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About Glenn Fricker

Greetings, I'm Glenn Fricker, engineer here at Spectre Sound Studios. I love making records, and after doing it for sixteen years, I want to pass on what I've learned. Featuring tutorials on how to record guitar, bass, real drums and vocals. There's reviews and demos of tube amps, amp sims, drums, mics, preamps, outboard gear, and plugin effects. Everything you've wanted to learn about recording Hard Rock & Heavy Metal can be found right here on my channel! I also respond to your comments & questions: The best make it into the SMG Viewer's Comments series of videos. Loads of fun, lots of laughs. Thanks for reading!

How to RECORD HEAVY VOCALS

You guys have been asking for this one for quite some time! “How do we record heavy vocals?” You'll be glad to know that recording vocals is probably the easiest aspect of recording metal! There's no real big secret to getting a good vocal sound because it really comes down to the

DANGER ZONE: Metal cover

Been working on this one for  a while..... and went through many, many revisions in the process.   Our take on the 80s classic:  Danger Zone. Thanks to everyone who played on it! Vocals: Siegfried Song Drums: TJ Downhaniuk Guitar: Brandon Wright Lead: Jason Constantine Keys: Alex Nasla I think we retracked the

DON’T Buy APPLE for AUDIO PRODUCTION!

I had the chance to have some guests on today's episode of SMG Viewer's Comments!   Joining me is Jared Dines, Stevie T, Sarah Longfield, Trey Xavier, Adam Neeley and Tony Cappocchi!   We take a look at questions such as if Apple is still a viable platform for audio production, what kind of

The $1500 Recording Studio Challenge

You do NOT need to spend a lot of money on expensive equipment to record a band! Don't worry about having the best, top dollar equipment. Focus on getting a great performance and using gear that will get you a decent sound! This has been a recurring theme in my videos for

Get a JOB in MUSIC PRODUCTION

Still hanging out at Warren's Spitfire Studio in Los Angeles California!  This is the first episode we've ever had to split into two parts... I blame Warren! Anyway, more questions answered here, and we've got some really good ones! We cover a lot of fantastic questions in this episode of Viewer's Comments!

Recording METAL on a BUDGET- Viewer’s Comments #134

We're at Spitfire Studio (Warren Huart's Place!) You guys know Warren from the YouTube channel Produce like A Pro! He's a good buddy and we've been doing a lot of cool things over the last few years! (And more to come!) Warren's going to jump in and help me answer some of

NAMM 2018: Who’s YOUR favorite Guitar Player?

About a week and a half ago I was at the NAMM show- I got a chance to meet a lot of you guys, which as usual is a great experience! Anyway, I'm always interested in hearing about who inspires/inspired you to be a musician, to play music, or to even run

The Little Monster: Hughes & Kettner Tubemeister Deluxe 20

Download the multitracks (FREE TODAY) Today we're taking a look at the Hughes & Kettner Tubemeister Deluxe 20. It's a 20 watt micro tube head with all kinds of options and even comes with a super cool gig bag. The problem is- I've had it for several months and it's absolutely