I just can't get over how much time, effort, thought, care and attention has gone into your whole output - and all for the benefit of others! This is yet another really useful contribution. If none of us turns out better sounding music after following your tutorials, the fault will be ours. Huge respect and gratitude...
Barely at 6min and you’ve already helped me make my vocals sound way better thx a lot🙏 I thought I was just garbage but it turns out all I needed was to learn how to mix my vocals the right way swear your a life saver😪
I have been trying to learn mixing in garage band iPhone app and this video helped me a lot to understand and appreciate lot of features. Thank you so much.
@@PeteJohnsMusic If you haven't found it already, LRC5 is a free 5-band AU EQ plugin, so you can add 5 more bands to the stock EQs: itunes.apple.com/us/app/lrc5/id1418930761
This is great, Pete! I was really worried about the limitations of GB when it came to the part of recording vocals, but this video gave me hope. Thanks!
Thanks! Yes, it’s at the point now where a decent interface will get you a great vocal sound in GB. Now that GB has 24-bit audio I’m actually recording the same audio on my iPad as my PC. 👍
Great video , and great song .... Your videos are brilliant , I’m getting an iPad Pro and GarageBand- after a long spell of using hardware ... and your videos are going to be a godsend Many thanks
Wow those tweaks really made it sound better and fit within the song! Great job. I assume the plugins are set in a default order when you open the controls. Does the signal path go through them as ordered? I noticed you just dropped in the track echo in the empty slot. Have you messed with ordering and if so, any concern or rules of thumb on this? Thanks!
Great question and something I can’t believe I haven’t really considered before? I assume the effects are in order because the noise gate is up the top. I need to do some experimenting. This needs to go on the list for a future video!
Thanks my friend. I have a close to finished version of this here if you would like to take a listen and have any feedback - soundcloud.com/petejohns/things-change
You’re very welcome my friend. I hope you get value from the other videos here on the channel and consider subscribing. 👍 More GarageBand tutorials here too - studiolivetoday.com/facebook
Thanks Danny. Yes, I wish they would improve the gate to make it usable. I guess it is designed more for handling guitar distortion noise and the like. A good gate plugin is actually really useful if you can set it to just turn down the volume at a certain level rather than turning it off completely. I might need to look for a third party AU plug-in that does this.
Good rundown of the process in GarageBand. Everything I was seeing elsewhere only mentioned the instruments, which made me wonder if it even had passable vocal editing. I edit a podcast, so vocals are all that matter for me, I don't care about the drum kit. Good to know it has all the features I use currently use on my desktop. Except noise reduction as good as what Audacity does(focuses on frequency, not volume). Still looking for an iPad option. I know iMovie has a noise reduction feature. Noise gate definitely wouldn't be optimal.
Hey Garrett. So, if you’re willing to spend a few bucks, the Brusfri noise reduction plugin will be a game changer for you. ua-cam.com/video/qo-uZGnulNo/v-deo.html
Thanks for this Pete. I often go back to it for reference. Is there a way of producing a slap back (short delay)? Does the Tape Delay effect do this? I’ve heard that it helps vocals stand out rather than giving depth as with reverb ✌️
Hey there Steve. Glad it is still helping you. I would suggest using the echo plugin to get a nice slap back on vocals as you can adjust the length of the delay. Check out this video for information. ua-cam.com/video/JtqTD22QUrI/v-deo.html
Pete Johns yeah as they say don’t fight what keeps coming naturally plenty of time for it to become something else after it accomplishes what it needs to be. Because sometimes as the songwriter the song dictates every single move. 👍
Great stuff again Pete. Quick question... Do most of the well known singers/bands have their vocals tweaked like this in professional recordings by audio engineers?
Hey there. It does vary based on the type of music, but most vocalists when recorded in the studio have some sort of processing on their vocal tracks. Usually at least compression, EQ, reverb and maybe delay. Not all, and not all the time, but most... and most of the time.
To chip in, I wondered about this too, and after motoring around, and obtaining a couple of quality books teaching generalised techniques and aspects, regardless of DAW selection, it seems incredibly common for vocals to be gated, compressed, chopped, automated volume imposed like down to vowel level, and so on! If you listen to some contemporary stuff by female pop artists, it is clear there must be astonishing attention to each and every vowel, let alone syllable. My other input to this is two different perspectives to the documentary with co-operation of Peter Gabriel about his ‘so’ album. I found it encouraging that ‘so’ (sledgehammer etc) was pedantically produced, produced and produced a bit more, note by note adjustments to even performances by excellent musicians. My brother who also loves that album said he had been disillusioned by this ‘behind the curtain’ insight! However, he’s not into making his own music, so the actual need to tweak, manipulate and massage any given performance so it passes muster, is not a concern for him...I remain, more impressed by how ‘so’ was slaved over, and more encouraged than ever. Galileo, when found to be physically repellant asked only that he be judged by his work, promptly drew two perfect circles freehand, and was spared some horror or other. We can’t be perfect, but we are able to pour effort beyond effort, concentrate it to much better in our songs. thanks to pete again.
Hey man, love having the advice honestly it’s a great help, but I would like to know what type of Mic you have and if we can’t get it how to get rid of the room noise. Cause I use a cheap mic that’s attached to my earphones
Hey there. All my gear recommendations including mics are here - studiolivetoday.com/gear Noise? Here’s some tips - ua-cam.com/video/JVgpaJSOPP0/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/qo-uZGnulNo/v-deo.html
This is helpful. But may I know how to record the vocals without hearing the backing track in the background while recording? I'm using a cherub gb2i plugged in to my ipad to record.
Thank you! It is still a work in progress at the moment. Here’s an updated video where another talented musician added some violin. Hoping to finish it soon. ua-cam.com/video/cCw-4PiYrmg/v-deo.html
Hello! I’m glad I found your channel, I am left with having to record vocals on my iPhone and then send em to my engeneer because of the virus thing, is it possible to record clean actually good vocals on the iPhone is there a way in which I can plug a real mic into iPhone? Is the mic from the iPhone good enough, also ran into the problem of garage band picking up my head phone mic to record vocals. Thanks so many questions and so many vids to watch
Hey Jayson. I usually do a little of both. I get a decent rough mix down to record my vocals over and then it makes the mixing process at the end much easier.
I like to use audio recorder/voice as a starting point to record sax along with backing tracks. But what I don’t like and don’t know how to work around is as soon as I hit the record button, the tracks view disappears and I just see the audio recorder controls. I’d rather record while looking at the tracks so I can tell from the backing track wave forms where to come in.
Ooh... good question? If have to go back and see. Probably used a stereo guitar complimentary EQ trick. Check out this vid for my tips on mixing guitars. ua-cam.com/video/yUrR1KPQ2zU/v-deo.html
Hey there. Depends what sort of music you are creating. Here’s a video about recording an acoustic demo - ua-cam.com/video/FiFerT4ULUw/v-deo.html And this series will get you familiar with all the different aspects of GarageBand - ua-cam.com/play/PLc8Xg_23Wa56UTlzOg6CYtASLqyEeAaKi.html
Hi Pete, on this video you mentioned recording in Punchy Presence then changing to Lead Vocals, does that make a difference in sound rather than just recording in Lead Vocals straight off?
@@PeteJohnsMusic Thanks Pete! Your videos always motivate me to make more music! I guess i'll have to just play a little guitar and copy paste because im not that good at guitars😅 But seriously Thank you so much!
I think I'm decided to have my work mixed professionally for one of my project. Since the engineers usually ask for the clean tracks and no effects, I'm wondering if volume automation count as an effect they don't want either? Is it an exception as it's only about the balance of loudness of the track or does it work like a plugin in which case it's needs to be passed by before bouncing? Thank you once again for your help.
Hey there my friend. Like most things in audio and mixing the answer is a big “it depends”. Technically any gain changes or automation are part of the mixing process, but if you want to save the mix engineer time and you’re confident you get get the balance close through automation, you can automate and then render out a WAV file. Just be super careful that you are not clipping (going over 0dB) and introducing any distortion in the track as this won’t be removable once it’s part of the rendered track.
@@PeteJohnsMusic ok. I understood. Super clear! Thank you very much Pete. It's so nice of you to answer , and so quickly. Plus making great music and videos about it! You are a being such a great inspiration! Showing that dedicating enough time to what we love, makes us feel good. God bless!
hello friend 🙋🏻♂️. I have a real Shure microphone. Tell me, which virtual microphone to use in GARAGEBAND for vocal recording and which settings are best? ANY VIRTUAL MICROPHONE TO CHOOSE?
Great video Pete, valuable information. 👍👍 One question though, I have a few tracks where the drums drop I and out. The only way I can do this is by muting the drums while the track is playing, as I recorded a flat beat all the way through. Is there any way I can do a live mix like this? So I’ve got the whole track in one wave file with the drums stopping and starting where I need them to. Thanks.
I have a question now! When mixing vocals, is it necessary to remove dead space where you are not singing? In the parts where I'm not singing, there is no background noise, so I don't think I have to cut it out. I notice many people chopping up their vocals to remove blank parts.
Hey there. The virtual instruments? Mostly it's down to selecting the right tones to begin with and then using some light EQ, compression, reverb to bring out the best qualities. ua-cam.com/video/KCdR6YYbg2I/v-deo.html
Hi Pete. I have another question for you. However, before I start I must add that we have something in common-Pete is included in my hometown, Peterborough, Ontario. Sorry for the dad joke! Anyways, here is my question: why do you prefer ‘punchy presence’, when you are recording. Just curious. Thanks and regards, Rob
Hey Rob! Firstly, I’m a big hockey fan and actually own a Peterborough Petes jersey. Just because it’s a cool hockey Jersey and has my name on it. 😅 So, I like punchy prescience because it has a little more compression and edge to it, so when I’m monitoring my vocals while singing, especially louder songs, I can hear myself on the headphones over the music. It also has no pitch control on by default, which ensure no latency in the audio (which the pitch control introduces). You could just use “lead vocals” or any other preset and tweak it (eg. Turn pitch control off) but I tend to lean towards punchy prescience most of the time.
Hi Pete. That’s amazing...you live all the way on the other side of the world, Australia (Melbourne, I believe), and have a Peterborough Pete’s hockey jersey! Their hometown arena is only a 20 minute walk from my house! As an aside - my son, Trev, played in the minor Pete’s organization and played with Mike Fisher, who ended up playing for the Nashville predators and is now married to Carrie Underwood. (I wonder if Carrie uses IOS GarageBand for her recordings?). Thanks for your feedback on ‘punchy presence’ for recording. I’m gonna try it today. Thanks again for all of your instructional videos. They are very, very helpful! Regards, Rob
Hi Pete! Thanks for your tutorials, I’m a beginner. I have a question: I am able to record guitar and vocals (recorded separately and sounding ok) however, I don’t see any waveform of both. I’m using Audio Technica usb mic to ipad mini. Thanks again for you help!
Hi Pete. One problem I noticed while exporting to Photo library is it compresses the audio to mono (even when exporting to 1080p!). I want to retain the pan effect and the quality of my music. If you have any suggestions please comment.
Hi there. What are you using to export to the photo library? If you share as stereo audio and then export a video using iMovie or another editor you should duet stereo audio?
Pete Johns Sorry but it seems I’ve commented on wrong video I was trying to comment on your other video which titles “how to export from iMovie iOS” (might be due to binge watching your videos!) So I tried to make a metal song which has quite a panning effect at the intro and exported as an uncompressed wav. Then I made a little video clip and compiled that with the audio in iMovie on my iPad. Now when I exported the video to my photo library it ruined all the panning effect I put in that song which clearly means iMovie compressed the audio to mono. Later I even tried saving video as a file in iCloud but still hearing that ugly mono audio. I exported it to my UA-cam page anyhow here ua-cam.com/video/ck3FLqCVqwA/v-deo.html. Also, I exported the same uncompressed wav audio file to soundcloud here soundcloud.com/ashish-marwha/p3-messiah-beta . You’ll clearly notice the huge difference! I’m guessing it should not be a problem in iMovie mac version but I don’t have a Mac. Lemme know if you also had same issue in iOS
EQ. Often that “mud” in the midrange is what makes the vocals get buried. You’ll get there!! ua-cam.com/video/ccn6hzAwIe8/v-deo.html Or you can thicken them up. ua-cam.com/video/LsMWAwyqooU/v-deo.html
Hey there. I generally do but have quite a backlog right now so if you need something done soon, I would probably recommend looking elsewhere. Fellow iOS creator Jade Starr is highly recommended - ua-cam.com/users/JadeStarr
![Mixing High Quality Vocals In GarageBand iOS [GarageBand iPad/iPhone Tutorial]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/q1kRhO2HRYo/mqdefault.jpg)
I just can't get over how much time, effort, thought, care and attention has gone into your whole output - and all for the benefit of others! This is yet another really useful contribution. If none of us turns out better sounding music after following your tutorials, the fault will be ours. Huge respect and gratitude...
Thanks so much Kevin. Really means a lot to me. 👍
This video was extremely helpful! Also your voice sounds incredible.
Thanks so much for your kind words Christian and I’m very glad I was able to help. 👍🙏
Barely at 6min and you’ve already helped me make my vocals sound way better thx a lot🙏 I thought I was just garbage but it turns out all I needed was to learn how to mix my vocals the right way swear your a life saver😪
Wonderful to hear! Thanks for watching and taking the time to provide feedback. 👍
The way I know this song by heart because of how many times I've referred back to this video lolol
Haha! Nice one. Glad it’s helping.
totally me bruh 🤣🤣
Subliminal messaging at its finest
😂
This is the most useful channel on UA-cam God bless you with billions of subs man!❤️
Thank you my friend!! I hope you get value from the other videos on the channel and consider subscribing if you haven’t already. 👍
I have been trying to learn mixing in garage band iPhone app and this video helped me a lot to understand and appreciate lot of features. Thank you so much.
Very welcome my friend. There’s a heap more GarageBand related tips and tutorials here - studiolivetoday.com/garageband
What a beautiful song!! Thank you for your tips again.
Very welcome my friend. Thanks for your support.
The track echo turned you into Elton John lol. That was the key part i think. I know what to do now. Thank you!
Thanks so much for watching my friend, and taking the time to comment. 👍
The automation is incredible! I didn’t know that was possible
It’s such a good way to balance your tracks, especially vocals.
Man... You're saving my live and my projects with all your videos
Thank you my friend! Great to hear. Thanks for your support and kind words. 👍
Bloody excellent mate. I REALLY wish the Visual EQ had more customization though - fingers crossed they add it soon.
Yep, totally agree. It’s the one thing that I think I’ll need to start using a third party plugin to get my EQ done. Any recommendations sir?
@@PeteJohnsMusic If you haven't found it already, LRC5 is a free 5-band AU EQ plugin, so you can add 5 more bands to the stock EQs: itunes.apple.com/us/app/lrc5/id1418930761
This is great, Pete! I was really worried about the limitations of GB when it came to the part of recording vocals, but this video gave me hope. Thanks!
Thanks! Yes, it’s at the point now where a decent interface will get you a great vocal sound in GB. Now that GB has 24-bit audio I’m actually recording the same audio on my iPad as my PC. 👍
That song and mixing was really great Pete!!! You set a very high bar there but this video surely will help. Thanks! 👍👍👍
Thanks Tim! It’s coming together pretty well. The automation took me about 30 mins more but I figured a 20 minute video was MORE than long enough!!
Great video , and great song ....
Your videos are brilliant ,
I’m getting an iPad Pro and GarageBand- after a long spell of using hardware ... and your videos are going to be a godsend
Many thanks
Nice one Gerry. Very glad to hear it. 👍
Thank you so much for these videos you’re the best bro! Subbed
Cheers my friend. 🙏
Didn’t even know i could change what mic i use... whole time been using the basic podcast mic i think💀
Yeah, there’s lots of cool options in there to explore for sure!
I cover songs through garage band and this video helped me haha thx man
Awesome! Glad to hear it my friend. Hope you find other videos here on the channel which also help you out.
Pete Johns thanks bro.
👍🤘🙏
such a nice straight forward guy, thankyou bro keep up your good work!
You’re very welcome my friend. I hope you get value from the other videos here on the channel and consider subscribing. 👍
Wow. Pete, you’ve done it again - a video with exactly what I need. Thank you so much. And by the way, I LOVE your singing vouce!
Thanks so much my friend! Appreciate the kind words and glad I was able to help out.
This video helped so much thank you 👏 hope everyone is still making the music, you dont need a studio lol
100% my friend. Thanks for your support and kind words.
Wow those tweaks really made it sound better and fit within the song! Great job. I assume the plugins are set in a default order when you open the controls. Does the signal path go through them as ordered? I noticed you just dropped in the track echo in the empty slot. Have you messed with ordering and if so, any concern or rules of thumb on this? Thanks!
Great question and something I can’t believe I haven’t really considered before? I assume the effects are in order because the noise gate is up the top. I need to do some experimenting. This needs to go on the list for a future video!
this video is what i’ve been looking for, thankyou sir! God bless you 😊❤️
You’re very welcome my friend. I hope you get value from the other videos here on the channel and consider subscribing. 👍
You have a great singing voice!
Thanks my friend. Check out my music here. Http://petejohns.com
Finally a great tutorial!
Thanks my friend. I hope you get value from the other videos on the channel and consider subscribing if you haven’t already. 👍
@@PeteJohnsMusic SUBCRIBED WITH THE NOTIFICATION TURN ON! HEHE
This guy literally gives out extremely quality content for free. Thanks Pete :)
Very welcome my friend. Thanks for taking the time to let me know.
Vocals sound good on this, Pete. Good song so far too.
Thanks my friend. I have a close to finished version of this here if you would like to take a listen and have any feedback - soundcloud.com/petejohns/things-change
Very helpful video 💎
Thank you so much
you don’t need a studio you can have ONE ON YOUR PHONE
Right!! 👍🙏🤘
My neighbors chicken: imma ruin this mans whole career
Psycho just kill the chicken
Thanks so much :) I really struggle with recording the vocals on ios
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More GarageBand tutorials here too - studiolivetoday.com/facebook
Love that video that's gonna help me a lot
Thanks so much for watching and for your kind words!
Lovely song
Thank you my friend. You can hear my released music by searching “Pete Johns” on your favourite platforms.
Ok i will listen 😁
Loved the song... Love your garageband lessons
Thanks so much my friend. Appreciate the kind words.
Good voice man good lyrics too
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Extremely helpful. Thanks again
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Great video and even greater song! Thank you!
Thanks my friend! I hope you get value from the other videos on the channel and consider subscribing if you haven’t already. 👍
Yo thanks! This helps a lot of people.
Cheers Craig. Very welcome my friend. 👍
Love you pete❤😄
Right back at ya. 🙏
The Garageband noise gate makes the recordings sound very strange to me, no matter where you set it. This is a very nice vocal performance.
Thanks Danny. Yes, I wish they would improve the gate to make it usable. I guess it is designed more for handling guitar distortion noise and the like. A good gate plugin is actually really useful if you can set it to just turn down the volume at a certain level rather than turning it off completely. I might need to look for a third party AU plug-in that does this.
Great video. Great song.👍
Cheers my friend. Appreciate the kind words. 👍
Hi, great vid!! Got any vids setting up vocals on garage band? E.g mic setup etc. Cheers Sean
Yup. Here’s a couple.
ua-cam.com/video/vVyaVFROOrk/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/M_3ZzImE0-E/v-deo.html
Thank you so much sir ❤
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Thanks Pete. I learned a lot from you. I subscribed with a bell.
Wonderful to hear my friend. Thanks so much for your support.
Good rundown of the process in GarageBand. Everything I was seeing elsewhere only mentioned the instruments, which made me wonder if it even had passable vocal editing. I edit a podcast, so vocals are all that matter for me, I don't care about the drum kit. Good to know it has all the features I use currently use on my desktop. Except noise reduction as good as what Audacity does(focuses on frequency, not volume). Still looking for an iPad option. I know iMovie has a noise reduction feature. Noise gate definitely wouldn't be optimal.
Hey Garrett. So, if you’re willing to spend a few bucks, the Brusfri noise reduction plugin will be a game changer for you. ua-cam.com/video/qo-uZGnulNo/v-deo.html
Excellent! Thank you so much.
You’re welcome Dawn. 👍
The songs sounded amazing! I was wondering if u recorded the the guitar part with a acoustic and a pickup/against the mic or with an electric guitar
I can’t remember which time this was! I have been using my acoustic just via the pickup mostly lately.
Thanks for this Pete. I often go back to it for reference. Is there a way of producing a slap back (short delay)? Does the Tape Delay effect do this? I’ve heard that it helps vocals stand out rather than giving depth as with reverb ✌️
Hey there Steve. Glad it is still helping you. I would suggest using the echo plugin to get a nice slap back on vocals as you can adjust the length of the delay. Check out this video for information. ua-cam.com/video/JtqTD22QUrI/v-deo.html
Really like your videos, greetz from the netherlands
Thanks so much for your kind words and for taking the time to comment. Great to know my videos are reaching far and wide!
Pete Johns thank you for your reply, keep the good work up en let music unite:-) ( mayb a collab someday haha )
Nice one! I need to do more collabs. Just a matter of finding the time!!
This song is a winner winner chicken dinner!!! ❤️
Thanks! I keep trying to add to it but it seems to want to stay stripped down so I think I’ll let it have its way.
Pete Johns yeah as they say don’t fight what keeps coming naturally plenty of time for it to become something else after it accomplishes what it needs to be. Because sometimes as the songwriter the song dictates every single move. 👍
Super true!
A very helpful video. thanks for your labor
You’re welcome. It’s a labour of love!
Thanks for the tips. Even if they are two years old 😂 i'm struggling to mix in Gb mobile
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Woahhh I didn’t know abt these things thank you
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Pete Johns I already did :)
Thanks man!
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Good Song & great tutorial :) Is this on iTunes?
Thanks my friend. 👍
Any idea how to convert
a vocal track recorded in stereo to mono?
Hey there. What I do is use an app called “AudioShare”. Export just the vocal track to AudioShare and hen convert it to mono and import it back in.
Hey pete i am start recording a cover of anberlin feel good drag song . Thanks for your lessons ❤️ .
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I saw tha first vedio of you and i am subscribe your channel . I am share your channel for my friends
Great stuff again Pete. Quick question... Do most of the well known singers/bands have their vocals tweaked like this in professional recordings by audio engineers?
Hey there. It does vary based on the type of music, but most vocalists when recorded in the studio have some sort of processing on their vocal tracks. Usually at least compression, EQ, reverb and maybe delay. Not all, and not all the time, but most... and most of the time.
Pete, cool, thanks. I won’t feel so guilty now.... 😜👍
To chip in, I wondered about this too, and after motoring around, and obtaining a couple of quality books teaching generalised techniques and aspects, regardless of DAW selection, it seems incredibly common for vocals to be gated, compressed, chopped, automated volume imposed like down to vowel level, and so on! If you listen to some contemporary stuff by female pop artists, it is clear there must be astonishing attention to each and every vowel, let alone syllable. My other input to this is two different perspectives to the documentary with co-operation of Peter Gabriel about his ‘so’ album. I found it encouraging that ‘so’ (sledgehammer etc) was pedantically produced, produced and produced a bit more, note by note adjustments to even performances by excellent musicians. My brother who also loves that album said he had been disillusioned by this ‘behind the curtain’ insight! However, he’s not into making his own music, so the actual need to tweak, manipulate and massage any given performance so it passes muster, is not a concern for him...I remain, more impressed by how ‘so’ was slaved over, and more encouraged than ever. Galileo, when found to be physically repellant asked only that he be judged by his work, promptly drew two perfect circles freehand, and was spared some horror or other. We can’t be perfect, but we are able to pour effort beyond effort, concentrate it to much better in our songs. thanks to pete again.
Hey man, love having the advice honestly it’s a great help, but I would like to know what type of Mic you have and if we can’t get it how to get rid of the room noise. Cause I use a cheap mic that’s attached to my earphones
Hey there. All my gear recommendations including mics are here - studiolivetoday.com/gear
Noise? Here’s some tips -
ua-cam.com/video/JVgpaJSOPP0/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/qo-uZGnulNo/v-deo.html
I like how you do your videos
Thank you my friend! Appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment.
Ya the garage noise gate is bunk 😂🤷🏻♂️
Ya... I don’t tend to use it much except for really distorted guitars.
Yo a genius! Really
Cheers my friend. 🙏
Thanks this is helpful
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@@PeteJohnsMusic I’ll definitely subscribe please do the same for me
This is helpful. But may I know how to record the vocals without hearing the backing track in the background while recording? I'm using a cherub gb2i plugged in to my ipad to record.
Sounds like could be mic bleed? This video might give you some ideas - ua-cam.com/video/EcI1tPC4P34/v-deo.html
U have good tutorials and understanding tutorials;) I'm from norway and i really like these tutorials, thanks bro;) 1+ sub
Thank you my friend. Really appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment. 👍
Thanks!
Thanks so much for the kind donation my friend! Really appreciate it.
do you have a tutorial on some sort of a de-esser like in fl studio to reduce the sound of those harsh “s” sounds?
Hey there. I haven't covered one specifically, but the "Esspresso" from Klevgrand is a good one.
Thanks so much!
You're very welcome.
I like this song man yhu needa drop that on UA-cam 💯🔥
Thank you! It is still a work in progress at the moment. Here’s an updated video where another talented musician added some violin. Hoping to finish it soon.
ua-cam.com/video/cCw-4PiYrmg/v-deo.html
Hello! I’m glad I found your channel, I am left with having to record vocals on my iPhone and then send em to my engeneer because of the virus thing, is it possible to record clean actually good vocals on the iPhone is there a way in which I can plug a real mic into iPhone? Is the mic from the iPhone good enough, also ran into the problem of garage band picking up my head phone mic to record vocals. Thanks so many questions and so many vids to watch
Yup. 100%. Plenty of good options for mics with iPhone/iPad. This video might help - ua-cam.com/video/eGTbwR9XSHU/v-deo.html
hi pete,
do you recommend recording vocals first before mixing it or setting the mix for vocals before recording?
Hey Jayson. I usually do a little of both. I get a decent rough mix down to record my vocals over and then it makes the mixing process at the end much easier.
I’m trying to play with the looping on vocals for harmonies only but I have no clue how to use it lol
Lots of practice and experimentation. ua-cam.com/video/XqS7FX7bWn8/v-deo.html
2:58 killed that shit
👍
Thank you for sharing ✌🏽😎
Cheers Leo. Thanks for watching! 🙏
The automation button don’t show for me
Hey there. Make sure you are tapping on the microphone icon and not the actual waveform.
I like to use audio recorder/voice as a starting point to record sax along with backing tracks. But what I don’t like and don’t know how to work around is as soon as I hit the record button, the tracks view disappears and I just see the audio recorder controls. I’d rather record while looking at the tracks so I can tell from the backing track wave forms where to come in.
This is the method I use to work around this, but it doesn’t require a two channel interface - ua-cam.com/video/qdgd3xpnUgk/v-deo.html
Hey Pete .... the song was great🤗... especially the guitar sounded amazing, how did the guitar sound so huge and wide ....?
Ooh... good question? If have to go back and see. Probably used a stereo guitar complimentary EQ trick. Check out this vid for my tips on mixing guitars. ua-cam.com/video/yUrR1KPQ2zU/v-deo.html
Pete Johns thank you 🙏 😊
Very welcome.
What best way to dive into garageband and just go Agra’s make a demo sample
Hey there. Depends what sort of music you are creating. Here’s a video about recording an acoustic demo - ua-cam.com/video/FiFerT4ULUw/v-deo.html
And this series will get you familiar with all the different aspects of GarageBand - ua-cam.com/play/PLc8Xg_23Wa56UTlzOg6CYtASLqyEeAaKi.html
Hi Pete, on this video you mentioned recording in Punchy Presence then changing to Lead Vocals, does that make a difference in sound rather than just recording in Lead Vocals straight off?
Hey there. So, the audio recorded is still just completely clean audio. All that you’re changing is the effects and things like compression and EQ.
@@PeteJohnsMusic thanks thought that was the case just wanted to check with someone who knows
How do you add strumming of guitars in garageband? Do you have to like record them through the microphone? Or are there any other method?
You can connect up a guitar using an audio interface or IRig, or mic it up as you say. This video will help - ua-cam.com/video/asWwOu5PpJU/v-deo.html
@@PeteJohnsMusic Thanks Pete! Your videos always motivate me to make more music! I guess i'll have to just play a little guitar and copy paste because im not that good at guitars😅 But seriously Thank you so much!
Excellent 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Cheers Johnny. 👍
I think I'm decided to have my work mixed professionally for one of my project. Since the engineers usually ask for the clean tracks and no effects, I'm wondering if volume automation count as an effect they don't want either? Is it an exception as it's only about the balance of loudness of the track or does it work like a plugin in which case it's needs to be passed by before bouncing? Thank you once again for your help.
Hey there my friend. Like most things in audio and mixing the answer is a big “it depends”. Technically any gain changes or automation are part of the mixing process, but if you want to save the mix engineer time and you’re confident you get get the balance close through automation, you can automate and then render out a WAV file. Just be super careful that you are not clipping (going over 0dB) and introducing any distortion in the track as this won’t be removable once it’s part of the rendered track.
@@PeteJohnsMusic ok. I understood. Super clear! Thank you very much Pete. It's so nice of you to answer , and so quickly. Plus making great music and videos about it! You are a being such a great inspiration! Showing that dedicating enough time to what we love, makes us feel good. God bless!
Very welcome my friend.
hello friend 🙋🏻♂️. I have a real Shure microphone. Tell me, which virtual microphone to use in GARAGEBAND for vocal recording and which settings are best? ANY VIRTUAL MICROPHONE TO CHOOSE?
Hey there. This video should help you with these options / ua-cam.com/video/_b6i6VIHTgg/v-deo.html
Great video Pete, valuable information. 👍👍
One question though, I have a few tracks where the drums drop I and out. The only way I can do this is by muting the drums while the track is playing, as I recorded a flat beat all the way through.
Is there any way I can do a live mix like this? So I’ve got the whole track in one wave file with the drums stopping and starting where I need them to.
Thanks.
It's interesting that you didn't roll off the base of your lead. I hear so many people say to use a high pass filter. 🤯😅
Yeah - it's all subjective. And I've probably change what I do since then. :D
Very nice song
Thank you my friend.
I have a question now! When mixing vocals, is it necessary to remove dead space where you are not singing? In the parts where I'm not singing, there is no background noise, so I don't think I have to cut it out. I notice many people chopping up their vocals to remove blank parts.
It can’t hurt, and as someone mentioned during the show, even the smallest amount of noise adds up if it’s multiple tracks.
How do you make instrumentals sound realistic in gb
Hey there. The virtual instruments? Mostly it's down to selecting the right tones to begin with and then using some light EQ, compression, reverb to bring out the best qualities. ua-cam.com/video/KCdR6YYbg2I/v-deo.html
I just really wanna know how to get a choir vocal
There’s a bunch of cool plugins for choir, or use the vocal transformer plugin. ua-cam.com/video/SVdg4bY7Tgg/v-deo.html
I have a problem where when I’m recording on a beat the bass on the beat goes low when I’m recording over any help ?
Might be up too loud and auto limiting. Try turning the volume down.
What can I do to get rid of some of the gritty sounds of my voice in mixing vocals?
EQ mostly. ua-cam.com/video/ccn6hzAwIe8/v-deo.html
Very helpful thank you. What tempo and key is this song?
Hey there. I actually can’t remember sorry! You can listen to the final song here - ua-cam.com/video/Al8HeV5w_60/v-deo.html
Does the order of the plugins in a vocal chain or any chain matter?
Will the sound sound different if the plugins were in a different order?
Hello! Yes, the plugin order will change the sound as it will process in order. This video will help. ua-cam.com/video/FfMd1ijxiOw/v-deo.html
And this - ua-cam.com/video/ZxWsB_dQ0EY/v-deo.html
Hi Pete. I have another question for you. However, before I start I must add that we have something in common-Pete is included in my hometown, Peterborough, Ontario. Sorry for the dad joke! Anyways, here is my question: why do you prefer ‘punchy presence’, when you are recording. Just curious. Thanks and regards, Rob
Hey Rob! Firstly, I’m a big hockey fan and actually own a Peterborough Petes jersey. Just because it’s a cool hockey Jersey and has my name on it. 😅
So, I like punchy prescience because it has a little more compression and edge to it, so when I’m monitoring my vocals while singing, especially louder songs, I can hear myself on the headphones over the music. It also has no pitch control on by default, which ensure no latency in the audio (which the pitch control introduces). You could just use “lead vocals” or any other preset and tweak it (eg. Turn pitch control off) but I tend to lean towards punchy prescience most of the time.
Hi Pete. That’s amazing...you live all the way on the other side of the world, Australia (Melbourne, I believe), and have a Peterborough Pete’s hockey jersey! Their hometown arena is only a 20 minute walk from my house! As an aside - my son, Trev, played in the minor Pete’s organization and played with Mike Fisher, who ended up playing for the Nashville predators and is now married to Carrie Underwood. (I wonder if Carrie uses IOS GarageBand for her recordings?). Thanks for your feedback on ‘punchy presence’ for recording. I’m gonna try it today. Thanks again for all of your instructional videos. They are very, very helpful! Regards, Rob
Hi Pete! Thanks for your tutorials, I’m a beginner. I have a question: I am able to record guitar and vocals (recorded separately and sounding ok) however, I don’t see any waveform of both. I’m using Audio Technica usb mic to ipad mini. Thanks again for you help!
Hey there. Might be that you’re input gain is set a little low? Maybe try merging the tracks? ua-cam.com/video/imcgX2bW8rk/v-deo.html
Pete Johns Thank Pete, will check this out 👍🏻
How can I record my acoustic piano with vocals
Either separately, or together using a multi channel interface. studiolivetoday.com/usb
excellent!
Thanks John. Appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment.
do you ever pre-mix? to get a idea of how you sound while in the process of recording or do u just record then edit everything after ?
Hi there. THese days I tend to mix "on the way in" quite a lot actually. It really helps with the final mix I find. How about you?
Pete Johns i gave up trying to record on my phone i couldn’t get the sound i wanted so now im on fl studios on a macbook and everything is pre mixed
Jae for rap most def GarageBand iPhone can be good at times but it’s mainly good for singing rnb and rock trust me look at Steve lacy
Hi Pete. One problem I noticed while exporting to Photo library is it compresses the audio to mono (even when exporting to 1080p!). I want to retain the pan effect and the quality of my music. If you have any suggestions please comment.
Hi there. What are you using to export to the photo library? If you share as stereo audio and then export a video using iMovie or another editor you should duet stereo audio?
Pete Johns Sorry but it seems I’ve commented on wrong video I was trying to comment on your other video which titles “how to export from iMovie iOS” (might be due to binge watching your videos!)
So I tried to make a metal song which has quite a panning effect at the intro and exported as an uncompressed wav. Then I made a little video clip and compiled that with the audio in iMovie on my iPad. Now when I exported the video to my photo library it ruined all the panning effect I put in that song which clearly means iMovie compressed the audio to mono. Later I even tried saving video as a file in iCloud but still hearing that ugly mono audio.
I exported it to my UA-cam page anyhow here ua-cam.com/video/ck3FLqCVqwA/v-deo.html. Also, I exported the same uncompressed wav audio file to soundcloud here soundcloud.com/ashish-marwha/p3-messiah-beta . You’ll clearly notice the huge difference!
I’m guessing it should not be a problem in iMovie mac version but I don’t have a Mac. Lemme know if you also had same issue in iOS
What microphone do you use?
For vocals, I tend to use an Audio Technica AT2020 most of the time. All my recommended gear is at studiolivetoday.com/gear
I probably asked a thousand questions by now! 😂🤦🏻♀️ What's the best way to make space in a mix for vocals?
EQ. Often that “mud” in the midrange is what makes the vocals get buried. You’ll get there!! ua-cam.com/video/ccn6hzAwIe8/v-deo.html
Or you can thicken them up. ua-cam.com/video/LsMWAwyqooU/v-deo.html
Do you offer mixing and mastering services?
Hey there. I generally do but have quite a backlog right now so if you need something done soon, I would probably recommend looking elsewhere. Fellow iOS creator Jade Starr is highly recommended - ua-cam.com/users/JadeStarr
@@PeteJohnsMusic ok no problem dude thanks anyway!
Hi Pete can I record a video using garage band?
Hey there. It’s an audio recording and mixing application, so not really. You can record audio to use on your videos though.
@@PeteJohnsMusic I thought it also in the first place. Thank you very much for the clarification.