Beautiful as ever. Well done Gohar. If anyone is considering getting lessons from this lady, Do IT! She is an excellent teacher who really knows her stuff!
I really appreciate your attention to detail in producing such a great sound on your videos. Most important of course is your wonderful playing, but as well you've made sure to capture the sweet, warm tones of the guitar. On so many other guitar videos the sound production is often disappointing and not given much attention.
Manu thanks Gohar. I have been hoping to be recording my pieces, but had no clue how to go about it. I still dont, but now I know what I need. By the way, you are awesome and your guitar playing blows my mind. Thanks for all the pleasure!!!
Due to Covid-19,Zoom is becoming very useful tool among non professional guitarists.This video provides cameras,mikes,lights,as well as N/H for better sound/visual qualities.These equipments may be for professional but we found many tips.Thank you for providing!
So glad to finally see a setup specific made up for classical guitar! I will highly suggest you to consider buying the ATEM MINI Pro, so that you can use those Sony Cameras as webcam and to have multiple angles for your online lessons.
Very informative. Thanks Gohar. I found the content to be comprehensive and your attitude to be very down to earth and not a show off like few guitarists out there. Highly appreciate your help.
Great guitarist pro. and a technicien incrotable I ever seen. Thank you very mouch for the vidéo explication very well. Good St Valentin my nice girl💞💞💞Bernard Québec Canada xx Thank you to answer me Bernard xx
I am totally gobsmacked. Miss Vardanyan, you recorded the music for your CDs in your apartment?!?!!! No interruption from sirens, neighbours, upstairs, downstairs? WOW...
I sure appreciate the time you spent making this video! It is excellent, and highly informative. I particularly appreciate you breaking down the different recording techniques for teaching, versus performing, etc. Thank you again and Merry Christmas!
Awesome Gohar! My god I could recall so much when you talk about the batteries dying, standing all the time to press record or the manual focus, and then get a beautifully blurred take (yeah.. never going Nikon again for autofocus... horrible). Feels a bit better knowing I'm not alone in this sufferance... hahaha When I can afford it I'll also take a Sony camera with the remote as well. Actually, the idea to have two sony cameras is a pretty good tip for those who record multicamera videos. Thanks a lot for that tip!. Keep up the amazing work, please! Loving all your music and productions!
Thank you, Merce! Yes, we all suffer from the same problems lol You are not alone, we are in this together... Let's not talk about the 4 hours of editing it took to make this video, not counting the 2 hours of recording. I was sitting there putting all the little model numbers on the top corner until 2 o'clock in the morning. hahaha...
Also, having two cameras of the same brand is better because you don't have to do as much color-correcting to match the clips from different brand cameras... we all know they don't look the same... lol
@@GoharVardanyan hahaha I feel you, I am trying to be smart also with the editing of my weekly tutorial videos otherwise one spends way too much time with it...The organization of the editing process is helping me a lot to get gradually faster. Practice makes the master they say? LOL a lot of work ahead for me though! haha but really nice video, and very helpful! I think is always interesting to see how others find solutions to the same problems :) I wish you a very nice week!!! hugs
@@MerceFont Yes, I'm a lot faster with editing the instructional videos because, well... there is less editing to do and I'm used to the same workflow. You do an awesome job with all the visual effects and stuff, I haven't that deep into it! Gotta pick your battles, lol Have a great week as well!
Gohar, Thanks for your kindly sharing this video. Your tips answered what I need and have tried to do. Save me lot of time. Very practical insights. Love your very excellent instructional streams.
Thanks🙏🏻 It was really helpful and you have so positive feeling in videos. Thank you for all of your tips ether about guitar playing and video making. 🌺
Hello again Gohar, I have a request 🙂after I just purchased 2 Neumann KM184 mics, a focusrite 2i2 Scarlett interface and a set of Sony studio headphones. My request is for you to make a video going through the motions of recording classical guitar and your editing process in Logic Pro. I have tremendous respect for your playing skills and I'm sure I am asking too much, but I will try. 🙂 Thank you so much for posting your awesome talents...Steve
Maybe sometime in the future I’ll do a video like that, but unfortunately at the moment that’s not something I have time to do. Also, I’m not an expert at using Logic, a lot of it is just trial and error. I’d suggest you start recording and learning how to use the software. Apple has a PDF guide and I’m sure you can find many tutorials on CZcams from people who actually know what they are doing.
Gohar, thank you, thank you, thank you! I've been waiting for someone to come out with a video like this! I have a few friends that use Logic Pro on their Macs and they seem to edit very easily, but I have a PC and am waiting for someone to give me advice on a good PC alternative to Logic Pro. Any ideas? Also, I want to tell you how much I enjoy "Grand Solos"! I pre-ordered it before you released it, and have enjoyed it ever since it arrived. The highlight for me is Cordoba, yours is one of my favorite recordings of it, and I like the rest as well. Your Tonebase lesson on Cordoba is also great.
You are welcome! I’m glad you found it helpful. When I used a PC about 6 years ago, I only used Sony’s Sound Forge on it, then I switched to Mac and I’m never going back... so to be honest I don’t know what’s out there for PCs... I know a lot of pros use Pro Tools... but that’s way more expensive. Thank you for the kind words about the CD.
It very interesting ! I saw you many time playing toi été virtuose guitarist à like for your simple To talk and explain all things for guitar. Happy New Years ! Thank you for your expertise. Bernard Québec Canada xx💌💌💌
Fascinating and informative, very comprehensive break down of equipment, pitfalls and good practice. All that attention to detail explains why the video performances are so exquisite, capturing all the detail and colour of each and every note. Wonder if the acoustics of the room you're using plays any part in influencing the character of the sound?
Thank you. The room I record in doesn’t really have any acoustics, there are a lot of soft surfaces, carpeting, furniture… in some recordings the reverb is added later to give the sound a bit more liveliness. Of course if I had the space with naturally good acoustics, it would influence the sound and I wouldn’t need to add extra.
Do you know the name of the stand you use to hold both of your mics? I absolutely love your setup. It seems very streamlined and comfortable to use so you can focus more on playing instead of messing with the sound equipment. 😅
It's a regular mic stand, I just took off the single mic holder and added a stereo bar for the two mics, there are different types out there. Mine is this one: amzn.to/3BAJwEe
Excellent video. Thanks! I'd been curious about how you capture the audio for your videos. It's really good and I'm surprised and impressed that you get such good quality without using high-end microphones. Very cool!
Thank you! I think the nice sound starts with the guitar and the playing, if that's good, then a decent enough microphone will work. Can't be bottom of the line, of course... But if the initial sound is bad, no high-end microphone is going to make it better. I tell that to my students all the time, who want to spend a lot of money on high-end microphones to record themselves... I always tell them you need to fix your sound first lol
@@GoharVardanyan I agree 100%. Also, learning to use the equipment you have first. I picked up a Zoom H1N, which isn't great, but I've heard some pretty decent videos from people who know how to use it properly. It's tempting to upgrade upgrade when you aren't loving your recordings, but I've heard some pretty awful recordings from people who use high-end gear, so like you said that alone isn't going to fix everything. 😅
Excellent presentation Gohar .Its a very smart setup the mics are super and thats the most important as long as you are close to them.You should record you video audio straight to the Mac if i greetings from Athens Greece.
Thank you. When I record with the Neumann's I record straight to the Mac, but if I use the Sony recorder, I just use the recorder. Les set up and less buttons to press for the one person studio hahaha :)
Thank you, it was quite helpful...I wonder how sales are for Grand Solos album? Best as always dear Gohar ❤. You are one of the best players with great tone. The audio on Grand Solo sounds like a professional recording studio!!! Merry Christmas 🎅
Hi Gohar, you mention that logic allows you to stack up your takes automatically. How does this work? How to set up please? I suppose you need to setup some sought of loop function, but how do you stop it from recording over the last take? Thanks and I hope this question makes sense
I haven’t done anything special, I just record the first take, then when I want to do another one, I move the play head (or whatever it’s called) back to the beginning and record again. It doesn’t mean it’s going to sync everything, unless you’re playing to a metronome beat and start exactly at the same time with each take, even the first not might not be exactly in sync with the previous take. When editing I still have to move the takes back and forth to make sure the timing of the phrase I want is correct. I would recommend watching Logic Pro tutorials on CZcams for anything you can’t figure out. I’m definitely no expert, I play around with it until I get the result I want.
That’s pretty much my idea of how I will tackle it. However I’ve seen a clever logic trick that allows Your new or next take to be placed automatically below. It could be handy I’m just not sure yet how Implement it. Cheers and I enjoy your playing 👌
@@travelthebest2676 it will be placed under it, but how in sync it is depends on when you start playing and how you play. In classical music we use rubato and ritardandos etc… those we won’t do exactly the same way, so chances are when you end up editing you will still have to adjust. Unless you play to a metronome.
terrific video. Are you using Zoom for lessons? Have you found optimal settings for Zoom? I can get it good on my end, but not always easy to get the students to have the same settings.
I use Skype or FaceTime. I only use Zoom with 2 students. It’s fine, but I prefer Skype. With any of these I turn off automatic volume adjustment for the mic, and for Zoom I have the original sound on.
Thanks for the great video. Questions: When you record CZcams instructional videos, what dB do you set the mic on, do you use a high-pass filter, and what mic dB level is set on your camera?
On the camera I have it set pretty low, like quarter way maybe? I don’t have db markings on dial, I try to go as low as possible so the camera doesn’t add noise. On the rode video pro mic, I just go up to highest of the two settings when I’m doing the instructional part, and normal setting for the performance part if I’m using it for the performance, which is how I made All the Etude videos. Usually the guitar is too loud for the high setting. I don’t use any high-pass filters, I find that it distorts the sustained sound of the guitar, I also avoid noise reduction in post, for the same reason.
You are such a blessing for the guitar world
Beautiful as ever. Well done Gohar.
If anyone is considering getting lessons from this lady, Do IT! She is an excellent teacher who really knows her stuff!
By far one of the better setup walkthroughs. Thank you so much!
I'm glad it's helpful! :) Thank you
I really appreciate your attention to detail in producing such a great sound on your videos. Most important of course is your wonderful playing, but as well you've made sure to capture the sweet, warm tones of the guitar. On so many other guitar videos the sound production is often disappointing and not given much attention.
Totally agree with you fz7n71.
I FOUND YOU ON YOU TUBE TODAY , I ENJOY THE MUSIC AND YOURSELF ALOT . GOD BLESS !
Thank you
Love this breakdown! Thank you for this! Super impressed that you recorded an entire album on a PCM recorder!!! Amazing!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Manu thanks Gohar. I have been hoping to be recording my pieces, but had no clue how to go about it. I still dont, but now I know what I need. By the way, you are awesome and your guitar playing blows my mind. Thanks for all the pleasure!!!
Due to Covid-19,Zoom is becoming very useful tool among non professional guitarists.This video provides cameras,mikes,lights,as well as N/H for better sound/visual qualities.These equipments may be for professional but we found many tips.Thank you for providing!
So glad to finally see a setup specific made up for classical guitar! I will highly suggest you to consider buying the ATEM MINI Pro, so that you can use those Sony Cameras as webcam and to have multiple angles for your online lessons.
Very informative. Thanks Gohar. I found the content to be comprehensive and your attitude to be very down to earth and not a show off like few guitarists out there. Highly appreciate your help.
Thank you, I’m glad you found it helpful.
She is so great to share her insights, right down to 20 takes to get it right, lol.
Great guitarist pro. and a technicien incrotable I ever seen. Thank you very mouch for the vidéo explication very well. Good St Valentin my nice girl💞💞💞Bernard Québec Canada xx Thank you to answer me Bernard xx
I am giong to see you in slc in april. Cant wait !
I love the sound of you art and your skilfull hands. greetings from Turkey. thanks for everything
Wow, nice upgrade going to the Neumann stereo pair
Great video, Gohar!! And stellar new setup!!
Glad you like it!
I am totally gobsmacked. Miss Vardanyan, you recorded the music for your CDs in your apartment?!?!!! No interruption from sirens, neighbours, upstairs, downstairs? WOW...
My old apartment was very quiet, no street noise, no neighbor noise 😀
You are an amazing, beautiful, and talented lady! Wonderful musician and greatly appreciated by your followers.
I've used the Sony M10 for years and I recently bought some KM184s. I feel so validated
I sure appreciate the time you spent making this video! It is excellent, and highly informative. I particularly appreciate you breaking down the different recording techniques for teaching, versus performing, etc. Thank you again and Merry Christmas!
Спасибо, интересная информация. Вы отлично справляетесь и с инструментом, и с оборудованием! Творческих успехов и в дальнейшем.
Grande professora de violão. Grande intérprete,Dos grandes clássicos.
Awesome Gohar! My god I could recall so much when you talk about the batteries dying, standing all the time to press record or the manual focus, and then get a beautifully blurred take (yeah.. never going Nikon again for autofocus... horrible). Feels a bit better knowing I'm not alone in this sufferance... hahaha When I can afford it I'll also take a Sony camera with the remote as well. Actually, the idea to have two sony cameras is a pretty good tip for those who record multicamera videos. Thanks a lot for that tip!. Keep up the amazing work, please! Loving all your music and productions!
Thank you, Merce! Yes, we all suffer from the same problems lol You are not alone, we are in this together... Let's not talk about the 4 hours of editing it took to make this video, not counting the 2 hours of recording. I was sitting there putting all the little model numbers on the top corner until 2 o'clock in the morning. hahaha...
Also, having two cameras of the same brand is better because you don't have to do as much color-correcting to match the clips from different brand cameras... we all know they don't look the same... lol
@@GoharVardanyan hahaha I feel you, I am trying to be smart also with the editing of my weekly tutorial videos otherwise one spends way too much time with it...The organization of the editing process is helping me a lot to get gradually faster. Practice makes the master they say? LOL a lot of work ahead for me though! haha
but really nice video, and very helpful! I think is always interesting to see how others find solutions to the same problems :)
I wish you a very nice week!!! hugs
@@MerceFont Yes, I'm a lot faster with editing the instructional videos because, well... there is less editing to do and I'm used to the same workflow. You do an awesome job with all the visual effects and stuff, I haven't that deep into it! Gotta pick your battles, lol Have a great week as well!
Heard you on the CGC podcast, so looked for you on CZcams. Great instruction on how to record. Clear, organized, and very well presented.
Gohar, Thanks for your kindly sharing this video. Your tips answered what I need and have tried to do. Save me lot of time. Very practical insights. Love your very excellent instructional streams.
Thank you very much, Gohar. Stay safe!
such an inspiration thank you
Thanks for the tips - great video.
Thanks🙏🏻
It was really helpful and you have so positive feeling in videos.
Thank you for all of your tips ether about guitar playing and video making. 🌺
Thanks. This was super helpful!
Thank you Ms Gohar for the amazing video....
your videos were very good and excellent. Your guitar lessons were excellent too. brief and straight forward video lesson instruction.
Thank you so much, Gohar! Very useful and helpful as always 💕
Glad it was helpful!
Hello again Gohar, I have a request 🙂after I just purchased 2 Neumann KM184 mics, a focusrite 2i2 Scarlett interface and a set of Sony studio headphones. My request is for you to make a video going through the motions of recording classical guitar and your editing process in Logic Pro. I have tremendous respect for your playing skills and I'm sure I am asking too much, but I will try. 🙂 Thank you so much for posting your awesome talents...Steve
Maybe sometime in the future I’ll do a video like that, but unfortunately at the moment that’s not something I have time to do. Also, I’m not an expert at using Logic, a lot of it is just trial and error. I’d suggest you start recording and learning how to use the software. Apple has a PDF guide and I’m sure you can find many tutorials on CZcams from people who actually know what they are doing.
Thanks for this info
Great video Gohar! Very informative. I keep meaning to make a similar video. Must send this on to my students.
Awesome! Yes, thanks for sharing! If you make one, I'd love to watch it! It's always nice to see how others do things as well. :)
Thank you !! This is very interesting and helpful
Wonderful information here, Gohar. Thanks!
Thank you, Maestro! This was of utmost value.
It was very useful, thanks!
Você toca muito bem, e sua interpretação e sonoridade são belíssimos.
Parabéns do Brasil!!
Very useful vid, thanks!
thank you as always! this is very insightful. i aspire to be a teacher like you someday. happy holidays! ✨
Excellent.. Thank you Gohar jan.
Gohar, thank you, thank you, thank you! I've been waiting for someone to come out with a video like this! I have a few friends that use Logic Pro on their Macs and they seem to edit very easily, but I have a PC and am waiting for someone to give me advice on a good PC alternative to Logic Pro. Any ideas? Also, I want to tell you how much I enjoy "Grand Solos"! I pre-ordered it before you released it, and have enjoyed it ever since it arrived. The highlight for me is Cordoba, yours is one of my favorite recordings of it, and I like the rest as well. Your Tonebase lesson on Cordoba is also great.
You are welcome! I’m glad you found it helpful. When I used a PC about 6 years ago, I only used Sony’s Sound Forge on it, then I switched to Mac and I’m never going back... so to be honest I don’t know what’s out there for PCs... I know a lot of pros use Pro Tools... but that’s way more expensive. Thank you for the kind words about the CD.
Que bien te explicas
A really nice and informative video. Thank you so much Gohar
Thanks Gohar - really interesting and helpful!
thank you Gohar, very helpful!
It very interesting ! I saw you many time playing toi été virtuose guitarist à like for your simple To talk and explain all things for guitar.
Happy New Years ! Thank you for your expertise.
Bernard Québec Canada xx💌💌💌
Thanks, I’m going to try a larger screen!
Thank you. This is great information.
Good to know.
Fascinating and informative, very comprehensive break down of equipment, pitfalls and good practice. All that attention to detail explains why the video performances are so exquisite, capturing all the detail and colour of each and every note. Wonder if the acoustics of the room you're using plays any part in influencing the character of the sound?
Thank you. The room I record in doesn’t really have any acoustics, there are a lot of soft surfaces, carpeting, furniture… in some recordings the reverb is added later to give the sound a bit more liveliness. Of course if I had the space with naturally good acoustics, it would influence the sound and I wouldn’t need to add extra.
Do you know the name of the stand you use to hold both of your mics? I absolutely love your setup. It seems very streamlined and comfortable to use so you can focus more on playing instead of messing with the sound equipment. 😅
It's a regular mic stand, I just took off the single mic holder and added a stereo bar for the two mics, there are different types out there. Mine is this one: amzn.to/3BAJwEe
Thanks so much Gohar.. 🙏Good job.. 👍Warm cheers😊
Excellent video. Thanks!
I'd been curious about how you capture the audio for your videos. It's really good and I'm surprised and impressed that you get such good quality without using high-end microphones. Very cool!
Thank you! I think the nice sound starts with the guitar and the playing, if that's good, then a decent enough microphone will work. Can't be bottom of the line, of course... But if the initial sound is bad, no high-end microphone is going to make it better. I tell that to my students all the time, who want to spend a lot of money on high-end microphones to record themselves... I always tell them you need to fix your sound first lol
@@GoharVardanyan I agree 100%. Also, learning to use the equipment you have first. I picked up a Zoom H1N, which isn't great, but I've heard some pretty decent videos from people who know how to use it properly. It's tempting to upgrade upgrade when you aren't loving your recordings, but I've heard some pretty awful recordings from people who use high-end gear, so like you said that alone isn't going to fix everything. 😅
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Excellent presentation Gohar .Its a very smart setup the mics are super and thats the most important as long as you are close to them.You should record you video audio straight to the Mac if i greetings from Athens Greece.
Thank you. When I record with the Neumann's I record straight to the Mac, but if I use the Sony recorder, I just use the recorder. Les set up and less buttons to press for the one person studio hahaha :)
Thank you, it was quite helpful...I wonder how sales are for Grand Solos album? Best as always dear Gohar ❤. You are one of the best players with great tone. The audio on Grand Solo sounds like a professional recording studio!!! Merry Christmas 🎅
Thank you! Glad it's helpful. They are selling, slowly :)
I’ll tag along on your comment too James concerning the Grand Solos recording; fantastic cd. Very enjoyable selection of tracks, brilliant performance
Good best.
Hi Gohar, you mention that logic allows you to stack up your takes automatically. How does this work? How to set up please? I suppose you need to setup some sought of loop function, but how do you stop it from recording over the last take? Thanks and I hope this question makes sense
I haven’t done anything special, I just record the first take, then when I want to do another one, I move the play head (or whatever it’s called) back to the beginning and record again. It doesn’t mean it’s going to sync everything, unless you’re playing to a metronome beat and start exactly at the same time with each take, even the first not might not be exactly in sync with the previous take. When editing I still have to move the takes back and forth to make sure the timing of the phrase I want is correct. I would recommend watching Logic Pro tutorials on CZcams for anything you can’t figure out. I’m definitely no expert, I play around with it until I get the result I want.
That’s pretty much my idea of how I will tackle it. However I’ve seen a clever logic trick that allows Your new or next take to be placed automatically below. It could be handy I’m just not sure yet how Implement it. Cheers and I enjoy your playing 👌
@@travelthebest2676 it will be placed under it, but how in sync it is depends on when you start playing and how you play. In classical music we use rubato and ritardandos etc… those we won’t do exactly the same way, so chances are when you end up editing you will still have to adjust. Unless you play to a metronome.
Excellent points
Hello !! PLEASE Subtitulos in spanish! Abrazo desde Uruguay!!
terrific video. Are you using Zoom for lessons? Have you found optimal settings for Zoom? I can get it good on my end, but not always easy to get the students to have the same settings.
I use Skype or FaceTime. I only use Zoom with 2 students. It’s fine, but I prefer Skype. With any of these I turn off automatic volume adjustment for the mic, and for Zoom I have the original sound on.
Thanks for the great video. Questions: When you record CZcams instructional videos, what dB do you set the mic on, do you use a high-pass filter, and what mic dB level is set on your camera?
On the camera I have it set pretty low, like quarter way maybe? I don’t have db markings on dial, I try to go as low as possible so the camera doesn’t add noise. On the rode video pro mic, I just go up to highest of the two settings when I’m doing the instructional part, and normal setting for the performance part if I’m using it for the performance, which is how I made All the Etude videos. Usually the guitar is too loud for the high setting. I don’t use any high-pass filters, I find that it distorts the sustained sound of the guitar, I also avoid noise reduction in post, for the same reason.
@@GoharVardanyan Thanks.
What kind of classical guitar you use
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Wow, I didn't know you were that technical. I thought you were basically playing guitar🤣
Lol comes with the territory. It's a one-woman studio over here.
@@GoharVardanyan Great. I'm even more in awe of you. Btw, your version of Cavatina is just moving me. The best version I heard.
Great tips - thanks for sharing!