Absolutely the most helpful tutorial for anyone with limited to no recording experience. Delivered concisely with a mellow tone. I will, for sure be visiting your other tutorials listed above. I'm using this primarily for an at home studio to critique and sharpen my acoustic guitar and vocal abilities. Thanks very much.
@@beatriznobre2807 i figured it out!!! You have to turn on one channel first then hold the “shift” button on your keyboard and then turn on the next channel u wanna use
Thanks for the tutorial. Had one question. I have already recorded my instrumental song on a acoustic guitar and saved it as an mp3. Is there any free software using which i can change the tone of the mp3 so that it sounds more good. Would be great if you can provide some insights. Thanks.
Hey Jamie, you can certainly use either. But a Mic would always be the preferred sound as it's so natural. Whereas the piezo pickup in a guitar sounds a little harsh and direct by comparison. I made this video to demonstrate both methods but the choice is yours. Some people may not yet have a mic and just want to plug in directly. But if you have a mic, then that's the best method. Personally, I record both and usually blend about 85% mic with 15% pickup underneath.
@@HighRoadMusicTutorials this is a great question for me and an equally great answer from you. Thank you. Can you advise how to reduce this harshness that comes from the guitar pick-up? Is it by reducing the volume on the master mix?
@@jeremyduvitt6584 Hi Jeremy, if the only way you can record your guitar is via the pickup then there's a few things you can do to improve the sound. The main one is EQ. Piezo pickups are very harsh in the upper mid frequencies, so you'll probably need to pull back 2-3k a little bit and maybe boost around 200-400k a bit. Try searching for videos on "EQ piezo pickup". The best way to improve a piezo pickup is to run it through a convolution reverb plugin with an Impulse Response of a nice acoustic guitar body. However, that's pretty advanced stuff. Try searching for "IR Acoustic Guitar"
Hi there sorry to bug you again lol I was following you with the set up for acoustic guitar and pro tool first when I go to set up 2 audio tracks no problem but when I go to click the little red buttons to activate both tracks it will only let me do one as soon as I click the other red button it lights up and other goes out. I have the exact set up as you guitar in input 1 and mic in 2 I can play and record separately but not together. Using scarlet 2i2 studio same as you have. I did everything step by step with you in your video. In settings on my Mac I have the input and output to scarlet 2i2 USB. I even tried to switch those to pro tools input and output but still same issue. If you have any ideas for me that would be great if not I will keep changing things. The only other difference I have seen is in the box where you changed the label from audio 1to lead you have I think dev and read below and mine in something different it shows Cheers
Thank you this is super helpful! I got my first acoustic guitar recording just now, but the guitar lead track sounds a little weird, do I need to add reverb or something to solve it?
Can I record from piano to pro tools Directly without any instruments? Cuz the instruments change the piano sound when I use them. I want it to be the same sound that came out from my piano. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP
Hi, yes, I replied to your comment on the other video: Yes, you can use the same recording technique used in this video using the guitar lead. But instead of plugging the guitar lead into a guitar, you're plugging it into the audio out on your keyboard.
@@HighRoadMusicTutorials When I'm plugging it, the piano sound in pro tools changes a little bit while I'm playing piano, how to make it sounds the same?
@@riojr2853 The sound should not change if you're recording audio only. Just plug the keyboard in with a guitar lead and it should record your keyboard sound exactly. Don't use MIDI. Ignore all my MIDI videos and just record AUDIO only.
No, you don't need a mic, you can just plug in and record directly if you like. Just disregard the instructions in my video relating to the mic track. However, a plugged in acoustic guitar will sound different to a miked one. Even if you've got a cheap mic, it could be worth setting it up as well and blending the two sounds together if possible.
@@chrisrobinson1426 This fingerstyle guitar video of mine uses a blended mix which is about 70% mic and 30% guitar lead. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Zuimf2vjOfM.html However, I don't yet have a comparison video where I demonstrate each sound side by side. I would search for "mic vs piezo".
quite frankly I never plug an acoustic guitar in to record it...most piezo pu's do not replicate the true sound of an acoustic..if you want a stereo signal, use 2 mics or use something like microshift to give a stereo field...I've done what you did here and I disliked the piezo track ..just my opinion of course.
You’re right, the piezo usually isn’t great on its own. This video is aimed at complete beginners who may not even have a mic yet. Having the piezo as an option is worth explaining. However, the direct piezo sound was popular in the 80s and does have a sound of its own. Also Matons have some of the best pickups around, it’s a palathetic system like Takamine that’s better than traditional piezos. I usually blend about 10/20% into my miked signal for a bit of extra girth. I think Tommy Emmanuel does this too when it suits. You can hear an example of that blended sound here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Zuimf2vjOfM.html I plan to explain a bit more of this in an upcoming video. Thanks for your comments, all good points.
Oh, forgot to respond to your comments on stereo. You’re right that to record a stereo signal it’s best to use two mics in combination with the right technique. In the video I mentioned that this wasn’t a stereo recording, rather a way to record two mono sources at the same time. I’ll be doing a more in depth video on Stereo miking, but that won’t be aimed at beginners. More of an intermediate topic, and potentially quite vast depending on how far you go with it. Do you have any video suggestions or topics you’d like me to cover in the future?
