the editor is having a lot of fun with Spongebob rn.

@MichaelD8393

10 ай бұрын

1:08 was a stroke of brilliance 😂

@billyj.causeyvideoguy7361

8 ай бұрын

Isnt glenn also doing his own editing? I see him post in video forums all the time.

0:27 - Your Dreams Will Be Crushed 3:49 - You'll Drain Your Bank Account 4:59 - No More Holidays or Weekends 6:05 - The Clubhouse 7:29 - Cleaning up After Inconsiderate Jerks 8:35 - Overnight Bands = Terrible Idea 9:44 - Musicians Will Second-Guess You 10:52 - Insurance 11:55 - THAT F***ING NOISE! 13:39 - There's No Money 15:44 - The Flat Rates Paradox 16:47 - Never the Producer, Never Get the Credit 18:08 - Endless Mixdowns & Recalls

@helloDobson3259

11 ай бұрын

Thank you

Intentionally leaving a glaring error for the band to fix is my favorite strategy; I literally laughed out loud at that one. Great video Glen.

@alrecks619

11 ай бұрын

i usually go with significant errors on the vocals or lead lines so that way they spot it a mile away lol.

@jerrywemhoff

8 ай бұрын

I use the ghost fader. The mix is fine, but it looks like work assigning a send, creating a new aux track and sending the signal on a bus to nowhere and adjusting the faders.

I like how you pointed out that using a credit card was a risky idea. As someone who was around 10k in debt, it all started small, but before i knew it, after one guitar, a piano, a set of monitors, and a few other things, the interest they charged ended up being higher then the minimum payment, which was all I could afford. So my debt never went down, even though I was always making on time payments. It went up instead. Was a terrible weight to bear for years. I had to take out a loan from my bank to pay them off. Never touching a credit card again for as long as possible. I was an idiot and had to learn the hard way. Not worth working so many hours for cool gear.

@CR3W1SH03S

11 ай бұрын

Credit cards can be great if used properly. You need to use them like cash, not a loan. Rates are too high for that. I have one card that pays ME 2% on everything I buy, no limit. I have another that pays ME 3% on gas with a $300 limit every six months but I don't hit it because all I use it for is gas. Another that pays ME 5% back on different things each 1/4 with a $75 limit each 1/4. Sometimes it's Amazon, other times restaurants and sometimes gas. Once I hit their limits, back to the 2% card which has no limit. I pay them off at the end of the month and last year they paid me $2,500 USD. Free money for spending on things I would have bought anyway. I love credit cards but you need to be careful.

@gitarman666

6 ай бұрын

I’ve never! Used credit cards I watched my older brother crash and burn For Christmas 2023 my 2nd Shelford Channel arrived I have a self enforced “one way” vault it’s amazing how much cash you can accrue with diligent small weekly deposits and patience I guarantee that gear isn’t going to be unavailable unless it’s junk then that patience pays you back twice

Glen, for 10 years myself and 2 friends ran an independent pro wrestling promotion. Everything you've said about dealing with musicians is quite literally the same struggles we had regularly when dealing with pro wrestlers.

@joshmastiff1128

11 ай бұрын

For Hell's sake! I ran a weird wrestling game show as an early teen with no real wrestlers, just guys from school who were interested. We had a terrible ring but I created the belts with beautiful glitters. It was corny af. But looking back, it made me realize how big of a struggle it is to deal with people. It may have been a game thing but we were regular for 2 goddamn years! And each show, I had to call every freaking guy on end to be in time, to not litter, to be considerate and maybe, just maybe, help me once to pay for the maintenance of all the ring gear and PR system that ran the game. Taught me good things. Wouldn't have imagined I experienced everything, albeit in a very *very* limited sense, what you and Glen did as professionals! PS : If you're still running your promotion, I would love to lay some tracks for some of the creatives titantrons and maybe PPVs. Just a thought. Always loved wrestling, wouldn't miss the opportunity to be involved even if it's through music lol

@TheBlindAndTheBeautiful

11 ай бұрын

Dude same! I'll add in ours was here in the Northwest US where I swear wrestling goes to grow an undeserved ego right before it dies. Feel the pain on this one

@AMPProf

11 ай бұрын

OM GOOD LORD JESUS! ARE u Crazy

@SonOvLaw

11 ай бұрын

@@joshmastiff1128 Very kind of you to offer, but sadly we've been inactive for many years now.

@markdouglas8073

11 ай бұрын

But music is real. Pro wrestling isn’t.

Your point about insurance reminded me... I started off my studio career as a tea boy in a small London studio. Naive as I was, I told my car insurance company I was working in a recording studio. They slapped about 50% on my premium because, as they put it, "I could be giving Cliff Richard a lift home in my car, so if I had an accident and injured him, they'd have to pay out millions in damages." My argument was that 1) Cliff Richard was never going to use that tatty little studio. 2) If he did, he would never want a lift in my rust-bucket car, and 3) If he did, I wouldn't want to be seen dead in a car with Cliff Richard, so I'd refuse him. But they slapped the premium on anyway. 🤥

@giacomoneri1782

5 ай бұрын

I woulda just slapped the contract away. They can ask Cliff Richard the money, i ain't giving them anything.

Great video, Glenn. There is soooo much knowledge in this 20 minutes that it is ridiculous. Your willingness to share all of this just proves that you are really trying to help the average Joe more than most would. Thanks for what you do!

@SpectreSoundStudios

11 ай бұрын

Thanks very much!

Glen, this was easily one of your best and most interesting videos you have done. Thanks for sharing all the great insight and experience. As a musician for over 40 years, I can fully appreciate where you are coming from. The common thread in this whole topic is that people can make or break the experience for you.

My goodness, Glenn, dropping MAD TRUTH-your rage has finally transcended your stated intent. Came for the Focusrite clickbait thumbnail, stayed for the unintended exegesis on sociology, economics, humanity! Phew, what a great job!

😲 this is just a reminder why my studio is just for me lol.. For singers the best time to record vocals is after a nap. Relax because nerves cause tension. You do not need to do a vocal work out but just a warm up. Resting your voice is just as important as practicing don't smoke or drink anything acidic or with a coating like dairy.. I record my vocals pretty easily on the first takes because I don't smoke drink or do drugs.. I know being a vocalist is no fun lol... 😎 ✌

Hey Glenn! Just want to let you know that my band and I can't thank you enough. We finished recording a single using all the best of home AND studio equipment (Good Quad Cortex presets, Pro-level crystal clear vocals recorded in MY HOME STUDIO and of course studio drums). We wanted to send our raw project to a mix but I caught a fever when I heard how much mixing would cost. I may have a degree in film music and soundtrack production but I haven't mixed anything in around 4 years. I decided to jump into the ocean and try to mix it by my own rusty ass. I checked your channel for any tutorials and mixed the drums like you showed in one of them and that made the mix SO MUCH BETTER I even surprised myself!!! It took me a while but my bandmates are thankful for saving them shit tons of money. I got a few minor rejects that I'll fix in no-time but they loved my mix thanks to you! I'm telling you Glenn. If collages and any other academic degree-related production courses focused on teaching us how to actually get our hands dirty and MIX THAT SHIT like you do instead of all the theoretical degree-related fuckery I'm pretty sure that at least some part of the music industry would sound different. Cheers, thank you and fuck you Glenn from the band Edellom!

Excellent advice. Lot's of wisdom. Most of the famous bands that played concerts really sucked. As Glen stated this is why the producers used studio musicians to create the albums. Live concert albums were always 'less desirable'.. Live concerts have an energy that we all love, I totally get that, but the quality of the music was usually sub par. On top of that a lot of the musicians in the bands were drunk and or high which will take what might normally be a good musician and turn them into a disaster. Yes, it's true boys and girls that using any substances like alcohol and drugs makes you a worse, not a 'better' musician. I listened to an interview recently of a musician who played with Mark Knopfler's band for awhile and he stated that no one in the band drank, or used substances while on the road playing concerts. They all wanted to be as sharp as possible for the performances. They truly loved their craft and respected their paying audiences.

Thank you Glen for sharing, my take on this is all about attitude of the musicians, They think that life and everything in it is given to them for free and you owe that to them! I live here in So-Cal and believe me they take total advantage of everything life brings before them. Most studios here have certain rooms for different things. like the live studio room at back-line studio where there's video cameras set up, lighting and a stage to show the performers how they look and sound before they get any further, but before anything happens it's payola first up front, and no B.S. front window is where you pay then they unlock the door no exceptions that means everybody!

Excellent!!! These types of summary videos are my favourite!!

My band still presses CDs. We burn them ourselves and hand make the sleeves and sign them for a personal touch. People who don't use CDs still buy them for the custom style. Takes a lot of time, but it's pretty fun and rewarding as well.

These experience-share vids are the best, thank you for sharing and your persistence to get to this point 🤘🏼🤘🏼

I’ve been spending the last few months watching KZread videos on how to get the best out of my little hobbyist house setup. Studio monitors, decent headphones, how to actually use Logic’s features, and how little things for instruments like fresh strings or a strobe tuner can potentially make a big difference, etc, etc. I’m glad there’s so many resources on KZread so I’m not draining my accounts on a community college course. One of the few topics I’m actually interested in diving down a bunch of rabbitholes on.

Hey Glenn, haven't been around the Channel for a couple of years, cause I got more into playing music again instead of mixing and recording. But I gotta say, man, the amount of time and money you saved me getting started is insane. And for that I will always be thankful! Keep up the great work! Btw, everything in this Video is a 100% accurate, especially when it comes to dealing with musicians.

I turned a hobby into a job once. Will never make that mistake again. Jobs are jobs, hobbies are hobbies. I want to enjoy my hobbies, not depend on them to pay the rent.

What a brilliant video Glenn. Thank you for it. I love making my own music and I would love to mix and produce other people's music at some stage too. Your experiences are so insightful and has really opened my eyes to these realities. It is so hard to get the money together to buy all of this equipment and then to have these ef wits not pay you for the amazing job you just did to make them sound awesome, that is very demoralising. Your video explained the pitfalls of home studio music production, and it is great to see the challenges. You made us aware of these problems and gave us the tools to overcome these annoyances. Your videos are so informative and you are such an inspiration to me Glenn. Thank you!!!

Thank you Glen. The information you share is invaluable. As I begin the journey into recording and mixing I will attempt to apply what I’ve learned. THANK YOU!!

Great stuff, thanks Glen!

I have a personal studio to do music for myself and friends. All the reasons you mentioned are the reasons I was going the "Mastering" route for my studio. Everyone has their own home studios these days but nobody knows much about Mastering. Unfortunately all the AI Mastering plugins might be dashing those dreams though.

@Agoraphobia2day333

11 ай бұрын

I think it's a yes and no situation as of right now (it could change in the future) I think it's a thing like a sports car, yeah anyone can get it but it doesn't mean you'll know what you're doing

@cederickforsberg5840

11 ай бұрын

Or you can charge bands for mastering and running through AI making you spend no time for easy money. Think about that :D

@Agoraphobia2day333

11 ай бұрын

@@cederickforsberg5840 still way far out there, it's not like you click a button and it's done, there's a lot you need to do as of right now

@everthealtruist

11 ай бұрын

@@cederickforsberg5840 I tried relying on the AI options in oZone, but ended up still building my own presets and digging in on a track per track or project per project basis. I do love the AI scooping/masking in NeoVerb though.

@jerrywemhoff

8 ай бұрын

demonstrate your value. learn tricks the AI can't do. Everything is played on phones now, right? Look into cross-pan delay techniques and read up on Haas Effect and monocompatibility. You have to take your spot in the industry or you'll be pushed aside. Anyone who would rather use Landr than pay me to master their work the fucking right way isn't worth working with.

When a band told me ‘your mixes sound better but this other guy has x compressor that’s really cool so we’re gonna go there’ I realised it’s time to quit.

We are actually printing CDs, tapes, and Vinyls. The CDs will take 2 months, tapes we will do ourselves, and vinyl's will come out in October/November. Our band Glista (which means worm in English) just recorded a new album (my first ever). The whole recording session (from drums to backing vocals) lasted from the 28th of april to the 1st of June. Everybody basically had 1 week to record their shit. The mixing took another 2 weeks to get it right, and mastering about the same, so from start to finish it took just over two months. And we're happy with the result!. The producer was such a great guy, really nice, funny, and yet professional during all hours of the day when he needed to be. I am so happy I kept watching all these videos of Glen losing his shit over what NOT to do in a studio! So if you read this Glen, thank you

Thank you, sir! This video is eye-opening. Much respect for your content!

Very awesome content. I really enjoyed that one.

In january i released an album. Even thought i don't have any device which can play a CD, i still pressed CD copies with artworks and everything. I think i am a little oldschool about CDs. Yes i know that nowadays music is listened via streaming services and i'm also using them, but seeing your hard work in a "physical format" has an entirely different kind of feel. Holding your own work in your own hands, turning it back and seeing your tracklist written, seeing your name written etc. I cannot find words to describe it. I maybe never listen to that cd, but even after years, i can still pull it from shelf and proudly say "i created this". I hope every musician have a chance to feel that way. By the way, dearest Glen, i'm watching your channel for years and i've learned a "metric ton of stuff" from your channel. Thanks to your advices, the entire album's guitar and bass tracking just took 3 simple days. Every guide you've released had tremendous impact on me like "how to be ready for recording", "what to do in the studio", "staying away from the shinies and get critical equipment" and the producer actually said this: "I've been through dozens of recording sessions and you are clearly the best prepared and trained one among them". About the producer ? He took his payment full in cold hard cash without delay, without bargain, without any BS. Thus, his name is proudly written in the artwork and streaming services as "Recorded, mixed and mastered by "insert producer name" I can't thank you enough. Keep up the good work.

Cheers Glen, nice episode.

Recording for the first time, we went in knowing we knew nothing. We trusted our engineer/producer completely. He was invaluable. His contribution cannot be understated. We also did our best to respect the space, time and engineer/producer. It was a great experience and we couldn't have done it without the guy behind the board.

I work in insurance and can confirm the company does NOT want to help you. We had a huge storm come through a few years ago and we were told to “find any preexisting damage to deny the claims with and if we couldn’t to find an excuse to lower the payout as much as possible” needless to say I don’t work claims anymore

@stuperprohero

4 ай бұрын

Wow that's crazy! I work for a big insurance company and we had a record number of tornadoes and hail and they were out in the field writing estimates and checks before most of the other companies ever showed up! Always hearing these nightmare stories and feel lucky to be working for an honest company who tries to just do the right thing.

I stayed at our studio for a few days to finish our EP. I would NEVER dream of doing anything you mentioned. Someone invited me into their home in order to help me realize my vision. Common courtesy is to leave the place just as clean as you found it. Also, a beer or two, to help with eventual nervousness is ok, but you are in the studio to work, not to fuck around.

This is great advice, sometimes reality is hard to swallow, lol I’ve been through each of those scenarios in past studios, I am lucky enough now to pick and choose my clients, and Lucky is the word, thanks for the chat I always get a chuckle

Very well done Glenn.

Great one !! 🤘🏼🤘🏼

Thanks for the experience.

Glenn, re your question about CD pressing, the artist I work with is still selling CDs at shows. At the moment, we have 2 on the merch table. I mixed and mastered one of them (a live CD recorded at 2 shows) and did the artwork for both. I can't know what the clients are doing with these CDs but I suspect the majority are buying them as souvenirs of the show they've just experienced and some might be buying them just to support an artist they appreciate. I sometimes wonder how many actually even remove the shrinkwrap.

Gleeeeeeenn! You still haven't scared me off! I wanna be able to record or even a full band. Gonna need a lot of inputs... Any gear advice to start out with? And also how to jack these things up, there seem to be very few videos on this subject around. Thanks in advance!

This is why I gave up on music production and went into film post-production. Glen is spot on with this! Shout out to Glen. I took one of his classes not even two years ago to learn to mix and now I'm working full time in film post-production. Sadly, you work in Pro Tools or you don't work in film :(

@jerrywemhoff

8 ай бұрын

and they say the audio instructors are full of shit. We had to work exclusively in Pro Tools for this very reason. This was 2008. Glad to see they were right and it wasn't a total waste of money. Now I set up my clients with Pro Tools Intro (which is free) so I can record tracks on their system and take it home for mixing.

Glen, all your horror stories in this video are the makings of a great book, I'd buy that shit

Glen, brother, I'm an old guy, (just turned 60 today, in fact) and feel your pain. Recording has become easier, but not necessarily better. If a band can't play it live, on the floor, that's not a band.

About the producer thing: my band also never called the engineer the producer, as in my country the producer always gets a part of the rights to the music as well. We simple state "recorded, mixed and mastered by ...." And if you look up what Wikipedia has to say about Record producer "Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions: ensuring artists deliver acceptable performances, supervising the technical engineering of the recording, and coordinating the production team and process. The producer's involvement in a musical project can vary in depth and scope. Sometimes in popular genres the producer may create the recording's entire sound and structure. However in classical music recording, for example, the producer serves as more of a liaison between the conductor and the engineering team. "

@giacomoneri1782

5 ай бұрын

Yeah it can vary, for some genres the producer basically writes, records, mixes and masters everything, and maybe gets the singers to karaoke on their stuff. I think that's pretty common with pop, electronic and rap, though rappers usually write their own lyrics.

About Morley, I've used an ABC selector for my band, as I play my guitar through 3 amps (2 guits, 1 bass), but I had noise issues. Then I went for the black ABC Morley Pro. Damn it cost me a lung, but no more noise issues, better shielding, and the ground/polarity buttons are handy. Concerning pressing CDs, let's start with a bit of context : In France, you have to register at the SACEM (private artist mafia) and as for a registration code in order to have the right to press CDs. That is if you go through a company who has legal obligations, like the one we went for. Thankfully it was free of charge registration, because we only wanted to do a hundred of them. I mean we ARE using Distrokid in order to make our music available. But people asked us at the end of our gigs if we could sell them a CD. That's why we pressed one. Just for those who ask for a CD. We sell them 2€ more that they cost us, just to get back the money we spent (and because we offer some to our close friends). Joy of administration !

@giacomoneri1782

5 ай бұрын

Do you have to register also as an indie artist? In Italy you must register to the SIAE to copyright the songs (and it's a paid registration), but you do not need it if you just burn the CDs and sell them. Actually, if you register the songs, then you have to pay the SIAE every time you play them live, and you also have to pay them if you do cover songs. So if you're ok with having no licence (or getting another kind of licence somewhere else) you're actually better off not licensing your songs. You still legally need to have a VAT number to sell records at a gig (or anywhere else really), and i think you also need to have a card reader if you have a physical shop.

Good stuff man!!!🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

Glennnnnnnnn I love your videos. I’m a guitarist so you know I’m not able to do what you do but I take what you say to heart. I play death metal and metal in a couple bands , and my set up went from a peavy valve king half stack with a 6506 cab to a line 6 helix either plugged in direct or plugged into a headrush speaker , it’s funny watching the bands with older musicians look at the stage wondering where the half stacks are. It’s quite hilarious. I just want to say my wallet and my back thank you for all the insights over the years. Cheers for South Florida.

That "leaving in an obvious error" thing works everywhere. I've used it in writing articles and posts as well.

My 90s hard-core band still presses cds. Great video

Love your videos, Mr Rizzock.

@SpectreSoundStudios

11 ай бұрын

lol

As someone who worked as a Freelance Graphic Designer for 3 years before quiting, these are problems that are not exclusive to music. If you want to get into ANY art trade (film, writing, nusic, illustration, etc), take this advice like GOLD. In those three years before i got fuckin smart, I've had people refuse payment over stupid tiny reasons, straight up steal my mockups, call me in to re-design MULTIPLE TIMES, i used to charge a flat rate, only to work almost triple time, leading to burnout. However, with all those complaints.. I still do what I love, even if that love is tested... CONSTANTLY. Also, fuck you glen 🤘🏻❤️

Love the insight on pet sounds and the wrecking crew.

Whew! You're right about Full Sail!

I'm in a slightly different category. I put together my home studio to record my own musical ideas. I can't stand having other people around. I really don't like most people I meet. My daughter is the only other person that has even been in my studio. As a young musician, I spent years trying to get others to play things in a pro manner. Thats when I realised that if I wanted it done right, I'd have to do everything myself. As a multi-instrumentalst, this suits my work ethic. I tend to be most creative in the wee hours of the morning. One am to five am works for me. Occasionally I will get an idea at other times and I don't have to worry about booking a studio and losing the inspiration. I just walk to my studio and record before I forget the idea. I toured all over the world in my early twenties and playing live has it's good points, but being in bands with others that felt that the music was good enough, drove me crazy. That's why I do what I want, when I want now and have never been happier. I can't think of anything worse than having others in my creative space. I would probably self delete if I had to record others. I feel for what you have endured over the years Glen. I really appreciate all the info you give us. I used to constantly change pickups looking for a tone. Now I just put Fishman's in all my guitars because they are so quiet for recording.

@ReizokoRyu

11 ай бұрын

Can you upload your work for others to enjoy?

Everything you said is so true. I spent a lot of money to do a studio and it was just a no starter. I got a simple Tascam 16 track and do my own and it is quite peaceful.

My second to last time recording in studio was around 2001. We had an 8 hr session and laid down 6 songs. Recorded band together and vocals separately. Was a decent recording at end of things. Mixer hooked us up with 3diting hours as long as I came in late at night. He banked so much time with rap artists who didn't write anything until they got to the studio. So I rocked it and spent about 10 hours mixing the tracks. There was one section we really screwed up out of all the songs lol one of my friends came in to be a second set of ears and was his first time seeing pro tools. He leans in and goes does that thing have a talent key? So we lost the next 15 mins laughing. Lol And yes I'm the bass player. Lol

@darksu6947

11 ай бұрын

Lies I say! No bass player in the history of man has ever managed to do more than walk and chew bubble gum. Here you are claiming to be capable of mixing tracks! Although I have heard tale of a bass player that could do such diabolical things. I refuse to believe that I have found this fabled creature in a KZread comment section! 😂

@fat_ninja_status

11 ай бұрын

@darksu6947 yeah unfortunately I was the most committed member of that band and they even ended everything after we were talking with roadrunner. It does happen but yeah most ive met are useless.

@darksu6947

11 ай бұрын

@@fat_ninja_status That's unfortunate dude.

@aguynamednathan

8 ай бұрын

I honestly don't understand the bass player hate on this channel. In my experience, if the bass player sucks, so does the rest of the band. More often than not, in actual committed bands, the bassist is driving force in the group (again, in my experience.)

@fat_ninja_status

8 ай бұрын

@aguynamednathan I learned of the hate from the minute I started playing just accepted it as people have to say something no matter what.

Although not in the Metal scene I still do CD's with my small record company. With the prices today it is still possible to make a profit! Love your channel Glenn !!

Glen is spot on with this video!!!... I have encountered multiple experiences here and can attest that Glen knows his shit when it comes to these experiences. Take this advice and don't get burned... Oh... and the Ebtech/Morley hum eliminator has saved my ass multiple times!!

@MorleyProducts

11 ай бұрын

Glad they have come in handy!

This is a new video but I feel like you’ve already done this one? Deja vu 😮. Good content nonetheless!

Thanks for those wonderful words of wisdom and encouragement. But seriously, I can see where you would want to lay down the law right from the get go, work first party later, after you're paid. Great video as always!

I just bought the Humno. Thanks for tip Glenn.

Reality. See it. Smell it. Feel it. Taste it. Great video Glenn.

I still make CDs. I don't even need to plug into a computer. I use a roland recording unit, and plug the left and right outputs into my Tascam CD recorder. Works awesome.

Sigh. A lot of similiarities between this and working as a freelance content writer, especially when it comes to dealing with clients and their shenanigans. Come to think of it, this applies to most such professional services. Love your stuff, Glenn. Never stop! Cheers and F**k you from India!

Since you mentioned CDs, I do still buy CDs once in a while. I live in the sticks where radio doesn’t reach, so having physical music is a great boon, especially if it’s music I already know I love.

Glenn, i love the spongebob references here! I enjoyed them thoroughly while weeping at my recording career in a college town!

I live in a town where every teenager wants to be a rapper so they send in beats that they either stole or sound like trash cans getting smashed by submarines. I rarely get any metal or rock people. All the old people that can actually play their instruments all play country and my ears just bleed. But hey, it’s side money that help my family and I go on vacations. As much as I think the music sucks lol

Love the t-shirt.

Honestly, I want to make music one day, and these videos of yours make me want to be a musician who is a lot more bearable to sound engineers and producers than those you have experienced.

Videos like these is why we love you Glenn. Always keeping it real and to the point about what it takes to be in this business. And staying level headed and passionate while doing it! Great video as always. Also, Fuck you glenn‼️‼️

Great advice much appreciated

Glenn I'm one of the CMF'ers thats always messing with you in the chat area😅 But look I bought A BV 1Q" 30H 8 OHM Speaker. And ive bought a SA 212 E Cab from SEISMIC Audio. Just too see. I am BLOWN AWAY dude🤯💥💣💨 i have already ordered the 2nd BV 30H 8ohm too fill the SA 212 Empty up. Well i hate to admit it. But dang it my brother you have taught me a lesson!!. Oh and my friend this SEISMIC SA 212 EMPTY IS NO JOKE inexpensive easy to load, nicely made... you should try one. And nopes i dont work there lol im in a little town in Alabama. Well ok thanks beuh ...😅

And here when I thought that I could not admire the late Great Randy Rhoads any more than I already do, Glen gives me dozens more reasons to.

There is an extra step you could add in to your process. When you are booking bands in you could add in some pre recording tuition so they don't waste your time and their money. Figuring out how to make the bands realise they want the pre recording session tuition is the fun bit..

The recall thing remind me a friend of mine who ask me to change some little things maybe 10 times because he was never satisfied. At the end, i sent him the first mix, i just renamed it v11 (or something like that) and ... it was perfect ...

I still have CDs pressed for my bands music. Of course I always offer digital options as well but I try to include things in the physical media that they can't get by streaming/downloading, like additional artwork that ties the album together. I understand that things like Spotify are the way of the future, but I still like having my music on as many formats as I can. Hell if I could have tapes and vinyl with my music I would be one happy dude.

The two bands I'm in both record everything in our home recording set ups. We don't press CDs, but that's mostly because we just prefer to toss things onto distrokid and spend more time and money on recording and playing shows

You are wearing the best shirt ever!!! I want one. 🤘🎸🤘

Yes CDs work for promotion. People and friends want a physical copy even when they don't have a CD player anymore.

@gavinhammond5415

11 ай бұрын

Nobody wants a CD. They are as good as garbage nowadays

@Axisjampa

11 ай бұрын

@@gavinhammond5415 well, I sell almost 500 copies a year of more. So... 🤷🏽‍♂️

@txmade4371

11 ай бұрын

@@gavinhammond5415Naw, CD’s will always be around.

I used to record rappers a lot. One time the session was over and I played the track back for them while I went to the bathroom. Mind you the whole time they sounded like trash, were cocky af and trying to act hard or gangster or something idk. Also it took 2 and a half hours to record mediocre vocals for one song!! When I came back dude was in the booth recording while his buddy was at the controls! I lost it on em. Lol. Threw their money back at em, deleted the tracks, and told them not to come back. After that I stopped recording for just anyone. I talk on the phone with them first and ask a lot of questions. Ask about prior recording experience, goals, expectations, etc...find out what type of person they are a little bit first. I've had to turn people away before. It's easy to do respectfully. I always just recommend a studio that is cheaper or "more geared" towards what they are going for. 9 times out of 10 they'll thank u for looking out. 😉

Glen, do a video about what tune or key is the voice in. I’ve never heard about that.

I always made sure my band was sober and ready to record by the time we hit the studio. I wish I could say that, but ........ we had a lot of fun. That's for sure, and that's all I really remember.

Glenn, in number 12 you touched on fade outs in the mastering process. I was curious if you can fade from one song on a record to another in reaper. Think vermillion to pulse of the maggots on slipknots volume 3. I’ve always wanted to have a guitar ring out into the next track but I have no clue how to do that. Thanks and duck you Glenn! 🎉

Hey Glen, great video! Perhaps you could make a (non-satirical) video on "When is your band good enough to try to record your music"? Perhaps there are some rules of thumb that you could share from you experience, what differentiates a good recording session from a COMMPLEETE DISAAAASTER?

Glenn!!! I'm curious if you have ever heard of the guitar brand Caraya and if you can do a review on their stratocaster style guitars???

Holy shit do I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND 100% of this video. I love doing this, but I couldn't stop laughing and weeping at this video because it's SO TRUE!! I've got one I'd like to add. When the band/artist wants to bring their friends to "Check out the process", and then, as if being completely unrehearsed wasn't enough, they get nervous because they are attempting to show off what "bad ass one take wonders" they are, then somehow dispute the final bill, as if it was your fault they took 6 extra hours to track ONE VOCAL ON ONE SONG!! .... Not that it's ever happened to me. 🙄 >M

I am really enjoying your channel. I am glad I came across it. I am wondering if you think the 80/20 rule applies in the studio business. Where 80% of your customer problems come from 20% of your clients as well as 80% of internally created problems coming from 20% or the process and practices of a business. (i.e. not asking for payment before handing mixes)

Hi Glenn thanks for the video, it was very helpful! To answer your question, I burn CDs with my band and they sell pretty well (we sell them cheap because we use those cardboard cases instead of plastic). I think sometimes people like to have a small piece of merch even if they're going to listen to the songs on spotify. Also, I live in spain and lots of working class young people drive early 2000s used cars with CD players and no bluetooth, so we do listen to cds in the car

Hi Glen, would love to hear your thoughts on pre production. I have recorded before and been surprised both good and bad at what I heard when it was played back. Do you think it’s worthwhile doing home recordings to bring to a producer before stepping into a studio and recording? Would you rather sit in on a practice session with the band prior to hear the songs?

Glenn ? Is there a pre-prep and money/time saving guide video for bands entering the studio, buried in your channels 1,700 + videos? By the way, congratulations on that number of videos. That's outstanding!

Facing adversity & the fear of becoming a bass player, I must soldier on in pursuit of my dreams... but damn, that's good advice.

Hey Glen video idea how about things to avoid and best practices for rehearsals, how bands should handle and manage music creation, how to avoid wasting time. Can't count the amount of rehearsals where we just play pointlessly without coming up with anything.

You speak the truth sir! After completing a basement remodel to make it a recording studio, I offered a local band in Columbus, Ohio one free song so I could "tweak" the control room. 16 hours into recording JUST THE DRUMS, I quietly quit recording bands. I'm glad you're warning those folks considering this as a business. It's tough, frustrating, gross and unrewarding.

I have thought briefly about eventually doing some type of production work in a studio and I think I'd be content just working on recording at home.

Audio janitor or audio plumber, could be a great t shirt haha

This explains so much about you! I can actually read it on your face 😑 I'm guessing most of the images are real instead of stock which could qualify as another point 'document everything' ❤

Glenn! Can u do an honest review on a firefly guitar, like the explorer or v shape??

17:30 I like to print my own CDs myself and sell as many as I can. I never move a lot so I never make a lot of copies, but it’s a fun process and I love holding the physical copy of a record I made at the end of the day!

Hey Glen, I’m a huge Woods of Ypres fan. What was it like working with David Gold?? Great video my friend love your stuff, I’m hooked lol

@SpectreSoundStudios

11 ай бұрын

The first record was fun. The second one nearly made me quit.

Always the optimist 😉

I have not gone "pro" but I do make money doing this, I set myself up to hace a mobile 24 channel setup so I don't have to deal with artists in my house. This adds a fair amount of uncertainty since I got no clue what I am dealing with when I get to their rehearsal space. So I keep a hairdryer for less than ideal drum skins as well as dollar tree window clings for ringing. I charge a flat rate for mixing and basic mastering if they won't go to a mastering engineer, but I always charge by the hour for tracking with half up front of estimated time to track. It is by far the longest part and flat rate for mixes isn't too bad as I can usually mix a song I record in a few hours. I do limit mix revisions though. Where I live studio rates are kinda nuts and removing the pressure of a studio environment sometimes gets me better takes faster. I also try to track a full band all at once with immediate overdubs after the fact and usually a vocal retrack. I ask they set their gear up in a specific way to ensure minimal bleed. I also always ask for a reference or 3 for their mix and use that during mixing and my mindset for tracking st source. Getting into this we have to be less desperate to record anyone and more selective to avoid these issues as I have experienced nearly everything on this list lol but rarely anymore now that I am more picky.

Glenn... You just gave me the best idea! Checking the hum reduction gear now! Thank you! And BTW yeah, I built my studio for me, but my two bands seem to like it... But there are definitely downsides...

@SpectreSoundStudios

11 ай бұрын

The Morley stuff is invaluable!