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Lesson 24 from: Recording Metal with Eyal Levi: A Bootcamp

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Lesson Info

24. Primary Tracking

Lessons

Class Trailer
1

Intro to Bootcamp

13:44
2

Purpose of Pre-Production

15:54
3

Technical Side of Preproduction

11:32
4

Pre-Production: Setting Up the Tempo Map

12:05
5

Pre-Production: Importing Stems

10:10
6

Pre-Production: Click Track

15:26
7

Creating Tracking Templates

17:03
8

Intro and the Tone Pie

04:51
9

Drums - Lay of the Land

10:44
10

Bearing Edges

03:09
11

Wood Types

10:36
12

Depths and Sizes

04:00
13

Hoops

02:38
14

Sticks and Beaters

07:38
15

Drum Heads

07:30
16

Drum Tuning

1:03:54
17

Drum Mic Placement Intro

10:37
18

Basic Drum Mic Setup

53:36
19

Cymbal Mic Setup

35:24
20

Touch Up Tuning

46:55
21

Microphone Choice and Placement

40:34
22

Drum Tracking Intro

01:01
23

Getting Tones and Final Placement

34:51
24

Primary Tracking

31:54
25

Punching In and Comping Takes

20:11
26

Guitar Setup and Rhythm Tone Tracking

01:59
27

Amplifiers - Lay of the Land

10:00
28

Amplifiers & Cab Shoot Out

27:12
29

Guitar Cab Mic Choice and Placement

03:56
30

Guitar Tracking and Signal Chain

29:07
31

Finalizing Amplifier Tone

51:24
32

Guitar Mic Shootout Round Robin

05:21
33

Intro to Rhythm Tracking

07:46
34

Setting Up Guitars

15:02
35

Working with a Guitarist

05:04
36

Final Guitar Tone and Recap

04:10
37

Guitar Tracking with John

15:19
38

Guitar Tracking with Ollie

32:03
39

Final Tracking

22:08
40

Tracking Quads

33:44
41

Intro to Bass Tone

01:26
42

Bass Tone Setup

07:35
43

Bass Tone Mic Placement

16:42
44

Bass Tracking

45:08
45

Intro to Clean and Lead Tones

02:15
46

Clean Guitar Tones

34:04
47

Lead Tones

10:58
48

Vocal Setup for Tracking

11:26
49

Vocal Mic Selection and Setup

02:38
50

Vocal Mic Shootout

09:13
51

Lead Vocal Tracking

38:09
52

Writing Harmonies

07:44
53

Harmony Vocal Tracking

23:25
54

Vocal Warm Ups

11:39
55

Scream Vocal Tracking

18:56
56

Vocal Tuning and Editing Introduction

01:35
57

Vocal Tuning and Editing

29:26
58

Routing and Bussing

25:16
59

Color Coding, Labeling and Arranging Channels

17:54
60

Setting Up Parallel Compression

30:50
61

Setting Up Drum Triggers

10:41
62

Gain Staging and Trim

1:00:54
63

Drum Mixing - Subtractive EQ

25:38
64

Drum Mixing - Snare

23:00
65

Drum Mixing - Kick

11:39
66

Drum Mixing - Toms

24:47
67

Drum Mixing - Cymbals and Rooms

17:23
68

Drum Mixing Recap

08:57
69

Mixing Bass Guitar

16:26
70

Mixing Rhythm Guitars

1:16:07
71

Basic Vocal Mix

1:08:59
72

Mixing Clean and Lead Guitars

58:55
73

Mixing - Automation

43:35
74

Mastering - Interview with Joel Wanasek

31:01

Lesson Info

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We are reading to start tracking, taking samples on everything. Kit sounds as good as it's gonna sound in this amount of time. And we're good to go. So I'm gonna make a new playlist. And we're gonna basically just let him run through the song a couple times because he's that good and hopefully we get some great takes out of it. Hey man. Yo. How are you doing? You know. Yeah? Yeah. So are you pretty much ready? Yeah. Alright cool so I'm gonna just run it through the song and if you mess up, you can keep going. If you just totally train wreck, you know, I'll only stop it when you give me the two snare hits. You mean I don't get fired? You don't get fired. I mean we might laugh at you but-- Yeah we'll definitely laugh. Alright so yeah so just keep going even if you screw up because we're gonna comp stuff. Awesome. Okay, ready? Yeah. Cool. We should probably check the tuning between takes. Okay. Hang on, we want our own click. (metronome beeping) (metal ...

music) (metronome beeping) So we should definitely check the tuning again. Yeah, sure. It sounded like it went out. Hey, great job. Matt's coming in, we're gonna tweak the tuning, make sure it's good, then we'll go for the next take okay? (drumming) Dropped a little, it did drop a little. (drumming) That's better. Much better, hang on a second, I'm gonna pick a different hit. (drumming) That's a bit more of a rim shot. (drumming) Do you think it's still a little low? Yeah a little bit. (drumming) Yeah you're still a little low. Like the sample has a little more crack to it. (drumming) That's better. That's better, choose a different hit. I just think it's where he's hitting on the snare too. (drumming) Just about there right? (drumming) That sounds good. Okay we're good, let's just check the toms. It's because we don't have lug locks for that snare because they don't really fit. There's two of them on there. Yeah but they won't fit the-- That sounded fine. Yeah, that one's good, moving on. Yeah but they won't fit on every lug. He said that it's something to do with an interesting construction. Oh I know what he's talking about. (drumming) Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. (drumming) Hang on I wanna hear the decay real quick. (drumming) Okay we're good, cool, thanks. I feel like my life's incomplete without this. Okay, you'll see. (metronome beeping) (metal music) (metronome beeping) Okay so you wanna tighten down the cymbals, and let's double check that snare and toms again. Cool. Flailing all which way. Do I need to tape these down again? Do you have room to? Is it gonna actually? Maybe. It should be fine for another take. You think? I do think. Okay. I mean if it does fly off we can just punch it. How about I just do this? Just put a piece over the top here. (murmuring) Could be because of those giant sticks that you're using. That's a good point. I should downsize shouldn't I? I mean even the Thomas Langs would be a step down, and those things are like bricks. (metronome beeping) (metal music) (metronome beeping) Thanks Matt. No problem. (metronome beeping) (metal music) You ready? Yup. I hate hiccups. You hate what, hiccups? Hiccups, yeah, I'm hiccuping. (metal music) (metronome beeping) Hey Anup? Yeah? Okay so we like that idea but not throughout-- All of it? What's that? Not throughout all of it? Yeah, only after that pause. Yeah I'm down. Okay cool. So you mean, okay so (humming) pause. (humming) Yes. Right? Yeah. And then all the way through the end? Yup, uh huh. Okay. It kinda sounds a little bit like Pedal Heart so it's cool. Yeah it does. Okay so I'll start it near that, near the pause okay? Cool. And I need you to play along just so that the ring out that goes through the pause, I need to record that. Yeah totally man. Okay so do you want me to just start you at where it switches to 145 BPM? Yeah start me where it switches to 140, yeah okay. 145? Yup. Okay, alright, ready? Yup. And I know that we got this in another take. Or I think. (metal music) (metronome beeping) Yeah maybe, he doesn't need to hit it as hard. I think it's cooler when it's more like just thrown away kind of, lower. Hey let's get it one more time, and Matt has a suggestion. Just play the stack softer, like less of a hit, it's more of a throwaway type thing. Okay cool. It's really just a texture thing that's cool in the background you know? I gotcha, it's hard to like. Okay I'm keeping that take though. Yeah. So I'll restart you at the same spot okay? Yup. Alright go when you're ready. (metal music) (metronome beeping) Do we wanna get one more just for, because I feel like he can still do it one more better and then be done? Yup, do it. Hey dude? Yeah? That was awesome, we're gonna do it one more time just because it's a new thing, and then we'll be done. Cool man. What about a crazier fill at the end maybe? And yeah maybe a crazier fill at the end. Instead of (humming) maybe? (humming) Oh okay, okay Matt, yeah. (humming) Come on you can play that. (metal music) That's fine, do it again. I'm keeping that because I like one fill. You dig it in there? Here it goes. (metal music) (metronome beeping) Whatever we've already got a great ending. I think we're safe to stop. Sorry Matt. That's alright. But the other idea was good. Good idea though. Hey dude, we're done. Don't tear it down, we gotta comp something but great work.

Class Materials

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Eyal Levi Bootcamp Bonuses
Drum Editing - HD

Ratings and 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.

Will
 

Wow is all I can say. This bootcamp goes in so much depth from tuning drums, setting up guitars, to recording and mixing. I have learned so much by participating in this bootcamp. It has taught me some new recording techniques and signal routing for my mixes. I just want to thank Eyal, Monuments, and Creative Live for taking the time to do this. It has been amazing and I will keep going back to these videos.

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