Kemper is still BETTER THAN EVERYTHING ELSE!
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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!
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Yeah guys, if you can hit the "still evaluating" button every day for the past 5 years to open Reaper you can hit the "subscribe" button for Glenn, come on man.
May I use that on the show?
I'm not going to subscribe until he stops trashing people and stops screaming.
Bhahahahahahha
@@SpectreSoundStudios I'd love it Glenn LOL.
Oh so you're just soft@@truescotsman4103
I would LOVE to see Glenn do an in-depth video about CZcams. What it’s like being a CZcamsr. Things he’s learned about the algorithm, what to do, what do watch out for, etc.
Bought a Kemper last summer and still have yet to regret it. 🤨
Love my Kemper! Just mixed a track last night and it's all Kemper. Sounds amazing.
Before Kemper made Kemper, they were Access making the Virus (Synth). The last model came out in 2008,and it's STILL one of the best and most premiere synths you can get your hands on. I'm not worried about the Kemper.
Glenn, when you started figuring out how far $22 an hour goes in Nashville you became my hero. People don’t take the time to do this kind of math. I used to own a company that made products for guitar players. My partner and I had very strong arguments over hiring people and how much they should be paid. Your logic in working out rent, living costs, transportation costs, etc. is undeniable. My partner would explain how much money that would take out of our pockets and I said that if we can’t afford to pay a livable wage we do not deserve to be in business. Being in business is not a right. Is a privilege given to us through a business license issued by the people. If we can’t support those people, then we do not deserve that license. We all walk around with these super computers in our pockets and the fact that everybody doesn’t understand this basic truth blows my fucking mind.
Great integrity, man!
Unfortunately that not what constitutes the legitimacy of a business. The biggest companies in the world pay the lowest wages and do not deserve to be in business
@@nicholaswechsler9150something “deserves “ if it survives in business . It’s not a welfare program and that’s what comments like this seem to suggest . If you don’t like it , don’t buy from them . But the people that scream this bullshxt are always doing it with an iPhone in their hands 🙄
Kemper sounded good 10 years ago our ears haven’t changed. There is more options now, but that doesn’t mean something that used to sound good now sounds bad.
Another Great Video and I've been Subscribed for about a Year now . Every one of your Videos is very Informative and is a Lesson on something Music related . Thanks for all the work you do to Create these Videos for us all . Hope you're doing well Dude . 🎸
Really excited for more videos on the Neve. I’ve got an extremely modest setup but even my workflow has been greatly enhanced by the presonus faderport.
It’s just the single slider model, and has simple controls for navigating Studio One. But it has me thinking about how to expand my control surfaces
I enjoy watching your videos as a Bass Player.
Hey, I really like Bass Players! They make the whole mix work with a solid low end! Imagine it as the concrete bed needed to put a building on. Without this foundation it will just collapse. Just listen to "...and Justice for All" and you know what I mean!
As do I honestly lol
I don't really get the point about the Kemper getting obsolete because "it's computer technology". Who cares? It's a box, you plug in a guitar, a great variety of good guitar sounds come out. As long as it does that, it will be useful, and it doesn't matter what's in the box - a tube amp, a transistor amp, a computer or an automated kabbalah processor.
Yeah, I don't get that either. In 10 years from now it will still be able to make the sounds it can make right now.
Hey Glen, love the videos. I’m curious what you think of stock speakers in higher end combo amps like jc120s or ampeg “pedal platform” amps. Whether they need straight up replacing or just an adjustment to how you go about micing them.
Im also curious about the branded celestion speakers such as the marshall goldbacks or rocket 50s and whether the size of the magnet on the back of the speakers is a telltale sign of how it will sound (greenbacks sound good, im lost here)
Thanks for all the amazing content.
Just stumbled upon your channel subscribed.. I love it..!!! A treasure trove of excellent, real-life advice for all levels.. I truly wish these resources were available when i was learning how to be an engineer (audio;A1)... Fantastic..!!!
Hey Glenn! How many electrical circuits are you using to power your studio? I know most rack gear (except maybe tube units) don't draw a lot of power, but I'm guessing the Neve does. Also, do you use any kind of UPS battery backup?
Hey! I love my powered Kemper! Is it a God? Maybe a God that uses all of the other Gods sounds. Having said that I do really love my Kemper and now that I am experimenting with speakers its really given a new dimension to my tone. Thank you Glenn, I wish I had discovered you sooner!
The thing about the Kemper is that it used to be the best at what it does, 12 years ago. Technology has evolved, and the competition has gotten better. Does that mean the Kemper isn't good? No. It is good. If you own it, it makes little sense to replace it. But other units are just as good or better now, and also cheaper. So it makes little sense to buy a new Kemper.
It just seems like there is a group of people who desperately want the Kemper to still be considered the best. Maybe because they always need to have the best and now feel threatened by all the other amazing gear.
Kemper walked so axe-fx could run
@@mrcoatsworth429I admit, I bought a kemper last year, I am new to the music production game, I do like it! What are the better more affordable options available today?
@@mrcoatsworth429it's more like Glenn is on some weird trip trying to diss the Kemper in every video - like in this one it's more clickbait video title/thumbnail crap and him saying it's obsolete or whatever. It started with the Tone-X.. and I don't think any Kemper owner is saying other gear can't sound good doing amp distortion these days. It's really put me off his channel to be honest
The fact is the Kemper is _always_ going to sound good for guitar music, it's been proving that it sounds good for over a decade. It isn't a 12 year old laptop that is struggling to keep up with the latest apps - that analogy he uses is stupid
The only way it will actually become pointless is if we somehow find a new sound that 99% of people all agree is definitively BETTER than the old distorted guitar sounds we had.. and losing all sense of nostalgia we ALL decide to switch everything to this magical new sound. At that point, yeah, if the Kemper isn't updated to support this new magical guitar sound.. then it'll be outdated
@@mrcoatsworth429 You make a valid point. There is so much amazing gear out there with new stuff coming out everyday and as you say a lot of it is cheaper and I mean far cheaper. Now have I ever felt threatened by a piece of gear. Not at all. I love seeing cool new stuff, its fun! Have I ever heard a new piece of gear and said thats only $300 and thought how much did I spend? The answer is yes. But I still love my Kemper. I find it easy to use whether in the studio or at a gig. It works for me.
The difference being in the speaker is probably the biggest reason I usually play through software when practicing, as I have a folder with tons of IRs that I can play with and the difference in sound between IRs is immense, proving the speaker really is the biggest change in tone.
Very entertaining - as usual. Thumbs!
In addition to everything else you talk about on your channel, I love the stark reality you point out re: wages and cost of living, which of course is to your point of affordable gear.
You're 100% right on the speaker discussion.
But #1 on the improving guitar tone list: practice your fucking playing. It's incredible how much better the gear you already have sounds when you sit down and practice your instrument .
Hey Glenn! Considering all the things you have learned (and shared with us) and all the changes of tools (plugins, monitors and whatnot), have you ever considered revisiting old mixes? It would be cool to listen to The Eagle Has Landed getting remixed and see how it could sound today.
I love this idea.
Me too. That is a great idea.
Hey Glenn, just wanted to let you know that you really helped me getting that stuff I wanted when playing guitar. But what i wanna know is, what is a good way to get a crushing tone without having to use a cabinet and going straight into my interface? Congrats and keep up the good work🤘
GLEEEEEEEEENNNNN!! Regarding drum recording, would you consider electronic drum recording as an authentic performance as compared to shells and cymbals? If so what would you recommend for plugins?
Thanks for a great video as always . Be safe and skilful. Pinge
Well happy I just bought a pair of g12t-75’s pre video
Hey man, just discovered your channel, and felt like giving you a positive compliment. Great content you got here! Cheers.
Glenn......I'm am such a huge fan of your show (I AM a subscriber by the way), and you've inspired me to start my own CZcams series on building out a home studio on a small budget. Do you have any tips on getting more viewers, camera techniques, mic placement and gain settings, etc?
Hello Glenn
You always mention how important the speakers are for the sound. Now you can use different IR's with the profiles on the Kemper.
I also use the Kemper Box with the Kone speaker for the Kemper. If I change an IR now, the sound changes sometimes more, sometimes less.
Unfortunately, I don't have any other boxes around to compare directly.
I'm now asking myself, how big is the difference between IRs and "real" speakers? Or are the IRs so good these days that you can no longer hear the difference? What is your opinion? Greetings from switzerland.
Maybe you have already done a video on it already but it does not hurt to ask. A video on your visual recording and editing setup and the basic equipment to get what you would consider good results would be cool. ✌️
Heartwork by Carcass is supposedly to have T75 speaker based on Owen/Circle of Tone's observation on the tone so there is also that.
Gleennnn! What about amps like Marshall or Hughes and Kettner that have the RedBox or emulation technology can yougo direct from the back of the Amp into your interface and use lets say an IR along with Bogrens IRDX Core? I have not tried this but am thinking about it but I would like to know if you think it will still sound like Fried Assholes? or would this be something that maybe you can do a video on if it is worth it? By the way I am not that Dad just a Long time subscriber! Thanks for all your knowledge sharing and hard work!
Hi Glenn. Why still work with cabs? I use a REVV G20 and IR so I Can Switch from cab to cab IR to find what fits in my mix. Cabs aren t outdated? Love your work cheers from France Glenn.
Truth be told the profile anyone makes of an amp on their Kemper is going to sound like 99.9% of the original amp, so in that regard, the Kemper as a piece of electronic hardware is never going to be obsolete. The fact that 10 years later there are cheaper alternatives doesn't change the fact that Kemper is an industry standard in music production, live shows etc...
i play keys, but i sure appreciate your channel. i learn much! keep doing what you do!
Do you do any double or triple microphone set ups to capture that kind of sound in the delay to each mic, or is that something for a much bigger space. Who knows, one in the booth, one in control room, and the 3rd outside the door where you could hear your neighbors be like, ah shit. There he goes again.
Does spectre have any videos showing how to use a computer as a gig setup? How do I output my amp sim to a cabinet setup?
I remember when he was developing this product. He did a couple of interviews and there were some articles about him videos about him and his work. I was super impressed by the idea and the concept that he came up with. He started the whole amp modeling journey. It makes sense that his equipment is the best because he owns patents and he invented technologies and intellectual property that everyone else uses. Kemper does sound amazing. I've been tempted to get a Kemper myself but I got a boss GT1000 instead. I prefer the 32-bit digital signal path. You get a lot better high-end response. Of course 24-bit sounds incredible it sounds great but 32-bit sounds better.
Hi Glenn, would you be able to do a mix using only plugins maybe emulate your analog gear and then the actual analog mix? Bounce them to 44.1, 16 bit and upload for a blind listen test? Anyway your channel is amazing and I’m looking forward to your next video 🤘🤘
Hi Glenn. I´m recording some songs i´ve composed and i´m trying to double track guitars. What´s the best approach for doing so?
i mean, the panning and/or hipass lopass filters, etc. While i´m recording is such a mess. I will try to mix some but im not that confident (i dont have real monitors and i´m broke AF) so i will ask a friend if he can do it for me. And pay, off course.
How i should deliver the tracks for optimization?
Fuck you Glenn from chile. And thanks for all the content, is gold for me.
Shaky, shaky chile
So grateful for your content, you Canadian Titan.❤
I appreciate that!
GLEEEEEENNNN, as a left-handed player, I don't have many choices for a guitar, but I have been looking at the Hellraiser FR-S. I'm just looking for something not too cheap but not a collector's piece either, just something I can have fun with and explore different sounds. THANKS GLENN
I love your channel and hit subscribed today! Finally, a straight-forward and honest guy that knows what he's talking about on youtube. THANK YOU, JESUS!
You know, a blind test on active pickups would be interesting, as they are the one type of pickup I'd expect to hear a big difference in since they contain a preamp that can boost and cut different frequencies.
I hear folks talk about how the lack of humanity makes music stale but then the moment they hear real human performances in music they hate that humanity.
I like all kinds of different music but I don’t like most humans… you’re giving me fun things to think a bot … er eh about
Yep...metal listeners especially. Not so true in blues, jazz....are metal listeners (and engineers, and even the musicians themselves) afraid of something?
I have no idea what you mean
Or they might not notice the level of humanity. In my rework of Metallica's album St. Anger, I used program drums, but I tried to make them sound natural, and I didn't really edit the guitars and bass. The tracks are made up of a few long takes each, and I didn't play super tight intentionally. I still get comments saying I sucked the life out of it and it sounds like every other metal record these days. 😂
I’m perfectly happy to admit I don’t like hearing mistakes in music.
Don’t care about hearing humanity at all.
The composition is what I’m listening to. Any imperfection is distracting and pulls me out of the song.
good call on unfair pay. you rock.
Hey Glenn, since humbuckers sound so similar, could you put in a guitar with hotrails in the next one? I wonder if people would be able to pick that one out. I personally really like hotrails, i'm just surprised that not that many people use them and that there aren't THAT many options for schb
Glenn, regarding your t75 video: when you’re using two mics on a speaker, how do you determine where to place the mics? Do you place the first and getting it sounding as best as it can be, then add the second?
I’m probably over complicating things, but would love some sort of breakdown on this process.
Nolly had a method for this in one of his masterclasses.
Put white/pink noise through the speaker. Place one mic on a spot where it sounds ok alone. Then place the other mic where it sounds ok alone. Then flip the phase of one mic and move that around slightly until you discover the place where it sounds the nastiest (or if you want to phase-align, the quietest). Flip the phase to confirm. Test with actual guitar tone.
It's not complicated as for the technique, but I can see it being tedious to tweak their positions until it's just right, given that each speaker will have a slightly different responses in different areas. And of course with two mics you now have the possibility of them getting in the way of each other, and that to deal with.
Just put the mics up, if it sounds shit, move em
@@samuliauno8163I’ve been messing around with pink noise lately. Just never really tried it with more than one mic.
@@Bob-of-Zoid Yeah, I know I’m overcomplicating it in my head. lol
Like, yesterday I threw a 57 on a WGS invader and I liked the result. Curious what adding a condenser would do with that speaker. But I kinda hang up on “where” I should place things. Tried mixing speakers in the past and didn’t really care for the results.
out of curiosity, can i get the output of the head into my DAW and the use an IR response on it? Since IRs are so good now, shouldn't it be close enough?
To follow up on the rent situation making $22/hr, apartments in the US these days typically have you setting up and paying for utilities yourself, so those bills are also a pretty major factor in your cost of living in addition to your rent. Nashville also gets quite hot & humid in the summer and snows in the winter, so your electric bill's gonna run up a lot during those extreme seasons. Many landlords are also requiring people make 3× rent in gross income just to be approved these days too, so this is also just generously assuming the tenant gets approved after paying the asinine non-refundable application fees.
And to make matters even worse, let's say you wanted to buy a house with that $22/hr job. Well, tough shit, income needed to afford a median cost home in Nashville is $124,095 per year, or just under $60/hr.
Yeah…the recording school thing; while on tour we played a college where the senior sound engineering students spent an hour “pink noising” the room with all state of the art gear and our sound was garbage that night. Worked with another guy who made odd sounds in the mikes to hear the frequencies, was done in 15 minutes using just his great ears, and our sound was always excellent (oh, and no sound engineering degree, of course). 🎶
Hey Glen, have you done anything with fan frets yet? I'm thinking about buying a Dingwall, and was curious what your opinion was
Yes. Very nice.
Gleeeeennnnn! Have your Singularity customers been having issues with it kicking you out of the DAW? I don’t have internet at my studio (yes I’m indeed a caveman.) I just want to see if there are updates on that plug in like element bass I have both and I love the sounds but getting kicked out of a project in the middle of working before I save will soon to cause holes in my wall if I can’t figure out the issue.
Hit up tech support. It’s impossible to track issues in CZcams comments
Why I wanted a TRIAL. Can't believe he doesn't offer a 14 day like, well you know, everyone else?
I goddamn love your love for the Labor Movement! “Sit down, read, and educate yourself for the coming conflict.” - Motha Fucken Jones!
UA 25 Rock Island!
Keep up the explanations for those who can’t understand what a fair wage should be!
Saw one video of you editing guitars where you emphasize NOT soloing out the guitars and only listening in the context of the mix, but then saw another video of you editing drums and you WERE soloing out individual drum tracks to get the gates right, etc. How do you differentiate when to solo things out or not? Curious to hear how you approach it!
I think the powered Kemper head is the best product in that realm of tools. Ive got alot of boutique amps that collect dust after I got mine. Do the tube amps sound better? Subjectively yes. But the difference is negligible. Ill probably not buy another amp head unless Kemper comes out with a new updated model.
Hey Glenn. My name is Alex. I've watched you testing the warp drive from stone deaf with that... well... awkward guy, however... It's actually embarrassing to ask but even though I play for decades I never used a booster/preamp until.. today😖. The Q-Boost. I felt like Marty Mc Fly in the opening scene. My question is: may I cause (already have caused) any damage to my I.R (TC electronics ) at the end of the signal chain? At least you explained perfectly how I ruined my Mike by unplugging it before turning off phantom supply😖😅. I am a happy subscriber wo learns and laughs a lot watching your Metal- Zen-teachings. Thank you :)
Hi from Ireland, love the show Glen and it's great seeing how quickly your skills on the guitar are developing.
Now for the laziest, guitar lizard brain question you will read today. So when recording, I can't just copy a track to double it because it messes with the sound. Would the same thing happen if I had both my pickups wired and recorded separately on the same take? The two outputs would be going through two rigs. Or would the performance be more important and still counter each other?
I doubt I'd ever bother modifying a guitar if it did work, it's more a curiosity
Have a great day ❤️
You have to play it twice. Theres no fuckery you can do in order to just play it once.
Hi Glenn 👋
I had the pleasure to be a “fly on the wall” for a session with John Webster and he brought his personal Kemper. I was amazed by the guitar tone he had and in between takes I ask him wat he was using. He told me straight up : Kemper, this one has the profile of all the real amp you heard on all the massive record, I profited my one amps, Bob Rock’s amp and CLA send me some and other guys too…
If I’m correct, the Kemper profile capture the full signal chain, Amp, Speakers, pre and mic blend.
It’s a proof that “ tone is in the signal chain “ ( and the speakers are a big part of it )
All that to say that even if the Kemper is obviously going to be obsolete one day. It’s still capture a lot and make it so easy to get good results.
PS : I do not own a Kemper and probably never will. I’m fine with my Pod Go.
I'm a guitarist that is very cautious about using digital modeling software. Not because I don't think it sounds good, but because of planned obsolescence. I'd like to take that leap, but to spend that kind of money knowing I'll have to purchase it again someday gives me pause. Having said that, Glenn is a fucking liar when it comes to his take between the Tonex and the Kemper. The Tonex is not a one for one replacement, but he makes it sound that way. He keeps saying that people who bought a Kemper wasted their money, or got ripped off, but in order to get a Tonex to do what a Kemper does, you have to sink a lot of money in it.
First of all, you have to buy 2 Tonexes because a single Tonex cannot do stereo. That's $800. Now you need effects, and depending on what you want can cost from $300 to $500. Now we're at $1100. For a live guitarist, they now need a pedal board big enough to house 2 Tonex units, and an effects processor which will take up a lot of floor space. That can be a minimal cost if you build your own, or it could cost up to to $200 to accommodate all of that. So basically, for a brand new Kemper vs brand new Tonex with full Kemper capabilities it's a savings of about $400 to use the Tonex, albeit with a few extra steps. But if you would rather have the capabilities of a Kemper in one unit, you can pick up a used Kemper for about $1100, and no extra steps.
Having said all that, if all a person wants is to profile amps, then the Tonex is a no brainer. It's definitely the lowest cost profiler on the market right now, but if someone wants a full rig for live use with stereo effects and have it footswitchable, then the Tonex has some competition.
@@travisspaulding2222 as far as digital gear and planned obsolescence goes, who says you HAVE to buy the new one when it comes out?
If you still enjoy the sound of your 20 year old modeler, you can keep playing it as long as you want. Provided the components don’t wear out.
@@guitarsbunch347Well that's the thing. Software eventually takes a shit. Components wear out. Once a product is out of it's service life, when it stops working, there is really no fixing it.
@@travisspaulding2222 hardware does the same thing eventually. I’ve put more money into my tube amps than I have software amps.
@@guitarsbunch347Amps will always be repairable. I'm not an amp snob. I use software for practicing and recording, and I love it. But let me know when you find a 40 year old modeling unit that is still going strong. I have a 5150 that's 40 years old, and compared to replacing modelers, I don't have nearly as much money invested in it. Yeah, occasionally you have to replace tubes and re cap them, the occasional resolder of some components, but that cost isn't nearly as high as buying a Kemper or a Helix, and then 20 years later having to buy another one. The only time it's not really worth it to fix an amp is if one of the transformers go on it, which is rare, and usually due to misuse.
I’d love to see you cover Genome or even OPUS, I’ve only heard you mention the Captor X in passing
I think that a recap of the weekly projects in the viewer comment videos would be great
This is awesome content!
Hey glen! Any plans to cover the kemper cone? Would like to see your opinion.
I've got it in a kemper kab.
Not a fan.
I never use it. I just use the straight profiles into the full range speaker.
It's a good idea to eq some profiles to use with the kab.
I boost around 120, 200 and roll off some highs at around 9k.
My two cents.
Not pigeonholing yourself is the best career/life advice I can give to younger folks. I started in live audio, but I soon found that EVERYONE does audio, so I had to learn lighting and rigging, just so I could get work on shows I normally wouldn't as an audio-only stagehand. Unfortunately, the work destroyed my body, and I had to stop working in that industry before it killed me. Luckily, the chaotic, ever-changing environment that live productions gave me every day set me up with strong problem-solving and collaboration skills that are applicable in almost any industry. And so, ten years later, I don't have much issue anymore finding an employer who actually compensates their talent fairly (myself included).
What do you think of Neural Amp Modeler? Have you ever reviewed it??
Hey glenn, I love your no nonsense practical shootouts. I acknowledge this is a metal guitar channel primarily so could you please convince some other (clean, bass, drumming) channels to do these videos as well as you do.
Some shootouts I’d like to see be done are for things like scale length (bass and guitar tone), tuning stability (put on fresh strings with jazzmaster trems, strats, floyd rose, tuneomatics, tele hardtail,etc).
Maybe you can convince a fellow channel to compare single coils?
I'm not a metalhead by any means and yet still I follow this channel, so much of this material is universal.
It I find it good to step out from one's comfort zone every once in a while, even though I'm in the "It all sounds the same to me!" camp.
realy liked the litle piece of metallicas and justice for all when you talkt about your bas plugg 🤣🤣
Been subscribed for several years now. I watch every show. I am a keyboard player in a couple of bands: Blues, dance band and some rock. I love your vids. Go figure.
A bit of a strange ask but can you give some mixing tips for a rock/metal mix without guitars (just bass, drums and vocals).
I am an aspiring producer and composer and it’s really difficult to find band members (who are competent) where I live so I would really appreciate some advice on mixing a track with distorted/fuzz bass in place of rhythm guitar.
Much love from the southern tip of Africa.
GLEEEEENNNN! I don’t know if this has been covered in a previous video, but I have a question. I’m a bass player who’s been playing for several years and I’m trying to be less of a Rule #2. I was hoping you could recommend an amplifier since I’m not well versed in them yet. I’m looking for something I can use for both practice and small gigs. I have an old Yorkville that sounds like garbage and want to get something that doesn’t sound like somebody ate really bad Mexican food. I’m looking at amps around $500 at the moment, but I can go up to $700 if you know about one that is worth the extra cost. Thank you for all the wonderful information on the channel, it has helped me immensely through the years. And FUCK YOU from Michigan!
The only AB test I've ever actually tried is an Emg 81/60 set in an LTD TE401 and Fishmans when my Solar arrived. No one could tell the difference. Including me and I really wanted to find it to ease the pain of the import fees.
GLEEEEN I appreciate you giving advice to people to hopefully save people time (if they listen, of course heh)
You should showcase the ampero ii stomp/stage. I sold my axe-fx iii for $2600 in 2022 and bought the ampero after some youtube research. I gotta say, mind blown! It's amazing value for the money, and I wish I'd have know about it before being duped into buying something like a quadcortex. Please, get the word our about these things, they are insane for the money 💰
High quality amps
High quality cab Sims
Amazing FX as well
GLEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNN!
Do you have any plans to release your plugins for Linux? Recently there's been a chain of huge Linux audio software releases, like Studio One beta (which I am actively testing now, and while it's still pretty raw, it's very very promising), Audio Assault's AmpLocker, and some other stuff like vendor sponsored extended drivers (with routing etc) for the new generation of Focusrite audio interfaces. Yes, we Linux bass players have a Darkglass emulation by Audio Assault, but we also want more options, and we're the audience that's less prone to piracy than literally any other OS's user base. I'd definitely pay a non-discounted price for any of your plugins.
Element bass has Linux support
@@SpectreSoundStudioswhaaaaat? How did I miss that? Thanks a bunch! Waiting for the drumkit releases also, this would be a huge help in bedroom production which I'm forced into since my emigration from Pootinland.
What is the dark glass by audio assault? I own everything by them, I don't play bass but my bassist would love to have that
@@alexeypolevoybassyou got Vadim and Mercuriall.
I hope to see your room free man, once RVC gets rid of Putin. Then we can all make amazing metal music with M8l8th's Levkin at the wheel
@@jackbootshamangaming4541it's KLANK. Costed about 20 bucks when I checked last time.
Duuude, you rock that hairstyle
4:17 I used to record that way. Not because I wanted to, but because I don’t have an instrument mic and I don’t know how to mic up a speaker cabinet. This was like 10 years ago before Glen went viral. Not only did it not sound that great, I also had to boost the living hell out of it because the signal going into the DAW wasn’t loud enough. Now if I ever do any home recording I can just go through my preamp pedal so I won’t need to mic anything.
You can just add an ir to those recordings and it will probably sound really good
@@Durkhead There could be a problem there too...I have found that most of the speaker IRs out there...well, they all sound different and I've never really found one that I'm happy with. The first time I found one I liked was last year when I got my preamp pedal.
by the way: are there any recommendations for bassspeakers planed? a good basssound live or in the studio needs good speakers. as important as guitar. so where are the tipps and recommendations for basscabs? there should be good alternatives to the ampeg 8x10. ampeg is good, but way to big and too heavy for most gigs.
Are the Yamaha HS 4 monitors good for metal?
Regarding metal pickup covers… that’s physics. A conductor (the metal cover) in the presence of a magnetic field creates eddy currents on the surface of the cover. These currents produce their own magnetic field that opposes the pickup’s magnet. This has the effect of lowering the resonant peak in frequency and amplitude slightly. Depending on the thickness and material the cover is made from it can be a drastic difference. Bill Lawrence wrote about this.
This is why Filter’Trons and some DeArmond pickups have slots cut in the covers. This breaks up the eddy currents. Players started removing covers from Gibson humbuckers back in the 70s for a reason. They sounded brighter without the covers.
For gigs, every digital modeler rocks.
if you Can dial a good tone and use external IRs
So yes, kemper is awesome and axe fx too. I got a Hotone Ampero and is amazing for Live performances.
A counter point to "no one cares about the piece of paper". Here at least (I'm in the UK) a lot of recruitment is done via HR departments, and they always stipulate the need for applicants to have a degree. It doesn't matter the job, frequently the job doesn't even come close to needing one, but they see a degree as some kind of 'gold standard' that must be met. Someone could have 30 years of experience and in many industries at this point it will be ignored due to a lack of a piece of paper! The managers that need the employee would normally prefer the experience every time, but they're simply not given the option, any applicants without degrees are filtered out by HR before they get as far as the manager.
Thing about Kemper's is that they were cutting edge when they came out and if you were a professional musician it was a justifiable investment at least and realistically a great investment.
If you bought one when it came out - and the few years after - and used it to make your job easier then that is fantastic. These days there are other options, better options and cheaper options we all know but if you were an early Kemper adopter before these options came out nobody is calling you an idiot for still using it now, they're saying you're an idiot if you buy one now.
It's like phones. My phone is five years old and cost £600. If I paid £600 for a new one now I'm an idiot, but I know technology has moved on and got cheaper.
I came here to say the same thing. I’ve owned a Kemper for years. The Tonex, Quad Cortex etc didn’t exist when I bought mine used. I love it and still get great tones from it. But if the Kemper crapped out I wouldn’t buy another, unless they come out with a newer, cheaper version. Modelling and profiling technology is constantly evolving so there’s always going to be something newer, better or cheaper. Doesn’t mean that the piece of gear you own is suddenly crap, or obsolete. It’s just not the latest thing anymore. 🤘
Oh. The acoustic guitar video didn't appear in my feed. That's really important to me. Thanks
So… speakers change the tone. But wouldn’t gain structure and contour on the amp be just as important? Like sure the speaker is the final step/filter but the gain structure and the contour can also help shape the sound… right?
0:40 bro that speaker sounds awesome! i never get why people don't like em
It cut to an ad just as the mix started, i was like "Well this mix sux ass" 😂
Dearest Glen, long time subscriber here...
I wanted to ask you if we could have a Bolt-on neck vs. Neck-through guitar video to see if it's true that bolt-ons have a "snappier" sound, seems to be BS but who knows? Maybe guitar players are right this time! lol
Anyway, thanks for all te knowledge and entertainment, brother. Keep it up!!!!
2:33 your editor is epic xD
I completely missed the small studio monitor video thanks to The Algorithm, and I was pissed.
Also, just being able to remux audio in a video can make a huge difference in video, and improve the video immensely. This is extracting the audio track so you can process it in Audacity or Repear, then putting it back in. Also, it's great for replacing the audio in a video file, like a music video.
George Lynch has a speaker cabinet he got from EVH backin the day and when he opened it up recently he was surprised to see 2 JBLs and 2 Celestions.
As the bassist, main wtiter and vocalist, I'm not sure how dumb I am, but in a Dunning Krueger kind of way.
As someone who just plays at home for fun, is a speaker needed? I live in a relatively quiet neighborhood on the edge of the city and my amp gets very loud if I turn it up enough. For a 20watt amp, it's very powerful and I can create distortion on it alone without it even having a distortion setting. Some help on this would greatly appreciated. Love from South Dakota, the windy state.
what amp is it?
@@marshallfairbrother7602 It is a RockJAM GA-20W Amplifier. I bought it in a kit with a guitar of the same brand name 7 years ago. It surprisingly still works.
You could look into something like the Captor X. They can attenuate, but you can also play with headphones if you'd want.
It's an attenuator/reactive load box (and more). I need to get one myself.
Breaking down $22hr to someone is priceless.. it may explain those finish issues on that V you got! The employee is more worried about paying their bills than paying attention due to shit pay.
I love the T75 mixed with governors, V30s
Glenn, does the size of your speaker enclosure have any affect on sound?
Yes
Yes
:-D Love the little 'Justice for All' refference
robert moses, what a reference!
$22/ hour depends on your location. In the area I live, making $20/hour, I was able to save enough to put a downpayment on a nice house.
Of course, I didn't buy the top shelf name brand anything, I drove a nicer used car, I didn't go out to the clubs every night, I didn't have 15 streamer subscriptions, I didn't habe the best $1500 phone that I replaced every year.....
I wasn't living in a hovel and didn't sit in the dark eating Fruity Pebbles with nothing to do.
I made small sacrifices for my grrater good😊
And what year was that?
@@SpectreSoundStudios 2022
@@SpectreSoundStudios Your question should have been:
"Where do you live?"
Answer:
A small suburban town 2 hours in any direction from a major city. The median income in my area is $52,000.
Again, the argument falls short because you generalize the discussion. It's like saying every Canadian walks atound saying, "eh, hoser".
One size fits all fits nobody.
Love the show. Keep up the great work.
@@thecollective1584 The question is: When did you buy your house? $22 isn't enough to live on in most places these days.
@@thecollective1584 ty! Congratulations!
I even stopped drooling Over myself.
First off, the idea of measurable and testable for differences in sound should be, IMHO, the backbone of sound exploration. It's one of the best ways to detect "snake oil" from manufacturers.
What I think would be great to see, with analysis, is the difference in sound results from differing string tensions and string gauges.. Maybe even throw in how much fret/string height makes a difference in sound results if it does?
Lastly, when you said some gods weren't exactly nice....it made me think of the Spanish Inquisition in History of the World Part 1, hahaha. Take care and thanks for everything.
Whens the next live stream?🤔🍻
tomorrow morning, hopefully!
Love my 600w Kemper.
BTW, how are you going to teach us how to get good sounds when we’re working on DAW’s and you’re on a Neve?