His name is Mike....and he's a studio engineer.....that's awesome
@aileaiho7683 жыл бұрын
He should use Rophone for his last name.
@mikesanchez73863 жыл бұрын
My name is Mike and I'm a studio engineer watching a studio engineer named Mike engineer in a studio
@ramencurry66722 жыл бұрын
He should work with a piano player named Keys.
@DMSProduktions6 ай бұрын
And DOES he ride a bike?
@cometodolly5 жыл бұрын
Wow didn't expect them to sound SO different! Good to know
@notthatguy27535 жыл бұрын
I'm shocked how different the same drivers on the same amp can sound
@JoseyStranded5 жыл бұрын
Me too. Shocked.
@JoseyStranded5 жыл бұрын
Plus, I thought I had somewhat professional approach to recording guitar. It's also nice to hear a guy like him to speak out my thoughts of microphones. You sure don't need a 10K vintage mic to record a great guitar sound.
@LittleZdy5 жыл бұрын
Night and day
@notthatguy27535 жыл бұрын
And people call me crazy for saying mid priced xlr cables sound better than cheapo ones. Here's proof that audio is fucked
@Sool1015 жыл бұрын
@@notthatguy2753 speaking of which, price. I found cables, from the same factory, same color, same everything except the name, in a cheap store and was a bit shocked. The branded cables cost three times more.
@modernmusicstudio3032 жыл бұрын
So awesome to see and audio engineer that has works with such a legendary band give tips and tricks on recording guitars! Thank you for the opportunity to learn from Mike Exeter!
@interstellaraxeman44685 жыл бұрын
That was amazing. Mr. Exeter explained that in a swift, concise, and comprehensible way.... Having been told many times that any given unit sounds different,...actually hearing it with a demonstrated explanation was very helpful. Thank You James and Mike,....
@thedakotahurley10 ай бұрын
That's incredible how much different each of the speakers sounded!
@denisblack98975 жыл бұрын
this video made me finally buy a recording mic
@brycedadevil21463 жыл бұрын
Guys guys buy you a Fredman SM57 Clip from Wilkinson Audio, $20 holds 2 Sm57’s... one ON axis one OFF axis @ a 45 degree, and you could record 2 separate mono’s and blend the 2 together, and they then act as a natural EQ, I love it, and use a C214 for the Room capture, blended under the SM57’s it is Gnarly🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼‼️
@brettboden35714 ай бұрын
It's actually a 55° angle
@thanksmomstudio5 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Great info here. If you’re looking to add anything to guitar videos I’d say get a straight on view of the mics on the speakers after they are all set. Behind and above would be helpful
@jumpingman81605 жыл бұрын
That's how I like my porn
@Banksyyt5 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Would have been nice to hear the WA14 in solo as well as mixed with 57. Cheers
@cowbellsuperstar19483 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love that video....... I love the idea of committing two sounds on to one track. It's nice because you don't have to think about it later. I try to today got a great sound. Thank you for the video!
@jjrusy74385 жыл бұрын
wow, the 4 speaker compare was an eye opener. 1st speaker was strong and open, 2nd sounded like it had melted coils or something and the 3rd was also dead sounding. 4th was kind of OK and I would guess it was 2nd choice.
@quintas665 жыл бұрын
Yup, this is my list as well.
@shamicentertainment12625 жыл бұрын
It's probably to add more depth to the sound. By themselves they aren't good, but with all 4 they sound better. Idk just my guess
@jesse_cole5 жыл бұрын
Wish we could have gotten to hear the WA-14 in solo as well.
@TheConvectuoso5 жыл бұрын
Jesse Cole yeah an a b between the 57 and the wa14 was what I was expecting
@ramencurry66727 ай бұрын
It probably sounds like an SM57 but with less high end and a little more bass
@michaelyolch797 ай бұрын
@@ramencurry6672 True...but it would have been great to hear the spread it was capturing from the edge of the cone on out.
@ramencurry66727 ай бұрын
@@michaelyolch79 You’re right
@reamasaurusrex72365 жыл бұрын
I was surprised how hard it was to hear the guys talking to each other - probably 'cause I'm old and deaf. Good stuff, thanks for sharing!
@michaelyolch797 ай бұрын
FANTASTIC! I found this video just in the nick of time! Very helpful! :)
@thef8ofman9845 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the great music Mike!!
@johannjohann652310 ай бұрын
I like his method. it actually makes sense. cool video. Thanks for making it.
@extremelynormalperson Жыл бұрын
This was EXTREMELY HELPFUL thank you!!
@neoaureus2 жыл бұрын
Best video on micing a guitar amp ever !
@hethaerto1 Жыл бұрын
Excellent demo. Myself, I prefer to remove the capsule cover from my 57 and place it as close as possible to the cone material (not the dust cover), but not so close that the cone will vibrate against the exposed diaphragm. Less than 1/16 of an inch. One mic thus no phase issues. I use tight-fitting Sennheiser headphones to monitor the sound while the guitarist plays and adjust the 57 for the most brutal tone I can get and then record. I love the sounds I get with my technique.
@lordgraga7 ай бұрын
Do you have samples?
@GRequinBlanc4 жыл бұрын
I like my 57 with a Ribbon mic (Royer)
@CraigFlowersMusic Жыл бұрын
Whoa! James! What the heck! I see you with Paul ALL the time, and never once have I heard a peep about another channel. You may think it makes you look silly or something to promote your other channel on his, but from my perspective I feel a bit left in the dark. Anyway now that I've paused it at the 8-second mark and said that, I can start the video!
@sevynn3970 Жыл бұрын
This was a great video!
@vextract46625 жыл бұрын
Guitar recording micing techniques at Woodworm=instant like!
@bassstellar3 жыл бұрын
Good video. Needed to be twice as long though -- to cover the adjustment, placement, and phase/buss of the two mics/signals.
@tasteapiana3 жыл бұрын
I had no idea Eric Idle did these kinds of interviews.
@TheDustmeister885 жыл бұрын
Why did I like the bottom right the most?
@RanDieBam5 жыл бұрын
Because of personal taste
@bookymydoor5 жыл бұрын
You must be Swedish.
@jeanlejeune22885 жыл бұрын
Yeah I heard that one and immediately thought thats it! When they both liked the 1st one I thought, Okay well damn:)
@theAxehound Жыл бұрын
I shouldn't say this, but f it here goes, someone should put a laser pointer on their mic!! So you can see exactly where its pointed (for consistency). Because as much as those speakers sounded differently, most of that was mic placement as millimeters make a miles of difference.
@tomnaumann2104 Жыл бұрын
The Aston Starlight mic has a laser on it. I haven’t used one but it’s a great idea if you ask me.
@theAxehound Жыл бұрын
@@tomnaumann2104, that looks really cool. I'm going to watch some videos on it! Thanks I have a 4/12 cab with different speakers in the studio and I mark on the cloth with a white crayon.
@2500BC4 ай бұрын
Could some of the sound difference be frequencies in cabinet? Sounds to me that if 2 sides of the cab’s ring were treated, what i think i hear as internal frequency activity going on would be reduced.
@johnathanvane5 жыл бұрын
perhaps I missed it, but I'm curious how those four speakers are wired in that cabinet. parallel? in series?
@SuperJiggawhat5 жыл бұрын
amazing stuff, thank you.
@endoffate54755 жыл бұрын
2 sm57 works great too.
@hansgrueber81695 жыл бұрын
also an e609/ sm57 combo works well.
@boxculture Жыл бұрын
7:43 ooooooh gold
@5amJones4 жыл бұрын
Interesting. Thanks!
@justinbouchard5 жыл бұрын
This was great.
@jamesnortonofficial156610 ай бұрын
Cool tips 👏👏👏👍🤘
@rickblackers885 жыл бұрын
Great!!!I love it!!
@44numskull5 жыл бұрын
This is great!!
@jorge19885 жыл бұрын
I liked the bottom right sound
@martywhite10845 жыл бұрын
Do you use amp sims typically?
@TIGERGUTS5 жыл бұрын
Top of the forehead frequency! SO random but i know it exactly! hahaha ! WOW!
@notfbi6735 жыл бұрын
What’s the name of the song he plays at the end? It’s a cool riff
@thef8ofman9845 жыл бұрын
Into the Void
@PickledDill9075 жыл бұрын
It's an original piece we wrote for these videos. (I'm the guitarist in this video btw)
@PickledDill9075 жыл бұрын
Nope. It's actually an original piece we wrote for these videos. (I'm the guitarist in this video btw)
@notfbi6735 жыл бұрын
Jacobs Realm awesome man I really like it!!! Great riff I’d love to hear more
@kosycat15 жыл бұрын
I got e906 and fathead 2 on each of my cabs atm. i have and extra 421 i might mess with on there
@benasaro10435 жыл бұрын
I use that same combo. Love the Fathead II!
@padraig88Ай бұрын
e906 and 57 combo!
@FVDaudio5 жыл бұрын
Excelente.
@EvanJr8 ай бұрын
Great!
@gitarman6667 ай бұрын
Into which pre? What did sabbath use?
@jarcidiacono13 жыл бұрын
@productionexpert could someone explain what exactly he’s talking about @ 7:45? It’s hard to understand with the British accent. He pops one of the mics out of phase, I got that, but then he tweaks the faders to do what? “Get the spikiest sounding out of phase tone possible” - could you just explain that? doesn’t sound like he tweaks the EQ at all before flipping phase back?
@CandorBand3 жыл бұрын
Essentially he is checking for out of phase issues by listening not to the in phase signal, but rather to the out of phase signal. He plays with the faders until the sound is most out of phase. Then he pops the mics back into phase. Then he is certain he minimized cancellation issues. Does that make sense?
@jarcidiacono13 жыл бұрын
@@CandorBand ya! Thank you
@geoffreycheuvart92282 жыл бұрын
@@CandorBand Hi Jason, thanks for the precision. I still have a question, maybe you could help as well :-) : does he put one mic signal to the left and the other the the right (on his daw) when he is checking the phase of each signal ? and then, once done, does he assemble the 2 tracks into one after popping back the 2 signals into phase ? well, I don't understand the process for " checking the faders and the phases of the 2 mic signals" ^^
@CandorBand2 жыл бұрын
Hi Geoffrey, no. The way I understand it is the signals are mono. If you pan either, then you will not hear the phase issues as much. Essentially, tinker with the faders and phase switch until it sounds as thin and hollow as possible. Then just flip the phase of one signal and it should be in phase.
@geoffreycheuvart92282 жыл бұрын
@@CandorBand thanks for your feedback, much appreciated ! I will do a test in my studio 🙂
@steenbreker605 жыл бұрын
Strange. Someone bought this cabinet on the base of the four speakers sounding together. Three of the four speakers are missing top end. The result now is the chosen speaker to record is the one that sounds most different than the entire cabinet. Someone bought the wrong cab or....
@vvessel_5 жыл бұрын
Well, strange if you buy the cabinet strictly for recording! I, and probably most musicians, buy a cabinet because it simply sounds good. When you buy a cabinet you listen to the 4 speakers combined. Some audio-engineers might record the four speakers but that will maybe make the sound less direct. Also, when I record a cabinet I want the speaker with the most high end because that will give me the option to make it poke through the mix a bit more. At least that's how I look at it! xx
@BurnAre3 жыл бұрын
Great video. How do you «pop The mic out of phase»?
@bassstellar3 жыл бұрын
Either the mixing console/desk or your DAW will have a phase button. Search "mixing console phase" and it'll all come up 👍
@bjrnarestamnes62793 жыл бұрын
@@bassstellar Thanks. Im using Logic
@Phillysawdust5 жыл бұрын
What a pity we didn't get to hear the LDC on its own - missed opportunity there??!!
@jesse_cole5 жыл бұрын
Agree. I've been curious about the WA-14 for a little while and wondered how it would sound in this application.
@gastonjabaly Жыл бұрын
I wonder what speaker is that
@andymarsal Жыл бұрын
the tech is so likeable...also reminds me Ricky Gervais
@glennnmurphy4 жыл бұрын
Now I’m kicking myself that I sold all my 4 x 12 cabs
@luisangelEXALTA3 жыл бұрын
i went opposite. just purchased a 4×12 Laney cab. sounds amazing. its a buyers market with all the combo amp and amp-less trends.
@jeremybradley5595 жыл бұрын
I’m joined by the one and only Bill Oddie.
@mikeexeter5 жыл бұрын
Hahahahahah. Sadly you’re bot the first to say that
@StandbyCymbalist3 жыл бұрын
Legit
@louski3312 жыл бұрын
How did Tony iommi record the double track effect
@jonniefast Жыл бұрын
by playing two takes
@graysonhoward15622 жыл бұрын
So is he recording the two microphones in stereo?
@chinmeysway Жыл бұрын
No.. he said he sums them both to one track / mono
@noodletribunal9793 Жыл бұрын
what did he mean by "spikiest" sound when out of phase?
@trevorjalla Жыл бұрын
thinnest, most bass/mid cancelled
@noodletribunal9793 Жыл бұрын
@@trevorjalla thank you!
@mikewest7125 жыл бұрын
I have been in 3 car crashes while listening to Sabbath. Coincidence? I think not
@ImYourOverlord Жыл бұрын
Well, shoot! This didn't give me anything I didn't already have in my toolbox. Good presentation, anyway 🙂
@The_Absurdistt4 жыл бұрын
How the pros do it....
@bobyk879 ай бұрын
nice toys guys
@neoaureus2 жыл бұрын
“They are ageing …”. Hahah. ….Recording engineers health concerns…on the Mic.
@GrantCometa4 жыл бұрын
Engineer: We stick a big piece of tape around [the mic stands] and won’t let anyone past it. Also Engineer: **leaves wheels on cab**
@jonniefast Жыл бұрын
those are tonewheels 😈
@pedrohenriquedossantos64705 жыл бұрын
What stomp box is that?
@johnrobinson69455 жыл бұрын
The yellow one is a Radial SGI studio interface.
@Rocknroller7955 жыл бұрын
If you're referring to the one on top of the amp, that is the Laney TI Boost.
@manfrombritain6816 Жыл бұрын
i feel better about my guitar playing now
@cardiffsound5 жыл бұрын
"We have decided by a process of discrimination"?! 3:34
@in.der.welt.sein.5 жыл бұрын
He just means making distinctions or differentiating between things.
@cardiffsound5 жыл бұрын
@@in.der.welt.sein. I think the term he's looking for is 'process of elimination' - a 'process of discrimination' would be where he's already decided which speaker cones he dislikes before he's even heard them.
@mhgbu5 жыл бұрын
I'm sure he knew what he was saying. Just a play on words.
@yallevereatenbeans27235 жыл бұрын
@Marko Fahrenheit you really had to bring politics into it didn't you?
@cardiffsound5 жыл бұрын
@Marko Fahrenheit Prejudice and discrimination are synonyms, 2 words that mean the same thing. Like fool and idiot.
@kevinmundarain7572 Жыл бұрын
He really know how to "Mike" an amp lol
@christopherdunn3176 ай бұрын
It was pretty obvious ! that the first left speaker sounded the best LOL the rest sound broken ! What if the left one sounded just the same ? can't use shit !
@AcydDrop5 жыл бұрын
What exactly would anyone that engineered a Sabbath album know about good sound?
@SocialGore5 жыл бұрын
Apparently not much. I would never use the guitar sound that they ended up with. No amount of EQ could shape that into a usable tone.
@Les5375 жыл бұрын
@@SocialGore Are you for real? The sound of the first 2 sabbath albums inspired a million clone bands. Listen to paranoid or war pigs and try to convince anyone that it's not the most epic sounding guitar in the last 50 years.
@SocialGore5 жыл бұрын
@@Les537They are great albums, but recording quality has improved over the years. There is a reason that very few sabbath inspired bands are going for the EXACT same guitar tone.
@beerman70795 жыл бұрын
😜😍
@oneandonlyescaton99274 жыл бұрын
@@Les537 black sabbath and paranoid have guitar tones that stand up to modern recordings.
@justincalhoun7438 Жыл бұрын
Elimination*… he meant process of elimination
@Taylor___ Жыл бұрын
A lost art, nowadays, just plug in the fractal
@mattwilson22493 жыл бұрын
Process of discrimination lol
@Melvin77274 жыл бұрын
3 minutes describing how they're going to A/B each speaker
@juap4 жыл бұрын
They are just having fun, we too... maybe this is not for you
@chrischoir35945 жыл бұрын
not bad - not great
@qmaldonado81718 ай бұрын
this is not gigging material like Bobbi
@brianjauch99585 жыл бұрын
Buy that man a vintage Gibson, ditch the Epi.
@saheltaja5 жыл бұрын
It's a Tony Iommi signature, like the amp. Methinks there's a choice involved in there, somewhere...
@PickledDill9075 жыл бұрын
You can buy me a vintage Gibson if you want! The guitar is one of the Tony Signatures which has proper custom Gibson pickups in it. The amp we actually borrowed from Tony Iommis amp stock. They used that amp in the studio and on a few of the latest tours!
@brianjauch99585 жыл бұрын
@@PickledDill907 Oh, I will now shut up. You rock.
@PickledDill9075 жыл бұрын
@@brianjauch9958 honestly not usually a fan of Epis, I've owned a few and they've always been quite average. This model on the other hand is just fantastic once I set it up. Sounds great, play exceedingly well, built properly. Just wish it was mine!
@honestnewsnet3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like noise.
@TheseEndlessNights11 ай бұрын
Why would anyone ever want their recordings to sound like Black Sabbath?