Lessons
Intro to Bootcamp
13:45 2Purpose of Pre-Production
15:55 3Technical Side of Preproduction
11:33 4Pre-Production: Setting Up the Tempo Map
12:05 5Pre-Production: Importing Stems
10:11 6Pre-Production: Click Track
15:27 7Creating Tracking Templates
17:04 8Intro and the Tone Pie
04:52Drums - Lay of the Land
10:45 10Bearing Edges
03:10 11Wood Types
10:37 12Depths and Sizes
04:00 13Hoops
02:39 14Sticks and Beaters
07:39 15Drum Heads
07:31 16Drum Tuning
1:03:55 17Drum Mic Placement Intro
10:38 18Basic Drum Mic Setup
53:37 19Cymbal Mic Setup
35:25 20Touch Up Tuning
46:56 21Microphone Choice and Placement
40:34 22Drum Tracking Intro
01:01 23Getting Tones and Final Placement
34:52 24Primary Tracking
31:54 25Punching In and Comping Takes
20:11 26Guitar Setup and Rhythm Tone Tracking
01:59 27Amplifiers - Lay of the Land
10:01 28Amplifiers & Cab Shoot Out
27:13 29Guitar Cab Mic Choice and Placement
03:56 30Guitar Tracking and Signal Chain
29:08 31Finalizing Amplifier Tone
51:24 32Guitar Mic Shootout Round Robin
05:22 33Intro to Rhythm Tracking
07:46 34Setting Up Guitars
15:02 35Working with a Guitarist
05:05 36Final Guitar Tone and Recap
04:11 37Guitar Tracking with John
15:19 38Guitar Tracking with Ollie
32:03 39Final Tracking
22:08 40Tracking Quads
33:44 41Intro to Bass Tone
01:26 42Bass Tone Setup
07:36 43Bass Tone Mic Placement
16:42 44Bass Tracking
45:09 45Intro to Clean and Lead Tones
02:15 46Clean Guitar Tones
34:05 47Lead Tones
10:58 48Vocal Setup for Tracking
11:27 49Vocal Mic Selection and Setup
02:39 50Vocal Mic Shootout
09:14 51Lead Vocal Tracking
38:09 52Writing Harmonies
07:44 53Harmony Vocal Tracking
23:25 54Vocal Warm Ups
11:40 55Scream Vocal Tracking
18:57 56Vocal Tuning and Editing Introduction
01:35 57Vocal Tuning and Editing
29:26 58Routing and Bussing
25:16 59Color Coding, Labeling and Arranging Channels
17:54 60Setting Up Parallel Compression
30:51 61Setting Up Drum Triggers
10:41 62Gain Staging and Trim
1:00:54 63Drum Mixing - Subtractive EQ
25:39 64Drum Mixing - Snare
23:01 65Drum Mixing - Kick
11:39 66Drum Mixing - Toms
24:47 67Drum Mixing - Cymbals and Rooms
17:24 68Drum Mixing Recap
08:58 69Mixing Bass Guitar
16:27 70Mixing Rhythm Guitars
1:16:08 71Basic Vocal Mix
1:08:59 72Mixing Clean and Lead Guitars
58:55 73Mixing - Automation
43:36 74Mastering - Interview with Joel Wanasek
31:02Lesson Info
Primary Tracking
We are reading to start tracking, taking samples on everything. Kit sounds as good as it's gonna sound in this amount of time. And we're good to go. So I'm gonna make a new playlist. And we're gonna basically just let him run through the song a couple times because he's that good and hopefully we get some great takes out of it. Hey man. Yo. How are you doing? You know. Yeah? Yeah. So are you pretty much ready? Yeah. Alright cool so I'm gonna just run it through the song and if you mess up, you can keep going. If you just totally train wreck, you know, I'll only stop it when you give me the two snare hits. You mean I don't get fired? You don't get fired. I mean we might laugh at you but-- Yeah we'll definitely laugh. Alright so yeah so just keep going even if you screw up because we're gonna comp stuff. Awesome. Okay, ready? Yeah. Cool. We should probably check the tuning between takes. Okay. Hang on, we want our own click. (metronome beeping) (metal ...
music) (metronome beeping) So we should definitely check the tuning again. Yeah, sure. It sounded like it went out. Hey, great job. Matt's coming in, we're gonna tweak the tuning, make sure it's good, then we'll go for the next take okay? (drumming) Dropped a little, it did drop a little. (drumming) That's better. Much better, hang on a second, I'm gonna pick a different hit. (drumming) That's a bit more of a rim shot. (drumming) Do you think it's still a little low? Yeah a little bit. (drumming) Yeah you're still a little low. Like the sample has a little more crack to it. (drumming) That's better. That's better, choose a different hit. I just think it's where he's hitting on the snare too. (drumming) Just about there right? (drumming) That sounds good. Okay we're good, let's just check the toms. It's because we don't have lug locks for that snare because they don't really fit. There's two of them on there. Yeah but they won't fit the-- That sounded fine. Yeah, that one's good, moving on. Yeah but they won't fit on every lug. He said that it's something to do with an interesting construction. Oh I know what he's talking about. (drumming) Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. (drumming) Hang on I wanna hear the decay real quick. (drumming) Okay we're good, cool, thanks. I feel like my life's incomplete without this. Okay, you'll see. (metronome beeping) (metal music) (metronome beeping) Okay so you wanna tighten down the cymbals, and let's double check that snare and toms again. Cool. Flailing all which way. Do I need to tape these down again? Do you have room to? Is it gonna actually? Maybe. It should be fine for another take. You think? I do think. Okay. I mean if it does fly off we can just punch it. How about I just do this? Just put a piece over the top here. (murmuring) Could be because of those giant sticks that you're using. That's a good point. I should downsize shouldn't I? I mean even the Thomas Langs would be a step down, and those things are like bricks. (metronome beeping) (metal music) (metronome beeping) Thanks Matt. No problem. (metronome beeping) (metal music) You ready? Yup. I hate hiccups. You hate what, hiccups? Hiccups, yeah, I'm hiccuping. (metal music) (metronome beeping) Hey Anup? Yeah? Okay so we like that idea but not throughout-- All of it? What's that? Not throughout all of it? Yeah, only after that pause. Yeah I'm down. Okay cool. So you mean, okay so (humming) pause. (humming) Yes. Right? Yeah. And then all the way through the end? Yup, uh huh. Okay. It kinda sounds a little bit like Pedal Heart so it's cool. Yeah it does. Okay so I'll start it near that, near the pause okay? Cool. And I need you to play along just so that the ring out that goes through the pause, I need to record that. Yeah totally man. Okay so do you want me to just start you at where it switches to 145 BPM? Yeah start me where it switches to 140, yeah okay. 145? Yup. Okay, alright, ready? Yup. And I know that we got this in another take. Or I think. (metal music) (metronome beeping) Yeah maybe, he doesn't need to hit it as hard. I think it's cooler when it's more like just thrown away kind of, lower. Hey let's get it one more time, and Matt has a suggestion. Just play the stack softer, like less of a hit, it's more of a throwaway type thing. Okay cool. It's really just a texture thing that's cool in the background you know? I gotcha, it's hard to like. Okay I'm keeping that take though. Yeah. So I'll restart you at the same spot okay? Yup. Alright go when you're ready. (metal music) (metronome beeping) Do we wanna get one more just for, because I feel like he can still do it one more better and then be done? Yup, do it. Hey dude? Yeah? That was awesome, we're gonna do it one more time just because it's a new thing, and then we'll be done. Cool man. What about a crazier fill at the end maybe? And yeah maybe a crazier fill at the end. Instead of (humming) maybe? (humming) Oh okay, okay Matt, yeah. (humming) Come on you can play that. (metal music) That's fine, do it again. I'm keeping that because I like one fill. You dig it in there? Here it goes. (metal music) (metronome beeping) Whatever we've already got a great ending. I think we're safe to stop. Sorry Matt. That's alright. But the other idea was good. Good idea though. Hey dude, we're done. Don't tear it down, we gotta comp something but great work.
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Ratings and Reviews
Ron
I'm on lesson 19! Already worth every dollar!!! Priceless insight! I have already incorporated some of the ideas (preproduction common sense stuff that I never thought of, but damn). VERY HAPPY with this course! ALWAYS LEARNING and looking forward to the next 50 (or whatever) lessons!!! Excellent course! GREAT PRODUCER/ENGINEER, GREAT DRUM TECH, and GREAT BAND!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
ceeleeme
I'm just part way though and I'm blown away by the quality approach Eyal takes to getting the best out of the sessions. I love how well everything is explained and Eyals calm manner is just awesome it really makes you want to listen to the gems of wisdom he offers.
user-eb82bd
Amazing knowledge is being presented here. If you want to start out recording, this should be your first step, it'll save you lots of time and get you awesome results. Highly recommended class.
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