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Warning - this is detailed, slow and nerdy. But at least Mick’s pedalboard is in it for respite

Welcome to the show! To our great surprise, people actually ask for this. So as we pause for the summer, I decided to show you everything audio, video and editing behind the scenes at That Pedal Show. Mick here, hello.
We begin with a quick studio tour, before getting into the nitty gritty of filming and recording, video grading, audio processing and of course the edit!
If you can’t be bothered with all that, there’s a bit of pedalboard and guitar playing stuff at 1:28:48
Please enjoy the show!

REALLY IMPORTANT. If you want to hear the audio as unsullied as possible, head to the ‘Settings’ cog icon in your YouTube window. Turn ‘Stable Volume’ OFF, if you have the option.

FAQ - stuff I forgot to mention in the show
Q: Does Mick do all the production and editing now?
A: Yes. We’ve had help in the past, but these days it’s all in house, mostly for cost reasons.

Q: How much stuff do you cut from a normal show?
A: Almost nothing. If we roll for an hour, usually about 55 mins will make it to the edit. We cut things like tuning gaffs, but it pretty much all stays in. Bloopers stay in unless they’re libellous or cancellous.

Q: Why didn’t you explain close amp mic position?!
A: Sorry - the ribbons are directly central in front of the speaker cone, around 4-6 inches back from the grille. The dynamics and capacitor mics are just off central, same distance. Position, listen, repeat!

Q: How does the TPS intro sting happen?
A: It’s a separate piece of pre-made video that simply gets dragged into the edit at the beginning.

Q: What about the content - how is it conceived?
A: We'll have an idea, write a list of questions to ask… and GO! Nothing is scripted, no rehearsals. Sometimes there might be some research and learning beforehand. Erm, sometimes. But usually it's just whatever comes out on the day.

Interesting bits and go to sections…
0:00 Hello & welcome
0:38 Quick studio and camera tour
2:55 Voice mics, room mics and audio gear
6:30 A show begins on Mick’s board
8:20 Brace yourself - post prod begins
10:24 Media organisation and colour grading
14:20 Is it all too complicated?
15:13 Syncing the video and audio
19:25 Adding a colour grade to the video
20:45 A colour grading node tree
24:40 Media and file sizes?
26:30 The audio process begins
27:20 All hail the Zoom H6!
28:40 Move to pro audio interfaces and outboard
33:50 Our audio setup and Logic
35:20 Mic signal routing & channels
37:15 What mics do we use?
38:25 Voice mic processing
40:27 Guitars audio processing
41:05 Summing mixer?
44:17 Mid-side room mic process
45:26 Room mics sound
47:50 Main mics and room mics
48:15 Mic EQ settings?
50:00 Summing mixer width & bus compressor
51:30 Are we faking the sound?
52:25 Mixing the mics?
54:00 There is no right or wrong
55:35 What you’ll never get via YouTube
56:50 A super quick EQ terms explanation
1:00:45 We’re not recording music!
1:02:40 Guitars output in real time
1:05:42 Always learning
1:06:27 Filming product details
1:09:50 Video editing, finally
1:13:27 How long does a show edit take?
1:13:50 How does the pedalboard highlighting work?
1:17:25 Why are the voices and guitars separate?
1:20:34 No interruptions!
1:21:35 Is TV and film like this?
1:22:27 Thank you Simon, Fraser and Haydn!
1:23:35 Output the video, done!
1:24:18 Common Room, Vlog Room & Store
1:27:08 It doesn’t print tape, it dispenses it!
1:28:48 Mick’s pedalboard play and sounds
1:29:40 Today’s amps
1:30:47 Argo Boost
1:31:57 Why no noise?
1:33:00 Kingsley Alexander & CTC Venus
1:34:55 Wet effects are to one amp only
1:39:08 ES-345 for some tones
1:43:50 Thank you and goodnight!

Pedals & stuff in today’s show
• Mythos Pedals Argo Boost Deluxe
• Kingsley Alexander Tube Drive
• Crazy Tube Circuits Venus
• Chase Bliss Audio Tonal Recall RKM
• Dunlop Mini Volume X (as expression pedal for delay level)
• JAM Pedals Harmonious Monk MkII
• Chase Bliss Audio CXM 1978 Reverb
• Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MkII

Amps & cabs
• Two-Rock Classic Reverb Signature 100 and Two-Rock 1x15 cab with TR15 speaker
• Marshall 1987x and Brown 2x12 with 1 x Celestion G12-65 and 1 x WGS ET65 speakers

Guitars in today’s video
• 1961 Fender Stratocaster - Mick’s video here: • Three New Strats For Mick?! [1961, 1970, Fender Custom Shop & AVRI Compared] - YouTube
• 1965 Gibson ES-345 TDS - Mick’s video here: Rewire A 1965 Gibson ES-345 TDSV? [Of Course - It Sounds Much Better Now!] - YouTube

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