Recording Studio Tour: Hybrid Studios - Orange County, CA - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro

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Warren visits Hybrid Studios (hybridstudiosca...) in Orange County, CA. Owner Billy Klein walks through the control room showing the console & outboard gear, live room, and sound stage.
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[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Friends! I feel so unbelievably blessed to be able to work in music, it's been a long journey and it's so important for me to be able to give back! Thank you to everyone who has shown me so much support, it makes doing these videos so worthwhile! You ROCK! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@jackjacques251]

I want to hav a small studio at hom I want to record I write songs cn u guide me pls n also want to learn vocal editing

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +jack jacques Thanks for the great question! Do you have a computer? A DAW already? Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@jackjacques251]

M at zero I don't hav anything

[@abnerortiz6027]

+Produce Like A Pro any recommendation where i can learn the very basics of audio engineering?

[@ephedrinedream]

A beautiful and well-stocked studio. Thanks to Warren and Billy for sharing your knowledge and time.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Harold LaRue thanks very much! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@musick777]

I recorded here in 2017 and it was a fun experience...but it was when I watched this video that I realized how great a memory it was. Thanks for posting this!

[@grizcuz]

It's really good to see at least one part of the world seems to still retain quite a healthy recording studio culture. I'm old enough to remember when it seemed like almost every town and city in the UK had a decent studio or two, from small project/demo establishments to world class, state of the art places. Lots of these seem to have disappeared these days, but from your videos the LA/SoCal area seems to be thriving. Thanks for all the videos, I practically salivate over all that marvellous equipment. Although I die a little inside every time I see a Space Echo, should never have sold mine despite it being a pain to maintain.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +grizcuz Thanks for the great comment! Yes luckily there is still a need for recording live players together in a room! Ah yes the beautiful Roland Space Echo!! They sound amazing! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren

[@NicroticSouls]

Beautiful Studio Billy!!!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to share this with us all. As always with Produce like A Pro I learned a lot!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Paul Gioia yes Billy rules! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren

[@musikredakteur74]

best youtube channel. word!

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow musikredakteur74 thank ever so much! I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@ryanoncrypto800]

Man I wish I knew what they were talking about! This stuff is super interesting to me, how does one get to learn more about this stuff without having hands on time!

[@Fezzler61]

Billy - when your were just starting out - what were the 3 most difficult tasks to learn? Mic selection and placement? EQ? Compression? Side chaining?

[@Hybridstudiosca]

Fezzler61 Thanks for the question! Nothing I'd say was hard to learn because I enjoyed learning about it all. I used to read and solve people's problems on the DUC for fun lol If you don't mind me answering the top 3 things I've come to learn the importance of, it'd have to be: accurate/good acoustics save a TON of time, keeping an artist relaxed is the difference between a performance and a take, and not get caught up in the small details. Hope that's somewhat informative, thanks again for the question!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Hybrid Studios Fezzler61 Billy and I worked together at Harmony and we always had a great time making records there! Learning can be fun! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@Melindajazzrus]

Sounds & Looks really great for a Fab studio in Orange County,CA.Love to learn from your Videos..Keep them coming Warren Huart!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Melinda Neal thanks for the kind words! Yes it's a great studio! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@Melindajazzrus]

Hi Warren Huart,always love learning from other musicians****And we'll keep our music going! Melinda

[@FlyingFooBalls]

This is an awesome series. a lot of production channels on yt aren't geared toward actual amateur engineers or engineers at all- this keeps it real

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Joe “JazEGeoff” Sepe Wow!! You ROCK! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@patchbentley2434]

Rember typing ET on our ssl's (4080G) keyboard when alone in the control room just before the next new engineer would come in to start his session...hours later you'll still find him and his assistant crawling around under the desk...damn, those were the most fun times in my life!!

[@colinquigley60]

Love your videos, thanks for sharing your world with us, it is awesome to tour such a facility. Just awesome CQ

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Colin Quigley Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@gstanley75]

I really enjoy these studio tours. I especially like the snapshots of the various gear. Many of your videos start with your guest leaning on the console. I was thrilled to hear some of the console’s history. It would be fun to hear more about how the use the consoles and interact with their DAW in all of your studio tours.

[@GweeGwee]

it's funny seeing the same pieces of gear like the pcm 800 and la2 get warren excited every time he sees them in these studios

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Gwee Haha I love some old pieces they remind me of classic albums that were made using them! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren

[@brunomaiamusic]

Fantastic studio and gear and instrument collections. I wish there were a second part showing the mics, though.

[@timmceneany2573]

+Hybrid Studios what settings do you like to use on the spx90 for snare?

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Tim McEneany That's a great question! I want to know too! haha Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@kirstenmonahan7306]

That Ampeg SVT head looks like it's from the 70s. You mentioned reverb, Warren? I think one of the best in-head guitar reverbs ever made is found in a 70s Ampeg V4, which looks very similar to that old SVT head. I have a B25B head (more of a B15 flavour) sitting in NV waiting to bring over (to Australia) and it is a whopping 50lb unboxed! Thanks again for sharing your experiences! It's great to get an inside look at both the people and the studios in your circle. Orange County looks like another great place to work. Cheers

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Kirsten Monahan I love Ampeg Amps! Yes Orange County is fantastic, especially around the beaches, much like Australia I'm sure! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@jamboo9513]

I've been seeing those korg rack tuners on top of ns10s in a few videos. What is the purpose of this?

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Jamboo Great question! I send from an aux in the DAW to the rack tuner so I can keep guitars, basses etc in tune! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@jamboo9513]

Great tip, I'll try that! Thank you for your work and time. Cheers!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Jamboo Great stuff! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@daddydanny5588]

gr8 vid ... for me it looks like heaven of analog console .. 😀

[@ggoohhnnjjaalltt]

It's great to see a studio give their rack gear ventilation space between units. 9:24 Yamaha SPX90 A/D D/A conversion is Linear 16 Bit 20 Hz to 12 kHz not 8 bit lol

[@MartinHughesmidimarty]

Great Tour guys! Would have liked to see the mic collection, but thanks for the great tours Warren.

[@Producelikeapro]

+Martin Hughes Thanks vey much! I had a great time with Billy! I'm at his studio this weekend recording and will be doing another video from there! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@jamessaldana2022]

Love the show…You can hear the difference in the audio with an Acoustically Designed Studio...

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +James Saldana Agreed! This is an extremely well designed room! Look out for a video on acoustics any day now!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@chimptor50]

Warren, great video!! Keep em' coming dude!! I'm just wondering what your thoughts are on the Heritage Audio 73EQ JR's vs the BAE B15's? I'm thinking of getting 6 of the HA 73EQ JR's for my lunchbox should I get the B15's instead? HELP ME MAKE A DECISION!!!! They cost about the same the B15's being one dollar more. The problem with buying EQ Pre's is I can't demo them so I have to trust blokes like yourself! Thanks in advance! Cheers mate!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Paul Schmdit thanks very much for the great question! I have a B15 and I LOVE it! I personally think the BAE's have the edge. Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@markowalski1]

My brother lives a few blocks away from Hybrid Studios and I always ddrive by it but I had no idea it was this nice. Do they give tours or let you walk in?

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +markowalski Not sure! You should hit them up! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren

[@HowardH]

Warren Huart, Awesome video. I'm going to be putting together a spec for an API Lunchbox, and I was wondering if there's any audible difference between the LB mic pre's / EQs / Compressors and their larger more power hungry brothers.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Howard Hedger Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! The BAE 73 500 series sounds exactly the same as the original 1073, however I can't speak for the others as I haven't used them. Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@HowardH]

Warren Huart​, that's awesome news, I was looking at BAE, can't wait to run my violin through one.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Howard Hedger Great! Let me know how it goes! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@TomPovall]

Love the studio tours vids, wicked videos and really interesting !! Sucks about Adele though, give that guy a Grammy!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Tom Povall Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@elvinlewis6490]

What is "writing automation"?

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Elvin Lewis Thanks for the question! Writing automation would be using the fader on the SSL to do volume automation etc. I hope that helps! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@diegooliveirabenjamin]

Great stuff as usual! I'm still baffled about how so many young engineers can own SO MANY gear, and such big studios. I don't even get down by the fact that he doesn't seem to show he knows how to use all the stuff because this is very subjective, but it is kind of strange to see a young man responding "yeah well... Hmmm, huh..." When warren is talking about hundreds of thousands of equipment. Don't get me wrong, I'm not judging, just baffled, because I love making records and every piece of 57 I have it was a struggle to get, do I think I'd be a bit more excited to talk about a studio like this if I had one. Again, no pun intended! Thank you for the video Warren!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Diego Oliveira Thanks for the great comment! Billy worked for me for a few years, he has a couple of partners and they pooled their resources and bought all of the equipment! They are working a lot to build up their client base! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren

[@diegooliveirabenjamin]

+Produce Like A Pro that's great to know Warren, and I'm sure they deserve and will get it running strong in no time! Have a good one WH. Diego

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Diego Oliveira Thanks that's very kind of you! They are great guys! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren

[@airwickyeager]

What a rad facility! Wish we would have talked a little more about the industry/experience but dig the channel. Thanks Warren

[@joelonsdale]

Billy - you need to swot up on your gear!

[@jordanr12321]

i hate it when they don't talk about the speakers. My opinion but i think they are one of the most important things

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Jordan Rastrick Agreed sometimes we get to everything including speakers like we did with Joe Baressi, but we didn't get to mics. On this one we missed speakers! One day we will have everything all together! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@tipvandenbos6416]

Hahaha I thought you would be acting all professional and stuff but as soon as you got to the live room you started playing al the instruments and shit haha thats what I would do too. Great video

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Tip Van Den Bos haha exactly! I'm still just a kid in a candy store getting to do what I love for a living, truly blessed! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@pickngrass2651]

Nice Studio and love the videos Warren. You have quickly become my favorite channel for all things recording. Although most of my recording applications revolve around acoustic instruments and vocals with harmonies. Can you put together some vids that would demonstrate your approach to this style sometime? Thanks!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Pickngrass Wow thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! So glad I can help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@chrispeters4405]

how about studio security! interested to know about the space security so nobody ruins the gear

[@maybe867]

What?! is that a Fender Frontman 15G combo? I also have one modified into a head and it sounds sooo mean through a Mrashall 1960 4x12. Basically a 20 dollar Mesa imitation (lol). Would like to know what kind of use it gets in a studio... a stool?

[@mbstudio89]

😳wow

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Manuel Borges Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren

[@hang-sangitch]

Great tour 😊 these videos are gold. I'd love a pair of tubetech eqs!!!0

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Colum! Haha Me too! I'm so glad to be able to help in anyway I can!

[@hang-sangitch]

Produce Like A Pro you do indeed. The vids are a goldmine of music and production 😊 thanks again

[@Producelikeapro]

You Rock Colum! Thanks ever so much!

[@randomaudio3869]

Which is the white delay on mixing desk?

[@RichBischoff]

Warren I love how this guy has all this amazing gear and he like "yeah.... uh huh.... its ok... I dont really use it...." and most of us would die to have some of the stuff he doesn't use. haha

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha Rich Bischoff I like that he's honest! Thanks for the great comment, I really appreciate it! Not every piece of expensive equipment is amazing! Some of the best equipment is inexpensive! For instance a Shure SM57 is still around $100 or so and it's the most used mic in the world. Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@Hybridstudiosca]

Rich Bischoff Thanks for the comment! Also keep in mind we're a commercial facility, and part of that means offering gear that most people want to use regardless of my own personal workflow. Thanks again for watching and if you're in the Southern California area I'd love to show you the place!

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes Hybrid Studios Rich Bischoff I am going to be at Hybrid in a couple of weeks tracking a Polish Rock! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@chimptor50]

Hybrid Studios Rich, I'll be in Cali in August could I come by and have a gander? Also are you wheelchair accessible? Thanks

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Paul Schmdit I believe they are wheelchair accessible. Have a marvelous time recording! Many thanks Warren

[@AlbertoMartinezDelRio]

Great studio. Great video!

[@farrington7971]

We had my record release party there 🙂

[@dannylharper6889]

Love this video!! Thanks!

[@elvinlewis6490]

And what is "the spank"?

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Elvin Lewis Haha good question! We usually call it that sound you get when the transients are fast but fat and the guitars etc seem to just jump out at you!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@special-t5586]

Good show ! Nice dude, I don't think he would diss anyone. Just joking around about how different genres are made.

[@TaylorScottMusic]

Billy.....

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +Taylor Scott Music Yep that's Billy!! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@BENNGIIE]

that ummhmmm lol so funny tho

[@coffeewaldo]

Why did I not know warren has an accent?!🤔

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha what accent? I'm English coffeewaldo! Haha Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren

[@howardshillingford6363]

That rap comment was not necessary.

[@georgemcnaughton8238]

+Howard Shillingford Its true though when are you going to use 64 tracks for your average rap record?

[@howardshillingford6363]

+George Mcrogers Then why go to a studio with 64 tracks. Rap sessions at times would use 15,20 tracks. Not One. Unnecessary comment,again.

[@georgemcnaughton8238]

because its a good studio with a great live room? Why would you care as an artist how many tracks they have as long as they have enough to accommodate what you are doing its a none issue

[@smeltnight2002]

+Howard Shillingford They use 50 tracks sometimes, but there's no reason to run them through a board like that. Mixing rap outside the box is just wasting time. They were saying that during tracking they would only be using one channel at a time (which is correct).

[@ricobangz8638]

3:17 was a diss towards hip hop/rap producers and artists. That isn't very professional at all on both your parts. I know to avoid this channel now. P.S - AVOID HYBRID STUDIOS. Man that was really insulting.

[@jamboo9513]

+David Meyers boohoo

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi +David Meyers Thanks for your comment! I was working a Hip Hop session a few years ago and the Artist made that joke! The great thing about the way we record now is that many sessions particularly EDM, Pop, Rap and Hip Hop sessions stay entirely in the box, only to break out through a console in stereo! Now even Rock is beginning to do that! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren

[@spitfiremusic3997]

+David Meyers This is such a supportive positive channel that doesn't monetise at all or run any ads, no matter what genre.

[@ricobangz8638]

Jamboo Haha, you have a great day.

[@ricobangz8638]

Spitfire Music Do you deny the fact that they insulted a entire genre of music? Or how it is made? If you do then your opinion means nothing to me.