4 BEST HOME RECORDING TRICKS! | Dialing In Your Perfect Guitar Tone

[@Bernthguitar]

Here are the 4 awesome topics we are discussing today: 00:54 - Leveling the gain on your interface , 01:38 - Recording a DI track parallel to your amp sound, 03:53 - Dialing in your guitar sound, 07:09 - Basic mixing techniques - make sure to check out the full course on www.patreon.com/bernth :)

[@jasonday8334]

Pan Flute Lives Matter.

[@paulmarinelli7141]

B😊;;b;

[@Dumb101shit]

Thanks

[@HenryMPerez]

Basic info is what I need, got me back to basics! Thank you for helping me get back, (i was out there)

[@pynnehkuparsyiemlieh]

Will using a di box helps to get the clear guitar sound like Will it elimate noise cause I'm getting a lot of noise even when using a noise gate pedal😅

[@fedorvoronovcomposer]

"home" recording, huh

[@thomasbyrne7372]

ALL THE GAIN! NO MIDS! METAL ZONE! SLAAAYYYYEEEERRRR! C'mon guys, I can't believe I'm first to do this.

[@Jack_Rivet]

You forgot the CLEAN CHANNEL!

[@afibhai]

You should definitely do more videos like these!

[@voronOsphere]

I would love it, too!!!!

[@rolanda.2653]

Yes, this was bery helpful, yet not enough ,)

[@cavelord4766]

Lol, pay for the course this is from then

[@mattvdh]

I like the trick where the lead eq is bumped and then you reverse it on the rhythms. Very clever idea!

[@diode86]

Do more vids like this. Ton of players at home have no proper idea about recording and mixing and at some point they are very frustrated with scattered info about it on the internet. Speaking from experience hehe :D Love the vid, thank you.

[@muhammadnuraiman913]

thanks Bernth , hope you sucessfully in your life for guitarist

[@Bernthguitar]

Thank you very much, I also wish you all the best! :)

[@learcenciel4821]

Start the gain with zero (or almost zero), don't put too much extreme gain. 900 hz to 1.5khz for lead guitar voice. -thanks for the tips bernth.

[@101proguitarist]

It's a good thing I went to school for Recording or I'd probably probably be spending most of my time trying to figure out what "DI" is xD Good tutorial btw Bernth!

[@ripperthecrooks6428]

4 best home recording tricks .... The guy has almost a professional setup with all the gear.... well Jeez thanks !!

[@dizgil6881]

Love the video, thanks Bernth! After setting up the gain on the 2i2 and using archetype Nolly and other archetypes, with a noise gate, there's 0 noise. But as soon as touching a string there is a background noise that stays there while playing. Have tried all sorts of pickup heights, noise gate afterwards, different cables, different guitars. If i turn the 4khz and 8khz eq all the way down the noise dissappears but obviously the sound is shit. I don't hear the same kind of noise in this video. Any ideas? it's honestly not too loud but i notice it and drives me crazy! Thanks if you have any info.

[@Kbleschify]

One of the best guitar instruction youtube and IG channels out there! You always out-do yourself every time Bernth! Big fan sir!

[@knorrfx]

The tip with frequencies for lead/rythm guitars was very useful and made my mix more transparent, thank you!

[@Gosling_dkc]

Dude! This was excellent knowledge to take in! I went to school for audio engineering and am also a guitarist. I wish ALL of my schooling had been like this haha. I learned some awesome techniques from this video. Super stoked about it.

[@TobyKBTY]

Even if this just an excerpt, this was already golden and no-nonsense. Thanks for the stellar content as usual!

[@GoreSamuel]

I'm struggling trying to get a good quality sound when using amp sims. For some reason, the guitar tracks sound kinda ''muddy'', I already tried with different EQ and compressors but it's almost the same. I'm not sure if it's my interface (scarlett solo) or if I need a better external preamp, comp, eq, etc. I'm trying to move to a Presonus interface with better preamps, but I'm not sure if it will help to get a better sound. Any help/ideas will help. Thank you.

[@brownpunk1794]

Sorry as soon as im 5 min in i can see its not exactly "home" studio gear..looks like a proper studio that most of us bedroom musicians dont have access to .misleading title

[@myartismurder94]

Home recording : full blown Studio xD

[@frenchiesfrankieandhenry]

Nice you're using the Nolly pack from Neural Dsp. I used that one and the Plini archetype for my tones. By far my favorite plug-ins. Also, great tips fellas!

[@ChuckHaney]

It's ironic that his voice was clipping.

[@woodward_alan]

Hi Bernth, hope you are well. I'm enjoying your channel and appreciate this video. Will check out the full one on patreon. I would love to better understand how to organize riffs for becoming a metal song. I can record riffs but after a couple i am not sure how to logically organize them and flow them together etc. I don't have a band to flow ideas off of and aspire to be my own band (for now). Thanks a lot.

[@frequencymajor]

I try learning the same skills of structuring by copying favorite songs at first,then it is in my subconscious and becomes easier to do on my own, also try different arrangements of riffs.

[@eddysel10]

Excellent video. I record a lot of instrumental music (lead guitar oriented) and need these type of tutorials. Almost every tutorial is vocal oriented. Please make a lot more of these video’s. Thanks.

[@Aiji00]

Very good video ! Hope you make more like this in the future :) And your guitar lesson are insane too !

[@gen19musicchannel35]

That was awesome insight! I'm recording with a 9 string ( I know, cringe for some ). There is just something about the sound that I really liked especially since the scale length is 30". I am using Archetype Rabea and Archetype Abasi. Using the ADAM for bass with Neural DSP Parallax. My guitar is going in clean. I am only putting a bit of noise suppression and a compressor at the front of the chain (using the compressor partly to attenuate the signal). Though the Amp plugins have gating, it's almost too much so I use a T.C. Electronics Sentry, which I have been very happy with! I am going to watch this video again because guitar tone is always something I struggle with when recording. It sounds one way playing but listening back always seems different. I look for separation in my recordings, ideally that you can listen with your eyes closed and clearly distinguish each instrument in their own space. This was very helpful! Thanks!!!

[@MrMurphyum]

Great vid, you should defo make more of this. But there is only one issue with it, if you allow me to mention. No hackling really, but the title of this vid suggesting "home recording", and what I saw was a proper studio with expensive equipment. What we muggles would like to see, when we search the Yt for 'home recording' is tipps how to get low budget (free) DAW, how to use it, how to create drum lead and add bass to it for the guitar. Let alone how to publish cover songs without copyright claims and hopefuly monetize our vids. Love your content, keep up the good work!

[@alexe426podymako5]

Hi everyone. I understand, that video exists more than 2 years, but maybe smb knows, which VST-plugin was used on 5:35?

[@kiarashkazemizand7904]

Hi I know your comment exists more than 1 year, but it's Neural DSP Archetype Nolly

[@alexe426podymako5]

@@kiarashkazemizand7904 hah, thanks)) Despite the time)

[@07dhiraj]

Why he pressed 20db pad in DI box ..and then increased gain on interface...what's the reason?

[@minkorrh]

Unsatisfactory tone is many/most times the fault of those trying to record it. Mixing is a learned art. It's pretty difficult these days to purchase a floor unit, AxeFX, or some other modeler or amp that can't get amazing tone out of the box. Listening to that Kemper sound I realize I have zero reasons to replace the PODHD500X. Spending 70% of my time trying to dial a tone isn't on my list of anything fun. (that being said the POD isn't a 'cakewalk' either). See what i did there lol? Germans: "Never say anything without using the alphabet. The entire alphabet."

[@ArnoVlmt]

The 30 minutes is really helpfull. Starts with basics and finishes with real good tips! Thanks 🤘

[@Bernthguitar]

Very happy to hear that Arno, glad you enjoyed the full course :) It was a lot of fun to make and it really helped me as well to learn about all these cool topics!

[@johnwolff3206]

How about connecting a 'real' tube amp up, and using different types of speaker cabinets for tone, 2x12, 4x12 Marshall, Orange, Engl, Laney, Fryette, etc. you get it. thanks

[@hmmurdockofids]

Excellent video. My friends and family will thank you both.

[@delauney]

Do you use any ducking for the rhythm guitar when moving to the lead section of the song?

[@jonc8561]

Is the DI box absolutely needed if you have a high end audio interface?

[@vishnuravi1203]

bernth you should also make a video about home recording use a small interface like the scarlette 2i2 or something like that....seeing too much equipment makes me 🥵.....informative video though, nice work

[@mmaviator22]

I have never seen a video where they explain how to set your faders in your daw. In reaper all the tracks when you open 1 are set to 0.0db, should I lower it down to -18, -12 or whatever and then adjust my interfaces gain?

[@infield_band]

Awesome! Thanks for the mirror-EQ tip, I'm gonna try that. My most important advice for recording would be - use new strings! And yes, also bass players ;)

[@edgardoarroyo7418]

Today, Do you still recommend this set up? Do you change anything for this setup on 2023?

[@daralenoach]

I'm not sure where to start with virtual amps at all tbh. The Amp I use is a Boss Katana 100 but I'm not sure whether I should record with it or to get a virtual.

[@Bernthguitar]

I can really recommend the Neural DSP plugins (we are using the Nolly in this video, I have the Plini at home) - I'm not affiliated with them in any way, just awesome and easy to use plugins :)

[@daralenoach]

@@Bernthguitar Thanks for advice🤘 I will check them out for sure.

[@skipneumann1]

STltones also

[@takaa01]

Archetype gojira plugin

[@labashnya]

Look how his face changes when distortion kicks in at 2:53 xDDD

[@juanloko1013]

hello you have a di box with 1 input and a link but just 1 output... how can you habe 2 diferent signals at the same time?

[@feliper.150]

I was going insane because of my "weak" sound, just to find out I was supposed to do double tracks lol Thx Bernth

[@johnnyseven8963]

lol

[@GoranVedriskheops]

one question, which DI-Box are you using, can you recommend one? thank you

[@polythene5166]

My hero....I would love to see ur reaction on my guitar playing which is on my channel ...

[@correametal]

This is great information. Thank you so much!!! Awesome content as always!!!

[@aaronschneider1581]

Ok, but where's the shortcut to being good at playing the guitar? :frog:

[@gratengelsker7614]

Should you double track lead guitars or just background guitars?

[@TomRubicon5949]

This is a good video, not gonna lie. I learned quite a bit. My tone truly sucks at the moment aha

[@iLLuzion1st]

Question: do you HAVE to have a DIbox? I used a scarlett2i2 and it was clipping with the gain knob all the way to min. Ended up returning it

[@mauricioapoteom2604]

I prefer DI. Using a 2i2 scarlett, you can use "inst level" and "crank" de gain.

[@amanstephen8427]

How to achieve this with pedals? And with which pedals. Would help!

[@GuillinCorp]

0:59 me: looks at my 10€ amp and 50€ ebay kleinanzeigen beat up ibanez gio

[@ripperthecrooks6428]

Do I actually need a kemper or modeller? The plugins dont seem to do the job

[@ncsludgefactory5445]

I need the info for music similar to Infant Annihilator guitar sound

[@carson5110]

Me who doesn’t know what one single piece of this gear is or does 👁️👄👁️

[@KlammBand]

Anyone notice Daniel's mic is clipping? Was this a test? ;)

[@DARKSIDE_of_VOCALS]

Thanks guys. Can you tell us more about drums?

[@picardftw1313]

so its .. ''Bay_Air_n_Th" holy shit that's hard lol

[@username_chall9924]

Sounded like Megadeth for a moment! 🤘🤌

[@philippruizlozano]

Those tips were pretty useful! Thank you so much guys!🙏🏼

[@lokijui]

Hi! so do you really need Kempner track there?

[@Krasniy_Metall]

Title: Home recording tricks Features: A full-on recording studio But jokes aside, you pretty much saved my life. It's been 11 years since I started playing guitar, I've been lazy during a lot of those times.. I'm really so glad I'm learning from this channel now

[@mohdhamizie121]

If any chances, could you share , how to get best sweet sound if the people recording just with their phone camera audio. In term of angle, or tips of balancing and etc. Cause, i dont have any internal device recorder(interface). Ive seen a lot guitarist in instagram, posting guitar cover only with their camera audio quality, and the sound really different with mine. And btw, ive seen across the youtube, but none of them discussing about recording with phone audio camera quality.

[@SayakPChatterjee]

You cannot get good sound with phone camera buy an audio interface for professional sound quality...

[@mohdhamizie121]

Sayak Chatterjee i guess so, audio interface will the best solution., but , i just want to know (if there any) tips for best positioning camera phone during recording.

[@SayakPChatterjee]

@@mohdhamizie121 in Instagram many guitarist plays over normal camera..and to do that u have to sit close towards your phone camera..simple...nothing special is happening there...but audio interface is the ultimate solution for recording your arts...

[@TutorWilliam86]

Hi Dani, Why did you switch the pad on DI on?

[@TheSteveKlattProject]

Thanks for these tips.... I will be working them into my next project!!

[@zak9679]

This video is so underrated Bleib fit ;)

[@azizhousut]

best home recording trick is neuraldsp

[@MrotekChess]

Please do this type of video more often. This was full of great tips. I would love a video more focused on building a good tone for scratch (different examples/sub genres) in the Kemper (amp) and DI processing (maybe with different amp VSTs). Difference between amps, pedals, vsts, virtual mic placement, post processing, etc.. Maybe different ways to mix them too? I'd love to get a feel for the workflow to build the right sound for the mix in different scenarios/genres. A lot is experimenting, I know, but seeing a bad ass engineer play around with a bad ass guitarist is content IMO. Cheers!

[@charomie]

How much is the ms of the delay used for this solo?

[@Smartuur]

2:55 that smile as soon as the distortion turns on.

[@neburcorreia]

NICE NICE Video! Awesome! Thank you from AZORES

[@GuitarMetalHeadFrance]

Waaooohh !!! need to practice this way , the good way in my opinion , very good video !!! (Ndsp Nolly , Reaper6 ,ProQ3) , super plugins combo , the good one way to do and proceed

[@maraschem7259]

Amazing video very helpfull

[@GuitarMetalHeadFrance]

That's awesome tricks !!! , to learn having a better and big sound , have Fab Filter plugins , and in this video that's shown how to use MB & Q3 , excellent !!! (reference video for me !!! \m/

[@neoconnor4395]

Do I need a DI box if I have an apollo twin?

[@yannakiarrizza8085]

Great vid on recording metal guitars. I do want to ask, do you remember what Neural DSP plugin was used in the vid? Thanks!

[@novakastmusic]

Question: Why do you need a DI box, when you can just have the same signal on two channels (one amplified, and one DI) I tested it in my software and I can record the two signals on two tracks.

[@fernandotanakasantos1611]

I was wondering the same thing

[@thebluntandonly]

I learned something today ;)

[@gammat.c.4916]

holy fk! this actually helps me alot!

[@millerkiller8059]

which guitar it? esp?

[@panicabyss9735]

Any chance you can make one for us Cavemen who use physical amps?

Very quality and useful video, thanks. oh and also zweischneidiges Schwert

[@trinityrising1877]

"Hi!" Daniel, nice to meet you.

[@american_psycho1147]

This was amazing! I am just getting into recording and I feel so clueless and lost when it comes to mixing but videos like these help

[@nelsontony8010]

How to setup amplifier🎸👍

[@exieum]

What amp plug in is the one shown at 4:59 and how much?

[@Justanotherguitarchannel]

Neural DSP Nolly. It's great

[@sautter09]

I'm late to the party, but the video was great! And it's nice to see a fellow german musician on KZbin with good content!

[@kaduisaui8016]

This video is very helpful and motivational even though I cannot shred. Thank you.

[@erikberg8352]

@bernth your smile at 2:55 when the Kemper engages--it's good to see that even seasoned professionals can't help but enjoy distortion

[@fedorvoronovcomposer]

5:16 what's that effect? who is it by?

[@nicopoppe4838]

what do you do to get a brighter di signal? record on 48khz? even in the exe fx 2 di, with emgs the low end its super heavy and i need to eq the di before the amp

[@radan.chlapek]

do you use BSS AR133 as DI box? Is it good quality for guitar recording?

[@MrGibspoon]

2.55.....the giveaway smile of a clean signal turning distorted!

[@richardpratt16]

Sometimes boosting certain parameters is a better choice then just cutting. Learnt that from Bob Rock.

[@mauricioapoteom2604]

-20db, does anyone use it too?

[@aljohnson557]

Call Chief helping Claire English on the Aurora mainstream video

[@theFriendlyGhst]

I think my problem is I never feel like I'm doing enough. Like there's that whole side of the gain knob I never use 🤣. Less is usually more though.

[@aspetnovarof8188]

Thanks for the "900 Hz to 1.5 KHz" tip. \m/ 09:35.

[@JimsMusicJourney]

I am going to try that. 🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@hamprof]

thank you both i learned a lot from this video

[@nickhuang1408]

professional and practical, Love form China !!

[@omartabbouche7662]

Dear Mr bernth, can you tell us the pedals and sound effects you are using and which settings of them during your videos?