Recording metal Bass guitar at home - Ola Englund

Get the Apogee ONE interface from Amazon : www.amazon.com/dp/B00CMX8RQ2/?...
Note that this is the fearedse(ghetto) way to record bass guitar so if you disagree on some part of this video then keep it to yourself or do your own goddamn video :D
Note that this video is considered to be more as a guideline on how to record bass guitar.
Hope it helps!
And if you record anything be sure to send it as a video response to this video!
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[@prozystudios1595]

CEO of Solar Guitars, everyone.

[@CS-qx8fz]

Mel Gibson holding a Gibson

[@AeonAxisProductions]

set the distortion so it sounds like shit XDXD

[@tonypepperoni612]

+ZerovoreZ Zen i know. it had me rolling.

[@DenSvartaStjarnan]

+DeanGuitarsForLife! Glenn of SMG (a sound engineer) said the same thing, haha.

[@JoelSebastianMoreno]

DarthUno Set the distortion to make it sounds like garbage, or most recent Nickelback record, you choice.

[@clemintine99]

You are right mel, that shit was tight.

[@dlpasco]

Man, you have come so far and this is still so useful (and good)

[@ulasgursoy2838]

I just realised Glenn's tutorial is basically this.

[@Syklonus]

Yeah, he basically copied it almost note for note.

[@NateBuker]

"...set the distortion so it sounds like shit..." That's so awesome! I had to watch this three times in a row!

[@opethwalshy]

Ola, thanks for these clips. They are mega helpful for those of us producing stuff from home on a budget. Bass was an area I wasn't familiar with but I'll try this technique soon and see where it gets me. Certainly makes a lot of sense to HP/LP the bass in order to make it gel in the mix with the guitars. Keep up the great work! Loving the comedic presentation as well.

[@joshcnzl8185]

So thats how they get that sound. Layered recordings. Thanks Mel.

[@Dmyra]

gods, these are the best tuts, so quick and clear, full of power tips. specially the compressor part. very practical. usually people love to obfuscate when it comes to compressors. so uncool. a compressor tut, touching on most mix elements would be sweet. thanks for sharing!

[@davorbosnjakovic4871]

Short and clean. The way to go. Great shit bro... Great shit.

[@OlaEnglund]

@User010101 I'm using Logic internal just to make a point that you can use just about ANY distortion to get this type of sound.

[@anchorbr]

BEST TUTORIAL EVER!

[@serj.danyliuk]

It's hillarious how your 10 years old video helps me right now, damn Even thtough I'm watching you since 2017, you smash

[@alexpalka23]

Thanks Mel. This has been a fantastic lesson.

[@BitterLad]

After about 8 years of trial and error, I think I'm finally starting to grasp the general idea. Cheers, man.

[@allenjernigan4448]

Ola is the fucking man.

[@grogarage]

i just discovered your videos...man, it is awesome, well explaned and funny as hell GOOOOD STUFFFF!!!

[@Xnocturnus]

Great tips, MEL. Loved your work in "Braveheart". In fact, I'm going to wear blue war paint while playing my bass from now on.

[@heygermandude]

the thing i love about these videos is that they are so simple and just have the whole mind set of "just fucking do it.." and it works.. thanks for that bro. its about time someone puts just a simple video up that works.

[@moralyson]

Awesome job Mel!

[@NapoleanXV]

This is a really insightful video. I give this the symbol of my approval.

[@jrsanelli]

please do more of this it is amazing!

[@montlejohnbojangles8937]

Ola, you're my fucking hero. Five minutes and my bass tone sounds fucking tight.

[@OlaEnglund]

@jipchen cheers man, glad it worked out!

[@MattsMuses]

Never knew how to get a good bass tone for metal, and now I duly do. Sounds absolutely sick. :)

[@dangiampietro6606]

Your bass tone has come a long way sir.

[@OlaEnglund]

@AhmedThDeadGuitarist Yes, I'm using this method in all my metal-tracks.

[@MattsMuses]

I love these how to's, they're actually really useful :)

[@mike.ashton]

i tried this this morning and it sounded awesome. thanks man!!!

[@OlaEnglund]

@tango616 spot on!

[@DelichonUrbicum]

Thanks Ola/Mel Gibson for the tutorial, I'm noob in recording and never could make a bass sound good in a mix, I've done this with a downpitched guitar today and It worked pretty well!

[@OlaEnglund]

@Rawdonguitar the song in the intro is the one I play in the Framus Cobra - Metal video.

[@OlaEnglund]

@MOOKYANG1 It's a Clive bass. Deluxe copy.

[@OlaEnglund]

@Pitacle2009 No. Maybe that was unclear in the video. I just copy the recorded audio file.

[@OlaEnglund]

@pesciro the clicktrack is just a click in logic. And yeah superior is like a instrument plugin

[@OlaEnglund]

@redoubt9000 depends, most of the times a good recorded bass guitar will be enough, but sure I use sims sometimes.

[@OlaEnglund]

@zzrock7 with midi. Using Toontrack Superior 2.0 as sampler.

[@Rageguitar]

Thank you Ola, I will try this out🤘🏼

[@justinreynolds3935]

Lol. That's pretty much how it's done in heavier lower tuned tracks. Good straight to the point. And it works almost every time! Thanks dude. Btw the new S by solar guitars and basses are sick for the $. I think others are going to be really stepping up their game now.

[@mikesirman]

@tango616 Because he is also using a seperate track of the bass just clean, so when you blend the 2 tracks it will sound way different than just listening to the distorted track by itself. You hear the crazy distortion but you still get the distinct tone of what is being played by the clean track.

[@OlaEnglund]

@User010101 I use superior drummer 2.0 I'm on it making a tutorial how I set that up aswell. In this video I'm using the Logics built in guitar amp.

[@PaulRoseMusic]

"This is tight, fucking awesome!" Lolololoololoolol

[@OlaEnglund]

@morrishopmans you can't. But check out Reaper. That's free and they work practically the same.

[@OlaEnglund]

@dsl100stack cool man, great to hear that it works for others as well :D

[@blueboar08]

great shit!!! love it!!!

[@dannyflash78]

I was skeptical at first but like the end result. Good job

[@DoomBuggi]

Ola you are awesome!

[@OlaEnglund]

@TheMetalhead804 No Logic Pro is extra dough. No you can't do as much in Garageband. BUT you can do a lot in Logic Express with is a cheap version of Logic Pro.

[@xxlricko]

please make a video of how you mix i would love that thanks and keep up the good work.from all the metal heads in ireland

[@Lucidaydreamer]

I subscribed! This is awesome!

[@NightInYou]

Your vids are great man, I record my bass guitars line and mic and mix 'em together and one of the channels with distortion just like you. It's a great way to do it. Where did you get that Clive bass? Never heard of them, sounds pretty cool. Thanks

[@RandyLott]

Tack så mycket. Good video dude!

[@Tashdrummer]

great vid, thanks dude

[@OlaEnglund]

@semilei both in center!

[@gunsercraft]

simple, but great tone and performance in the tracks. fucking awesome!!!!!!!!!!

[@jorgeaguilar5809]

great! good job bro

[@OlaEnglund]

@jacosmith86 Yes, hence the description; the Fearedse way...

[@pesciro]

THX from Texas!

[@OlaEnglund]

@MladenKapisoda thanks dude! /O

[@SmollHouseLiving]

Will a bull terrier give me a more barky tone?

[@PauperPeccator]

Will definitely add bite

[@illlucetdreams83]

Always thought about doubling the bass part in metal songs, never tried it this way. The gain just mixed a tad in with the clean bass sounds cool. Also being a 6 string player (not 7) I always wondered if I should try it to pound lows better. Now I have enough tracks to do it easy (I like to record outboard) went from 8 to 32. Not sure why but I always cut the vary bottom on bass tracks also, (I don't like the mud) but boost the mids some. But I do like the gain overdub or double track sound you got.

[@johnsguitarmusicanddemos]

Thank you so much for this video because I'm planning on buying a bass guitar to make my videos have a better sound.

[@megahurtz30]

In my opinion, it's simply that the kick sits in lower freq. than the bass, try to slightly (slightly) boost the bass at 90 hz or so and the kick at 50hz or so, they will sound stronger in those separate freq. (hopefully). I also like to boost some treble for the kick so it has that "clicking" sound to it. the cymbals, around 3000 hz or so, or over that. The guitars and vocals, in between those low and hi freq. (these values or just off my head, play around to find the best sounding to you).

[@RobinStrower]

Again great stuff, thx. Robin :o)

[@ccook1525]

Great Vid!

[@najtrows]

Den här skiten är trång, Knullande fantastiskt!

[@MrBIOSkunk]

oh man these fkin videos are awesome!

[@donSparda]

ah man, if only all recordings sounded like this

[@jesusconcristo]

Awesome !

[@eranelron]

I love the reader so much haha !! and great video thank you

[@Hydrakora]

Please! can you make a video recording drums with details!??? Thanks man , you're awesome!

[@wolfmannoon]

Thank you so much for that metal bass tutorial

[@impossiblecolours7567]

When you say set the attack and “response” is another word for that “release “? It may have been a figure of speech but I don’t see a response” this video has helped me a ton lol :]

[@betariserultra]

Thank you very much Ola Englund, very useful shit!!

[@OlaEnglund]

@hideki12345 Thanks man, I'm currently planning on doing a Superior 2.0 tutorial so where I'll include some free samples. Stay tuned!

[@greatfelixo]

this is good straight forward advice and the fact you got Mel Gibson on board for the video was tight I didn't even know that dude liked metal.

[@elpumalocotv9675]

Darn it, Mel is f*** awesome

[@AafeeUmar]

Nice video man. Learnt a lot from this. :D One question though, what did you mean when you said to 'blend' the bass tracks together?

[@xXShaunChristopherXx]

Awesome, funny and informative. Thank you

[@BtwnLoveAndHateBand]

hilarious, informative, simple, and useful :) nice vid

[@hughshikarii]

awesome vid man aha, and lurkin dog!

[@tubescreamermuff]

you can also use some bass programming software also + drum software + actual guitar/amp/mic thru interface - into - DAW ...then ...Voila! cheaper than buy a bass too... Awesome demo too,btw!

[@cezar40]

dude you're epic!

[@givemeajackson]

@Jamsessionroom1337 oh, i think i completely misunderstood your comment. in terms of mixing obscura has it up very loud and comprehensible. partially viraemia too.

[@mauriciofisco4667]

Waaaaaaaaa brutal!!! Excellent Ola!! |m|

[@OlaEnglund]

@Rawdonguitar that's another of my songs, check my EVH 5150 video

[@juniorpavon]

2017 and this is the best shit ever

[@hernx___]

Tnks Mel

[@petefaders]

Spot on and funny.

[@desaoaraujo]

Hahahahahaha awesome, dude! Very funny and yet a very good tutorial.

[@xilefzurk]

Men great vid as always! do you recommend recording bass with a pick or using your fingers? saludos desde venezuela!

[@batty213]

planet waves! HELL YEAH!!!

[@sic94]

Thx Mel :D

[@givemeajackson]

you can racord the bass exactly the same as the guitar (head-cab-mic-interface), but you cant put the thing through your head and then directly to the interface. ola uses vst's here, to simulate a distorted amp.

[@emperorofthenorth5]

I don't believe so, since it's only available from the apple app store now. You might want to double check though.

[@djrenault]

sir, you are a friggin' genius. :D

[@C4ndleJ4ck]

There is bass in the first segment but its only one raw di. The second segment has the post processed dual tracks.

[@nanthil]

@TheMetalhead804 I recommend pc and protools personally.

[@TTjuniorTT]

oLA full song pleaseee !!!