Making Videos - Equipment Tips & Tricks?

[phillipkregg]

Every once in a while I make some pretty basic, low budget youtube videos.

But even though it's basic and straightforward, it's still kind of a pain in the butt. Here's how it works...

1. Setup phone camera on tripod
2. Get drum loop and/or other backing tracks ready in Ableton
3. Arm Ableton Live to start recording when I press the button
4. Start the phone video
5. Start the Ableton audio recording
6. Start playing my bass
7. Make a mistake...
8. Turn off Ableton
9. Turn off phone video
10. Delete Ableton tracks
11. Delete phone video
12. Repeat steps 1 - 6

Granted, this works, but it's time consuming and frustrating at times.

In the next few weeks, my plan is to add more video. I'll be recording with the IPhone, along with an IPad, and also a GoPro camera mounted to the bass.

Obviously, if anything goes wrong, I'll have tripled the amount of trouble to start the video process over again along with the audio.

Does anyone know of any equipment or technological tips that can make it easier to manage recording - and re-recording - with multiple cameras and audio workstations?

Any tips or helpful youtube links that you can provide would be greatly appreciated!

 

[GlassToMouth]

Any steps you can take to control your cameras remotely via a computer or tablet are very helpful. I have a decent Panasonic 4K video camera that has an Android app I start/stop with my tablet. I have a cheap GoPro knockoff that also has a free Android app. I paid $15 for a PC program called Vysor that allows my computer to remotely control my Android phone. I still have to start/stop multiple video and audio sources between each take, but I can do so without having to leave my playing position by simply toggling the record buttons from my tablets and mouse.

 

[seamonkey]

Lookup track "comping" usually used for Vocal comping.

You play a loop over and over, each time recording your bass onto a new track "automatically"
After you get a few takes done you can cut and paste between the tracks to make one "perfect" one.

Ableton doesn't have track comping built in but plenty of forums talk about workarounds or M4L tools.

 

[TexasEdition]

Track down your audio first. Re-dub over our mistakes by "punching in" over the same track, or record to a second track and cut/paste.

Play back your audio and record your video. Take several passes from different angles. You can use the same phone/camera for this.

Adobe Premier does "multi-track" video editing. There are other apps out there too.

When you lay down your audio track, set up a room mic and lay down a track. Before the music starts make 3 loud claps, or drum stick clicks, or any sharp noise really. Then play that track back when you record your videos. This will allow you to sync your video tracks with the audio track. You trim that off and don't mix town the room mic. If you ever wondered what the black and white clickey thing is when the film movies, it's for this purpose.

 

[N. Kentucky Bass]

Some advice here:

How to create a budget-minded, quality music video for YouTube

 

[DirkP]

Every once in a while I make some pretty basic, low budget youtube videos.

But even though it's basic and straightforward, it's still kind of a pain in the butt. Here's how it works...

1. Setup phone camera on tripod
2. Get drum loop and/or other backing tracks ready in Ableton
3. Arm Ableton Live to start recording when I press the button
4. Start the phone video
5. Start the Ableton audio recording
6. Start playing my bass
7. Make a mistake...
8. Turn off Ableton
9. Turn off phone video
10. Delete Ableton tracks
11. Delete phone video
12. Repeat steps 1 - 6

Granted, this works, but it's time consuming and frustrating at times.

In the next few weeks, my plan is to add more video. I'll be recording with the IPhone, along with an IPad, and also a GoPro camera mounted to the bass.

Obviously, if anything goes wrong, I'll have tripled the amount of trouble to start the video process over again along with the audio.

Does anyone know of any equipment or technological tips that can make it easier to manage recording - and re-recording - with multiple cameras and audio workstations?

Any tips or helpful youtube links that you can provide would be greatly appreciated!

leave ableton out and connect the interface directly to the iphone with the cck.