Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Welcome to my free online course, "How to Record Ambient Guitar"! This course is designed to be a companion to my very popular "How to Play Ambient Guitar" course, covering essential techniques for getting great ambient guitar sounds in your home studio. Buying from Sweetwater? Support Chords of Orion with this link: sweetwater.sjv.io/75D9DQ

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Video Chapters:
0:00 Essential Gear for Recording on a Budget
9:50 Record a Pedalboard
20:26 Record Direct with Plugins
34:01 Recording Multi-Layer Soundscapes
45:28 Mixing Your Ambient Guitar Piece
1:09:08 Mastering Your Ambient Guitar Album