Brian Coonan
Power User
I guess the only question now is when will he start flying around the arena like Pink does. Haha
Even more confusing because from an audio perspective, Gain just means level of amplitude... And so does VolumeGain - how overdriven/distorted is the sound
EQ - Balance of your frequency spectrum
Compression - dynamic range of the signal
Volume - DB of mix
Gain refers to amplification by a device, and in cascaded gain applications such as guitar amps and the like it equates to saturation/clipping/compression/distortion/harmonic generation.Even more confusing because from an audio perspective, Gain just means level of amplitude... And so does Volume
Guitarists tend to mean distortion / drive when we say "gain" but context is important
Plan to read this when I have more time sit and digest it. Not ignoring you lolA few things going on in guitar tone in any mix situation in layman’s terms:
Gain - how overdriven/distorted is the sound
EQ - Balance of your frequency spectrum
Compression - dynamic range of the signal
Volume - DB of mix
There are more along with these, but this is kind of a basic way to think about it. These also are related. More gain can mean more distortion, but distortion is a form of compression in that it clips the signal to have less dynamic range. Too much compression/distortion can make the guitar sit awkwardly in the mix. Too little though and the guitar won’t be consistent and could be hard to mix. It is easier to for the sound tech to add compression though to even out the guitar as they want in the mix.
EQ is the control and tone of the frequency balance. A “bright” tone has more high end, a “warm” tone more low end. The fun part with this is that the human ear hears differently at different volume levels. Quiet sounds are perceived to have more midrange with the human ear hearing closer to a “flat” sound nearer to 90DB.
All of these come together for the tone. Personally I find if I am the only guitar player, I can get away with more gain and a warmer tone in the mix to fill in the midrange content but not get in the way of the clarity of the vocal. But if there is another guitarist, I will turn down the gain and compression and brighten my tone a bit or cut low mids.
Hearing the level of gain in Justin’s presets in the video and not having heard it in a mix has me thinking that he gets to play through a LOUD PA at shows and might be the only electric guitarist on at least most of the songs.
I hope that helps! The tones in the video are wicked too! Makes me want to play with the pitch block again! And got me to put down my Novo and K-Line and pick up my Les Paul for the first time in a few weeks!
In a way yes, gain is strengthen of signal, which can be dependent on medium. Volume in air is DBspl as I understand. Whereas I believe gain can be measured in DBfs, DBv, and I think another, along with voltage. Since I entered audio post digital becoming common, I personally am most familiar with DBfs (Full Scale) for digital audio and the SPL for the “real world” in the air realm. Let me know if I missed DB type!Gain refers to amplification by a device, and in cascaded gain applications such as guitar amps and the like it equates to saturation/clipping/compression/distortion/harmonic generation.
Volume equates to SPL (Sound Pressure Level).
When it comes to pop artists, she's one of the few that I don't mind listening to.Hot damn, what a player!
I'm not going to start listening to Pink...not my thing...but I'm glad that he deservedly landed a high paying, high profile gig like that.
@Cooper Carter, would you mind just giving us a hint about what's going on with the POG stuff around 12:17? It doesn't sound as heavy as the previous POG examples. Is it just an octave up and dialling back the lower one some? It has almost a 12-string kinda vibe, really cool!
Thanks! Sounds really cool!It's a 12-string emulation -- two voices, both +12, panned L/R, a bit of pitch adjustment to each. Mix to taste around 30%.
Agreed. Good songwriter....my wife had four of her songs in our acoustic set. I just wouldn't listen for fun.When it comes to pop artists, she's one of the few that I don't mind listening to.
Hi. my question is how does hr get the Synth block to play whatever note you send it on the fly? It's not Pitch so normally you would have to setup a key per scene or a preset sequence. Here it is playing each note. Ideas?
Hadn’t heard of Justin before but seemed like a cool guy so I went down a YouTube rabbit hole he’s got some great interviews. Notably the Tim pierce and Pete thorn show as well as his session with fish man pickups.
Enjoy