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Andrew Wade's CreativeLive Courses

Recording Rock Guitars

2013 · 20 episodes

A great guitar sound is the centerpiece of modern rock, metal, pop-punk, and metalcore. Join producer Andrew Wade (A Day to Remember, The Ghost Inside, The Word Alive, etc) for an intensive look into the rock guitar techniques every producer and engineer needs to know. In this two-day course, Andrew will teach you everything you need to know about creating huge, thick guitar tones. You’ll learn how to prep and setup, and develop best practices for tracking guitars. He'll cover both real amp and amp sims, mixing in your DAW, and more. Whether you’re recording tracks at home or in a professional studio, this course will give you concrete, easy-to-apply techniques for taking your guitar sounds to the next level.

  1. 1. Studio Walk-Through

    2013-10-22 · 14m

    Studio Walk-Through

  2. 2. Choosing Gear and DAW Discussion

    2013-10-22 · 43m

  3. 3. Prep: Strings and Tuning

    2013-10-22 · 31m

  4. 4. Prep: Picks and Playing Position

    2013-10-22 · 19m

  5. 5. Tracking

    2013-10-22 · 23m

  6. 6. Editing: Melodyne And Quantize

    2013-10-22 · 34m

  7. 7. Editing: Noise Gate

    2013-10-22 · 20m

  8. 8. Editing: Adding Glitches And Compression

    2013-10-22 · 23m

  9. 9. Amp Sims and Impulse Responses

    2013-10-22 · 39m

  10. 10. Real Amps And Mics

    2013-10-22 · 28m

  11. 11. Reamping Overview

    2013-10-23 · 12m

  12. 12. Reamping Demo: One Mic

    2013-10-23 · 21m

  13. 13. Reamping Demo: Two Mics

    2013-10-23 · 14m

  14. 14. Axe-Fx Vs. Kemper

    2013-10-23 · 22m

  15. 15. Making An Impulse Response

    2013-10-23 · 17m

  16. 16. Axe-Fx Tones

    2013-10-23 · 19m

  17. 17. Mixing Overview

    2013-10-23 · 25m

  18. 18. Mixing Demo

    2013-10-23 · 16m

  19. 19. EQ And Compression

    2013-10-23 · 39m

  20. 20. Tone Layering

    2013-10-23 · 42m

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