The best thing about modern vocal recording is that everyone has their own recording gear. The worst thing about modern vocal recording is that everyone has their own recording gear.
36 damn years around musicians and studios and you're the first person to say turn off the fn phantom power before unplugging the mic..... this is why I come here
It's stated in every mic manual and every interface/preamp manual. Any real ones I mean, stuff that music stores have. To me that was obvious from the beginning, 48V is not your standard "hot plug" USB voltage anymore. Then again, a friend of mine got his first condenser mic and interface and during testing setup, without hesitation, he ripped the XLR plug out while 48V was still on and plugged in into the neighbor input, so it's "not in the way". I told him why that could kill his mic and he just said, "I was quick, there shouldn't be a issue". *facepalm* So it maybe isn't that obvious to all ;)
@@CaliberFiftyVideos what manuals i have get skim read at best as most people are also bad for doing. However 90% of what i use definitely doesnt have a manual as i generally cant just go grab new gear. That bring said i get at my age ppl assume you know but i grew up around this stuff and literally noone said a bloody thing. Like you would think my father would of included that little bit of important information.... somehow in all the years ive yet to kill anything thankfully
You know what's great about this video? Not only are these great tips, Glenn goes as far as to tell everyone how he himself has made these mistakes, which goes to show even someone like him will fuck up and not follow his own rules sometimes
Have you tried using any of your other voices? :) * Your twangy "belting" voice (think Chris Cornell). * Your clean "overdrive" voice (think Frank Sinatra). * Your "neutral" voice with vocal fry (could be used for everything from Britney Spears-style creaks to pure death metal growls). * Your soulful "curbing" voice (one of the hardest to learn since you're using LOTS of energy, especially on high notes, to make your "chest voice" sound soft and not too loud). * Any of those voices but with natural "distortion" (as in, singing with a rasp), vibrato, glissando or that half-yodeled thing that grunge singers do. The combinations are endless, once you start learning more techniques. :)
Hey Arthur. What was the last thing you purchased to complete your home recording setup ?? Mine was a Michael Joly Hulk 990 condenser mic..... But it wasn’t....I picked up a BeesNeez Shelise for a bargain....and I picked up a couple of 8 channel ADAT mic pre’s gratis..... So far I have resisted purchasing anything over the last two years.....for the studio.....I started collecting old radio gear....
11 things to do when recording vocals at home: 1-cup the mic 2-cup the mic 3-cup the mic 4-cup the mic 5-cup the mic 6-cup the mic 7-cup the mic 8-cup the mic 9-cup the mic 10-cup the mic 11-cup the mic
Glen, oh master engineer, sculptor of sound, instructor of us all, drinker of bass player's tears, and keeper of Crom's balls, I've been a musician for a long time, and even worked as an engineer. I learn something new from all your videos. I thank you for all your hard work!
I know that you're redoing these lists for new subscribers but truth be told, I think you single handedly eliminated mic cupping in home recordings for the last decade or so with your tutorial videos. Keep it up and heavy Glenn
@@SpectreSoundStudios absolutely agree the redoing specially after I read through the comments in your last recoding list video. One way to capitalise on old videos is making one of those "short UA-cam videos" u can make one about that mic cupping invention you did years back 😄. Or maybe the scene from Office Space. Just to give you content of how powerful your videos are. I'm from an Island in the middle east called Bahrain and after your first video NO STUDIO ever allowed cupping again in their studios.
Great tip on the phantom power thing. I honestly had no idea. Either I've been accidentally doing it the right way for years or I've been really lucky with not frying my condenser mics. I'll definitely keep that in mind for future reference. Thanks, Glenn!
I'm really glad I watched this. Fifteen or-whatever-years of engineering and I never thought to back away from the mic on layered vocal takes. Great tip! Definitely gonna try that in the future. Thanks Glen!
i miss videos like this from papa glenn i would like to learn more about the proximity effect and how it affects different styles of vocals (diaphragm vs nasal; scream vs sing)
So many years of fun I've had with this channel! An interesting topic that Glen might be great at is how do you master Omni (multiple genres) where the piece is heavy metal, chamber music classical, electronic and other such things? They don't let you master sections of your piece, its one setting for all! 79 million cheers for this channel!!
Im not even a musician… but let me tell you man!! FU I LOVE your freaking energy! It’s almost like it makes me pay more attention to what you say! For sure I will never unplug while phantom power is on!
So glad to see that you're still making videos! I haven't seen your channel in awhile but I've always enjoyed how you blend valuable info with a bit of curmudgeonly humor. Keep up the great work!
This video couldn’t of came at a better time for me, man. I’ve been constructing an at home studio over the last few months and just finished the vocal booth. Just the idea of recording and mixing vocals has been overwhelmingly intimidating for me. This video, as well as your catalog of other “how to” recording videos, have been MAD HELPFUL in preparation for recording my own material. Always appreciate you and the content, Glenn, stay well. 🤘🏼
This reminded me why I borrowed my boss clogged office when recording 30sec ads that we sent to the local radio-station for the cinema I work at. It was the only room that would be totally quiet when the door was closed and all the folders worked wonders as soundtraps. Also no one else took the time to put the pop-filter on or learn which side actually recorded. Only did everything backward during one halloween to make some sort of natural creepy sound-effect on my voice.
Regarding ribbon mics/phantom power - I've heard of some engineers in their studio who have gone to *EXTENSIVE* lengths to protect their ribbons: On the ribbons, they replaced the 3-pin XLR's with 5-pin connectors, so they could only be patched into certain tie lines in the live room. These tie lines were hard patched to preamps that didn't have phantom power (either by design, or because *they intentionally broke off the +48v switch*!) I believe companies like AEA and D.W. Fearn design preamps specifically for ribbon mics - along with some features like increased impedance to compliment the ribbons' own impedance, they don't have phantom power supplies.
Sound uses inverse square law. Twice the distance, four times less sound intensity. This simple formula allows you to estimate gain when you move sound sources closer or farther away. This also means that ensembles, choirs etc groups have to be captured further away so the distance between the singers/musicians is less in relation to the mic/mics. You get better balance.
This is one of the best (if not the best) videos I've seen on vocals. Excellent job, Glenn. I'm an old fuck who's gone from the "olden days" of 2-inch tape to modern digital recording. My "entry" into digital recording was using Atari 1040's and a pair of samplers from "Hybrid Arts" called an "ADAP." I sold them off long ago. I wish I'd kept one of them just for grins and giggles.
@@deth3021 Lol! Kind of like some amps have a standby switch and the "I" symbol means that the standby mode is engaged and therefore the amp will not produce sound and the "O" symbol means the standby mode is off so the amp will play. And with other amps, the "I" symbol of the standby switch means that the sound is on. Meta indeed. :-)
I’m guessing that more engineers than performers watch your channel so really this is a video for engineers to tell performers what not to do! Thank you!
Another tip for home vocal recording: we'd all love to be able to afford to buy any mic we want, but realistically most vocalists have one mic and it might not complement their voice. If you've already bought a mic and you've noticed it makes you sound even more nasal and twee, try positioning the mic at mouth-level but point it at your chest. If you're noticing that it makes you sound like a bog demon, try the same position but point it at your forehead and back off a few inches. If you don't already have a mic, consider your tone of voice when selecting diaphragm size and pick one that complements your tone of voice (higher voice- larger diaphragm, lower voice- medium to small diaphragm)
As someone looking to record his own music both individually and with a band, these tutorials have been invaluable. I am currently planning out a recording studio of my own, but I am looking for some expertise on power conditioning. The last thing I’d need is a power outage screwing up all the electronics and ruining the recording process.
I started researching the purchase of a digital piano and ended up down the rabbit hole to this video. Watched the whole thing for no reason whatsoever. Friggin' hilarious along with being very good tips (I sing into a mic on stage, but not metal).
I'm a vocalist currently recording my first album with my band (its their second album, but first one with me as the singer); glad to see that I haven't made any of these mistakes so far, I was a bit worried haha.
I'm a CVT vocal coach and I'm definitely going to forward this to my singers. Well, at least to those who can handle your rage mode lol. Btw I FRICKIN LOVE how you use your voice. Thanks for the great content!
The keep your hands off the mic part hit me at an emotional level because I can only imagine how many times you had to go through the same shit when doing your job. Love the content btw.
Greetings Glen from Kansas City, MO USA! Just wanted to tell you how I appreciate your channel and you are one of a few UA-camrs that have inspired the channel that I am working on. My background is computers (I.T.) and have several college hours in broadcasting / mass media / journalism (etc) and fell into being a computer programmer somehow. I am an amateur radio operator (KD0JXP) and that gave me the bug to do audio engineering. I am finally able to audio work full time as I became disabled and cannot work like I used to. Even though I get the basics, I feel one can always improve and feel your channel either shows me something I didn't know or reminds me how I may have picked up a bad habit :-) Thank-you for your work and once my channel is live, may contact you to appear if you'd be down. Thanks again!
when i'm recording vocals i usually hold onto a second mic that isnt even plugged in and sing into it, just so my hands have something to do. it feels no unnatural to not hold a mic so it really helps
I'm not a metal player, but am getting a huge amount of great information out of this series, and the entertainment value is over the top. Thanks Glen! Rock on, buddy!
The beauty of PewDiePie is the low quality. He knows it and USES IT to his advantage. It's proof that you don't have to be a master filmmaker to be the biggest youtuber in the universe.
Dude, many thanks. You have helped me avoid the "Suck" button in my DAW. You are a nice mix of Lewis Black, "Screaming" Sam Kinison, and some Glyn Johns. Don't go changing.
Lol, loved when you cupped the mic, growled into it and sounded like a mad dog under water. Soooo muddy sounding. Like some shit pickups on a guitar with too much gain.
2 key takeaways from a 30+ year home recording advocate: 1) Turn off phantom power before disconnecting the mic! 2) Record background vocals a foot or two away from the mic! Never heard either of these two tips before - Thanks Glenn!!
Great video as usual. I hope this new series catches on. You inform while making us laugh and man that last part makes a difference. Especially for those whose attention span is limited to bass player standards. Thanks Glenn!
Thank you for using demonstrations of the right and wrong techniques throughout. It is so much easier for me to hear an explanation and then an immediate example!
I’ve been recording vocals for about 3 years now. Yay I already knew everything in this video, but man I wish I could’ve gotten it handed to me like this haha. Great video!
Great tips, I surely have done some of those mistakes. I never get the gain set right, so I sound like I sing in the other end of the house. I have also one time left the phantom power on with dynamic mic. Luckily it didn't get destroyed. And it wasn't even my mic. Greatly appreciated that you told about your own mistake, everyone does them sometimes, even professionals. But I assume the opinion about that mic didn't change much 😁
You know why I love your videos? I send your videos to friends who are in the process of wanting to record and produce. Some of 'em just love this. And... some of 'em can't take it. That last category; They don't have any self-reflection! I hope they will get used to listen and learn. Keep up the good stuff. ♥♥
Solid advice for recording at home. Especially the last bit on asking your engineer what’s expected before putting hours into recording to avoid doing it over!
Good tips. In addition to the phantom power section, I also follow the rule of waiting at least 10-15 seconds after shutting it off to let it power down before unplugging the mic or turning off the mixer.
Thanks for putting the video of the vocal track level. It's less of an input signal than I thought it would be. Man, I really need to dial back my levels! Thanks, Glenn!
For the Shure SM7B you can purchase a Dynamite Preamp stick which will take care of the gain issue. I use one for mine when plugged into my Scarlett Focusrite 2i2 and it’s perfect. 👌
Another great vocal mic to check out is the Heil PR35. Added bonus, it's designed so cupping it won't make it sound like complete trash. I love mine and use it every show
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Just move away from the mic to breathe.
He's back
A manoeuvre whose brilliance was ahead of its time
The legend is here!
Oh dank. Sup Tay
yooooo!
The best thing about modern vocal recording is that everyone has their own recording gear. The worst thing about modern vocal recording is that everyone has their own recording gear.
#truth
amen
Worst thing about modern vocal recordings imo: Autotune!
@@najinelson6742 wow you sound old
I liked the post to be 667 to break the curse.
pop filters are also great to force the singer not to eat the mic and keep a healthy distance^^
If not for this damn kaotica eyeball, I'd damn sure have a pop filter aka "I don't want my mic smelling like funky breath, smoke and cooter" 😂😂😂😂😂
Unless they are very hungry and also have a very large oral cavity
And a leash
@@AbitLippy underrated comment
36 damn years around musicians and studios and you're the first person to say turn off the fn phantom power before unplugging the mic..... this is why I come here
It's stated in every mic manual and every interface/preamp manual. Any real ones I mean, stuff that music stores have.
To me that was obvious from the beginning, 48V is not your standard "hot plug" USB voltage anymore.
Then again, a friend of mine got his first condenser mic and interface and during testing setup, without hesitation, he ripped the XLR plug out while 48V was still on and plugged in into the neighbor input, so it's "not in the way". I told him why that could kill his mic and he just said, "I was quick, there shouldn't be a issue".
*facepalm*
So it maybe isn't that obvious to all ;)
@@CaliberFiftyVideos what manuals i have get skim read at best as most people are also bad for doing. However 90% of what i use definitely doesnt have a manual as i generally cant just go grab new gear. That bring said i get at my age ppl assume you know but i grew up around this stuff and literally noone said a bloody thing. Like you would think my father would of included that little bit of important information.... somehow in all the years ive yet to kill anything thankfully
@@CaliberFiftyVideos Oh god; keep your friend away from my gear...
@@baltosstrupelos302 I will, I'm already keeping him away from my gear! lol
Seems like common sense, doesn't it?
You know what's great about this video? Not only are these great tips, Glenn goes as far as to tell everyone how he himself has made these mistakes, which goes to show even someone like him will fuck up and not follow his own rules sometimes
Yes! Glenn's a great professor! Admits to being human!
All of that was a personal attack to me being a death metal vocalist. But just a BIG FUCKING THANK YOU man!!!
Happy to help. Now keep your hands off the mic!
Schooled.
What band?
@@SpectreSoundStudios off the f×cking mic 😆
🤣🤣🤣
The biggest vocal recording mistake - Using my own voice 😅
That's heartbreaking and funny at the same time.
Keep at it though it can only get better! :D
Have you tried using any of your other voices? :)
* Your twangy "belting" voice (think Chris Cornell).
* Your clean "overdrive" voice (think Frank Sinatra).
* Your "neutral" voice with vocal fry (could be used for everything from Britney Spears-style creaks to pure death metal growls).
* Your soulful "curbing" voice (one of the hardest to learn since you're using LOTS of energy, especially on high notes, to make your "chest voice" sound soft and not too loud).
* Any of those voices but with natural "distortion" (as in, singing with a rasp), vibrato, glissando or that half-yodeled thing that grunge singers do.
The combinations are endless, once you start learning more techniques. :)
You got that problem too eh 🤣
That's where I'm at... M1sn0mer is fucking dynamite, but my voice sounds like Philip J Fry pulled the gun out of his mouth to sing about it.
wait stop that’s so funny cause same
"NO, REALLY!!" Needs to be the next tshirt 😂
*Sees thumbnail* Ouhhh this is gonna be a good one!!
As a musician, took 15 years to finish acquiring worthwhile home studio gear. This channel... what an aid. Thank you man!
Hey Arthur. What was the last thing you purchased to complete your home recording setup ??
Mine was a Michael Joly Hulk 990 condenser mic.....
But it wasn’t....I picked up a BeesNeez Shelise for a bargain....and I picked up a couple of 8 channel ADAT mic pre’s gratis.....
So far I have resisted purchasing anything over the last two years.....for the studio.....I started collecting old radio gear....
11 things to do when recording vocals at home:
1-cup the mic
2-cup the mic
3-cup the mic
4-cup the mic
5-cup the mic
6-cup the mic
7-cup the mic
8-cup the mic
9-cup the mic
10-cup the mic
11-cup the mic
He’s gonna get you dude
This is the way
🤣🤣🤣🤣
12-use a large diaphragm condenser away from your mouth, and a dynamic mic however you want to hold it.
Glen, oh master engineer, sculptor of sound, instructor of us all, drinker of bass player's tears, and keeper of Crom's balls, I've been a musician for a long time, and even worked as an engineer. I learn something new from all your videos. I thank you for all your hard work!
Thanks for watching! Happy to help!
Genuinely didn’t know about the -6db target that’s much appreciated thank you!
I know that you're redoing these lists for new subscribers but truth be told, I think you single handedly eliminated mic cupping in home recordings for the last decade or so with your tutorial videos.
Keep it up and heavy Glenn
Oddly enough, UA-cam doesn’t point people at the older videos, so it’s worth updating the tutorials.
@@SpectreSoundStudios absolutely agree the redoing specially after I read through the comments in your last recoding list video. One way to capitalise on old videos is making one of those "short UA-cam videos" u can make one about that mic cupping invention you did years back 😄. Or maybe the scene from Office Space.
Just to give you content of how powerful your videos are. I'm from an Island in the middle east called Bahrain and after your first video NO STUDIO ever allowed cupping again in their studios.
As a person new to home recording (and recording in general) this is by far one of the most informative vids I've seen.
Can confirm. Wasn’t getting good results on my sm57, so I tried turning it around and it worked!
Woah, Glenn can actually do some sort of growl! HOLY SHIT THATS AMAZING
I would like to hear him do pig squeals :)
that was not exactly Death Metal growls though.
@@MrMOGHammer For someone who doesnt really do screams like that, it sounds good, to me anyway
Great tip on the phantom power thing. I honestly had no idea. Either I've been accidentally doing it the right way for years or I've been really lucky with not frying my condenser mics. I'll definitely keep that in mind for future reference. Thanks, Glenn!
I'm really glad I watched this. Fifteen or-whatever-years of engineering and I never thought to back away from the mic on layered vocal takes. Great tip! Definitely gonna try that in the future. Thanks Glen!
Someone needs to make a metal song with Glenn's yelling and screaming ...
It’s called "Wild Thing" by Sam Kinison
Really enjoying a lot of these videos to help out the more beginner types like me.
More on the way!
i miss videos like this from papa glenn
i would like to learn more about the proximity effect and how it affects different styles of vocals (diaphragm vs nasal; scream vs sing)
So many years of fun I've had with this channel!
An interesting topic that Glen might be great at is how do you master Omni (multiple genres) where the piece is heavy metal, chamber music classical, electronic and other such things? They don't let you master sections of your piece, its one setting for all!
79 million cheers for this channel!!
Im not even a musician… but let me tell you man!! FU I LOVE your freaking energy! It’s almost like it makes me pay more attention to what you say! For sure I will never unplug while phantom power is on!
Working on a class project and my vocal tracks are sucking. Stumbling upon this video may have just saved me. Thanks man! Subscribed.
So glad to see that you're still making videos! I haven't seen your channel in awhile but I've always enjoyed how you blend valuable info with a bit of curmudgeonly humor. Keep up the great work!
Ty!
Absolutely amazing video... Wow man Your a natural teacher for this stough... Thank You
This video couldn’t of came at a better time for me, man. I’ve been constructing an at home studio over the last few months and just finished the vocal booth. Just the idea of recording and mixing vocals has been overwhelmingly intimidating for me. This video, as well as your catalog of other “how to” recording videos, have been MAD HELPFUL in preparation for recording my own material. Always appreciate you and the content, Glenn, stay well. 🤘🏼
This reminded me why I borrowed my boss clogged office when recording 30sec ads that we sent to the local radio-station for the cinema I work at.
It was the only room that would be totally quiet when the door was closed and all the folders worked wonders as soundtraps. Also no one else took the time to put the pop-filter on or learn which side actually recorded.
Only did everything backward during one halloween to make some sort of natural creepy sound-effect on my voice.
Regarding ribbon mics/phantom power - I've heard of some engineers in their studio who have gone to *EXTENSIVE* lengths to protect their ribbons: On the ribbons, they replaced the 3-pin XLR's with 5-pin connectors, so they could only be patched into certain tie lines in the live room. These tie lines were hard patched to preamps that didn't have phantom power (either by design, or because *they intentionally broke off the +48v switch*!)
I believe companies like AEA and D.W. Fearn design preamps specifically for ribbon mics - along with some features like increased impedance to compliment the ribbons' own impedance, they don't have phantom power supplies.
Sound uses inverse square law. Twice the distance, four times less sound intensity. This simple formula allows you to estimate gain when you move sound sources closer or farther away. This also means that ensembles, choirs etc groups have to be captured further away so the distance between the singers/musicians is less in relation to the mic/mics. You get better balance.
This is one of the best (if not the best) videos I've seen on vocals. Excellent job, Glenn. I'm an old fuck who's gone from the "olden days" of 2-inch tape to modern digital recording. My "entry" into digital recording was using Atari 1040's and a pair of samplers from "Hybrid Arts" called an "ADAP." I sold them off long ago. I wish I'd kept one of them just for grins and giggles.
I am of the school of thought that mics should be like claymore mines - they should have the inscription "FRONT TOWARD ENEMY" on them.
"Front Toward Enemy" should really be on anything directional. The less appropriate the better.
Then to be meta you put that message on the back......
@@deth3021 Lol! Kind of like some amps have a standby switch and the "I" symbol means that the standby mode is engaged and therefore the amp will not produce sound and the "O" symbol means the standby mode is off so the amp will play. And with other amps, the "I" symbol of the standby switch means that the sound is on. Meta indeed. :-)
I’m guessing that more engineers than performers watch your channel so really this is a video for engineers to tell performers what not to do! Thank you!
Another tip for home vocal recording: we'd all love to be able to afford to buy any mic we want, but realistically most vocalists have one mic and it might not complement their voice. If you've already bought a mic and you've noticed it makes you sound even more nasal and twee, try positioning the mic at mouth-level but point it at your chest. If you're noticing that it makes you sound like a bog demon, try the same position but point it at your forehead and back off a few inches. If you don't already have a mic, consider your tone of voice when selecting diaphragm size and pick one that complements your tone of voice (higher voice- larger diaphragm, lower voice- medium to small diaphragm)
Nailing the basics is so important. You can never enough repeat them. ;)
And glenn does it the best way. :D
As someone looking to record his own music both individually and with a band, these tutorials have been invaluable. I am currently planning out a recording studio of my own, but I am looking for some expertise on power conditioning. The last thing I’d need is a power outage screwing up all the electronics and ruining the recording process.
11 MISTAKES to CONSIDER when recording black metal vocals at home
#1 pointing mike the right way. I was doing mid-side recording and didn't face the mike sideways for a couple of songs, until I figured it out.
Damn, watching that one like 2 years ago would've saved me a crapton of time
I started researching the purchase of a digital piano and ended up down the rabbit hole to this video. Watched the whole thing for no reason whatsoever. Friggin' hilarious along with being very good tips (I sing into a mic on stage, but not metal).
I'm a vocalist currently recording my first album with my band (its their second album, but first one with me as the singer); glad to see that I haven't made any of these mistakes so far, I was a bit worried haha.
I love being screamed at in the morning, thank you for the motivation Glenn.
I'm a CVT vocal coach and I'm definitely going to forward this to my singers. Well, at least to those who can handle your rage mode lol. Btw I FRICKIN LOVE how you use your voice. Thanks for the great content!
The keep your hands off the mic part hit me at an emotional level because I can only imagine how many times you had to go through the same shit when doing your job.
Love the content btw.
My band is called Whispered Screams so we never have issues with my mom complaining about the singing. Also, I don't live with my mom.
Greetings Glen from Kansas City, MO USA! Just wanted to tell you how I appreciate your channel and you are one of a few UA-camrs that have inspired the channel that I am working on. My background is computers (I.T.) and have several college hours in broadcasting / mass media / journalism (etc) and fell into being a computer programmer somehow. I am an amateur radio operator (KD0JXP) and that gave me the bug to do audio engineering. I am finally able to audio work full time as I became disabled and cannot work like I used to. Even though I get the basics, I feel one can always improve and feel your channel either shows me something I didn't know or reminds me how I may have picked up a bad habit :-) Thank-you for your work and once my channel is live, may contact you to appear if you'd be down. Thanks again!
OMG! My mic was backwards!!! THANK YOU!!!!! 🖤🖤🖤🆒
I've learnt a lot from this video, but at the same time I can't stop thinking how much I'd enjoy listening to audio books read by you 😅
when i'm recording vocals i usually hold onto a second mic that isnt even plugged in and sing into it, just so my hands have something to do. it feels no unnatural to not hold a mic so it really helps
Can relate, back when I first started going into the studio, I had to hold my guitar while singing laying vocals lol 😂
have never had so much fun looking at a tutorial haha
The way your voice breaks up when you scream makes me think you should sing in a hardcore band...
You have no idea how much you're helping sh*t for brains like myself! Thank you Messiah of Music!
I tell that I did use the mic as a asstoy, proximityeffect is gone !
I'm not a metal player, but am getting a huge amount of great information out of this series, and the entertainment value is over the top. Thanks Glen! Rock on, buddy!
Just whisper into the microphone. You'll win all the Grammy's.
I absolutely love seeing a professional on youtube using Reaper. I have tons to learn yet but I've been using it on my little channel
The beauty of PewDiePie is the low quality. He knows it and USES IT to his advantage. It's proof that you don't have to be a master filmmaker to be the biggest youtuber in the universe.
I instantly clicked when I saw him on preview xD
Dude, many thanks. You have helped me avoid the "Suck" button in my DAW. You are a nice mix of Lewis Black, "Screaming" Sam Kinison, and some Glyn Johns. Don't go changing.
Lol, loved when you cupped the mic, growled into it and sounded like a mad dog under water. Soooo muddy sounding. Like some shit pickups on a guitar with too much gain.
This channel is good for when you love getting screamed at for things you’ll never do
2 key takeaways from a 30+ year home recording advocate:
1) Turn off phantom power before disconnecting the mic!
2) Record background vocals a foot or two away from the mic!
Never heard either of these two tips before - Thanks Glenn!!
I make about the furthest thing from metal music, but all of these tips were insanely helpful.
Great video as usual. I hope this new series catches on. You inform while making us laugh and man that last part makes a difference. Especially for those whose attention span is limited to bass player standards.
Thanks Glenn!
Monday is the bass episode :)
@@SpectreSoundStudios then you should get plenty of replays. Lol. Can’t wait
My favorite pop filter test: say, “PopTart” into the mic.
YW
These series are the best. Cheers from Brazil \m/
When I'm sad and I watch you, you make me always happy 🙃
Awesome video Glenn! Really helpful!
Thank you for using demonstrations of the right and wrong techniques throughout. It is so much easier for me to hear an explanation and then an immediate example!
I’ve been recording vocals for about 3 years now. Yay I already knew everything in this video, but man I wish I could’ve gotten it handed to me like this haha. Great video!
This rapid-fire, point-plus-explanation is, like, a great format.
Great stuff, Glenn. This can also be applied to voice over artists as well. Thanks for the video!
Love his style...0 bullshit... this guy is giving us years of experience... thank you
First video of his I've ever watched - got some good info and laughed my ass off too. Instant fan, subscribed!
Nice shirt. Something I say often "Polishing turds takes forever, good stuff happens fast". Re-track!
As a 58 year old newbie I appreciate your videos. I learned a lot.
This guy seems absolutely insane.
Subscribed.
Great tips, I surely have done some of those mistakes. I never get the gain set right, so I sound like I sing in the other end of the house. I have also one time left the phantom power on with dynamic mic. Luckily it didn't get destroyed. And it wasn't even my mic. Greatly appreciated that you told about your own mistake, everyone does them sometimes, even professionals. But I assume the opinion about that mic didn't change much 😁
this step about the omni actually saved my life didnt know what was up with my takess
I love this guys energy 😂 he's funny af while delivering useful information. Thanks bro.
You know why I love your videos? I send your videos to friends who are in the process of wanting to record and produce. Some of 'em just love this. And... some of 'em can't take it. That last category; They don't have any self-reflection! I hope they will get used to listen and learn. Keep up the good stuff. ♥♥
The presentation is hilarious. but what Glenn is saying is absolutely true.
Fuck yeah! Full of Fricker rage! Lol. The “don’t track in Omni” part was great! This is actually another really informative video Glen. Good job man.
I bloody love you Glen
Such a subtle, sweet delivery!
Solid advice for recording at home. Especially the last bit on asking your engineer what’s expected before putting hours into recording to avoid doing it over!
Good tips. In addition to the phantom power section, I also follow the rule of waiting at least 10-15 seconds after shutting it off to let it power down before unplugging the mic or turning off the mixer.
Thanks for putting the video of the vocal track level. It's less of an input signal than
I thought it would be. Man, I really need to dial back my levels! Thanks, Glenn!
i so much miss this type of videos from you Glen!!! keep them coming!!
Excellent episode very handy . Vocals is tricky in our studio . Thanks for the lesson 👍
Glenn !! Thanks for the free course !
You’re very welcome!
For the Shure SM7B you can purchase a Dynamite Preamp stick which will take care of the gain issue. I use one for mine when plugged into my Scarlett Focusrite 2i2 and it’s perfect. 👌
Awesome stuff! Thank you brother. Hard Rock and Metal!!!!!
Way to go again Glenn. Keep em coming.
Love the Lewitt 440 Pure! And so happy to see someone using it who knows what they’re talking about.
What's left of the voice of my conscience after three decades of rocknroll, sounds, in my head, not unlike this guy. Love the videos!
Thanks for this, Glenn. Also good to make sure I got the basics down and since watching, I obviously don't. The journey continues.
F'ng best tutorial on YT!!! Subscribed!
Another great vocal mic to check out is the Heil PR35. Added bonus, it's designed so cupping it won't make it sound like complete trash. I love mine and use it every show
Absolutely love your show & I’m total noob to recording at home & I’ve learnt a bunch of stuff from your show. Thank you.