Your channel is my new bible, unbelievable tones and beautiful playing with a lot of pop punk/rock energy that I love, thank you for making these videos!
You did a great job explaining. It's always recommended to go through each track, as you did on the guitars, to remove noise and frequencies. These will all add up in a band mix and make it sound not as good as it could be.
Thanks for the video man, I have a few mics I've been trying to experiment with, 57, sm7b, re20, 58, rode nt1, neumann kms105... leaning towards the 57 with a re20 at the moment.
Thanks for this info, very helpful for us home recorders just trying to get some great recording tones so we can get back to writing! Will definitely look into picking up a TLM102. Your guitar sounds are perfect.
Oh man great video! I have so many questions haha. Do you crank your amps in the room to get the power section working and wear hearing protection? What about bass and drums? Would love to see a similar video covering what you do to your bass and virtual drums.
Very good tips, sadly I don’t use cabinets anymore due to life circumstances now I use my suhr and fractal load boxes in combo which is not bad for my quiet studio recording.
Very nice video. Thanks a lot. I have a mesa head and a oversized cab but i still use plug ins. I am a bit lazy with miking. After watching you i will try again tomorrow.
Excellent shots, editing, and presentation. I'm curious how long you spent on this... did you write a script, or just go along with it? LIke one of the other viewers, I'd also be really interested in an IR video vs. mic video from you.
Great tips man. Well done. I like the sequencing and thoughtful layout in your audio and video approaches. Kings x riffage is a nice addendum. Wonderful vibes.
Questions please: - do you record at loud level those amps or bedroom level? (maybe you have an attenuator of some sort) - do you prefer the sound of those 2 mics with your cab compared to what you could get with load box + IRs? In other words do you believe IRs do not sound as live as a real cab mic’d up?! Thanks!
Thanks! It's definitely not ideal and would love to eventually build out more of a refined space, but I'm working with what I've got. Thanks for checking out the video!
This is a really great video, being in phase is a really important thing, or else it will not sound to good. You should check out a great mic to have infront of a cab, Calrec CM1050, also in combination with a Sennheiser 441.. to tell you the truth, the TLM102 is well known for recording guitar as well, and it works with an SM57 very well. Lets talk a little about speaker cabs, it´s a very important fact that it have a huge impact on the recorded audio, what cabs do you prefer when recording 2x12 or 4x12 ? Vintage 30´s or other speakers ? Do you use a nose gate of some sort ?
Will I regret getting a high wattage amp for recording at home if I'd only ever play it through a torpedo or similar? The tones are great, and I get out of the choice paralysis of modeling/plugins.
Very cool man. Just a question out of curiosity. How do you get to own all those crazy expensive amps? Is it just a matter of you having the dough to be able to afford them out of your own pocket or are some of them like part of a deal with the manufacturer as in a discount or so for showing the amps in your videos? I am just curious.. If it's s matter of you just affording to buy them all then good for you man! I am not jealous or anything 😀 just curious.
Definitely not a stupid question. Double tracking makes guitars sound big due to the slight differences in two separate performances. Little things like timing being slightly different, pick attack, etc. Those little nuances make it sound like two people playing and when you pan one all the way to the left and the other all the way to the right you get that wide, full, double tracked effect. If you just took one performance through two mics and panned those, you'd get a little bit of a stereo effect due to the differences in the mics, but it wouldn't sound like double tracked guitars. If you check out the end of this video: ua-cam.com/video/X9U2LwWZ4o8/v-deo.html there's a few back to back clips of single tracked vs double tracked. Hope that's helpful and thanks for checking out the video!
Thanks! Depends on how loud the amp is, but I generally try to keep an input signal of around -6 to -12db, so I'll pad the preamp if necessary. I'm using a UA Apollo 8p. Thanks for watching.
Have you experimented with Mesa's T4335(8 ohm)/T4416 (16 ohm) V30's? Dogman was recorded with a 90's Mesa OS 4x12 and there is a magic with those older, non-"B" Mesa V30's. Curious too as to what mic pres you are using. Overall, yet another great video. Keep up the good work! That said (Sepehr voice), the Creambacks in your PT 2x12 sound great...
Hmmm, I'm not sure about which old V30s I've tried but always loved the Dogman tones. I've had some early 90s mesa cabs that had V30s in them and always thought they sounded great. I had an OS Mesa 4x12, Traditional 4x12, 3/4 Back 4x12 (black shadows), and a Recto 2x12. All cool cabs. I'm not super picky though. The main speakers I have a lot of experience with for heavier stuff are V30s, Greenbacks, and Creamback H75's. My cabs that I keep at my practice space are a Marshall 1960A with V30s on the bottom and Creamback 75's on top as well as an EVH 4x12 with V30s. Always sounded great to me. Thanks for checking out the video!
Thanks a lot for doing that, I would like to ask you how loud do you typically set the amp to get it to work/record correctly without making the neighbours crazy. Cheers
It depends on the amp. Certain amps like the JCM800 need to be a bit louder to get into the sweet spot, while the Friedman amps I've owned tend to sound pretty similar under a microphone at any volume. I typically record at around a decently loud drummer volume. Pretty loud, but not loud enough to tear your head off. I used to live in an apartment in the city but moved in the past few years, so I've really been enjoying not having any shared walls and cranking up some amps! Also, I'm sitting pretty close to the microphones, so if the amp is too quiet, the mics will actually pick up the acoustic sound of me playing the guitar. Once you turn the amp up a bit, it'll drown out the sound in the room and the mics will only pick up the speaker. Thanks so much for watching!
@@ZachWish Thanks a lot for the response, once again! Unfortunately, I am still in an apartment and I couldn't get the room ambience out of the way, without being too loud.
@@dimitrisbourgiotis Ah, I definitely know how that goes. Fortunately, there are tons of options out there now to record amps silently like the Suhr Reactive Load, Fryette Power Station, UA OX, Two Notes Captor, etc, and they all sound great! Best of luck.
Hey Reuben, just now seeing this. If you look at 7:13 in the video you can see how I have things routed. Not sure if you're a Logic user, but the same would apply to whatever DAW you're on. If you setup a bus, lets call it Bus 1, set the output of your Mic 1 & Mic 2 tracks to be "Bus 1." Now all audio output will only be coming out of Bus 1. Best of luck!
soo cool thanks for sharing zac. i was just wondering if i could get a "2x1 trade", buying a mic for vocal and guitar recording. i was thinking on a cheaper one a rode nt1 dont know if works fine but considering that the 57 is even cheaper, could work isnt? the neumann looks great but cost 3 times the nt1 and 6 times the 57
If you were going to just start with 1 mic, I'd probably grab a Shure SM57 or 58. They're plenty capable of getting great guitar and vocal sounds on their own. If you were going to be recording more guitars than vocals, I'd probably grab the 57, and if you're recording more vocals than guitars, I'd go with the 58. Condenser mics wouldn't be my first choice for loud guitar amps, it's just what I happen to have lying around. These days I record most of my vocals with a Shure SM7B as opposed to a condenser mic as well. I don't have an acoustically treated space, so the SM7 is a bit more forgiving than a really sensitive condenser. Hope that's helpful!
Shure Beta57a is a much better vocal mic than the 57/58, and also good on guitars. That said, it sounds different than the original 57, which has a peak around 7k, and then is a bit softer above that. It's also not as forward from 300-600 as the original 57. But you can always shape it with EQ to be more similar.
@@phillipgraham2244 don't know why but to me its always hard to get a powerful sound from the 57 when try vocals, maybe its me and i need to start singing louder, BUT still i feel like is always needed more gain in the input for this mic for vocals, maybe-also cause was thought for put it in front of a loudspeaker instead of a human mouth. really don't know...
@@estebancandiaburgos it's important to remember that the gain of the microphone at the preamp has nothing to do with the overall final product. There is a broad range of sensitivity for microphones. Vocals on tracks are often heavily compressed, and will have doubles and other tricks to fill them out. The big difference between the beta 57 and the regular 57 is above 12K, and the extra boost up there in the beta is very useful for vocals. As you see in this video, guitars are usually high and low passed at input, so the extra 12K does not matter as much
This question has already appeared in the comments but has not been answered. I'm curious how loud you record ;) I can't hear the strings so I assume it's quite loud? Is it true? If you find a moment to answer I will be very grateful.
Typically I'm recording fairly loud. Not deafeningly loud, but around a hard hitting drummer level. Since I'm not recording for super long periods of time, I don't mind the slightly louder volume levels. It really depends on the amp though. Some amps sound great even at very low volumes so you don't need to turn up loud, but like you said, I like to be loud enough that you don't hear the sound of the strings acoustically being picked up my a mic. Doesn't take much volume though. If I'm writing or just practicing for longer periods, I'll often just play through an amp sim with headphones on or something to keep the levels down. Hope that's helpful.
@@ZachWish Thanks very much for answer! Great sounds as always and definitely my style of playing! Keep on watching your channel and thanks for sharing secrets ;) Best wishes!
No, I love the Reactive Load and load boxes in general. I find them to be super handy when I'm writing / recording for long periods of time for a few reasons. If I'm trying to come up with parts and arrangements and want to use real amps, I can do it without the volume being too loud. It's also nice to be able to change the cab after the fact when you're mixing if you want to go for a different sound. And lastly, it's great to be able to come back to a song that I was working on a few months ago and be able to dial up the exact same guitar sound. I don't find any compromise in sound from the load box vs mic argument personally. Having said all that, I love micing up amps as well and I like to be consistent for the videos I've made so far, especially the amp demos. But those, I'm not playing for a super long time, so I don't mind cranking amps. Thanks so much for checking out the video!
@@ZachWish Record so far only with a Kemper. I know it's not bad and uncomplicated, but I often have the feeling that I'm missing something. Thank you for your detailed answer.
Depends on the amp. Certain amps open up and start to sound good a bit quicker than others. The Friedman that I have sounds pretty similar regardless of volume so I can get away with recording at lower levels. The JCM800 wants to be a bit louder. Typically I'm at around a volume level that could keep up with a drummer. Not screaming lout, but still loud enough that if you had a shared wall with your neighbors, they'd be pissed. For these videos, I'm not recording super long, so I'm not killing my ears. As for recording with IR's and a Loadbox, I LOVE that solution. I had been thinking about making a video about micing up amps vs using a loadbox. IR's have gotten so good these days that honestly, you'd be fine going with either. I'd say set your amp just like how you'd play it with a live band, make sure your amp's impedance matches the loadbox, shoot for -12db on the way into your interface, find some IR's you like, and you're good to go! Thanks so much for watching.
@@ZachWish Thanks so much for the reply! I'd love to see a video on you silent recording process with IRs. I have never been able to get IRs to sound like the real amp in the room sound. I am looking forward to trying out these tips!
Heavy duty inside baseball follows: 1. High and low pass your reverb sends, as well as the returns. Adjust the latter after adding the former. I suggest 300-600 highpass and 8-12k low pass 2. Try drying up the reverb send with a parametric cut on the send between 2-4k. 2-3dB is enough. Try the opposite on vocal verb. 3.boost 750 into the verb send to accentuate "grit" 4. Play with predelay and reverb send lowpass cutoff to increase or reduce picking audibility 5. Double one of your gtr input mic tracks, bandpass to whatever you want to accentuate (e.g mids) compress 1176 or distresseor style and blend under the original 6. For hard panned stereo guitars: add medium hall/room. Very short (6-700ms) pan INSIDE (e.g. 75%), bandpass the verb send 400-10k or so. Tweak pre delay (Typically between 7-15ms). Mix in sparingly. Will widen the guitars at first, and then become a nuisance.
"bought the TLM is a relatively inexpensive vocal mic"....that mic is about 800-1200$ compared the the SM57 which is about 100$. i absolutely love your videos man, but this is extremely misleading lol.
I can see why you'd say that, but once you get into the world of pro studio mics for vocals, things start getting super pricey, but it's what a lot of people would expect to see if you booked out a high end studio for a day. If you look at most industry standard mics you might find in a studio: U87: $3,500+ U47: $8,000+ 251: $10K+ C800G: $10K+ C12: $10K+ U67: $7,500+ Manley Ref: $3,500+ TLM102: $729 (new) $500 used Not saying the TLM is cheap by any stretch, but in the world of high end vocal mics, it's a "relatively" inexpensive vocal mic. Definitely not trying to be misleading. Thanks for checking out the video!
@@ZachWish oh no, I absolutely agree with you on that. I own a 103 myself and have worked at pro recording studios and seen how expensive the gear can be. I just thought that in the context of your video (what seems like a home recording setup) that a Neuman TLM isn't what I would call "inexpensive". You have a beautiful setup, and your video is exceptionally spot on with how to setup and record. I only meant my comment in jest, I absolutely love your content 🙌.
Probably the best amp recording video on the entire internet. Sick tone man. 🔥
Your channel is my new bible, unbelievable tones and beautiful playing with a lot of pop punk/rock energy that I love, thank you for making these videos!
Thanks so much Emmanuel! Really appreciate you checking out the videos!
You’re a wizard. Seriously, your guitars sound better than most of the big youtubers out there.
Thanks so much Nathan! Appreciate the kind words.
King's X complain?!!!! Bro you're the MAN! Such a awesome riff and song!
You did a great job explaining. It's always recommended to go through each track, as you did on the guitars, to remove noise and frequencies. These will all add up in a band mix and make it sound not as good as it could be.
This channel is such a goldmine!
Thanks so much Gordon! Really appreciate it.
Came here for a lesson on mic placing/cab micing. Stayed for the awesome playing and SYL shirt.
This is fantastic. Thank you.
Now I can finally sound identical to you with my Peavey Bandit and phone mic.
That is my understanding here.
Very good.
Hah! Amazing. I had a few Bandits over the years. Got a real soft spot for those things. Thanks so much for watching!
Best video. A video mixing a guitar in a band context would be awesome too
Dude absolutely fantastic video! Wicked tone and killer playing! Nicely done!
Thanks so much Brett! High praise.
Such a well produced informative video! Makes me want to get a tube head again after being fully digital for a year 🤟
Thanks so much! Love tube amps but I'm no purist. I'm jonesing for a Fractal FM9 at the moment haha.
I actually quite like that TLM102! Nice (well flowing) explanation, not making things overly difficult as well :)
I came across a video from a year ago and saw a comment around how you deserve millions of subs. You definitely do! Great video.
Thanks so much for the kind words. Appreciate you checking out the video.
10:50 rocks! Nice video, man!
Thank you x1000. Hoped for this kind of video from you for a while and lemme tell you, it was well worth waiting for. Great job!
Awesome! Thanks so much for watching. Glad you liked it.
You should do a Soothe tutorial, that would be awesome
Zach, really digging this channel. I really like your emphasis on rhythm guitar in your demos.
This was explained so well. Love the channel man
Thanks Josh! Really appreciate it.
Thanks for taking the time to share this. Found this helpful.
Very much enjoy the amp demos as well. Your an amazingly solid guitarist.
Thanks so much Dean! Really appreciate the kind words.
Man! Damn awesome sounding tones ... I would LOVE to have your cab and signal chain as an IR ;) ...
Thanks for the video man, I have a few mics I've been trying to experiment with, 57, sm7b, re20, 58, rode nt1, neumann kms105... leaning towards the 57 with a re20 at the moment.
by far the best video on this topic 🤟 I would rate this video as high as video tutorials by Ken Andrews.. great work man !
Thanks so much Tomas! Super high praise. I'm a huge Ken Andrews fan.
This is awesome- your tones are always elite level. Thanks for this.
That's some great content to get started with mixing guitars right here, Zach. Loving it!
Thanks so much Ulrich!
Thanks for this info, very helpful for us home recorders just trying to get some great recording tones so we can get back to writing! Will definitely look into picking up a TLM102. Your guitar sounds are perfect.
Thank you again Zach! Loved this.
So appreciate you sharing this.
Thanks so much for watching Jay!
Nice tone and recording, thanks dude
Oh man great video! I have so many questions haha. Do you crank your amps in the room to get the power section working and wear hearing protection? What about bass and drums? Would love to see a similar video covering what you do to your bass and virtual drums.
I would love to buy your IRs, Zach! They sound so good!
You are a legend. Thank you for sharing!
Really cool, man! Thanks! Great tones all the way.
Very good tips, sadly I don’t use cabinets anymore due to life circumstances now I use my suhr and fractal load boxes in combo which is not bad for my quiet studio recording.
Very nice video. Thanks a lot. I have a mesa head and a oversized cab but i still use plug ins. I am a bit lazy with miking. After watching you i will try again tomorrow.
Fantastic resource! Thank you!
I'm a simple man. I see an syl shirt, I subscribe
Killer sounds man! Would be great if you made and sold these IRs
Sounds brutal...i LOVE It
No surprise I guess, but man that Neumann mic sounds phenomenal !
Great tone. And what a strapping young lad.
great shirt
Tones are kick ass man.. thanks for making this 🤟🏼
Thanks so much for checking out the video!
Great vid, love this BTS kind of stuff!
Excellent shots, editing, and presentation. I'm curious how long you spent on this... did you write a script, or just go along with it? LIke one of the other viewers, I'd also be really interested in an IR video vs. mic video from you.
Great tips man. Well done. I like the sequencing and thoughtful layout in your audio and video approaches. Kings x riffage is a nice addendum. Wonderful vibes.
Right on! Thanks so much BJ, appreciate you checking out the video!
I think its safe to say that I.... Love? this video
Do you have any acoustic treatment in the room when recording? If so, what do you use? Great content!!!
Questions please:
- do you record at loud level those amps or bedroom level? (maybe you have an attenuator of some sort)
- do you prefer the sound of those 2 mics with your cab compared to what you could get with load box + IRs? In other words do you believe IRs do not sound as live as a real cab mic’d up?!
Thanks!
i love your stuff man :)
how loud do you record - how much volume do you run
Very nice sound
perfection.
Thanks so much for checking out the video!
I can’t believe you get such good mixes in that monitoring environment
Thanks! It's definitely not ideal and would love to eventually build out more of a refined space, but I'm working with what I've got. Thanks for checking out the video!
@@ZachWish I guess is a testament of getting it right at the source. If I ever buy a cab again, I might have to get that Pete thorn haha
This is a really great video, being in phase is a really important thing, or else it will not sound to good. You should check out a great mic to have infront of a cab, Calrec CM1050, also in combination with a Sennheiser 441.. to tell you the truth, the TLM102 is well known for recording guitar as well, and it works with an SM57 very well. Lets talk a little about speaker cabs, it´s a very important fact that it have a huge impact on the recorded audio, what cabs do you prefer when recording 2x12 or 4x12 ? Vintage 30´s or other speakers ? Do you use a nose gate of some sort ?
Wow!! awsome video, awsome guitar tone and awsome playing, as usual. ⚡⚡
Thanks so much Ander! Much appreciated.
Will I regret getting a high wattage amp for recording at home if I'd only ever play it through a torpedo or similar? The tones are great, and I get out of the choice paralysis of modeling/plugins.
Very cool man. Just a question out of curiosity. How do you get to own all those crazy expensive amps? Is it just a matter of you having the dough to be able to afford them out of your own pocket or are some of them like part of a deal with the manufacturer as in a discount or so for showing the amps in your videos?
I am just curious.. If it's s matter of you just affording to buy them all then good for you man! I am not jealous or anything 😀 just curious.
Is your DAW Abelton or ProTools? I really dig the tones! Cabs are the only way to go! Thanks...
Do you use some sort of attenuation?if u do which attenuator do u use .?
Awesome video man!
Thanks so much man!
Great video - one question though, could you elaborate why you use a compressor for volume at the end before uploading?
Great work! Thank you.
How much low end do you shave off when mixing guitars in the context of a heavy song?
Super interesting and great tone as always.
Thanks so much!
Please do an IR of this recording setup. might even be a blend of both mics straight away like you have here. no eq added. pleaseeeeeeeeeeee :))))
What's the song in 10:50 ? Thanks!
How loud are you playing when you record?
Stupid question, but have to ask: Is there still a need to layer or double tracks when using 2 different mics? BTW, love your playing man. 👏
Definitely not a stupid question. Double tracking makes guitars sound big due to the slight differences in two separate performances. Little things like timing being slightly different, pick attack, etc. Those little nuances make it sound like two people playing and when you pan one all the way to the left and the other all the way to the right you get that wide, full, double tracked effect. If you just took one performance through two mics and panned those, you'd get a little bit of a stereo effect due to the differences in the mics, but it wouldn't sound like double tracked guitars.
If you check out the end of this video: ua-cam.com/video/X9U2LwWZ4o8/v-deo.html there's a few back to back clips of single tracked vs double tracked. Hope that's helpful and thanks for checking out the video!
@@ZachWish Thanks again!!
I got that shirt too!
Awesome video as usual. What is that song with the clean Strat?
Thanks! That's just a little thing I came up with for this video.
Great video ! ;-)
Awesome vid! Do you pad the TLM?
Thanks! Depends on how loud the amp is, but I generally try to keep an input signal of around -6 to -12db, so I'll pad the preamp if necessary. I'm using a UA Apollo 8p. Thanks for watching.
Have you experimented with Mesa's T4335(8 ohm)/T4416 (16 ohm) V30's? Dogman was recorded with a 90's Mesa OS 4x12 and there is a magic with those older, non-"B" Mesa V30's. Curious too as to what mic pres you are using. Overall, yet another great video. Keep up the good work! That said (Sepehr voice), the Creambacks in your PT 2x12 sound great...
Hmmm, I'm not sure about which old V30s I've tried but always loved the Dogman tones. I've had some early 90s mesa cabs that had V30s in them and always thought they sounded great. I had an OS Mesa 4x12, Traditional 4x12, 3/4 Back 4x12 (black shadows), and a Recto 2x12. All cool cabs. I'm not super picky though. The main speakers I have a lot of experience with for heavier stuff are V30s, Greenbacks, and Creamback H75's. My cabs that I keep at my practice space are a Marshall 1960A with V30s on the bottom and Creamback 75's on top as well as an EVH 4x12 with V30s. Always sounded great to me. Thanks for checking out the video!
Kings X!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks a lot for doing that, I would like to ask you how loud do you typically set the amp to get it to work/record correctly without making the neighbours crazy. Cheers
It depends on the amp. Certain amps like the JCM800 need to be a bit louder to get into the sweet spot, while the Friedman amps I've owned tend to sound pretty similar under a microphone at any volume. I typically record at around a decently loud drummer volume. Pretty loud, but not loud enough to tear your head off. I used to live in an apartment in the city but moved in the past few years, so I've really been enjoying not having any shared walls and cranking up some amps! Also, I'm sitting pretty close to the microphones, so if the amp is too quiet, the mics will actually pick up the acoustic sound of me playing the guitar. Once you turn the amp up a bit, it'll drown out the sound in the room and the mics will only pick up the speaker. Thanks so much for watching!
@@ZachWish Thanks a lot for the response, once again! Unfortunately, I am still in an apartment and I couldn't get the room ambience out of the way, without being too loud.
@@dimitrisbourgiotis Ah, I definitely know how that goes. Fortunately, there are tons of options out there now to record amps silently like the Suhr Reactive Load, Fryette Power Station, UA OX, Two Notes Captor, etc, and they all sound great! Best of luck.
How do you set up an EQ bus for the guitars so i'm only hearing the EQ'd signal instead of a mix of both?
Hey Reuben, just now seeing this. If you look at 7:13 in the video you can see how I have things routed. Not sure if you're a Logic user, but the same would apply to whatever DAW you're on. If you setup a bus, lets call it Bus 1, set the output of your Mic 1 & Mic 2 tracks to be "Bus 1." Now all audio output will only be coming out of Bus 1. Best of luck!
soo cool thanks for sharing zac. i was just wondering if i could get a "2x1 trade", buying a mic for vocal and guitar recording.
i was thinking on a cheaper one a rode nt1 dont know if works fine but considering that the 57 is even cheaper, could work isnt? the neumann looks great but cost 3 times the nt1 and 6 times the 57
If you were going to just start with 1 mic, I'd probably grab a Shure SM57 or 58. They're plenty capable of getting great guitar and vocal sounds on their own. If you were going to be recording more guitars than vocals, I'd probably grab the 57, and if you're recording more vocals than guitars, I'd go with the 58. Condenser mics wouldn't be my first choice for loud guitar amps, it's just what I happen to have lying around. These days I record most of my vocals with a Shure SM7B as opposed to a condenser mic as well. I don't have an acoustically treated space, so the SM7 is a bit more forgiving than a really sensitive condenser. Hope that's helpful!
Shure Beta57a is a much better vocal mic than the 57/58, and also good on guitars. That said, it sounds different than the original 57, which has a peak around 7k, and then is a bit softer above that. It's also not as forward from 300-600 as the original 57. But you can always shape it with EQ to be more similar.
@@phillipgraham2244 don't know why but to me its always hard to get a powerful sound from the 57 when try vocals, maybe its me and i need to start singing louder, BUT still i feel like is always needed more gain in the input for this mic for vocals, maybe-also cause was thought for put it in front of a loudspeaker instead of a human mouth. really don't know...
@@estebancandiaburgos it's important to remember that the gain of the microphone at the preamp has nothing to do with the overall final product. There is a broad range of sensitivity for microphones. Vocals on tracks are often heavily compressed, and will have doubles and other tricks to fill them out. The big difference between the beta 57 and the regular 57 is above 12K, and the extra boost up there in the beta is very useful for vocals. As you see in this video, guitars are usually high and low passed at input, so the extra 12K does not matter as much
This question has already appeared in the comments but has not been answered. I'm curious how loud you record ;)
I can't hear the strings so I assume it's quite loud? Is it true?
If you find a moment to answer I will be very grateful.
Typically I'm recording fairly loud. Not deafeningly loud, but around a hard hitting drummer level. Since I'm not recording for super long periods of time, I don't mind the slightly louder volume levels. It really depends on the amp though. Some amps sound great even at very low volumes so you don't need to turn up loud, but like you said, I like to be loud enough that you don't hear the sound of the strings acoustically being picked up my a mic. Doesn't take much volume though. If I'm writing or just practicing for longer periods, I'll often just play through an amp sim with headphones on or something to keep the levels down. Hope that's helpful.
@@ZachWish Thanks very much for answer! Great sounds as always and definitely my style of playing!
Keep on watching your channel and thanks for sharing secrets ;)
Best wishes!
Have you completely banned the Suhr Reactive Load?
No, I love the Reactive Load and load boxes in general. I find them to be super handy when I'm writing / recording for long periods of time for a few reasons. If I'm trying to come up with parts and arrangements and want to use real amps, I can do it without the volume being too loud. It's also nice to be able to change the cab after the fact when you're mixing if you want to go for a different sound. And lastly, it's great to be able to come back to a song that I was working on a few months ago and be able to dial up the exact same guitar sound. I don't find any compromise in sound from the load box vs mic argument personally.
Having said all that, I love micing up amps as well and I like to be consistent for the videos I've made so far, especially the amp demos. But those, I'm not playing for a super long time, so I don't mind cranking amps. Thanks so much for checking out the video!
@@ZachWish Record so far only with a Kemper. I know it's not bad and uncomplicated, but I often have the feeling that I'm missing something.
Thank you for your detailed answer.
Great stuff! Quick question, how loud do you typically record your amps at? Also, any advice when using IRs and a loadbox?
Depends on the amp. Certain amps open up and start to sound good a bit quicker than others. The Friedman that I have sounds pretty similar regardless of volume so I can get away with recording at lower levels. The JCM800 wants to be a bit louder. Typically I'm at around a volume level that could keep up with a drummer. Not screaming lout, but still loud enough that if you had a shared wall with your neighbors, they'd be pissed. For these videos, I'm not recording super long, so I'm not killing my ears. As for recording with IR's and a Loadbox, I LOVE that solution. I had been thinking about making a video about micing up amps vs using a loadbox. IR's have gotten so good these days that honestly, you'd be fine going with either. I'd say set your amp just like how you'd play it with a live band, make sure your amp's impedance matches the loadbox, shoot for -12db on the way into your interface, find some IR's you like, and you're good to go! Thanks so much for watching.
@@ZachWish Thanks so much for the reply! I'd love to see a video on you silent recording process with IRs. I have never been able to get IRs to sound like the real amp in the room sound. I am looking forward to trying out these tips!
@@metaevolution I would really like to see him do a vid like that too!
Exact question I was gonna ask. Thanks for the reply Zack. I would also like to see a video comparing IRs/load box and your cabs mic’d.
funny ass thumbnail man lol
It looks like you have at least $30,000 worth of gear or more. How do you afford it all man?
Heavy duty inside baseball follows:
1. High and low pass your reverb sends, as well as the returns. Adjust the latter after adding the former. I suggest 300-600 highpass and 8-12k low pass
2. Try drying up the reverb send with a parametric cut on the send between 2-4k. 2-3dB is enough. Try the opposite on vocal verb.
3.boost 750 into the verb send to accentuate "grit"
4. Play with predelay and reverb send lowpass cutoff to increase or reduce picking audibility
5. Double one of your gtr input mic tracks, bandpass to whatever you want to accentuate (e.g mids) compress 1176 or distresseor style and blend under the original
6. For hard panned stereo guitars: add medium hall/room. Very short (6-700ms) pan INSIDE (e.g. 75%), bandpass the verb send 400-10k or so. Tweak pre delay (Typically between 7-15ms). Mix in sparingly. Will widen the guitars at first, and then become a nuisance.
"Bought a Neumann TLM102 as an inexpensive vocal mic..." - 550€ in Germany....
Dude, really?! 🥳
"bought the TLM is a relatively inexpensive vocal mic"....that mic is about 800-1200$ compared the the SM57 which is about 100$. i absolutely love your videos man, but this is extremely misleading lol.
I can see why you'd say that, but once you get into the world of pro studio mics for vocals, things start getting super pricey, but it's what a lot of people would expect to see if you booked out a high end studio for a day. If you look at most industry standard mics you might find in a studio:
U87: $3,500+
U47: $8,000+
251: $10K+
C800G: $10K+
C12: $10K+
U67: $7,500+
Manley Ref: $3,500+
TLM102: $729 (new) $500 used
Not saying the TLM is cheap by any stretch, but in the world of high end vocal mics, it's a "relatively" inexpensive vocal mic. Definitely not trying to be misleading. Thanks for checking out the video!
@@ZachWish oh no, I absolutely agree with you on that. I own a 103 myself and have worked at pro recording studios and seen how expensive the gear can be. I just thought that in the context of your video (what seems like a home recording setup) that a Neuman TLM isn't what I would call "inexpensive". You have a beautiful setup, and your video is exceptionally spot on with how to setup and record. I only meant my comment in jest, I absolutely love your content 🙌.
Thanks for sharing, loving your guitar tones. What interface are you using?