Hi Folks XD
im no audo/recording kinda guy, i`ve been busting my ass of trying to look for easy explained information on the internet for hours, so you are my last resort (maybe i should have posted this a long time ago ?? )
this post is for everyone that is interested or want to start a music channel on youtube etc.
and for promoting your music
*i want to make good acoustic live session videos
*Good Audio
*Good Quality videos
*Different Camera angles
What gear do i need to accomplish this ?
want to make videos like this :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP_mVgSY1Ks
preshhe8 any feedbacks
Cheers
eager musician
Well, you'll need some sort of Camera to start with HD hopefully 1920x1080. And a decent microphone. SHURE SM57 is a good place to start And a recording interface. The SCARLETT is a good choice and not crazy pricey. And a DAW/software. REAPER is free to download.
Then you'll need to edit it together. IF you are on windows, you can use SONY VEGAS, or ADOBE PREMIERE.
That's assuming you want to to a high quality version. If you want something a bit more quick and dirty, just get a nice camera with a decent built in microphone and shoot yourself playing. Then transfer that to your computer. If you do it in one take, you can skip the editing and just upload it. Really depends on how far you wanna take it
Todd
Hi Cornelius! Great to see you interested in recording good quality youtube videos. I can see that Bogdan has shared all the basics you should have in mind regarding equipment in order to get a video like the one you shared there.
To summarize, the equipment + software that you need it:
- Acoustic guitar with pick up and line out.
- Condenser Mic
- Guitar cable for line recording
- Audio interface with at least 2 inputs, and one of them with preamp and phantom for your mic.
- Daw (Multitrack software)
- Video Camera
- Video Editor
There are lots of options depending on your budget so please let us know which of these things you already have and what's your current budget and we will give you specific suggestions.
Bogdan/Gabrie/Todd :
Awsome feedback guys, great insight, tnx for sharing your information, it really helped..
no i can really focus on my music ..
the equipment i have now, (i just bought the Scarlett interface, tnx to todd)
is :
Scarlet 2i1
Handy zoom video camera
Samsung HMX-F90
Gutiar Ofc ;P
so if i get this right, now i only need a condensator mic and stand + software to accomplish this ? do you also think i should buy new camera, switch to DSLR?)
and Gabriel about the budget, i will say around 1000 american dollars
Some great replies!!
If you want to switch camera angles, you just record your performance a couple of times. Move the camera, set up again with a new angle, and record again. When you are done, you put all of the video in to your editing program and you have more than one shot to choose from
If you are using the "quick and dirty method" you can run the SM57 directly in to your HD camcorder. You'll need an XLR cable, and a xlr male to 1/8th inch male adapter plug (ebay/radioshack/amazon) to run the mic in to your camcorder.
Make sure you turn on the level meters in your camcorder so you can see if you are redlining.
When editing, pick one performance as far as audio goes and just cut in other angles on the video track. Otherwise, your audio will sound like it's skipping around.
This is all assuming you are going for the "performance" video? You can always go for the "music video" approach where you have a finished studio track and you record video of you playing/singing and match it to the finished track. It is a good way to get good quality vids but it loses the "live performance" edge.
Start shooting and share something! Make sure your camera is HD and make sure it records to SD memory cards. NOT TAPE!! Also make sure it has a MIC IN for your nice mic.
Todd
Tnx Todd
well explained, but i noticed you recomendet the SM57, this is a Dynamic Mic Right ? should i use Condensator, or is it good enough ?
cause when i make the audio, i only need one mounted Mic in the room, behind the camera right, is that good enough ?
and then plug it on to the Scarlet ?
And btw , i use mac, so tnx for the link to the program.. preshe8it im so psyched to make new videos, cant wait..
HOLD THE PHONE!!!
I just looked up your ZOOM camera and BINGO!!! You made the right choice!!!! You are on a MAC and you have the right camera!!! You can skip all of this complicated mess and get great quality!!! Your camera connects via USB and can stream LIVE to your computer. So all you have to do is..
1.)Connect the camera USB to your mac
2.)Launch QUICKTIME
3.)Select the camera for audio and video input from the drop down menu triangle in quicktime
4.)Selecte MAX quality in quicktime.
5.)Click on RECORD.
Thats it!!! Youve got two high quality stereo condenser mics built in to the camera!! The audio and video will record directly to your mac in to a single quicktime file that you can either upload to youtube or edit in Premiere I'd say start that way!!
Once you have that down, keep making vids and start looking in to adding to your process. To wit...
The SM57 is just a good all around mic. If you had to pick one mic to have, that's the one I'd pick You can mic anything with it and get good results. For specifically micing acoustic guitar CONDENSER mics are a better choice The good news is you can get a nice condneser for cheap. The MXL 990 is less than $100.
I"m assuming your "Mic Locker" is empty at this point? Folks usually start with a SM47 or something similar and add specialty mics, like Condenser, ribbon, etc. as they go. But if you are mostly gonna be doing just acoustic recording, then sure, grab a condenser
You probably don't want to put your mic behind the camera. You want the mic as close the source of your signal/audio as possible. In this case, your guitar and mouth. So you will want a mic stand probably with a boom arm to find a good spot for your microphone. Assuming here, that you do not have a pickup built in to your accoustic guitar. You can always add one later
There are two ways to do this.
1.) LIVE - Straight to camera
2.) 2 System - Recording Audio to Computer, Video To Camera and then combining them in Video Editing Software like Adobe Premiere.
If you use the LIVE approach, you can run from your SCARLETT (assuming you use a condenser mic, you will need the scarlett for phantom power for the mic, if you use the SM57, you can just run it directly in to the camera with the adapter I mentioned) via headphone jack directly to your cameras mic input. That way your audio and video are synched up and you just need to transfer the file from camera to computer and maybe trim it up in Adobe Premiere.
If you use Option 2. You will run the mic to scarlett, then record audio on computer using your DAW (reaper/etc.) and camera for video. Then bring audio file and video file together in Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas Etc. and SYNCH them up. This takes some practice.
P.S. As BOGDAN mentioned, the IDEAL way would be to use a CONDENSER mic just for guitar, and then a SM57 for vocals and record both via DAW. So that you can mix them and add fx. So now your talking two mics, two tracks of audio and two tracks of video. This can seem overwhelming. Just for starters, as BOGDAN mentioned, the mic on your zoom camera looks nice!! I'd say record a few videos JUST USING THE ZOOM FOR EVERYTHING. You can always make it more complex as you go. Try to record in one take. Don't even edit. Just record, play, stop. Transfer to computer and preview it. If it looks good upload it! Then start experimenting with more complicated procedures
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Make sense?
Todd
Hey buddy
To add my 2 cents, although the guys have already pointed out a very detailed array of suggestions, I would recommend you to take a look over these threads here, in which we are discussing:
- lights and filming with an iPhone at amazing quality: http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=52661&st=0&p=692268&#entry692268
- tips on lighting: http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=49883
- The three point lighting technique: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-point_lighting
Once you get the tools, you will want to know how to make nice videos with them, so learning about lights is a great way to start. If you get your way around lights, you will have a very important element which will mean a great difference in your vids.
This is just a starting point, tho, so I am sure that a lot of other interesting insights will turn out in the next posts
Todd/Bogdan/Cosmin :
wow, no wonder you guys are instructor at Guitarmasterclass
great explained, cant wait to record my new videos...
also when you mentioned lighting, dident think it was that important , great
now im gonna find my camera and start experimenting
Rock on !
Hey bro!
Glad to know we could help out
Please let us know about your progress with all this and we'll be happy to assist further if you need that, of course. Lighting can work wonders if you know how to use it I was fortunate enough to benefit from the assistance of some professional help from my friends who are working in the field, but that shouldn't be a thing that you need to worry about, as you have seen that with just a bit of knowhow you can pull things off in style
All the important topics have been covered on this thread! It's great to see how much knowledge and experience can be found here at GMC forum. Cosmin added the importance of a good lightening when you film video that is a detail that can improve the overall quality of your videos drastically. I've been recording guitar videos for more than 6 years and the lightening has been the trickier part for me. Nowadays I'm happy with the overall quality that I get, but I'm all the time experimenting to improve my audio and video quality.
Now that you have all these guidelines and suggestions, it's time to experiment by yourself to see how you manage all these things and the results that you get. Feel free to post samples and draft to let us check them and give some feedback.
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