Recording Metal with Eyal Levi: A Bootcamp
Lesson 41 of 74
Intro to Bass Tone
Recording Metal with Eyal Levi: A Bootcamp
Lesson 41 of 74
Intro to Bass Tone
Lesson Info
Intro to Bass Tone
Welcome back, this is day 7 of my little recording bootcamp, with Monuments, and today we're going to be discussing bass tone, and tracking. Which is my favorite part of the process. There's a bunch of different factors involved with bass tone that we are going to go into, for instance, little things, that make a big difference. Like, the kind of pick. We're going to be choosing between two different basses that the Monuments guys will go into. We have seven different input channels, ranging from high, to DI, to microphones, we're using outboard compressors as well. And all kinds of stuff. It's a pretty complicated set-up. And it's sounding pretty great. And remember, the name of the game is to give us options, because like we'll keep going over, bass tone is maybe the hardest part to get, and the most important part of the mix. And you want to give yourself options. Because this is what will take you the longest to master.
Class Description
Recording Metal with Eyal Levi: A Bootcamp will give you access to one of metal’s most in-demand producers and educators. You’ll also get to watch the talented and seasoned performers of Monuments show you how to record flawless takes and how to prepare to enter the studio.
Recording Metal with Eyal Levi: A Bootcamp is the definitive guide to recording and producing metal. From soup to nuts, start to finish, A to Z, you will learn everything you need to know about recording and producing a metal song.
Eyal Levi will take you inside the studio with Monuments as they record a song from scratch at Clear Lake Recording in Los Angeles. In this bootcamp, you will learn how to:
- Prepare for a session in preproduction by choosing tempos and organizing the session
- Record flawless drums from selection and reheading/tuning to mic choice and placement to editing
- Record rhythm guitars
- Record clean and lead guitars
- Record bass guitar
- Record, edit and tune lead vocals, harmonies, and screams
- Mix and master from session setup to final bounce
Lessons
- Intro to Bootcamp
- Purpose of Pre-Production
- Technical Side of Preproduction
- Pre-Production: Setting Up the Tempo Map
- Pre-Production: Importing Stems
- Pre-Production: Click Track
- Creating Tracking Templates
- Intro and the Tone Pie
- Drums - Lay of the Land
- Bearing Edges
- Wood Types
- Depths and Sizes
- Hoops
- Sticks and Beaters
- Drum Heads
- Drum Tuning
- Drum Mic Placement Intro
- Basic Drum Mic Setup
- Cymbal Mic Setup
- Touch Up Tuning
- Microphone Choice and Placement
- Drum Tracking Intro
- Getting Tones and Final Placement
- Primary Tracking
- Punching In and Comping Takes
- Guitar Setup and Rhythm Tone Tracking
- Amplifiers - Lay of the Land
- Amplifiers & Cab Shoot Out
- Guitar Cab Mic Choice and Placement
- Guitar Tracking and Signal Chain
- Finalizing Amplifier Tone
- Guitar Mic Shootout Round Robin
- Intro to Rhythm Tracking
- Setting Up Guitars
- Working with a Guitarist
- Final Guitar Tone and Recap
- Guitar Tracking with John
- Guitar Tracking with Ollie
- Final Tracking
- Tracking Quads
- Intro to Bass Tone
- Bass Tone Setup
- Bass Tone Mic Placement
- Bass Tracking
- Intro to Clean and Lead Tones
- Clean Guitar Tones
- Lead Tones
- Vocal Setup for Tracking
- Vocal Mic Selection and Setup
- Vocal Mic Shootout
- Lead Vocal Tracking
- Writing Harmonies
- Harmony Vocal Tracking
- Vocal Warm Ups
- Scream Vocal Tracking
- Vocal Tuning and Editing Introduction
- Vocal Tuning and Editing
- Routing and Bussing
- Color Coding, Labeling and Arranging Channels
- Setting Up Parallel Compression
- Setting Up Drum Triggers
- Gain Staging and Trim
- Drum Mixing - Subtractive EQ
- Drum Mixing - Snare
- Drum Mixing - Kick
- Drum Mixing - Toms
- Drum Mixing - Cymbals and Rooms
- Drum Mixing Recap
- Mixing Bass Guitar
- Mixing Rhythm Guitars
- Basic Vocal Mix
- Mixing Clean and Lead Guitars
- Mixing - Automation
- Mastering - Interview with Joel Wanasek
Reviews
Ron
I'm on lesson 19! Already worth every dollar!!! Priceless insight! I have already incorporated some of the ideas (preproduction common sense stuff that I never thought of, but damn). VERY HAPPY with this course! ALWAYS LEARNING and looking forward to the next 50 (or whatever) lessons!!! Excellent course! GREAT PRODUCER/ENGINEER, GREAT DRUM TECH, and GREAT BAND!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
ceeleeme
I'm just part way though and I'm blown away by the quality approach Eyal takes to getting the best out of the sessions. I love how well everything is explained and Eyals calm manner is just awesome it really makes you want to listen to the gems of wisdom he offers.
user-eb82bd
Amazing knowledge is being presented here. If you want to start out recording, this should be your first step, it'll save you lots of time and get you awesome results. Highly recommended class.