I never GAVE UP, and finally got a $100,000 NEVE Console!
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- čas přidán 12. 01. 2024
- Despite not having any talent for music, somehow, I've managed to make a career out of it. Here's my story, and why it led to my studio getting a major upgrade. Many thanks to everyone at Sweetwater for making it happen. No matter the size of YOUR studio, they can help! Click this affiliate link: sweetwater.sjv.io/Gmddk6
Disclosure: Yes, Sweetwater gave me a major discount. But I'm still broke!
About Spectre Sound Studios:
I'm Glenn Fricker, engineer here at Spectre Sound Studios. I love making records, and after doing it for sixteen years, I want to pass on what I've learned. On my channel you can find tutorials on how to record guitar, bass, real drums and vocals. There's reviews and demos of tube amps, amp sims, drums, mics, preamps, outboard gear, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, and plugin effects.
We've covered Moon on the Water, played Bias FX, given you the absolute best in Stupid Musician Texts, ranted & raved about bass guitar, and this channel is where The Eagle has Landed.
Everything you've wanted to learn about recording Hard Rock & Heavy Metal can be found right here on this channel!
I also respond to your comments & questions: The best make it into the SMG Viewer's Comments series of videos. Loads of fun, lots of laughs.
Thanks for checking out my channel & please subscribe!
Congrats Glenn. You earned it.
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Yes we’re all so happy for Glenn
It's the absolute best when grown adults get to experience the tingling, ecstatic, can't sit still, feel like running around the house 10x joy level of a child again. Congratulations Glenn. It's the best high ever. Enjoy the ride!
Congrats you talentless pric#. Keep it up. You rock 🤘🤘🤘🤘
As an ex Neve UK employee you have an awesome console right there. I used to be a prototype wireman back in the day and got to meet some amazing artists when they visited us. Great video and so interesting.
Seeing someone who has been consistently helpful to his community for so long reap this reward is so satisfying. Feels like something is right in the World. You and Death Angel or Exodus would be incredible.
Saw Death Angel live in 2022 ...and they fkn ripped. Sounded as good as they ever have, mind blown.
I gotta say, I’m not a metal musician, I’m a country guitar player/singer who happens to love metal. I’ve learned a lot from you, and I’m stoked for you to be able get such and awesome piece of gear!
Dude Glenns videos are applicable to all of us who write other genres of music! Its awesome how it brings us all together
@@XRROW_ absolutely!
"And Glenn finds a new passion... dusting and polishing mixing boards." Congrats Glenn! Can't wait to hear mixes on this thing, if we haven't been already.
he literally has a mix at the end lol
@@DrMurdercock Yeah jumped the gun with that Simpsons quote.
My son is an artist and he gets mad at me for saying he has so much talent. He says, "you think I just woke up one day and could draw well? I worked my butt off everyday, all day to get to this level." In my experience talent means hard work mixed with passion as Glenn shows here. Congrats on the fulfillment of a life long dream. So encouraging.
We are SUPER HAPPY for your Glenn on your new acquisition. That's quite the stepup from REAPER! Hope that you have fun and use your new powers responsibly.... :)
Perseverance, grit, resilience. Such key factors. Congrats Glenn, well earned!!
The reason why musicians don't wanna pay someone to mix their gigs is probably that they aren't getting paid themselves 😄
Congrats in your new equipment Glenn, it looks awesome! I'm glad to see all your hard work is paying off.
Hah yeah thats tragically true. Its really on the house to budget that because most of us musicians barely get enough to afford beers after the show. And if the house DID pay properly (Ie paid musicians well and put in the money for a great PA and audio guy, and perhaps throwing a bit of money at a decent light rig, cos people DO enjoy a light show) they'd find punters would come back time and time again. Its an everyone wins scenario that the bean counters will never understand. Paying musicians well gets you the best bands, paying the crew well gets you the best sound and stage. ANd then the punters will have a blast and happy punters means more beer sales and therefore a happy bar manager. Its a recipe for success.
@@shayneoneill1506 Its a lot more complicated then that unfortunately.
The overwhelming majority of us play in lower tier venues. Just like restaurants, these venues operate on razor thin budgets because the monthly expenses drown them. The best bands don't play in these venues because they can play in the mid and top tier venues. Lower tier venues generally only have grassroots promoters, if any, and they don't have any money either.
Most live music only happens Thurs-Sat, and even if it does happen on other weekdays, people aren't drinking like the weekend. On top of that, you can't expect all the days to be bangers every week, so you're banking on 12 out of 30 days to (hopefully) cover your overhead.
So this idea of the house "throwing a bit of money" for a decent lighting rig or even a decent PA generally becomes impossible.
There is no extra money.
The mid tier and large venues all have promotor monopolies, where these issues aren't a problem.
Running a venue is still running a business, and that's exactly where the "bean counters" come in, and because they understand it, is why you have a venue that is open for you to play in.
Best advice... Get a mixing board, in ear monitors, and then mix your own sound. Send the douchebag at the soundboard 2 channels. Left and right.
If they can f*ck that up, you don't need to play there anyway. (It's your sound, and you should set it yourself) *The in ears can help to fix on the fly, and are mandatory for on stage mixing.
Playing with an industrial band meant that monitors were a nightmare, mixing was a nightmare, and sound guys were f*cking evil.
Taking matters into our own hands was HUGE!!!
That's absolutely true lol also for live. When I play with my band, our entire ticket sales basically goes to the FOH guy. We're playing for free.
Man, the deals on all the Consoles I always wanted back in the day- and finally we can afford them (justified business expense)! Too bad we couldn't take them back in time and gift them to our younger selves... I know I'm dreaming... CONGRATS on the RUPERT NEVE... that's the crown Jewel! Hopefully I will get one someday to replace my A&H. Also, awesome that you're wearing a "HEAVY METAL" T-shirt!!! I keep a DVD on the movie in my truck at all times LOL
Glenn,congratulations, I think it's great that you showed every one of us what is possible when you stop making excuses put a plan together and never give up,when you punched in that drum audio as soon as it started playing I had this enormous smile on my face,I can only imagine what you will achieve in time,thanks for teaching us all a very important lesson.
I love the fact that with all the negatives you had as far as being in the music business, you persevered and made a respectable name for yourself..I'm also a music hobbyist who loves this field..and more respect that you worked 9 to 5 jobs to realize your dream...Congrats Glenn!
The video we've been waiting for and the console Glenn sold his soul for. Congratulations OG Glenn!
Age does not matter. When a boy/man gets a toy he’s been craving for a long time there is something special about the face. Congratz Glen! I hope you have loads of fun and make amazing music on that thing!
Congratulations on the new NEVE console. As a guy that worked in the auto industry for 44+ years and even moved to LA in the eighties after going to the RECORDING WORKSHOP in Chillicothe,Ohio for engineering training. It was definitely a WHO YOU KNOW kinda disappointing experience. So after returning to Michigan’s GM , I toiled in the shop while keeping my head in music. I now do guitar repair work and have accumulated a few really great guitars, NO GIBSON’s yet, but a Solar Vee and my pride & joy a Washburn Dime Slime as well as a variety of middle grade guitars.
Your NEVE is your CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT brother!!!😅 You have MADE IT!!!
Congrats man! You deserve every knob and fader on that console! Keep going brother! Just the beginning! Windsors finest right here for sure 😎
Congrats Glenn. I prefer working /w/ hardware also, and find that the limitations also speed up my work too. I quit fussing and get back to working. I don't always agree with your opinions on stuff, but I've never been featured commenter, so I guess my thoughts are more leveled, and cordial. Happy record making.
I went to college and spent 22 grand on a Broadcast degree, Now I work in a warehouse chuckin' heavy-assed shit on skids........But I was taught one thing in college that actually had real world value. Persistence Pays Off. This accomplishment of yours is a fine example of that statement. Cheers! and congrats!
I've been following your channel and content for years now. I'm a 75% old school hip-hop and 25% metal head. Basically I like both genres, but I produce hip-hop music. Happy to see someone like you, honest and hardworking, getting that dream come true. We are all happy as if we bought it! Monster console. Enjoy it bro. 💯🔥🔥🔥
You’re desire for this board is the same for me with why I play the brands I do.
We all have a specific desire for certain gear, and want what we want!
I’m stoked for ya man, it’s nice to have what you’ve always wanted, and is a pat on the back for all the hard work you’ve put in!
And HEAVY METAL the movie RULES!!!!!
This was rewarding to watch. Getting a Neve is the ultimate reward for an engineer. You deserve it. Hope you enjoy it!
I know exactly what Glenn is saying about working faster and option paralysis. I’ve learned to focus on the raw signal going into the DAW and re-amping later, dialing in plugins should always be secondary to capturing your performance. I’ve been tracking in a basic order: Drums, Bass, etc… I find that even when I have a song mapped out and start recording tracks there’s a temptation to want to make everything sound good immediately. Honestly, one of the best performances I ever captured was played through a cheap plugin, like Amplitube or whatever it’s called. The performance still stands out to me more than the tone. I don’t really hear anybody trying to capture Randy’s Ozzy tones but even if the guy didn’t have legendary tone the notes he played are more relevant than anything. No matter how poorly recorded if you can capture a great performance it’s still a great performance. It might not sound as great but people still listen to a lot of poorly recorded music from past decades where technology wasn’t as advanced as it is today. I’m learning to try to capture better raw tones up front and let everything fall into place. Adding the effects in the mix has become part of my mixing process and no longer a part of the recording process. I recently bought a Faderport to do a lot of what Glenn is doing in terms of speeding up the process, baby steps of course but the Faderport is great and there may be other similar devices that help to speed things up. Finding the time and energy for music production is another thing but it’s awesome that people like Glenn are able to do that full time and pay the bills…
A Lambo? Excalibvr? A three-way? A Rolex? A large hadron collider?
I'd pick a Neve console too. Kick ass, Glenn! I am very happy for you, and can't wait to hear what you will create with this beautiful beast!
Congratulations, Glenn, you deserve every bit of success you have!
Good stuff, mate. Nothing satisfies me more than someone getting the reward they worked extremely hard to get, and not expecting it to be handed to them like an entitled git. Congrats, Glen.🤘🤘👍👍🎶🎶🎸🎸
Yeah, you swear and you shout but after all you are one of the humblest and knowledgeable chaps on CZcams. Thank you for your videos and congrats for taking it to a whole new level.
I found your channel when I started my education as a stage technician in 2015.
After showing my teacher we even viewed some of your videos in class! Wow, nearly a decade ago...
Congratulations Glenn, happy for you man! Can't wait to see and hear all your new projects!
Congratulations, Glenn. You've definitely earned it. I would love to hear you do a remix of "The Eagle Has Landed" through the console.
Congrats Glenn. Hard work pays off! It looks great. Looking forward to future content on it. Geoff Allen is also my sales engineer. I used to work with him at Sweetwater when I was a sales engineer there, and when I left, I requested him specifically. Great guy, knows his stuff, super professional and has great taste in music like we do as well 🤘🏼 Rock on man!
Well we can't say that you didn't worked your ass off to get there . Well deserved Glen ! Cheers from Boucherville Quebec Canada ! Keep it up and NEVER FORGET TO ROCK ! !!!!!!!!!
Howly sheet, this is awesome! Congrats and well deserved 👌🏻
Can‘t wait to hear it in action 🤘🏼
This video is further proof of hard work paying off, congrats Glenn. You fucking deserve it
Couldn't have happened to a better guy! Proof that people who love Heavy Metal are the happiest people on earth! Great channel, appreciate your honesty. Now the pressure is on, to come up with your Magnus Opus of Metal!
My old man gave me a great quote when I started playing "if you can't beat them, beat them" I was never gonna fail with that attitude. 3000 shows and counting...... Never set out to fail. Great video.
Glenn I must say, I’m proud of you!!!!! I’ve been a long time subscriber and seeing your journey, and even your learning journey, is truly inspiring! I’m excited for your future mixes and videos! Keep up the grind!
Congratulations Glen!! This certainly is well deserved. I look forward to your videos every week and love the content and advice. This is coming from 59 y.o. Drummer who has just completed one year of learning guitar under my belt. I have no idea how good I might get on guitar but I couldn’t be learning during better time in history. Thank you for your channel!
Congrats ! Well deserved! Looking forward to the setup and debugging video!
Please more in depth of what you can do with this console! I'm watching this for like the 20th time and I cannot get enough!
Oh hell yea! Congratulations Uncle Glenn. The potential of Spectre Sound Studios, actualized! Best in the game. Can’t wait to see you flow on this thing in the coming months 🔥🤘💪
Glenn, you have earned every component in that console and it brings me so much joy to see this video right here. I’ve waited years for this one with you!!! Congratulations brother!!! Here’s to making the metal world a better place!
Congrats dude!!! You rock. Thanks for sharing your story!
Congratulations Glen really happy for you.cant wait to see more videos and mixes.🙏
Glen!! You absolutely deservee this!! I have been following you since I was in secondary school and watching your video helped mold me into the engineer I am today. What inspired me even most is the hard work and humble beginnings you came which my story. Ive used you as a model to appreciate that I will make it too, just slowly, and that is okay. So I am sooo absolutelyyyy happy that this is where you are today. I hope you appreciate that youre living the dream youve always had!! Keep on being great!!!
Way over my head, but congratulations ,Glenn! You deserve it man!!
Just started watching this channel, love it! Your vibes are great, and congrats on getting that console
I’m glad you never gave up. It’s inspiring to hear about your story and success
You’ve worked very hard. It’s humbling to see the amount of perseverance required to achieve this level of success. Impressive work. I really appreciate everything you’ve done for us little guys. As a hobbyist I learn so much from your channel. Thank you
You literally made me grin through this entire episode. Seeing you like a kid in a candy store was awesome. I'm happy for you brother! This is exactly what it's all about. Enjoy! I look forward to hearing those awesome mixes.
I've been watching your channel for years & loving all the plain speaking shouting. This is absolutely awesome for you & and frankly, I think you deserve it mate. 👏 👏👏
Epic setup man look forward to hearing your new mixes !
Congratulations, Glenn! You've earned much respect from many, please count me among them. To say your channel is great is an understatement.... Now you've earned this - looks like you're taking it to the next level. Well done!
Ty!!
It's always affirming to see someone achieve one their dreams! Glenn, you're now officially a walking morality tale about hard work and perseverance! In you place I would have brought a sleeping bag into the room and slept under its warm, glowing goodness!
Good for you Glenn, your story is inspiring. All the best for the future!
I'm so happy for you mate! That is GREAT news! This video was so inspiring!
Thank you for sharing so much over all these years!
I’m not entirely convinced that ‘talent’ even exists. My hypothesis is that ‘talent’ is actually: Interest + Hard Work * Perseverance. Yes, all these three words have sub-attributes that make them up - so Interest also has attributes like enjoyment, enthusiasm, etc. But if you have the broad span of I+H*P, I suspect that’ll get you to the point where someone says, “Hey, you’ve got real talent!” And as other musicians have said, talent is almost always directly proportional to the amount of practice you do…
practice practice and more practice? probably, Ahaha
I think possibly talent could equate to potential. I can sing and play Bass at the same time by tremendous effort and practice. I will always suck at drums no matter how I try.
Sorry mate, talent definitely exists.
Some people are just naturally good at certain activities without any previous experience. Doesn’t mean a less talented person can’t with lots of hard work become better than the talented person though.
I like to separate "talent" and "skill." Talent is basically the floor that some people start at or potentially the speed at which they can develop their skill.
Skill, on the other hand, is what you were talking about. It's the repeat practice, hours of grind and passion (well, hopefully you do it out of passion) in order to develop your skill. We may start at a different place. We may need a little more time than others, but yes, we could all get there given the right time, resources, and passion for what we do.
I think 90% of it is hard work and dedication, but we all know those guys out there than can and will reach a level above everybody else. I think some people's brains are just suited to certain tasks. There are 8 year olds out there that can shred harder than most 30 year olds who have been practicing their asses off for 10+ years. You don't _need_ to be the best player in the world. Just get good enough to play what you write, then focus on writing.
Awesome video, Glenn!
It made me laugh - my mom kept my first finger-painting from kindergarten; the teacher wrote "No artistic skill whatsoever" on it. It made us laugh, so far I've been a professional artist for over 40 years, and have my artwork in collections on every continent on earth....
DON'T LISTEN when they tell you to give up!!!
Musical Congrats! Awesome! Much fun with your new central! 🤘🏻✨🎶
Wow Glenn, so happy for you, you've earned it, enjoy 😁😁😁
Congratulations Glen. Best of luck with the new board. Keep Rocking!!
Happy for you man, looking forward to hearing the new stuff you produce im sure as with any good new peace of equipment youll find a fresh inspiration to produce great things.
Well deserved sir! Congratulations and wishes for great recordings to come!!
Amazing, Thanks for showing us the journey. Congratulations!
Dude congrats man! This is epic and I'm genuinely happy for you. Can't wait to hear the mixes you get out of this console.
Awesome, Glenn! Great story and a great message keep on rocking!
Man. Glenn. Im sooo psyched for you and your whole team! What an amazing addition to your studio!!!!! 🤘🖤🤘🖤
Fantastic video! Great words of encouragement. And badass shirt, i love that film!
That's pretty awesome, Glen! I'm looking forward to hearing your new stuff!
Huge congrats! What an accomplishment!! Sounds incredible.
Been watching for a while now and I gotta say, good for you Glen, congratulations on the upgrade! I'm sure you'll mix some bangers on that beast!
Wow wow wow!!! Congrats a huge lot!! Superhappy for you!! This is so awsome, Glenn!!
A sincere congratulations Glenn. This purchase is an affirmation of your dedication to your craft. I look forward to all future projects that commission you to record/produce. In all honesty, I would choose this console over any luxury auto any day.
Love your enthusiasm and energy. So cool to see awesome equipment in the hands of a master.
Congratulations Glenn! Great video, great story and a much deserved achievement. To many more successful milestones in the years ahead!
Congratulations Glenn! watching your journey was and is a really fun time! Keep it up and make the mixes you dream of 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I hope one day I can get a Neve for myself!
😮😮😮 Glenn, Awesome, Congratulations 🎉 can’t wait to hear what you do with that as you learn that console inside and out.
Dude this is super inspirational. It’s been amazing to be a fan of this channel and watch the growth. Can’t wait to see what’s next!
Beautiful Glen. Its inspiring. Congrats!
Amazing Glenn, congratulations. Been watching since you started and you've helped me so much! I definitely need more help and I'm stoked you'll be better suited to doing what you set out to do with this! Game changer!!
Your excitement is so infectious! Congratulations! The mix sounds great! :)
Congratulations man, perseverance has its rewards!!!! Keep it coming. Thanks for your hard work.
Glen! I really dig this video.. Made me very happy for you! Looks and sounds like a sick console!!! Congrats !!!!
This is really awesome! I’m happy for you, you’re living the dream! I’ve been watching this channel for years and your videos have been so helpful and entertaining. Thank you and congratulations!
Great video. Entertaining, informative and interesting. Your infectious enthusiasm is an absolute Gem. Thanks for sharing .
Congratulations on your success Glen. Happy New Gear.
Hey Glenn! Congratulations, you deserve this beauty! You worked hard for it and you help so many of us get better at mixing.
Also, I love the angle at the beginning o the video. Keep up the good work and I cant wait for more mixing tutorials, studio gear and hidden gems videos!
I have watched you for recording tips for years. Have fun and enjoy your success. The console looks really cool and you have never looked happier.
Awesome job! So proud of your accomplishments!🙏🏽
Congrats bro, you worked hard and deserve all your success. Thanks for teaching me so much about production and here's to many more years
Congratulations on this, Glenn. You've been a go-to for me over the years to learn music production and mixing skills and knowledge. Like you say, keep persisting and it'll pay off.
Legendary video Glenn! As a long time viewer of this channel I have to say I’m so proud of you! You’ve taught me so much and helped so many of us on our musical journey and we will never forget that. You deserve this Neve console and I hope it brings you great things! Thank you!
Congrats on the new board! As great as you are anyway, this is only going up!! Thanks for sharing!!
Congrats! I have a small console, an SSL Matrix. I love it.
ive been watching you for years and its been incredible watching you grow. absolute congrats on the beautiful console. its amazing seeing how big of a smile you have on your face.
Congratulations, Glenn!! Well earned with hard work and determiniation. You're definitely an inspiration for me. 👍
I'm really happy for you! Those mixes were more 🔥than before! I didn't think that was possible. Congrats and enjoy!!!
Congratulations! Big shiny stuff with loads of buttons and faders are awesome!
Congratulations my friend. You deserve your success! Keep up the great work.
This makes me happy. Glenn this video was a real breath of fresh air. Your enthusiasm comes through! Congrats for your accomplishment!