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Roscoe Club
- Thread starter JOME77
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Apparently I need an app to convert YouTube and or other things to MP3 files which I can then simply drag into GarageBand.
Anyone using any particular app? I figure during all this down time I could post some “watch me play along to songs” videos.
Anyone using any particular app? I figure during all this down time I could post some “watch me play along to songs” videos.
You can use any of the free 'youtube to mp3' conversion websites (like YouTube to Mp3 Converter) and pull the audio from a youtube video, and then load that audio into your recording software. Usual stipulations apply (you are only supposed to use the audio for personal use, etc.).
We’ll see. There’re plenty of “watch me play along” videos so no one will Miss if I don’t do any either. Basses sound pretty nice though even through cheaper earbuds. Maybe I’ll just stick to working on bass lines for my friend.
i don’t know what hamburgers have to with this, but now I want one...
Seriously though, thanks for posting those links- I have all this gear, maybe I should learn how to use it. Bass duet with SteveC?
I wouldn’t be surprised if sales of home recording gear are going way up in the current climate. It’s not as playing in real time with people, imho, but it’s at least a way to collaborate.
i don’t know what hamburgers have to with this, but now I want one...
Lol
Love it!
Here's what I do, though it seems to be an evolving process as I learn more:
To start, I currently use a MacBook running GarageBand and an HX Stomp running the same SVT/810 cab setting that I use live. It's connected straight out of the HX Stomp using the USB cable, but I've also recorded out of my Ampeg SVT-7 Pro, an Ampeg SCR-DI, the Ampeg SVX software, and an Ampeg PF-500 using a USB/¼" interface (I had one that came with the SVX suite as well as a cheap M-Audio adapter). Something like an iRig would work or any other USB audio interface.
To get the songs I want, I'll record them into GarageBand by plugging my iPhone into the MacBook (lightning to USB cable) and selecting it as an input via the Audio Midi Setup application. I set GarageBand to record using the iPhone as an input (turning off all EQ presets in GarageBand), capture the song, and save it. I use Spotify to source the material, but you can use whatever source has the song you want.
So, now that the song is in GarageBand as a track, I'll create a new track for my bass (also making sure all EQ is off for this track, but you can turn it all off later if you forget). For the original song, I now set a filter up in GarageBand to take out around 150-170 Hz of the song (depends on the song) so that it's bass track is not as present and mine will have space to fill (I've only just started doing this).
Now I set up my GoPro Hero 3+ to record the video of me playing. I then test GarageBand for my levels and to make sure that it's recording bass while I can also hear the cover track playing. For my current setup using the HX Stomp, I can either monitor everything out of the HX Stomp or set it up so I'm monitoring everything out fo the MacBook. Dealer's choice on that.
So then we're ready to record. I hit record on the GoPro, record in GarageBand for my bass track, and off we go.
Once I'm finished, I take the video from the GoPro and import it to the MacBook. I'll edit the audio in GarageBand making sure I have a decent mix between the cover song and my bass track, then save that (I tend to mix it where it blends better as if it was the original bass, not on top of everything). From here, I put everything into iMovie on the MacBook (the video and the audio that I've finalized of my playing with the cover). I mute/remove the audio from the GoPro video (it's just the room noise and some clacking/clanking from the bass acoustically that the camera picked up). I align the audio and the video so they're in sync, an voila...you've got yourself a bass video! Export and upload to YouTube or wherever you'd like.
For example, here's a video my brother and I did just the other day. I recorded my audio/video as described above; he recorded his with just an iPhone (no mics or interfaces, just the phone recording audio/video - very raw, but I edited a bit in GarageBand). We both played along with the same track separately, then he sent me his video and I combined it all. Sorry, it's not a Roscoe I'm playing, and as always, you'll have to excuse my mediocre playing, but this was the end result.
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Steve, if you’re using GarageBand, I’m assuming the desktop is an Apple product and should already have all you need to capture external audio from a source (Spotify, YouTube, etc.). Just connect your phone to the computer, set it up as an input through the native Mac app “audio midi setup” in utilities. Then, set GarageBand to use that as the input. Easy peasy.
Search for an app called Audio Hijack, I think it’s still available, it records anything from anywhere on your mac.
Didn’t think of that. That could work as well. Not sure I have the right midi stuff though/cables.
right now I use a old Appogy (1/4” to USB) for my interface.
Yes, that’s fine and would work for the way I do things. While there are certainly apps that can make it where you can capture the audio playing on your Mac (I’ve used one called Soundflower before), to me it’s easier just to plug your phone into the Mac, enable it in the audio midi setup, and record what’s playing on your phone - Spotify, YouTube, etc. - directly into GarageBand. And for that to work, you just need the same cable you use to charge your phone if it’s got a USB connection on one end.
I use app called "4K Video Downloader" on my Mac to capture video and/or extract audio from YouTube. It's quick and easy.
+1 Oren.
I haven't played much during the "stay at home" time period but this morning I really felt like playing. It's really a blast to play along with some of your favorite bands. I'll certainly be glad when I can get together with some of my friends and jam again but for now this certainly beats playing totally by myself!
We played live at church today. It was nice. I may try some recording as I have e stuff. Just need to get my Soundcloud account working right.
I’ve been working on some recording projects with friends, where someone starts with a scratch track that sets the key, tempo, style, and arrangement, and then we each add our contribution. Here’s the only one we’ve shared publicly so far. I played upright, not my Roscoe, so apologize for the off-topic post.
