The Secret to Huge Guitar Tones: Double and Quad Tracking Explained + Mistakes To Avoid!

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  @spinlightstudios · 1 year ago · pinned

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  @cherrypavilion · 1 year ago

  I committed a cardinal sin and listened to this on a mono Bluetooth speaker and it’s almost ridiculous how even when collapsed to mono how much bigger double and quad tracking sounds. It was ABSOLUTELY noticeable even in this most unoptimized of settings. Fantastic video, thank you!

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  @lispwriter · 9 months ago

  Great video. For those who don&apos;t know, Eddie Van Halen was one of those guys that couldn&apos;t double his parts (or didn&apos;t want to) so he spent his whole recording career fine tuning his panned sound by digitally splitting his single guitar takes. One engineer also helped him set up a dual amp approach so that they were actually recording the same take but from separate amps which is enough to make it possible to pan them apart and get that wide sound.

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  @adammassacre4715 · 1 year ago

  Another good tip what i do is mute the first guitar when recording the the 2nd track as the 1st track can be a little off putting and you can hear more clearly what you are recording in track 2 when track 1 is muted. :)

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  @The-Mpathe · 3 weeks ago

  Literally, one of most clear, concise vids I’ve seen about mixing guitars. Thank you!

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  @shadehunter · 3 months ago (edited)

  Man, I know this video is a year old, but your content has been a game changer when it comes to mixing. You actually have a personality and will explain the what&apos;s and why&apos;s of things. I appreciate that so much.<br><br>Edit: it might be the Australian thing, too. I&apos;ve binged way too much Camelworks and Fudgemuppet over my years of playing Skyrim. Lolol

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  @Tr1s · 1 month ago

  Diabolical snare bomb in that breakdown section

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  @DadRockAndGuitars · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_cWPd82P58&amp;t=836">13:56</a> Using the same guitar to avoid potential issues from intonation differences is valid point. Especially for stuff like this where everything is really tight an cohesive sounding.

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  @ElectronicsGuy666 · 1 year ago

  Here’s what I do: <br><br>1. Reamp the DI through a slightly lower gain amp (Peavey Windsor) and either do the phase flip trick or put a little saturation on to prevent them from being exact copies. That prevents the need for double tracking. &nbsp;The slightly lower gain lets more low end punch come through. <br><br>2. Emphasize the low and high end with a deep mid scoop.<br><br>3. Draw a mute envelope to bring them in and out during open chugs and palm mutes to really make them pop. &nbsp;We play melodic death thrash and those super fast open palm mutes can get buried.<br><br>4. Take them off mute during powerful open grooves to give them more power and feel.<br><br>5. Adjust panning to widen the overall guitar sound. &nbsp;Since the main guitars are already 100% you can bring these back towards the middle a few percent to make them sound bigger. &nbsp;You need to play with them until it sounds good; sometimes leaving them at 100% works best.<br><br>6. Adjust the secondary volume where they are just barely perceptible in the mix, but not too obvious. &nbsp;You want people to feel the difference, not be distracted by it. &nbsp;Kinda like a subkick… you can tell when it’s in/out but it’s not identifiable that there’s extra guitars.<br> <br>Of course you can let the secondary guitar play the entire time, but I like how emphasizing the chugs and open grooves gives a better sense of width and power, especially when the grooves come in.

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  @DougDopplerMusic · 5 months ago

  Amongst a TON of GREAT ideas, pulling the L/R guitars in a bit toward the center and pushing them hard L/R for the Chorus is a GREAT arrangement idea. THANKS FOR THAT:)

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  @JohnGabrielArends · 7 months ago

  It’s been a while since I’ve watched videos from a channel that really make me stop and say “Wow!” Your mixes sound fantastic.

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  @jtrguitar6294 · 1 year ago

  I think eq on guitar is such a needed topic after this video, the frequencie peaks sound completely different between mono and stereo, or the &quot;ear perceived&quot; sound.

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