I just can't get over how much time, effort, thought, care and attention has gone into your whole output - and all for the benefit of others! This is yet another really useful contribution. If none of us turns out better sounding music after following your tutorials, the fault will be ours. Huge respect and gratitude...
Barely at 6min and you’ve already helped me make my vocals sound way better thx a lot🙏 I thought I was just garbage but it turns out all I needed was to learn how to mix my vocals the right way swear your a life saver😪
I have been trying to learn mixing in garage band iPhone app and this video helped me a lot to understand and appreciate lot of features. Thank you so much.
This is great, Pete! I was really worried about the limitations of GB when it came to the part of recording vocals, but this video gave me hope. Thanks!
Thanks! Yes, it’s at the point now where a decent interface will get you a great vocal sound in GB. Now that GB has 24-bit audio I’m actually recording the same audio on my iPad as my PC. 👍
Great video , and great song .... Your videos are brilliant , I’m getting an iPad Pro and GarageBand- after a long spell of using hardware ... and your videos are going to be a godsend Many thanks
@@PeteJohnsMusic If you haven't found it already, LRC5 is a free 5-band AU EQ plugin, so you can add 5 more bands to the stock EQs: itunes.apple.com/us/app/lrc5/id1418930761
Thanks my friend. I have a close to finished version of this here if you would like to take a listen and have any feedback - soundcloud.com/petejohns/things-change
Wow those tweaks really made it sound better and fit within the song! Great job. I assume the plugins are set in a default order when you open the controls. Does the signal path go through them as ordered? I noticed you just dropped in the track echo in the empty slot. Have you messed with ordering and if so, any concern or rules of thumb on this? Thanks!
Great question and something I can’t believe I haven’t really considered before? I assume the effects are in order because the noise gate is up the top. I need to do some experimenting. This needs to go on the list for a future video!
You’re very welcome my friend. I hope you get value from the other videos here on the channel and consider subscribing. 👍 More GarageBand tutorials here too - studiolivetoday.com/facebook
Pete Johns yeah as they say don’t fight what keeps coming naturally plenty of time for it to become something else after it accomplishes what it needs to be. Because sometimes as the songwriter the song dictates every single move. 👍
Good rundown of the process in GarageBand. Everything I was seeing elsewhere only mentioned the instruments, which made me wonder if it even had passable vocal editing. I edit a podcast, so vocals are all that matter for me, I don't care about the drum kit. Good to know it has all the features I use currently use on my desktop. Except noise reduction as good as what Audacity does(focuses on frequency, not volume). Still looking for an iPad option. I know iMovie has a noise reduction feature. Noise gate definitely wouldn't be optimal.
Hey Garrett. So, if you’re willing to spend a few bucks, the Brusfri noise reduction plugin will be a game changer for you. ruclips.net/video/qo-uZGnulNo/видео.html
Thank you! It is still a work in progress at the moment. Here’s an updated video where another talented musician added some violin. Hoping to finish it soon. ruclips.net/video/cCw-4PiYrmg/видео.html
Great stuff again Pete. Quick question... Do most of the well known singers/bands have their vocals tweaked like this in professional recordings by audio engineers?
Hey there. It does vary based on the type of music, but most vocalists when recorded in the studio have some sort of processing on their vocal tracks. Usually at least compression, EQ, reverb and maybe delay. Not all, and not all the time, but most... and most of the time.
To chip in, I wondered about this too, and after motoring around, and obtaining a couple of quality books teaching generalised techniques and aspects, regardless of DAW selection, it seems incredibly common for vocals to be gated, compressed, chopped, automated volume imposed like down to vowel level, and so on! If you listen to some contemporary stuff by female pop artists, it is clear there must be astonishing attention to each and every vowel, let alone syllable. My other input to this is two different perspectives to the documentary with co-operation of Peter Gabriel about his ‘so’ album. I found it encouraging that ‘so’ (sledgehammer etc) was pedantically produced, produced and produced a bit more, note by note adjustments to even performances by excellent musicians. My brother who also loves that album said he had been disillusioned by this ‘behind the curtain’ insight! However, he’s not into making his own music, so the actual need to tweak, manipulate and massage any given performance so it passes muster, is not a concern for him...I remain, more impressed by how ‘so’ was slaved over, and more encouraged than ever. Galileo, when found to be physically repellant asked only that he be judged by his work, promptly drew two perfect circles freehand, and was spared some horror or other. We can’t be perfect, but we are able to pour effort beyond effort, concentrate it to much better in our songs. thanks to pete again.
Hey man, love having the advice honestly it’s a great help, but I would like to know what type of Mic you have and if we can’t get it how to get rid of the room noise. Cause I use a cheap mic that’s attached to my earphones
Hey there. All my gear recommendations including mics are here - studiolivetoday.com/gear Noise? Here’s some tips - ruclips.net/video/JVgpaJSOPP0/видео.html ruclips.net/video/qo-uZGnulNo/видео.html
Ooh... good question? If have to go back and see. Probably used a stereo guitar complimentary EQ trick. Check out this vid for my tips on mixing guitars. ruclips.net/video/yUrR1KPQ2zU/видео.html
Thanks for this Pete. I often go back to it for reference. Is there a way of producing a slap back (short delay)? Does the Tape Delay effect do this? I’ve heard that it helps vocals stand out rather than giving depth as with reverb ✌️
Hey there Steve. Glad it is still helping you. I would suggest using the echo plugin to get a nice slap back on vocals as you can adjust the length of the delay. Check out this video for information. ruclips.net/video/JtqTD22QUrI/видео.html
Hello! I’m glad I found your channel, I am left with having to record vocals on my iPhone and then send em to my engeneer because of the virus thing, is it possible to record clean actually good vocals on the iPhone is there a way in which I can plug a real mic into iPhone? Is the mic from the iPhone good enough, also ran into the problem of garage band picking up my head phone mic to record vocals. Thanks so many questions and so many vids to watch
Hey Jayson. I usually do a little of both. I get a decent rough mix down to record my vocals over and then it makes the mixing process at the end much easier.
Hi there. I usually use an audio interface or a USB microphone. Check out this video where I show how to do this. ruclips.net/video/eGTbwR9XSHU/видео.html
@@PeteJohnsMusic Thanks Pete! Your videos always motivate me to make more music! I guess i'll have to just play a little guitar and copy paste because im not that good at guitars😅 But seriously Thank you so much!
Hey there. Are you looking to alter voices? You can try using this plugin, but it doesn’t work quite as well as the real thing - ruclips.net/video/SVdg4bY7Tgg/видео.html
This is helpful. But may I know how to record the vocals without hearing the backing track in the background while recording? I'm using a cherub gb2i plugged in to my ipad to record.
I like to use audio recorder/voice as a starting point to record sax along with backing tracks. But what I don’t like and don’t know how to work around is as soon as I hit the record button, the tracks view disappears and I just see the audio recorder controls. I’d rather record while looking at the tracks so I can tell from the backing track wave forms where to come in.
EQ. Often that “mud” in the midrange is what makes the vocals get buried. You’ll get there!! ruclips.net/video/ccn6hzAwIe8/видео.html Or you can thicken them up. ruclips.net/video/LsMWAwyqooU/видео.html
hello friend 🙋🏻♂️. I have a real Shure microphone. Tell me, which virtual microphone to use in GARAGEBAND for vocal recording and which settings are best? ANY VIRTUAL MICROPHONE TO CHOOSE?
Thanks Danny. Yes, I wish they would improve the gate to make it usable. I guess it is designed more for handling guitar distortion noise and the like. A good gate plugin is actually really useful if you can set it to just turn down the volume at a certain level rather than turning it off completely. I might need to look for a third party AU plug-in that does this.
Hey there. Depends what sort of music you are creating. Here’s a video about recording an acoustic demo - ruclips.net/video/FiFerT4ULUw/видео.html And this series will get you familiar with all the different aspects of GarageBand - ruclips.net/p/PLc8Xg_23Wa56UTlzOg6CYtASLqyEeAaKi
Hi Pete, on this video you mentioned recording in Punchy Presence then changing to Lead Vocals, does that make a difference in sound rather than just recording in Lead Vocals straight off?
I have a question now! When mixing vocals, is it necessary to remove dead space where you are not singing? In the parts where I'm not singing, there is no background noise, so I don't think I have to cut it out. I notice many people chopping up their vocals to remove blank parts.
Hey there. The virtual instruments? Mostly it's down to selecting the right tones to begin with and then using some light EQ, compression, reverb to bring out the best qualities. ruclips.net/video/KCdR6YYbg2I/видео.html
I think I'm decided to have my work mixed professionally for one of my project. Since the engineers usually ask for the clean tracks and no effects, I'm wondering if volume automation count as an effect they don't want either? Is it an exception as it's only about the balance of loudness of the track or does it work like a plugin in which case it's needs to be passed by before bouncing? Thank you once again for your help.
Hey there my friend. Like most things in audio and mixing the answer is a big “it depends”. Technically any gain changes or automation are part of the mixing process, but if you want to save the mix engineer time and you’re confident you get get the balance close through automation, you can automate and then render out a WAV file. Just be super careful that you are not clipping (going over 0dB) and introducing any distortion in the track as this won’t be removable once it’s part of the rendered track.
@@PeteJohnsMusic ok. I understood. Super clear! Thank you very much Pete. It's so nice of you to answer , and so quickly. Plus making great music and videos about it! You are a being such a great inspiration! Showing that dedicating enough time to what we love, makes us feel good. God bless!
Great video Pete, valuable information. 👍👍 One question though, I have a few tracks where the drums drop I and out. The only way I can do this is by muting the drums while the track is playing, as I recorded a flat beat all the way through. Is there any way I can do a live mix like this? So I’ve got the whole track in one wave file with the drums stopping and starting where I need them to. Thanks.
Hi Pete! Thanks for your tutorials, I’m a beginner. I have a question: I am able to record guitar and vocals (recorded separately and sounding ok) however, I don’t see any waveform of both. I’m using Audio Technica usb mic to ipad mini. Thanks again for you help!
Hey there. I generally do but have quite a backlog right now so if you need something done soon, I would probably recommend looking elsewhere. Fellow iOS creator Jade Starr is highly recommended - ruclips.net/user/JadeStarr
Hi Pete. I have another question for you. However, before I start I must add that we have something in common-Pete is included in my hometown, Peterborough, Ontario. Sorry for the dad joke! Anyways, here is my question: why do you prefer ‘punchy presence’, when you are recording. Just curious. Thanks and regards, Rob
Hey Rob! Firstly, I’m a big hockey fan and actually own a Peterborough Petes jersey. Just because it’s a cool hockey Jersey and has my name on it. 😅 So, I like punchy prescience because it has a little more compression and edge to it, so when I’m monitoring my vocals while singing, especially louder songs, I can hear myself on the headphones over the music. It also has no pitch control on by default, which ensure no latency in the audio (which the pitch control introduces). You could just use “lead vocals” or any other preset and tweak it (eg. Turn pitch control off) but I tend to lean towards punchy prescience most of the time.
Hi Pete. That’s amazing...you live all the way on the other side of the world, Australia (Melbourne, I believe), and have a Peterborough Pete’s hockey jersey! Their hometown arena is only a 20 minute walk from my house! As an aside - my son, Trev, played in the minor Pete’s organization and played with Mike Fisher, who ended up playing for the Nashville predators and is now married to Carrie Underwood. (I wonder if Carrie uses IOS GarageBand for her recordings?). Thanks for your feedback on ‘punchy presence’ for recording. I’m gonna try it today. Thanks again for all of your instructional videos. They are very, very helpful! Regards, Rob
I just can't get over how much time, effort, thought, care and attention has gone into your whole output - and all for the benefit of others! This is yet another really useful contribution. If none of us turns out better sounding music after following your tutorials, the fault will be ours. Huge respect and gratitude...
Thanks so much Kevin. Really means a lot to me. 👍
This video was extremely helpful! Also your voice sounds incredible.
Thanks so much for your kind words Christian and I’m very glad I was able to help. 👍🙏
The way I know this song by heart because of how many times I've referred back to this video lolol
Haha! Nice one. Glad it’s helping.
totally me bruh 🤣🤣
Subliminal messaging at its finest
😂
Barely at 6min and you’ve already helped me make my vocals sound way better thx a lot🙏 I thought I was just garbage but it turns out all I needed was to learn how to mix my vocals the right way swear your a life saver😪
Wonderful to hear! Thanks for watching and taking the time to provide feedback. 👍
This is the most useful channel on RUclips God bless you with billions of subs man!❤️
Thank you my friend!! I hope you get value from the other videos on the channel and consider subscribing if you haven’t already. 👍
What a beautiful song!! Thank you for your tips again.
Very welcome my friend. Thanks for your support.
I have been trying to learn mixing in garage band iPhone app and this video helped me a lot to understand and appreciate lot of features. Thank you so much.
Very welcome my friend. There’s a heap more GarageBand related tips and tutorials here - studiolivetoday.com/garageband
This is great, Pete! I was really worried about the limitations of GB when it came to the part of recording vocals, but this video gave me hope. Thanks!
Thanks! Yes, it’s at the point now where a decent interface will get you a great vocal sound in GB. Now that GB has 24-bit audio I’m actually recording the same audio on my iPad as my PC. 👍
Great video , and great song ....
Your videos are brilliant ,
I’m getting an iPad Pro and GarageBand- after a long spell of using hardware ... and your videos are going to be a godsend
Many thanks
Nice one Gerry. Very glad to hear it. 👍
Bloody excellent mate. I REALLY wish the Visual EQ had more customization though - fingers crossed they add it soon.
Yep, totally agree. It’s the one thing that I think I’ll need to start using a third party plugin to get my EQ done. Any recommendations sir?
@@PeteJohnsMusic If you haven't found it already, LRC5 is a free 5-band AU EQ plugin, so you can add 5 more bands to the stock EQs: itunes.apple.com/us/app/lrc5/id1418930761
The track echo turned you into Elton John lol. That was the key part i think. I know what to do now. Thank you!
Thanks so much for watching my friend, and taking the time to comment. 👍
The automation is incredible! I didn’t know that was possible
It’s such a good way to balance your tracks, especially vocals.
Man... You're saving my live and my projects with all your videos
Thank you my friend! Great to hear. Thanks for your support and kind words. 👍
Love that video that's gonna help me a lot
Thanks so much for watching and for your kind words!
I cover songs through garage band and this video helped me haha thx man
Awesome! Glad to hear it my friend. Hope you find other videos here on the channel which also help you out.
Pete Johns thanks bro.
👍🤘🙏
Lovely song
Thank you my friend. You can hear my released music by searching “Pete Johns” on your favourite platforms.
Ok i will listen 😁
That song and mixing was really great Pete!!! You set a very high bar there but this video surely will help. Thanks! 👍👍👍
Thanks Tim! It’s coming together pretty well. The automation took me about 30 mins more but I figured a 20 minute video was MORE than long enough!!
Wow. Pete, you’ve done it again - a video with exactly what I need. Thank you so much. And by the way, I LOVE your singing vouce!
Thanks so much my friend! Appreciate the kind words and glad I was able to help out.
Thank you so much for these videos you’re the best bro! Subbed
Cheers my friend. 🙏
such a nice straight forward guy, thankyou bro keep up your good work!
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This guy literally gives out extremely quality content for free. Thanks Pete :)
Very welcome my friend. Thanks for taking the time to let me know.
this video is what i’ve been looking for, thankyou sir! God bless you 😊❤️
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This video helped so much thank you 👏 hope everyone is still making the music, you dont need a studio lol
100% my friend. Thanks for your support and kind words.
Thanks!
Thanks so much for the kind donation my friend! Really appreciate it.
Finally a great tutorial!
Thanks my friend. I hope you get value from the other videos on the channel and consider subscribing if you haven’t already. 👍
@@PeteJohnsMusic SUBCRIBED WITH THE NOTIFICATION TURN ON! HEHE
Very helpful video 💎
Thank you so much
Loved the song... Love your garageband lessons
Thanks so much my friend. Appreciate the kind words.
You have a great singing voice!
Thanks my friend. Check out my music here. Http://petejohns.com
Vocals sound good on this, Pete. Good song so far too.
Thanks my friend. I have a close to finished version of this here if you would like to take a listen and have any feedback - soundcloud.com/petejohns/things-change
U have good tutorials and understanding tutorials;) I'm from norway and i really like these tutorials, thanks bro;) 1+ sub
Thank you my friend. Really appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment. 👍
Wow those tweaks really made it sound better and fit within the song! Great job. I assume the plugins are set in a default order when you open the controls. Does the signal path go through them as ordered? I noticed you just dropped in the track echo in the empty slot. Have you messed with ordering and if so, any concern or rules of thumb on this? Thanks!
Great question and something I can’t believe I haven’t really considered before? I assume the effects are in order because the noise gate is up the top. I need to do some experimenting. This needs to go on the list for a future video!
Thanks so much :) I really struggle with recording the vocals on ios
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More GarageBand tutorials here too - studiolivetoday.com/facebook
Extremely helpful. Thanks again
You’re very welcome my friend. I hope you get value from the other videos here on the channel and consider subscribing. 👍
Yo thanks! This helps a lot of people.
Cheers Craig. Very welcome my friend. 👍
Love you pete❤😄
Right back at ya. 🙏
Thank you for sharing ✌🏽😎
Cheers Leo. Thanks for watching! 🙏
The automation button don’t show for me
Hey there. Make sure you are tapping on the microphone icon and not the actual waveform.
Great video and even greater song! Thank you!
Thanks my friend! I hope you get value from the other videos on the channel and consider subscribing if you haven’t already. 👍
Good voice man good lyrics too
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Didn’t even know i could change what mic i use... whole time been using the basic podcast mic i think💀
Yeah, there’s lots of cool options in there to explore for sure!
Thanks Pete. I learned a lot from you. I subscribed with a bell.
Wonderful to hear my friend. Thanks so much for your support.
Thank you so much sir ❤
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Great video. Great song.👍
Cheers my friend. Appreciate the kind words. 👍
Excellent! Thank you so much.
You’re welcome Dawn. 👍
Hi, great vid!! Got any vids setting up vocals on garage band? E.g mic setup etc. Cheers Sean
Yup. Here’s a couple.
ruclips.net/video/vVyaVFROOrk/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/M_3ZzImE0-E/видео.html
This song is a winner winner chicken dinner!!! ❤️
Thanks! I keep trying to add to it but it seems to want to stay stripped down so I think I’ll let it have its way.
Pete Johns yeah as they say don’t fight what keeps coming naturally plenty of time for it to become something else after it accomplishes what it needs to be. Because sometimes as the songwriter the song dictates every single move. 👍
Super true!
A very helpful video. thanks for your labor
You’re welcome. It’s a labour of love!
The songs sounded amazing! I was wondering if u recorded the the guitar part with a acoustic and a pickup/against the mic or with an electric guitar
I can’t remember which time this was! I have been using my acoustic just via the pickup mostly lately.
Thanks man!
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Really like your videos, greetz from the netherlands
Thanks so much for your kind words and for taking the time to comment. Great to know my videos are reaching far and wide!
Pete Johns thank you for your reply, keep the good work up en let music unite:-) ( mayb a collab someday haha )
Nice one! I need to do more collabs. Just a matter of finding the time!!
Woahhh I didn’t know abt these things thank you
You’re very welcome my friend. I hope you get value from the other videos here on the channel and consider subscribing. 👍
Pete Johns I already did :)
Thanks this is helpful
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@@PeteJohnsMusic I’ll definitely subscribe please do the same for me
Good rundown of the process in GarageBand. Everything I was seeing elsewhere only mentioned the instruments, which made me wonder if it even had passable vocal editing. I edit a podcast, so vocals are all that matter for me, I don't care about the drum kit. Good to know it has all the features I use currently use on my desktop. Except noise reduction as good as what Audacity does(focuses on frequency, not volume). Still looking for an iPad option. I know iMovie has a noise reduction feature. Noise gate definitely wouldn't be optimal.
Hey Garrett. So, if you’re willing to spend a few bucks, the Brusfri noise reduction plugin will be a game changer for you. ruclips.net/video/qo-uZGnulNo/видео.html
I like this song man yhu needa drop that on RUclips 💯🔥
Thank you! It is still a work in progress at the moment. Here’s an updated video where another talented musician added some violin. Hoping to finish it soon.
ruclips.net/video/cCw-4PiYrmg/видео.html
Good Song & great tutorial :) Is this on iTunes?
Thanks my friend. 👍
Yo a genius! Really
Cheers my friend. 🙏
do you ever pre-mix? to get a idea of how you sound while in the process of recording or do u just record then edit everything after ?
Hi there. THese days I tend to mix "on the way in" quite a lot actually. It really helps with the final mix I find. How about you?
Pete Johns i gave up trying to record on my phone i couldn’t get the sound i wanted so now im on fl studios on a macbook and everything is pre mixed
Jae for rap most def GarageBand iPhone can be good at times but it’s mainly good for singing rnb and rock trust me look at Steve lacy
Great stuff again Pete. Quick question... Do most of the well known singers/bands have their vocals tweaked like this in professional recordings by audio engineers?
Hey there. It does vary based on the type of music, but most vocalists when recorded in the studio have some sort of processing on their vocal tracks. Usually at least compression, EQ, reverb and maybe delay. Not all, and not all the time, but most... and most of the time.
Pete, cool, thanks. I won’t feel so guilty now.... 😜👍
To chip in, I wondered about this too, and after motoring around, and obtaining a couple of quality books teaching generalised techniques and aspects, regardless of DAW selection, it seems incredibly common for vocals to be gated, compressed, chopped, automated volume imposed like down to vowel level, and so on! If you listen to some contemporary stuff by female pop artists, it is clear there must be astonishing attention to each and every vowel, let alone syllable. My other input to this is two different perspectives to the documentary with co-operation of Peter Gabriel about his ‘so’ album. I found it encouraging that ‘so’ (sledgehammer etc) was pedantically produced, produced and produced a bit more, note by note adjustments to even performances by excellent musicians. My brother who also loves that album said he had been disillusioned by this ‘behind the curtain’ insight! However, he’s not into making his own music, so the actual need to tweak, manipulate and massage any given performance so it passes muster, is not a concern for him...I remain, more impressed by how ‘so’ was slaved over, and more encouraged than ever. Galileo, when found to be physically repellant asked only that he be judged by his work, promptly drew two perfect circles freehand, and was spared some horror or other. We can’t be perfect, but we are able to pour effort beyond effort, concentrate it to much better in our songs. thanks to pete again.
Thanks for the tips. Even if they are two years old 😂 i'm struggling to mix in Gb mobile
I’m still here sharing daily videos. I hope you get value from the other videos on the channel and consider subscribing if you haven’t already. 👍
I like how you do your videos
Thank you my friend! Appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment.
Thanks so much!
You're very welcome.
I just really wanna know how to get a choir vocal
There’s a bunch of cool plugins for choir, or use the vocal transformer plugin. ruclips.net/video/SVdg4bY7Tgg/видео.html
Hey man, love having the advice honestly it’s a great help, but I would like to know what type of Mic you have and if we can’t get it how to get rid of the room noise. Cause I use a cheap mic that’s attached to my earphones
Hey there. All my gear recommendations including mics are here - studiolivetoday.com/gear
Noise? Here’s some tips -
ruclips.net/video/JVgpaJSOPP0/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/qo-uZGnulNo/видео.html
Hey Pete .... the song was great🤗... especially the guitar sounded amazing, how did the guitar sound so huge and wide ....?
Ooh... good question? If have to go back and see. Probably used a stereo guitar complimentary EQ trick. Check out this vid for my tips on mixing guitars. ruclips.net/video/yUrR1KPQ2zU/видео.html
Pete Johns thank you 🙏 😊
Very welcome.
Excellent 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Cheers Johnny. 👍
Thanks for this Pete. I often go back to it for reference. Is there a way of producing a slap back (short delay)? Does the Tape Delay effect do this? I’ve heard that it helps vocals stand out rather than giving depth as with reverb ✌️
Hey there Steve. Glad it is still helping you. I would suggest using the echo plugin to get a nice slap back on vocals as you can adjust the length of the delay. Check out this video for information. ruclips.net/video/JtqTD22QUrI/видео.html
Hey pete i am start recording a cover of anberlin feel good drag song . Thanks for your lessons ❤️ .
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I saw tha first vedio of you and i am subscribe your channel . I am share your channel for my friends
you don’t need a studio you can have ONE ON YOUR PHONE
Right!! 👍🙏🤘
My neighbors chicken: imma ruin this mans whole career
Psycho just kill the chicken
do you have a tutorial on some sort of a de-esser like in fl studio to reduce the sound of those harsh “s” sounds?
Hey there. I haven't covered one specifically, but the "Esspresso" from Klevgrand is a good one.
Hello! I’m glad I found your channel, I am left with having to record vocals on my iPhone and then send em to my engeneer because of the virus thing, is it possible to record clean actually good vocals on the iPhone is there a way in which I can plug a real mic into iPhone? Is the mic from the iPhone good enough, also ran into the problem of garage band picking up my head phone mic to record vocals. Thanks so many questions and so many vids to watch
Yup. 100%. Plenty of good options for mics with iPhone/iPad. This video might help - ruclips.net/video/eGTbwR9XSHU/видео.html
Does the order of the plugins in a vocal chain or any chain matter?
Will the sound sound different if the plugins were in a different order?
Hello! Yes, the plugin order will change the sound as it will process in order. This video will help. ruclips.net/video/FfMd1ijxiOw/видео.html
And this - ruclips.net/video/ZxWsB_dQ0EY/видео.html
Very nice song
Thank you my friend.
hi pete,
do you recommend recording vocals first before mixing it or setting the mix for vocals before recording?
Hey Jayson. I usually do a little of both. I get a decent rough mix down to record my vocals over and then it makes the mixing process at the end much easier.
Any idea how to convert
a vocal track recorded in stereo to mono?
Hey there. What I do is use an app called “AudioShare”. Export just the vocal track to AudioShare and hen convert it to mono and import it back in.
2:58 killed that shit
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excellent!
Thanks John. Appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment.
I have a problem where when I’m recording on a beat the bass on the beat goes low when I’m recording over any help ?
Might be up too loud and auto limiting. Try turning the volume down.
How do you input the vocals? Did you run your mic into your phone directly?(through the sound card)
Hi there. I usually use an audio interface or a USB microphone.
Check out this video where I show how to do this.
ruclips.net/video/eGTbwR9XSHU/видео.html
How do you add strumming of guitars in garageband? Do you have to like record them through the microphone? Or are there any other method?
You can connect up a guitar using an audio interface or IRig, or mic it up as you say. This video will help - ruclips.net/video/asWwOu5PpJU/видео.html
@@PeteJohnsMusic Thanks Pete! Your videos always motivate me to make more music! I guess i'll have to just play a little guitar and copy paste because im not that good at guitars😅 But seriously Thank you so much!
Is there is way to make choir sound like singing church style ? Males and females and children?
Hey there. Are you looking to alter voices? You can try using this plugin, but it doesn’t work quite as well as the real thing - ruclips.net/video/SVdg4bY7Tgg/видео.html
Very helpful thank you. What tempo and key is this song?
Hey there. I actually can’t remember sorry! You can listen to the final song here - ruclips.net/video/Al8HeV5w_60/видео.html
What can I do to get rid of some of the gritty sounds of my voice in mixing vocals?
EQ mostly. ruclips.net/video/ccn6hzAwIe8/видео.html
This is helpful. But may I know how to record the vocals without hearing the backing track in the background while recording? I'm using a cherub gb2i plugged in to my ipad to record.
Sounds like could be mic bleed? This video might give you some ideas - ruclips.net/video/EcI1tPC4P34/видео.html
I like to use audio recorder/voice as a starting point to record sax along with backing tracks. But what I don’t like and don’t know how to work around is as soon as I hit the record button, the tracks view disappears and I just see the audio recorder controls. I’d rather record while looking at the tracks so I can tell from the backing track wave forms where to come in.
This is the method I use to work around this, but it doesn’t require a two channel interface - ruclips.net/video/qdgd3xpnUgk/видео.html
I probably asked a thousand questions by now! 😂🤦🏻♀️ What's the best way to make space in a mix for vocals?
EQ. Often that “mud” in the midrange is what makes the vocals get buried. You’ll get there!! ruclips.net/video/ccn6hzAwIe8/видео.html
Or you can thicken them up. ruclips.net/video/LsMWAwyqooU/видео.html
I’m trying to play with the looping on vocals for harmonies only but I have no clue how to use it lol
Lots of practice and experimentation. ruclips.net/video/XqS7FX7bWn8/видео.html
hello friend 🙋🏻♂️. I have a real Shure microphone. Tell me, which virtual microphone to use in GARAGEBAND for vocal recording and which settings are best? ANY VIRTUAL MICROPHONE TO CHOOSE?
Hey there. This video should help you with these options / ruclips.net/video/_b6i6VIHTgg/видео.html
The Garageband noise gate makes the recordings sound very strange to me, no matter where you set it. This is a very nice vocal performance.
Thanks Danny. Yes, I wish they would improve the gate to make it usable. I guess it is designed more for handling guitar distortion noise and the like. A good gate plugin is actually really useful if you can set it to just turn down the volume at a certain level rather than turning it off completely. I might need to look for a third party AU plug-in that does this.
What best way to dive into garageband and just go Agra’s make a demo sample
Hey there. Depends what sort of music you are creating. Here’s a video about recording an acoustic demo - ruclips.net/video/FiFerT4ULUw/видео.html
And this series will get you familiar with all the different aspects of GarageBand - ruclips.net/p/PLc8Xg_23Wa56UTlzOg6CYtASLqyEeAaKi
Hi Pete, on this video you mentioned recording in Punchy Presence then changing to Lead Vocals, does that make a difference in sound rather than just recording in Lead Vocals straight off?
Hey there. So, the audio recorded is still just completely clean audio. All that you’re changing is the effects and things like compression and EQ.
@@PeteJohnsMusic thanks thought that was the case just wanted to check with someone who knows
I have a question now! When mixing vocals, is it necessary to remove dead space where you are not singing? In the parts where I'm not singing, there is no background noise, so I don't think I have to cut it out. I notice many people chopping up their vocals to remove blank parts.
It can’t hurt, and as someone mentioned during the show, even the smallest amount of noise adds up if it’s multiple tracks.
How do you make instrumentals sound realistic in gb
Hey there. The virtual instruments? Mostly it's down to selecting the right tones to begin with and then using some light EQ, compression, reverb to bring out the best qualities. ruclips.net/video/KCdR6YYbg2I/видео.html
Ya the garage noise gate is bunk 😂🤷🏻♂️
Ya... I don’t tend to use it much except for really distorted guitars.
I think I'm decided to have my work mixed professionally for one of my project. Since the engineers usually ask for the clean tracks and no effects, I'm wondering if volume automation count as an effect they don't want either? Is it an exception as it's only about the balance of loudness of the track or does it work like a plugin in which case it's needs to be passed by before bouncing? Thank you once again for your help.
Hey there my friend. Like most things in audio and mixing the answer is a big “it depends”. Technically any gain changes or automation are part of the mixing process, but if you want to save the mix engineer time and you’re confident you get get the balance close through automation, you can automate and then render out a WAV file. Just be super careful that you are not clipping (going over 0dB) and introducing any distortion in the track as this won’t be removable once it’s part of the rendered track.
@@PeteJohnsMusic ok. I understood. Super clear! Thank you very much Pete. It's so nice of you to answer , and so quickly. Plus making great music and videos about it! You are a being such a great inspiration! Showing that dedicating enough time to what we love, makes us feel good. God bless!
Very welcome my friend.
Great video Pete, valuable information. 👍👍
One question though, I have a few tracks where the drums drop I and out. The only way I can do this is by muting the drums while the track is playing, as I recorded a flat beat all the way through.
Is there any way I can do a live mix like this? So I’ve got the whole track in one wave file with the drums stopping and starting where I need them to.
Thanks.
It's interesting that you didn't roll off the base of your lead. I hear so many people say to use a high pass filter. 🤯😅
Yeah - it's all subjective. And I've probably change what I do since then. :D
Hi Pete! Thanks for your tutorials, I’m a beginner. I have a question: I am able to record guitar and vocals (recorded separately and sounding ok) however, I don’t see any waveform of both. I’m using Audio Technica usb mic to ipad mini. Thanks again for you help!
Hey there. Might be that you’re input gain is set a little low? Maybe try merging the tracks? ruclips.net/video/imcgX2bW8rk/видео.html
Pete Johns Thank Pete, will check this out 👍🏻
How can I record my acoustic piano with vocals
Either separately, or together using a multi channel interface. studiolivetoday.com/usb
Do you offer mixing and mastering services?
Hey there. I generally do but have quite a backlog right now so if you need something done soon, I would probably recommend looking elsewhere. Fellow iOS creator Jade Starr is highly recommended - ruclips.net/user/JadeStarr
@@PeteJohnsMusic ok no problem dude thanks anyway!
Do you have anything on "comping" on iPad?
Yup. This video should help - ruclips.net/video/uP3NZW6Lc9M/видео.html
@@PeteJohnsMusic thank you Pete, have a nice 2021!!!
Hi Pete. I have another question for you. However, before I start I must add that we have something in common-Pete is included in my hometown, Peterborough, Ontario. Sorry for the dad joke! Anyways, here is my question: why do you prefer ‘punchy presence’, when you are recording. Just curious. Thanks and regards, Rob
Hey Rob! Firstly, I’m a big hockey fan and actually own a Peterborough Petes jersey. Just because it’s a cool hockey Jersey and has my name on it. 😅
So, I like punchy prescience because it has a little more compression and edge to it, so when I’m monitoring my vocals while singing, especially louder songs, I can hear myself on the headphones over the music. It also has no pitch control on by default, which ensure no latency in the audio (which the pitch control introduces). You could just use “lead vocals” or any other preset and tweak it (eg. Turn pitch control off) but I tend to lean towards punchy prescience most of the time.
Hi Pete. That’s amazing...you live all the way on the other side of the world, Australia (Melbourne, I believe), and have a Peterborough Pete’s hockey jersey! Their hometown arena is only a 20 minute walk from my house! As an aside - my son, Trev, played in the minor Pete’s organization and played with Mike Fisher, who ended up playing for the Nashville predators and is now married to Carrie Underwood. (I wonder if Carrie uses IOS GarageBand for her recordings?). Thanks for your feedback on ‘punchy presence’ for recording. I’m gonna try it today. Thanks again for all of your instructional videos. They are very, very helpful! Regards, Rob