Misha Mansoor's Guitar Recording Tips
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- Опубліковано 25 лют 2014
- Here are 5 tips on how I record guitars from home. This is hopefully the first of many tutorial videos we'll be posting, so if you have any suggestions on topics to cover, please let us know below. Subscribe and stay tuned. Enjoy!
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What I learned:
1) Respect the Axefx
2) Buy the Axefx
same !!
word
done deal
Lmao
are there any option like fractal but with cheap version? lol
Here 6 years later and it's weird to see Misha doing a video WITHOUT GGD.
God that bass sounds HUGE.
That riff is just so huge when he quad tracked it
ikr when it came on wonder if he used the dingwall he has or not because that sounds like one to me
The shit just dropped when the bass hit
Except it's a guitar. 🙄🙄
It's a guitar lol)) just pitched the whole octave down
I find doing a palm muted 12th fret power chord instead of open (in dropped tunings) gives the biggest clipping and chunkiest bass response, so I usually use that for setting my input levels properly.
thanks man! I tried that process out and it works well :)
Jeff Corcoran Glad it helped :)
But if you never actually perform a 12th fret power chord, then wouldn't this method kind of lose it's relevance?
Carlos Fapdoola Yes but it will ensure everything else never peaks beyond clipping point
Airtrooper719 XBL You won't be getting max ratio though
Can't thank you enough man, I hope you know how much bedroom musicians appreciate their favorite guitarist taking time to show some ropes. Mixing ideas and/or mastering, or getting a nice drum sound with SD2.0, would be my pick!
@@MedvedDisbalance Superior Drummer
Great video. Here's what I learned: Having $10,000 worth of recording gear really helps.
Nah i have the same sound and everything i use is bearly 2000 $
@@mrbungle3310 Honestly you can get amazing sound for nearly nothing. Spend $100 on an interface, spend $100 more on any of the neural dsp plugins and you're good to go. Ola Englund recorded his Master of the Universe album using only either the nameless or the NTS plugin, can't remember which, and it sounds absolutely sick.
Not true at all.
Reaper: $60
Pod Farm 2: $100
Line 6 UX1 Interface: $80
Rhythm Rascal: $30
For a grand total of: $270
You can go even cheaper than this but the point is NO, you don’t have to have Thousands of Dollars to achieve this sound.
@@GiletteRazorsharp I have the same setup, 100 for interface, 100 for nts and not getting anywhere near these results. Too much noise, noise gates dont fix it :/
@@EvoSvex Is it like a constant 50/60Hz hum? Sounds like you're describing a ground loop.
Me as soon as the riff started playing: "SOMEWHERE THERE'S A HOLE IN THE EARTH THAT I WISH I COULD THROW EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING!"
+Ryker Blade Watch the mountains snap the necks of the hypocrites! I'm bathing in the thought of it!
+Ryker Blade "There were times at the top of the Earth that I wish i could throw everyone and everything."
You just mixed the 2 different versions of the line plus a wrong word in that quoting.
+Agustin Torres We get it, you know the lyrics. Nobody gives a shit, let them think what they want.
+Agustin Torres this isnt a serious problem they're literally song lyrics grow the fuck up bud
Damn dude the difference between double and quad tracked is insane. Not a huge difference but definitely effective. Also i must say that your talent is apparent from how easily you pulled of those double tracks with perfection. People take note, you cant polish a turd if the performance isn't up to scratch, no amount of gear will help you there.
As someone who's been struggling with recording material at home, this is so helpful. Thank you so much, Misha (and you too, Jeff, for helping him with this). You guys are awesome.
why am i watching this? i don't even have money to buy a t-shirt lol!
Mrfailstandstil 😂😂😂😂👍🏼
I’ll buy you a tshirt, bud. But it has to be a Periphery tshirt. 😛
Ali Dez lol I was a stuped bitch now I have a job and apartment
I really like the way he describes things in a way that makes me feel I can remember them and apply them over and over. Even though he wails on another level in a totally rad way, it is cool to receive goals that I can achieve with my recoding from a massive player. thankful for this video.
I didn't start officially recording my own music until about four or five months ago, but because I watched this video about three years ago I have been able to create some of the best sounding tracks of my own. Never would have known how much fuller songs can sound using the double tracked method either. Grateful for the knowledge, it's seriously gotten me so far.
Misha, thank you so much. You're awesome for doing this for people for free on UA-cam.
OH!!!!!! just came back to watch this a second time, THE BAD THING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FROM JUGGERNAUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just had the same revelation!
dakotatyler2 same here. that album is fuckin great.
Khong co Hinh
Man, you make top class tutorials. Keeping making em and I'll keep watching.The riffs and tones sounds amazing. Thanks for sharing
I just started getting into home recording and this video has been a HUGE help to me. Thanks so much for posting it!
I would love to see a comprehensive mixing video; everything from balancing to EQ to other plugins/effects and tools/tricks of the trade.
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just started recording my own stuff, and this made my day, MAKE MORE!!!!
This helped A LOT when I was starting out a few years ago. Don't have to be a Periphery fan to learn from this genius of modern metal. Thank you Misha!
I love that Misha is playing the bad thing from juggernaut before it was released - their material is just the best in the world!
Drums mixing tutorial plz!
Hi Misha, or anybody else that can answer, I am looking to get the new Axe FX 2 XL and I am wondering if it will go well with an Orange 4X12 cabinet? I know I have to get a power amp too, I'm just wondering about this right now. Also, I bought the Focusrite 2i2 today because of this video =) My duet is starting to shit the bed!
You are seriously the LAST person I expected to see here. That's all. I can't answer your question, sorry.
Astronaut Blue That's fine, I already found my answer =)
Yeah definitely you just have to get a sick tone of the AXE FX. Good luck man
CrazyBadCuber Hope you went with the Axe FX. Amazing device.
Kemper Profiling Amp RULES!!! njoy xx xx :)
probably the best How-to on youtube. I hopes Misha keeps making these!
i think you mean focusrite scarleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet
Hannibal burress?
I have one of these and every time I sit down to record I read the label and my brain goes "scarrrrleeeeeeettttttttttttttt"
Not only was this quite well done, it was extremely helpful and inspiring to me. You're too good to us, Misha! :) Please sir, make some more!
I use the Presonus AudioBox interface and Studio One. Very simple but works great.
And dude you’re extremely right about your recorded tone being different from what you’d normally play in the room. It’s all about fitting into the mix.
This has to be the most informative video I have ever watched. Most people talk so far over your head. I can actually employ and now DO employ these tips and this has helped immensely.
This is a EXCELLENT video. I remember watching this around 7 years ago when it came out. I learned so much from this
okay misha now do a tone building video :D
that tone build is like an hour and a half video cose I just got my axe fx and really toke me some dailing in oh the freedman model is very flexible amp so the dh4 diezel
+fabio manzanito If you know what to do you simply need about 5-10minutes to dial in a tone.
if i want your help i will let you know sit back and wait for my call
you could just use Guitar Rig 5 through Cubase and get your tone that way
hahah for me that's the next vid on my playlist
guys can we talk about that bass tone for a second?
Darkglass B7K. Nuff said... ^^
@@CozyCatte i think that sounds more like a b7k micro x7 combo
I am a hobbyist, only using GarageBand for recording. Your tips on recording guitars has really helped the quality of my recordings, especially the guitars. Thank you!
When I first got into guitar 6 months ago I watched this video and understood nothing. Since then i have rewatched it several times until now I actually understand exactly what Misha doing with everything. So that's fun :D
Killer vid! More please :)! Misha is just the coolest, most laid back dude.
what kind of cable would i need to plug in a usb midi keyboard to the interface?
Usually usb midi keyboards don’t produce their own sound so there wouldn’t be a reason to plug it into an audio interface
Plug your midi keyboard into your computer directly, it will show up as a midi device you can select in your daw
@@charlespockert8948 thank you. 5 years later. I now know the answer!!
@@LucidSoundz haha, YW. You did actually already work this out before now right...??? Please tell me this is sarcasm and you haven't been waiting 5 years to find this out xD
@@charlespockert8948 2 months later and I also want to know...
Misha is so effn legit! Intelligent, articulate instruction the way it should be. Would love to see some walkthroughs on iPad production...
More posts, please.
It's not just the gear you use, but how you record it too. It's amazing how different setups and configurations of pedals can make your tone different like what is plugged into what and where something is plugged into which is something I did not really think about before being in a tone clinic thingy 2 guitar teachers at my college put on.
please do this for superior drummer drums..would be killer to finally get a good snare sound XD
Oh sweet jesus yes. I've gotten my superior rig sounding... good but. It's still missing stuff.
InVerum i miss the punch in my snare..kick is kinda ok but snare is low as shieet
Mason Stewart i use the nir-z custom now..i think i miss something in the processing more than raw sounds..what i have now is kinda ok but not as punchy as his drums or modern day babylon ones..
Any tips on getting a meaty bass drum? I'm missing the SMACK, the steak against the wall. It isn't clear I've EQ'd it to death but I'm out of ideas.
ive achieved a good result layering other kicks from steve slate drums and addictive drums
This is "The bad thing" he actually released this track :)
Mmm look at those deltoids big boi
Make your own.
Thanks, Misha! You and Ola Englund have gave the best tips for recording that a year or two ago never existed.
I quad tracked my dual rectifier for the first time and it sounds amazing. I used a different setting for each track and it just sounds so huge. Couldn't be happier.
So here's an inexpensive interface with super expensive everything else haha
all jokes aside, this is great advice for those starting with home recording guitars. Never really did any quad tracking. It always seems like way too much guitar but then again most of my music uses keyboards as well which take up a lot of space in the mix. Might give it another shot though
Honestly, for instrument direct in and soft-amps the interface doesn't make a huge difference at all. When you are tracking multiple channels, with high dollar mics, then the cheap preamps and internals start to show their color.
Maybe this is a stupid question, but why he's routing the axe through the scarlett 2i2 rather than just using the Axe as his interface? Is it just to get rid of clipping artifacts?
***** So one cannot lower the Axe FX's rate?
Holy fuck it's Lyle.
You can monitor clipping with input monitors in your DAW. I'm not sure why he's using the scarlet. The scarlet does have nice preamps though
It's most likely as he's demoing/reviewing that piece of equipment. In other videos you can see he's got much fancier interfaces. It also allows him to switch between monitoring the DAW output, and the straight interface output as he mentioned, which is not as easy to do on an AXE FX as far as I know.
Holy shit, it's you...
Everything sounds so good when Misha plays. 👌
Off subject but I love these guys. They take music so seriously, all talented and so technical. Explains why the music slaps so hard. Props Misha. You guys are dope!
its crazy to come back to this and realize hes tracking the bad thing
Cubase FTW!
ONE OF THE BEST VIDS ON THE NET. YOU ARE FANTASTIC, SIR. THANK YOU! CHEERS!
Thank you so much for taking the time to explain this Misha!
Some drum mixing tips would be nice ;)
Make a tip video on how to dial in a guitar tone with a multi effects processor/amp.
This video was uploaded 6 yrs back.. But it helped me in 2020.. Thank you
As a bassist... You've nailed the bass sound my friend, fits fantasticly!
AWESOME!!!!!! MORE VIDS LIKE THIS OMG
Out of curiosity dude, why go thru the focusrite instead of using just the USB interface built into the axe2?
Not only that ^^^ But, sending the Axe FX through an additional preamp makes the signal a little more clean. Also, it's probably a little easier the way he has it set up, because if he goes to record vocals or anything that cannot be recorded with the Axe FX, his IO is already set up and he doesn't have to go through the hassle of changing the playback engine and such.
Also if he wants to run at 44.1, the Axe FX II is locked at 48.
I just prefer having a dedicated interface, I find the Axefx isn't the best at running mixes, though I do that on the road when I am trying to keep the rig minimal sometimes.
***** Running the Axe through there is kinda nice, we are going to try it out for vocals on the next album, it would be interesting to see how bass works with it too!
Misha Mansoor
I have one of the 2i2 interfaces and was wondering if you could answer this for me. I've been using an AMT E1 pedal going into the 1/4" input, but with the input set to instrument instead of line. I'm having to run the gain really low on the channel to avoid clipping, would running it as a line input make things easier?
excellent vid Misha, simple concise easy to understand
I'm a bass player, i randomly just pressed this vid. but honestly i learned so many tips bout this vid. keep it goin ! :)
quad tracking sounds lush!
Could you do a video on how to get a good metal sound with cheap gear, like for instance a Audiointerface like a line6 GX studio and non-professional audiosoftware like Pod Farm 2.5? That would be really helpful!
I own the same interface so this helps me a lot thanks!:) helps me when I record my band. Especially the palm muting idea
Seems to be a really humble dude! Thanks for the vid mate!
Thank you based bulb
Joseph Lauletta TYBG 🙌
Well, I already have a 2i4, been using it with guitar rig; now all I need is an axe fx lol
i know how that feel bro
you don't necessarily need axe fx. as a much cheaper alternative take a look at TH2 software. I think it hits way above its weight. Unless you are touring like misha, one or two really good software is all you need.
ADZCreations Yes, I know. I'm actually quite content with guitar rig. It serves my needs.
Killer tone dude! Love the snare! Thick and cuts through!
Im impressed with the tone. didn't think it was possible to achieve this kind of tone with direct input.
Drum recording/mixing tips plox?
ScottWDrums as long as it complements other instruments 🤔
where is the drum tutorial that was done filming like 3 weeks ago?
That was unbelievably helpful. Thank you so much
No bullshit. All great info. Definitely the most informative video on this topic.
Hey Misha, very nice video, I found it extremely helpful! I still have a hard time making a good source tone (I use POD HD). Do you have any general outlines, fx. always using two compressors, and a screamer, dual amps on low gain or anything like that? Or is it just a matter of trying out stuff? For me that could seem like a long process, given the amount of amps, mics and effects. Would be super cool getting some tips on making amazing tones :) Thanks again! Can't wait for PIII!
I know there are a lot of good tutorials out on youtube as to how to get a good tone from the POD HD series! Check out Fortiori Johnny for example!
Here's an entire website dedicated to what you're asking: www.foobazaar.com/podhd/toneGuide/
I know Paul Ortiz of Chimp Spanner also does some nice quick tutorial vids. Hope this helps.
Thanks, I'll be sure to check it out!
The bass sounds so huuuuge...
Such a chilled dude Misha is
Thanks for making this video Misha! Nice stuff.
Something so sexual about 0:50.
+Christian Tjore I didn't realize it, but now I can't unsee it. Thanks.
+Christian Tjore No idea what you're seeing.
+Yeon Ji Sung "Directly to the input" *sensual look at the camera*
Anthony Legay I too, cannot unsee that now.
+Christian Tjore Come on man!! LOL, really???
What i personally do for double tracking is i record the first guitar track on one track, copy and paste it to a second track where i put a delay plugin 100% wet, feedback at 0, and delay time usually between 7 and 24ms.
The first track is fully panned to the left and obviously the second one fully to the right. I slightly increase the volume of the right channel in order to match the same perceived level as the left channel. (only the right channel has delay, the left one stays fully dry without any plugin on it.)
I use this trick on all of my productions since 2 years and i find it really handy when you don't want to mess up too much time re-recording the same track.
I may be wrong but it sounds great to me !
Misha Mansoor What do you think ?
Dorian CIET More work than what it's worth.
You're making your computer run an unneccessary plug in whereas you could, and should, just re-track another playthrough. It should take seconds to re-track another playthrough. It just seems really unneccessary unless the musician is severely lacking and seriously cannot lay another track within 5 minutes.
PLUS what you want is the DIFFERENCE in the attack which creates the wideness,
you may be playing a large chord and in the first track your bass strings are taking a lot of space, but your second track with emphasis on the high strings will bring clarity and definition to the chord, so when played together you get the nice clear, defined, chord you want. If you missed any articulation in the first track, the second track should catch it and beef it up.
It's hard to tell with super clean players like Misha since he's solid on all these playthroughs, but IF there were any inconsistencies in the articulation of the segment, the double tracking would make them invisible.
Quad tracking is the way to go though. 4 separate playthroughs.
Very interesting point of view, thanks !
DozOfficial
No problem!
Ultimately it's up to you, but yeah, the more processing power the better right?
Wish I could explain better but yeah I think double/quad tracking is definitely worth it.
Great video, I love learning as much as I can
These are fantastic tips and should help me in getting started with home recording.
Do a video about programming drums please!
Simon Vidlund he did
Top marks for the whole video but I think my favorite comment is "let the bass do it's job".
Yeah but my question is, with this variety of music, what is the point of a bass when your guitar is that extended in range? using an extended range guitar, which he's doing, defies this statement. from my ears, the bass here just adds a tonal quality, not much if any low end.
This heleped me alot. I use your technique in my music and it sounds amazing . Thank you alot man :)
An awesome player and even a cooler dude. Thanx 4 the tips, most useful, you da man!
What's that thing you're playing Misha? Looks almost like a guitar, but without the 7th, 8th and 9th string? Not dj00nt.
It's called an actual guitar
HammerDimension I apologise, my comment might have looked genuine to somebody who hasn't seen Steve Terreberry's "how to be djent".
And even so, it's no more of an actual guitar than any 7 or 8 string guitar. By your logic, the only true guitar is the original form, which only had one string.
No, by my logic a guitar has 6 strings, that is what a normal guitar has and so what I'm referring to as an "actual" guitar, and I'm simply making fun of extended range guitars since they have exploded in popularity in the last few years even though they are largely unnecessary (in the sense that most people aren't really utilizing them fully). Just poking fun though, I'm not against them.
Also I've never heard of a guitar having only 1 string at any point. The original "guitar" had multiple strings. Perhaps you are thinking of some older chordophone that predates the guitar.
elasdickband027 It's a shame when humour goes over heads...
***** The scale length for extended range guitars is larger due to the fact that regular 6 strings cannot produce the proper frequencies extended ranges can. So just drop tuning a 6 does not work, if you are going to talk in a technical aspect.
Yeah, there is definitely more clarity with quad tracking. Definitely trying that now! Thanks for the vid!
Be aware though: quad tracking is way more sensitive to sloppy playing. You have to be tighter when quad tracking, or else it all just clouds together. The result, however, is HUGE.
I was definitely aware. Just tried it last night and its much more of a banger, you need to perform your tracks identical to the last. That's the only way it will work. Time consuming, but damn it's a nice outcome
*****
Or you could try what I do (of course depending on what sound you want)
70% pan, left and 70% pan right and a third monotrack with a spatial stereo effect plugin. :)
***** the first two hard pan L and R. For the 3rd and 4th, Pan around 70-75 L and R. Should create some good stereo spacing without being too centered.
***** ive always done it that way. It seems tedious on riffs where both guitar parts are the same but its essentially just double tracking for each guitarist when there are 2 different parts being played.
Very nice explanation and demo of quad tracking. Thumbs Up.!
The track doubling advice helped me out
Hi, I see that you plugged 2 cables from your AXE FX to your interface but when you record shows only one channel, how does that work?, why 2 cables and not just 1?
One of the cords must be for his microphone that is not channeled into Cubase.
The Axe FX has stereo FX, (modulations, reverbs and delays). He's no using any FX, so he's just tracking one of the inputs. That's why you only see one track being recorded in Cubase
i am really curious how will the guitar sound if u would use an PC software like Guitar Rig and record it like that using Scarlet, would really like to hear an actual record of it somewhere if anyone knows
fully possible. the axe fx is also just a simulation, just from a different company. guitar rig isn't bad imo, it just needs some playing around
klick2destruct all right, thanks for answer i've been searching around the UA-cam lately seems people claim the same so i am probably going to get it these days. tnx again!
Good to hear :)
Just get some really good impulse response. The stock cabs that come with guitar rig aren't that great.
Great video. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Misha ! Every tip is welcome from a tone guru. Cheers !
lol showing us the bad thing back in February didn't even notice
Cool video and good tips Misha. Just a tip though... you are recording at 24 bit and not 16 bit. So you have huge headroom and don't need to record super-hot and almost clipping to get a good signal-to-noise ratio (this is an old method from the 16bit era).
In fact, it's often better to record at more relaxed levels for good gain structure in your mix, especially since you are quad tracking and will probably turn down the faders on the guitars quite a bit anyway. Cheers
If it ain't broke dont fix it.
@@codymarkley8372if you can do it better, change
Misha's tone is godly
@SonoriaBR I'm aware lmao
This honestly helped a lot, thank you
Id love a tutorial on how he makes those drums.
And how would you do it without Axe Fx II lol?
Guitar rig, mic to the amp, amplitube, re amping
Freeware. Lepou, Ignite Amps, Tse, all are easy to use and sounds great.
Luis Rafael Heredia
Could also pick up something like a Digitech GNX or an equivalent. I use a GNX 4 and it works pretty damn good.
The previous suggestions are all software vst plugins apart from Digitech GNX which is an external fx box. Guitar Rig 5 and Amplitube 3 are really good starting points if you're a beginner. The main battles you will come across is the quality of D.I. and guitar you have. Use a weak D.I. and cheapo guitar and these vsts will sound thin and poor. On the otherhand with a decent D.I. and quality guitar most people couldn't tell it's not a real amp. There is quite a lot of difference imho between using quality gear aswell like RME babyface vs Digidesign 003R via PRS S2 guitar. The 003R instrument D.I. makes all vst virtual amps sound awesome while Babyface is only adequate in comparison.
stormyandcold
So true.
Thanks for the free recording lesson Misha! you the man!
The slight reverb on the drums makes that riff.
Why'd you use the focusrite audio interface, when you could use the USB straight from the axe to the computer?
+Pekka Kaukalo Cleaner, less latency, interface has better sound card etc...
+Pekka Kaukalo Stereo input into the interface??
+Pekka Kaukalo stereo ins and outs... direct recording.... latency is lower.... what kind of question is this?
Alex Wiernikowski uli uli vitun jutku.
I asked, because I thought the axe fx USB was there for a reason, but I guess it's just shit.
+Pekka Kaukalo you use it to connect to your computer to download and upload tones and use axe edit
Please Put some more Videos on the Channel..... its been 2 years Lol
Nice overview man. I definitely like to use the double track for syncopated parts for clarity and using quad tracking for ringing or droning riffs. Thanks for the post.
I remember watching this religiously for some reason when this came out.
Same man haha, can't believe that was 9 years ago