Recording Studio Tutorial: Acoustic Guitar

[trainmasterxxx]

Hey how do you sinc your guitar sound with your recorded video??? i tried recording with a video camera bad idea. i see how to record the sound but how do you sync it with the video?

[eckaad123]

Nice tut, very informative. Thank you!

[RenBelieber]

I dont have a mixer and a microphone but i use my headphone which has a

microphone itself attached with it so...i'm recording and do i need to buy a microphone

or i can still use that and for mixer i'm using my audacity software :p

[rjk1482]

how did you get rid of the background noise? (which we hear when you're speaking, but not on the signal recorded by the mic)

[getocollab]

you're wise teacher. not like 95% of all the people who speak up with incorrect tutorials in how to work with music in studios.

[lalobarrera99]

Im using an M-Audio interface in garageband.. my acoustic guitar has a good timbre there, but it sound with A LOT of static noise.. =S do you have any suggestion? (Im not using microphone by the way, just my electroacoustic guitar plugged in the audio interface)

[TheYiPiano]

cool thanks

[MegaJohnnoel]

You Look Like John Lennon, and Very Cool Tutorial, This Helps my Brother...

[ShawnVerne]

Thank you. This video is fantastic. One question, the noise drops just before the guitar is played and returns just after. Even with the 100% mike sample. Why is that? Software editing? I only ask cause I would love to recreate your sound.

[minhbui2012]

Hi ,you give me good thing i want ,thanks alot

[BryantKobe63]

You can play guitar but sorry for saying that:

You look like a computer freak.

[chacachinga]

shit!! hopefully i can buy the mic and you tell me that i need two pre amps and a mixer???

[mstpb1965]

P.S. This is the 1st time vie ever posted a response on youtube or any site...I was that appreciative!

[mstpb1965]

I worked forever to learn recording the way i so want. there r 1000/s of recording videos and ive spent months trying to sift thru posts that r useless info and never show the actual sound that i can hear with my ears....until you. u are so right on! I learned more from u than the DAYS/MONTHS staring at useless info. u showed each sound PROPERLY I could actually hear it. wish I could ask u questions, u r the perfect lift i needed! I'm new at this & won't quit until I have a track Im proud of.

[nocturchaos]

Thx so much!!!

[salarkhan94salrox]

Thank you for your video. It was very helpful. However, i want to ask you one thing.. Since i cant afford a mixer/preamp, is it possible that by a decent portable voice recorder i get good sound quality for an acoustic guitar using a microphone after which i can transfer the data to my computer and use a software to edit the sound? And can i use a normal Dynamic Shure microphone for recording the acoustic guitar? Thank you :)

[stickroll]

That first riff souds like I wanna live by the ramones :D

[erotramp]

nice guitar playing man



[KrixPrix]

is that a mono mic? And if you put the pickup sound with the mic together, do you put the one to the left and the other to the right channel?

[guitarquejamais]

thanks very good explanation ! very useful !

[fridrikur]

Very good and easy to understand walk trough of the recording possibilities. Thank you. Good job

[vbexpress15]

Thanks!!! ;)

[paullie6719]

Great job on this video. Thanks.

[gogokhan95]

what is the name of the song in the intro

[Proofjolle]

@gogokhan95 Sleepless again by In Flames

[Opoefiets]

this is funny .... use a wireless and you are able to turn around like a leslie doppler

[louiejack6]

That pick up sounds like shit. Piezo in general doesn't sound great. Really the main reason it exists is so it's possible to amplify an acoustic guitar for live performances. It's a matter of opinion as far as which sounds better (mic'd vs. DI), but really, 99% of guitar players and professional recording engineers are going to prefer using a microphone.

[gunsproof]

whats the intro song?

[CurtainGuy]

Are there any most commonly used positions for the mic depending on fingerpicking, using a pick, etc.. sounds like you could have too much low end if the mic is right up close based on this video

[sk8alaska]

I love your BEARD!

[Zazquatch1]

Thanx for a great, to the point and simple explanation of the most important things to think about. =)

[MyPassionsss]

Stop right at 6:49: Hilarious!:) Btw, very nice vid!

[simulator94]

das gesicht in 7:01 is gut :D schehf, kanns sein, das die beiden signale in 3:34 nicht ganz in phase sind? klingt ein bischen unregelmäßig in den bässen find ich. kann ja auch nur an der audioqualität von youtube liegen. bis dann, warte immernoch auf was neues ;)

[babadhwani]

One of the best videos on yutube . Keep them comin :) :) .. Loved it.. Tons of talks at the start but rest of the video compensated it. Worth watching. :) :).

[HaythamHzee]

A question please:

I would like to record a guitar sound together with singing. can 1 microphone do the job?

Thank you for your video. Very helpful.

Zee.

[schehf]

@HaythamHzee

You can record both with one mic, but it will sound poor.

[eschelar]

@HaythamHzee

Best option for you to use in that case would be to record your guitar properly, then do the vocals as a separate track.

Audacity works pretty good and can handle multiple tracks easily. And is free.

Wow, that B-Band piezo is quacky!

[blaguounette]

Hey! good vid. But I don't understand, why using a mic AND connecting the guitar? If we have just a folk guitar ( not electroacoustic), do we have to use 2 mics? or is 1 enough?

[f4llens]

@blaguounette The main reason is that sound becomes richer. You can then mix two tracks, from the pickup and from the mic to achieve more intensive sound.

[nypdrums]

cool vid

[Ypotrill]

ma va a cagher barbun!

[radekxito]

an outboard preamp, should go to the xlr in or the line in?

[schehf]

@radekxito

if the line In is symmetric, both is ok.

But mostly the xlr are being used.

[radekxito]

@schehf so it's ok to use an outboard pre, into the mixer pre?.

[schehf]

@radekxito

If it is a good mixer, of course.

If the mixer is garbage and you have a high end preamp it is not that good of a choice.

[radekxito]

@schehf Thank you Sir.

[TheGallagher5181]

Thank you

[ilike3or4]

That's great video. Is that a condenser mic you're using? I just see that in other videos people are much closer to the mic, but I understand they are using dynamic. And also does the huge pre amp of use influence sound better than the one built-in into mixer, asking because I'm using the built-in. And heh on more if you please. I noticed that when I just hit record and not played anything, mics pic up noises, but when I played smth, and stopped playing while still recording - there is no noise.

[schehf]

@ilike3or4

yes condenser,

live you have to be close,

in the studio further away sounds more real,

but the room cannot have any reverb for that.

The preamp helps a lot here, cause you have to gain that mic a lot, the guitar is not too loud,

so with a cheap preamp you will hear hiss and noise.

for home use that doesn't matter.

my pickup noises a lot though.

[ilike3or4]

@schehf Thanks, for the great answer!

[spikethegoth89]

thankyou very informative im in my first year of audio design so this video is really helpful :)

[anomalous11010001101]

thanks for this! was good!

[arjunkaul]

Great tut man. Thank you.

[dariunas]

This is a very well made tutorial. Well done and thank you. Very thorough and covers many aspects. You've done well to maintain a quiet recording environment.

My PC fan is always giving me grief. Maybe worth a little annotation at 02:48 to indicate that your mic is pointing well off-axis from any noise source? Some people won't peg this till they've made the mistake. (ie. people like me lol)

[anaranjadoX375]

Do I need a preamp for recording? Im new at this so please eplain whats the preamp for? Do you have a video on preamps? Im learning all this because Im plannung on doing my own home studio with the vest quality. Later I will do my pro studio, so I need to learn, thanks

[schehf]

@anaranjadoX375

You need a preamp to amplify a microphone, always.

But in a normal mixer where you can connect a mic, there a little preamps already built in, in every channel.

Outboard Preamps are just higher quality, that's it.

[rawrgrr4298]

The acoustics in that room must be amazing. It sounds so isolated.

[schehf]

@rawrgrr4298

It was really not a good room, you have to listen to it on some headphones.

But at that time there was also a lot of stuff standing in a very small room.

[MetalCorexD]

alter ie aussprache :D:D aber hilfreich :D

[rockstarkid79]

does the type of guitar matter when recording or is it the style ur playin influence on which guitar 2 use durin recording

[schehf]

@rockstarkid79

What guitar you are using is most important thing for the sound.

[mickytsio]

it no use i just want to learn how to play the guitar bec im a beginner.... and he is teaching is no use for me he just telling about to know how important is the position of the mic..

[fullmetalchemist34]

The video itself is quite basic, but might be helpful for many. The thing I also do not understand, just as brusko147, is how you managed to keep very low ambient noise? in the first position the mic stands at 60-100 cm. away from the guitar, but there is almost no room ambience... what's the trick?

[schehf]

@fullmetalchemist34

There is no trick.

This is just how it sounds.

It is a very small room, with furniture, there is no compression

on the signal. So it sounds like that.

[mgtheguitarwhisperer]

Great info, thanks....

[brusko147]

Hey, I noticed you're in a normal room with no acoustic foam. How did you manage to keep ambient noise to a minimum? The tracks sound very clean, is it just a noise gate? Thanks for the tips btw!

[schehf]

@brusko147

No, it is just no compression on it. And with headphones you will hear the room.

This room was not good for recording.

[jayjaybagiu]

Genious :)

[normality123]

how to prevent clipping?

I try to record acoustic guitar and sometimes I get clipping when I play harder.

How can I prevent it ? compressor / EQ, before it is recorder on the computer?

this is the fundamental stuff but most confusing for me ,

thanks.

[RandomGallo]

Damn i use Cubase ess. 5 and i have VERY big problems when i record my guitar, it sounds to electric and just, not like an western guitar, like this, anyone know why haha :P ??

[Kr4ftw3rk]

Hmmm, why does the background noise cut out when you play the guitar and then come back on when your speaking? I seem to get that background noise even while I'm playing and it gets very annoying. Thnx for the tips schehf!

[schehf]

@Kr4ftw3rk

Cause when I speak you hear the mic of the camera

and when I show the guitar you hear the mic standing in front of the guitar or the pickup. And the camera mic noises more.

[Kr4ftw3rk]

@schehf Thnx schehf, I've tried repositioning the mic and adjusting the volume inputs and outputs but I still get the hissing background sound. Oh well... just a matter of trial and error. Thnx again

[mason092]

@Kr4ftw3rk He's using the mic in the video camera when he's speaking but using the pickup and condenser mic when he plays the guitar.

[vasedeterre]

Thank you Schehf for this helpful video! I'm gonna try this for my new album. Would you please give me your contact (e-mail or phone number)?

Erick from Sénégal

[schehf]

@vasedeterre You can write me emails with youtube.

[hans2458]

Hey Schehf.! Can you post a video lesson of the acoustic guitar in the begining? It sounds realy awesome!!

[OregonCoastGhost]

neuman and avalon 737...

Gear geeks begin salivating...

[dnjmusic]

so im setting up a studio. so is it the singer/guitar player plays into the mic and the mic is plugged into the computer??

[tman1756]

Very nice

[jasaggio]

excellent...very informative and nicely shows many different options

[JonKeLiG]

thanks so much :)

[PROv2lEagle]

can you give us good download of the cubase?

[cinnatu]

amazing,,,,,,,theacher,,,,,,,,­thanks a lot

[crackshotnoodles]

I record accoustic guitar with 3 tracks, a LDC at the back of the guitar angled towards to Brige/soundhole maybe 10 inches away (this goes through a Tube preamp), then a SDC about 6 to 10 inches above the 12/15 fret angled towards the soundhole. I then DI the bult in pickup to get that nice tight low end, Pan the LDC Left and the SDC Right, have the pickup just edging into the mix to give the overall Track some warmth. you may have to phase reverse one mic... any questions please message me :)

[Weaselnest]

i know this might seem like a dumb question, but im very new to recording... but how do you capture the sound and then have it in perfect sync with the video if the built in mic on the webcam isnt doing the recording? does that make sense?

[schehf]

I recorded the mics with cubase while I was doing the video.

and then put the recorded stuff in the video

when I was editing.

[Hailworkingclass]

Liebe Grusse aus Russland!

Hi! I was just wondering, I got acoustical foam from Auralex and I plan to hang it on the wall. Will it deaden the vibrations and help to mute any echo? I am just recording in my room.

Thanks, Mil

[Forsure3333]

From the test you did at 3:00, I prefer by far th sound from the microphone.

[EnterJustice]

I'd go for the sound with both together.

[crackshotnoodles]

There is far more mid/high clarity with the microphone, both combined gives a nice tight low end

[tomeklawreszuk]

Good point about using pickup, I've actually just tested this technique, works great and you can blend it in some many different ways. Check out my K&K pickup & Mic video.

[simulator94]

mann, schehf.. ich finds jedes mal so geil, wie du arbeitest :D sag mal, warum is beim pickup signal so viel rauschen? wird ja wohl nicht am preamp liegen...

[schehf]

Danke.

Nein, da sliegt an dem B-Bend Pick Up, der rauscht sehr stark. Wenn man das Ganze dann noch komprimiert ist es schon gut hörbar.

[simulator94]

stimmt.. logisch ;) ich möcht jetz auch mal mit amp-modelling software arbeiten... weiß aber noch nicht, was ich mir holen soll. sollte gute hi gain amp sims haben. kannst du mir was empfehlen bis 120 €? interface hab ich schon...

[theblackpacomurder]

please upload the tutorial with electric guitar, ampheads, pedal effects etc

i believe its almost the same recording skills as this tutorial but anyway upload it please!

[kharlos84]

the intro sounded like frusciante

[vinceXblade]

Subscribed after i heard what he played.

Awesome man, I love the way you Work.

5*

[TheGreyDaisy]

How much was that guitar?

[gwamba]

nice, i record with the mic over my shoulder (on mic stand)facing slightly down,the way your ear would hear it..with good results, thanx interesting to look inside others home studios.

[filipdinev1]

Man, can you recomend some cheaper mic? And, are the acoustic guitars on the begining recorded from you, because they sound realy great and professional!

[schehf]

You can always try cheaper mics, I never had a good sound with them though.

Yes, the beginning is recorded by me, but with a different guitar.

[filipdinev1]

The beggining is just like I want it to be. One more thing, can you recomend some good acoustic guitar a budget to 300-400 euros?

[DuskY1991]

Oktava MK-012, gonna get one myself pretty soon.

[UkuFromHell]

Hey, nice tutorial vid.

I'm looking for a mic to record my classic guitar.

But I get a bit annoyed by the fact that condenser microphones need phantom power.

( I wanna plug the mic in my Line6 Studio UX1, and this audio interface has no PP)

So instead of buying batteries for the mic on and on, I decided to get a dynamic mic...any suggestions? My limit is 120 Euro, but 100 would be better.

Cheers,

-Guy- \m/

[schehf]

To be honest with you:

a dynamic mic for 120 € won't give you a good sound from a classic guitar.

[UkuFromHell]

Yea, someone said the same today. :|

Guess I have to go with a condenser one.

Any suggestions for a good condenser microphone (90-120)?

[joshhorne]

I've been a guitarist for 16 yrs. but I am just now starting to record at home. This was so helpful. Thank you so much for this information.

[aeross60]

Nice Job, Thank you.

How would you video a recording session and sync the video to the recorded audio to get the best quality?

[Pattieneph]

Yes good travail , bon sound ... No delay on the direct rec , for sync the two recording ?

( scuse my bad english , i m french )

[schehf]

Sorry, don't know what you mean.

[Pattieneph]

sorry ... direct and microphone jacks are temporally re stowed in the sample or not ?

[schehf]

Sorry, still don't get it.

[Pattieneph]

Ok . It is not important, good continuation

[Hidalgos81]

very very very very good job

[voziv]

I would have to say that this is one of the most useful video's I've ever seen. Very Informative. Thank you very much!

[BADtimmay]

feinst.. probier bei möglichkeit n md421 als mic, und dann viel dichter ran. Rund 20cm in idealposi.

Dann kannst mischen mit dem internen pickup. Wenn n "presence" regler am internen pickup ist, den zum spass mal fast auf 0 drehn, und dann ne gute portion mic im mix.

Klingt nicht immer gut, aber ist definitiv n versuch wert, hält bei mir hin und wieder.

[marcellosings]

Thanx alot brother!!!....

great job...

[BjerkeRobin]

That is a possibility. But remember that higher frequencies travel faster than darker ones, plus, the frequency response from the line can differ from that of the microphone.

Many engineers use the difference as an effect though. An equelizer in the placement of the microphones.

[djfuge]

You're right. Mixing together to different signals from the same source always brings those phase canceling (and doubeling?) with itself.

And therefore there will always be an effect equal to an (very sophisticated) euqalizer.

It's practically impossible to compensate that.

[BjerkeRobin]

The danger with recording both a microphone and a direct line like from the pickup is that there can be negative phase correlation between the sources. Sound takes time to travel, and because the microphone is further away, the sound reaches it later than through the pickup. When these signals are summed, the resulting sine wave changes and you can either loose or boost unwanted or wanted frequencies.

Its a good idea to listen to the recording with the phase reverse switch to see which is best

[djfuge]

why not simply alligne both tracks in the daw, so that the frequencies don't cancel each other out?

using phase reverse doesn't necessarily bring you there.

[cursedreject]

5:20 position i liked the best

[BjerkeRobin]

I didn't. there was quite alot of combfiltering. The first position was good though

[742617000027j96]

Okey, I am FUCKING comfused!!!!!!

WHY do you have to use all that expensicve shit?

Cant you just buy a microphone that cost like 8.000 NOK (Yes, Im Norwegian), download a Recording program, take the microphone and a XLR - cabel and plug them togheter, Put the XLR - cabel in the pink hole on your computer, record the guitar part(s), and then mix it in the Recording program???????????????????????­?????????????

PLEACE answer in my channel!!!!!!!

[cursedreject]

the answer : quality

[RuperT960]

I need a favour give me titles of works which you played from 3: 01

[schehf]

I am just jamming, no song.

[Zlaja16]

using the pickups gives a thin sound

[Cody1478]

Thanks, this is very helpful

[JoelCharron1991]

hey! i want to start playing guitar since im really good at guitar hero lol.. i know there totally driffent but i was woundering if you can send me in the right direction.. is acoustic easier

[yutuubfreak]

electric is usally easier cause the strings are lighter and the action is lower so id go with electric.

but remember guitar hero has absolutely nothing to do with guitar playing

[JoelCharron1991]

hah yea... thanx for the advice man! i just really like struming in guitar hero... like galloping and that kind of stuff..:P it kinda gets me ready for guitar

[Stevenarius]

you need more hand strength to play acoustic - which is pretty good if you switch to electric

[cursedreject]

usually electric guitars are easier to handle because the bridge is low

acoustic would probably be best for beginners though since its cheaper, just make sure the strings are easy to press.

other than that, basic guitar is easy.

[JoelCharron1991]

Thanx bud!!

[danger781]

I recommend starting on acoustic as it's slightly more difficult to play. the strings are harder etc.

When you have mastered the acoustic, move onto electric.. you'll find there's a huge difference..

[ZmanBeast5]

it was about better when it was closer

[TomislavMontirac]

This is great!

[bradn7]

how does he get rid of the background sound when hes switching between talking and playing?

[Preeemo]

When he's talking you're just hearing the mic for the camera. He's switching it up so you can hear what the guitar sounds like through the mic/pick-up for obvious reasons.

[omgrobin666]

3:58 .. really nice playing :) love that kind of tone u make on that riff :)

[wwwsuckmycoockorg]

that sounded great:) also whats the name of the intro song or it is just a warhead theme music?

[Distortionsounds]

it that you own song or a cover

[alejandrodr1903]

name of the first guitar song you played

[angelscab]

Thank you very much :)

[goanyogi]

very helpful....:))

[frosty383]

when you put them together sounds perfect (my opinion)

[AcousticGuitar1973]

The pickup mic sounds terrible I think

[Descalabro]

Man, the mic alone costs my entire salary. :(

[richardmilk]

£600 for that little beast of a mic

[ikanraja]

Very useful tips. Thanks!

[J214]

Thank you so much man.

[whogottaflat]

outstanding thanks!!

[scootermaster2343]

i think a thick pick with a mic is the best way

[LeJimster]

nice video, the mixing of the pickup and mic sounds really good. Although i could probably just live with the mic as that sounded good straight away. :).

[tanvir224]

mate...i love u

[LineSixDude]

what u 've been taking? Xb

[Deliro123]

nice video men ^^ 5/5

[InFlamesWassim]

Do you think very bright sounding strings have any effect on recording ? I mean, my high E string doesn't sound too natural when I'm recording using the mic, although other strings sound really great.

Think I should change to Steel strings instead of Phosphore bronze ?

[quartercherries]

the right mic for the right string, it's all about what you want to hear in playback, what it's role will be in a song i.e. how you want it to either lead or compliment another instrument(s) to achieve your vision. You should start with a vision. Experimenting is good, but be conscious of what you're doing so you learn. Did you ever solve the strange string mystery?

[montezumasrevenge]

I had to stop watching at 0:40 when yuo said you use the built in pickup...good for you...but I think they all sound like shit man.

[schehf]

Not the good ones.

[InFlamesWassim]

Should probably keep watching.

[atx24rock]

i agree with u.. MIC all the way

[J214]

Yea some sound like shit but others dont.. the good ones dont

[quartercherries]

what kind of hilarious humor have you instantiated here?

[Slydon77]

I noticed that you only use your first finger at 4:36 and 4:40

shouldnt you use all four fingers? :)

peace

[schehf]

Yep, this is a tutorial of how to record an acoustic guitar, not how to play it.

I play it the wrong way, always have.

[Slydon77]

I know I know. sorry.

didnt want you to take this as a critic.

just a curious way to play.

peace

[farinhaguitarrista]

really good video ^^ very instructional :P

[virtualman111]

why so much tecnology can't i just plug the microfone in the pink hole in my computer?

[WOODPUSHER3810]

lmao!that's the funniest thing i've read all day

[pimpguitarist001]

thank you very much for dedicating your time like this

very helpful

[cwaigmire1]

nice job i really like the lightsaber effect underneath the titles for emphasis

[nattygirl1717]

haha! "Since the studio is STILL not ready...which is not MY fault!" love it.

[Mortiis7]

u are awesome man!!!

[IbanezHunter]

Scheff!

You are the man!

Thanks a lot for posting the vid!

Learned a lotttttt...

Good Job man!