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How to Record and Process Mix-Ready Guitar - My Step-by-Step Process for Making Guitar Loops

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Overview

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This 32-minute tutorial demonstrates a complete step-by-step process for recording, editing, tone shaping, and mixing guitar for professional music productions. Learn essential techniques from gear selection to final processing, including how to properly set up your guitar, eliminate noise interference, select appropriate recording levels, choose the right picks and pickups, and create parameters for guitar parts. Watch the entire process unfold in real-time as the instructor records guitar and creates loops for Make Pop Music's guitar loop libraries "Spark" and "Flint." Master techniques for comping perfect takes, building final tones, mixing guitar beyond the main tone, rendering files, and organizing your guitar loops for production packs. Perfect for producers looking to achieve mix-ready guitar recordings for their music projects.

Syllabus

Intro 0:00
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What Gear You Need 1:15
Getting A Guitar Set Up and Restrung 2:15
Different Strings Matter 2:30
What A Guitar Setup Is 2:42
Removing Noise and Interference 3:30
Appropriate Recording Level 4:25
Choose The Right Pick 5:42
Creating Parameters For A Guitar Part 7:00
Make A Rough Tone To Monitor 7:37
Picking The Right Pickup 8:39
Experimenting With Ideas 10:02
Tracking The Idea 12:48
Comping Perfect Takes Together 13:30
Building Final Tones 24:20
Mixing Guitar Outside Of The Main Tone 25:58
Rendering Files 28:20
Final Loop Processing 28:43
Getting Files Organized For Packs 29:37
Outro 30:35

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Make Pop Music

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