Recent content by steeler6

Youtube has a bunch of videos of isolated instruments for different songs, as well as backing tracks for guitars, vocals, drums, etc. Anyone else have backing tracks they can share?

Any dates on the east coast? I might be able to catch the tour if so

I thought these covers were good. I don't get why some people despise new bands doing so many covers.

I'd like to hear some of your opinions about this ongoing trend which I think is destroying the sound of recent metal albums, and explains why a lot of older albums in the 80's and early 90's sound so good compared to today. I'll be copying some notes of your opinions for a future presentation...

In my opinion, the lastest album's audio is affected badly by the loudness war. Because Symphony X is a fantastic progressive metal band, there are a lot of dynamics in their music that could benefit from more dynamic mastering when it comes to getting the album on CD. I feel that older albums...

I picked up this CD last week and found that the audio is heavily compressed just as the OP said. Did any of you guys get a chance to speak with the mastering engineer about this?

Hello! I find that the recordings of the new albums are excellent, but the final mastering for the CDs are far too compressed and maximized, which causes a lot of ear fatigue and digital clipping. Here's what I'm talking about, Now I love listening to metal loudly, but I use my volume...

Gotta go with Chuck on this one :D

Hi there! I'm sure some of you guys have heard about the loudness war before, and just wanted to know what your opinions of it are, and if the new album will be affected or not. Thanks for your time!

I concur with this thread. As someone who's worked with engineers in the past, I can say that I share the same disappointment they get when they are told they have to push the levels up to the max. The truth is that the quality of the music sells, not the volume, so why not put some care in the...

Great! Fuck all these talent shows these days \m/