Let's record a Garage Rock song!

[@steveclark9934]

Very nice and very well explained process❤

[@songsbyspencer]

Glad you liked it!

[@karachter]

i'm so sorry to inform you sir, but you've made a nickelback song, and as someone who grew up on nickelback, thank you

[@songsbyspencer]

NEVER MADE IT AS A WISE MAN

[@venubhalla2825]

You can tell that this channel is going to be big. Im so glad that the KZbin logarithm pushed this video in my feed. I'm feeling inspired Spencer. Thanks! I will for sure check out the course as well.

[@songsbyspencer]

I really appreciate your support and the kind words! I love making these videos and it's so satisfying to see it catching some momentum. I'm working as hard as I can!

[@DanCampbell-pj4jo]

This is bloody awesome!! Great job once again Spencer! I’m loving the Spare Bedroom Studio course as well - rock solid 🤘

[@songsbyspencer]

Hell yeah thanks, dude! The support means so much and I'm so glad the course is helpful. If you ever need anything just let me know, I'm here to help!

[@steveapplegate322]

I just stumbled across u and I’m very happy I did Tons of info in short organized videos Great job!

[@songsbyspencer]

I appreciate that!

[@vDomMusic]

Jesus, what an absolute whopper of a track! Everything about it was great and currently adding to a couple of playlists of mine! Mega inspo from this one too. Much love boss!

[@MarcoAnteroMusic]

This was freaking good! Well done, dude! Liked the Sopranos reference!

[@songsbyspencer]

Thanks! The Sopranos is the GOAT

[@TheLotusMachine]

Enjoyable. Death metal song next please.

[@songsbyspencer]

I gotta do a metal song for sure. I have a hair metal song I was thinking about doing. Maybe I'll put on a wig and makeup and we can all relive the cringiest era of rock!

[@MarioDiLeonardo]

Great as always!

[@MarcosCodas]

Another good one would be "replacing all of my paid software with free alternatives". VSTs, DAWs, everything! So that people get a better idea of just how much the user, rather than the tool, matters.

[@MarcosCodas]

Interesting to see that you're adding the reverb on each track. I've always been taught to use send/receive for reverb. Supposedly, it sounds more natural (it also saves on resources when you're using analog equipment)

[@titmusspaultpaul5]

Loved this song.... very well done.

[@songsbyspencer]

I appreciate that! This was a fun one.

[@kwijibosimpson8270]

Frig pal! You’re awesome ❤

[@songsbyspencer]

You're awesomer

[@michaelbristow3849]

I heard that riff "homie"

[@gonk400]

Absolutely fantastic! One of the best logic pro creators on youtube. Keep rockin my man. Greetings from Spain 🇪🇦

[@songsbyspencer]

Will do!

[@Shortybeard]

Love the Wolfmother 'Woman' riff reference. :) Another great video Spencer! Rock on!

[@songsbyspencer]

Nice catch!

[@andyswift79]

I wondered why that song popped in my head.. thought it was from the chorus tone!

[@ArturBFPV]

Fantastic work !

[@songsbyspencer]

Thanks a lot!

[@Shortybeard]

I'm curious why you run multiple instances of Room Designer, rather than just running one instance on an FX channel and using SENDS from each channel to decide how much wet you want? No wrong way just curious. I used to do it the way you do here all the time, but now I use sends and an FX channel. Would love to know your reasoning and thinking? Thanks Spencer!!!

[@songsbyspencer]

I honestly don't have any real reasoning or thinking behind it. It's just the way I've fallen into doing it. I do use buses from time to time, I should probably use them more!

[@jalapainyo]

Dark theme, well presented. Cheers!

[@songsbyspencer]

Thanks!

[@santbits]

killer singing here! really impressive

[@songsbyspencer]

I appreciate that!

[@imkbrown8780]

its awesome brother

[@songsbyspencer]

Thanks!

[@steveclark9934]

@5:52 that sounds suspiciously like the intro to ICP - Homies. And that's okay😊

[@songsbyspencer]

Talkin' bout those dawgs of mine!

[@ProductBasement]

Step 1: Master multiple instruments and vocals Nice job. I love really well-produce songs with goofy lyrics lol

[@songsbyspencer]

Hell yeah I had fun with this one. I love a song with memorable goofy lyrics!

[@MarcosCodas]

If a heavy guitar tone sounds GREAT by itself, usually, it's not the right tone for a full mix.

[@ringi1970]

Great Song Spencer. I like the story you are telling in that song - could also be a country song with that story telling lyrics. But I have on question: In your last video I was wondering (and this here too): What pick do you use while playing bass? Sounds like fingered, but I mean I see that you are using a pick. When I play / record bass with my standard "Dunlup Nylon 0.60" pick - you could here it is played with a pick.

[@songsbyspencer]

Hmmm this is interesting! I don't record with my fingers much because my timing isn't as good as when I play with a pick. The pick I use is a Dunlop Tortex 88mm. It's pretty firm, as I don't like flimsy picks. I'd be willing to bet a big reason it doesn't picked is because of the split coil pickups. Humbuckers and Single Coils sound much more treble heavy and therefore the pick would be much more prominent.

[@ringi1970]

​@@songsbyspencer Ah, that´s a good point. I have an old (terrible looking) old headless "Washburn Force 42" (but hey, it was a present from a bassist of one of my old bands back in the days, because he wouldn´t have it anymore) and there are 2 humbuckers build in. I have the same problem too: When playing bass with my fingers, my timing is not really in time. 😀

[@kurtz1993]

EDIT: Dude, I loved the song and I added it to my library! The story got me laughing a lot. Good storytelling, IMO and pretty enjoyable song. Hey, Spencer! Thanks for the in-depth video. Those drums sound massive! I was wondering if there are benefits to putting the Space Designer in a separate Bus and send some signal from the tracks that need/want to be in the room 🤔 Will love to know your thoughts! Best regards!

[@songsbyspencer]

I appreciate the kind words! There aren't any advantages to adding Space Designer separately to each track as opposed to a bus. I just typically add it to everything separately unless I want the exact same chain on multiple tracks.

[@Peanut_Butter_Jelly_Jam]

In the video you added EQ and settings as you went along, saying "It'll sound good in the end". I'm curious, did you record clean and then play around with the settings? Then just edit it to be linear?

[@songsbyspencer]

For the most part I have my tones dialed in prior to recording and they're all quickly accessible as presets. After recording, I'll tweak the settings to make it fit the mix better as each song is different. Over time the tones evolve and become more and more dialed in, eventually to a point where there isn't much tweaking needed at all.

[@BenMartinBox]

Thanks for sharing. About EQ(ing) the IN channel before recording, wouldn't it be better to EQ after recording each raw instrument? Doing it maintains the integrity of each instrument and gives you more freedom to equalize each instrument in the final MIX. You then could apply the same EQ you did before recording or maybe try something different. NOTE: Everything I've written so far loses context if your audio-FX are already being applied "post track recording".Stay safe.

[@alsmoviebarn]

Usually any FX are applied post track, so even if you record with it on you can change it afterwards if you like

[@songsbyspencer]

In Logic, all effects are added in post applied to the raw track, so no effects are baked in.

[@MarcosCodas]

Could you make a song using only EZ-Drummer's built-in grooves? For someone like me who doesn't play drums, it'd be pretty useful!

[@benlechner6352]

Came in early to show my appreciation Also quick question, which app do you recommend for editing music? Preferably something free and available also on my phone

[@songsbyspencer]

If you're looking for something free that can also be on your phone, the best (and potentially only) option is GarageBand. Obviously, it's exclusive to Apple, but it comes for free on all Mac computers as well as on iPhone. For a professional software, I'd recommend Logic Pro. It's $299 and you own it for life. They update it regularly and I think it's the most user friendly and fully-loaded DAW for the price.

[@alessandrosummer]

I like the song a lot! But there are a lot of notes I want to make: - drums: they're kinda papery and also not unique at all. I'd highly suggest you blending different samples - even though the absolute best would be to make some of your own, but I know it's probably not possible most of the times. For garage rock I'd have added also way more room tone - either using the rooms in eazy drummer or using an artificial drum room with a reverb on an aux channel (I've said other times, don't use reverbs and delay on the channel use buses! It'll make your mixing easier and will provide a better result). The drums also need way more processing: EQ, compression, saturation and parallel; - guitars: I've never been a fan of fake double tracked guitars, you should have doubled the first part too! Also I don't like reverb on guitars - they become a little bit lacking of clarity - and I would have just used the second tone for both the takes since the first was quite harsh in the upper mids; - bass: it needs way more midrange to have it more prominent and really mashed with the guitars. What I would do is also take a DI, really distort it and tuck this crunchy tone with the clean to have more grit in the midrange; - organ: it's a little bit harsh, I'd HPF just the low end to 250 or something like that and also LPF to 8-10k. You don't need to carve the midrange out, just turn it down if it's conflicting to the other instruments! - vocals: need way more compression (with different compressors, try some of the Logic stock ones that are amazing!) and also a boost in the top end and the midrange. I'd also saturate them to give them more energy. And also: try to use a short stereo delay instead of a reverb: to me it sounds way cleaner with pushing the vocal back! Lastly: do some automation! The mix is too static! Don't just let the arrangement mark the sections, automate volumes, effects, EQ, compression, everything! Anyway those are my tips: try them out because I'm sure they will make your songs - that are already very good - go up to a new level. Let me know!

[@MarcosCodas]

Passive/USB-powered DI box?

[@shaylevinzon540]

Anyone who respects themselves must have been in that situation.

[@songsbyspencer]

Exactly! It happens to the best of us, multiple times per year.

[@drbarbare]

Ah! I was expecting a 60s style garage band song, the kind recorded with the whole band on one microphone with out of tune instruments (challenge?). Love the story though, that's quite the ballad. Still feels like punkish?

[@ServingMyJesus]

Have you ever done a gospel song?

[@songsbyspencer]

I have not, but I'll have to do it!

[@darelblack4666]

Sounds nothing like garage rock of the 60s, and doesn't really give me vibes of garage rock revival. More like generic rock with a modern rock break.

[@bsquare6809]

At 1:35 I thought you were gonna say "I filled up her pants".

[@songsbyspencer]

Both lines are applicable!