7 USEFUL Tips for Making PUNK ROCK by Yourself in a DAW

[@6pin66]

Punk is soul food , especially for your inner child . Gotta keep that kid fed or he'll steer you towards setting fire to sh1t outa boredom . great video . not a lot of folks doing production vids for anything but dance music . keep em coming

[@jrodg2760]

I’ve been recording at home for a couple of years. This shows me a few simple approaches but also reinforces my reservations of overdoing things.

[@RobotsandMonsters]

Nice Video! I haven't made a punk rock song since high school. In the middle of producing a punk rock ep myself and needed some refreshers haha!

[@TalkingLeafMedia]

Rock on!

[@brettsnowball]

Thanks for making this video! Really helps us newbs 😅

[@TruthNowX99]

The thing about punk as a style of music though, is that it's so diverse. you get the pop punk or skate punk, hardcore punk, crust and anarcho punk, it's all good. but no one can ever say punk as a genre its for kids, because there are some incredible heavy and deep bands that sound a lot closer to metal and thrash than they do to pop and rock. And the lyrical content is often beyond any other style of music. Propagandhi and Raised Fist are two examples of bands that are punk as fuck and they have maturity and depth to go with it

[@SuperDeadRooster]

Great video I grew up on 90s punk and still play and record it in my studio as well

[@TalkingLeafMedia]

That's awesome

[@johnsguitarmusicanddemos]

This sounds damn good! Thank you so much for all the facts for recording.

[@TalkingLeafMedia]

You're welcome!

[@johnmangino3925]

All i know is (nod to Italian grandma) a lot of those songs are hitting harder in 2022 than they did in 2004.

[@varansmith]

Видно, что вы понимаете в культуре скейтбординга и поп панка, так же, как и в музыкальном продакшене) Классический и очень простой подход к записи. 2 баса, 2 гитары, барабаны и голос) Все криво и жужжит естественно, так, как бы звучали молодые парни в гараже своего отца) Работа в концепт! ) Я тоже занимаюсь записью панк рока и разбираюсь в тонкостях, ничего нового из вашего видео не узнал, но вы заслуживаете лайк и комментарии, потому что не даёте этой культуре зачахнуть, снимая подобные видео! )) Punx not dead )) 🤟🛹

[@BradyA1124]

PRO TIP: The guitar bus should have a sufficient amount of 500-600 Hz, as stacking guitars that are (usually) scooped (in this genre) you can end up with a real deficiency of weighty mids. =)

[@starsandguitars2050]

What I enjoyed...(1) your logic and approach...solid and effective. (2) mixing the DI and Amp to gain the right tone (3) mixing the guitar amps to gain the right tone. All of it worked for the sound you were searching for. I way pre-punk.... 60's and 70's but I love the energy of punk. Always good to be open to all areas of music. As always, Thanks David.

[@videostorageforstudio]

A lot of wisdom indeed, Sir.

[@alfonsopacheco2194]

Wait until you meet Rancid.

[@bobbysmitty1628]

First, good video and thank you. Punk is an attitude, not an age. Someone that identified himself with Punk was Lemmy Kilmister from Motorhead. He did things his way. He commented on the misuse of organized religion. The song "God Was Never on Your Side" was a great social commentary. Why was it Punk? Because it went against accepted societal norms. Lemmy also commented on race relations and perceived race stereotypes promulgated by society. When Lemmy died, he was older than most of us commenting, and he was Punk to his heart.

[@hrothgarnogar]

Sir this is a Wendy's

[@MB-wo8ie]

Would you be able to show us how to do a nofx type drums beat like on linoleum?

[@chris.bradshaw]

The forbidden beat

[@MB-wo8ie]

Yes!!!lol@@chris.bradshaw

[@PR3DESH]

Song sounds great 👍

[@wereallthinkingit9389]

Rad tune, man

[@yaseennuayman4744]

The great thing about punk rock is it doesnt matter if you are ripping off someones hook. I blatantly ripped off Judas Priests' "Breakin the law" hook, and it was especially funny because i was breaking the law, i mean, only copyright law, but its the thought that counts.

[@TalkingLeafMedia]

😆😅

[@AndyNewman95]

I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR A NEW ANIMATED WEB SERIES, YOU HAVE GOT A BETTER POSREE ON THE LEAD GUITAR AND THE LESS PUNCHY DRUM!

[@RichardFriendartist]

I dig it. sound advice and clear! thanks got a sub and look forward to more of your videos! The bass line was double correct? I wasn't sure if you played it twice. The waveform looked identical.

[@TalkingLeafMedia]

Yeah, I just drag the DI into the amp track.

[@ricshaw4358]

Excellent Lesson. I suspect there's a Spiked Mohawk underneath that baseball cap.

[@Randuski]

Woah. Josh freese 🤣 don't hear people mention him much. He's a family friend haha josh and jason have gotten me passes at a looooot of shows over the years haha

[@TalkingLeafMedia]

That's dope!

[@ErixSamson]

Lot of fun (and interesting tips). Question: what keyboard are you using?

[@TalkingLeafMedia]

It's a Corsair K70

[@TalkingLeafMedia]

The MIDI controller is an Akai MPK 261

[@AnarchistCatGrrl]

Your song musically sounds like "Cheap Shot Youth Anthem" by Kid Dynamite, which is also about the young being gatekept from the scene. LOL It feels like you borrow a lot of cues from it. Good song tho. :P

[@CDBD-punkrock]

Very interesting video, from the "recording" perspective. All the comments on how the punk is for "young" and why there's conflict, etc... are all WRONG (and clearly demonstrating you're talking about something that you don't know at all) and, moreover, USELESS.

[@totallykoolyeah]

great video. who needs a band?

[@TalkingLeafMedia]

Thanks!

[@thatweirdlesbian-]

What's a daw?

[@TalkingLeafMedia]

Digital audio workstation

[@billyghostal]

im 40 and i hate how you said ethos lol.

[@bryanross6264]

Is this the descendents Lol

[@TalkingLeafMedia]

😆😅

[@CaptainMyCaptain33]

To play bass for “punk” , you just play the root notes. Lol. Says the guy who clearly still doesn’t get what punk is. Root notes if you wanna be the Ramones maybe sure. But what about Descendents, or Moral Crux?? Crappy drumming? I don’t even know what the hell to say about that. Crappy recordings…..Eh. I would say cheap. DIY is punk so yeah, drr. Whatever this song you made is. Isn’t punk. Punk is for young people??? It’s not Trix. Come off it. Punk is for anyone who says “because I can”. Simple as that. You’re completely confusing punk rock with what punk is. There is no defined sound. Unless it’s garbage off Fat Wreckords. Anyway I’ll tell all the bands still going, who are in their mid 60s that punk is for kids… Dork.

[@Dayglodaydreams]

It sounds fake.

[@Niklasehnberg]

👎

[@Cooldudehero123]

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[@rollacoastaride1937]

I believe "punk rock" is a genre of music that anybody could experiment with at any age, but to be an actual punk, you would have to be a drug addict, living in a squat kind of lifestyle, and the grittiness of that lifestyle produces the kind of hunger to come up with unexpected lyrics and tunes, totally untrained, it's a bit like an art movement, Iggy Pop was a punk and came up with his vibes by accident, the drugs probably give all the inspiration and incentive to write, but yeah, the genre is another thing altogether, I usually just use the term "punky" when I hear something modern, and Nirvana were quite modern and punky, with the grittiness of drugs too, ? To be honest, if there were no drug takers in the music world, the whole scene would be quite boring, so drugs have made rock music more genuine, it's amazing how much a shameful lifestyle can make an artist shine compared to more clean living artists, but punk shows it better than any other genre, I mean, can anybody ever imagine the Ramones without Dee Dee ? ha ha,

[@cron6435]

someone likes drugs

[@rollacoastaride1937]

@@cron6435 yep, Iggy Pop