All You Need to Produce Music in 2024

[@TrevBarnes]

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[@thejasontlewis]

I started recording with a Zoom digital recorder , an AT4040, an AKG C200, a pair of Sony MDR-7506 and a Presonus BlueTube 2 channel preamp and the matching compressor. I had no idea what I was doing and this was 2002, so there were no internet videos to help me learn. I was 30 and had been recording for a while. I did have the advantage of working win some of the best studios in NYC and working with some really good musicians and engineers. I had just left my job (and paid for the gear with my severance pay) and I started writing songs almost every day in the morning and playing Tiger Woods golf on the every afternoon. I wrote 35 or so songs in those 6 months. The band I was in was starting to falter after our second record was released at the same time as 9/11, so I was writing stuff I envisioned as my first solo record. I was lucky enough to know the guys from Wilco at the time and went out to record some of the songs with Jay Bennett, who had been the de facto producer of some of Wilco's early records, as well as the multi-instrumentalist. I spent a week in his studio and we put together the record, pretty much just the two of us. I learned early on not to be precious about the gear, even if you have nice gear. Everything is a tool. Over the years I’ve had a full studio and recorded other bands and I’ve had very stripped-down set ups. The biggest pitfall is turning into a gear collector and not a musician, which tends to happen to guys my age. I’ve tried to put a moratorium on buying stuff and concentrating on just making music. It’s harder than it seems like it should be.

[@scottadkins328]

Ive been messing around with producing my own demos for a couple of years, and oddly enough just last week I got the idea to record a couple Tom Petty songs. It almost instantly helped me with production. It also helped me with song writing ideas. It's sort of a challenge when I just have a scratch guitar demo to feel out a whole band. But recording a song I'm already familiar with helped me see how parts mesh together better. it's the most fun I've had recording in years.

[@philipalmen5116]

A video from Trev is always a good thing! Appreciate your passion and the way you share it.

[@CalmedByNature]

I mixed almost all my videos using Garangeband and PreSonus 3.5 monitors 🤘

[@guitartrack2006]

gracias en verdad es de gran ayuda e inspiración tu canal! saludos desde MExico!

[@Svett357]

what’s your favorite guitar that you own

[@WhySoBroke]

We only have 26 days left!!… just video games for now. Instant gratification😂😂

[@youngscott1074]

for windows user I prefer use Waveform or Lmms at your start

[@maryshaw4399]

Great video Trev! Thanks for sharing your setup. I also use the AT-2020 and love it. I started on Cakewalk on a home built PC way back in the 90s. So glad we have Macs, Logic and sample libraries now!

[@neverlandd69]

Garage band has been my go to tool to actualize my music, moving on to Logic soon. Great rec!

[@samsmusic2995]

Great video, love your videos. Keep going ;)

[@FlatWHDF]

I want the treadmill and mac

[@richardleveille3254]

I need those guitars to make music! 🤩

[@iteli]

Thank you!

[@FIORITIvideo]

Fantastic!

[@guitarwalljams]

Great video!

[@DefNotYa]

subbed, glad that i found u. and thank u

[@jkmcconnelll]

I noticed you switch between ezdrummer and logic drums, which do you prefer more? I am trying to decide if I should get ezdrummer for Black Friday prices or just stay with logic drums! Love your vids man!

[@TrevBarnes]

I prefer EZDrummer. I like having more autonomy of my sounds, and I think that the quality of sounds is much better in EZDrummer as well. There’s great case scenarios for both, but if I had to pick one it would be EZDrummer

[@ShimiHalperin]

that LUT is a little weird.

[@iteli]

The AT2020 rocks

[@futureghost77]

I’m jealous of your guitar collection

[@olliewaite1399]

What mic do you use for recording acoustic guitars? I’ve got the AT2020 usb mic I use currently, but was thinking of getting an SM57

[@TrevBarnes]

I switch back and forth between the AT2020 and the Beta 57A. Depends on the vibe I'm going for. The AT2020 is great for overall acoustic guitar production, but I love using the Beta 57A for getting very warm, almost tape-like acoustics

[@Svett357]

i’d say use your AT2020 i bought a sm57 to record finger picking and it’s not particularly the right tool for the job. you’ll need more gain from your interface to power it and you’ll be more likely to enduce noise floor

[@dfgvjnkjdsnbkjsbdvjkhdsb]

*i love reaper. reaper is the best daw)*

[@TrevBarnes]

Reaper was waaaay overpowered for being a free DAW. It was incredible when I used it

[@dfgvjnkjdsnbkjsbdvjkhdsb]

@@TrevBarnes yes. reaper can do anything u can imagine. except makin money((

[@neverlandd69]

"Not much work gettin' done when you horizontal" - Trev Barnes, 2024. Me: *buys chair immediately"

[@EthanTony]

I have everything, expect an audio interface.... which is frustrating and I want to record without one

[@AlecBoyd]

That was such a long ad read

[@TrevBarnes]

I knowwww

[@LUCKYRETTOLA]

[@Lopez10893]

now all I gotta do is make money to buy these things 😆

[@HiFiEndgame]

lol magic mouse

[@TrevBarnes]

what's wrong with my Magic Mouse? :(

[@Top_Dawg360]

The roli lumi keys is $99 right now if you have a student email

[@MichaelNatrin]

Great video!