That was the wittiest bass player I've ever heard. "Shut up, you thin-stringed peasant" :D Win.

"Ireland: that magical island where you go to see a fist fight, and a rock band happens." Quote of the week!

@SpectreSoundStudios

5 жыл бұрын

:)

That's actually me at 6:37, and I can confirm that there was no language barrier. He was just that bad at typing. He is American, lives in the south and thinks he's a gangster. He later told me that him and his "boys" were going to jump me and not to mess with him. I have no idea how someone could be that illogical so I wanted to share it with you, Glenn. Thank you for including it in this video!

@themetalfan3887

5 жыл бұрын

armedwithmusic Holy shit, dude. Did you call the cops on them?

@buffalowick8003

5 жыл бұрын

Dude, fake gangsters are the biggest pieces of shit.

@MKUltra77715

4 жыл бұрын

Egads!!! He used a middle school threat on you?! You must have been soooo scared. 😂😂

@yankeekill

3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit. 😂😂 I’m sure you were soooo scared.

Gotta say that "thin string peasants" comment was low-key gold

I don't understand why people are so stubborn on using their own amp- I would love to use one of their expensive amps especially after hearing my piece of crap compared to it

@98JamesNixon

8 жыл бұрын

I always take a DI track so I can reamp it later LMAO. Then they are like, man my amp sounds so good! Yeah sure it does buddy!

@dcp10200

8 жыл бұрын

I must be in a weird area, all the amps I've recorded have been Marshall DSL 100s, Vox AC30s and AC15s, Fender Super Sonic 60s, and a Traynor YBA 1. All of em were owned by the guitarists I was recording.

@98JamesNixon

8 жыл бұрын

+Doug Payne in my area the musicians are pretty decent, but are to cheap to invest in decent amps. So I always use my own amps or the studios valve amp

@dcp10200

8 жыл бұрын

NXN yeah, the guys I've recorded were great musicians and are huge gear heads, I guess that's why

@ianalderman9290

8 жыл бұрын

I'd happily record with the amps at Glenn's studio and not worry about bringing my Archon along. If someone had a more bass heavy or low mid sounding amp, I'd ask if could bring the Archon to compliment said hypothetical amp, but wouldn't lose sleep if the engineer said no. I see some of my younger self when I was in high school and wonder if the amp issue is something that is recurring with younger musicians or not?

"Shut up, you thin-stringed peasant!"

@User-jk8wq

6 жыл бұрын

Power Metal Point At least those guys were self aware!

@perkele8341

5 жыл бұрын

Aye!

@darklightuk13

5 жыл бұрын

I lost my shit with that comment. God lord, I had tears in my eyes with that comment.

That's the most Indian sounding Irish accent I've ever heard :')

@JohnSmith-ki2eq

8 жыл бұрын

Top O' the poppadom to ya

@Aeronaut1975

8 жыл бұрын

Ha ha, that's EXACTLY what I thought too! :D

@spartanworria

8 жыл бұрын

they are all Irish Pakistanis

@MrBurns1717

7 жыл бұрын

Black Mexican?

@thezombies2ndchannel458

7 жыл бұрын

AndyGoodstuff Native*

Wait.....someone offers mastering for *MINIMUM WAGE*????????????

Don't know how I should feel about the red circle and arrow that have been placed on the thumbnail without any context.

That thin stringe peasant joke was fucking gold.

I seriously don't get the people ending up on these videos. When speaking to my producer I always make sure his demands are met, and the communication is clear. He mixed and mastered my album and I wired the money to him like an hour after he mailed me the bill.... I know this sounds really ''Pat me on the head, I'm a good boy'' ish, but ffs, if you have a passion for your art, why the fuck won't you support the people breathing air into it?! Not to mention, I worked on the same 8 songs for 2 years, and when he send me the rough mixes, and I finally got to hear the reamped guitars, EQ'ed vocals and what not.... man... that was a magical moment. Don't fuck over your producer.

i saw deftones at wembley a few nights ago. Chino cupped the Mic. 1 like 1 prayer.

@proffeserdude

8 жыл бұрын

1 like = 1 prayers/triangles

@Blitzentine

8 жыл бұрын

His voice transcends technique.

@BadMotivator66

8 жыл бұрын

hahaha!

@GossomerPenguin

8 жыл бұрын

Cupping is allowed for dynamic microphones. Condenser microphones, used in the studio, cannot handle cupping as doing this can destroy the mechanism being used that picks up sound. If it doesn't shred the "diaphragm" it will force the mic to clip excessively. Cupping your mouth in front of a condenser, totally fine. Just not cupping around the windscreen.

@davedynamite77

6 жыл бұрын

Live I guess you can do anything....I'll never believe that a Engineer would let anyone cup any mic...I've been to many recording studios and I never saw that EVER///

I think that i would have just recorded his amp but taken a DI signal behind his back and then reamp later without him knowing and just tell him that it is his amp and by the sound of it he will believe it

@Jaspertine

8 жыл бұрын

The problem with that is he'll just be twice as bitchy about having his own way in the future. The last thing you want to do with a guitarist is feed his ego.

@TheCrimsonIdol987

7 жыл бұрын

As a guitarist, I'm baffled by the dude wanting to use a cheap 15W practice amp over a pro quality Marshall. Fuck ego at that point, if there's a better sounding option than what I have, I will use the better option. That's just common sense.

@davecarsley8773

5 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@bobravenscraft5376

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like he has a 15fender great little amp for the house. I think young musicians like nose candy and egos more than music. Explains the over the top texts

@bobravenscraft5376

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheCrimsonIdol987 he's tweaked bro what else could it be the blow is in the mini amp valuable equipment lol

"low volume on the female vocals" >"So you want the female vocals to be lower?" Was that really a necessary question?

@cryogen7011

8 жыл бұрын

Well, was it necessary for the guy to fail so fucking hard at grammar? A little literacy goes a long way.

@Zwiebel4

8 жыл бұрын

To be honest, I was expecting the engineer to say "Are you sure you want the female vocals lower? Because she actually hit the notes, unlike your real singer."

@cryogen7011

8 жыл бұрын

+Zwiebel4 that would have been amazing

@user-ls5zh4xy5g

8 жыл бұрын

He was from Russia. We do learn english in school but even when you get a teacher who does know his shit, classroom is still not an optimal place to learn a language in my opinion. Also state exams suck. You don't really need to know the subject to get a high mark. However, knowing particular pitfalls of the test itself is a must

@cryogen7011

8 жыл бұрын

+Алим Ахохов wrong comment?

Hey Glenn, actually had this happen to me a few years back: I was recording a single (on my birthday!) with some studio time we won in a contest. My band's not really metal, though the song we were recording was kinda heavy. I brought my marshall amp into the studio and one or two pedals. We hooked everything up and in the room it sounded amazing and heavy (even though I brought my single coil strat for a near-metal song, which I still regret to this day even though it's my favourite guitar). So then the engineer was like "I'm not really impressed with the sound, let's use my Orange amp". I didn't really see the point, but we went ahead with it. So we recorded the song with it and got the track a while after that. The "metal sound" he dialed in was barely better than a DI signal... It's a nearly clean guitar sound, gain maybe at like 3 or 4 or so. Since then I really dislike Orange amps, which is undoubtedly unreasonable, but that guy really ruined it for me. Also have you ever had something like that, using one product and disliking the brand as a whole after? And have you ever had or heard of situations where the engineer was really wrong like that? I'm getting into recording as well, starting my study later this year, so I'm bingewatching a lot of (your) recording videos (again). Cheers! A soon to be recording student from the Netherlands

Yeah-- right On! I was in a band for 5 years. We were really popular in Texas. Had a following, sponsored by radio stations, etc... I doubt we were ever really going to be famous, but, I loved gigging every weekend. So... We had some really big opportunities, and some people demanded we do a "Professionally Recorded" Demo, for us to go any further. We called a studio, found out the price, and gave our front man all of our money (Each person pitched in their equal share.) We went to the studio, talked to the engineer, and had it all set up. The engineer was NOT going to let the front man just have his way. he was going to do it correctly. The day to record arrived, we showed up to meet, and travel together..... and the front man had taken all of our money, and bought some mics, and 4 track recorders--- because he could record a demo better than that stupid engineer...... I quit the band that day.

Ok, for this one i'm going to rip the audio and pitch it back the way you recorded it. Too curious to hear you making the impressions :)

@TheEvilbunny150

8 жыл бұрын

Please upload it

@Tysoreny

8 жыл бұрын

^^ yes please

@AdamRainStopper

8 жыл бұрын

Do it! Pleeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaswswertydexescghcswew!!!!!!

@SpectreSoundStudios

8 жыл бұрын

I can always do a video on this :)

@SpectreSoundStudios

8 жыл бұрын

I really want to hear that :)

I honestly can't imagine a person that says "Yep. You have a big cool amp that sounds huge. Similar to the ones we use at the rehersal place. You want me to use it for recording? An amp that makes even my shitty guitar sound cool? Not going to happen! We wil record my Curve 7 Bug instead!"

@XanduIsBored

8 жыл бұрын

"Curve 7 Bug" might be the funniest thing I've read all year

@Nwhhhhh

8 жыл бұрын

As someone who owns a cheap amp. I'd never use my amp over something more expensive and better sounding. I just don't get it. lol

@theoriginaldylangreene

8 жыл бұрын

More expensive doesn't always mean better sounding though.

@Nwhhhhh

8 жыл бұрын

+Dylan Greene It doesn't but coming into a studio with a line 6 pod and refusing to use the infinite amount of tones someone like Glen has is stupid.

@theoriginaldylangreene

8 жыл бұрын

Nick Whitman Completely agree. But I have seen the reverse also. Someone who get's great sounds from a cheap piece of equipment, but keeps getting told to upgrade it constantly because expensive = MOAR!!!! Or something. I've got a couple of ultra cheap Epiphone Valve Junior heads that I've recorded with, they cost nothing and (even stock, though I have played around with them) sound pretty damn good. If someone told me to instead "Use a Marshall". To me that is ignorance, what Marshall? What tone? Perhaps I am loving THIS tone.

Selling out to the big distro hey? What next? Multi Vitamin ads?

@SpectreSoundStudios

8 жыл бұрын

+shoominati23 if they pay me enough :p

@JohnSmith-ki2eq

8 жыл бұрын

You can only live on ramen for so long before you are ready to sell your soul for a burger and fries, LoL

@willesposito9165

8 жыл бұрын

how is it selling out to promote a music distribution site? Just gotta hate when someone else is doing well. Childish!!

@JohnSmith-ki2eq

8 жыл бұрын

will Esposito I think he was joking dude.

@willesposito9165

8 жыл бұрын

You're probably right. Just saw it and reacted. Sometimes it's hard to tell what's a joke and what's not on these comment sections.

I can't use a 15w solid state modeling amp to even practice with. But I can use it to block off the dog door that goes to my basement... ...which I do...

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Glenn Fricker's KZread channel: Where Your Dreams of Being a Sound Engineer Come to be Burned Under the Harsh Light of Reality and Stomped Like a Bagful of Bunny Rabbits in a Crush Porn Video. But I have an idea for how to get musicians in your studio to be more cooperative: Take them out back and show them the nice fresh holes you dug, just for them. . .

@SpectreSoundStudios

8 жыл бұрын

LMFAO!

Fuck man, if a studio provides me with a 5150 or a dual rectifier for me to play on, I'll leave my Bugera at home :)

The Irish one had me fucking crying with laughter, the awful accent made it even fucking funnier hahaha

I know I don't own the best equipment. If the studio has a valve marshal, then absolutely will use it.

He wanted to record with a 15 W amp? I have a 22 W amp that came with my first guitar, and it sounds like ass. I can only imagine how bad a 15 W sounds

@donniedarko444

8 жыл бұрын

There are valve amps that have 7w and sound amazing. A solid state 15w would probably suck ass.

@ElMoShApPiNeSs

8 жыл бұрын

Wattage does not equate to quality.

@PANICBLADE

8 жыл бұрын

The problem is he wants to use a 15w modeling amp to play heavy metal. You can certainly get away with lower wattage amps when recording, even for metal, but the modeling amp is going to clip at proper levels rather than saturate like a tube amp would. To accomodate for metal distortion, you WANT that headroom because it keeps the sound tight, dynamic, and punchy. There are always exceptions too, look at how awesome the Orange Dark Terror is, even for metal rhythms. Hell I've seen some people do miracles with pignoses and stuff too, but those kind of amps either are created to serve a specific function or create a unique sound. A 15 watt solid state modeling amplifier is not trying to be it's own thing; it's trying to be a bunch of other things, and not particularly well compared to the real deal.

@BigMuff75

8 жыл бұрын

randall diavolo has one watt and sounds awesome.

@TobyBurt

8 жыл бұрын

Not about wattage at all unless recording with it in the live band room.

Ireland. That magical island where we know the difference between "There" They're" and "THEIR" :)

@SpectreSoundStudios

8 жыл бұрын

+Dave Shortland but not the word "irony;" apparently.

@dave4728

8 жыл бұрын

Sorry. you'll have to elaborate. I understand what the word irony means but I fail to see how it can be used as an excuse for using the wrong word

@wolfetone2012

8 жыл бұрын

Stupid texts. Thus will have stupid mistakes in them... irony.

@dave4728

8 жыл бұрын

Wolfe Tone Sorry, but the premise of these texts isn't about the nuances in the written english language, but about the conversations between band and engineer. I fail to see even if the poster had written "they're" in deliberately, how it can be called irony. Except now that it might by irony how stupid this engineer is after slating all these "stupid" band members

@wolfetone2012

8 жыл бұрын

Dave Shortland Right, so in stead of writing a tagline showcasing stupidity. He should have: written a 2,000 word essay, not used any type of humour, or better run it by you for your approval.

The conversation at 10:15... the angry amp user sounds like Cartman xD I love the voice

I have been responsible for recording my band for some time (we now practice in a space that is a borderline studio), we started with a digital 8 track to record things like practices and drum takes for demos exported into Reaper. This is where I started to learn how to mix which to get a solid sound is much harder than I realized, it opened my eyes to just how difficult an engineer's job is, this is not even considering the added level of difficulty when you start to incorporate a more sophisticated set up like a studio, my level of respect jumped substantially. Now I use an analog board and some rack effects routed into Reaper and it frustrates me so often that I am tempted to send a basket of fruit every recording engineer in NY state. It's really hard. So for what internet cudos from a guy who will likely never be a client of yours are worth.... well I already know. Regardless, I tip my hat to you sir. That being said as a guitar player, let the guy use the amp he wants and make it sound as good as you can, after all it is HIS performance conjured up in front of his amp and he's gotten used to how it sounds... perhaps perfect isn't what he's going for... and I know that you have the knowledge required to make it sound as good as it ever will.

But Glen... Line 6 is the best amp ever... i can play all my Black Veil Brides amd Asking Alexandria on it😂😂

0:11 they´re? they are? nononon their*

@michaelcorbett7488

8 жыл бұрын

I'm glad someone said something

@shadowprince4482

8 жыл бұрын

I love the irony so much!

@BrosselLP

8 жыл бұрын

Seems like someone doesn't know the runnig gag.

@lolsokje

8 жыл бұрын

Just so you guys know, in one of the earlier video's of this series, Glenn (I believe purposely) made a mistake with there/their/they're. Someone pointed it out, and since then there have been similar spelling mistakes in most, if not all, of the opening titles. I'm pretty sure it's all on purpose, and he actually knows when to use there, their, and they're.

@hundenhugo1

8 жыл бұрын

lolsokje Yes I know, but the grammar nazi inside cannot let it slip.

So I'm a guitarist and I'm learning what not to do when it comes to treating other people in the music business before starting albums etc. Thanks for these videos they are really helpful!

The way you spoke in that Irish text absolutely cracked me up haha

I don't mind sponsorship Glenn. I mean. this is half your job now so ofcourse you ought to earn some money! It's better for us too, because that will undoubtedly mean more content. I do however want to point out that I nearly closed the video because you put it at the halfway point. I don't need a distribution label so I felt that message was not meant for me. Also I'm from Europe. A lot of sponsorship deals are not 'for us' or we have a european/local better solution. TL;DR - is it possible to put it at the end of the video, that way I can choose wheter it's interesting for me or not.

@SpectreSoundStudios

8 жыл бұрын

+Joseph Black it's online distribution & available to everyone.

@JosephBlack

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm familiar with them (I believe you mentioned them before in another video). Maybe I'm just allergic to mid-rolls (compared to the US we (in the EU) don't do that too often, for example in television. Well, these were just my 2 cents for your consideration. I'll be enjoying your content nonetheless. It's what I come here for anyway! \m/

@SpectreSoundStudios

8 жыл бұрын

+Joseph Black thanks man, just trying to get by :)

@JosephBlack

8 жыл бұрын

By all means!!!

@themuse321

8 жыл бұрын

i almost closed the video cuz u put the sponsorship in the middle of the video too

Message to all bass players from a bass player. These messages are the reason we are made fun of.

Ironically, the Irish voices in a high pitch sounded more like South Park Canadians than the high-pitch Canadian voice... Great vid as always man!

One of the heaviest guitar tones I ever got was with a mic'ed 15-watt Vox Pathfinder with a Metal Master distortion pedal in front of it. My intention was just to make a guide track with the drummer and record the "real" tracks later with my JSX. I just ended up doubling the "guide" track that day because I was liking the way it sounded. That was probably a one-off thing that I couldn't replicate again if I tried a hundred times.

Why do people always forget the apostrophe in "I'm"

@JohnSmith-ki2eq

8 жыл бұрын

It mean's having to go to a different screen to include it and it takes extra time, they'd be better to just use "I am" instead.

@oatmeal710

8 жыл бұрын

Laziness.

@essengeebee

8 жыл бұрын

Why don't their shitty phones autocorrect it?

@JohnSmith-ki2eq

8 жыл бұрын

essengeebee lot of people don't know how to use autocorrect or switch it off because they find it annoying.

@chupasaurus

8 жыл бұрын

Because their shitty phones are shit. SUDDENLY

HA HA HA HA, lyric video release party...I love it, oh my god.

@NoSuchThing99

8 жыл бұрын

P.S. if you don't break a bass string don't replace it, that shit's expensive. Wait till it breaks.

@justins5715

8 жыл бұрын

No man, if you play bass at least semi-regularly, the strings go dead in a month or two. If you care about tone at all, you'll replace them before they break.

@NoSuchThing99

8 жыл бұрын

A month or two? Can't I just replace them with boat cables? They're less expensive.

@justins5715

8 жыл бұрын

Lmao whatever floats your boat bro, personally I like to invest in my instruments and their upkeep, but bass strings are expensive, I'll agree with you on that one

@DEADPOOL9AND

8 жыл бұрын

+Henry S Pun intended?

I love this section of your channel. But sometimes you interpretate the voices on the texts like they're upset , but It could be that they are compleatly calm...( except for capital letters, of course). Keep it up, this is gold.

Damn, that brings back a lot of memories I'd managed to bury... One thing to point out regarding the last bit and amps. I've always mic'd up the amp the guitarist has brought with them, and work with them to get the best sound out of it. I also DI the guitar and record that, so when I want to change the settings later in the mix, all I have to do is plug in an amp and re-record the output. It's got me out of a lot of messes over the years. It also helps the session run smoothly, maintains the relationship with the "artist" while leaving full control possible in the mix if you need it.

Maybe referencing your sponsor three times in one video is a bit much?

@RealHomeRecording

8 жыл бұрын

If people didn't skip the KZread ads he wouldn't have to do that. :-)

@Typhoon792

8 жыл бұрын

RealHomeRecording.com Well, again, three times. I wasn't going to say anything, but it was in the beginning, the middle, and then the end, at which I point I was like okay, looks like I'm going to have to make that comment.

@RealHomeRecording

8 жыл бұрын

SuomiPerkele Google "youtube pays less if ad is skipped". You will find information to the contrary there.

@ashleysean21

8 жыл бұрын

I skipped over him talking about the sponsor anyway

@Typhoon792

8 жыл бұрын

Ashley Sean Yeah, so that's the point. You had to do that twice, trying to find the right point in the video where it ends, and then it's inescapable at the end. Anyway, it's not THAT big a deal, but I thought it had to be pointed out and certainly would be annoying if like that in every video in the future.

WAIT YOU GUYS DID A BECK COVER?

@SpectreSoundStudios

7 жыл бұрын

+Fire Duck yes. Check our moon on the water

@dathanl1644

7 жыл бұрын

I just seen it and I'm in love

A little off recording topic, but my favorite engineer vs experience occurred some time ago. I was working as a Software Tech and got a call from a grad student who seemed very upset. He wanted to know how to shut down Windows using only the keyboard. I walked him through the process, and as the system was shutting down I asked why he needed to shut it down that way. "Oh, the monitor is on fire and I couldn't see where the mouse was." Ah, College! The best and the brightest!

Someone once asked why would anyone have a 6-string bass and I've told them "well you don't need one if you're a bassist, unless you're John Myung..."

lol I'm a thin stringed peasant

@bobravenscraft5376

5 жыл бұрын

You're a thin string plucker or licker or that's too funny bro fellow G stringer lol

Bit ironic to call the musicians stupid when there's a grammar error in the first second of the video yea? Or should say "theirs" ? ;)

@paldri

8 жыл бұрын

or hypocritical works too.

@brendanfreed7850

8 жыл бұрын

+paldri it is ironic. That's the joke...

@lolsokje

8 жыл бұрын

Just so you know, in one of the earlier video's of this series, Glenn (I believe purposely) made a mistake with there/their/they're. Someone pointed it out, and since then there have been similar spelling mistakes in most, if not all, of the opening titles. I'm pretty sure it's all on purpose, and he actually knows when to use there, their, and they're.

0:57 the read of this has me cracking up lol

3:21 "READ WHAT I FUCKEN SAID I SAID HIS HANDS WERE FULL!" Literally LOL'ed

About the last message, the fight about the practice amp and the marshall one, reminds me of smashing pumpkings, they recorded everlasting gaze with a crate practice amp, and is one hell of a tone. In that message, both of them, the musician and the engineer should have tried the marshall and the practice amp, instead of pushing their "own truth" , tha'ts religion if you ask me

@RealHomeRecording

8 жыл бұрын

Agreed. They wasted a lot of time bickering.

@toot1231

8 жыл бұрын

exactly studio big-shots like Mr.Glen Fricker want everything done their way with no artist creativity for it and this is why studios push out shit no creativity at all anymore just generic and bland to fit a corporate portfolio personally id rather hear it with a 15w practice amp because it might actually sound unique.

@RealHomeRecording

8 жыл бұрын

***** You do have a point there. Using the same equipment over and over makes for cookie cutter audio. It depends on what you're going for. Like someone mentioned in another comment, the Smashing Pumpkins used a Crate practice amp on one of their songs.

@riffsnreviews

8 жыл бұрын

Though I do agree with the fact that a 15 watt practice amp will most likely sound crap, I do not agree with your premise at the beginning "because it has an 8inch speaker" that is not indicative of anything in a recording situation, the tonal range will be different, but that doesn't equate to being bad. Rock and roll sounds great through 8 inch speakers, Supro Super six for example, 8 inch speakers have the advantage of having a focused low range. But you probably shouldn't be playing high gain, though not impossible. And yes you have to be mad to want to use a spider/vypr or whatnot over a marshall tube amp lol

@pwm_pachie6664

8 жыл бұрын

I could only understand this if you are talking about the specific amp in question. like if dudes amp is busted. if people want to bring their own gear to my place that's fine. saves them abusing my gear... and whole heartedly agree with the "cookie cutter" train of thought. if everyone plays the same guitar thru the same amps, what fun is that? variety is the spice of life and all that... different gear can give different sounds. try it all and choose what sounds best to you, not what you think is best. I also hate marshal stacks and will never put one in my studio I would rather use a practice amp. and get a better result. you cant force an artist in to a box.

I usually dont mind promotion in KZread videos, I get that you want some money out of these and the promo might really interest some people. But jeez, keep it at the start or at the end of the video!! Stopped watching when the promotio started. This is bullshit

@SpectreSoundStudios

8 жыл бұрын

+Soppa how dare I try to make a living!

@NNgmbh

8 жыл бұрын

I found this promotion really interesting!

@Soppaisfree

8 жыл бұрын

+SpectreSoundStudios A promotion is a promotion even at the end of the video. Its up to the promoter to make it interesting enough to engage people. Promo in the middle of the video is just annoying as fuck. Not really different from a popup. Been using AdBlock to block that shit for years now and this falls in the same category. And don't try the livelyhood excuse. There are plenty of people on KZread doing promo in their videos (at the end) and doing really fine for themselves. This shit just makes you look like a sellout.

I am so happy to see how far this series has gotten! I remember when it was up to 3....

This episode was golden :D Really deserved the hype of a 10th episode in series.

you used the wrong their* in the intro. used they're when it should be their

@khoiplaysguitar

8 жыл бұрын

Probably on purpose

@SpectreSoundStudios

8 жыл бұрын

+Ashton Hyman irony. Look it up.

@DefinitelyAPotato

8 жыл бұрын

Or a typo that is now ironic, and so takes on a double layer of irony?

Using the ole' red circle and arrow in the thumbnail clickbait eh? Pretty sad.

@SpectreSoundStudios

8 жыл бұрын

+Random G lol

@davidmorris1735

8 жыл бұрын

Unlucky mate

@MikeGipsonUSAF

8 жыл бұрын

Educate yourself simpleton: imgur.com/gallery/R2cPE

@MikeGipsonUSAF

8 жыл бұрын

Insulting you makes me feel better about myself because I am often a victim to red arrows.

@keeranimal8

8 жыл бұрын

+Random G Ok, this Random G guy is pretty damn funny! (from a recovering arrow addict...the struggle is real my friend!)

This series will NEVER get old

That Irish accent that ended like Indian accent! hahahaha Really enjoy this videos! And maaaan musicians are stubborn! Would "Shut up you thinned strings peasant!" make it to a T-shirt? haha

Stupid texts from musicians to they are engineers?

you really can't start a video about "stupid texts" with the wrong 'their'

@SpectreSoundStudios

8 жыл бұрын

+Swaying Hemlock yes I can, because it shows who is too thick to understand irony.

@originalsteveo

8 жыл бұрын

+SpectreSoundStudios I'm sure you've had plenty of practice setting up this retort already so I'll take it, cause it's super meta so unwittingly make a spelling error and later blame the observer for not understanding that one-hit joke. 'cause a passing observer is too thick to get your deep, edgy humor thoroughly displayed in the rest of your videos ;). keep up the good work!

@originalsteveo

8 жыл бұрын

+Swaying Hemlock see! I wrote "so" instead of "to", so now I'm wayyy deep on the intellectual inside joke of all this lmao

@BariumCobaltNitrog3n

8 жыл бұрын

That's not irony, it's bad grammar.

@hainsay

8 жыл бұрын

I thought it was probably used ironically...but if you don't point it out somehow, like animate it to correct, then you're just shooting yourself in the foot. And it is irony...why wouldn't it be?

As a Bass player I can confirm I change my strings every 1-2 months depending on gig frequency. But maybe as someone who started on guitar that’s something I appreciate more than most. I also like a tight sound dull strings are the bane of my existence

Burzum recorded his first albums using a small practise amp and a computer head-set as a song mic. Sounds amazing. The norwegians knew how to do it.

About the "my own amp" part: I would just let them bring their SUPER INCREDIBLE 8 inch amplification WONDER OF GOD'S MAGNIFICENT CRAFTSMANSHIP into the studio and take a dry track to reamp later rather than having a discussion with this genius. As an added bit of fun I'd then show them the two different amps and tell them something along the lines of "Hey, I edited your guitar sound two different ways, which one do you prefer?" to then inform him that the better one is in fact not out of his matchbox of a guitar amp.

'you thin stringed peasant' cracked me the fuck up!

As somebody who designs and maintains websites as a freelancer for individuals and small businesses, I empathize completely. That long one about the 7 and a half minute mark is my life.

I love how, for the texts from Ireland, you read it in an Irish accent. It kind of makes me want you to read everything in an Irish accent, now... XD

I love that Cartman voice haha, it is so accurate with that type of people.

The 15w amp selfishness comment was gold, Glenn!

Love how you threw the Irish accent in there, hilarious! hahahaha

As a producer, I would have told the guy to bring his practice amp in and then A/B it with the bigger valve amp. It's not always about which amp is more expensive or "tubey". Sometimes it's about the context of the song and which sound fits. I recorded a good player using a crappy Roland Cube and while on it's own sounded awful, within the song it sounded right. I own a Fender Mustang III as a practice (modeling) amp and it sounds fantastic, mic'd and through USB. As a producer or engineer, you shouldn't be an arrogant prick unless it's absolutely necessary (and sometimes it is). It's also important to understand "musician speak". They don't always know technical terms like "clipping", gain, mic level and line level, etc... Sometimes it saves time and energy giving them a brief phone explanation, instead of arguing back and forth in text messages. Just my $.02

hey glenn about the recording school one , they only want students to touch the equipment because if something breaks they can easily hold the students accountable

As a bass player who’s band is thinking of hitting the studio I enjoy watching these because it shows me what not to do

"You thin string peasant" lol that was priceless!

I had a guy tell me once that he wanted absolutely no high frequencies in his bass tone at all. Clean singer from the same band was so bad that he went to take a piss and the guitarist looks at me and says, "You can fix that, right?"

my school is actually moving away from teaching studio recording and more to live sound actually XD I love both and you are awesome Glenn! i really hate when musicians send me recordings where everything is clipping!😂

The bass player with the strings is so funny. I learned how to string my first guitar withing the first week of owning it, AND IT HAD A KNOCKOFF FLOYD ROSE

Wow, so the thumbnail thing really works out. Didn't expect people to just click it for some random circle&arrow. Nice one!

Glenn, I will never have your skills or half of it. I work with stomp modellers. Man, I'm learning so much from you. Thank you so much and keep rocking. Sorry about my English. Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭

That last one - honestly, my idea would be to just go ahead and mic his crappy amp up but pass the guitar thru a DI before it. Worse comes to worse, you’ve got a clean signal ready for reamping after he’s gone lol

I really love that random red circle in your thumbnail

I wish stupid texts video come out more often cause it's my favourite part of the channel. ^^

"...go to see a fist-fight, and a rock band happens." 10/10

"ONE DAY YOU'LL LOOK AT US ON TV AND...." -- yeah, when I go back in time 10 years to the last time I watched an actual TV.

Ok, Glenn, when you raise the pitch on your voice and speak with an Irish accent, you sound like Terrence and Phillip from South Park!

I love these videos. What I like most is that they play out the same, in theme if not specifics, for any commercially viable art form. I once agreed to be an assistant editor for an anthology magazine (an editor is the literary equivalent of an engineer) but I had to call it quits after about a week; unreasonable requests, ridiculous conditions and unbelievably obtuse bullshit all within the first week. and those arguments were just me trying to uphold the standards and practices of the magazine. I am not a secretary, I'm not an English teacher, and I'm sure as hell not a miracle worker.

I just realized that with the proper clothing, Glenn would seriously look like a groovy hippie

Hey dude, just wanted to say that I appreciate your attitude bass players, it's stuff like this that pushed me to stop people from saying "Heh, you can hardly hear the bass player." to "Holy shit I thought that was a guitar solo!" XD

@hotcoolsoup8842

8 жыл бұрын

*attitude towards

I actually learned how to restring my 6 string bass a not too long ago. It was definitely more difficult and trying than restringing a guitar, but the feel and sound of fresh strings was SO beyond worth the effort.

I love the series, and one of the reasons is the different voices you do. Ever thought of doing a voice-over on South Park? Cause I think that'd be awesome!

LOL. You said recording school and career in the same sentence. Now that's funny.

Glen your hilarious but you know what really brings me back to watch all your videos it's how every song sounds perfect the mix is brilliant you are a god we are but mere mortals

@SpectreSoundStudios

8 жыл бұрын

+Geordan Tomes no gods, no masters. I was just too dumb to not quit.

Your voice overs in the texts are fucking comical, Glenn!

first video by you that iv'e watched, my sides split laughing at the last one :D

Which strings I use on which bass (I keep steel roundwounds on my 5 string Schecter, nickle plated roundwounds on my 5 string Ibanez, and flatwounds on my 4 string G&L) ultimately determines how often I change them. The steel roundwounds I like to be bright, because that's pretty much what I buy them for, so I change them often. I like worn in nickle plated roundwounds so I don't change them as often, and the flatwounds I can make last for quite some time. Depends on the sound you're looking for. I heard Ben Shepherd of Soundgarden is known to use steel roundwounds that he never hardly changes because the deadened sound he gets from them is essential to his style and tone.

Fucking love you Glenn, this shit is so tight. Love your tutorials, love the work you do, love the advice you give, love it all man. Seriously, im obsessed with this channel

Recommendation for engineers that I have done in the past is to make sure you record guitar with a clean DI signal. If you get a good performance but the musician insisted on using their tone you can always re-amp the clean DI track. This can save the song and give you a nice "I told you so"

You could make "STUPID TEXTS FROM ENGINEERS TO MUSICIANS", as a parody of your own videos. It could be even more entertaining than your regular videos :D

Holy crap this awesome! I'm glad I found this channel! I'm proud to be a thin stringed peasant and a clueless bass player!

i have a 15 inch speaker in a 50 watt amp, and everything the engineer still made sense to me. my stuff is for my own enhancement and maybe showing a few friends what ive learned. ive got friends into blues, but im mostly metal, blues bleeds in but they have real live performance and studio time, cd's and downloadable stuff on the cloud, so i tend to listen to them, even if its only going to make my sound better for me. i just started learning guitar at age 38, i have a home built 20W/5W tube amp i built out of an old repair manual and a trashed wooden AM radio. the others are Peavey and just ordered a Marshall valve amp in the 50W range thatll cut to 5W with the attenuator. as versatile as some amps can be, you want the best you can use on anything youre paying for mastering.

@sparkplug1018

5 жыл бұрын

That's exactly it! I really cant understand why people get pissed when someone makes the suggestion of using their amp. Shit, if I knew the person running the studio had some really nice amps and cabs, they wouldn't even have to ask me to use them. Id be begging them to use them, love my Marshall solid state, but yeah.

Absolutely love your stuff my man, keep it coming! Just saying though, that was more of a Liverpool accent than an Irish accent!

Omg this channel instigates my asthma! I want to watch more, but I should take a break for today.

Humility and a lack of ego are important if you want your music to be recorded correctly.