The FIRST thing you should learn in your DAW!

➡️➡️Today's FAQ Friday Questions:
➡️What would you recommend for me to begin learning in my DAW so that I have a bit of fun but still get an acceptable result without needing to dive into every bit of detail? 0:47
➡️What work flow would be most efficient in mixing a live recording from a concert? Do you create a template and mix each track based on the template, or treat the entire recording as one session and automate for each song? 4:26
➡️How many meters of cable can I use without losing tone and which cable do you recommend and how do you do it? 10:22
➡️How accurate would you expect a studio musician to be, timing-wise? Can a musician play so perfectly that time alignment is unnecessary? 13:23

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[keyron]

“Learn to listen first, not to edit everything perfectly”

now that you calmed down, watch the video, every single second is full of value.

[panacea-studios]

I like the mentality of the DAW being a tape machine and edit as little as possible if a take is bad rerecord it's always better to get the feeling 😉

[robcostigan]

I like - "it's a recorder with editing capabilities rather than an editor with recording capabilities." Great tip if I ever feel overwhelmed. Thanks.

[ragingchimera]

6:42 I record all our band practices to mess with and bleed is a big thing. I love it, sounds alive. Sometimes you can't do what you would be able or want to do in a controlled situation but it forces you to work with what you have and make it part of the feel of the track. I will overdub vocals but then I have the issue of the scratch vocal bleed still being there so I need to make that work. It is a fun challenge to make it all work, but when it does, they are always my most exciting sounding mixes.

[SpectreSoundStudios]

Gee, what an improvement in lighting!

[szabolcsmate]

First thing I learned was recording.
The second thing I learned was editing so I can make what I record sound half decent.
The third thing I learned was that my playing was so bad that no amount of editing can make it sound half decent. (The result is either crap or over edited, too artificial)
Now I am learning to play instruments I thought I could play. :D

[dorielementary]

You are 100% right. Once you start moving things onto the grid it is difficult to stop nudging and it sucks the life out of performances and makes them robotic and boring. I have fallen into the perfection trap. Just because you have a tool doesn't mean you must use it. Another great video with great advice!

[AKAtAGG]

Man I love you. The first few minutes of this video is gold. There's no producer alive who wouldn't find this helpful.

[mistermind]

My god. Damn.

Mr Huart, please hear me out.

As you explained the live process, you made me feel like I'm right there before you with my band prior to the planning stage of our upcoming show. You lectured us about how live-mixing works, and then it almost felt like you would then dive into the specific requirements of our setlist that we'll be performing live in a short while.

What a fantastic wrap up of how things work. It's those years and years of spectral experience you've got under your belt that makes you speak admirably concise and to-the-point. All BS filtered out, and a simple layout of clean information is laid before us.

You deserve so much. I look up to you and your style of doing and explaining things.

YouTube would be lesser without you.

My sincere thanks and best wishes for continued success.

Love and respect, Mr. Huart.

[deanmoore]

I remember using my first DAW, lots of years ago, and loved the way you could edit to get everything spot on, in time etc. I kinda got into the habit of doing that, and working 'in the grid' so to speak. The audio sounded good, but the recording, the actual songs, were dull and lifeless. I also found it was kinda difficult to get out of that habit, but once I did, there was a certain freedom that I got. I even re recorded a couple of the songs I had previously done, the difference was night and day.
So basically, don't be afraid to NEVER touch the quantize button...lol. And as Warren stated, listen and feel what is being recorded.
Thanks once again for another awesome video Warren.

[RCSmiths]

Man, I know we always get a kick out of these! Another great FAQ as always my man!

[Jeremy_Kinsey]

This is the best way to describe vibe & some of the musical magic in a recording:

"Sometimes it just has to feel a little wrong, but in a really good way."
-Warren Huart

[MartinLuxen]

Thank you Warren! Hope you've had a nice weekend! Stay safe out there!

[kernjames]

The timing thing at the End about Keith Moon's drumming was worth listening to the whole video. Thanks Warren for that part. To be perfect it doesn't have to be perfect.

[MikeSadlerAU]

Thanks, as always. I know what you mean about 'playing in time, but with groove' and how folks are soooo tempted these days to try to line up beats at the expense of the music. I remember my 'road to Damascus moment' about this lesson, watching Simon Phillips (my favourite 'studio' drummer, ever) on drums doing 'Face to Face' with Pete Townsend live. He'd seem a tiny bit 'late', until he came around the kit and BANG; right 'on' for the next change. The dynamics in that performance, with the bass player (Pino?) in the pocket but pushing and pulling along with the drums the whole way through... extraordinary. That's when I KNEW the drum machine would never displace humans, and in fact, started to get drummers to program my drum tracks :-)

[Bobby_Uterus]

Man, i could listen to warren for hours. He is a plethora of knowledge and experience. I'm also continually amazed at the pool of talent he has worked with.

[jasonthefates]

Rad! Thanks man and all who made it possible to make and share this video

[WhaleBluePRS]

"...we're talking about elasticity of time." Neil Peart from the Work in Progress drum video (probably paraphrased ever so slightly). "Perfect is the enemy of the good." Also from the same video. And if ever there was a drummer with a reputation for perfectionism, it's Neil Peart. What an amazing songwriter, arranger and drummer! I've learned as much about songwriting and arranging from him as I have from anyone. "Pursue excellence, not perfection!" is my personal edict.

[Bluelagoonstudios]

I'm using Reaper for over a month, and with starting to listen to the Clo - Blackout stems, and the Genesis tracks, I heard immediately that there were clicks and pops, mostly on the drum or bass part exc the acoustic bass, sometimes very annoying on the master bus. So equeing and use of a gate or expander would do the job. I must say Reaper have tons of video tutorials. In the beginning I was listening to tracks from CD in the early 80 which are amazing mixed, great mastered and produced. Real reference stuff. So now I'm mixing a multitrack with 64 tracks. But working like you are, you are a great inspiration, also workflow, tips and tricks. so the main line in my hobby are the video tutorials from reaper, and the real mixing tips on your channel. Thanks for taking your time to do that.

[SteveSchuffert]

50 ft speaker cable is fine. Try to stay around 14 gauge if at all possible of course. If you HAVE to use long guitar cable runs use the Radial boxes designed specifically for that purpose. Pricey though. I use external cabs and long spk cables, easier and you can then have the amp sitting close for adjustments also.