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Recording Rock Guitars

20 episodes · 2013

A great guitar sound is the centerpiece of modern rock, metal, pop-punk, and metalcore. Join producer Andrew Wade (A Day to Remember, The Ghost Inside, The Word Alive, etc) for an intensive look into the rock guitar techniques every producer and engineer needs to know. In this two-day course, Andrew will teach you everything you need to know about creating huge, thick guitar tones. You’ll learn how to prep and setup, and develop best practices for tracking guitars. He'll cover both real amp and amp sims, mixing in your DAW, and more. Whether you’re recording tracks at home or in a professional studio, this course will give you concrete, easy-to-apply techniques for taking your guitar sounds to the next level.

  1. 1Studio Walk-Through

    22 Oct 2013 · 14 min

    Studio Walk-Through

  2. 2Choosing Gear and DAW Discussion

    22 Oct 2013 · 43 min

  3. 3Prep: Strings and Tuning

    22 Oct 2013 · 31 min

  4. 4Prep: Picks and Playing Position

    22 Oct 2013 · 19 min

  5. 5Tracking

    22 Oct 2013 · 23 min

  6. 6Editing: Melodyne And Quantize

    22 Oct 2013 · 34 min

  7. 7Editing: Noise Gate

    22 Oct 2013 · 20 min

  8. 9Amp Sims and Impulse Responses

    22 Oct 2013 · 39 min

  9. 10Real Amps And Mics

    22 Oct 2013 · 28 min

  10. 11Reamping Overview

    23 Oct 2013 · 12 min

  11. 12Reamping Demo: One Mic

    23 Oct 2013 · 21 min

  12. 13Reamping Demo: Two Mics

    23 Oct 2013 · 14 min

  13. 14Axe-Fx Vs. Kemper

    23 Oct 2013 · 22 min

  14. 15Making An Impulse Response

    23 Oct 2013 · 17 min

  15. 16Axe-Fx Tones

    23 Oct 2013 · 19 min

  16. 17Mixing Overview

    23 Oct 2013 · 25 min

  17. 18Mixing Demo

    23 Oct 2013 · 16 min

  18. 19EQ And Compression

    23 Oct 2013 · 39 min

  19. 20Tone Layering

    23 Oct 2013 · 42 min