domhatch I think an acoustic version of "A Question of Time" would be excellent, don't you? I watched a rig rundown some time ago where his tech brought out all his Gretches. He's been in love with those guitars for a long time now Yup, there are few that would beat Martin as a songwriter. There's a fun colab he did with Vince Clark called VCMG. Are you familiar with it?

V8 I was hesitant to try Soundcloud because of possible copyright infringement, but could give it a bash. If it's struck from there, you've got the backup. ️

ScottyDogg I did a quick test last night with only house lights. I'll share the results in a short video, but I had the benefit of natural light for the final shot this morning. I don't know much about lighting, but the guys at No Film School have a ton of videos that may be of interest to you. Here's one to start with: https://nofilmschool.com/2017/12/5-questions-ask-buying-film-light

It's worth testing how far you can push your camera in low light. If you see noise in the picture, you know your camera's sensor is struggling to expose properly.

ScottyDogg 1080p is great. If live demoing a feature is not required, also think about using still images. You could zoom into the desired portion, capture a still and then layer it on top of your screen capture as needed when you edit.

ScottyDogg I'd probably also record guitar straight in. The amp I've got is a Blackstar ID:15 TVP. It's got an emulated output that doubles as the headphone output, so to use this into an audio interface you'd have to have the necessary cables made up.

Ja, I was thinking about things to look out for when recording your signal to your computer, like latency. Also choices in terms of instrument cable. My electro-acoustic has two outputs, 1/4-inch jack and XLR. Are there rules about what to use when?

You can zoom while you're capturing, or after the fact. The zoomed in portion would probably look crisper if you're zooming in as you capture. A crisp zoomed in image created in the editing software depends on the quality of your screen capture. When we were making content for square television sets (standard definition video), we knew that we could safely zoom in from 100% to 107% without losing picture quality. With high definition video, we can zoom in more, but keep in mind where people will view your videos. A slightly out of focus image on a computer monitor will look more out of focus on a high definition television screen. Let me know what your capture settings are?

ScottyDogg Hi, and thank you for your video. I use Ableton, and have a Roland Edirol audio interface. I toyed with setting up a small studio for own use, but haven't got speakers yet, or a vocal mic or a booth. What is a good home setup (monitoring & mic wise) for a guy who's only looking to record his own creative output? Because this was your getting started video, the high level introduction works well. As a video editor, I'm thinking about creating some explainer videos myself, and in the video realm how you get footage into the computer can sometimes be a challenge. Anything to watch out for in this regard in the audio realm? I'm learning some things about mastering by watching tutorials by Fabio (of Noise, London). What really helps when he manipulates EQ for instance, is to see a zoomed in shot of the EQ plugin. Because your videos may not be watched full screen all the time, zooming in on parts of the screen when you really get under the hood of the DAW will be super useful. In terms of reamping, I have a modelling amp with an output I can take into an audio interface. Not even sure how something like that would work, to be honest. Reamping is a new concept for me, so to learn more about it will be super useful. Keep creating this valuable content!!

Thank you again to the GuitarTalk community for getting the creative juices flowing! This month's contrast challenge was a fun one, and all the entries refreshingly different. I really enjoyed your vocals, Yeti and the song reminded me of a Marillion disc from the 90's called "Marillion and The Positive Light: Tales from the Engine Room". Before this album, I'd only heard "Radiation", and the dance music elements represented quite a departure from their prog rock style.

James Bay was a lekker choice, Klaasvakie, and you brought something unique to it. Props for negotiating all those changes and a well-deserved win! And Guidothepimp, I agree with V8 about those crushing tones! Do you know a band called Clutch? I think you might enjoy their album, "Earth Rocker". There's a song on there called "D.C. Sound Attack!" that I'm very fond of.

As for me, I was so stoked when ScottyDogg agreed to collaborate. It's proof that two heads are better than one, and when one of them can actually play guitar, well... I also learnt about the power of midi. I had originally programmed the drums in Ableton, and when ScottyDogg did drum replacement all he needed was a midi file of that track. @ScottyDogg You came up with some excellent riffs there, and I was wondering how you worked out those guitar melodies?

Whoop!! Whoop!! Please check out this collaboration between ScottyDogg & I. \m/

ScottyDogg Truly thrilled with the results of this colab! I've sent you an email - check spam just in case.

ScottyDogg Yo dude! I added the midi files for the strings to the same folder you accessed last time. As always, add / subtract to your liking - especially keen to hear some of the strings replaced with tasty metal guitar ️

How I started out singing in my first band was because the bassist noticed that I'd sung in our high school choir. I haven't sung in a choir for yonks, but it did teach me to hold a melody. I once had to sing at a friend's wedding. One of my colleagues said it helps to get a feel for the space where you're going to perform. You don't have to do anything, just be in the space for a bit prior to your performance.

ScottyDogg By all means add your own flavour.

ScottyDogg I think I know what I did wrong. Fixed it and added the "Combo" midi file to the download folder. BPM set to 120.

@ScottyDogg Super stoked that you're keen on a colab! Shout if you need anymore info or other production bits, and thank you.