I've learned a lot from you and your channels. Your knowledge of studio one and recording technique have been helpful and the way you expain it aswell. . It's very efficient as I have adopted some of these techniques. Also, it's very important to outsource someone else to give your mix a go , hearing. Your songs different from the way you mix master and record it. Well, i can only speak for myself , as it's played a huge role in the way i do things now. Having a different par of ears experienced is important no matter if you're the greatest engineer out there. Just hearing my music differently has spark.Many great ideas that snowballed into new writing and work flow Techniques. I appreciate you taking the time in your life to make these videos . I surely know they've helped me. 🍻
Great video... about the recording the basic idea for a riff; i have around 300 cell phone recordings of me singing riffs, parts of musics and even, whole songs!! lol. The thing is we never know when ideas will drop on your inbox, lol.. so, i do think that knowing the basics of singing, sometimes can be very useful not to miss those moments of great ideas.
about to start my journey of capturing best sound / use of plugins. so much to learn. Got two amps and two cabs and two different types of mics to try for real world and then interested in plugins and reamping which I'm still highly confused over best use of?
Sometimes I'll get a melody/riff in my head while I'm out and about and I just grab my phone and hum it. People in the grocery store probably think I'm nuts, but it works. I believe I read somewhere that's what EVH did and it led to Girl Gone Bad.
Hey. This is a great in-depth video. But QUESTION!!! I heard a snid-bit of a song at the very end of this video. May I ask where’d is this from? Because I don’t recall hearing this from any of your albums. 27:40 - It sounds heroic. lol
I love this video. its so nice to see someone going trough the process of recording a song from start to finish. You have some good tips in this video, i will put them to good use on my own recordings. i always record the initial idea and then have 3 tracks, 1 to the left and 1 to the right and keep the 1 in the middle wich i use to record the punch in pieces on (this track is deleted once the guitar parts are recorded). Even if i know how to play the song in 1 go, i try to record every section differently so its easier to punch in parts i'm not happy with. i have like 20 songs and parts of it on my pc, waiting to get finished All the full songs i recorded are 50% finished....no bass, no drums and no mixing /mastering.
This fits what i'm looking for down to a PERFECT T. I know how to play intermediately, exact same genre tastes as you, have some basic gear like my plugins and drum plugins, and do the same thing you do for my first riff, but the rest of this video taught me how to build off my 1 riff loop I make every time before giving up! EDIT: When you double track and want a different tone for each - I like changing the L PAN to have slightly less gain, but keep everything else the same. I find it keeps the same tone for the song but gives a more "pick attack"y sound
Thank you for this video Jason. I will definetely use your guidelines. But I'll save the hiring out bass and drums for when I am more financially secure. LoL. ALL in all, it does amaze me that we have this ability to create and record music!
Paul Tavora yeah dude it is quite amazing that you don’t have to be left out because you don’t have thousands of dollars to go to a ‘pro’ studio. Save for that other stuff...it’s totally worth it!
I actually have a playlist called Gear, Tones, and Demos and there are a lot of recording videos in there. I also have this blog post that may help: www.jasonstallworth.com/home-recording-studio-guide/
i personally use the metronome to find my bpm then put a kick on beat 1 and snare on beat 9 for slower drums or kick on 1, a snare on 5, kick on 9, snare on 13 and both work with rides or crashes on 1, 5, 9, 13 good solid start if you wanna make your own drum beat and edit it to the song as you go along but do it 4 bars at a time and duplicate the basic beat each time
you can then switch up the kicks like 1, 7 then snare on 9 or kick on 1, snare on 5, kick on 11, snare on 13 these are both simple rock beats add triplets where necessary go crazy with fill ect. and bobs your teapot a custom made drum part :)
I think the drummer vs machine thing is arguable tbh its all down to mixing skills really like if you got hours to mix you can make drum machines sound real asf sometimes in rare cases make better drum solos and stuff
@@jameshipps1571 for albums, I hire a drummer. For videos and tutorials like this, I use the program. And drum programs are great for writing and recording your initial ideas.
Hi Jason, I starting working on my own music and I feel like I’m getting better at mixing. I use your music as a reference for my mixes. I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind sharing what mastering service you use for your albums. Thanks
I don't use any of the mastering services because most of those aren't done with software programs. You want a real person listening and mastering, so you can consult with any local studio near you. I actually have had a friend master my albums in his studio (not certain if he's doing this for other bands but will check)
Jason Stallworth Thanks for the reply Jason. I agree with you I’m looking for someone that could master my music and maybe they will catch something I didn’t. I’ll research here In town. Love your music by the way! Keep it metal
I think EZ Drummer 2 or Superior Drummer is a must. At first I thought it was a lot but it's an absolute necessity for me. I just got the Metal Machinery midi pack on sale too! I got like 5 packs I've bought now. They'll be on sale for sometimes 10 bucks.
Hi Jason. I found this video very helpful. Once again, it’s very rare that anyone would share such hard earned knowledge so openly on UA-cam. You are a credit to the UA-cam community and to guitar players. I know you are a fan of Bias Fx, as am I. I know you also have some very nice amps and pedals, as do I. When it comes to recording, do you have a preference between VST vs. amp/pedals? I can dial up some amazing tone with Bias but I find that string bends, pinch harmonics, chaka’s don’t always come out strong. However, when I use amps/load boxes/pedals the overall tone seems a little muddy. Any advice from a metal messiaha such as you would be gospel to me. Oh...and under continued oath and hand to God...I will “keep it metal”.
Thank you for the kind words, dude! For recording, and really for anything, I prefer a real amp, all day, everyday! I use plugins a lot out of the convenience, especially for doing videos for UA-cam and social, and for recording the initial ideas for songs as a base. I do have a blog post on how to get a metal tone with BIAS FX here that you might find helpful: www.jasonstallworth.com/metal-tone-with-bias-fx-2/
How do you like your software compared to ProTools I believe ProTools comes with my Scarlet interface but I want what’s going to be the easiest user friendly not a big computer guy thanks Jason sorry for all the questions
Dude, I've never used Pro Tools so I really can't speak for that or any other DAW. I've used Presonus since day 1! Well, Reaper for a little but this was back in 2009-10. I plan to do some tutorials on Presonus Studio One soon.
@@jasonstallworth I decided to stick with the daw you use. My buddy is a professional studio base player and he said pro tools is to complicated. Loving your beginner course and I’m also working on enter sandman on the side. Great power cords 🤘🏻🎸
Bestest of the best kind of wish I watched this vid way back I e watched similar vids that made my head tick due to the experts theory that confuses the method.i like how your 1s arnt sounding like a scientific set process ex.lefthand 2nd finger 6thstring 7thfret 3rd finger blue left leg green 13th fret on the a string with added elbow slide into the whammy climax harmonic squeals after a 45 degree pivot on the wank-spanner while tuned to d..I feel inspired some entombed,gwar,and a bit of Sodom and a 2am toke Should be able to do a little song after all that.Napalm in the morning star with gwar!it's a wonderful life to quote pazuzu exorcist 3.
Hey Jason that was a great break down of recording process. But I will say this, I believe that a song, and where I come from over the years of listening to metal music, the majority of the song would be rhythmic/riffs, with what we used to call a lead break now solo's would be played a couple times through out the song. Now its shred this and shred that, I love the song to be rhythmic with couple leads throw in. Just as an example the band Mortification in the early years release 4 albums with no solos or very little at all lead breaks, but managed to do it rhythmically with chords and riffs. There is so much overkill of solos and shredding, and if you watch female guitarists all they do is solos and shred I don't think I have seen them play rhythmically..!! Bass players can be just as bad with all the slapping and popping and shredding the fret board, I play bass to fill the sound and try to give it rhythm, and not pop and slap all over the place. Anyway that's my take on it, maybe I'm just old school..!! 🎸🍻
Yeah dude, I love those lead breaks where it's a melodic pattern, just like the vocals! I'm glad you mentioned that because I have a lot of those in my upcoming instrumental album...which, I need to get in the studio right now!! lol
Always like watching peoples interpretation of building a song because I do the same thing sometimes I would just record the initial idea on my phone just to get it And then the race is on....
I've learned a lot from you and your channels. Your knowledge of studio one and recording technique have been helpful and the way you expain it aswell. . It's very efficient as I have adopted some of these techniques. Also, it's very important to outsource someone else to give your mix a go , hearing.
Your songs different from the way you mix master and record it. Well, i can only speak for myself , as it's played a huge role in the way i do things now. Having a different par of ears experienced is important no matter if you're the greatest engineer out there. Just hearing my music differently has spark.Many great ideas that snowballed into new writing and work flow Techniques. I appreciate you taking the time in your life to make these videos . I surely know they've helped me. 🍻
Thank you, I'm glad to hear this helped! 🙏🤘
Sadface...I've forgotten 5 songs this week. Recording yourself is a must.
It’s happened to me more than once!
Great video... about the recording the basic idea for a riff; i have around 300 cell phone recordings of me singing riffs, parts of musics and even, whole songs!! lol. The thing is we never know when ideas will drop on your inbox, lol.. so, i do think that knowing the basics of singing, sometimes can be very useful not to miss those moments of great ideas.
Yeah dude, you bring up a great point with singing...sometimes you can just hum the idea and make that into a riff
about to start my journey of capturing best sound / use of plugins. so much to learn. Got two amps and two cabs and two different types of mics to try for real world and then interested in plugins and reamping which I'm still highly confused over best use of?
I'm still pretty confused with reamping! lol But you'll have fun working with the amps sims and plugins...different sounds and tones for days!
Thank you so much for this video Jason. I have lots of Ideas in my head. But I can't make them into full songs.
Now you can!!! Just jump in and get started dude!!!
Sometimes I'll get a melody/riff in my head while I'm out and about and I just grab my phone and hum it. People in the grocery store probably think I'm nuts, but it works. I believe I read somewhere that's what EVH did and it led to Girl Gone Bad.
That's a good practice!
Hey. This is a great in-depth video. But QUESTION!!! I heard a snid-bit of a song at the very end of this video. May I ask where’d is this from? Because I don’t recall hearing this from any of your albums. 27:40 - It sounds heroic. lol
Oh dude you have such a great ear!! That is a song that’s currently unreleased but will be on my upcoming album called ‘Overcometh!’
@@jasonstallworth Awesome. I’m sure album developing is challenging, so good luck to you! 👍
I love this video. its so nice to see someone going trough the process of recording a song from start to finish. You have some good tips in this video, i will put them to good use on my own recordings.
i always record the initial idea and then have 3 tracks, 1 to the left and 1 to the right and keep the 1 in the middle wich i use to record the punch in pieces on (this track is deleted once the guitar parts are recorded). Even if i know how to play the song in 1 go, i try to record every section differently so its easier to punch in parts i'm not happy with. i have like 20 songs and parts of it on my pc, waiting to get finished
All the full songs i recorded are 50% finished....no bass, no drums and no mixing /mastering.
The Faceless that 1 up the middle for the ‘writing’ process is a good idea.
Jason Stallworth yup done that from the start.....sounds a bit louder too
What is that amazing melodic death metal in the background 20:03
Dude that’s off my Heavy Metal Workout II album: www.jasonstallworth.com/music/heavy-metal-workout-ii/
Happy 4th Jason! I use Cubase and Ableton for recording with a Scarlett 2i4 audio interface.
Happy 4th! Yeah those are all great from what I've heard. I think most recording and audio interfaces are relatively the same.
This fits what i'm looking for down to a PERFECT T. I know how to play intermediately, exact same genre tastes as you, have some basic gear like my plugins and drum plugins, and do the same thing you do for my first riff, but the rest of this video taught me how to build off my 1 riff loop I make every time before giving up! EDIT: When you double track and want a different tone for each - I like changing the L PAN to have slightly less gain, but keep everything else the same. I find it keeps the same tone for the song but gives a more "pick attack"y sound
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Thank you for this video Jason. I will definetely use your guidelines. But I'll save the hiring out bass and drums for when I am more financially secure. LoL. ALL in all, it does amaze me that we have this ability to create and record music!
Paul Tavora yeah dude it is quite amazing that you don’t have to be left out because you don’t have thousands of dollars to go to a ‘pro’ studio. Save for that other stuff...it’s totally worth it!
Can you make, or link me to a playslist you've made about recording? You're videos are freaking amazing bro. If not I'm gonna make my own. 😁
I actually have a playlist called Gear, Tones, and Demos and there are a lot of recording videos in there. I also have this blog post that may help: www.jasonstallworth.com/home-recording-studio-guide/
I'm can relate with your videos thanks I'm trying to figure this computer stuff digging these how to vids.keep do it cause old dude I am
Lol...yeah man, I had a tough time when I started the whole software thing. I almost went back to the old school digital recorderding system!
Thanks bro.
Greg Dent you’re welcome...I hope this helps!
you usually want separate reverb tracks because reverb is love reverb is life
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i personally use the metronome to find my bpm then put a kick on beat 1 and snare on beat 9 for slower drums or kick on 1, a snare on 5, kick on 9, snare on 13 and both work with rides or crashes on 1, 5, 9, 13 good solid start if you wanna make your own drum beat and edit it to the song as you go along but do it 4 bars at a time and duplicate the basic beat each time
you can then switch up the kicks like 1, 7 then snare on 9 or kick on 1, snare on 5, kick on 11, snare on 13 these are both simple rock beats add triplets where necessary go crazy with fill ect. and bobs your teapot a custom made drum part :)
I think the drummer vs machine thing is arguable tbh its all down to mixing skills really like if you got hours to mix you can make drum machines sound real asf sometimes in rare cases make better drum solos and stuff
That’s a great method!!
@@jameshipps1571 for albums, I hire a drummer. For videos and tutorials like this, I use the program. And drum programs are great for writing and recording your initial ideas.
Hi Jason, I starting working on my own music and I feel like I’m getting better at mixing. I use your music as a reference for my mixes. I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind sharing what mastering service you use for your albums. Thanks
I don't use any of the mastering services because most of those aren't done with software programs. You want a real person listening and mastering, so you can consult with any local studio near you. I actually have had a friend master my albums in his studio (not certain if he's doing this for other bands but will check)
Jason Stallworth Thanks for the reply Jason. I agree with you I’m looking for someone that could master my music and maybe they will catch something I didn’t. I’ll research here In town. Love your music by the way! Keep it metal
Great video again. Do I have to record clean dry signal or can I use the plug in .basically no reamping...
I just use the plugins as I'm recording. The beauty of plugins is you can always change the tone and settings after the fact
Hey Jason! me again. What about a video to teach all of us mortals how to set up a pedalboard!.
I'm actually building mine so once I get everything in place I'll be cranking out a video for it
I think EZ Drummer 2 or Superior Drummer is a must. At first I thought it was a lot but it's an absolute necessity for me. I just got the Metal Machinery midi pack on sale too! I got like 5 packs I've bought now. They'll be on sale for sometimes 10 bucks.
Yeah I'm waiting for some packs to go on sale. I like those because it gives you more loops to work with
@@jasonstallworth I think you they might be 20% off now. I just got the metal machinery one for 20% off.
Hi Jason. I found this video very helpful. Once again, it’s very rare that anyone would share such hard earned knowledge so openly on UA-cam. You are a credit to the UA-cam community and to guitar players. I know you are a fan of Bias Fx, as am I. I know you also have some very nice amps and pedals, as do I. When it comes to recording, do you have a preference between VST vs. amp/pedals? I can dial up some amazing tone with Bias but I find that string bends, pinch harmonics, chaka’s don’t always come out strong. However, when I use amps/load boxes/pedals the overall tone seems a little muddy. Any advice from a metal messiaha such as you would be gospel to me. Oh...and under continued oath and hand to God...I will “keep it metal”.
Thank you for the kind words, dude! For recording, and really for anything, I prefer a real amp, all day, everyday! I use plugins a lot out of the convenience, especially for doing videos for UA-cam and social, and for recording the initial ideas for songs as a base.
I do have a blog post on how to get a metal tone with BIAS FX here that you might find helpful: www.jasonstallworth.com/metal-tone-with-bias-fx-2/
@@jasonstallworth Thank you, kind sir. When you record using a real amp, do you mic a cab? Or use a DI out to DAW type of setup?
How do you like your software compared to ProTools I believe ProTools comes with my Scarlet interface but I want what’s going to be the easiest user friendly not a big computer guy thanks Jason sorry for all the questions
Dude, I've never used Pro Tools so I really can't speak for that or any other DAW. I've used Presonus since day 1! Well, Reaper for a little but this was back in 2009-10.
I plan to do some tutorials on Presonus Studio One soon.
@@jasonstallworth I decided to stick with the daw you use. My buddy is a professional studio base player and he said pro tools is to complicated. Loving your beginner course and I’m also working on enter sandman on the side. Great power cords 🤘🏻🎸
@@jameshagan429 yeah sometimes it’s best to stick with what you have and just spend a ton of time learning. And thank you for getting my course!
I didn’t have studio then but I got it now I and made this
Awesome to hear that! 🤘
Bestest of the best kind of wish I watched this vid way back I e watched similar vids that made my head tick due to the experts theory that confuses the method.i like how your 1s arnt sounding like a scientific set process ex.lefthand 2nd finger 6thstring 7thfret 3rd finger blue left leg green 13th fret on the a string with added elbow slide into the whammy climax harmonic squeals after a 45 degree pivot on the wank-spanner while tuned to d..I feel inspired some entombed,gwar,and a bit of Sodom and a 2am toke Should be able to do a little song after all that.Napalm in the morning star with gwar!it's a wonderful life to quote pazuzu exorcist 3.
Thank you. Yeah, you don't want to overcomplicate the process.
Hey Jason that was a great break down of recording process.
But I will say this, I believe that a song, and where I come from over the years of listening to metal music, the majority of the song would be rhythmic/riffs, with what we used to call a lead break now solo's would be played a couple times through out the song.
Now its shred this and shred that, I love the song to be rhythmic with couple leads throw in.
Just as an example the band Mortification in the early years release 4 albums with no solos or very little at all lead breaks, but managed to do it rhythmically with chords and riffs.
There is so much overkill of solos and shredding, and if you watch female guitarists all they do is solos and shred I don't think I have seen them play rhythmically..!!
Bass players can be just as bad with all the slapping and popping and shredding the fret board, I play bass to fill the sound and try to give it rhythm, and not pop and slap all over the place.
Anyway that's my take on it, maybe I'm just old school..!! 🎸🍻
Yeah dude, I love those lead breaks where it's a melodic pattern, just like the vocals! I'm glad you mentioned that because I have a lot of those in my upcoming instrumental album...which, I need to get in the studio right now!! lol
Always like watching peoples interpretation of building a song because I do the same thing sometimes I would just record the initial idea on my phone just to get it
And then the race is on....
Yep, getting that initial idea down right away is crucial! But I hope the rest of it made sense!
Jason Stallworth It was spot on bro!!! if I made a video on it it would include everything you mentioned 🍻 Cheers 🤘🤘🤘
I think I used to get a email from you at one time
Dude if you want to get back on, here’s the link: www.jasonstallworth.com/guitarist/
If Dana White was a metal head
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