Recent content by Leonfrost

Vocals seem way too quiet as well, at least for my tastes. I'd recommend the free plugins Dominion (tweak the preset Mono Meat Machine to taste) and Gclip on your snare to give it a bit more crack. It's just not nearly as bright as it needs to be. I really like the guitars though, especially...

I wonder about this as well. Surely it can't be summed up as "bass=energy," can it? What specifically can one do to get this driven, energetic feel? Where is the bass sitting? How should the kick relate to the bass? etc.

Fair enough. I've only listened to This Godless Endeavor, Khaos Legions, Endgame and Abrahadabra, though, as my tastes aren't usually as extreme as what Sneap tends to mix. Perhaps that also contributes. I guess what I notice is that his tones always tend to have a lot less note definition (is...

I can't actually decide if I like it or not. It's like...I'll listen to something like Dream Theater, especially their newest album, then I'll listen to the newest Arch Enemy, and it's just staggering how much of a difference there is. I almost feel like I can't hear the note of the guitar; like...

That's a big indicator right there to me that it's your technique. Angry, reflexive yelling without the use of technique is almost instinctive, and a completely different process from any kind of musical screaming. Is it possible that you're trying too hard to use the technique you don't fully...

Well Reddog, EZD is just...my drums, you know? My band doesn't have nearly enough cash (or a room) to record our actual drummer. And I think I misspoke. Kick is 100%, snare 30/70 original/replaced. Hi hat 50% replaced. Toms 30/70 original/replaced. These replacements are to get what I think of...

Just a noob here, so...sorry if this advice is dumb. But when I heard that clip, I thought immediately of the tone I used to have, before I a) cranked my amp to earplug-needing volume and b) stuck my resonance on 9. The tone I'm rolling with now is a 6505+ combo, green channel, generic...

So, I've got my entire EZD kit sample-replaced in default EZD, except the cymbals. What I did for a stereo overhead was create two multi-out overheads, one left, one right. From what little I understand, this is the proper procedure. However, these are OVERHEADS. How can I sample replace...

Today, I was mixing one of my band's songs, and I realized that one guitar performance had a tad more volume than the other, perhaps one db's worth. I messed with the faders, and I believe I got their levels sorted out, but in the event that there is some ever-so-slight partiality toward one...

Thank you so much! Setting it up now :wave:

It's certain probable that I'm not getting my point across. My english is not the best. So let me try again; sorry. I don't desire a CONSTANT duck on the bass from the guitars. Let's say I'm playing a riff that uses a lot of low b chugs interspersed with normal, non-muted notes on other frets...

Well I could, but that would require recording another take, and I've already got the guitar parts all set up and done. I was hoping for an ITB solution. The suggestion of using a dedicated thump track to trigger the sidechain on the bass sounds like the best method. Interesting. I'll check...

I don't understand. Like, I get how to sidechain. But wouldn't what you're suggesting cause the guitar to duck the bass CONSTANTLY? I only want those speaker-thumpy chugs to duck the bass, if that's possible, but I don't understand how to do that.

So I had a bit of a weird idea just now, and I'm wondering how to put it into action. See, I'm the kind of metalhead who thinks cab thump is the coolest thing ever, but I'm the kind of engineer who hates hearing cab thump mingle with bass guitar. What I'm wondering is, could a form of...

I'll try to get a clip up at some point, although I'm right in the middle of re-tweaking the lowend of my mix, trying to get a bit more cab thump. Let's see...looking at the EQ, I really haven't had to do much. I've cut about 1 db apiece from 300, 600, and 2k, a 2.5 db high shelf at 6k, hp...