I Recreated Steve Lacy with an iPhone to Prove Gear Isn't Necessary

[@PariahMan]

use of your house's natural reverb on the snare was so refreshing to see.. beautifully simple

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks dude!! Yeah sometimes just what you have around makes the track all the more genuine :)

[@Dane_Riazer]

I agree with that!

[@StanleyKubick1]

please stop stripping away all my excuses

[@AudioHaze]

I cannot tis my job (but in a supportive not asshole-ish way)

[@StanleyKubick1]

@@AudioHaze there's a very fine line between someone being inspirational or them just being an instigator 🤭

[@thedangelojr]

😂😂

[@yexasrealm]

ngl dude kinda nailed that singing style steve does

[@AudioHaze]

I'll let him know!

[@TTinari]

I was going to comment this. Perfect voice for this demonstration

[@tjnathan]

Fell to my knees when I saw this notification. These always give me some extra motivation to go and make music and not make any excuses, so thank you so much for gifting them to us.

[@AudioHaze]

Hell yeah can't ask for anything more than that!

[@ImAFutureGuitarHero]

Sneaking Hendrix in at 10:39, I see what you did there And yeah, GarageBand is basically a free stripped down version of Logic Pro, and what you get in both of those softwares is honestly amazing, even for the full price of Logic Pro

[@AudioHaze]

Yessir, gotta sneak Jimi in their somewhere :)

[@milokorbenski5291]

Just wanted to say, first off love this channel, ur doing a beautiful thing. I'm no Steve Lacy but i'm not doing too bad for myself and I've always made everything on Garageband. I tell people all the time, you've got the power in your pocket. Make the thing and get it out there. You never know where its gonna go. And people always wanna discover something new. If the songwriting's good you can get away with a lot of rawness in the recording n people will dig it

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks dude! Yeah this was a good healthy reminder for me, especially on the power of garageband in 2025

[@Fairdaysmusic]

Absolute favorite KZbin channel

[@AudioHaze]

Ah thanks so much dude!!

[@nashboorman7929]

I remember seeing his KZbin video on this and inspired me so much. Steve Lacy didn’t let his limitations stop him from making music that was from his soul, and it shows.

[@AudioHaze]

Same dude, I wanted to cover an artist who really lived at the extremes of gear setups and this seems like the perfect choice :)

[@shutup-gm8qe]

this is so cool! I remember asking for this video months agoooo im so happy you ended up making it!

[@AudioHaze]

Yessir! Such a great case study in using really minimal equipment

[@Nuclearsoandso]

Thanks, Kyle.

[@AudioHaze]

THANKS KYLE

[@grantandrews4826]

One thing people don't say enough about Steve Lacey is that he's a fuckin handsome lad.

[@AudioHaze]

Damn straight

[@JWForce1059]

Excited to watch another one from you. My kid got a drum kit for Christmas, and I've got a few other instruments around - I've never tried recording anything beyond myself and my guitar, but it might be time to start!

[@AudioHaze]

DUDE YES!! Send me any of your first recordings I'd love to check it out!!

[@harveysoo]

Kyle carried that drum loop, shoutout to Kyle ❤

[@AudioHaze]

Kyle's a real one

[@Kristoff0402]

Been binging your content starting with the Hozier video this past week, amazing stuff my guy! I'm just edging towards maybe one-day making my own music but your stuff gets me closer to pulling the trigger on an interface, video-by-video

[@AudioHaze]

Hell yeah dude that’s the goal! Really trying to show aspiring musicians how doable it can be :)

[@ethosmega]

You do fantastic work, man. Stumbled upon you at first, now I check youtube for your videos. Thanks for putting all this work in. I really enjoy it.

[@AudioHaze]

Ah appreciate it dude! That means so much, genuinely so glad to hear the vids are making an impact

[@penhasdouradas]

This kills for sure. Taking steve’s approach to the next level. Your creative approach in every video, not just this one, are super refreshing.

[@harveysoo]

Been waiting for this one! Love the content as always ❤

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks dude!! Thought Steve was such a good example of working with the lowest budget possible :)

[@harveysoo]

@@AudioHazeTruly a huge inspiration 🥹

[@ConcreteAtrocity]

So Steve really inspired me to start producing, and I have been for 2 years now. I started on my iPhone after seeing Steve’s video on the making of PRIDE and Dark Red. After a year I upgraded to a MacBook with logic and I still find myself making full songs on my iPhone from time to time. Something about working against the constraints of the equipment brings out more creativity. I produced a full album on my phone, and album 2 I’m working on now is at least 1/3 produced on my phone. With that being said I don’t understand why you whipped out a MacBook with GarageBand to make half of this recreation. It’s 100% possible and viable to use an iPhone with GarageBand iOS as a DAW. I’m also surprised you didn’t explore the Apple Loops or sample your own drums into the phone from the internet or even the drum machine. If the point of the video is to use an iPhone to recreate a Steve Lacy song, why only go halfway? Seeing you bust out the laptop immediately was pretty disappointing. This channel is still awesome, and so is this recreation! I just don’t understand why you immediately threw away the concept of the video. It is possible, to make great, fully orchestrated, mixed and mastered music on an iPhone. Lastly using the auto drummer feature is infuriating when I produced and feels like cheating when I’m producing, I will occasionally use it to build out a tambourine/percussion loop because it is better for that than the drum machine, but honestly the drum machine is extremely versatile and powerful especially if you download the free sample kits and play around with timings and velocities a bit. Overall great video, just a bit confused on why you didn’t actually execute on the concept.

[@AudioHaze]

That's totally valid! It was genuinely because I could not plug an iRig into my phone, I've been wirelessly charging my phone for almost a year (the vocals actually ended up being recorded on Ethan's phone, so he could use the port to plug headphones in to monitor). I thought a good solution would be to use an interface that costs the same amount of money as an iRig, and then move to the iPhone when that part of the process was completed. That said, I see how using a computer would negate some of the point of working within budget, and maybe I should have just waited to do this when I swapped phones. Definitely an oversight. If it means anything, everything that I did in this video is entirely doable on iPhone for iOS. The only difference being the device you're working on. Not an excuse though, it was definitely an oversight and given what I strive to do with this channel I could have dived more into the experiment.

[@foorkite]

awesome work dude!

[@AudioHaze]

Thank you my friend!

[@disobeats]

I always make sure to view your videos as soon as they come out, youre great!

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks so much dude! Glad I can be a creator you can rely on :)

[@kadencecook9663]

never a single miss with your videos please keep it up

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks Kaden!

[@maxgonz1327]

Great stuff! As always!

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks dude!

[@Dane_Riazer]

It is really nice seeing you go on this interesting musical journey!

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks Dane!

[@tobiashaswell9846]

lovely video!! always love these. a king krule one would be unreal for his recent stuff

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks Tobias! Yeah I’ll check them out and see if it’s doable :)

[@gabeygabey2144]

So Inspiring, great work!

[@AudioHaze]

Thank you!

[@ChrisMartinsMusician]

And another fantastic video out of the Audiohaze content machine... Great job, again.

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks Chris! Appreciate the support my friend

[@stoatystoat174]

21:21 excellent silhouette work by cat dude

[@AudioHaze]

I agree 10/10 best studio assistants I could ask for

[@luvreapsoul]

its crazy all of my favorite artists u always seem to cover when i start listening to them more again lol

[@AudioHaze]

Hahaha maybe we have the same listening habits on Spotify who knows 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@iainthemusic]

this is not only so incredible but also so inspirational! (might just go work in garage band again haha)

[@AudioHaze]

Garageband is genuinely so good I'm shook to my core

[@iainthemusic]

i once heard garageband described as logic’s little sibling and honestly it tracks

[@chrisclark5135]

This was awesome! Gonna have to get that Patreon hookup too for this one! Thanks for sharing!

[@AudioHaze]

Yo thanks Chris appreciate the support!

[@DadRockAndGuitars]

Great job on recording the song! I broke out Garage Band for the first time in a long time recently and was also blown away by how good the guitar and bass amp sims were!

[@AudioHaze]

Truly! If only it was like this 10 years ago lol

[@tommytommy11]

Another awesome video and great piece of knowledge! Thank you so much for sharing! Like it a lot!

[@AudioHaze]

So happy to hear thank you Tommy!

[@thekonno87]

You said you weren't going to use any rare or expensive equipment, then you sampled a printer. Surely that's cheating...

[@AudioHaze]

LOL

[@FormalFilmsProductions]

Garageband used to be my go-to DAW when I first started making music. Seeing what it can do now made me want to go back to it again

[@AudioHaze]

Its honestly so shocking to see how far its come, it has AUTOMATION lanes now....GARAGEBAND HAS AUTOMATION LANES!!

[@sebastianbrigian9345]

even their smart drummer is pretty decent

[@clavin2844]

For a future song recreation I'd recommend doing something by the band Vulfpeck if you've heard of them. The majority of their songs are live recordings and uploaded on their youtube so theres a good chance you'd be able to figure out their equipment and whatnot. Could be something cool to consider. My fav recording of theirs is Baby I Don't Know Oh Oh

[@AudioHaze]

I would LOVE to do Vulfpeck, definitely plan to in the future

[@MartinMichiels]

Came here expecting some jazz saxophone... I'm totally has been LOL ! Great vid by the way !

[@AudioHaze]

Haha is that another artist named Steve Lacy??

[@ShinKickTV]

Really cool that you shared the stems for practising mixing!

[@AudioHaze]

Yeah man of course!

[@Emet.V]

12:02 Garage Band Is the reason why I love using DAWs. So much fun to use 😊

[@AudioHaze]

It is!! Definitely a few limitations but those same limits can inspire a lot of creativity

[@dawnviola3258]

My entire studio is packed in boxes and I have no time to be inspired right now, dang it 😂. Always great work

[@AudioHaze]

NOOOO, well luckily your phone isn't packed :)) if you have an iPhone, if not then ignore this

[@dawnviola3258]

@@AudioHaze the irig is packed, though lol. I’ve used a phone before and also made a few tracks using an ipad, a korg bluetooth midi keyboard (that works shockingly well) and AUM. Mobile productions stuff still feels a little like a toy, but if you’re creative with the modular stuff it’s an amazing live tool for the guitarist that needs to do the occasional synth line. It’s cool looking for it’s strengths, instead of just how to get over the weaknesses. It’s got me thinking about fun new experiments 🤘

[@marshw000]

I love that this video really shows how great GarageBand is. I have been using it for years (I make shoegaze adjacent singer-songwriter music) and the mellotrons, synth patches, and amps have been so consistent

[@AudioHaze]

No I was seriously floored by how amazing it was, I haven't touched it in years and to come back and find that its fort nearly every feature you'd want was astonishing

[@marshw000]

@ literally!! Like I learned on logic but GarageBand has all I need!! You should try some of the silver panel amps too they are beautifullll

[@mikee5541]

Needed this

[@AudioHaze]

Glad to hear it :)

[@YahnWagner]

Amazing work.

[@AudioHaze]

Thank you!

[@chopthesquidmusic6176]

This is it ✌️❤️

[@seth_1138]

its a good day, AudioHaze uploaded

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks dude!

[@gppy]

this is sick

[@AudioHaze]

Appreciate it dude :)

[@BaileySuttonMusic]

It's cool they offer these tools on your phone. But it would be so hard to actually force yourself to use the phones interface when your computer is right there. Good work with this video!

[@AudioHaze]

True! But for anyone who doesn't have a laptop, the same level of power it there ready to rock :)

[@melancholy.-Tunes]

this is awesome

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks so much!

[@f.god_music]

Amazing!

[@AudioHaze]

Thank you!

[@IntoTheWeeds71]

This is super cool. Reminds me of Lizzy McAlpine's recent song Pushing it Down and Praying, where the main vocal and guitar was ripped straight from the one-take notes recording from her phone.

[@AudioHaze]

Yeah I saw that! Honestly the nostalgia factor for the iPhone mic is STRONG

qué barbaridad!! gracias por esta 'masterclass'.

[@AudioHaze]

gracias mi amigo!

[@volomazurika1530]

beautifulll

[@alexdavidson2327]

You rule dude.

[@BubbaGrylls]

awesome! I'd love to see a noah kahan remake sometime!

[@AudioHaze]

I'd love that too, been thinking of doing a Noah one for a while now :)

[@thedangelojr]

Steve lacy an inspiration for sure

[@vraisairs9201]

garageband is really just a Logic demo

[@AudioHaze]

At this point it totally is and I had no idea

[@jackstapledon3660]

So sick

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks dude :)

[@Drgm79]

Ayo, whats that shirt say? 8:28

[@AudioHaze]

lol I didn’t even see that in the edit

[@davidrauline9730]

After some time focusing on other things, I want to I try to get back to produce music with a minimal mobile setup. This video is amazing, thank you !

[@AudioHaze]

Dude yes definitely give it a try, the mobile set up can honestly do so much for you, if you really took your time you could make something that completely blends in with professional records

[@davidrauline9730]

@@AudioHaze going full IPad, small midi keyboard, Behringer interface for guitar and bass, garage band and Koala Sampler. In my previous life, from 2002 to 2009, I have been à sound engineer. The gap in technology is amazing. By the way any cheap microphone advice to record percussion ?

[@alexdavidson2327]

The printer idea, dude wha- brilliant. I'm inspired

[@albinobond1]

Song is Killer

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks dude!

[@paulwood4142]

When your singer says "F@#$ YOU!" Coz of outside noise disturbances I cracked up, this is my exact response as well! Or if I sing slightly out or wrong timing etc. The neighbours must think Im mental, Angelic singing then "F@#$ you!" Haha

[@AudioHaze]

Hahahaha we've all been there, I recorded some of my own breakouts on my video about recording my band on one microphone

[@noahpauley]

That behringer interface was the first audio interface I owned until I started college and got a Scarlett 2i2. I actually still have it but it sucks ass lol

[@AudioHaze]

Honestly I think they're pretty usable, especially for only $35! Only thing that really blows is the 16bit limit on it

[@lylyluvda916]

Gonna go watch that Ted talk. 🔥

[@AudioHaze]

Yeah dude its great! Never heard of Ted Talk teen before tho lol

[@alexdavidson2327]

10:52 Third Stone From The Sun, I see u

[@AudioHaze]

Yessir, best riff in the history of riffs

[@arthurboytsov768]

19:00 great take

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks Arthur!

[@Emet.V]

I used my IPhone to all full production on it using my interface a mic I dropped ,amp, in app drums, and a lot of knowledge I learned from classic albums documentary’s.

[@Turtlpwr]

Goes to show that all you need is whatever you’ve got

[@matiastamayo8975]

I just wake up, thank you

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks for checking it out dude!

[@dangerdaveball]

Ayo you still got that id24? I need that throw it my way! 😂

[@AudioHaze]

Haha yeah man they're sick! Highly recommend Audient

[@MojoPapiFPV]

You're hired for your tastes, not your gear.

[@WublerDublerCubler]

Nooo at 4:00 you said “since” instead of “sense” 😭 good video anyway

[@AudioHaze]

Hahaha sorry about that lol, glad you enjoyed!!

[@WublerDublerCubler]

@@AudioHazeit’s cool love all your videos

[@mdnghtppl0000]

yessirrr

[@AudioHaze]

YUHHH

[@Turtlpwr]

17:13 agreed that the mobile GarageBand UI is a bit clunky if you’ve never used it before e

[@AudioHaze]

Yeah super hard to get used to at first, but we started getting faster and faster at it

[@TheVirakahScale]

Ayy the UM2! That was my first XLR interface! Upgraded from Peavey Xport.

[@AudioHaze]

I've used one every so often in a pinch! Used to use it when I did VoiceOver work in the closet lol

[@TheVirakahScale]

@@AudioHaze Nice! They're a surprising good piece of kit for the cost. I got mine right after a huge robbery, and it let me keep writing until I could get something better. I should get another for another nostalgia trip!

[@elijohnson3256]

guess i got no excuses lol

[@earhearthush-up5549]

I know this is probably a far shot because they aren’t as popular, but I would really love to see you cover the production and recording techniques of some modern post-punk/‘darkwave’ artists

[@AudioHaze]

I know its not quite the same, but I've been seriously considering looking into some Turnstile stuff :)

[@earhearthush-up5549]

@ I mean that’s just straight up hardcore punk, tho I guess they have songs that are just vaguely “alt rock” Definitely a way faster tempo than the stuff I’m thinking of

[@oweneaton8531]

that riff on you showing the guitar parts ive heard Rhett Shull play and I play it all the time. where is it from?

[@AudioHaze]

Its called Third Stone From the Sun by Jimi Hendrix! Its my favorite riff of all time

[@handwriting8804]

Wouldn’t that make your iPhone gear? It’s already more expensive than a cheap laptop and guitar.

[@AudioHaze]

I suppose, but most people out there will already have a phone handy, often before a laptop

[@sandokan5410]

Yeah its kinda funny looking at it from this perspective. For 800$ you can have a combination of budget/affordable studio headphones, microphone, audio interface, guitar, DAW, or maybe even speakers if you go for used second hand.

[@coastercook]

GarageBand has been my DAW because of how simple it is and it's free.

[@AudioHaze]

The amount of features it has now is absolutely insane

[@alxgeo]

Please please make a video a about Ethel Cain her sound is so interesting and I would love to make similar music to hers

[@AudioHaze]

Definitely considering it, I know a few vocalists around here that could knock that out of the park :)

[@morleychallenged]

I guess none of us really need very much out of a song anymore. Just be in the moment.

[@AudioHaze]

Hell yeah :)

[@wombocombo4862]

The true secret is collaboration. Get out of your room and make music with other people, destroy your iphone.

[@AudioHaze]

Stick around for the next video I think you may like it :)

[@johannk1523]

slang at 10:40?

[@AudioHaze]

Like the riff? Third Stone From the Sun by Jimi Hendrix :)

[@최스코]

I'm becoming humble bro

[@AudioHaze]

lol

[@shinypng1850]

you should do an elliott smith video ngl

[@AudioHaze]

I'd love to one day!

[@pulponaranja0114]

i record an few albums with an Iphone 6, with Bandlab bc the iphone dont support Garageband in that time, and I dont use the metronome bc it sounds in the mix, my headphones are really bad, but I make a great work I guess, I was very proud in that time, I think, we need to give a chance to what we own in the moment and experiment with that, and maybe we can be Steve lacy one day hehehe, amazing video btw

[@AudioHaze]

Totally! Sometimes amazing work comes from the most contained of limitations :)

[@MorfMusic]

tbf once we hit 5 mins you whacked out the macbook

[@notaninstrument7707]

I think you went a good bit lighter on the reverb overall than he did

[@AudioHaze]

I thought that at first too. My first mix had way more reverb on the verse, but listening back I really felt like Lacy's verses were pretty dry

[@notaninstrument7707]

@ woahhh holy shit you responded keep making the great videos bro

[@rocket_appliances]

how long until someone makes an "iphone mic" plug in?

[@AudioHaze]

Oh guarantee its already out there haha

[@FatTonyTheSkipper]

wow, mix/unmixed is so different. need to step my mixing game up What exactly did you do to make it all sounds better?

[@AudioHaze]

Thanks dude! Really the only things are EQ, compression, delay, reverb, and chorus. All of them you can see in a chart a little later in the vid :)

[@iteli]

I keep impulsively buying new equipment and software. I NEED TO JUST MAKE MUSIC BRO HAHA

[@AudioHaze]

Haha I totally get it tho dude we've all been there

[@JasonEpps-t9i]

This is a wonderful recreation. I try to make music similar but I dont really understand the terms mixing and mastering and I use them losely when I eq. but Im confused on how MUCH mixing and mastering has to be done for a track to be complete. and when should i mix and master

[@AudioHaze]

When it comes to mixing you aren't necessary shooting for any specific AMOUNT of it, its more about adjusting settings until it feels right to you, although I typically aim for a loudness level of around -6 to 0dBs on the master fader, with a healthy amount of dynamics so it doesn't feel to compressed going into the master. When I get to the master, it gets a bit more rigid. I aim for a specific loudness level using a metric called "LUTs", usually -10 or so. I also usually bring up the compression on the full track, and try and cut out some problem frequencies on the mix that I head :)

[@sohaiblangrial2141]

watching this video made me feel both inspired but also kinda stupid for working 2 jobs a year just to afford the cheapest audio interface and microphone i could find in my country lmao 😅

[@AudioHaze]

NOOOO don't feel dumb!! What's dumb is having more guitars than you do rooms in ur apartment (@me)

[@nicolobalestrino]

Would you do a mixing video?

[@AudioHaze]

I did one over on Patreon :)

[@offkilter]

How To Return Ableton

[@AudioHaze]

LOL

[@guprovasi]

I use GarageBand, but my mixes don’t even come close to this incredible result... 😢😅

[@AudioHaze]

Just takes time to learn! And a few reference tracks every once in a while helps hehe

[@tbsq1114]

Yeah of course if I wanted to make a 90s raw black metal demo, gear isn't necesseray, but it completely depends on the genre of music you want ot make. Try to make Beethoven's 9th symphony with only a recorder. Try to make Aphex Twin's Drukqs with only a shitty 20$ Casio synth.

[@AudioHaze]

Of course, certain genres will take more than others. But for those just looking to begin working, who feel held back by their budgetary constraints, there are avenues if you search for them.

[@mikehunt5106]

You look like if Kenny beats found himself

[@AudioHaze]

Thank you I think

[@Corsair1458]

I have a shit ton of plugins from Waves, Izotope and soundtoys.. but I recently switched to Logic pro from Ableton.. I know, I've betrayed my fellow bedroom producers.. but Logics stock plugins, from thier EQ's to their built in De-Esser, they're amazing.. I've basically only used waves BB Tubes or their J37 tape emulation, and even still, it's rare... moral of the story is, you don't need Pro-Q4 to make good mixes kids.. I promise

[@AudioHaze]

So true! And sometimes a beautiful interface design does nothing but gaslight you hahaha

[@Defghi19]

Every "audio engineer" needs to go through this exercise at some point in their lives. Too many people are reliant on pretty GUIs. Does a Pultech have a spectrum analyzer on it? NOPE. All the "greatest" albums were made by dudes in smoky rooms twisting knobs until it sounded good enough to their half-deaf drunk/high ears

[@AudioHaze]

HAHA yes dude absolutely! Couldn't agree more