Best Recording Guitar tips with Amp on computer in the Studio at home

[revengetragedy]

Hey David.

What software are you using?

[hto1971]

god lol people telling to look out Motown they cant do shit you cant copy right a guitar chord lol

[Doobnium]

i can't get a sound through my midi interface, i want to record guitar into logic pro 9 directly through my midi interface. I have installed my interface and the signal is showing but i don't know where to go from there, any suggestions welcome

[MrGrizmint]

do you know you have some old ratty patch on your shirt? right above your left pocket

[a06u]

great Motown sound so great that you might want to watch out

for that motown lawsuit if you make this

an advert . look up vanilla ice and that was just a bass line

this is just a whole song lol

[DavidCamposComposer]

@a06u Actually you are right . I redid alot of the song and it sounds very different now :-)

[ElRinconDeGiaco]

David, what do u think about the line 6 ux1 (a digital recorder) thx u :)

[juanking1234]

dude great video, i have a cuestion, did you conect the microphone to the computer by usb or what, can you explain me... thanksssss

[DavidCamposComposer]

@juanking1234 The mike is connected to a usb soundcard . 

[kyleleetch19]

Hey David, been watching all your videos and read your ebook. cant wait to get started in all this! Two questions, If I recorded heavily distorted metal guitar with reverb and all the effects from my amp would it turn out good or would it sound un pro? also after i record it would i be able to loop in strait into logic? thanks

[DavidCamposComposer]

@kyleleetch19 That would be fine . I would try avoid recording the reverb though . Rather record it dry and then add the reverb from your DAW . Just to give you more control

[ElvisBluntman777]

@DavidCamposComposer I always thought the condenser mic to amp was the best approach for recording guitars......since I don't even have a mic I've been doing it from my amp to a PC line-in, but it sounds extremely terrible. What do you think of that?

[androidestereo]

David, thank you for the info. Do you have any recommendations on portable interfaces?

[arturock1986]

IT IS BASED ON "MY GIRL" BY THE TEMPTATIONS... ISN´T IT???

[BishopVogue]

my girl... my girl.

[shaan261]

hi sir.......this is a very great and simple technique to record electric guitar.but will it work for recording distorted guitar also?

[DavidCamposComposer]

@shaan261 Of course . What ever sound is coming out of the AMP you will be able to record...provided you set your levels right

[shaan261]

@DavidCamposComposer ...thanx a lot sir

[n2xroyle]

Hi David, great vid! I'm Tom, I'm 15 and I play guitar, I have been watching a lot of those videos where people do all the different parts to a song on guitar and then put it together to create a track. At the moment, I do not have any software whatsoever apart from Audacity which I'm guessing is not good enough. Anyway, Have you got any tips on which Mic I could buy and which Recording software I could get on my computer, preferably for under 300 pounds in total. Please help! :D

[toxictomdude]

@n2xroyle FL Studio producer edition and line 6 pod studio ux1 will get you started.

[ThatKiDwiththeDrums]

Sounds like my girl

[MegaThangal]

132132 lol!!

[Eumusic1]

Hey david can you do a studio tour of your studio.

What monitors,mics,plugins are you using.

[Speed889]

Great video David, how did you get into the music industry in the first place, I was wondering because I was hoping to become a producer quite soon?

[DavidCamposComposer]

@Speed889 It wasn't easy but I had to hustle to get started

[davemurrayaris]

BEATLES - DRIVE MY CAR

[RiccardoAlcaraz]

I have a Telecaster :D

xD

[danny61992173]

thanks David, this really helped a lot!

[ClysterRock]

nice sandals

[MrKellii]

David Campos has like an English, Austrian, German and australian accent all rolled into one there lol. Great video. [:

[DavidCamposComposer]

@MrKellii I'm from South Africa lol !!

[MrKellii]

@DavidCamposComposer Awesome [: Again Great video :)

[epicturnip]

Sounds just like a "My Girl" ripoff lol. Not a bad thing though, sounds good!

[bradhotdog]

clearly you know what you're doing. but all you told use was to put a mic in front of an amp. this video could have been 2 seconds long. please go into more detail next time

[Rcami18]

oh the song give me chills very organic nice i`ts awesome

[OmniSLash17100]

Can you teach us how to mixing and mastering guitar please.

[hjalmarBuoi]

yeah well its a expensive way... a pretty cheap way is to go with a dynamic mic so you wont need phantom power interfaces which can get for under 60 dollars and a good price dynamic mic hasnt got to cosst about 40€

[DavidCamposComposer]

@hjalmarBuoi You are correct about that and you will get a decent result however the sound you get from a condenser mic is much cleaner . dynamic mics tend to sound muffled . they're better for live or very loud recording situations

[DBrewster316]

@DavidCamposComposer hey I love the vid! What is the cost of the AMP course? and when is it supposed to be ready? You seem like you've kinda dropped off the map for a while and I was wondering if that was some indication of time?

Anyway thanks for the lessons and God bless!

[67Stu]

@pdgseric Good luck to you little boy! Rule of Thumb: Never piss off anybody in the music business when you're trying or hoping to break in. You piss off one person and word spreads faster than you can say TELECASTER! It's a very large anonymous industry for those such as yourself, but piss the wrong person off and it becomes very small, familiar, and closed....

[lantyboy696]

thts one perfectly lush clean tone.

[kralion1997]

@DavidCamposComposer what song were you playing at 2:55??

[SgtPepper9537]

My Girl!

[m15zoot]

Definetly my girl

[leonanim]

The song sounds like "My Girl".

[pdgseric]

Why would you ever choose a telecaster over a strat? There's nothing like the tone of a usa strat. And the telecaster is mainly a twangy country guitar.

[67Stu]

@pdgseric You're really a genius! Obviously you don't know the history behind either the Telecaster or the Stratocaster. Leo (that's Fender) intended the Broadcaster/Telecaster/Esquire to be a jazz guitar; the Stratocaster to be a country guitar (Bill Carson). Maybe you never heard of Jimmy Page, Steve Cropper, Pete Townshend, Keith Richards, Syd Barrett, George Harrison, Wilko Johnson, or Mick Green. No country twangers on this list even though some might have been influenced by C & W music.

[pdgseric]

@67Stu the strat is a much better sounding guitar, listen to any modern country artist and the awful telecaster sound they get. And then listen to jimi hendrix or john mayer or eric clapton or rhcp, The strat is one of the 2 main guitars in music. That and the gibson les paul. With those 2 guitars you can get almost any tone you want.

[67Stu]

@pdgseric Hi "Genius": Go to Wikipedia and enter Telecaster users. I would take the opinions and experience of any the users over those who are ignorant any day! Reread my original message to you and MAYBE it will clear up you country music stigma of the Telecaster you ignorantly hold. If you're really into quality sounding instruments, than what's with that cheesy sounding acoustic you think you can play? You invariably have TDD: Tone Deficit Disorder! (Pt. 1)

[67Stu]

@pdgseric (pt.2) Soliciting funds on YouTube for you to copyright the crap you call music? Little boy (yes, you are a boy), you need to get a clue and grow up! There are plenty of truly talented musicians out there who need way more help than you do! Furthermore, if you're going to ask for funding to copyright YOUR material, than be smart enough to play your "songs" in ALL of your videos, not Michael Jackson's! Just so you're aware, that's borderline copyright infringement!

[67Stu]

@pdgseric (Pt.3) How wold are you junior? How many years have you been whacking off--I mean playing--for? I've got three decades in this field, and I've had most of the "greatest" guitars in the world pass through my hands. AND YOU????

[pdgseric]

@67Stu We both know Wikipedia doesn't count as a creditable source of any kind. But that's beside the point that the Telecaster sounds shity compared to the Strat. Tell me where else you can get the sound of a genuine U.S Stratocaster. You can't without the real thing. That cheesy acoustic is the only one i have with a pickup built in but i will gladly play my martin if you would like, and hmmm lets see TDD? ive never heard of a singer whos tone def, Thats weird. Now im also coming out very

[pdgseric]

@67Stu soon with an album of my own, and the other one will be taken off. And ohh i cant play? Lets see 3 decades and not shit to show for it. that's quite the resume buddy im proud of you. 3 decades and the best you can do is criticize a kid pursuing their dream? Sucks ive gotten closer already than you have in your "3 decades." Nice bro. And 1 more thing, The crap i call music? i think im pretty aware of what music is, i play 3 instruments and sing, Ive got a pretty good idea of what

[pdgseric]

@67Stu music is. So you go back to your basement with your shity telecaster and "3 decades" in the business and have fun getting no where in the music industry. And maybe ill send you a copy of my album to show you what "music really is."

[csl316]

Cool video. You basically have my dream job, sir.

[290ish]

AMAZING!!! thx man...im not paying stuodios anymore 4 nothing..

[TheMetalhead804]

dude when i heard your accent i though wow theres a south african on youtube lol thanks for the video dude :D. btw im south african to

[hdfhcgh]

the guitar amp needed a ribbon mic. either a coles or even a cascade fat head ii with the lundahl transformer

[hdfhcgh]

the playing is motown but the mix is not

[Ealdana3]

whats the name of the song there playing?

[diazconias]

what abaut conect the ampli directly to the console?

[john3ification]

Hey im 15 and have been with music all my life and really want to become something in music production....a music producer. but anyway getting to the point i think ur videos are sweet and motivate me and teach me alot of really cool tips and tricks. thanks!!

[race1717]

What if I'm looking to record three guitars?

[dejavu3552]

my girl rip off?

[rhythmofconformity]

i wanna ask you..can we use normal microphone? reply me back please... :D

[Protcall]

So all you need is a mic and software to record?

[DavidCamposComposer]

@Protcall and a Sound Card

[Protcall]

@DavidCamposComposer Ok thanks

[67Stu]

Nice! However, Motown exclusively used the Neumann U 67 for ALL vocals. Guitars went into the Fairchild compressors. (Peluso makes What he calls the P-67.)

[DavidCamposComposer]

@67Stu Thanks for that

[chacachinga]

which sofware do you use?



[falloftheelite]

OMG TUNE I got suuunnnshhhiiiinnnneeeeee, oh yeah the videos helpful as well thank you :)

[kstreet26]

what mic did you use??

[77LeGaCy77]

he is probably south african with that accent

[rcorquiz117]

my girl!

[ProjectBerklee]

and then where does the microphone go into?? does it go straight to the computer's sound card's line in or does it have to go through some mixer or an external soundcard?? please hepl!

[DavidCamposComposer]

@ProjectBerklee The Mike goes into the soundcard.

[Gizmotrold]

@ProjectBerklee most people use an MBox , u can get a good one for few money and can be as good quility as this ... search for MBOX mini , ull get pro tools with it

[Papiosky12]

can you use a stealthplug to record?

[MASTERMARK360]

wow good singer

[johnpais2]

SOOOOOO BAD as a guitar recording video. Did anybody learn something useful?, doubt it. Please don’t fool people with the title of your video.

[DuBistAhnungslos]

@johnpais2 this studio seems to be unprofessional to me...

[Maxxlenoxx]

@johnpais2 I stopped when he said "Fender guitar"...

[RichieVallejos]

whats the name of the song?

[Wilfred45]

temtations my girl

[SpheriaTV]

pretty cool... but totally "my girl"

[anrew1000]

Thanks for the great video! I learned a LOT !

[nunofrg]

are you portuguese?

[KoreysStory]

what song do they play?

[Onetruthrgv]

That's my girl. Prepared to get sued lol

[DavidCamposComposer]

@Onetruthrgv We actually made alot more changes in the end to be safe :-) lol

[Brentypooz]

fokin prawns :D

[ScreenflowVideos]

@Brentypooz district 9 :D

[Markussssa]

nice song

[Danstreettssssss]

yea it sounds motown my friend because it might awell be a cover of 'My Girl'

[IAmDeatrus]

0:35 thats what she said LOL

[DAVIDDAMIENR]

Thank You



[XChugChugX]

Stupid saffas



[1000left]

I have been around music all of my live and that session that you played gave me chills!!! SO VERY well done!!!

Thank you

[JacobZaringRulz]

sounds like my girl by temptations

[junia001]

hey what program do u use?what is your mic running into and what programs...thanks!!

[blaumausfrau]

where are you guys from?

[shmaltz]

Hey thanx for the videos your awesome!

[chaparganju]

lolzzz@4:31



[tylerdwells]

Awesome singer!

[FELENATOR]

your accent is awesome

[tanukitejon]

@FELENATOR wtf!!!

[jrafnell]

this isnt the right way to record electric guiatar. the best way is to put the amp in a corner and not against a flat surface and place the condenser microphone seven feet away from the amp and put a dynamic microphone close to the amp in the center of the cone. the condenser microphone is better for picking up the acoustics of the room which is why it should be farther away.

[marcreevesmusic]

@jrafnell that's just one way of recording an amp, there's no 'right' way. You sound like you're just repeating what someone else told you, especially as putting an amp in the corner of a room is probs not a good idea, you get bass build up in room corners, which is not good for guitar. That said, depending on the room, pres, mics etc it could work, there's so many variables for there to be any real 'right' or 'wrong' ways!

[DavidCamposComposer]

@jrafnell The way I did it is not the only way to do it. All these different ways create different sounds. It depends on what you are looking for . Your description is not wrong but your idea about it being the only way is incorrect.

[rogerhopley]

@DavidCamposComposer

hi david, thanx for your tutorials, the e-book... i stumbled across you by absolute flook... just starting to record my music after threatening to stay clear of the very expensive habit of recording at pro studios... and looking for all the help i can get! roger

[deathfalk]

@DavidCamposComposer I think he said that it wasn't the best way is because in your description it says,' BEST Recording Guitar Tips etc',

[dsally23]

@jrafnell it sounded awesome - and i know from experience if you get a crap sound on the way in you cant really "fix" it later - so it amazes me the way he just threw the mic on there and the sound was soo good...

[jrafnell]

@dsally23 I agree that it isn't a bad recording. I'm just pointing out the way that i think it should be done and the way that a professional recording studio would have done it. But some people think that all you have to do is slap a mic in front of the amp and you'll get a professional sounding recording. this is not true. even after the recording there is a long process of mixing and editing on all instruments whether it be a guitar, a singer, drums, bass, or any other instrument.

[dsally23]

@jrafnell yea man - ah phase is killing me right now. just cant get the balance! :( lol

[michelcardin]

@jrafnell I think that the closer to the amp speaker if it is same at low sound is most proper as lesser muffle takes place and that should be the only mic

[shemster5]

what sound card are you using?

[luftgurra]

my girl - the temptations

[lukechalaudio]

If you did the amp micing by the book your supposed to put the microphone diaphram on a slight angle to reduce probabality of spl distorstion that is if your using a condenser microphone, if your using dynamic it does not matter as much to an extent. I don't want to give away too many trade secrets though.

[SweetKooshy]

how much we lookin at for the mice + stand? ..$150+?

[jrafnell]

@SweetKooshy probably something around there depending on the quality of the microphone your using. that microphone with a stand would probably cost closer to $200. condenser microphones are more expensive. i would actually buy a pair of rode nt5s if you want a good condenser microphone

[100roberthenry]

now try carcass!...........\m/

[OmniMarketing]

I learned techniques just like this on AskRecording(dot)com

[wgnigla]

i think u used the song "my girl" by temptations right?

[UkuFromHell]

@wgnigla Yep, totally obvious "My Girl" rip-off.

[chadvader93]

fantastic song

[LuisHouses]

what did you recommended record from the amp or from an interface

[waspy89]

great video. It was educational to see you using a condenser mic to record the guitar amp. It sounds great! You have some great studio musicians as well. Great singer.

[bladecatcherX99]

Only reason i clicked on the vid is cause you looked like brendon small lol

[man13preet]

Why and what did they put before the MIC when recording that man's voice? and why not during guitar recording?

[DavidCamposComposer]

@man13preet That is called a "pop shield" . It stops all the "POPS" from "P's" and "B's" when the singer sings. thats why we only use it on vocals and not guitar

[man13preet]

@DavidCamposComposer Eg. from any song lyrics?...

[hurtchow]

So when advertisers ask for a "motown style piece" you just give them a recycled temptations riff?

I assume this is standard in advertising because I hear facsimile compositions like this all the time.

[DavidCamposComposer]

@hurtchow Thats true !! its the nature of the business. If I could re-invent every style of music that ever existed then they would have to pay me much more money than they could afford. another factor is what we call the "demo-itis" factor. When a client is set on a specific song and cant afford it , then its up to me to give them almost the same thing ...

[66miguel66]

@DavidCamposComposer well thats just gay, its not actualy making music to make music.. its just for the money? and thats what leads an artist to shitty compositions. When he only focuses on the money he makes.

[marcreevesmusic]

@66miguel66 what's wrong with writing 'jingles' like this? If he enjoys it, has fun doing it, and gets paid to do it, what on earth is wrong with that? It certainly beats doing some dead end unrelated job just because you have some misguided sense of musical integrity. I'd be happy to earn a living from anything music related! Just because it's not what YOU would want to do, doesn't mean it's wrong.

[Nugtes]

@hurtchow I am sure you never heard about James Horner... He is the man behind the soundtrack of famous movies like "Star Trek". He invented some riffs then copied it in all of his other soundtracks..and still makes a beautiful piece of art in every movie he works on. Go search for him, please.

[GoatZw]

Great tutorial Thanks for the help

[dyingforastrat]

This was awesome guys,, you know doubt are pro's and I loved every second of this video. Thanks for the tips on mic placement. Beautiful tones all around guys!!!

[RUOCCOLOCO]

Hi from Germany.... hey Dave... Nice videos!!!

What's the name of the Mic!? thanks

[DavidCamposComposer]

@RUOCCOLOCO Rode nt 2

[tumejormetalero]

@DavidCamposComposer where can i get a mic like those?

[tumejormetalero]

@DavidCamposComposer where can i get a mic that records the guitar songs?

Thank-yous from Mexico

[DavidCamposComposer]

Cubase is good for PC !!

[ninjaduderantaro]

wHich software you need to use???

i have windows..

[hmadden29]

I think you used the song My Girl.... I think I got that right but If i didn't that is alright cause I don't usually listen to that kindof music LOL!!!! But I really liked the sound it was awesome!!!!

[werneracotto]

Very fun video ! Thank You for sharing your hard work and tips ...

[JorgeBarka]

Nice one David, Thanks!