed since the start. It’s crazy how big you’ve gotten. But then you lost the weight. Also, congrats on more people watching.
Thanks so much, Shreddy! Got LOTS more cool stuff coming up this fall.
Love this episode. This is probably your most wholesome one yet, Glenn. I hope to bump into you should you visit the Philippines again. You make life bearable after a very tiring day at work always. Love your stuff and all your recording and music tips. Stay safe always, my man.
Thanks so much! Glad I could make your day a little better!
That life advice at the end goes HARD 💯
My scarlet 2i2 experience.
1.Plug in guitar strum chord preamp peaks
2. check gain level, its at zero
3. try with direct box
4. same thing
My Clarett 4pre experience
1.Plug in guitar strum chord preamp peaks
2. check gain level, its at zero
3. try with direct box
4. same thing
In the 90s, our guitarist had an old 1930s Bedford Truck, a truck, not a 4x4, an actual truck with a cab, used for transporting goods to supermarkets (the USA is confused as to what a truck is, so I need to explain 🙄, the Poms might call it a Lorry), so we had enough room for everything, and a dressing room, complete with TV and a fridge! Later, I had a mini van fitted with black curtains, so that served well as a dressing room.
It's a great idea, not only for transporting the gear, but a lot of times there's no dressing room at the venue, so having your own is great. Straight off the stage, and out to the truck or van. Sitting at the bar with the punters in breaks gets old real quick, and having a quiet space to get together and unwind, discuss any issues, and prepare for the next set makes for a much better experience for the band and the punters.
I consider myself absolutely lucky as I followed your suggestion about buyng a 6505 combo loaded with the "shitfield" here in a local music shop, I swapped the speaker with a V30 that I had sitting around in his incorporated cab and it is a monster of an amp!! Fucking great suggestion, thanks!
Glad I could help! Stay tuned next week, you’re REALLY going to like what’s coming :)
A wise man once said "If it sounds exciting quiet, it will sound exciting loud. But if you mix it loud it will sound boring at reasonable volumes."
Who is that wise man?
@@chuckyinges Glenn... I'm sure other people have said it. But Glenn is who I heard it from.
Harvey Fletcher? Wilden Munson?
@@seanp2k617 I don't know who said it first, but I know wise men have said it.
have a great weekend Glenn,thanks for all the videos and research that you do.Cheers from Tuscaloosa,Al.!
Im 34 years old and just bought a guitar to start learning and recording stuff. Your channel keeps inspiring me every time I watch it because I feel that someone has my back. Keep doing what you do.
Glenn!
That is the best advice I have ever heard you give. I went to Europe for the first time two years ago. I just returned last week from my fifth trip to Europe amazing people, amazing places, and as long as I have a memory that happiness will always be with me. Cheers!
Feelin' the love for sure, Glenn! It's also very much appreciated how upfront and real with your audience you are; the sincerity is obvious and endearing \m/
Glenn, you are truly loved, and your listeners/watchers love you too.
You really gotta put at least 'VC' back in the title! I saw this video when it was posted last night, but thought it was about Scarlett interfaces and didn't watch it! Just thought today, 'hey, maybe it's the viewers comment video'. 🤪
The gleeful, furious, but also knowledgeable obscenity takes me back to the best of the early internet. And I'm old enough to have experienced it firsthand. Thanks for all of this, Glenn!
Gotta say, I play punk rock, and melodic hardcore, these videos are still super helpful and I dig them man!
Scarlett got me where I needed to be at the time, I have since upgraded to the clarette and have enjoyed it as well. Didn’t really notice a massive difference in guitar or mic signal, but it is a bit cleaner and build quality is substantially greater.
I am still with scarlet gen2. Gets me where I want.
@@MrMOGHammer yeah I still have my Scarlett but was able to upgrade so I did. I can’t say that the change was massive on its own, but I got out of the neural DSP and bought a headrush prime unit around the same time and can’t say Iv suffered because of it haha
I started out with an M-Audio Fast Track USB, then went to a 1st gen 2i2 from a friend. I ended up buying a 3rd gen 2i2 from the pawn shop for around $60. The 1st to 3rd gen leap with sound quality was huge. Though it probably has its own "signature" sound but it does everything I want it to.
Looking for any other that has an ASIO driver where I can use them like the ASIO one Focusrite has for the 2i2.
Kits are great. I actually started my custom and tech business by building my own kits, and in addition to full custom builds from scratch I offer straight kit builds and upmod kit builds through my shop as well. I do love building from scratch, but man those kits can be a great upgrade platform.
Man! following your rant and advices from some years, Now. More than once, you have given informations who where more than accurate. An saved me from givin money to things I don't need..;at all. Keep Up the good work, Glen. \m/
Glenn, CountryMan is 440 dollars here in South Australia. Any chance you can do a shoot out on them and find out where the price to performance works.
Your outro on life is great Glenn!👍
I love Glenn's consistency in referring back to his old videos when they are applicable. How many times have we heard him talk about the fiberglass insulation DIY sound dampeners and Kali monitors? It's been yeeeeeaaaaaars, man.
I have 3 Fenders, but only one is from US. You'd never guess which one based on playablility, feel or tone. All 3 are totally amazing.
I can one-up you Glen: When I was in my band we had a drummer with a double-bass 12 piece pearl kit, who drove a **FIERO.** Thank goodness the bassist had a van. But it was a FULL SIZE VAN, the proper tri-city tour size.
Glen I'll follow your question up with a question. Would you rather have real maple syrup from CANADA or Some high fructose corn syrup and butter flavoring and maple color and sugar from America or China
My mixes always sounded like shit when I played them on other sound systems. Then I got monitors and holy shit! The difference in what I heard was much clearer and improved my mixes dramatically. Get monitors. Get monitors. Get fucking monitors!
I feel clickbaited. In any case, i bought my first interface back in feb/March 2023, and i was looking at the Scarlett 2i2, the uad volt 1, and m-audio around the same price. I ended up getting the volt 1 and i couldn't be happier. The Di signal is great and it does everything i need it to do as a bedroom guitarist and a starting point for recording. I also bought myself a pair of used Yamaha hs5 monitors and audio Technica m20x headphones and an sm57 as an all around mic
Glad your back home its been downtrip no mix revue hangout
man, i love your content and your anger! just trying to think of a clever way how to ask you, if i should buy studio monitors, because i just dig your reactions to that so much (i have monitors btw).
i've learnt so much from you glenn cheers from dublin!!!!!
Glenn, love your content, have for some time, but absolutely love your message at the end of this video. Life is meant to he lived. Fuckin live it!!!
Your comment about the drummer driving a trans am was literally my drummer about 20 years ago. At least he was smart enough to only use a 5 piece
To the guy whose on the fence about replacing the guitar pickups, I was in a similar situation with my ESP. The guitar wasn’t giving me the desired volume output so I thought the humbuckers crapped out. Turns out they were spaced too low out of the factory. A quick self-tune up by raising the pickup height (and Glenn yelling at us about pickups) fixed that issue.
I don’t really play metal anymore but i still comeback because the techniques Glenn teaches force me to use my damn brain!
Long time viewer since 2017 love your stuff Glenn
I think a Kit guitar would make you feel more connected to a guitar, that's what I've found in the past, you buy a new guitar, play it all the time for a few days then put it aside and go back to something else. Being connected to a guitar is far more important than buying that PRS you've always wanted. I have an old OLP Musicman that I am far more connected to than any new guitar I have and always end up going back to it. Most new guitars I have seem to just contain a type of pickup combination I don't have, HSS, P90s that kind of stuff.
For my home recording I use an old NI Komplete Audio 6 V1 (Silver and Black)
Glen, thanks for you great videos!
❤️these videos Glenn.. REALLY
Great stuff!!😉 &Entertaining!🤣
Love the T-shirt!
Glen I know this is off topic but it does cover one of your killer videos.... if you ever get the opportunity to grab a B-52 AT100 Stereo Cab DO IT!!! These things fly under the radar and it's absolutely amazing with my Peavey 6505 1992 Original running through it!! It's 480 watt mono and 240 watt stereo... It sounds better than my Celestion V30 cab!!! You can find these for under $200 and they are a hidden jem and built like a tank!!! I've learned some amazing tips and tricks from your channel!!! Cheers 🥂
I agree. Mine did not come with v30s but the B52 branded speakers and they are highly underrated! Glad to hear I’m not the only one.
@@drallab06 mine has the B52 AT100 Factory speakers and it sounds amazing.... if I could find another one just like this one id trade my V30 cab without hesitation!
The 2i2 is totally usable and there is nothing wrong with it. With that being said, if you are doing more than using it as a headphone amp and you have the money, I strongly recommend a 4 in-4 out interface with at least 8 adat channels (ie - the ssl 12). The 2i2 is something that you’ll likely grow out of quickly if you are doing recordings
Unless you're using windows, shit drivers.
@@xxlintux
I do use Windows and I do not have the same experience with you. Or is this a reference to an audio interface that isn’t the 2i2?
My main qualm with it is that everyone suggest Scarlett as a cheap card but it's actually a pricier one.
@@billyj.causeyvideoguy7361
That’s fair. I should have specified I was talking gen 3
just the drivers giving random BSOD and having higher latency compared to interfaces in the same price range
@@jloiben12
I doubt you're reading the old video comments, but we are holding the algorithm down for you. Hopefully you and yours will have a great New Year.
Can you send a Scarlet recording and one from another interface to your friends and see how many of them can actually tell the difference? I suspect zero.
This
GLENN HEY SO IM NOT SURE BUT MAYBE YOU CAN TELL ME SHOULD I BUY MONITORS K THX BYEEEEEEE
In my first band, my dad owned a huge Plymouth station wagon. He'd let me borrow it to haul my drums and the band's PA to gigs. Station wagons were the "uncool" cars back then but they sure were handy. A few years later, I was working at a Plymouth dealership when the mini-van was invented. Customers were lining up to pay over sticker price for them. They could see how useful they are. I eventually got a Dodge Caravan and replaced it with a Dodge Grand Caravan. I never got the stow and go seating however. Those benches are fuckin' heavy! I was the guy in the band that could haul the drums and PA and more in those vans. They drove well in the snow, are comfortable to drive and get in and out from. I never saw a downside to having a minivan. (Thank Krom they stopped putting "wood panel" stickers on some models. Now THAT was just stupid).
"Theres about 10% dofference in tube amps"
Mike Fortin has entered the chat 🤣🤣🤣
Love you Glenn!
Hey Glen! Should I get monitors? I've never owned a lizard before, let alone a reptile, and I've been thinking it's time to make a change and take on some new responsibilities in my life. Thanks!
I've got a 2014 Toyota Carolla. It has ton of room in it. I can fit two oversized Mesa cabs in it. One in the trunk, one in the backseat with enough room to fit a guitar and bass head and a couple guitars. Front seat fits a 4x10 bass cab. The drummer can use his car to transport his stuff. And I will continue to swap pickups on my guitars. My Strat with a Dimarzio Tone Zone sounds pretty different than my Fernandes with EMGs and my SG with some sort of Gibson pickup or my other Gibson with a JB. would I be able to tell the difference once it's recorded? Probably not, they all sound good. I'm not super picky and would be happy with a variety of different high gain sounds. But I can certainly hear the difference when playing in my bedroom or at rehearsal. Recording is like 1% of my playing, so I like being a happy camper in my bedroom where most of my jamming goes down. Does the audience of listener care whether this guitar is slightly brighter that that one? absolutely not, but I certainly care. And if I am playing with my desired tone I'm going to be performing better.
The Ben Franklin of Metal Music. It's always intereting. Thanks for the video.
Vans are super popular at the MX track these days too. Really convenient to be able to pack everything in and it be locked up and covered
i have studio monitors, should i get monitors?
appreciate your content man
Any chance of a video on a Tone Tubby speakers shoot-out?
Hey Glenn! I totally agree that experiences are super important in life. That being said I finally made it to Wacken last year after wanting to go for the longest time and it was amazing. I'm glad I spent the money on that instead of buying yet another guitar, pedal or amp. Being out there with 80,000 super friendly people from all over the world just to listen to metal was the experience of a lifetime. I hope to go back again soon. Keep up the great work!
I've owned a gen 1 and I currently own a gen 3 Scarlett 2i2. I agree with everyone regarding clipping with high output pickups in the 1st and 2nd gen. That was a nightmare to deal with!
That was one of the deal breakers for me, and I was pleasently surprised about the improvements Focustite made with the 3rd gen.
On its own, the DI signals are pretty plain, so it's best to run a mic preamp and a DI box with the 3rd gen 2i2 if you're planning to build up your studio rig.
As a baseline, it'll get the job done for bedroom musicians and hobbyists, though you'll start to notice its weaknesses when you start using it for paid client work. Just my two cents!
I have the latest Version of the Solo, and it can also handle Active Pickups very well. It's probably the same besides the additional ports.
Not if your clients pay you to do the same shit as you'd do as a hobby?
The only difference betweem amateur and pro, is getting paid
There's no other criteria
Once knew a drummer that drove a Honda CRX. Further more between his house and the club was all one-way streets. It took two teams of people and multiple trips.
I am glad you're free from the factory. I remember the days you had to do both. Proud of you 🎉. I have a Scarlett solo and it clips (red rings) just about no matter what I do. Even when the input gain all the way down basically, longer cable and my pickups dropped down a good bit. Is this common on the scarlet stuff? Honestly not sure what gen this one is thanks Glenn!
Yeah. Known issue with them. Get yourself a DI box.
@@xxlintux I have a di for recording. Going to upgrade my pre soon, was just curious. I didn't know that, that's why I asked. Just been using the sim and lp6's to practice on instead of my combo. Thanks.
This is the first time I heard about the Kali Ultra Nearfield. This is exactly what I needed for studio monitors. I missed the video in February (damned algorithm)
Hi Glenn, I am still a little confused on the purpose of DI boxes (Please forgive me, I am a simple country bass player. Four strings, one for each brain cell). I understand you can split the signal so you have a direct DI guitar signal and one going through an amplifier which I can see the use for, but I thought the main purpose was to lower the impedance of the signal from an electric/bass guitar down to mic level. Would this DI signal still go through the audio interface to your DAW/digital amp sim (For clarity I use Neural DSP amp sim plugins). Wouldn't you have the same issues you mentioned with the Scarlett if the output from the DI box is still going through the Scarlett? Are you meant to set the input to LINE rather than INST so the impedance is set to mic level or can your DI box act as an audio interface with your DAW. Really love your videos. All the best from Blighty.
Thanks, Glenn!
Weird, I just searched this and was looking at another 2i2 vid you did when this popped up. Have one of these coming today.
I would like to see more content on video cameras also . Thanks
A few weeks ago I needed to rent a vehicle to haul records to Denver for a record convention. There was a Jeep Grand Cherokee sort of thing waiting for me when I arrived at Enterprise. I was asked if I could switch out for this Chrysler minivan because the lady who rented it was so short that she could barely reach the pedals. I was reluctant at first but then they showed me how their Stow & Go seats work and I was sold. Holy shit, if you haven't seen these and you're in a working band then you should definitely take a look...it's like magic.
I love that I have to turn my compressor off to watch your videos. Thank you.
Just a tip for that guy who had the trouble with the Marshall and was considering making his 4x12 a 2x12. Work out your impedance for the 2 speakers then look at the obscure vintage stuff like RFT or something similar. They have no financial value but are great speakers.
There's some gems out there that nobody's heard of. Years ago I picked up a 100w bass combo with a decent amp but a blown Celestion white label speaker. I picked up a job lot of unloved speakers for free from my local studio, one of which was an RFT bass amp speaker and it's transformed this little amp into a bit of a hidden weapon. The clarity and punch, even when fully cranked is genuinely surprising.
I also had some Peavey speakers in the bunch and they were surprising. Not what you'd expect but, give them a fair crack of the whip and keep your compression sensible then you get some very usable tone for cheap (if not free).
Keep an open mind my friend, it's not all Vintage 30's
I live in Montreal, You are the coolest Canadian I met...
Re: the minivan. 100% agree - I've known people struggle to get their gear to gigs in their flashy sports cars. I never struggled in my estate (Station wagon), despite it being a very boring and none flashy car, all because of the huge boot :)
i wonder why they didn't get sports wagon instead, it's not like they can even drive fast that well anyway.
Yeah. Wiring speaker cabinets. Add a few, DPDT switches. And you will be able to change your speaker configurations and impedance.
You simply have to know. What's the lowest impedance load your amplifier can deliver into. What's the highest impedance load your amplifier can deliver into. That will allow you to, switch speakers on and off. Switch speakers for series and parallel wiring. To gain more versatility out of your amplifier from different loads. For however many different, 12 inch speakers you want to install. Instead of 4 of the same. You could do 2 and 2. You could do just one. You could do 3. And you can change up your tone. From a single amplifier and speaker cabinet.
Some amplifiers will blow up with a 2 ohm load. Most can certainly accommodate 4 ohms. And generally up to, 16 ohms. And so you might also want some, large power resistors. As power soakers. So you can crank the amp up. To gain more of its harmonic generation goodness. Without blowing up speakers. As you might want to switch in a series power resistor to the speakers. Any number of other, options.
And the one factor everybody gets wrong. Is what we call, Absolute Polarity. And people have tests. Involving a 9 volt battery. Connected to the speakers. To determine their polarity. And you observe the woofer, moving out toward you. So you know you are in, Positive Polarity. But you are actually in Positive Hilarity. Because it's backwards. And the joke is on you. The speaker is actually sucking away from you. Even though you think you are in Positive Polarity. And while you are. That's not the way the speaker is moving the woofer. Nor the tweeter. No. You'd think it was. But it's not. And here's why.
When everybody thinks they have gotten their phase right and correct. And you have checked your wiring thoroughly. What's wrong?
When you think you have the phase right and the polarity right. What you are doing. Is forcing the speaker. To mimic, the motion. Of the microphone diaphragm//diaphragms. And which way are they moving when the sound pressure waves strike the microphone diaphragms?
Are the diaphragms, define physics? And protruding outward toward the sound pressure wave blast? I don't think so. I think the sound pressure wave blast is pushing that diaphragm into the body of the microphone. And now your speakers are doing the same thing reproducing the sound from the microphone. You don't want your speakers doing that.
So many people think they just flip the phase at the input to the audio power amplifier. Yeah no. That is not what you do. That will invert the waveform. And the phase. It will not invert the Absolute Polarity. Because the Absolute Polarity is only determined. From the output. Of the audio power amplifier. That is going to move the speakers to move the air toward you. Not away from you. They are moving away from you currently. You are listening to the rebound coming out the front. With the bulk of the low-frequency energy coming off the solid back of the speaker. Slapping against the wall behind it. Before it is directed out toward you. And then canceling in midair. When it is combining with the rebound sound from the front of the speaker. That isn't negative polarity. And it cancels out in midair. But the cancellation will be different. Depending on where you sit or stand. Because it's all comb filtered.
Now this will not happen. If you invert the wiring to each speaker. With passive speakers. You merely flip the positive and negative connections on both left and right channel speakers. This is the only way to phase your Absolute Polarity of your speaker outputs. Doing this. Will now develop a positive pressure wave. Being projected out toward you. Not sucking away from you. And then take a listen. Put on your favorite recordings of all time. And be prepared to be shocked and amazed. This is a game changer.
This is a mistake. That all, Electrical Engineers and Acoustic Engineers, all make. They all make this mistake. As it is truly mindless. And I am dumbfounded and appalled. That nobody knows what the FUCK they are listening to? Or how it is supposed to, sound? And they all get this wrong. Except for one company.
The only company. That figure this out as I have. Back in 1978. When I discovered this unbelievable, technical faux pas. The one company that got it right? JBL James B. Lansing Speaker Company of Los Angeles, California. They got this right. Going back to at least, 1968. I discovered this in 1978. As I was only 12 years old in 1968. When I heard these JBL 4310, compact 3 way, Studio Monitor Speakers. And I already knew I was hearing something different from these speakers. And that I would have to have a pair one day.
10 years later at 22 years of age. I opened up my first big, 5000 square-foot, brick and mortar, Baltimore's 2nd Larges, Music Recording and Commercial Production, Facility Studio. And I got my first pair. And found that every other speaker manufacturer out there. Was " Out of Phase". To that of JBL speakers. How strange? Nobody got this right. Just JBL and me.
Nobody has been able to think this process through properly. They leave out important information. Which yields an incorrect answer. You've got to know what the microphone diaphragms are doing. Nobody takes that into account. It's beyond their comprehension. Ignorance is bliss. What they can't see won't hurt them. And they are blind as to what they are hearing. But I've turned many studios onto this simple fix. That cures most problems.
Because even if you have lousy acoustics. The lousy acoustics are now not as big a problem anymore. Because your speakers are now in Positive Polarity, Positive Pressure Wave, configuration. And the difference is behind phenomenal.
Now for those that have what we call, Self Powered, Compact Monitors. That have the audio power amplifiers built into the speaker boxes. Those will require a screwdriver and a soldering iron. And a minimum of a little technical proficiency. As you run solder the wires to each speaker. Flipping their connections and re-soldering them. Then screwing them back into the box. And you'll be, good to go. And this is just a total listening game changer. It'll blow your mind. Now everything will sound the way you always thought it should but never did in your playback system. Now it will.
It was simply an ignorant error that all college grads made. And I find dumbfounding. You mean you didn't think about this? They didn't think about this? That's like wanting to vote for George Washington today. And not knowing he's been dead for a couple of hundred years. Really? Where did he go? Across the Potomac.
There are so many ways to skin a cat. And really piss-them off.
The RemyRAD
Do you have a current video for budget studio monitors? The only one I found was 5 years old, it would be nice to have a current one to sift through what's available
Hey Glenn!
Greetings from Portland, Oregon. Have you ever kicked around the idea of a dedicated “Can you Play Metal on Single Coils” video? I just saw Ola’s recent video on the subject and think it would be great to hear another perspective.
Longtime pro drummer here, and I've owned mini vans for over 30 + years. How else am I going to get my gear to the gig??? They're great for drums, hockey gear and groceries!
Excellent video your advice on going and doing something rather than buying something is 100% correct. Ok, serious question now, what vegetable or fruit do you recommend to stick down your lycra to make your pump action single shot porridge rifle look bigger for the ladies?
I bought a guitar kit and built it. I get a lot of compliments on the guitar I built. Highly recommend building a kit. It teaches you a lot about the instrument.
Love my Honda fit it fits 3 sweaty dudes and a full drum set and a full size cab along with all the guitars definitely impressed how much fits in the fit
14:30 I know what Glenn means about getting frustrated about saying the same thing over and over. I had the same feeling when I was doing a lot of Safe digging/ Where is the electrical lines seminars. I came to realize that the "idiot" asking the question didn't know the "idiot" who asked the same question yesterday. OTOH, if answering that "idiot" and his question saved a life, I would do that everyday. (I saw a guy jack hammer into a 25,000 volt cable. It would have been better if he had asked that "idiot's question). Not the same, but a parallel.
I understand the desire to mix on hi-fi monitors. Sounds much better right away compared to what I hear in the studio monitors. But that's kind of the problem, isn't it? Unless you're the only one that will listen to the song.
Think I missed that part of the convo, but I agree. Flat response will sound less exciting, but good monitors will also resolve the sound much better, provide better stereo imaging and ultimately translate better. The partial exception here is if you are so familiar with the system that you know what a mix should sound like on it. However you’d still run the risk of missing problems with any of said areas and taking additional time to mix after discovering those problems on test speakers.
Had one of these and ended up buying a Zoom H6 due to the versatility of it. Can be used for more than just music and I have other hobbies where audio is needed, so it worked out for me. My 2i2 has been sitting in its box for like 5-6 years lol
If your just using it for Guitar in and plugins does it matter Focusrite or Apollo or Babyface
I don’t like that my 18i20 causes an audio stutter at 1024 buffer size in windows for some reason. It doesn’t do this while in a DAW, but doing anything else in windows (listening to music, watching UA-cam) will cause an audio stutter. Changing the buffer size down to anything less than 1024 in “focusrite device settings” fixes the issue. The bad part is that focusrite have been aware of this issue for at least 2+ years, as far as I can tell. Once I narrowed the issues down to the block size, that’s when I was able to find others that have the same problem when at the 1024 buffer size, but also having their issues disappear when they switched to a lower buffer.
Thanks again, Glenn, wiring up a crappy Crate 4x12 with some Mojotones this weekend. I will say as far as American guitars, I play imports almost exclusively. In the case of Gibson, I have found Epiphone QC to be much more consistent which is kind of sad. I've been really impressed with what I have seen from LTD recently.
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Love your content and look forward to that awesome video in the future
been watching for years but today's the day where I tell you that you look fucking uncannily similar to one of my high school best friends.
thanks for the channel, Glenn, if that is your real name.
About going direct into your DAW via a Scarlett or similar, if it has an INST setting designed for low impedance signals, and if strings, pickups and the guitar don't "matter" then a slight difference in tone between one DI circuit and another probably doesn't matter. Rent a DI and A/B the results to find out if you can hear anything.
For the solid state Marshall MG guy. People always talk about "impedance matching" because they are used to tube amps where you really should exactly match the impedance of the transformer with the impedance of your speakers. On solid state amps there is a minimum impedance and any value over that will work. Instead of an ohms selector switch or multiple outputs there is probably just a line of text that says "minimum total impedance 4 ohms".
Hey Glenn, what do you think about the Fishman Flunence moderns, specifically the MKH signatures, against something like EMG 80's, I feel like theres a difference but idk if its my guitarist ego brain taking over
Fluence and actives have a different vibe to them compared to passives, Fluence modern more so. Playing with the Abasis, for example, sounded weird to me at first…it really was like hearing strings in HD and it was a turn off at first. But after messing with various amp, plugins, modelers, etc, I got used to it and dialing it sweet spots became a genuine pleasure. Glen makes true points, but can over generalize from time to time to make those points while keeping things simple. Fluence is a good example of things being a bit more nuanced.
hahaha......careful of that BP, big shooter :) Um, you do realize after your little spaz out that the NS10 was originally designed as a home stereo speaker, right? There are other comparable bookshelf speakers that can work
Wholly shit that's entertaining! Love this channel!!
Hey Glen I need a rant to practice guitar like the you did about buying monitors
Hi Glenn! Would you ever consider doing a review of the Audient Evo4? Would love to hear your thoughts on it
Hey Glenn! When will we see the second part of the Slate VSX mixing headphones?
7:36 > this one must be trollin', I'm sure of it. How do I know? I once thought of posting that kind of stupid comment just to amuse myself looking at Glenn cursing me, but I realize there are so many idiots will do it and there's "Butthurt of the Week" section, so I just watch them and laugh like no tomorrow 😂
Thanks, Glenn.
I agree with the post b4 me...
Those recording tips are fukin notch!
Im an in the house recorder too...
I really appreciate your efforts m8 and these things you're teaching us transfer to the big boys studios too! Cheers from Scotland bud.
I bought the motu just a month ago for xmas present to my self, from my wife, but wont get it until then I can't wait to see what it sounds like I've had 2i2 but I want something a lil more and drivers stopped updating on my gen so I get some bad sounds, sometimes. it was time to upgrade. Motu M4 seemed perfect for me.
I gotta say that pickup upgrades and proper setup + fretwork is worth it on a cheap guitar where the pickups are muddy sounding. I bought a $250 Ibanez and had the pickups upgraded to the Jeff Loomis pickups and the fretwork done and it made a world of difference.
13:45 When it comes to audio engineering you know your shit Glenn, but you’re also a pretty wise man and this video ends on a very poignant and heartfelt note and it kinda made my day. Fuck you Glenn!
Hey Glenn, greetings from Slovakia. I liked your take on the Scarlett 2i2, I own a 2nd gen bundle myself. Question: How far you can go with simple “bedroom” studio equipment? I own the 2i2, budget Presonus monitors, one mic from the Scarlett bundle, few guitars, midi controller and a BIAS FX through Reaper. Is it realistic to get to a level of professional sound with this equipment, or mostly just demo-type work? Also, what would be your recommendation for the next 2-3 investments to this, equipment, courses, or just spending time on practicing a certain skill? I love writing and recording new ideas (not just metal, but I know that is your expertise), but I have no real experience or education, so I just do it by trial and error. Love your videos, keep up the good work.
If you are looking for a cheap DI though, it's definitely worth looking at Orchid Electronics; not the cheapest of the cheap for DIs, but exceptional value and they sound awesome. Distributed by ShowBitz in the UK; not sure if they're available overseas, but worth asking. BTW, I'm not affiliated with them, I just use them and really like the product.
As regards the insistence on monitors, what's up with the lack of an update on the VSX? I think we're all very curious about the outcome there.