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When it comes to recording, do you just wing it?
Do you come into your home studio, flip on your computer, fire up your DAW, plugin in a microphone, and just GO?
Well starting today, I want you to approach recording with a bit more intentionality. I want you to actually prepare long before you hit the "record" button.
In today's video, I break down my exact preparation process for recording not only myself but for bands when I've traveled for remote recording sessions, and time is of the essence.
It may not be glamorous but it makes a HUGE difference in your final product!
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Hi, can you help me?
How much do you charge for your time and are you in California?
Thanks
Let me add a little something: record EVERYTHING!!! ALWAYS record!!!
So many times, when I had to record a guitar solo, before recording the 1st take, I wanted to listen to the part I was going to play over and while I was listening, I played something on guitar and I wish I had recorded it because, I tried but I was never able to do it again!
Wise advice
Absolutely. My best room mic sounds have come from my talkback microphone (SM58 laying on my studio table XD)
Agreed. I have a saying that I try to pass onto other which is "By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail". Great video.
Yep, me too! I like to do everything myself & I like to be by myself when recording.
This is the most truthful video I have seen in a very long time. I'd like to see a tutorial on how to use midi drums in a rock/metal context.
I open the video, I like it first, then I watch it further
Graham sir, you are my GURU. Have learnt a lot from you and still learning!
Thank You for all this knowledge.
Sharanjeet Singh SAMEE
This thing was what I was searching for when I started to learn recording... Which instruments to record first and which or how to follow ... thanks bro Jesus bless you more
Dude you're the reason I started my own channel. I don't have equipment yet but I decided music is what I love to do. Thanks for all your tips, it is really helpful!
If someday I ever play on radio or something you're part of this for sure
That’s awesome
@@tymhir His videos recording and mixing from scratch made me realize that we dont need fancy studios and stuff, so I wanted to start my career and get gear little by little
@@imvioletsun The key is not to just write songs and record them. Your songs must have the magic. Test you song ideas on family and friends. Don't treat your fillers as hits. In this day and age though you fillers have to be good enough to stand on their own. What ever you do don't metallica-ize
your songs aka rehashing your old stuff and changing it a bit. Also don't doing for the money. Do it because you love it and everything will gel. Your career won't start over night.
Yep well Done Graham. 1man Band At 60 and getting my new gear I get to make this happen..........for real. Can NOT thank you enough. Sincerely Matt C.
I came across this video this morning and thing you did a great job. This actually is almost identical to the flow I use for recording. I play most instruments myself. Everyone does things a little different. I either record against the click with electric and vocal or piano and vocal. If it is a guitar based song, I find it easier to not have the guitar bleed into the scratch vocal. Anyway, nice video with a great deal of good advice. Yes, I have owned my own studio since the 1970's.
Great post. Proper time management is always the mark of a pro.
2:17 I felt that so deeply
Thanks Graham! Im a total newbie to recording, this was a concise, realistic and comprehensive intro, from a total pro.
Man could have watched this video from the start of my carrier. This is putting together so many lost pieces. Thank you so much!!
"You know, this practicing thing is a dirty rotten trick. You practice, you feel yourself getting better and then you think you should do it all the time...." Geddy Lee as told by Neil Peart. Definitely my favorite practice observation. Good practice habits make it all happen.
Great video. All beginners should watch this.
Your work is absolutely important for every musician in the planet man! Thank you so much! I'm writing from Brazil!
So many useful information in one video thanks graham
Thanks Graham, you are the best, I ve grown so much since I’m listening to you!
Hello my friend....I sure like your approach to things. Been wanting to do up a studio at home for years and finally have the house for it. I will be using you as a guide and from all of us we say thank you for giving of yourself to help others......God Bless
Now that's what I tune in for. Thanks
Great video, and apt as i am working with individual singers and musicians working from home trying to pull together online church services, so a lot of planning, some singers never used an interface or software like GarageBand, Splice, fun times, coordinating recordings to be brought together for final mixes in Logic, for a Sunday online service
Great video Graham, great preparation process synthesis, thaks!!!
Thanks Graham! Great video and great advice! I'm with you about liking to be in control of everything and recording alone.
Thanks for tips, Graham! I’ve been meaning to figure out the best way to record efficiently.
you're on top of it, a full on recording of your take is heart, I still have to learn about mic'ing?
Thank you, Graham. Have a great day!
Excellent lesson, thanks for posting
Not to mention the re-works: re-writing, re-harmonizing, re-arranging, re-recording and re-producing, of which all is done very frequently to reach the best work possible.
Excellent info! Important about everything "behind the scenes" … just need rest of my family/band to see this. :)
Great stuff as always Graham. Thanks for your inspiration, music wise AND business wise 👍
I just sat down with a notebook and studied the crap out of this video. Thank you so much.
Once again a video that spoke to my heart! Needed to see this today!
I loved this video. Just one thing, I think the lead parts should be recorded last even if you have a good demo track to refer to. I'd record lead vocals after backing vocals and then as the last thing I'd record lead instruments like lead guitar, or lead saxophone etc because often these lead parts interact with stuff that's already in the song. I guess the best way to produce a track is to do it iteratively so you can go back and polish stuff the second and 3rd time round and so on. For instance in the 2nd iteration you could focus on how well you are building up and breaking down the song (if this is applicable to your genre), also focus on transitions. This might mean redoing the drums and bass, so that you have your "valleys and mountains" well defined etc. I guess if you're really prepared you can map out your song in your mind without needing to do it iteratively.
Blocking out time has never been as easy as this year. The appointment with my wine bottle can wait, I guess,
THIS IS THE BEST MENTOR!!!! thank you sir. from Philippines...
Great stuff Graham. Usually I just wing it. I just record my own stuff and it's all just me, but it's a great idea to have a plan on all this stuff. 🤘🙏
I’m currently preparing to record! Purchased my first interface recently (presonus/studio one) Waiting for it to be delivered today! Also, I know you say to “not buy a recording computer!”! But I had to. I didn’t currently own a computer. Had to purchase a refurbished MacBook Pro.
What he means is if you already have a computer, you don't need a new one. I didn't have a computer at all so I bought one as well
Dominick Hendricks I just hope what I got is good enough.
@@fret2fret221 it should be fine. As long as it turns on haha. But I also have the presonus audio box with studio One and I love it
Mac book pro is amazing..
What instrument do U play?
I have been collaborating on zoom.
If u or anyone wants to collaborate please email me
In fact, if anyone wants to collaborate
Borderlinedelusion@gmail.com
Danny
Word and guitars
Borderline delusion band
I write all music genres for television
My sister is publicist for DJ khaled and Travis Scott
There is never any guarantees in music but we can try
God bless
Stay away from the virus.
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@@thelandofaud Hi Audra, I listened to one of your songs and I think it's absolutely worth trying to get things working for you. If you'd like, I'll walk you through setting things up so you can capture some decent quality recordings. We can start with some basics and work from there.
This is a good comprehensive list 👌 Only thing I might've thrown in would be addressing gain staging levels, but I know you've mentioned that in previous videos, so this is a good general overview.
Brilliant! Thank you
man, great tips once again Graham. thanks!!
This is some really good information and yes, I want a simply setup, been avoiding outboards and patchbays.
Great vid. I've been working music for online services since C19 hit. I'm overdubbing parts on cell phone shot acoustic/vocal performances. These tips help. Markers! Thanks Graham.
Thanks for the info. I will most definitely take a look at this process. Currently My partner and I aren't recording because of this Corona Virus Pandemic and we set our priorities straight in the process..................
very inspiring and super useful video graham...
Thanks Graham!
God Bless you
Your videos are amazingly helpful, thank you
this video is really helpful man i love your videos!!👌
If you are a *Producer* I also recommend obtaining a copy of a lyric sheet of all the songs of the Artist you are working with and go over the song before the session starts. The Producer assist the Vocalist during the recording process to help capture a great performance that provides guidance and direction during the recording process. Record Producers rarely charge by the hour for studio time as they are quite different from an Engineer that focuses more on the arrangement, production, writing. I charge a flat fee per song or EP and some times may ask for points on the record.
Love it! Thanks for sharing the knowledge!
Starts giving advice (after a long intro explaining we should trust what he’s talking about) at 3:15
And? . . .
You're right dude. It's smart to just blindly take someone's advice without knowing or understanding their viewpoint and status. You deserve a big pat on the back. I'm so proud of you!
@@cameronc.362 wow. The sarcasm and ignorance is strong In you my child. Zaqintosh is just telling peeps where the advice starts. No need for the immature response.
Thank you for your videos.
I’m close on your organizing the set. Alittle off on a couple things. I will switch it up. Thx
RIP Chris Cornell, legend.
This is very helpful. Thank you.
Yeah, a friend had a band show up for a recording session, and they hadn't even arranged the piece, presuming my friend would do it and it'd be smooth the first time. I think he helped arrange it, then sent them home to practice it. Thank G-d it was in a small neighborhood, and not cross-country like you, or that would've been a huge waste of time.
Thank you, Graham, for being educated people!
Great video man!!!
Thanks for this breakdown
..thanks graham..ur the best..
My Core is Lap Steel or Dobro then Guitar it's All fun !
Thank you so much.Excellent info. ♫
Thank you so much for the video. it's so important. may you do some videos about how to use pro tools?
Really helpful tips. Thanks.
Very helpful!
few nice tips.
most hiphop artist punch ini and out.
Im going to experiment more with full takes and comping those full takes. thanks
Very helpful Graham:) Great tips great channel!
Nice!
hey graham great as always, listened to you podcast re mixing uni, i hope it will be still avaiable at that price, unfortunately at the moment monwy is tight, i will be buying, thanks for all the great info
Thanks for the video, Graham! A lot of this stuff is sort of common sense when you think of it, but it certainly hits home when all summarised and laid out like that. My biggest problem is deciding on what’s final for the song, I’m often fighting this urge to constantly keep tweaking things, be it slightly varying vocal melody, guitar leads, drum fills, etc etc. How to battle that?
LISTEN TO THE MAN!
Great Content. Friendly Graham. RecordingRevolution.
Thank you!
One thing I hate about what people say on the internet is " all you need to make music is a cumputer, a daw and headphone" like I don't think you can do much good with stock plugins and it is more expensive than they say
Thankyou!
Great vid
Love some Chris Cornell. R.I.P.
WOW, THX!
With the bands I’ve worked with, most of the drummers aren’t tight enough to just go on to the bass after the drums. Takes me about another 1-3 hours per song (depending on the song) to go through and tighten things up with beat detective.
Thx dawg
Love the content, Graham! I’m a total newbie with home studio, and I’m have a terrible latency problem right out of the gate that has stopped me even before I could start. Got the Scarlet Solo interface and a new computer and cakewalk. Anyway, I’ve been looking for someone to possible pay to help me get this fixed since I know nothing. Tried all kinds of drivers. It nothing works? Thanks!
Thanks G!
Problem is, I don't have an idea of how many instruments - even what instruments I will go with. Sometimes I have lyrics for one verse and one chorus only..sometimes, what I hear in my head is exploding, but i have no time or patience to settle into the technical aspects of it...it is a massive black hole time sink. Sometimes I wonder whether I should be trying to record at all..perhaps I should just use a tiny tascam pocket thang instead of a DAW. Then, finally, when my performance is so lousy, or the guitar tones are crap, and my spirit is being crushed, I give up and walk outside...then a new song comes to me..i am excited again..come back rinse and repeat ..
@mebeas, I understand what you mean...Maybe taking the time to work on implementing the advice given here could constitute growth for you and help you get to where you're trying to go faster, easier...
Thank you #Recordingrevolution. I've been planning to make a home studio and those recording tips are like a gold bar for me. Been watching a whole lot of your videos and most of all are relatable to biginners
Yes, Chris Cornell was the best hands down.. at first , I thought it was a suicide.. but now I know the truth..
I was so depressed the day that Chris died.
And also Chester Bennington
Let’s just say that I live in LA and I know most of the people involved
I should say I knew
God bless
Danny
6:11 this!!
Thx 😊 🙏🏾
🔥👁🔥.
Step 0: watch a Recording Revolution video to get the hipe
You should definitely add some timestamps of the steps so we can get to that part in the video easier
Hos can I record my guitar with petals to my pc ..what interface i can buy that will record my music without changing my petal sounds?
Pls I need your help...with the instruments I need to start recording
They should be ready for Carnegie Hall before they walk in the studio door.
How can you create markers in GarageBand?
Part of production is to make sure your product items have no flaws. Telling us to be prepared is great, but when you don't take the time to make sure your video isn't flawed; you are breaking your own rules. 4:43. It's Equipment not Equpiment. I've caught you on couple of things already that are not as minor as this. In your $350 home studio. You have the audacity to recommend Audacity because it's free. Why. Cakewalk by bandLab is as close to a professional big boy like Pro Tools or Studio One etc., and its fully function and free. BTW that song you play in that record a song from scratch is crap at first. it does grow fast enough to keep from moving on and it is catchy. It stuck in my head. Great job. Most people tutoring this stuff have horrible songs and those are poor examples
Re: Audacity. For those just starting out, Audacity may be much more attainable than a high-powered and full-featured DAW like Cakewalk. I learned the ropes using it and later stepped up to using Reaper ($60), which is much more powerful and comprehensive. This may be the basis for the recommendation. Many beginners may be overwhelmed and discouraged if they try to tackle too much, too soon.
Why you need visual song map? Couse you don't know how your own song goes???
I completely disagree with recording drum parts first. Fills are almost always written to follow and accent the instruments and their flourishes, not the other way around. Recording anything other than a basic groove requires a level of proficiency that most bands’ drummers don’t have.
Having a VERY DETAILED scratch track(or demo) that emphasizes those flourishes is a different story. But in my experience, recording the lead instrument(s) first and then the drums is “always” the better choice.
@undeadman7676, you've got to be into some kind of heavy metal to see things that way. Most other music really only tries to establish a "groove" when the drummer is playing. Other instruments add the rest to the music. If there are elaborate rolls, jabs synchopations etc, you add those later and get all the other instruments to update... but these are usually few. I've watched a couple of guys doing heavy metal recording and it makes sense to do the lead guitar first in that setting.
Yeah especially if you're alone because alone you don't have accountability so you have to be even more strict
im just starting ordered a focusrite bundle from sweetwater ill be watching tons of your videos ! hey can you put drums on a piano track?
Sure, it's called hip-hop
I don't want a patchbay neither 😂