All I want to do is record sumthin on Youtube

peaveyuser · #1 01-03-2008, 11:00 PM

But my piece of crap mic'ed camera won't stop cracking. Whenever I play loud enough to get the correct sound and my amp really kicking in the stupid cracking destroys it

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I did a recording of pulling teeth and look at the crap quality it frustrates me so much

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My question is I don't have a crapload of money to record YT videos the most I'll do is borrow a better camera (as this one is a 125 dollar small one). Also is there anything I can do that will allow me to play at decent volumes without making the speaker crack?

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXT__QQr7U here's the vid

Aaron · #2 01-04-2008, 01:54 AM

Try moving your amp farther away from the mic.

You could always record a separate audio track going direct from your amp to your soundcard and then sync the audio track with the video.

superbassman2000 · #3 01-04-2008, 02:06 AM

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You could always record a separate audio track going direct from your amp to your soundcard and then sync the audio track with the video.

thats what I was going to suggest--that would probably be the easiest route

DocBop · #4 01-04-2008, 02:24 AM

Turn down.

hunta · #5 01-04-2008, 10:54 AM

If your camera has any kind of mic input, you could either mic your amp or possibly run a direct out with an adapter to mini plug or rca (whatever your camera has). Most likely in either case you'd have to run it through a mixer or a preamp first to make it sound good.

If you have a recording interface for your computer (guessing you don't), you could record direct into that while you're shooting your video and combine it, but make sure you record in 48kHz or the video and audio won't be in sync.

JeffC · #6 01-04-2008, 11:00 AM

I just got the "Stealth Plug" USB/instrument cable. It's pretty good for non-pro recording and is under $100.

You could use this to record the audio and then just sync up the video from your camera and you should be good to go.

Good luck.

peaveyuser · #7 01-04-2008, 11:03 AM

to those saying plug into my computer, how will I know if it sounds right? and also I won't get the sound of my cab right?

hunta · #8 01-04-2008, 11:15 AM

No you wouldn't, but I checked your gear in your profile and the DI out from your ashdown head should sound great. This is assuming you have a proper recording interface for your computer. If not, that stealth plug is probably a good choice if you only want to record bass.

bullshark · #9 01-04-2008, 11:21 AM

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to those saying plug into my computer, how will I know if it sounds right? and also I won't get the sound of my cab right?

No you won't, but you'll at least get the clean sound from your bass and not this distorted mess. You can always reamp it in software, Voxengo Boogex (bring the drive setting to zero), along with some impulses from http://noisevault.com/nv/ is good for that. Free options BTW.

peaveyuser · #10 01-04-2008, 07:26 PM

Hmmm I've heard of something called Audacity, is this a worthy recording software download that will help?
Oh also I do't have that special DI cable, any way I can use standard 1/4 jacked cables? I have an adapter that will get a 1/4 jack plugged into my comp

Nino Valenti · #11 01-04-2008, 07:32 PM

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to those saying plug into my computer, how will I know if it sounds right? and also I won't get the sound of my cab right?

You're assuming that everyones computer speakers sound good. Turn the amp down and record it so it doesn't overload the mic on your camera.

peaveyuser · #12 01-04-2008, 07:49 PM

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You're assuming that everyones computer speakers sound good. Turn the amp down and record it so it doesn't overload the mic on your camera.

but I thought when you plug straight into the computer it's not your computer speakers that will get recorded the computer records the clean signal directly from the amp right?

Also as I stated before I don't get the correct sound if I lower the amp volume.

Aaron · #13 01-05-2008, 02:22 AM

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how will I know if it sounds right?

By using your ears

. I practice most of the time without an amp. It helps you develop your own tone. And it is a lot more convenient.

Aaron · #14 01-05-2008, 02:28 AM

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Also as I stated before I don't get the correct sound if I lower the amp volume.

Regardless, it is very unlikely that the mic on the camera will capture the 'correct tone' with any sort of accuracy. I'd go for what works in the long run - it is for a youtube video, not an audition for Metallica.

peaveyuser · #15 01-05-2008, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron

By using your ears

. I practice most of the time without an amp. It helps you develop your own tone. And it is a lot more convenient.

I do, most of the time.

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Originally Posted by Aaron

Regardless, it is very unlikely that the mic on the camera will capture the 'correct tone' with any sort of accuracy. I'd go for what works in the long run - it is for a youtube video, not an audition for Metallica.

true, but I wanted it good and a-holes at YT are so judgemental, why is my vid only two stars at the moment

freaking embarrassing, is playing that off? I thought it was better or at least as good as the other full versions. Well at least it was only one user rating so far hopefully it will get better feedback oh and this isn't a thread to rant about that.