Recording Crave Video Blog
Earth Wind and Fire Verdine White September Isolated Bass
In this video, we have the isolated bass track from Earth Wind and Fire's song, September played by Verdine White. What a treat to listen to this great bass line from a great bass player from one of the best bands of all time....
Don’t Do This When Recording and Mixing a Choir – Learn From My Mistake,
I have another video on recording and mixing a choir. I go over my mic setup, running cables, interface, laptop, and a detailed mix review. #recordingchoirs #howtorecordandmixachoir #recordingandmixing 0:00 0:54 Setup tour 2:11 Microphones 03:06 The Auditorium...
How to Mix Southern Rock, Country Background Vocals
In this video, I go over my process and show you how to mix background vocals to spice up your mix. This is one way as there are many ways to achieve great background vocals assuming you are starting with a good source, to begin with. The song I'm working on is...
How to Compress Electric Guitars
In this video, we talk about how to compress electric guitars to smooth out tone and notes that poke out using the Arouser Compressor from Empirical Labs. https://youtu.be/HfIdZQC4A9E
How to Change Instrument Tempo in Pro Tools
In this video, we take an already recorded song and change the tempo, in this case, speed up the tempo. Fast and easy.
I Never Knew This About AC/DC
In this video, my mind is blown that I never knew this before. I've had the AC/DC Back In Black album since it came out when I was in High School. Comment below about this and what are your thoughts? From a production perspective, I really like it. #AC/DC...
David Bowie – Fame – Isolated Mix Stems – Mix Breakdown
Yesterday, January 8th, was David Bowie's birthday, as well as Elvis'. Both singers were and still are influential to me. I am pleased to play these isolated tracks of David Bowie's first #1 American hit, Fame. Bowie breaks into the funk with Carlos Alomar, Dennis...
Getting a Bigger Guitar Sound
How to get a bigger guitar sound by using 2 guitars a 57 and a ribbon mic. Layering electric guitar parts for more weight, depth, and dimension to the existing parts. I'm not adding parts to just add more tracks, it does have a purpose, adding depth and texture....
Mixing Stems VS Multi Tracks – Bob Clearmountain
On Instagram, Bob Clearmountain takes to video to accurately describe the difference between Multitracks vs Mixing Stems. He's right. Stems (or mixing stems) are subgroups of tracks, typically a stereo track whereas Multitracks are individual tracks of a mix. It...
How To Make Your Kick Drum Sound Huge – Super Easy Sub Mic Trick Without the Sub Mic
In this video, I will show you a couple easy EQ tricks to get your kick drum to sound huge and massive. This will help you give weight to your kick drum regardless of genre or music style.....that might have been a redundant statement there. Super easy and super...
How to Fix a Lagging Apple Mouse Apple Keyboard Bluetooth Connection in a Mac Pro 5,1 4,1
In this video, we have a tech video where we install a Bluetooth extender antenna to fully eliminate Bluetooth connection issues, lagging mouse issues, or slow keyboard response. It's recording-related as it's impossible to work in your DAW with a lagging mouse or...
Recording A Choir 4 Tips To A Smooth Process
Recording a choir might seem a bit intimidating. There are some challenges that you have that you might not have in the studio. However, I go through a detailed plan of what I do and why I do what I do that you might find helpful if you have been thinking about...
Transposing Midi In Pro Tools
In this very quick video, I will show you how to transpose midi files into a different key for your song. Super easy and super quick.
Kelly Clarkson Since U Been Gone Isolated Vocal Track, Drum Tracks, Serban Ghenea Mix Session
In this video, we listen to the isolated tracks on a pop hit from the mid-2000s and hear the raw captured sounds of this mix. Also, gain ideas on production and building up a song. The isolated vocal track of Kelly Clarkson is amazing and the harmony parts are over...
Mixing Blues Rock Track – Drums – YouTube Live Stream Final Mix
In this video, I go over the final touches on this blues-rock track, in the style of Joe Bonamassa with a female singer, and the final mix from the live YouTube video I recently had done. This video details the drums and what I changed from the first video and how...
Mixing Rock – Mix Session Edited From Live Stream Audio Files Available
This is the edited live stream from the previous week, editing out all of the glitches at the intro and un-needed material to move the mix along a bit faster. The video will be chaptered for your convenience. The audio files are available for mixing at the link...
How to Quickly Bounce Out Tracks In Pro Tools Processed or Unprocessed
In this video, I will show you how to quickly bounce out all or some individual channels at one time in pro tools. Processed or unprocessed. Super simple and super fast. No more soloing channels to bounce out drums or whatever it is you need individual channels...
Record Enable All Of Your Channels In Pro Tools
In this video, I will show you how to record enable all of your tracks at once with one click. I also show you how to change your WAV view/mode to volume view/mode with one click as well as muting and soloing all channels with one click. ...
How to Bypass All of Your Plugins in a Pro Tools session W/One Click! + other Pro Tools Shortcuts.
In this video, I show you how to bypass all of your plugins in your session with one click and a few other shortcuts that you will use over and over again. When doing this shortcut you need to start on the top plugin row to bypass all plugins. Going down to the...
Tightening Up Your Mix – Using Elastic Audio, Snap Clip to Cursor, Lining to Grid
In this video, I go over 3 ways to align audio files to tighten up your mix to get a more commercial sound. I go over using Elastic Audio, Snapping the Clip to Cursor/Play Head, and Lining to Grid. I also have a few bonus shortcuts/tips if you don't know them...
5 Keyboard Shortcuts for Zoom in Pro Tools
In this video, I will show you 5 keyboard shortcuts in Pro Tools to 1) Adjust Track Height with Keyboard Shortcut 2) Horizontal Zoom 3) Quickly Show Session Length 4) Adjust Wav Height or "Amplitude" and reset to the original view 5) Quickly find the cursor when at...
Mixing Horns Vol 2
This is my second video on mixing horns/brass. I take you through the process of my approach to mixing horns starting from start to finish. Everything from eq, compression, panning, and reverb. Not only that, I will be doing an entire mix that on this song that...
Mixing Horns 2 – Keys and Guitar
In this video we discuss and go over mixing and blending the keyboards and guitar into the mix. With so many instruments and voice all competing for the same frequency range I'll go over a couple tricks I use to keep instruments in their own space. As always, thank...
Mixing Horns 2 – Drums and Bass
In this video, we go over the drum and bass processing for the Mixing Horns 2 video. We go into detail on the eq, compression, and reverb used. Taking the drums from dull to hot and spicy.....ok, maybe just hot. #mixing #mixinghorns #mixingbrass #mixingdrums...
How to Audition Clips in Pro Tools
In this video, I will show you 2 ways how to audition clips in Pro Tools. I will show you why you would in some of your sessions. This should make your search much easier hearing what the clip sounds like before bringing it into the edit window.
Color Coding Tracks in Pro Tools and Why You Should Do It
Color Coding Track in Pro Tools and why you should do it! Be more efficient, have a faster workflow that saves you time and effort during the mix phase. Putting best practices mixing and recording, like color-coding your tracks, will help you look more professional...
How to Get Hard Hitting Punchy Rock Drums
In this video, I'll go over how to get that hard-hitting punchy rock drum sound you hear from commercial rock bands. All done in a home studio without using any drum replacers and inexpensive mics. I would love to hear how you obtain punchy drums on your recording....
How to Remove Unwanted Noise From A Mix Using Izotope RX7
In this video, I show you how I removed noise from a track without messing up the existing audio using Izotope RX7. A few simple steps to fix your mix, track, or whatever audio you're working with.
Producing Music – Getting Ideas and Inspiration
Sometimes writing songs and producing songs can be difficult. Sometimes you run out of ideas and feel like you have writer's block and nothing is happening. In this video, I discuss how I had written a song only to realize it wasn't working and had to re-produce...
Plugin Bypass Shortcuts
How to bypass all plugins on a single channel at once. Very cool Pro Tools 11 Short Cut. Now you can compare your before and after of your original recorded sound to the sound, you have with the plugins.
How to Make 2 Mono Tracks Into a Stereo Track and a Stereo Track to 2 Mono Tracks
A super quick video showing you how to quickly take 2 mono channels in a stereo channel and how to take a stereo channel into 2 mono channels. Thank you for watching! I would love to have you Subscribe.
ilok error – License for this Product is not Running
If you've ever gotten this iLok error you know how frustrating it can be "The software required to validate the license for this product is not running. Please reinstall the product or download and run the iLok License Manager installer here:" This short video...
How to Mic, Record and Mix a Drumset
Take your mixing skills to the next level by learning how to mic, record and mix a drum set. We show mic placement and how those placements sound on this recording. We then EQ and use compression if needed. Go to www.recordingcrave.com to purchase the entire video...
Recording and Mixing Acoustic Guitars
Recording acoustic guitar doesn't have to be difficult or hard. In this video, I show you how I got these guitars to get the right sound for this song/track. Using Pro Tools, IK Multimedia Black 76, and Waves Schepps 73 EQ.
Dialing in a Mix with Chris Lord Alge Signature Series – Short Version
This is the shorter version of "Dialing in a Mix with the Chris Lord-Alge Signature Series" video. This goes into less detail but gets right to the Before and After audio comparisons.
Dialing in a Mix with the Chris Lord Alge Signature Series Plugins
When Eq and compression isn't working in your mix, sometimes you need to try other things. In this video I show you how I used the Chris Lord Alge Signature Series Plugins to dial in a mix. I show you how to get a clear sound in your mix and how to get a big mix....
Recording and Mixing Live Drums
By request 😉 recording and specifically mixing live drums for a recording. I show you how I mixed the drums from this youtube video I did on mixing brass instruments.
Getting the Snare to Pop in the Mix
Getting the snare drum to pop in the mix doesn't have to be a difficult process. I will show you one way that works very for me.
Vocal Mixing
In this video I show you how several small steps can create a huge vocal without being harsh or annoying to listen to. Get that vocal to sit in the mix just perfectly and not to loud where it's separate from the mix or to low where it's buried in the mix. Plugins...
How to Improve Your Mix With Saturation
Improve your mix using saturation. Using free and purchased plugins I will show you some common things you can do to improve your mixes. This is NOT a plugin review of the various plugins used.
How to Get More Headroom When Mixing
Your faders are almost maxed out, your plugin gain staging, well, you may have not adjusted it while mixing. Your master fader is pegging and you keep on trying to adjust your level to no avail. I see this question on Forums on a regular basis and it's really quite...
Pro Tools Short Cuts How to Insert Multiple Plugins at One Time
Pro Tools short cuts. How to insert multiple plugins and sends at one time to speed up your workflow. Super Fast and Super Easy!
Getting the Guitar to Pop in the Mix
When working on a mix there are times where it can be a challenge to get things to pop in a mix. Sometimes adding the right compressor gets an instrument to pop, sometimes it's the right eq or even as simple as getting the instrument balanced or the volumes right...
Session Guitarist Playing for the Song
In this video, I go over session guitarist work and playing the right parts that work for the song. When recording guitar parts I always take the approach of what's best for the song, can I put a "hook" guitar part in that will be memorable? Is what I'm doing...
Pro Tools Short Cuts – Deleting Multiple Plugins at Once and Routing Tips
A handful of shortcuts for pro tools users that will help you speed up your workflow. The last shortcut on the video (at 5:35) shows you how to delete a whole row of plugins at once allowing you to start a fresh mix if needed. Other shortcuts are showing you how to...
Improving Your Kick Drum Sound
2 very easy ways to get a better kick drum sound. How to eq the kick drum quickly with great results. Get the kick to cut in your mixes in a few minutes. How to eq drums.
Using Delay to Give Life to a Guitar Track
Using delay on your recorded guitar is a great way to create space and finding that sweet spot in the mix. In this video, I use the H Delay from Waves to create this effect to take a mono signal and get that stereo effect.
How to Get That Big Guitar Sound
How to make your guitars sound big/huge when recording them. 4 Simple techniques that you will use over and over again.
Mixing Vocals – Vocal Mixing
How to mix killer vocals! In this video, we go from start to finish mixing vocals. We go through eqing vocals, using compression on vocals, using reverb and delay on vocals and even automating vocals. We go over it all! Taking your vocals to the next level doesn't...
Mixing Brass Instruments
In this video, I show you my approach to mixing Brass. Blending each instrument to each other is key to getting a great sound. The other big factor first and foremost is working with great musicians as I have here.