If you like the song in this video you can now stream it! It's called "Life Sucks" and it's on my new album, "I did it for me" linktr.ee/spenceraustin
@erebros3 ай бұрын
Hey Spencer great to see you've made a record. Hope you're doing fine.
@ghastlyshimmerАй бұрын
Nice! Very well produced content. Song is a banger too. Very early 2000's Pop Punk/emo adjacent sound
@rhythmguru16 ай бұрын
This is great on a few levels. The big early take away was how "bad" I thought the guitars sounded individually, but together and with bass and drums, they sounded full, clear, etc. Just shows what our ears like one way, doesn't always translate. Thanks for another great video.
@r0bophonic6 ай бұрын
Yep those guitars sound thin and harsh “in the room” because all the low end is cut to make room for the bass. What sounds good in the room for practice at home is different from what sounds best in a mix.
@kyronnewbury6 ай бұрын
This was huge for me too. Great sounding album guitars are not the same as great live guitars. And both of them are different than a great solo guitar sound
@martinheath59476 ай бұрын
The best records ever made often have individual sonic elements which on their own may not be spectacularly great, but in a mix... "Optimising" every instrument on its own and in its own right can be a mistake
@nerdsforcardgames6 ай бұрын
This video is exactly what I needed! This is truly a gift from the fly spaghetti monster.
@ragan14256 ай бұрын
great video! the process, the tools, the tips, etc. but there is an aditional element: you are a very talented musician
@tomstewart26856 ай бұрын
Truth
@JackofAllMinistries6 ай бұрын
I love that the method is simple and realistic. I feel like I always pick my mixes to death and ruin them in the process. Great job as usual!
@songsbyspencer6 ай бұрын
I treat mixing like a bank robbery, I try to get in and out as quick as possible. Obviously I'll tweak things later on upon listening back but that first impression of a mix and those fresh ears provide the best feedback. I'll spend hours trying to fix a mix in the studio to no avail, only to listen in the car and immediately realize the hi hat was too loud.
@JackofAllMinistries6 ай бұрын
@@songsbyspencer LOL! Ah yes, the old hi hat is too loud but couldn’t tell til I got in the car situation. For some reason it’s always the bass that’s too quiet for me.
@anubisunchained5 ай бұрын
Gosh i really needed this to understand guitar tones
@davelewis55855 күн бұрын
So helpful, thank you!
@drewk66146 ай бұрын
I've never seen a mixing tutorial like this. One of those ah ha moments that just makes it all make sense. So many tutorials I see mix everything at once and throw plugins all over because "you're supposed to put compression on vocals". I like that you explain why you do it and not just that you do it.
@songsbyspencer6 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful! I'm actually currently working on a full blown course that goes even more in depth than this video. I wanna empower people to record themselves at home!
@Jstang1824 ай бұрын
Thank you for keeping it simple. I have so much information on this crazy dorm room we call the internet... I have been playing looking for pointers for on panning on guitar and vocals and compression eq mixing whats not over kill on high harmony vocals or low harmony and mastering. But with the right tools it can sound amazing minus an expensive studio recording process or people trying to change your song drastically to a style that's popular currently for the sake of money or too much auto tune.
@vDomMusic6 ай бұрын
Ever since I found your channel last year, you've helped me out of a couple of writing slumps. Love ya Spencer ya boss!
@songsbyspencer6 ай бұрын
So happy to read this. I really appreciate the support and I'm glad to inspire!
@robertsteinberger6 ай бұрын
That's a Green Day song there if I've ever heard one.
@joshh-234 ай бұрын
The song.. and the way you mixed it sounds very green day esk and I love it thank you for this video!!
@songsbyspencer3 ай бұрын
Glad you like it!
@CowboyPPOP28 күн бұрын
just dicovered you because I'm getting ideas about autotune! now ff you on spotify🤘 your are amazing!
@theseferalkids77505 ай бұрын
great info! I wish I had a straightforward video like this when I first started mixing. would have saved me so much money and time.
@figgeboksjo6 ай бұрын
S'mazing Spence! As always, we learn so much from you. You are such a talent and tho I'm just a wannabe muso, you are giving so much inspiration to get back on the instruments again. Thanks for great content!
@DanCampbell-pj4jo2 ай бұрын
Hey Spencer, fantastic video mate! I’m a noob multi-instrumentalist and just getting into recording my stuff and this video has helped me out enormously. When you recorded your drums, did you just connect the output of the drum module into the instrument input on the audio interface? I have a Roland TD-17KVX and it has a heap of amazing preset sounds, but just trying to work out how to get it into Logic Pro (iPad version) so I can do the quantising etc. Thanks heaps and keep up the amazing work!!
@songsbyspencer2 ай бұрын
Hey Dan! You can plug it directly into a computer via USB or into the interface via MIDI Cable, both will have the same effect. However, plugging directly into the computer via USB overrides the need for an interface. If you want to use the built in drum tones you can do so by using an external midi track. If you want to use software drum tones (I’ve been using EZ Drummer 3 lately) you can just use a normal midi track and the electronic drumset will work as a midi controller. I’m here to help! And I actually just launched a course that teaches everything I know in depth so if you’re interested you can check that out at www.sparebedroomstudio.com
@jonzenbeats13266 ай бұрын
No way! I just watched your Ska Punk Video. Thx so much for posting another how to video!
@drbarbare6 ай бұрын
That's awesome! You also need a good musician that can do multiple takes right BTW :D. I've been enjoying the Mixing and Mastering Podcast (also on KZbin), the hosts are professional Mixing and Mastering engineers and they really go in depth in various topics.
@harrisbeatsfrankou63046 ай бұрын
Great to see you grow Spencer 10 k Soon. You're amazing always.
@tylerc65583 күн бұрын
I believe that was a little Rancid riff on the bass...I see what you did there!
@songsbyspencer3 күн бұрын
@@tylerc6558 You clearly have fantastic taste!
@aplanebagel6 ай бұрын
Nice , thanks for the very straight forward tutorial ! I love this ! Love the rack! Thanks for getting up that day! :)
@dreamscuba6 ай бұрын
Great video and thank you for sharing your process! Killer song.
@custommusic4u6 ай бұрын
This is such a great video. So clear and well presented. Thank you!
@songsbyspencer5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@TotFilmsProduction4 ай бұрын
dude you killing it. this is so helpful
@songsbyspencer4 ай бұрын
Thanks, dude! I wanna hear Gas Station Boner Pills on the record! I’ve been inactive on KZbin because I’m actually about to launch a full blown course teaching everything I know about music production. It’s much more in depth than this video and extremely thorough!
@TotFilmsProduction4 ай бұрын
@@songsbyspencer Oh that's awesome! We are actually working on a cover EP album right now "Boners Under The Covers" and that why I was looking up some stuff and stumble upon your video.
@BenMartinBox6 ай бұрын
Nice. Thanks for sharing all of it. I'm sure it may help many starters. Stay safe.
@samson67076 ай бұрын
this video healed my soul
@erebros6 ай бұрын
As always a great video thanks a lot keep up the great work Spencer
@seanrosedotcom6 ай бұрын
Great video~! Keep 'em coming! It's great content!
@songsbyspencer6 ай бұрын
Thank you! Will do!
@shaylevinzon5406 ай бұрын
Love how you get this crunchy punky sound out of digital knobs. Thanks for getting into details and recommendations ❤ EDIT: dude the song should be on Spotify
@songsbyspencer6 ай бұрын
It's coming. I finished mixing the album this last weekend and this song made the cut! Currently working on a cover for it. Should be dropping it on March 18th (my birthday)
@shaylevinzon5406 ай бұрын
@@songsbyspencer wow! Wonderful news! Good luck with it 🤞
@MarioDiLeonardo6 ай бұрын
Thanks for another great one, Spencer!
@cmaodach6 ай бұрын
Spencer, thanks for this!!!
@songsbyspencer6 ай бұрын
My pleasure!
@jeremiahreilly97395 ай бұрын
★★★★★ Spencer, I am de-stressed, de-essed, inspired, and mooootivated. Thanks.
@songsbyspencer5 ай бұрын
So glad to read this, Jeremiah!
@r0bophonic6 ай бұрын
Thank you for this great song and production breakdown - your channel is a goldmine for songwriters! 10:36 Any reason why you opted to use the plugin versus the stock Logic compressor?
@fiddlefolk6 ай бұрын
Excellent job Spencer!!!!!!
@GeneoVanEngersАй бұрын
Awesome videos. Because you use midi drums what do you gain stage at. -12 or -6. I keep going back and forth. I notice lotta modern musuc the drums are much louder then 90s and 80s recordings. Even 2000s rock. Was very guitar heavy.
@shitstorm37146 ай бұрын
Sounds very prof in my ears ❤
@jzoomradog5836 ай бұрын
Very nice. Thank you sir!
@colingeorgeh6 ай бұрын
Very good video. Have you ever tried to do prog rock? Something like Yes. Maybe lay down some synths and keyboards? I think that would be a great challenge for you. Your videos are great and I enjoy watching your channel. Let me know if you will accept this challenge or not. I don’t blame you if you don’t accept it. Keep up the great work, I look forward to seeing your next video.
@LaNuitBlanche6 ай бұрын
Very nice video man. If I had the chance to be in a band with you I totally would because your musical style sounds like Green Day.
@songsbyspencer6 ай бұрын
Green Day is definitely one of my favorite bands. They were my most listened to artist last year according to my Spotify Wrapped. And Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter 3" was my most listened to album. I was pretty surprised by that one!
@LaNuitBlanche6 ай бұрын
@@songsbyspencer I am gonna listen to that one, must be addictive somehow?
@csabasaghegyi60836 ай бұрын
Very useful tutorial.
@SquizbarDeAlienOfficial6 ай бұрын
This never works for me, I always go in with an idea (pop punk for example) and it turns into a funk or prog track 😂. Fantastic video as always
@songsbyspencer6 ай бұрын
That happens to me a lot. I'll come in with an acoustic song and be all like, what if this was punk rock?! Or, I'll come in with a punk song and be like, what if this was a piano ballad?!
@SquizbarDeAlienOfficial6 ай бұрын
I’m glad it’s not just me 😂@@songsbyspencer
@Mujcanal6 ай бұрын
nice one brother
@alessandrosummer6 ай бұрын
Great video! Just some things: first of all, the drums sound good but I think they'd be great if they had more top end (especially on the snare) and if you cut some low mids from the kick; second, I get you when you say to not overuse pitch correction, but what about timing? Did you manually edit the doubles to fit the timing of the lead vocal? I use Vocalign since it saves hours of painfully tedious stuff. And finally: don't you like buses? I personally never use reverbs and delays on the tracks but on a bus to have more control on it. Looking forward to knowing more about 🙃
@songsbyspencer6 ай бұрын
Believe it or not, I just recently started using buses (since this video). I always knew what they were, but instead of using them I would just put things on individual tracks like a noob. Also, for this track I didn't use any post production tools to align the timing of the multi track vocals. I just sang it the best I could and went with it!
@alessandrosummer6 ай бұрын
@@songsbyspencerfor reverbs and delays buses are a must, especially since you can process you reverbs and delays adding whatever you want to add (saturation, chorus, reverb on a delays...). And also, the vocals sound very tight! Very well done in tracking them!
@MarcosCodas6 ай бұрын
Do you ever use send/return tracks? I moved to using reverb almost exclusively in send/return and it’s been much easier to glue things together without creating too much mud.
@MrBeen9925 ай бұрын
Best video !
@warrengassaway44286 ай бұрын
I never knew what flux was. I’ve tried to do the same thing manually and it ends up sounding like a hatchet job. lol it seems like every time I get caught up doing some tedious, time consuming thing to improve a track there’s always a feature in the DAW that does what I intended to do way faster and usually with better results.
@happytobehere11116 ай бұрын
Good song!
@martinmcwatters39745 ай бұрын
This is awesome! If anyone reading this comment followed the tutorial, could someone explain how to save the guitar tone in POD Farm? When I save the project and re-open Logic Pro, the settings within POD Farm are not saved. Thanks! :D
@songsbyspencer5 ай бұрын
Hmmm I've never had that problem. I typically save my tones as a channel strip preset. So with the guitar track selected, click the setting button and click "Save Channel Strip Setting As", and then name the tone. Then every time you come in you can immediately load the tone you made. If Pod Farm is resetting every time you reload the project, that sounds like some sort of glitch. I'd holler at Line 6 about it.
@martinmcwatters39745 ай бұрын
@@songsbyspencer Ah, I figured it out. Thank you very much!
@csabasaghegyi60834 ай бұрын
Hi buddy are you OK? No videos since months... I hope you feel good.
@songsbyspencer4 ай бұрын
All is well! I’ve been shooting a course (49 videos) over the past two months that I’m about to launch. After that I’ll be back to regular posting. I appreciate you checking in. It really means a lot!
@Ninjanzee6 ай бұрын
Hey man what drum set is that you’re using?? It looks fresh and decent but won’t like break the bank
@songsbyspencer6 ай бұрын
It's the Titan 70 my Simmons. It costs around $700. I did a more in-depth review in a previous video!
@luizfmartins41826 ай бұрын
Hitting like like there's no tomorrow, and only then watching the video.
@plolso4136 күн бұрын
Why there is no bus??
@user-bv3wf1ur1m5 ай бұрын
can you record all 3 vocal takes at the same time? i thought you had to do 3 separate takes or phasing would occur
@songsbyspencer5 ай бұрын
Each take is done separately over top of the others.