Garageband Tutorial: Mixing & Mastering Acoustic Guitar and Vocals 100% Garageband plugins

[@trevorsanders6684]

All killer No filler

[@triettran3241]

Jesus, it’s So complicated. I never thought that making or doing a beat or fix it so complicated like that. Thank you for making these instructions like that, I find it easier when watching your video

[@TheJoeyRichardsonExperience]

First time watching. Great info. I’ll be hitting you up for hints/suggestions! Thank you.

[@sharadam863]

Thank you so oo oo oo much bro...I have been search for this more then 6months ,really helped me ..

[@mikew6840]

Awesome finger style guitar too! When you need a break from GB how about a guitar lesson 😉!?

[@stevenotice2918]

One of the most practical and useful videos I've seen. I have tinnitus and -12db mids in one ear. Using the presets is how I get in the ballpark and don't stray too far.

[@pradeepbandara4490]

Thank you sir ❤

[@billhallsongs]

Thanks Lewin! A quick question regarding that "natural stereo" patch on on acoutic guitar recorded via a mono mic: Is that stereo effect automatically recorded to two track of is there some sort of small delay that is giving the illusion of stereo on a mono track. Thanks again. It sounds great either way!

[@OD_green7]

Thank you for the great content!! It’s fun watching you work and you do a good job explaining the “what” & “why” while you’re doing it

[@AlouetteSisters]

I listened to this video and it gave me enough info to finally dig in and try more mixing - and I am delightfully pleased with the result.

[@dean-orochester7374]

I have a Kramer Farmington for the early 80s and want to give it a hollow body jazz sound. Are the guitar effects in GB meant for solid body electric guitars mostly?

[@MartinZazpe]

When u say "it sounds pretty darn good" im here like, god damn it does that mic sure does capture the deepness very well!

[@alfonsothegreat4481]

Make videos on mastering plugins for garage band

[@chrissarantakis]

Great information, thanks!

[@colinodaniel1684]

Most helpful video I’ve seen in a bit from GaB. Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks brotha

[@nigelvincent7519]

Brilliant video you explain everything so well you have answered all my questions right here thank you so much

[@fukiu5154]

Man I’m learning so much from you. Fantastic.

[@justwithpranav5750]

why is it important that when using the compressor that it doesn't enhance the level of sound and it needs to stay the same as the original in the track?

[@Mattscarlet]

Nice!!! If only I could play the guitar like that 😂😂 that would also help a lot

[@gracebarnardmusic]

you are a life saver. only video I can find that actually makes sense :D

[@citylineband]

Hi Lewin. I've noticed when mixing guitars and trying to layer them in GB and then pan L & R, there tends to be a delay at the beginning of one of the sides. It's not latency, per say. Say on measure 12 the guitars come in, the L side starts about a half second before the R side comes in...then they are in sync. Any tips on how to prevent this? Thanks!

[@GaragebandandBeyond]

It's hard to say without seeing it, but here's my guess. It sounds like you might be using guitar sounds that have the "splitting mixer" on the virtual pedal board. So my advise is to turn off the splitter, shut down one of the distortions and you should be fine. Also keep in mind that reverbs are usually stereo (unless you ONLY use the amp reverb) so some of that reverb signal can spill into the opposite channel.

[@citylineband]

@@GaragebandandBeyond went in to the mix and checked, and sure enough the "splitting mixer" was indeed on the guitar patch. No more delay in the parts now after removing it. Thanks a million!

[@GaragebandandBeyond]

@@citylineband You are very welcome! Please subscribe if you'd like to!

[@kellyguncheon5344]

Is it better to record the guitar using a mike or direct input from the guitar's pickups?

[@AshwinNaik]

Thank you, very helpful!

[@DalePatkau]

Well my friend that was awesome! You really showed a lot of detail that will help viewers like myself. Great job! Best video to date. It’s exactly what guys like myself need. And yes your pronunciation was correct!

[@GaragebandandBeyond]

You're very welcome Dale! Thanks for the video request! I was hoping you'd see this one and be surprised to hear your name in it!

[@DalePatkau]

You need to watch one of my videos and see how bad I really am at mixing and you will now why I asked for this. Lol. Wrote a song called My last ride. Check it out. Thanks again!

[@TractorCountdown]

Another top quality tutorial, thanks Lewin.

[@middleDZ]

Super helpful!! Need help and insight on MASTERING specifically the MASTER TRACK

[@MikkelJuelHansen]

Hi Lewin. Love your vids - must say I absolute love your guitar playing on this song. Really full of emotion. Dig it!

[@GaragebandandBeyond]

Thanks man, I appreciate the kind words!

[@Framethreesixteen]

Saved me $$$ from buying Logic Pro X, thanks for this very helpful and straightforward guide.

[@UrbFoxFact]

thank you so much for this.....my vocal and guitar now sounds 'together'.

[@MonoMaligno]

very usefull to have more knowledge of what i I'm using and sometimes don't actually know what it its. Thanks ;)

[@giuseppedepaola]

Hey man, could you please tell me how did you get that clean guitar track without any background noise? I'm trying to get rid of background noise using the Noise Gate plug in in Garageband but it just doesn't work: it does cut the noise in the silence spaces, but it leaves it when there's guitar. Thanks in advance!

[@LanceVallis]

Could be your microphone, check out the Røde NT-1

[@dezdalton1958]

Inspirational mixing and mastering vid, thanks for sharing your knowledge & wisdom Bro!

[@LA610]

Great videos Lewin....one question....if none of my tracks are clipping but the general volume is too high to leave space for the mastering can I just turn down the master track?

[@morganmeehan5991]

Great video with great information, thanks for sharing! Quick question - what's the purpose of having two EQs for the vocals? Why not have one that makes all the appropriate changes you desire?

[@GaragebandandBeyond]

Good question. Sometimes things like compressors that come after the EQ will change the tone a little. I use it to bring back anything I feel that has been lost. It's not a MUST. It's more of a case by case situation.

[@mondomusik]

Hi Lewin, If you have recorded the guitar part yourself, why do you need the presets (Echo Strum, Natural Stereo, etc.)? Maybe my question is: why does one use presets?

[@billveling8251]

Wow Lewin!!!! As usual, your the best of the best! What, if anything, would you change in this approach for a nylon string guitar? Bill Veling

[@LynzCrichton]

This was FAB thanks so much Lewin!! X

[@mrodrigues9481]

So great. Thanks a lot Lewin

[@amputeescangardeen5409]

recording live

[@gabrielmolina9681]

This was SO helpful. Thanks!

[@tibidonjacques]

You are mu Garage band master.

[@onedirectionlover317]

How exactly does the master track work? It seems like there's no audio in the track, but that adding the plug-ins affects all the audio tracks as a whole exactly the same? IZ that basically what's happening?

[@necrodogs]

Very nice video, thank you very much. I'm using garageband for tracking and midi. I think I might do some more of the mixing work in garageband before exporting to my other daw: The one daw which actually has "tone" and that is Harrison Mixbus 32c. It models the analog circuits of the 32c console on every channel strip, bus and the master bus. Check out the demo and you'll see what I mean :)

[@necrodogs]

Almost forgot: Subscribed

[@StayHomeEatGreat]

Really nice! So are you still using the BX5 Monitors? I'm looking for some great quality at a great price.

[@Alee477]

thanks Lewin for making this video

[@steveapplegate322]

I'm new to Garageband and your instructional video's have been fantastic. Your music is kind of retro and awesome I've bought several tunes. I'd like to see how you set up your drums for a song. I noticed on Lost Control there was a million little cuts to the drum track. Explain if you will all the cuts and what you do it for. Thanks

[@GaragebandandBeyond]

Steve, I’m so glad that you are learning from the channel. That’s exactly what I like to hear! If you go to my channel page and do a search for “auto drummer” you will find a few different videos that I have made on the subject. Thanks for watching!

[@steveapplegate322]

Lewin I had a couple Questions #1 In the tools on the Master track there are settings like Ballad and rock and others, are they preset mastering settings? #2 Where are you located? I was wondering if you would be willing to teach me all of Garageband in a one on one class. I would pay u of course.

[@jasper_north]

Please include video//

[@yael3seven]

when i export my song the quality is uh... sh*t- to say the least. i don’t understand, it sounds like the volume is too loud, there’s hissing and humming, and it sounds like i put my phone/ laptop under a pillow- please help?

[@Kahvetrip]

Great tips! Thank you. I have a question: the sound of the guitar pick while strumming sounds very high in recordings. Any suggestions to keep that redundant sound low? Or is it just my wrong guitar technique?

[@GaragebandandBeyond]

You can use a de-esser to help with that.

[@thisisclarissa6423]

PLEASE HELP! For some reason my instrument audio plays through one monitor and vocals always play through the other. I have the same problem when using headphones. It doesn’t sound professional and I can’t figure it out. This has been super frustrating so if anyone has any advice please help! I use a scarlet solo interface. I do covers while I play piano so I have voice and instrument being recorded at the same time. I also record on garage band. I know this may seem like a very immature mistake but I’m so new to this. Any advise would be much appreciated!

[@DalePatkau]

Hey Lewin have you ever mixed someone else’s music on your videos and if you did can you direct me to that one? If not I would be willing to send you one of mine that you can try. Regardless great video!

[@fueyou]

I'm confused by one thing: at about 16:15, did you put the vocal at 0db or the guitar? The guitar track was on the screen but you were working with the vocal. ??

[@GaragebandandBeyond]

At that moment I'm moving the fader for the vocals.

[@shellydianenovascotia3914]

Great videos.....are there more acoustic guitar loops available? If so, how do you get them, are they free?

[@GaragebandandBeyond]

Shelly Diane I’m assuming you mean more than the ones that are already in the loop library… I don’t actually know, I play the acoustic guitar, so I don’t need them. You might join the “GarageBand users” group on Facebook and ask the question there, it’s a great community of people with lots of information.

[@Ramones-bc7xm]

I'm looking for electric guitar plugins ... what do you use?

[@GaragebandandBeyond]

Always search my channel page! I've made soooo many video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mH2aeqmbZ9Wee6M

[@mondomusik]

Hi Lewin, Even though I'm a Patreon subscriber, I wasn't able to access your Patreon Appreciation Day video.. Just thought you might want to know. Keep up the fine work!

[@GaragebandandBeyond]

Glenn Lestz Were you signed into your patreon account when you were on the page? It’s playing fine for me and I see the views on it.

[@mondomusik]

@@GaragebandandBeyond Yes. That was it. I needed to be signed into my Patreon account. I left a comment on Patreon. Thanks. Keep up the good work.

[@patraulpunk]

I'm recording with my built-in mi headphones. Sounds like crap

[@Gynecologist]

Raúl Patiño haha. Me too! Gotta do what u gotta do though

[@pricefamily1145]

You have a thing against high end because you can’t sing bro. You don’t have an ear for it. No doubt you gave some good info as far as some the technicalities involved with garage band. If you were blessed enough to have an ear for music and vocals in general. You’d have a voice... period... the fact that you can’t sing says you shouldn’t be so opinionated on this subject. Stick to the computer knowledge. Get a real musician to help you with the sound... again, not being mean. Just some friendly advice

[@GaragebandandBeyond]

Price Family check out my music Monday songs and then MAYBE you'll change your mind.

[@andrewleonard3987]

thank you! very helpful