Spaceduck
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"In the studio" videos on Youtube (or elsewhere)
Does anyone watch behind-the-scenes videos to learn how the pros record? If so, what are some good clips? Here's an interesting one I found... Michael Jackson in the studio What's interesting is he seems to be double/triple/quadruple-tracking the vocals, but it's so seamless I never noticed it. Also interesting is the way the engineer has him sing the part from different distances: close 8", then back 2-3ft, then really far back 4-5ft. Does anyone use that technique? Are there any other good vids out there (not just vocals either)?
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CreatingNoise
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Re:"In the studio" videos on Youtube
2009/11/27 11:33:36
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There was a DVD that came out with Dream Theater's disc, Systematic Chaos. It is all studio footage from every song on the disc. It is fun, funny and interesting. It doesn't get technical on recording but it lets you see them working which is pretty dang cool.
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Spaceduck
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Re:"In the studio" videos on Youtube
2009/11/27 12:28:00
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Thanks for telling me! That's officially on my wish list now
Even more than learning tech tips, I like watching musicians in the studio especially full bands because there's a cool energy to it that inspires me. Depeche Mode has been posting video blogs of their latest studio sessions, and even though I'm not a huge DM fan, it's fun to watch & drool over the gear & flashing lights.
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Re:"In the studio" videos on Youtube
2009/11/27 12:53:46
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Not a youtube one, but this one about Alan Parsons I've been waiting on to be available. back in the early spring it was supposed to be available "June 2009" but obviously that has come and gone and it's still not out yet. http://www.artandscienceofsound.com/
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Spaceduck
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Re:"In the studio" videos on Youtube
2009/11/27 13:15:58
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Nice one Beags... another one for my wish list (and thread title updated accordingly). Who's the guy in the white t-shirt playing slide gtr @ 2:30?
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Re:"In the studio" videos on Youtube
2009/11/27 14:49:29
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Beagle
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Re:"In the studio" videos on Youtube
2009/11/27 15:00:12
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Spaceduck
Nice one Beags... another one for my wish list (and thread title updated accordingly). Who's the guy in the white t-shirt playing slide gtr @ 2:30?
Not sure but maybe billy idol? whoever it is is singing "plastic Jesus" and I know Idol recorded that song in 2005 and it kind of looks like him, but I don't know for sure. I don't know of any times that AP worked on Idol's records, but I could be wrong about that.
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Re:"In the studio" videos on Youtube
2009/11/27 15:10:18
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Go here. Buy these. http://techbreakfast.com/dvd/ http://techbreakfast.com/dvd2/ For the download price, these are the best I have seen and I own the Make It Like A Record, Mix Like The Pros, Russ Long and Shaun Wilson DVDs as well. Tony spells it out from A-Z. Russ Long's is very good for showing how to track but it doesn't get enough into his thinking about how to approach setting the gear the way he does. Shaun's DVD is very good but very long but most of us don't own an MCI mixing console (I think that's what he has) to get the sound. His is about the psychology of making changes to a mix. The reason I like Tony's approach is he uses ProTools and mixes with a hybrid approach i.e. plug ins and some external buss hardware which he covers. That is most like the majority of us are dealing with in this day and age. His information is very adaptable to Sonar. Hope this mini review is helpful. You might also try the Universal Audio site, there are a lot of free videos to watch which show how they set up their plug ins for various tracking and mixing tasks. There is one that shows you how to take the digital edge out of mixing in the box. Don't want to be a spoiler but two plugins on the master buss, set the way they reccomend, and you have a much warmer and richer mix sound. That video was invaluable to improving my mixes.
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GaryWalker
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Re:"In the studio" videos on Youtube
2009/11/30 17:08:14
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Jem Godfrey, the man behind English prog band Frost* documented the making of their latest album "Experiments in Mass Appeal". All of the videos can be found at http://www.youtube.com/planetfrost. They are most entertaining as well as being informative.
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Re:"In the studio" videos on Youtube
2009/11/30 17:31:03
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Good one Gary. Frost rocks!! I haven't gotten EIMA yet but I dig Milliontown.
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Re:"In the studio" videos on Youtube
2009/12/01 20:52:38
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Middleman
Go here. Buy these.
http://techbreakfast.com/dvd/
http://techbreakfast.com/dvd2/
For the download price, these are the best I have seen and I own the Make It Like A Record, Mix Like The Pros, Russ Long and Shaun Wilson DVDs as well. Tony spells it out from A-Z.
Russ Long's is very good for showing how to track but it doesn't get enough into his thinking about how to approach setting the gear the way he does. Shaun's DVD is very good but very long but most of us don't own an MCI mixing console (I think that's what he has) to get the sound. His is about the psychology of making changes to a mix.
The reason I like Tony's approach is he uses ProTools and mixes with a hybrid approach i.e. plug ins and some external buss hardware which he covers. That is most like the majority of us are dealing with in this day and age. His information is very adaptable to Sonar. Hope this mini review is helpful.
You might also try the Universal Audio site, there are a lot of free videos to watch which show how they set up their plug ins for various tracking and mixing tasks. There is one that shows you how to take the digital edge out of mixing in the box. Don't want to be a spoiler but two plugins on the master buss, set the way they reccomend, and you have a much warmer and richer mix sound. That video was invaluable to improving my mixes.
I just purchased the download of these but haven't gotten any instructions yet on how to complete the download. Did it take you long to hear something on this? Thanks! Donny
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Middleman
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Re:"In the studio" videos on Youtube
2009/12/01 21:01:57
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It was about 6 hours before I got the link for the download.
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Re:"In the studio" videos on Youtube
2009/12/01 21:27:32
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hairyjamie
One for John Mayer fans ,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiG-YRUcMds
Not so much studio techniques but interesting nonetheless.
I watched this a lot when it first came out. I don't know if the appeal comes from John Mayer so much as as it looks like they're having a lot of fun. I'm not a huge John Mayer fan, I find his songs to be cheesy, but I do get the impression that he really cares about music and guitar playing and it comes through in this video.
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Re:"In the studio" videos on Youtube
2009/12/04 10:39:08
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Beagle
Not a youtube one, but this one about Alan Parsons I've been waiting on to be available. back in the early spring it was supposed to be available "June 2009" but obviously that has come and gone and it's still not out yet.
http://www.artandscienceofsound.com/
Alan Parsons work on some of the top albums ever produced, speaks for itself. The album "The Alan Parsons Project" continues to this day to be among my top 3 favorite listens of all time. I can't wait for this new one to come out. Talk about getting inspired, I also really enjoyed this link. 
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Re:"In the studio" videos on Youtube
2009/12/04 12:13:05
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middleman- which uad vid is it that you are referencing?
There is one that shows you how to take the digital edge out of mixing in the box. Don't want to be a spoiler but two plugins on the master buss, set the way they reccomend, and you have a much warmer and richer mix sound.
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Middleman
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Re:"In the studio" videos on Youtube
2009/12/04 12:44:39
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The one on mastering. Uses the Pultec and Neve 33609 on the master buss.
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Re:"In the studio" videos on Youtube
2009/12/04 13:09:58
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Re:"In the studio" videos on Youtube
2009/12/04 13:11:51
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