What You Talkin' Bout, Willits?
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 running time 11:43
Guitarist and electronic musician Christopher Willits gives us the first in many lessons on home recording in our brand new monthly series.
Guitarist and electronic musician Christopher Willits gives the first of many lessons on home recording. In this episode, Willits starts with the basics: how to get sounds from your guitar into your computer using pedals, pickups and Ableton Live. Tune in once a month as Chris tackles different aspects of home recording -- from which gear gives you which sounds to his take on the best available software programs.
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Highlights
Middleton
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11:00, 11:00
)
table tennis
(
4:15, 4:15
)
Qatar
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0:56, 3:31, 0:56, 3:31
)
Maximus
(
4:07, 4:18, 4:07, 4:18
)
Middleton
(
11:00, 11:00
)
table tennis
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4:15, 4:15
)
Qatar
(
0:56, 3:31, 0:56, 3:31
)
Maximus
(
4:07, 4:18, 4:07, 4:18
)
Automatically Generated Transcript(may not be 100% accurate) ( more )
" This week's episode of accelerator TV marks the debut of which you talking about weeks. Among the series on home recording posted by noted guitarist and electronic musician Christopher Willis. In the past seven years -- released her fifteen according including 2006 deserve foundries and obviously international. In February the release -- collaboration with Academy Award winning composer. Creamy cheese Sacramento entitled fusion fire."
" Hello how's it going many -- screw us and today I'm talking about. How to get songs through its heart into your computer. I'm future -- has really become a how to process those sounds and also how to integrate different types of the Qatar sent and so forth. First things first though let's talk about how we're actually getting it sounds from this and to that. We have a pick up this is a -- basically when metal -- against the magnate. Current is generated that currents coming through this cable. We're going to. A volume -- The volume pedal allows me to control how loud. I'm I want different notes and phrases to go into the preempt and then that's eventually going into the computer so this look preempt mrs. -- line six pod. -- Pretty classic -- now it's. The digital pre have actually but the cool thing is he a lot different sounds from it. So I have this little kind of break out box from that that's controlling if I have a clean -- distorted sound stuff like that. From the premium then I'm going to see this compressor and I love this compressor that's the diamond compressor Hong Kong -- Daimon makes it. Big props to them from making one of the best compressors I've heard. And then at the output of that compressor. Has going out tomorrow audio interface and amusing emote too. A military traveler. So from the military traveler than I'm connected in Q my computer just that the fireworks are firewire 400 chart. Night shows to go -- few imprint number three I -- shows like he different inputs such as number three could gotta preempt on it. I can get a little more juice blow it out if I need to. On travelers cool how to for a couple years upon claim of the -- are so -- I can Nam have multiple inputs -- can process things. So from there. That's pretty much with this set up. From the output level. The only other you know adaptation I might add sometimes is instead of the the breakout box with the but the line fix all had a couple different distortion models. Calmly took off distortion sends them for sometime values this tiny little line six guy from playing in the country that has a weird voltage or something my facts I can just puts them. Batteries and -- you get together let's take a look at how to -- Common audio track in the we're gonna make sure that the input from the military traveler is going without audio track. Nixon we're gonna do from that has set up this meaty foot pedal listen FTV contend it may may Beringer. Chris set that up to control different clips -- and Hamilton and then we're going to be setting up this oh for pocket feeder to also control. He down the volume of attraction here spread through got the signal at the other one from the kind of Qatar although it computer. We're going into the third and could come onto the -- to. Interface the military traveler. So what I'm using here is -- come live ilk who lives and often software. Really blurs the boundaries between production software and software you used to live performance. The cool thing about -- and I think that's that's really awesome is this really modular you can set up the system to do whatever you wanted to do. And that's really I think let allowed meet you long to migrate over from -- miscues are using this. Completely myself because I felt like I was kind of reinventing the wheel Maximus. So now elected just you customize stuff and MSP make plug ins and utilize those in Hamilton. On the table tennis and cycling time before the makers of Maximus. We can't wait to hear that he tells about soon but dom will be talking about how these two systems and -- you more and some have to commit to. It's already opened -- And first thing want to do step in and the channel we're gonna have one of the channel on three different movie channels. I'm the reason why is because you don't want to have three duplication of the same one input channel from the guitar. So I have one at the channel those three -- each housing thing to be receiving input from that. And for channel. We have input one I just renamed that there and if we -- down here I set the external and put the three and a few years remember that's what we. -- he. The kind of output of the compressor into this into the third in front of the motive. --"
" And from never -- a set up a couple new tracks though it's good to answer volley attack. And insisted three times so we'll see you command key. -- Move to. And understand command harder than those movies period. Now for the outputs. Or of the inputs of -- 123. Who want to set the system and external input because who want to have one extra input from the first and the channel. Who want to set -- to receive from editor channel so it's kind of like a send the worst."
" I don't pursue one in planning going to be three other channels so us an external input. -- used in 1 for all of these guys. -- RA now the next thing we need -- this set up all these clips spots which are going to be. Hong potential recordings that we can make producer goes up. So that we can have a SES TV 1010. Communicate able ten and then trigger recording without having to touchy thing with computer. So we can you that you xenon mini -- been with enable them to is awesome -- do just click on many of you commend them. And then get over Q. Who won quick plot and I'm gonna do is set up. The first bank -- bank zero. No number one. -- but one thing you know number there's going to be thinking this first. -- thought the virtue Israeli here number three history here so we have a -- kind of horizontal relationship between different lives. I'm recording one -- I can just simply switched to the next number record another loops which the next number for another loop. And then it who wanna another layer of stuff than we can go to another bank so the scenes. Which is another idea alone kind of vertical relationship with clips there's going to need a different banks. And then to different buttons on this TV is going to be the actual loops. So let's do one. Q and entries here consisting if you banks. Doom on and then you. And in theory. And then. The song wound. -- weren't and then you -- I know the only other thing you want to set up. With FCB is a click track and the click track does not allow us to hear the -- able -- we can know when to start and stop our loops. So I commend tap out a tempo but that's TB. And and that's going to be store with an -- and it's going to do calculation of how often pettiness and they'd be -- so don't want to change it became -- can do that. So I can change. Almost plays like Jean cap select ten year. I just chose ten randomly. ITunes go back to the first thing to do. Ten. And quickly committee and all these things are saved. The case you've got a clip plus than what we got how can both set up. Who want to record a new --"
" want to make sure that. All of these are monitoring no and put. So we're turning them off."
" Can do recorded minimum playback we'll hear those overnight in the cutie input from and who wonders what we just senator and there. Haaretz and knowledge setup does pocket fear in the pocket fears any useful way to control the volume. Of these different loops. So go back to meaning nothing mode that you select one of these tracks."
" To control and I'm just gonna choose this third one here actions of do you think the second Peter. Yes that channel seven. And then number two that's been showing -- there. And what's next food. And those -- the third one. And the spoon. And soaking the -- point."
" In case let's turn off many not being more look at how these are working and that can see how the feeder on all of those. As actually doing up. I hear you can see how the the -- going above zero deductibles. And you might want that -- usually you don't that you used. She is that. When you're in many mapping note. -- this guy and then you can see the home kind of -- he tells. Bring both of these or all three of them down to zero those tools. So now only. Bring the volume all the way up. On the pocket theatre. This is this going to stop -- vessels being prepared. Then okay. So now let's make recording. -- To play and I'll just keep this a 11 point for now. I've got to outputs from the clinic coming out of outputs one into."
" And I've got to me now it's 34 I had this that the 34. And that's what everyone's -- plane. Reporters. So keep this -- one do. And then you can Flickr interface you know whatever your headphone outputs on a monitoring can be consult and a so I sent you -- and did so once we start the the timeline Middleton. Community clinic and then we can start recording. Then we can control. I -- here. Its. The only good news we just go back. And get a second bank. Will be in the second season let's think think of -- interest here. -- Pretty straightforward. So in the next that includes. Ordinary folks do on a publicly people who smoke clear and able and and set up. I'm from processing systems -- an offense and different sends and then send these loops to Vincennes and had some custom processing happen."
" So. She thinks the accelerator produced and done everything within its I think some portable. And -- to do -- songs."
" This week's episode of accelerator TV marks the debut of which you talking about weeks. Among the series on home recording posted by noted guitarist and electronic musician Christopher Willis. In the past seven years -- released her fifteen according including 2006 deserve foundries and obviously international. In February the release -- collaboration with Academy Award winning composer. Creamy cheese Sacramento entitled fusion fire."
" Hello how's it going many -- screw us and today I'm talking about. How to get songs through its heart into your computer. I'm future -- has really become a how to process those sounds and also how to integrate different types of the Qatar sent and so forth. First things first though let's talk about how we're actually getting it sounds from this and to that. We have a pick up this is a -- basically when metal -- against the magnate. Current is generated that currents coming through this cable. We're going to. A volume -- The volume pedal allows me to control how loud. I'm I want different notes and phrases to go into the preempt and then that's eventually going into the computer so this look preempt mrs. -- line six pod. -- Pretty classic -- now it's. The digital pre have actually but the cool thing is he a lot different sounds from it. So I have this little kind of break out box from that that's controlling if I have a clean -- distorted sound stuff like that. From the premium then I'm going to see this compressor and I love this compressor that's the diamond compressor Hong Kong -- Daimon makes it. Big props to them from making one of the best compressors I've heard. And then at the output of that compressor. Has going out tomorrow audio interface and amusing emote too. A military traveler. So from the military traveler than I'm connected in Q my computer just that the fireworks are firewire 400 chart. Night shows to go -- few imprint number three I -- shows like he different inputs such as number three could gotta preempt on it. I can get a little more juice blow it out if I need to. On travelers cool how to for a couple years upon claim of the -- are so -- I can Nam have multiple inputs -- can process things. So from there. That's pretty much with this set up. From the output level. The only other you know adaptation I might add sometimes is instead of the the breakout box with the but the line fix all had a couple different distortion models. Calmly took off distortion sends them for sometime values this tiny little line six guy from playing in the country that has a weird voltage or something my facts I can just puts them. Batteries and -- you get together let's take a look at how to -- Common audio track in the we're gonna make sure that the input from the military traveler is going without audio track. Nixon we're gonna do from that has set up this meaty foot pedal listen FTV contend it may may Beringer. Chris set that up to control different clips -- and Hamilton and then we're going to be setting up this oh for pocket feeder to also control. He down the volume of attraction here spread through got the signal at the other one from the kind of Qatar although it computer. We're going into the third and could come onto the -- to. Interface the military traveler. So what I'm using here is -- come live ilk who lives and often software. Really blurs the boundaries between production software and software you used to live performance. The cool thing about -- and I think that's that's really awesome is this really modular you can set up the system to do whatever you wanted to do. And that's really I think let allowed meet you long to migrate over from -- miscues are using this. Completely myself because I felt like I was kind of reinventing the wheel Maximus. So now elected just you customize stuff and MSP make plug ins and utilize those in Hamilton. On the table tennis and cycling time before the makers of Maximus. We can't wait to hear that he tells about soon but dom will be talking about how these two systems and -- you more and some have to commit to. It's already opened -- And first thing want to do step in and the channel we're gonna have one of the channel on three different movie channels. I'm the reason why is because you don't want to have three duplication of the same one input channel from the guitar. So I have one at the channel those three -- each housing thing to be receiving input from that. And for channel. We have input one I just renamed that there and if we -- down here I set the external and put the three and a few years remember that's what we. -- he. The kind of output of the compressor into this into the third in front of the motive. --"
" And from never -- a set up a couple new tracks though it's good to answer volley attack. And insisted three times so we'll see you command key. -- Move to. And understand command harder than those movies period. Now for the outputs. Or of the inputs of -- 123. Who want to set the system and external input because who want to have one extra input from the first and the channel. Who want to set -- to receive from editor channel so it's kind of like a send the worst."
" I don't pursue one in planning going to be three other channels so us an external input. -- used in 1 for all of these guys. -- RA now the next thing we need -- this set up all these clips spots which are going to be. Hong potential recordings that we can make producer goes up. So that we can have a SES TV 1010. Communicate able ten and then trigger recording without having to touchy thing with computer. So we can you that you xenon mini -- been with enable them to is awesome -- do just click on many of you commend them. And then get over Q. Who won quick plot and I'm gonna do is set up. The first bank -- bank zero. No number one. -- but one thing you know number there's going to be thinking this first. -- thought the virtue Israeli here number three history here so we have a -- kind of horizontal relationship between different lives. I'm recording one -- I can just simply switched to the next number record another loops which the next number for another loop. And then it who wanna another layer of stuff than we can go to another bank so the scenes. Which is another idea alone kind of vertical relationship with clips there's going to need a different banks. And then to different buttons on this TV is going to be the actual loops. So let's do one. Q and entries here consisting if you banks. Doom on and then you. And in theory. And then. The song wound. -- weren't and then you -- I know the only other thing you want to set up. With FCB is a click track and the click track does not allow us to hear the -- able -- we can know when to start and stop our loops. So I commend tap out a tempo but that's TB. And and that's going to be store with an -- and it's going to do calculation of how often pettiness and they'd be -- so don't want to change it became -- can do that. So I can change. Almost plays like Jean cap select ten year. I just chose ten randomly. ITunes go back to the first thing to do. Ten. And quickly committee and all these things are saved. The case you've got a clip plus than what we got how can both set up. Who want to record a new --"
" want to make sure that. All of these are monitoring no and put. So we're turning them off."
" Can do recorded minimum playback we'll hear those overnight in the cutie input from and who wonders what we just senator and there. Haaretz and knowledge setup does pocket fear in the pocket fears any useful way to control the volume. Of these different loops. So go back to meaning nothing mode that you select one of these tracks."
" To control and I'm just gonna choose this third one here actions of do you think the second Peter. Yes that channel seven. And then number two that's been showing -- there. And what's next food. And those -- the third one. And the spoon. And soaking the -- point."
" In case let's turn off many not being more look at how these are working and that can see how the feeder on all of those. As actually doing up. I hear you can see how the the -- going above zero deductibles. And you might want that -- usually you don't that you used. She is that. When you're in many mapping note. -- this guy and then you can see the home kind of -- he tells. Bring both of these or all three of them down to zero those tools. So now only. Bring the volume all the way up. On the pocket theatre. This is this going to stop -- vessels being prepared. Then okay. So now let's make recording. -- To play and I'll just keep this a 11 point for now. I've got to outputs from the clinic coming out of outputs one into."
" And I've got to me now it's 34 I had this that the 34. And that's what everyone's -- plane. Reporters. So keep this -- one do. And then you can Flickr interface you know whatever your headphone outputs on a monitoring can be consult and a so I sent you -- and did so once we start the the timeline Middleton. Community clinic and then we can start recording. Then we can control. I -- here. Its. The only good news we just go back. And get a second bank. Will be in the second season let's think think of -- interest here. -- Pretty straightforward. So in the next that includes. Ordinary folks do on a publicly people who smoke clear and able and and set up. I'm from processing systems -- an offense and different sends and then send these loops to Vincennes and had some custom processing happen."
" So. She thinks the accelerator produced and done everything within its I think some portable. And -- to do -- songs."
chuckles
Started discussion: January 15, 2008 @ 9:58am GMT
Episode 42 [Discussion]
Guitarist and electronic musician Christopher Willits gives the first of many lessons on home recording. In this episode, Willits starts with the basics: how to get sounds from your guitar into your computer using pedals, pickups and Ableton Live. Tune in once a month as Chris tackles different aspects of home recording -- from which gear gives you which sounds to his take on the best available software programs.
eminemdrdre00
about 1 year ago
Christopher Willits = David Prager
Kronos6948
about 1 year ago
Ok, being a musician myself who also does some home recording, I watched this episode with baited breath, thinking it would be done by showing options and alternatives for recording.
While the show was quite informative, it basically only showed how Chris records. A lot of his equipment would be quite cost prohibitive to most newcomers to home recording. Sure, his software was free, but I'm sure a lot of other people would go out and buy an external USB enabled sound card that's bundled with software (usually Cakewalk, IIRC).
I would like to see this collection of episodes cover the width and breadth of recording gear and computer options, that way more people can get quality recordings even if they're just beginners.
Now, since this is Rev3, if it was possible for him to cover the tech side of gear (some of us musicians build our own foot pedals, amps, cabinets, guitars, pickups and the like), I definitely would like to see it at least talked about in depth.
I'm hoping that in future episodes, we'll get to see topics such as using VST plugins, production techniques, and how certain effects change your sound and make you sound more professional. Sure, some of this stuff will be old hat to some people, but there's always something you can learn off of other people, so I'm sure there's techniques that he knows that other people may not know.
I'll think more about this and post a few more ideas later.
While the show was quite informative, it basically only showed how Chris records. A lot of his equipment would be quite cost prohibitive to most newcomers to home recording. Sure, his software was free, but I'm sure a lot of other people would go out and buy an external USB enabled sound card that's bundled with software (usually Cakewalk, IIRC).
I would like to see this collection of episodes cover the width and breadth of recording gear and computer options, that way more people can get quality recordings even if they're just beginners.
Now, since this is Rev3, if it was possible for him to cover the tech side of gear (some of us musicians build our own foot pedals, amps, cabinets, guitars, pickups and the like), I definitely would like to see it at least talked about in depth.
I'm hoping that in future episodes, we'll get to see topics such as using VST plugins, production techniques, and how certain effects change your sound and make you sound more professional. Sure, some of this stuff will be old hat to some people, but there's always something you can learn off of other people, so I'm sure there's techniques that he knows that other people may not know.
I'll think more about this and post a few more ideas later.
kowgod
about 1 year ago
This was like a musicky episode of Systm :D
Anyway, an episode such as this could have probably benefitted from being longer. He brushed over a lot of stuff that I guess I just had to take his word for, since I don't necessarily know all of the equipment and lingo.
But still pretty cool. I wish I was talented :D
Anyway, an episode such as this could have probably benefitted from being longer. He brushed over a lot of stuff that I guess I just had to take his word for, since I don't necessarily know all of the equipment and lingo.
But still pretty cool. I wish I was talented :D
mic
about 1 year ago
Kitchen sync
I normally don't download this show (a testament to having a long recent list), but found the information about setting up very interesting. However, towards the end of the large XviD version the video and audio were out of sync.Numberwang
about 1 year ago
out of sync
Did you download from iTunes? A couple other people have been complaining about audio and video being out of sync at the end with their iTunes downloads as well....Good to know, thanks
kowgod
about 1 year ago
In reply to Numberwang:
Did you download from iTunes? A couple other people have been complaining about audio and video being out of sync at the end with their iTunes downloads as well....
Good to know, thanks
Good to know, thanks
Yes, my audio and video were out of sync in itunes. I was actually in the process of doing some pretty hdd intensive stuff at the time, and just thought it was my computer.
Guess not?
mic
about 1 year ago
Direct
In reply to Numberwang:
Did you download from iTunes? A couple other people have been complaining about audio and video being out of sync at the end with their iTunes downloads as well....
Good to know, thanks
Good to know, thanks
No iTunes installed here, nor will it ever be installed here. :) I downloaded this episode, my first actually, directly from the download link at Rev3.
However, it is my understanding that iTunes, for the sake of this conversation, just lists the Rev3 shows, it doesn't do any specific encoding, and the downloads still comes from Rev3 regardless. If that's true, then the sync issue comes from the original encoding process.
mic
about 1 year ago
Slow and Steady Wins the Race
In reply to kowgod:
Yes, my audio and video were out of sync in itunes. I was actually in the process of doing some pretty hdd intensive stuff at the time, and just thought it was my computer. Guess not?
The way I understand it, it's very unlikely a transfer would cause a multimedia file to become out of sync during the downloading process, even with extreme hard drive usage. As the hard drive usage increases toward saturation of the bus, the transfer speed will simply slowdown. If there is corruption, it either preexisted or the file became corrupt after the transfer due to a failing hard drive, over-clocking, memory, power supply, etc. However, corruption doesn't mean a sync issue. You might encounter a glitch in one or both streams, but it should immediately correct itself with any decent player. In this case, the sync issue is preexisting.
PS, I received your PM.
kowgod
about 1 year ago
No, I meant I was transferring huge amounts of data while WATCHING the show, not while downloading it. I had downloaded it several days prior to watching...










