Things audio engineers say in the studio

[@RandomPerson-jg5qm]

"Oh sorry, it wasn't recording, do it again"

[@somerandomarmydude]

That's what the producer of Nirvana did a couple times.

[@RecreationalCarrot]

Anthony Haller Except when he did it it was, he just wanted another take and didn't want to piss off Kurt

[@somerandomarmydude]

Mike Miller I know there was a thing on tv about the making of that album and that's what he said or the beetles did it to convince him to do another take cause Kurt was a huge fan of them.

[@adgennings]

Anthony Haller The Beatles reference was made by the producer Butch Vig, he said to it to convince Kurt to double track a lot of the vocals. He'd say that Lennon did it and Kurt would say ok let's do it. Dave Grohl did a fair bit of the harmonies on Nirvana's records.

[@somerandomarmydude]

Andy Genno That's what I meant.

[@BILLbilly01]

"Errr... Can you sing a little louder? No? . . . . . Okay" LOL My favorite SOOO TRUE

[@fibonacci5574]

*shamefully turns up mic gain*

[@AdrianoMartinSound]

You missed one. Client: "this track needs more bass." Engineer: "ok" pretends to turn the eq po * "how about now?" Client:"sounds great!"

[@unrue1048]

Relatable..

[@LeChapeauMusic]

Exactly

[@Jamtri]

PlacEQbo

[@JonSudano]

Can you hit the drums harder? I need to to throw your voice. Like really push. Can you really lean into the strings for me? That's good. Now just do it better. Were you happy with that? Are you sure? Let's do another take. Let's do another take.

[@lukasneedham]

woah

[@ahmadirsyadadli]

"Let's do another cover of Smash Mouth - All Star"

[@HI-lj7jj]

Turn your amp down!

[@thomasledesma4439]

SOMEBODY...

[@ahmadirsyadadli]

ONCE

[@paulthoresen8241]

Hard to tell if this is making fun of bands or engineers

[@trasher00ex]

Bands, definitely bands...

[@ACompetitiveHalo]

I think a mix of both... LOL

[@Anomalocaria]

I'm gonna go with both. These dudes have to deal with so many shitty musicians and flakes and shit, I guess I can understand that it might get frustrating from time to time but that's kind of just part of their job. If your audio guy is acting like this 100% of the time he's just a dick.

[@frankzilla447]

TeddyGNOP he's not real engineer

[@Anomalocaria]

k?

[@zanzaklaus2496]

With Spongebob at 6, he's got his priorities straight.

[@TrillBill]

+Ruthie popular Myers Hey,Ruth :)

[@chaitanyajoshi6836]

hahahaha lol true dat !!!!!

[@HectorGonzalez-qx9nk]

Love the Xenoblade name!

[@Kkoso]

Yeah.

[@Metavid16]

"I like what u doing, just do the opposite" Lmao

[@aarnialeksis]

best

[@Breakbeats92.5]

Do it again, this time with a little more feeling.

[@TValuable]

+Various Topics audio engineers don't have feelings. They are constantly annoyed.

[@__Leon__]

+TValuable this might be partually true

[@diljithbhaskaran8670]

bad medicine..

[@kaleeyessimov9140]

it’s the most used phrase 😂

[@0x777]

"Hey, you guys are late!" "Hey, you guys are early!" "Hey, can you wait a sec, I just gotta ... real quick..." "What do you mean, your drummer's gonna be late and we'll just start without him?"

[@DrHamza-sy4gq]

+0x777 Pointless.............................................................................

[@sethtaylor7519]

This is like when some people leave the movie theater and are quoting every line they can remember to someone who just watched the same fucking movie with you!

[@StoriesOfSolitude]

Spot on xD But you forgot the occasional "finally! that take was PERFECT. Aaaand... I forgot to press the record button."

[@andysilverspoon]

Haha! Or blame the software that you have to arm the tracks

[@0x777]

Stories of Solitude Or the ever popular "Ok, that was perfect. Absolutely perfect. One more time. But try to get it right this time."

[@patrickcarter1820]

Stories of Solitude any studio I've worked at if you don't record on accident you better prey to god it was an awful take and pretend to just delete it cause you will be out looking for another job that second.

[@HarmonicaMustang]

Pro Tools 'Quick Punch' saved me more than I should mention.

[@MarkHysteria]

- So...what´s the key signature of the song? - "What´s a key signature?"....

[@chandlerfyfe1]

"You can only polish a turd so much..." lost it. hahaha.

[@Kkoso]

Chandler Fyfe same.

[@JamesYatestrickysnugglemuffins]

I got a fever...and the only prescription is more cowbell.

[@rachaeleahcar]

"You can only polish a turd so much..." Favourite

[@roaringforties]

You can roll it in glitter though! :P

[@brownshit1]

Odd place to see your face. :)

[@Pabloignacioalvarez]

Mythbusters think otherwise

[@Chris_yes]

actually heard that in the studio. from my friend who owns a studio. oh my oh my

[@indigolove8360]

"You can't hear the bass? What are you listening to it on.... uh huh." That bit really got me. Everyone seems to listen to music on shit speakers... guess its just the audiophile/bedroom producer in me.

[@corpsie666]

"No way are we cutting in. Do it in one take so it sounds organic"

[@nacktheslayer9882]

Cough Glenn Fricker cough

[@andrewblawson]

Darth Green he'd probably find it hilarious.

[@redrighthand9503]

True preach on

[@MiracleWolfExpert217]

My weak points? Probably caring...new favorite slogan of my life lmfao

[@MarloDellAntonio]

^^^ This.

[@herothehedgefox]

"can you just stop strumming"

[@D-Man_Jam]

Strumming's annoying lol

[@MichtyMaxx]

Just some engineering bitch time... We've had a guy that didn't know what the pad button (or whatever it's called) was and the vocalist had to stand metres away from the mic so it wouldn't distort. He also didn't know how to use the program and spent an hour or so minimising and maximising the track, over and over again, and finally left takes in the final mix with the vocalist saying "that was shit" at the end of the song after his take, yet that was the one that the guy left in. And I might add he deleted the good takes. So much well spent money. Ahhh. XD

[@LeChapeauMusic]

Where did you find this audio engineer, in a primary school?

[@RandomPerson-jg5qm]

"I'll fix it in the mix" hahaha

[@bruhbrown9558]

If we could have cocky bass vocalist guitar drums and studio all in one video that would be sick

[@asecretninja]

I feel like 200 more, "Nopes" and "Do it agains" would make it more realistic haha. Seriously though, I love recording, but I fucking hate recording.

[@SHENGUS.]

I'm going to take a course on Audio Engineering so this helps, now I know I have some amount of stress on my hands.

[@Tweek5470]

"Some stress" is an understatement. If you start recording people from the start and work with shitty bands you'll remember the days you only had "some stress" with nostalgic glee. The amount of dumb bullshit you will have to deal with from people that have wrong pre concieved notions is unfathomable. Drummers who tune everything as low as it will go and don't understand why all his drums sound the same. Bassists who, well just watch a glenn fricker video for that one. Guitarists who straight up copy what they "think" their idols do, and i am stressing "think". And vocalists who cant sing for shit. But for some reason we still love doing what we do :P

[@SHENGUS.]

Thank you for the heads up man! I still want to do sound engineering after I serve my time in the Royal Marines.

[@littlerusty1]

Putrid Liar If you really want a reality of what engineering is like, look at this, they nailed it perfectly: facebook.com/video.php?v=777619885622759

[@SHENGUS.]

Too good :')

[@SHENGUS.]

I'm in the UK.... I don't need to pay for fuck all...

[@garretthaines9555]

If you're a real engineer this will trigger PTSD attacks.

[@Stillblissstudios]

Dude.

[@LeChapeauMusic]

lmao

[@WastelandBowman]

"Can you strum a little harder? Can you strum a little softer? Can you just...stop strumming?"

[@chillycheese5260]

"You can only polish a turd so much"

[@joelcoool]

is it bad that I'm an aspiring audio engineer and I see nothing wrong with 90% of the things he said?

[@NotDingse]

+ThunderHawk606 Nope

[@MrBiGBOSSLp]

+Definitely Not Dingse! ohhhhh shit, master of quotation found...and it's in a new context 0.o great job

[@NotDingse]

Tobs Sc. Wat?

[@MrBiGBOSSLp]

Definitely Not Dingse! Nope was the Word he said the most.... You answered with this word, i tried to make a joke, and said that it was a quote It was supposed to be funny 0.o Shame on me

[@NotDingse]

Tobs Sc. Oh, that's my fault, hah! It's been a few days since I saw the video, so I didn't remember

[@shipuden978]

These series make me feel so bad for being a beginner musician

[@EasyHeat]

I watch this at least twice a month....NEVER gets old!!!

[@HarmonicaMustang]

Wow. I understand that this video is a piss-take, but honestly its not that far off the reality. Definitely stuff like "lets do it again", "I don't recommend that", "yes, I can fix it in the mix" and "except for that, that, that, that and that it's perfect" gets mentioned. Not as many "nope"s but every audio engineer can relate to at least one of the things mentioned.

[@supersquare]

That’s the whole point, that it’s relatable and true but over exaggerated for the sake of comedy

[@dannyp7546]

"Yeah I told em I'd have it mixed by Friday. I KNOW RIGHT?!" LMFAO

[@dclarkmusic]

The beanie is perfect.

[@BW_Drums]

I've only been in the studio once, but this is very accurate haha.

[@theamvgirlx]

SAME

[@Deathworg1]

"I ussually never bring this mic out" LMAO

[@TheGlassStern]

You should do "Things sellers in your music shop say" i think that would be great =)

[@thevisi0naryy]

pea nuts "the difference between presonus and focusrite is like night and day"

[@gabrielhole-jones2547]

+VomitTheSoull I dunno, I got my 5- string bass plus amp and case for a good £25- 30 less than the bass alone was online...

[@HectorGonzalez-qx9nk]

...So...did you make it in time to watch SpongeBob at 6?

[@owenkorando9595]

Hector Gonzalez nah boi

[@RKO619ification]

What's the bpm of this song? You don't know? Okaaaay.

[@Steve-yy8nb]

"Things Managers say" "Things indie Bands say"

[@aPieceOfFish]

Nice. Keyboardist next?

[@CaptainCocaine]

That would be a real short video, since keyboardists don't talk to people.

[@zachgoodnite]

Sadpants McGee Ohhh Snap! haha kinda true. They usually stick to themselves. Incredible players out there though.

[@magdelenamisuraca2010]

This is so true,I dont talk to anyone lol

[@CaptainCocaine]

On second thought, that could be really funny. Just a bunch of clips of a keyboardist saying absolutely nothing for 4 minutes.

[@EasyHeat]

Spongebob is on at 6!! just died!!!

[@jupiramaster]

"What's the bpm of the song".. classic... bands never know

[@joshuabrown6256]

It's so easy too. There are free websites for tempo tapping just have the band play through it and tap to the song and you have the BPM.

[@dannyfu2902]

Are audio engineer trained for every subgenre of music? What happens when an audio engineer that only works with pop musicians listen to death metal?

[@DTrecording]

Basic principles of audio engineering apply to all genres, but you as a death metal artist wouldn't hire someone who is only familiar with the pop genre. Likewise, that engineer or producer would likely not take you as a client. It would just be a bad fit that neither party would be satisfied with.

[@ΓιώργοςΚαράτζιας-ω7ζ]

The music then would become gay metalcore... xD

[@dannyfu2902]

Gio Karatzias Hey, I like metalcore.

[@ΓιώργοςΚαράτζιας-ω7ζ]

Danny Fu Well look i like metalcore too but.. a pop engineer would make it sound crappy metalcore..maybe too soft

[@sermerlin1]

How on earth can you listen to death metal then say "hey i like metalcore."...?? Metalcore is just like an apple core belongs in trash!

[@ZaZaInspector]

"Spongebob starts at 6" Oml😂😂

[@isaackovack1537]

U can only polish a turd so much

[@Fishul]

I'm doing a music technology course at college and I find this very relatable! Great job!

[@User-xw6kd]

"Spongebob is on at 6:00."😂😂

[@4572dk]

that looks like rob scallons hat

[@brockr.2321]

Dhruv Kotecha I think he did that on purpose.

[@andysilverspoon]

Bro logic is so un logical. Bro its my software Bro its my computer Bro i don't buy in to apple but all the big studios use them and that's the only reason i have one Bro i don't touch anything else then logic Bro yeah cubase looks good ( whispers i can't get a good crack of it) Bro if it's not on my computer it sucks. So you guys didn't bring cds There's a socket on the wall over there you can use i don't have an extension lead. The five of you will have to share

[@andysilverspoon]

goin threw my "A.D.A.T" this is a sweet "P.R.E" got one in my "D.A.W" gona Huck-up a "D.I" nice "I.A.H" (Insert Acronym Here)

[@usaflagraybans]

I like to think that he's recording a band made up of all the other "things _ say in the studio" guys and then I feel bad for the audio engineer.

[@kylveazey1938]

hahahahaha. ive recorded in nashville tons of times, and ive heard everything this guy said. thats hilarious cause its true.

[@D-Man_Jam]

_"We can do it again. I get paid hourly, so.."_ -Bob Rock

[@musicalrambling8437]

You forgot at least seven "Check your tuning"s

[@spacepirateivynova]

Things bands say in the studio "You mean I actually have to pay you for your work? Blah, my buddy has a computer so I'll just have him do it."

[@peopleddiagram2920]

No studio required. Its a wrap. Just beautiful btw.

[@SlamBolts]

4 years ago I watched this video. I was fresh out of high school and didn't know what to do with my life. Now I'm at my third year of Sound Engineering at college and I've said 90% of the phrases in this video. Who would've thought.

[@freddieellis8449]

Wonder what Glenn Fricker would make of this? Lmfao

[@bunnyhug4365]

He'd probably cry about it.

[@ajalonzo2705]

1:59-2:02 this speaks to me at a molecular level

[@Cobalt985]

>my keyboard batteries are dead This is what happens when you fall for the Apple meme.

[@doger944]

You should make a video of all of the characters in these videos trying to record a song.

[@j0hnnyboi1]

3:03 Awe thank you... lol

[@ruffdrag]

Spot on. You obviously have spent some time in the music "industry." Keep the parodies coming.

[@BrianH00D]

my life in a nutshell.

[@joshcb3540]

I've watched this a hundred times and just noticed you look like rob scallon in this video AND I CANT GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD.

[@bentyreman5769]

'try to find someone else who can do this for the price' resonated with me, I've said that so many times now LOL some great entertainment

[@thewingedpoet8658]

And this is where that lovely TB switch comes in handy.

[@juancanales7768]

Oh god... watching this at 2017, still hilarious

[@D3adMetal]

haha, spot on. Can really relate to my own experience as a recording engineer/musician! One thing tho, that I've learn over the years is that the quote in this video; "I can only polish a turd so much.." is very relevant. If you have bad musicians, you are never going to get it great. It just don't happens. I've heard a lot of descent bands from major recording studios over the years and figured out that it was descent and not "great" because of the band/artist, not the studio/gear/engineer etc..

[@gushoneychurch1814]

New favorite video on KZbin. Holy shit I'm laughing so hard.

[@maysonstorm4956]

Yes!!! The frustration. I'm gonna direct every artist to this video before the come in the studio.

[@kaylaisnothere4397]

>NOTHING else matters >Spongebob is on at 6

[@IDeadImau5]

They forgot: Just got a new DAW guys, it's GarageBand. DAW. Check out my signal chain I just got a new power amp. DAW. Yo, is that FL studio? DAW. You like my new Shure Sm57? DAW. I can't get a good signal you need to play louder. Put the mic her, try it there, aren't these omnidirectional? Never mind, I didn't turn on the headphone amp sorry, do it again. how many band's is your EQ? Is that an xlr or 1/4 inch? DAW. Can I just use a midi? Dude, trust me, my drum machine is super realistic. DAW. Nah, I can just auto-tune it. You are a great vocalist just try again. DAW. Dude, like I'm saving for a full analog setup it's gonna sound way better! Daw.

[@TheDPK808]

Me and my buddies for sure on this one. The whole series but me and my friends love this series.

[@heavymetalmusichead4969]

I totally needed this. so refreshing.

[@rogueshuffler95]

Deff worked with a couple guys that were pretty much like this. soooo fun when they erased all my drum parts and put their own in

[@LotusEater14]

That says something about your drumming.

[@GuitarWholesale]

LotusEater14 Ziiiing

[@rogueshuffler95]

Lol trust me the drumming was fine. They were using Cubase and just deleted entire fills and shit that I had and just replaced it with one snare hit, or just a cymbal hit. If Im paying you a shit ton of money to record me, it better fucking be me on the CD.

[@GuitarWholesale]

Fair enough :P

[@stupidjeloinc]

LotusEater14 "Badum tsss!"

[@joejohnson1117]

This video is the reason why I will always self record and produce my music haha!

[@iviaverick52]

This is great.Engineers wind up doing producing all the time because they don't want their name on a shitty recording. It sucks haha

[@ChefBrownSauce]

"You're playing too loud, just hold it back a little." "You're playing too soft, just let it flow." "No, we can't adjust the mic sensitivity." "I don't care if you have the same set and know how they work, we're doing this my way."

[@sangcreux9083]

"Hurry up, Spongebob is on at 6" LOL I FUCKING LOVE YOU JARED

[@mfpinterceptor]

Here are a few I got when tracking vocals: “That was good, but I think you have a better one in you.” “Just for me, try resigning that again.” “Don’t worry, if this sucks, we’ll just release it in Europe…” “I wasn’t feeling that last one.” “What part of the song did you just come in at?” “I dunno man, let’s ask the songwriter…oh wait….that’s YOU…” “We’ll just blame that last one on the click…” “No problem, I’ll just fix it with the fuzz button…” “I’m going to take a break and just loop this so you can get more warmed up….” :-D

[@Viper-dz2kw]

I think production is the only field where the "my gear is shit" excuse works

[@jedvalencia]

“Let’s take a break” just when you’re doing it good

[@GigiGuitar]

I saw your "ten ways to hold a mic" video and I discovered your others videos, you're so funny ahahaha subscribed already!

[@MrSpencerMcIntosh]

“I’ve had these speakers for decades! They are perfect”

"I gotta restart real quick..." EVERY. SINGLE. TIME!!!!

[@Ldragosasuke]

I'm kinda nervous since I'm going in for recording arts at full sail

[@pizzach666]

I find myself screaming "no" and "do it again" more than anything else

[@sawyerh.923]

I've never related to so many things at once.

[@BarokaiRein]

As someone who occasionally does sound engineering for bands I gotta say this is so fucking true. I'm usually stage technician and the sound designer in a theatre and I gotta say that most musicisians are far more "diva" than most actors I've met. However at least I don't usually have to work with complete beginners because they couldn't afford to record in my studio.

[@GNVS300]

‘Can you strum a little harder?’ ‘Can you strum a little softer?’ ‘Can you just stop strumming?’

[@rickogier9742]

this hit awefully close to home

[@ericlongshore4417]

I’m an audio production major and all of this is me working on my senior project, except for the part about getting paid.

[@MrS4V]

"Can you strum a little louder? Can you strum a little more quiet? Can you stop strumming at all?" xD

[@Aresmusic.official]

you are full of nice experiences in any part of music, well done Jared, well done.

[@Havoid]

You forgot "Fix that background noise on the video!". Just kidding, it's OK.

[@SpadeMonroe]

I'm going to graduate from Audio Engineering School in the next few months, and this is pretty accurate, even in school..

[@clarketracey5903]

"SpongeBob is on at six" funniest shit ever man

[@ruckerdrums7934]

My favorite line from audio engineers is "Hey guys, I just bought some new mics, so I think we should rerecord everything." Engineers are always taking forever to finish the product.

[@LeChapeauMusic]

But when they do the product is dope

[@thelegionary07]

Most audio engineers I've met are like the nicest people ever... You kinda have to have the patience of a saint to be one lol

[@luminosity9945]

You should do "Things merch workers say" lol I could see that being absolutely hilarious

[@Humandavid1]

OMG these are so funny!! Thanks for the laughs, dude.