Stupid Texts from Musicians to Engineers III | SpectreSoundStudios

[@ClamsAnonymous]

The "client" in the last ad was not even remotely a douchebag. Yeah, he had no clue how much recording a 4 song EP actually costs, but he was courteous and nice about not knowing. Asking someone for contact information is not spitting in their face. Especially if the person you're asking just referred you to them. Not all idiots are douchebags.

[@dzemohendrix]

FINNALY!!!! THIS COMMENT!!

[@Picklesaregreen101]

ClamsAnonymous Not all idiots are douchebags... But all douchebags are idiots?

[@TheRoniverseOfficial]

ShinyPants I know a few people who use their smarts for douchebaggery.

[@davidshay7280]

ClamsAnonymous for sure.

[@Caliko1]

ClamsAnonymous True most of these people are uninformed.

[@Willgtl]

The last one wasn't terrible. It sounded like some young kid who got a garage band together with his buddies and saw some online ad and didn't understand how it works. At least he wasn't a jackass about it.

[@whitebaer3034]

Yeah, sometimes he gets a bit too harsh on people who genuinely don't know or just completely misinterprets it.

[@ericsbuds]

cool avatar

[@Jch570]

Josuke cool avatar my son

[@motoki1]

A phone call would have worked better to explain it.

[@killercour]

At least the last guy was polite and clearly just didn't know about the man hours and cost that recording can take.

[@percyvoorhies9669]

I think asking for a number of your competitor when you refer them is completely acceptable.

[@PCDisciple]

I don't see what's wrong with the final one. It's probably just a well-intentioned kid that doesn't really know what's going on.

[@Zedd.y]

Yeah honestly i'd probably be that person

[@OfficialJahn]

Yeah. He was too harsh on that one, but I suspect that when he already gets so many outrageous requests, he stops distinguishing between who are the truly respectless and those who simply don't know better. I know that I myself had such moments as a musician when people wanted to hire me, though I admit that I don't feel good about myself remembering those.

[@Seriouskai]

@@OfficialJahn Sadly that's the truth, there's just too many idiots floating around in the world, that when genuine people with less knowledge shows up, they're easily mistaken for those idiots. Personal guess on % of idiots currently alive today? 99.95% give or take 0.01%.

[@rleften5788]

Yeah he sounds like he's just got his first ever job and doesn't really know what anything costs/how much you need to make a living.

[@CannabisKills]

the grungy drug addict part had my dying

[@frejneergaard5309]

CannabisKills You left out the part about being illiterate.

[@slimkt]

Hey, that’s *former* drug addict, man! 😂

[@K4RN4GE911]

6:21 That guy went full bassist. Never go full bassist.

[@renandstimpyfreak672]

K4RN4GE911 NOT. EVEN. ONCE.

[@NegativeBodhiImage]

K4RN4GE911 Yeah like Paul McCartney - singer of the best selling band of ALL Time….. LOL yeah nobody likes them douchebags… especially if they're decent looking.... cheers charliewired

[@BrianOfAteionas]

Before anyone tries to say Geddy Lee... He also played Keyboard. Not useless.

[@harrisongordon9301]

+pacorpse666 I am too just making fun of Glenn's running jokes about bassists (useless cunts) and singers (narcissistic cunts)

[@NegativeBodhiImage]

I think we are all lightheartedly poking fun… @ Glenn, @ ea other & @ ourselves .. if we are big enough…. of course everyone knows that bassists are dildos ;) cheers charliewired

[@gamechops]

Dude you are such a great host. Love these videos!

[@NGDemonSlayer12]

Jesus, I think I've realized I don't want to be a professional sound engineer. I think I'll just keep my skills for personal use only.

[@Yadeehoo]

Matt Newman Good call

[@jonlindsey4114]

Matt Newman lol, its not that deep, people only get on your nerves if you allow them too. All you do is state your hourly rate, if people start asking can you do a song for $25, you arent inclined to return a text.

[@MultiJamesman]

+Matt Newman Made that realisation my own self a while back.

[@pedrosilvaproductions]

@Tater Puddin That's what I've been thinking. Doing my thing, but I really don't aspire to be the best of the best in the business, just keep it as a hobby

[@pmshrevecomm]

Yup! Until i find a band or artist that i like more than my music I'll chase them down and do a song for free lol. Until then, I'll be over here getting better at the craft. The two metal head producers I've worked with were always paid before we even walked in the studio. Granted, I live in Shreveport LA so there rrally wasn't that many options when i was coming up. Actually, the second metalhead producer bought the first metalhead producer's equipment, so we were using the same board. I wrote the songs and also did all the vocals. I spent so much time in those studios, and that's where i learned how much work goes into production. We had some solid hangs and got some great songs out of it. It isn't as fun doing everything myself!

[@RCAvhstape]

I want a T-shirt that says, "You will regret this when I am number 1, pal! And there better be free food and drinks!"

[@Albremen]

Yes, this one is the best.

[@Fantastic_Timez]

Yes! Except that the sarcasm is not evident haha. Maybe a screenshot from the conversation might be better?

[@jonathansix]

Last guy seemed okay. Am I the only one? haha I got 5 songs recorded once for $150 and a case of beer. Granted it wasn't the best quality, but I didn't care. I just wanted something.

[@ProjectMoff]

Dude you're so funny, it would be great to work with you, but I'm unsure if you have big enough mics, what diameterez is your mic's and if I was to hook them up to my car battery could I then get the mic recording part done for free seeming its my electricity generated by the miles I have done with my own petrol, I dont have much more money to pay you for rest of the stuff I need doing for my debut release which is gonna be SICK!! However I notice you have long hair, and I have a great hair brush, it's worth well over £40 at least. I'll even throw in a free copy of my album "legend of god" and who knows, I might even sign it for you so that in the future you can put it on ebay for millions of dollars. Oh and do you also pay for flights, I'm from the UK, and is my cat stevie aloud in the stoodio? And do you know how to fly pets over, is that extra expensive? If so I'll just go to my mate Gavin, he has a mac and garageband so I could do it there, but like I said, it would be great to work with you! Btw, my music is like metal latin hip-hop jazz fusion, I hope you can handle that!

[@Yadeehoo]

***** True story

[@Gigatless]

Just my 5 cents. I fucking _love_ this generation of musicians. They are so teased by all the successful bands that they think they've got a chance too. People simply don't consider a time factor: 1. People don't buy music as good as they used to, so labels don't make as much money as back in the days. 2. There are a shitload of patterns in any genre already, so it's hard to impress listeners with your deep feelings/bad romance bullshit even if your sound is great. 3. There are so many musicians these days that it's not special anymore to be a flawless instrumentalist. Just open youtube and throw away your recently purchased electric guitar. 4. These kids don't understand that back then the musicians didn't have a lot of role models and they were honest about the things they do, it was a challenge and they had to rediscover the genre over and over to be on the top. For some of them doing music was something they weren't sure about. I've read a lot of articles about musician families, and how their parents wanted them to be managers, doctors, businessmen. They fought their way through with their talent and an amazing amount of luck. And just look at these fucking kids. They act are like they are rockstars already. Jeesh.

[@figins]

Wow, way to inspire the next generation of musicians...

[@genderqueergorehound]

Yeah, I'm with chamox above me here. That's a very pessimistic way to look at things and while you're not wrong about a lot of what you said, discouraging people from the arts is a really shitty thing to do. Especially since the society we live in doesn't give two half-rotted shits about the arts in any form anymore.

[@Quitarstudent]

***** "here are so many musicians these days that it's not special anymore to be a flawless instrumentalist. Just open youtube and throw away your recently purchased electric guitar" that? if that is your approach towards music and instrument, how can you be so fucking pessimist about it? who start playing instrument to get super famous and be superstar (you have probably mistaken it with singing), they are tons of ppl who enjoying it and dont need to be musicians proffesionally (aka earning money), no you are right! lets all ditch our equipment and instruments because there are some great musicians, worst attitude i have seen towards hobby ever

[@dericanslum1696]

Inspector Kemp ...there is a stark difference between discouraging from the arts and discouraging ignorant childish unrealistic BS...

[@Gigatless]

chamox3001 "The next Charlie Parker would never be discouraged" :) Im certainly not inspiring kids, who went into music because they wanted to get laid more in their lives. If you really love making music, there's nothing that could make you quit it. I personally tried to quit like 20 times already, because I had no time, I needed to focus on more important things, it was an obsticle for relationships, sitting for hours and recording stuff had a bad influence on my health, etc etc. When I went to army and I thought that Im never going to write any nice melody after such a rough life. Came back and became better than ever. You either have it or you don't. The person who has it won't be discouraged by my words, because there's nothing I can say to tear it away from him.

[@violetninja]

'This job would be great if it wasn't for the fucking musicians.' Easy there, Randall. ;)

[@RealityCheck6T9]

violetninja He hasn't spat in their faces at least

[@davidgiga1993]

4:04 - "lacking basic english skills" -> 0:53 "to they're engineers" Sorry but I just had to post this :-)

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

davidgiga1993 I wanted to see how many "smart" people would fall for it.

[@Sodaholic6502]

SpectreSoundStudios I thought it was to see if the audience was even paying attention. I don't see how pointing something out is "falling" for it.

[@alexkozliayev9902]

bennymountain1 "I can't say I get whose side you are on, Nazis or Libertarians." How... you even made this connection?

[@farseerflore9512]

SpectreSoundStudios You also used 'now' instead of 'know' in that last section, and still read it as 'know'. Jeez, what are you, a bassist? Great vids! Keep them coming.

[@HECKproductions]

"real authentic grungecore band" AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA ... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHAAAAHHAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAHAAAAAAHAAAAAAAA JESUS CHRIST HAHAHAHAHA I AM SUFFOCATING

[@SuperCoon88]

As a Christian and a musician I am kind of put off by the jab at Christianity, Im not offended and you have some pretty kick A vids so i will continue to watch. Just saying that the comment was narrow minded (your religious views arent narrow minded, just the comment) and kind of a crappy thing to say. I understand where youre coming from but it was still kind of a douche-y thing to say. That guy was an idiot though. Keep making the great vids!

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

While I respect your right to believe what you want, I'm not obligated to respect what you believe. Stories about the origin of life on Earth without supporting evidence will be mocked without mercy.

[@chuckcostello5167]

SuperCoon88 I think he was just setting up the scene in a way that suited him. As a Christian myself (and a member of a christian band, no less), I expected nothing less or more from him about it. Regardless of the genre of the band who contacted him, they were overall incredibly flaky and out-right dumb in how they approached him in regards to their needs (immediately saying, "If you don't do x, y, and z you WON'T get paid!!" is ridiculous, regardless of your profession and if anyone told ME that, I'd tell them to kick rocks, I don't wanna do business with them anyway.

[@216trixie]

SuperCoon88 You adore Human Sacrifice. Yecchhhhh.

[@Wangavision]

SuperCoon88 As soon as I hear or read the words 'As a Christian..." at the start of a sentence, I just want to scream at the person. Why don't you just say, "As someone who thinks they're way better than you..." or "As a hypocrite...".

[@SuperCoon88]

Wangavision I never said I was better than him. I said that I beleive that there is a supreme force that controls things that happen here on Earth. How am I a hypocrite for beleiving in more than a physical world?

[@GravitasVeritasBORT]

You misspelled their, champ :)

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

+Brittany Ortega It's called "irony," Brainiac.

[@GravitasVeritasBORT]

You might consider correcting it or making the misspelling more intentional by screwing up the other words. The way it looks now comes across as less ironic and more "this guy is an idiot".

[@xerospacious4024]

+Brittany Ortega he uses a different "there" in different videos....

[@JgHaverty]

+SpectreSoundStudios I've seen your other "Stupid text" videos, but this is the first episode I saw "they're" and my gut reaction was "how did you screw that up" not "ha thats funny". I know what you're doing, I get it lol. For those that don't pay attention it can come off as a myopic mistake.

[@Hennu_TRM]

Pretty sure he was trolling you there...

[@JohnSmith-hm6lv]

I'm not an engineer but I once had a guy come to me about starting a band saying he wanted to play rhythm guitar and sing so we could record 16 "songs" he had written, he could barely play basic chords, couldn't sing worth a shit and above all that he wanted me to put together this huge band to back him up including but not limited to: 2 guitarists, a drummer, a female vocalist, a violinist, bassist(me), a keyboardist, and a fucking DJ.

[@chuckcostello5167]

John Smith I recently had someone do this to me wanting to hire a guitar player to record songs for him. He told me he wasn't a guitar player (which is fine) but that he had his ideas about what the guitar should be doing. So I told him, send me what you've got played out on whatever instrument you play and I'll tell you if it's doable for me to record it. Turns out the guy had NOTHING and wanted a guitar player to WRITE and TRACK all of his "songs" for him, while receiving "good compensation" for what he was only advertising as needing just a guitar player. I told him to kick rocks, I wasn't going to write AND play MY parts for his "songs" and that maybe he should re-word his advertisement as it was severely mis-leading.

[@JohnSmith-hm6lv]

Chuck Costello Ha damn, seems like we've got too many song writers and not enough musicians. Everyone thinks they're Daniel Johnston and that they can get everyone else to do all the hard stuff for them.

[@BorsaMANIAC]

John Smith i know some mentally diseased people who write "nonsence" and think that they do masterpieces for real. Not funny, just feel pity for them. They just suffer.

[@ultimomos5918]

Chuck Costello This. This was the reason I had to stop playing with an old buddy of mine. He would constantly tell me we needed to start a band, which I was all for, but when It came time to do the work I was the one loaded with the creative process. It eventually reached a point where he would occasionally show up to practice and ask what he was supposed to sing. I felt so bad because he was a really good guy and I wanted him to have a creative input but he simply brought nothing to the table and nobody in the band had the heart to kick him since we were all good friends.

[@Barncore]

This engineer has the worst attitude. I would never consider my clients so negatively

[@Barncore]

OnkelSinna Ehh, it's got nothing to do with being good. Dude is just jaded. Countless top engineers are pleasant people

[@TheUSBgadgets]

+NickB33 I am a full time musician and I dig this guy! He's funny!

[@Draeka]

+NickB33 Then you sound like someone who has never run their own business. Especially in music. You need a no bullshit attitude or you're going to get trampled.

[@TheUSBgadgets]

+Marko Petkov Ok dude.... You don't know me but I've been working as a full time studio musician for the last 20 years and I know what it takes. This is just a funny youtube clip and I recognize the types of messages he is talking about. That's why I think it's funny. Heck, I don't even know the guy but I like his humor!

[@Jcolinsol]

+NickB33 It's like graphic designers, always complaining about their clients.

[@BlueArpeggio.PoDoDan]

'You will regret this when we are number 1 pal" Yeah number 1 digging graves up for your own asses

[@feikkiacco]

And let's just say for the sake of argument that one of these bands actually made it to be world famous. "OH NOO... I missed the chance to make a shit amount of money from these guys when they were a bunch of obnoxious teenagers and by now have completely forgotten about my existence."

[@philsackett7341]

Jesus, do they even bother teaching English in schools anymore? The grammar and communication skills portrayed in these texts sound as if they come from people who never got past the 2nd grade. "I weep for the future" is right man. It's grim out there these days.

[@richardsalinas6840]

Phil Sackett If they do teach it, no one's paying attention, or gives a shit anymore. The school system just keeps dumbing down the curriculum to make sure the the little shits get through! I'm glad I'll be dead in about 25 yrs. so I don't have to suffer through decades of dumbasses! Definitely don't want to be around when the Chinese take ownership of the U.S.

[@philsackett7341]

Not sure what you're referring to. Enlighten me. If it's "grammar" instead of "grammatical", I would have to argue about the term "cringeworthy", which should actually be "cringe-worthy". ;)

[@jeffreywindisch5357]

I nominate 10:37 - 10:43 for your next T-shirt

[@yaboyosama6639]

That Christian thing was unnecessary, dude. Respect others views. Quit acting like a child

[@RealityCheck6T9]

Ya Boy Osama He's entitled to his opinion

[@dufftheduff7335]

We will when Christians respect other peoples views and stop threatening them.

[@whokilledzekeiddon]

2:25 Has a go at musician for being illiterate, spells "their" wrong in title card...

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Perhaps "irony" is a concept beyond your grasp.

[@whokilledzekeiddon]

SpectreSoundStudios Yes, it's "ironic" that you fucked that up. That was my point.

[@RashidSivaji]

Zeke Iddon fuckin rekt

[@charlesmeggitt4400]

*facepalm*

[@conky7819]

Dipshit, he did it on purpose.

[@kjdxyszrmfdomg6066]

Can you fire the cast of south park as your narrator? That is the most annoying sound I've ever heard in my entire life.

[@Basu117]

kjdxysz rmfdomg I find it very amusing

[@rgjmce666]

I do completely understand why you get annoyed by these texts, you are just trying to make a living and any band who have been around long enough should understand that. Although I am a bit worried that some people who are only starting out are getting scared away from trying to record. Obviously recording isn't easy, it takes a lot of practice and time, as well dedication and that's before you even get into the studio. When I recorded my album I was definitely not where I should have been practice wise but I've learned from that mistake, sometimes you need to face these things to fully understand how much work it takes. I think personally people starting out should start off trying to record their own demos at home, if you want something just to get an idea of what you want to do. It's not that difficult or expensive and these people starting off can maybe begin to understand the amount of work engineers/producers do. I know this was a long comment but it's just something I wanted to add. I want to say as well I love your videos they are both informative and amusing.

[@iamBENJIx]

Yay! I have learned so much things from your channel for my band. From gigs to recording to even... Common sense lol thanks a lot! rock on!

[@wesmatron]

Pro Tip: Don't give aspiring musicians your fucking mobile number. ;)

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Lol

[@SKRUBL0RD]

Hey man, I was wondering if I could record my album here in my room and just send you the wavs and you mix and master it into the next led zeppelin album? I'll be using my webcam's mic to pick it all up so it's going to be KILLER! I'll pay you $10 a song or $100 for the whole album (there'll be about 19 tracks). Thanks dude! Hit me up!

[@fox0712]

Had one a couple of weeks ago that came to me (an engineer) with an out of tune acoustic guitar and sloppy out of tune vocals. She wanted all other instruments WRITTEN for her plus recorded, mixed and mastered for a mere 60 quid. Because I was absolutely skint at the time, I took the job but wanted £100 from her as she was clearly no millionaire and also I'm nice. Oh and there was a time limit of around 4 days for all this to be finished. And as another side note, she had no idea how to play to a click track, so all these virtual instruments I had to do for her were tediously positioned in her version of time. So basically I have to turn shit into gold with a time limit of 4 days. So I did everything, wrote, recorded, mixed and mastered all 4 tracks for her, even kept her up to date throughout with sound clips, screen shots, the lot. When it came time to hand over the money (through skype) she didn't trust me to give her the product (via Dropbox) I'd been tirelessly working on for days. She wanted her songs first before she paid me and also wanted to give me £80 instead of the agreed £100. I must have spent about 2-3 hours from about midnight to 3am convincing her to send me the full amount of money before she FINALLY did it. Safe to say I won't be working with her again. Fucking "musicians."

[@fox0712]

Sorry not through skype, through paypal haha.

[@FrankYoung]

so funny !!! lol !!! these videos are great man ! (Y) keep on posing them !!

[@JohnHassink]

""stupid texts from musicians to THEY'RE engineers"?

[@andrewrichardsuk]

Fuck me glen... You look much better at a lower resolution 😆

[@ChezProductions7849]

Okay not to start a major religious argument on KZbin because it's fucking stupid and a waste of everyone's time BUT the way you constantly bash others who believe differently is obnoxious and irritating at times. Science is just as much a belief as any religion as far as the origin of life is concerned. Not expecting any major apology or anything because you don't need to give one but if you could just tone down the religious bashing a bit I'd appreciate it. Love the videos anyway!

[@Picklesaregreen101]

Justin Gaede Making a small comment about his opinion on people with those beliefs isn't really bashing, and science is NOT a 'belief'.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Science doesn't give a shit what you belive.

[@Mtaalas]

Justin Gaede You're right, science has no answer to abiogenesis yet, but much more than any religions have. And science isn't a belief even if it hasn't completely cracked abiogenesis, it just means that they're working on it, like they're always are: science is ongoing process of figuring things out.

[@ChezProductions7849]

"Science is just as much a belief as any religion AS FAR AS THE ORIGIN OF LIFE IS CONCERNED." I wasn't talking about any other aspect of science. Thank you all for starting that religious argument I said I didn't want to have and further proving that we can't have enough maturity to accept the fact that different people have different theories.

[@Mtaalas]

Correct way to phrase that would be "science has no conclusive theory about the abiogenesis yet." and that's that. I don't understand this "belief" thing that you put in there.Justin Gaede

[@chriswellz5993]

Him - wat up doe, I'm a rapper from da east side nd i wud lyke to buy a beet. Me - You can find them at Meijers in the produce section. Good luck!

[@sonicwingnut]

Haha it's just plain weird hearing someone from the other side of the pond saying "mate".

[@2faceJanus]

Lol...

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

sonicwingnut It's weird hearing you guys say it, too. :P

[@zeemon9623]

SpectreSoundStudios It MIGHT be even worse if you were Australian.. Get it?

[@lancethrustworthy]

Regarding the official title of this vid *THEIR, not they're! Sheesh!

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

+Dan Lewis it's called "irony."

[@lancethrustworthy]

Yeah. That's it.

[@lancethrustworthy]

Elias, Why don't you grow up and get a life? We'd all like you better that way.

[@lancethrustworthy]

I was trying to help, idiot. Grow the fuck up. Thanks.

[@chrispham6599]

+Dan Lewis you weren't helping! You're correcting an engineer!

[@mastermizbot]

Just because the last guy didn't realize the price, couldn't afford it, and asked for contact info (which by the way is normal to share and ask for) doesn't mean he tried to disrespect him. Some engineers are also assholes, who feel the need to belittle other people who make mistakes. Ever thought of that?

[@PresidentialAI96]

You should make the fourth installment of texts that engineers got from famous musicians that were plain stupid. I'm sure some engineers of well known metal bands have some dumb texts of their own.

[@cflargofan]

Makes fun of people being illiterates had makes a typo in the intro. Nice one man.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Think about it for a minute.

[@216trixie]

js_greene Form a complete sentence, and you win!!

[@katatonikbliss]

making a typo has nothing to do with being illiterate or your english skills failing, its literally just making a mistake in typing

[@Dayta]

i am new here i have no idea why your video was suggested to me by youtube but it did and i watched now about 1 minute of it and i already have an opinion... i will pause that now get some drink sit back and relax propably whole god damn channel of yours a great audio quality the intro song rocked even tho im not that into metal as your hair propably :D great tshirt and well the topic is great as well ( i make music for others well not really i do music for people then others come along and claim its theirs earning money something like that ) anyway i just wanted to let you know this first minute is already a master piece of youtube video start thingy what ever so for the moment ... cya i have to check all that stuff now :D ..... here we go another day wasted by youtubing all over the place :) but im looking forward to a channel worth discovering this time so there is some light at the end of the tunnel .... cheers

[@dmitryowens5439]

We're willing to offer you the lofty privilege of producing and engineering the next Sex Kittens cd, but only if we can use sound replacement drum samples, time-aligned guitar tracks and auto-tuned vocals. And you have to have to record, mix and master the songs for $12.50 each. Deal?

[@dmitryowens5439]

Michael Z Martin But even more shocking and dangerous \m/

[@downthefaith]

That's why every musician should learn to record them self. get shit on lock. and save money. then hit a studio.

[@MikeDeLorenze]

Dude is whining about being an engineer and people not appreciating his time and worth. Have you EVER worked in IT? I have my whole life and it is not just YOU , it's in this industry too, so quit freaking whining man!

[@TheComicbookguy78]

ok that last text proved why the recording industry is in a slump and you get shit bands I MAKE THE MONEY PAY WHAT I WANT! You should pay 10% over what the utilities cost. There is no good music because the studios want big bucks and no one can pay huge amounts of money.

[@Neverknot47]

QUESTION: Do you think these videos or your youtube channel as a whole has scared off hundreds of potential customers from you whether what you say is true or not you come off as scary and not fun to work under especially if you're a bassist lol!

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

I could care less.

[@jessegardner33]

@@SpectreSoundStudios very professional xD

[@Reda.94]

man I'd sell my kidney to record a full album at your studio not for the sake of these days dead music , only to enjoy you roasting me face to face lol

[@harrygeal1401]

To their* engineers

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Irony. Go look it up.

[@harrygeal1401]

Oh okay I get it now xD. Love the videos.

[@hamder2923]

2:16 Funny, especially considering you spelled 'their' wrong 0:54 stupid text from Musicians to they're engineers III. Didn't capitalize the S, capitalized Musicians for no reason while also misspelling their - I like how you left out their/they're from the title of the video. - Awesome job.

[@thei9372]

Am I the only one who's going to mention the typo? I hate to be that guy, but "they're" around 0:54.

[@EricGrynMusic]

Fact: If you are in a band and want to play different places, with many different bands, you NEED to have solid recordings. Whether it's 2-3 songs or and entire album. It needs to have time and money put into it. And recording costs some descent money. (just stop going out to restaurants and bars for a couple months and the whole band could totally afford expensive studio time! Most bands are 4-5 people. If you can't get that kind of money together between that many people who are trying to 'make it happen' you are wasting your time!) Yes, music sales aren't going well, especially for new bands, but an album is like your new "business card" It's your product, literally what you are selling to the public. If people and promoters like your product, they will book your and you will make some money if you keep at it. And getting heard by people opens up new possibilities for income as a musician...ex: can charge more for your time with lessons, sponsorships etc.

[@CameronJamesRose]

I like that this guy repeatedly mocks their grammar yet, his is also awful.

[@JoaoMartinsguitar]

Imagine this scenario: Me mixing a backing vocal with a talented (but with absolutely no knowledge about sound engineering) vocal director by my side. He also acted in the backing vocals me: Do you see?? Using the pan i can emulate the position that you place yourself while you sing. Vocal director: Well, sounds nice, but i could not let pass that my voice is being heard only in the left monitor: Me: Yeah, thats the idea, have you heard how it sounds cleaner, and more spacial?? Its just like yourselves are side by side singing for me. Vocal director: well, i´m just worryed about what would happen if someone in a mono player or someone with a malfunctioning speaker hears this recording. Will my voice be heard?? You know, there is lots of my work, sweat and tears on it. It is heartbraking to know that in some ocasions I will not be heard.

[@johnburris8499]

Why would you even factor someone's religious into your responses. And judge them on that. I'm not a Christian. I don't judge non-Christian people or musicians. Everybody has a right to believe what they want to believe. People always say Christians are narrow-minded. Thank you need to take a look at.

[@elkvis]

I recorded a 4-song demo for a horrible 3-piece one time, and the guitarist insisted on tracking with his Line 6 spider 15 combo amp. On top of that, he refused to play to a click. He said it makes the music sound "mechanical," and literally described himself as a "non-conformist." He wasn't a terrible guitarist, but he had absolutely no concept of tone, and was a total diva. The vocalist was a real piece of work too. He had absolutely no idea how to properly use his voice, and had to take several hours-long breaks between songs, and even in the middle of one song, to rest his voice, because he was literally destroying it with the awful screaming he was doing. The drummer was the only one who actually had some concept of what was going on, and it was really a pleasure to work with him. After guitars, vocals, and drums were tracked, they asked me to lay down bass guitar tracks, because they'd seen me play bass in the band that I was in at that time. The tempo of all the songs was all over the place, and I couldn't figure out anything to do with any of the songs. It's a wonder that the drummer could play along with them at all. The songs still turned out okay, and apparently the band was approached by some local label for a record deal. I don't know if they ever got the deal, and I don't care. I wouldn't wish their band upon any recording engineer, ever.

[@zackspader4671]

I had to deal with a Christian Band just like that, The only reason I agreed to record them was because I needed the money. Dealing with there "Holier Then Thou" attitude, Tardiness, refusal to pay, and just overall disrespect for me and my studio, it ended up biting me in the ass... I learned a really valuable lesson from them though. Don't do business with people just for the money, it takes all the fun out of it, and secondly don't do Business with assholes who think that if they pray before each session/take it'll actually make them play better... But it never did.... SpectreSoundStudios thanks for posting these videos they're funny as hell!

[@MrMagickStar]

This is so insane...I've bee playing guitar for more than 15 years and every single time I went to a studio to record I always payed upfront and cash. Stop. No money? No record, that was my band philosophy...

[@CraigMyran]

10:40 - Nice Clerks reference. I'll stick with producing my own shitty music for free. Fuck trying to make money by producing others' crap. My crap is the only crap I'll put up with or listen to. It's just shitty noise electronica made for my own enjoyment anyway.

[@charleslivingston803]

I guarantee you that every single successful producer/engineer you can name had to start by working with third rate talent before they got to better clientele. The difference is, they didn't waste their time or their clients' confidence by unprofessionally complaining about it publicly. It's kind of like teachers who complain about their jobs constantly because it wasn't what they thought it was going to be: then get a new job! Why choose to be unhappy?

[@DavidRockvoice]

As a mixer myself, I'm also a musician and have plenty experiences in some other parts of the business - so the sad thing is: I can understand you all. Because the biggest issue is the lack of a cashflow in the whole business. You always find people who exchange services or be willing to do you a favor by hoping you return it someday - but no one can pay the other to make a living. The music business is no business anymore. It's amateur hobby shit. I'm sorry to say that, but it is how it is. Try to make your money with something else to avoid more trouble in your life. I've heard the gaming business is a good place for former music folks.

[@000sicair]

Hey Glenn, did you ever hear about the engineer who made an EDM remix for a band who stiffed him? gawker.com/sound-engineer-exacts-edm-revenge-on-hardcore-band-that-1450909510

[@sinlokemp]

I'm a graphic designer and a part time session bass player. I totally agree with you. Have to deal with these type of cheap ass clients who want all for free. Also, I played session Bass for 3 album and yes, Engineers deserve more respect and need to be payed well for the patience and bullshit we musicians throw around in the studio. Great video Sir!!

[@BelangerStudios]

And I didn't mean to sound so rampant in that comment, I just don't like to see young musicians discouraged and eventually just give up. The Internet has so many options regarding recording that often it's hard to find a definitive answer.

[@andybertaut]

Speaking of illiterate, it's "their" engineers, not "they're"

[@davidvosspoor4694]

swoooooosh!

[@jacelcrap6921]

Im a Christian and when i heard the one about the Christian rock band i started crying of laughter😂😂😂😂👍

[@math6844]

To they are engineers?

[@DadoSimicStudiostriver]

This is not even funny.I only feel pain listening all these comments. :)

[@TheEPROM9]

It is crazy how shit some people treat you guys. It is not right.

[@FuhqEwe]

Three in. Not a musician. Not an engineer. Still love these. You're a champion, sir.

[@thomasmakel3033]

Talk about grammar.. 0:55 "They're" there their :) .. !!

[@MichaelMoore-nx5ue]

Thank you for this !!! It’s a wonderful reminder as to why I built my own private studio space and then got another job lol!!

[@jimofthehill]

their engineers, NOT they're engineers. :-)

[@lukedolfine4474]

Please glen will you stop hitting on religious people. Yes I am an autistic, bass playing, british, 14 year old Christian (because that is what I am) but man what have religious people ever done to you. Most of them are really nice, supportive and caring people. There's always going to be those few idiots in every culture there is (eg: varg vikernes, Osama bin lardin) but that doesn't mean they are bad things. PS do you know of any really good 5 string basses for less than £500 (I don't know what that is in dollars)

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Luke Dolfine "what have religious people ever done to you" are you fucking serious? Christianity has a long, proud history of burning people at the stake. Of torture and murder. ...and child molestation. Atheists in particular have been a targeted by Christians throughout history. Also, bear in mind, I grew up in the 80s, where I had to listen to preachers spewing all sorts of nonsense about metal being "evil." Any respect I had for religion went into the garbage back then. Excuse me if I throw a few insults at Christianity. But I promise I will never, EVER burn someone at the stake for having different beliefs. Unfortunately, your religion can't make that same claim.

[@Cen2ored]

SpectreSoundStudios Luke Dolfine Being Christian myself, I know for a fact, if you can't take someone insulting your religion, then you have no right to go around telling people that Jesus is the only way to Heaven and God. Glenn, you keep being you, I will never judge you for your beliefs (or lack of) and will never tell someone they're going to Hell because they didn't follow Christianity.

[@gxtmfa]

You know, that Christian band wasn't very... Christian-acting

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Garrett Au contraire! They were acting like typical Christians.

[@gamesinabit]

I hope your shirt is sarcastic.

[@beIIend]

This guy is a genius. He tells it exactly how it is. You spend money on sound engineering classes, you do shit loads of research on youtube, you spend time, money and effort on building your studio. Then you get idiots who want you to work with them for nothing. Like they're doing YOU a favour by gracing you with their presence.

[@jazzetienne2285]

Scream and run..... Scream and run.....

[@tangyorange6509]

That last one I thought the engineer was the ass

[@SuperFunniestkid]

7:01 How was it read in the future?? (posted 8/2/2015)

[@AtanasovPetar]

Hello, everything you said is true. How about telling the other story? When i have went to record before i have payed all money in advance for the studio. After laying down the tracks i did a couple of guitar solo takes. The "engineer" deleted the exact solo i wanted to have on a song ,put another take on it. The "engineer" spend half the time (that i pay in advance) trying to convince me of his personal musical tastes and opinions. After this terrible recording experience i waited for 3 months and finally i got a product which could not be listened to. It was my sheer will not to punch this guy's face in . I hope i never meet him again in my life because it would get violent. This is my fucking stupid behavior from recording engineers story.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

AtanasovPetar send me some texts.

[@AtanasovPetar]

There is no texts, this guy lives in my city. We just called him on the phone and went down to the studio. Anyway ,the point is there is 2 sides to the story. There are bad 'musicians' and bad 'engineers'.

[@tautauson4469]

Your shirt offends me, sirrah. It's not my fault, the drummer is holding me back, man. /sarcasm

[@pattlehed]

Oh, Glenn. if your're gonna bag on the dude in the text about his literacy. you probably should spell the title sequence of you video correctly. They're There and Their sound the same but mean different things.

[@animegamingdude]

pattlehed He did that on purpose.

[@RealityCheck6T9]

pattlehed The title sequence of "you" video? I'm sick of all these people who doesn't write good like I does

[@KRSStudiosIndia]

2:36 Hi !!!!

[@Cliftyman]

This is exactly what most IT people say... "the job would be great if it weren't for the users" lol

[@pedrosilvaproductions]

"It was just a simple clean up and you're charging me 50 bucks?" - You're not paying for the fix, you're paying for someone who knows how to fix

[@jaydenjhammer]

Lol @ the Christian band. I'm a Christian and would love to be in a Christian band myself, but that's definitely NOT how you go about it :P

[@Thindoublechin]

A christian band? So discount coldplay?

[@FLOOPman420]

HE FARTED AT 6:47. FARTED!

[@schnapsimsilbersee]

that christian band! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH you should just give them the 2-day result

[@BetoxSound]

Hey thanks for your videos. Love them all An idea for a video, why do you do a breakdown on what is the process to do a song recorded?, This more aimed to new bands. Not everyone had have the experience to go into a studio yet and they dont really know what does it require to do a full recording. Hence why some bands are so cheap as they cant understand why a 3:00 min song, (even re-played or re-recorded lets say 5 times or 15min in their heads) cost that much.... Like why does it take to record that long. And what they can do to optimize the process. Apart from the tips you have already said in the past like having new strings, memorize or at least have parts writedown, gear worth to record etc. Like what else they can do to make the recording process quicker (cheaper for them). Do they need a tempo, a demo song to play along wiht a click track?, gear list? maybe this could help to young beginer bands to know the why it cost money and it takes that long to record?

[@BetoxSound]

I know there are "tips" to made the recording process quicker. Like my keyboard player for example used to record his parts in his house using a live playtrough recording MIDI, waste hours at home getting it perfect, then at the studio was a matter to play the MIDI tracks back trough the keyboard into the studio recording setup and done. Studio time it only took him what the song duration per instruments he did. also like once the drum track was recorded, take a demo of that with a click track, Id then practice the song at home with that CD so I could come to the studio latter to record bass. Once done we would take a Cd with just drums and bass and a click track, gave to the guitar player so he practice the song, etc. That help us to nail the takes quicker as we were practicing with what we were gonna hear on the studio, and not just a "band practice"

[@UncleChuzz]

Lay out all your songs to a click ahead of time (yeah this requires some work and tempo mapping in the DAW of your choice) and learn to play them to the click. That's really all you can do. Know your songs backwards and forwards and be as cooperative with the engineer as you can. If you're recording a song, you should be focused on how good it's going to sound, not how quickly you can get outta there. Don't go in to record unless you're financially and musically up for the task, plain and simple.

[@BetoxSound]

***** yeah Im full aware of it, I have been playing for 15 years, record a few times. I even went to audio engineering school too, and a little time experience as a recording engineer before I change paths. But I must say I never though of the practicing the songs at a faster click. I always do to practice hard songs on bass or to learn guitar solos but never though to use it as a tool for recording, thanks. I know that the idea is not to go as quick as you can on a recording. But the quicker you record your takes, the less money you spend. And for a new starting band with no much money to do so (like it seems in all those text), they could benefit from a "quick" session. This is just for bands who just want to record a song. Not for bands who want a full production input, or to use the studio as a writing session tool. Some ppl (bands) dont seem to have a clear idea on the time consuming, money required to record and mix. Having a good breakdown of the process could help them to understand bit better before they get mad because you dont record their 4 min song for 100$. And having some good "tips" before they go into the studio it could save them lots of $$$ and actually have a finish product

[@GaryAlanAffiliate]

Hey what's up brother? Thank you for helping the world understand that Audio engineering is not a charity gig we do for fun and is an ACTUAL JOB. I saw the video on the Sound Radix Drum Leveler. They should be giving you thanks because I am sure they have sold quite a few copies, including the one I am purchasing today. I saw the plugin a little while back, but I didn't fully understand it until I saw your video; so, I thank you for that! Have you checked out their other plugin called Auto Align? It is a killer plugin that can easily fix phase issues between tracks (such as two guitars or a snare to the overheads). You would definitely dig it, and using it line with drum leveler will only make the mixes more dominant and fix the phase issues a lot faster than doing it the "old school" way! Check it out! And thanks again for the videos, you rock.

[@manifestgtr]

Dude, you would think musicians of all people...OF ALL PEOPLE...would understand this shit. They spend their entire existence getting “promotion” and “exposure” offers....door deals that disappear as soon as you start packing up. I mean, really....fuck me already.

[@BMRStudio]

best collection ever :) Maybe You have to find other advertisement place :) Somehow looks to Me, You are collecting cheap idiots ;) I'am sure they talented on: make toilet selfi, spread bullshit over facebook, drink cheap beer, smoke green, etc :))) Forgot them. Make clear understandable lines on Your website about prices. And give some examples to Your visitors, or do open days every second week to meet with potential clients.

[@Enzoheavenly]

Great video, as always :D Glenn, I need your honest opinion. I'm guitar/bass player who has started writing songs and I want to start making some 'early demos' (so far we are just 2 guitarists, so no drummer) and this is the gear I got: - Tascam DP-32sd Portastudio (which I am using a lot since my laptop died) - Pair of KRK Rokit 5 monitors - A proper tuned guitar, POD HD (for FX) and a 50w Tube Amp - Shure beta 58a for vocals - Shure SM57 for guitar (still checking how good is the cab sim output on the amp) I understand you might have no experience with an all-in-one mixer as the Portastudio but it seems to have everything I used on Reaper (except for the plugins, sure). Any pointers?

[@BRBWaffles]

I was a recording engineer in my city for six years, and I can't count the number of times I had to play musicians' instruments for them simply because they couldn't. Also, in that six years I've never actually encountered a musician that didn't try to stiff me on the bill. I got out of it when I almost had to take a band to court for a $2000 studio bill. It's not worth it. Being a recording engineer is like perpetually trying to to get blood from a stone and arguing with people all day everyday. For anyone looking to get into the field, please be honest with yourself - if you can't handle stupidity, don't become a recording engineer. I don't care if you think it's your dream. If you can't handle stupidity, walk away from the idea right now.

[@TheRaiderCritique]

100 bucks? i dropped 5 gs on my 1st album with My old band. it sounded amazing! you get what you pay for. so look.. musicians.. if you got it... SPEND IT! Its WORTH IT!

[@MobileDecay]

These are from teenagers? I'm having trouble full grown adults do things like this. I couldn't afford to pay someone to track my music so I slowly learned to do it myself by going to school and gather my own gear. I would never call up anyone and tell them I want you to bust your ass and i'm not gonna pay you! I could see this coming from teenagers though. I knew some when I was younger that probably have done this. I wouldn't be surprised if someone offered a blow job as payment. Lol. "Okay i have no money but i'm really HOT and I will blow you for payment. So how about it huh?"

[@kevnar]

The studio I work at is on the other side of the city. I take two buses all the way across town to get there, only to find out the singer cancelled at the last minute. I told my boss he should charge for the time slot, regardless of whether the musician shows up. But apparently it's hard enough to get these people to pay up when they do get work done.

[@GodsUnrulyFriends]

Back in 1988, I was the engineer and in-house studio musician at a 24 track analog studio in NYC. One day a guy named Mike (a big guy who looked like he belonged to a certain Italian-American subculture,,,) bought some studio time to executive produce a kiddie-pop singer I'll call Cindy. He hired a very talented keyboardist I'll call Dave to produce a single. Cindy was a very pretty young woman. The plan was to record basic rhythm tracks, a scratch vocal track, and a rough mix. The next stages would be done later. Mike left, and Dave did the tracks. He nailed everything perfectly. Very professional. Cindy's vocals were competent, but unremarkable. Then we did a rough mix, which I recorded to cassette (hey; this was 1988). Mike returned to check on our progress. We had actually achieved the objectives of the session. We played the mix from the multitrack. Mike said "Well, it sounds OK, but I think we can do better." So, he starts playing with the faders and EQ on the console. Meters are slamming into the red, tracks are distorting, nothing is making sense. He said "Alright, it sounds a little better. But it's not really what I wanted." So, with a wink to Dave, I said "Hey Mike; give this a listen." I played the cassette of the exact same mix he wasn't happy with. He said "That's what it should have been the first time!" At least he paid his bills.

[@PurchaseAreaMusic]

I hate time tracked drums. I play around with sound and music and I'm learning to mix and master. Everytime I make a song I think, "fuck I hate these drums". They dont sound real and I need a REAL FUCKING drummer. I totally agree with the whole drum thing. It's fucking annoying as fuck!!! Even when I do it.