Layer your recordings like a pro!
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- čas přidán 15. 09. 2023
- Today we're taking a look at how you can make a simple song idea sound huge by adding in layers!
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I really have to say that video by video you get so much better at being in front of the camera. I’m sure all of this will pay off and one day this channel is going to be BIG
I hope so! Thank you so much for the support and love. It really means a lot.
@@songsbyspencer Keep it up, man - the production values are there, the content is there.
"It is so worth activating the notifications for new uploads on this channel!" 1st time I said that hahahaha I'm glad I was able to catch this video among all the other youtube recomendations
13:58 is that a reference to The Beatles - She is leaving home?
It wasn't intentional but I can hear a similarity. Wouldn't be surprised if I channeled it subconsciously, seeing as the Beatles are probably my favorite band of all time.
Let’s not forget the fact that this chord progression is enchanting
If you enjoyed this video please like and subscribe! It would mean the world to me and it will really help bring this channel to the next level!
I need to find my headphones and listen to everything again
That guitar is sweet. Yellow Ledbetter!
I appreciate that! And yes, Yellow Ledbetter has one of my favorite riffs ever. So beautiful, so Hendrix, so amazing!
As a german follower of your channel I have to say: 6:43 pronounced totally right! 😉
Translated it means something like "play bells" - little bells for playing.
The song is good as always. Thumbs up.
I appreciate the kudos and kind words! Thank you so much
You are making world-class music.
That is quite the compliment, thank you so much!!!
Very nice, and a visual nod to Spector's worshiper, Brian Wilson. Spector was bombastic, Wilson was majestic was some quote I read.
Oh yeah. Very Spector and VERY Born To Run with that decending run at the end there!
Gotta make the most of every melody!
It is fantastic that you can be didactic and entertaining at the same time.
That's always the goal! I want to inform but keep it fun and entertaining. So reading this means a lot.
That was beautiful!
Spencer, I'm very glad to see your progress with every video. You guitar tones are absolutely stellar, by the way. Wish I haven't lost the passion to create music, like the one I see in you. I believe your channel's gonna shoot up soon, so keep it.
Will do and thank you so much for the support! It makes all the hard work worth it.
Another amazing video, and another great song. Wow.
Glad you like it!
I found the headphones! The bridge just rocks, it plays very well in contrast to the chorus.
Thank you so much! The bridge was inspired by the song "Belinda Says" by Alvvays. They're one of my favorite modern bands and the bridge in that song dies down quite a bit, and I thought a minimal approach would give a nice breather to the denseness of the chorus!
@@songsbyspencer this was a very good decision. Thank you for the video and for your openness to the audience. I will definitely listen to both the song and the group
This is solid gold production advice. Thanks for confirming what I've been working on for years 💯
Glad to help, and so glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Top class!
Thanks for watching!
You sir are brilliant, encouraging, and exceptionally educational to the process of creating music. You deserve all the success and thanks that I know is coming your way. Cheers man!
Wow, thank you!
Super cool, fun, instructive and man you are so talented and an amazing teacher…with a sexy new guit indeed !
appreciate that!
Great vid, great song
Again, nice video ! Love it. That's impressive to see a musician master all theses instruments ! It could take years to get to your level of playing.
It's taken quite a bit of practice, but as with everything you get better the more you do it. I'm by no means a master at any instrument, but I do take pride in being able to play relatively simple things very solid. So I appreciate the kudos!!
im taking all of this advice to heart, i hope one day i can layer as well as you!
Oh you can do it now! Just one layer at a time.
Thanks a lot for this video. I'm a big fan of layering, and I noticed that each producer has a different preference of instruments and panning. Always gaining new insights thank you :) Your song has a great rhythm section!
Another great one! Your songs are really amazing!
Appreciate it!!
Gold 👏🏽
Appreciate that!!
Great video, great sound and visulization of all these methods and approaches, for once without focus on the daw and a million different techniques, thx, great work 👍👍👍
Thanks for watching and I'm glad you found it helpful!
Wonderful video as always, Spencer! I love adding layers to make things sound bigger! Even before I got into production, I loved the idea of all of the layers within a song to make ideas sound HUGE!
Make this Man Famous !!!!!!!
I don't want him to stop
Don't worry I won't stop! But I do hope to continue growing, and I really appreciate the kind words and support!
Super helpful!
So glad to hear this!
I missed this.
I started School this week.
Music Production Degree.
Big week I got an Arturia K88 awesome.
Youre awesome.
I was thinking about layering last night!
Keep growing and inspiring Spencer you are appreciated.
Best of luck to you. Also reference tracks can help teach you.
Congrats on the new toy and starting school! I'm so glad to hear you dig the channel and I want you to know that the support means so much me. Keep on recording and chasing the dream, you can do it!
Very good. It is always a pleasure to see your videos and your craft. Very good stuff!
Keep them coming... and I would love to "see" you try a Rockabilly song one of these days... Stay safe.
It'll happen sooner or later!
@@songsbyspencer Awesome!!
🔥🔥🔥keep em coming
Will do!
Love this!!!!
Love to hear this!
This is your best video by far! Wow. From start to finish it was awesome, including todays message.
Thanks for what you do!!!
Ps that guitar solo was sick af
I appreciate that! I've been trying to be a bit more informative in my more recent videos, so reading this is satisfying!
My favourite parts are always the basslines by Spencer.
I love me a good bass line! It's one of my favorite things to play- but I also love a great guitar riff! I can't decide which is more fun I love it all!
@@songsbyspencer as a passionate guitarist, I can say it's the basslines.
So fun watching and listening to you
Thank you for all the great advice and examples
Glad you enjoyed it!
Sweet... That's what this reminds me of... Matthew Sweet (but with a generally more positive message)
Yeah? I'll have to give it a listen to see!
Wow dude, it scares me to think how long it took to make this video! Amazing production and information. This channel will get massive if you keep this standard!
This one was definitely took awhile but it was worth it!
Man, that's such a good song. It really is only a matter of time before this channel takes off in a big way.
I appreciate the kind words. This song took awhile for me to write. I had to rewrite the chorus like 6 times before I was content with it. Now that I'm aware people are actually listening I put a lot more effort into the lyrics and flow of my songs. You guys make me better!
Most of your lyrics meet my soul and I've recorded music too. That's why your channel is interesting for me. It's time to release an album of your songs and play live gigs with guest musicians 😉
Thank you so much for listening and I'm so glad to hear you dig the music. One of these days I hope to put together a band again, unfortunately I just don't have the time right now. It's crazy how you go from being a kid with all the time in the world, to an adult with not enough time in the day.
@@songsbyspencer Yes, life is running very fast. You look like you're in your early thirties, I've passed middle fourties. We have to think (and act) extremely fast if we don't want to find ourselves old and with nothing in our hands... Feels like yesterday when I was as old as you look. Years today feel like weeks in my childhood.
great video, great explanation, great song, great editing, great everything!
Much appreciated!
Fantastic video! This video is so perfect for someone like me who is having fun learning all this stuff. You made it so clear and relatable and provide lots of ideas to try out. Particularly its helpful to hear the finished piece at the end to see how it fits together. Thank you.
p.s. the song is great!
Glad it was helpful!
This was sick, mate!
Thanks, dude!!
Thanks for all that you've done in this channel! It's been very inspiring to watch all your videos! I've learned a lot from you! I'm from Minas Gerais - Brasil! I wish you all the best things in this life!
My pleasure!
If I ever form a band, I want this guy to be my producer.
I gotchu dude! Hollar at ya boy
Even though I'm in the production business for a few good years and already know the majority of what you present in this video, I still enjoyed watching it because it is so well made. And of course In your other videos you have enlightened me with new stuff as well. Really awesome channel.
So glad to hear this!! The support means everything.
When are we getting a full spotify album release? This is gold. Thank you for sharing!!
I'm still hoping to release an album or double album later this year. I have some other plans that I'm working on to get my music onto a licensing platform. We shall see what happens!
Great video and content. I love
Layering, but often, my layers are too similar. Really impressive song and structure. Thanks.
Thank you so much for watching
Yo Spence, you're truly a great educator but i can't help myself seeing you in front of a band, singing your heart out. Anyways, super nice Vid, as always!
Maybe one day I'll get back up on that stage with a band again! I'd like to do it, it's just hard to find the time with everything I've got going on. If I do, it'll be announced on the channel for sure!
whipping out a pearljam lick like that 3:25
It's the ultimate Stratocaster Riff!
@@songsbyspencer No doubt!
Branch out from the Bare Naked Ladies sound my dude.
I like the combination of nostalgia with reality check. Also, from the build up, I thought you were going to have this dense layering throughout and I'm glad it came and went with some sparse sections. I have a couple of questions: Did you not double-track the lead vocal? Wouldn't that build the sense of fullness? And I couldn't hear the strings at all in the midst of that. That could be just me. What do you think they're adding in that dense layering? Sincere questions in case this comes off as a critique - that's not my intention. You know way more about this than I do.
In this song, I did not double the main vocal- which is unusual. Normally for a recording like this I would actually triple track the lead vocal during the Chorus (one center, one left, one right), but when I recorded it for this song I didn't like the way it sounded as much, so I left it out. As with everything, there are rules, but sometimes they don't work out.
In regards to the strings being in there yet not being very audible, I find that's relatively common with this style of recording. It's not so much that you'll hear the strings clearly, it just adds another element to the "wall of sound" and helps blend it all together. I've found that organs can have the same effect when they're layered into a dense recording.
Thanks. That all makes a lot of sense.@@songsbyspencer
I hope you don’t take this the wrong way because I mean it as a huge compliment - you sound exactly like the 90s Christian rock bands I listened to as a teenager. You weren’t part of the band All Star United were you? Or Seven Day Jesus? I can’t quite place it but this song sounds so familiar.
I take no offense! I'm not familiar with those bands but I'll have to give em a listen!
You pronounced Glockenspiel right - yay!
I made sure to Google it!
U are cracked
Would ya want me any other way?!
What OS version do you use now? My POD Farm has serious issues running in 12.4 Monterey. thanks
I'm running Ventura. I also have some issues with Pod Farm. It runs just fine, but it'll say that it's unstable, and it has caused logic to crash a few times. I don't know what to do about it, hopefully they release an update.
You said at one point that you panned the guitar all the way to the left--I thought the consensus was to go like 50-70 percent to either side to prevent volume loss in mono?
It's true you lose volume in Mono when you pan 100% to the left and right, but I personally think it sounds better hard panned. To be fair though, I haven't really tried the 50-70 technique, so I'll have to give it a try and see if I like it. Making sure it sounds good in Mono seems somewhat silly to me, as virtually no-one listens to music in Mono these days. But I know professionals check their mixes in Mono, so there must be something to it that I don't understand. You've given me something to look into!
I don't care if it hurts
I wanna have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul
I want you to notice
When I'm not around
CAUSE I'M A CREEP!
Oh... like onions
And like Ogres!
Dude, you need to be writing for the Taylor Swifts of the world. You have this stuff down.
Thanks, dude!