It's my personal opinion, but to my experience, a teacher can only be good if he (or she) understands 100% what is taught. I generally believe Justin Sandercoe is such a musician. He better be glad I'm not living in the same street like he is, for I'd spend hours in his studio, I guess... ;-)
Hey man! My dad watched your videos 11 years ago, I was 6 by that time. Since he started learning from you, I loved guitar playing and he teached me what he learned from your videos. Somehow you made me have interess on guitar and I'm very thankful for you! Pedro Puertas - SP, Brazil
I suffer from red light fever. I practice and practice and when I'm really happy and I played a solo through, as soon as I press the record button, it seems it's all gone and I stumble. I hate it.
This never gets old, but it comes to practice and practice. I've been playing for years before I started recording on tape. Then after a long pause, I started recording on computer. The difference is not that the quality is better than a 2-track deck (very slightly, but almost no noise), but the main difference is that in the old days I used to plug my amp into my deck, so I heard the same sound as when I practised. Now I often record via my headphones and a hardware amp without the speakers or an amp emulator. Since my headphones are so much better than any speaker I could ever afford, I can hear every mistake (ringing, pulling off too early, picking too heavy...) and it's frustrating sometimes. I guess we have to get used to this and then we get back to concentrate on our play, instead of the technical quality. That will definitely result in better play and eventually a better result (but it takes time, we know that, don't we?)
I use Audacity to record my guitar using my Digitech RP255 USB output to the computer. always against a clic-track made in audacity that I can mute after the recording is done
I just wanna say thanks man. I’ve been watching your tutorials since 2016 when I first learned ukulele. In 2017, I bought my first acoustic guitar and watched your videos to learn. A year later I bought my first electric guitar and I still watch your videos since then. You have honestly taught me a lot and I appreciate these videos. Thanks for everything you do🙏
hey kind man! selam! could you show us how to play "Birds - İmagine dragons" on guitar, plz. ive been searching it far too long, still havent found it yet. my current target is to learn that song anyway. i think it will be easy for pro guitarist as you to show 3/4 chords in different places. thx in advance)))
Thanks for the video. GarageBand served me well as a DAW for many years. I've recently upgraded to LogicPro-X (around $300). Given its similarity to GarageBand, it was an easy transition. Guitar Rig 5 Pro was another good investment (around $300) & easy to use for obtaining an enormous range of amp models, plus free downloads are available for an increasing number of individual songs. Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro (80 ohm) enclosed headphones (around $250), a PreSonus AudioBox 22VSL interface (around $220), a pair of PreSonus E5 studio monitors (around $450) and a pair of ISO Acoustics monitor stands (around $150) complete my basic setup. I've recently bought an Xvive wireless system (about $150 & no noticeable latency) which has eliminated the need for cables cluttering my desk. This makes the total cost around $1800 at current prices excluding the Mac desktop computer along with a couple of microphones & mic stands, which I already had. I bought these items over the past five years (therefore around $300 per year) as I learned more about what I needed. All this gear is simple to use & easy to set up.
Hey Justin! I know your channel isn’t very gear forward, but knowing you have an original Uni Vibe unit, can you do a shoot out between others available on the market? It’d be great to see with your production quality and play grade.
As Robert Burns famously said, "O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us, To see oursels as others see us". Totally agree that recording yourself gives you a different perspective of your playing. I always remember as a language student listening back to my own voice in the language lab and learning a lot about my pronunciation. I currently use a looper to lay down some accompaniment but would like to add in drums, bass and keyboards to make a proper track. You've given me loads of great ideas here. Many thanks.
Totally agree with every word, Justin. I have been following Justin's lessons for nearly 4 years and can't support more strongly all he encouraged here. In particular, joining up with the Community, recording and sharing. It is incredibly supportive and encouraging and can close that gap for feedback that you may have when following on-line lessons.
Just a quick tip, Audacity isn't for recording music. You can do so, but I'd recommend using Bandlab by Cakewalk, which is free and has a professional feel.
tbh i still use audacity when it's basic guitar layering or single recording. you can mix full solo performance on guitar just fine in audacity. issue arises when you want to do full arrangement with midi and other instruments. but yea, i think justin did very dumb comparing daw to audio editor like it's same league, and never even mentioned reaper being free alternative to garageband or logic
Great video! When I first began recording guitar at home, I started off just using Audacity and a Blue Snowball Ice USB mic. Got some pretty decent recordings with that setup too up until I upgraded to proper mics and an interface.
I've only been playing about 5 weeks and I just propped my phone up and recorded myself playing. I found my chord changes are actually faster than i thought they were. Whilst playing I thought I was leaving long gaps between switches but I'm not :)
GarageBand is just amazing, and as an electric guitar player that has a Katana (or any amp with USB out), you can USB straight into GB, use either the effects of the Katana, or Garageband, or both! It is crazy how plug and play this is. Definitely come a long way from using my walkman cassette recorder...
If you happen to have a Katana amp like Justin does, you can use that quite successfully an an interface. It will be recognised by any Daw as such. All tones and effects are available to use. Playback through the amp's speaker if you want, and monitor yourself via the headphone jack for silent recording. For vocals try a dynamic mike with a bit of 'green' boost and add plate reverb and delay to taste. I don't have mine any longer, but it is another great advantage of owning one.
I started recording myself on my phone. Now i use audacity. I record with a good condenser mic. Everything sounds nice but to buy all those things... Well it takes time. Nice advice though.xx
Totally agree with every word, Justin. I have been following Justin's lessons for nearly 4 years and can't support more strongly all he encouraged here. In particular, joining up with the Community, recording and sharing. It is incredibly supportive and encouraging and can close that gap for feedback that you may have when following on-line lessons.
Doing the thing I like to do seems to be the most difficult and complicated. Electronic music guys, all they really need is a phone and go. You don't even really need a keyboard. And those who just want to record one instrument, that's also pretty basic. But if you want a band with drums, vocals and recorded instruments alongside electronic, it's such a pain. I feel like I've already put the time into learning how to play and now I have to learn a whole new skill that I don't really want to learn except that I want to record myself and my music.
I'm very sorry and mean no offense, but the fact you recommend AUDACITY for Windows users makes it painfully obvious it's coming from an Apple guy. Lol. I completely understand the fact you're just trying to recommend something free, but Audacity would be like recommending a telephone answering machine to record a demo. Lol. I think it's mostly used for simple audio like speech or such that people want to edit or convert, speed up or reverse....etc. Not for album quality music recording and editing. But hey, that's just me. And as you say, it's a free option. Although, there are DAWs out there for less than 80 dollars that would be considered 1000 times more robust and useful than Audacity. Like Reaper for example. I like Cubase myself, although it's not cheap, but comes with a plethora of extras and VSTs and are actually the inventors of VSTs. So they tend to work flawlessly in CB. Not that they wouldn't in other robust DAWs. But VSTs are really where the home recording engineer is at his prime! There are literally THOUSANDS available for FREE and can do AMAZING things that other DAW's included software would fall way behind of. Cheers.
I purchased a basic Pro Tools software which at the time included and audio interface. Along with that purchased two really nice Yamaha M80 speakers and a Shure condenser microphone. I probably had $1500 into this setup. My computer was an Apple MAC. I bought this equipment over 15 years ago while I was still working full time and taking care of my family. Consequently I did very little with this equipment. When I did record with it sounded like something you could record on a cassette tape recorder. Which was very discouraging to say the least. And on top of that I have been paying the $100 a year ( till last year it went up to $200 a year) to get the updates. I know pretty sad or dumb I know. And yes it is not very intuitive to use. I really am not able to make decent recordings do to my lack of knowledge.If I was smarter I would have just used Garage Band.
I've got a rather technical question: I'm recording the line-out from my strymon iridium plugged into a mixer. I've got headphones connected to my mixer. The mixer is connected to my DAW. How can I get a click track into my headphones, without hearing it in the main mix?
Awesome information Justin. It’s also useful to add most recording packs with all the hardware included come with basic versions of software that should get most people started and recording for a few years at least. I still use a lite version of a DAW from 10 years ago.
I must command your for the knowledge Justin but I was hoping for a demonstration on setting up equipment for guitar recording especially with the use of a phone.
If you have a good amp, why not to record it with the microphone instead of plugging your guitar directly to audio interface etc. I am trying record my electric guitar exactly like it sounds from my tube amp. Thank you for informative video.
You can, of course place a microphone in front of your amp. You need a good microphone (Shure SM57 is a popular choice) and a stand. They cost money and this video is geared towards budget recording techniques. Cheers 😊 | Richard_close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Approved Teacher
Whey too complicated. I bought all of that stuff including the software and paid around $600 for everything and could never figure out how to use it. I use an old Sony real to real cassette player. Modern technology is beyond my understanding.
Same......I often wonder if it’s because there’s *way* too many options, unlike what one may have. Would be nice to have someone do video’s with the exact equipment one has.
"Buy the best you can afford and look after it" - I just love it 🙂 What's your opinion on clip-on microphones (not pickups) for acoustic/classical guitars (for example iRig Acoustic Stage)? Which one would you recommend? Other viewers' opinion also much appreciated.
Weirdly, I’ve always found my practice bears fruit in sudden huge leaps that are super noticeable, as opposed to anything incremental. Not sure if I’m just doing it wrong or what, but one day I’ll just wake up and be able to do the thing I’ve struggled with the last couple of months. Super cool feeling though, pretty sure it’s what’s given me a lot of the positive feedback guitar can give back
Hi Justin thanks for all the videos Audacity is great but doesn't handle latency automatically Reaper on the other hand does and is much more fully featured, it's still easy to learn the basics, Its free for 60days then a nag screen The full licence for as many computers as you want to use it on and free upgrades to is $60 thats the best money you can ever spend manuals free online or spiral bound version from Lulu
I love your lessons but completely baffled by this one. It's titled "Start Recording At Home', something I've never done before so was looking forward to it. But you never actually played the guitar and showed how to record it - just talking about technical stuff. Have you done a video which demonstrates the recording method?
I'm presently recording with my cellphone Samsung S7. I would like to use an external microphone with my cell, but don't know which to buy and if that's even possible.
Can anyone recommend a simple "2 in - 2 out" audio interface for an electric guitar on Garage band? (Justin mentioned that he has this info on his website, but I cant find it!). Thanks in advance for your help.
This is sorta unrelated or very much so but how'd you go about doing his beginner course? This will sound very dumb but how'd you folloow it?...damn, yeah.. thanks if someone replies- have a good day xd
Have you heard of REAPER (64x)? It seems great but I can't get to first base because it requires ASIO4all which I've downloaded but it doesn't register in REAPER. Do you or other users have any suggestions?
I never had issues setting up Asio4all drivers in reaper | This seems to be a decent tutorial: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-435nHPVShvM.html | If that doesn't work, check out Audacity. www.audacityteam.org/download/ | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Guide, Approved Teacher & Moderator
Hi , ive just found your vlogs and am a new starter ☺ I think my fingers are to fat 😅 no matter what l do I'm hitting the second string when trying to do the first cord 😨 will it get easier as my fingertips get harder 🤔, thanks for doing these vlogs you give a brilliant description of how it all works 😊 👍, regards mike
You really need high speed USB to stop latency issues. Not sure if Firewire is a thing anymore (mac is 2009 ) . Garage band great , pro tools no need unless your serious about recording. If thats the case my advice is useless 😆
i have bandlab on windows 10 pro, google pixelbook and my LG Stylo 5 android phone and its FREE!! the best part is i can plug my electric guitar into my google pixelbook or my windows 10 pro using the usb guitar cable, the cabel was under $20 usd dollars on amazon and the closed back headphones are also under $50 usd dollars on amazon! cheap can be better to start with til you can work your way up or stay with what you have!! also it has a built in guitar tuner!!
Hi JustinGuitar, thanks for this great video! Would this be a good option for me to record my acoustic or electric guitar at the same time as recording me singing along to the song before putting it into Garage Band? Thanks. Rode AI-1 Complete Studio Kit - Bundle With Rode NT1
While recording you singing and playign together will give you a lot of insights on your quality, pitch, rhythm etc while doing them together, it's better to record them reparately. Both methods serve their purpose though | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Guide, Approved Teacher & Community Moderator
Hey Justin, I am a beginner should I use noise suppression and signal compressor to get clear and level sound or not? Sounds better but maybe I'll bad habits.will be hidden.
Hi Justin. I saw this video at exactly the right time for me. I re-started playing in May this year, invested in a Harley Benton PRS copy with P90s to complement my acoustic, began trying to become comfortable with my own ambitions and limitations (rather than match Jimi note for note!); after all we're all happy windsurfing and mountain biking within our capabilities. I've just upgraded to a Katana 50 II (on your and Andertons' recommendations), plugged it into my laptop to explore its range of tones and realised I could start recording into Audacity. Just like nobody likes hearing how their own voice sounds, it's truly terrifying to hear your own rubbish technique and lack of musicality! You've (again) given me the inspiration to go to the next level. Many thanks and I'm bunging another tenner your way!
As a beginner at recording i use Garage Band on an I pad rather than a computer. It was necessary to buy an audio interface that had a power supply because the I pad does not supply enough power for the audio interface. It’s a starting point.
Excellent talk, as always. Since Windows computers outnumber Apple computers by about 10 to 1 or more, a brief mention of Band in a Box might have been appropriate...?
Justin, do you use two mics for your acoustic lessons, one for voice one for guitar or just one? It isn't visible in your lessons so I was curious as to what your using especially since i don't see something like a lapel mic or anything for your vocals .
