3 Guitarists?
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JeffTD
Senhor Testiculo
Just do the normal 100 L/R and 80 L/R and tweak that to taste... don't bother with making extra tracks because they have a third guitarist.
For leads, though... one slightly L, one slightly R, and one dead center might sound cool during tradeoffs...
For leads, though... one slightly L, one slightly R, and one dead center might sound cool during tradeoffs...
Razorjack
Bass Behemoth
If they play the same rhythm parts get the tightest player for each song to track all the rhythm and then do any individual parts as O/D's.
Sinister Mephisto
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MKS said:
Well, I guess you aren't just being modest about doing the new Iron Maiden. Which is what I thought you were doing after reading the title of this thread.
Is there any way we could here some of the music for an example?
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Brett - K A L I S I A
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If they play different parts, then try to pan one hard left, one hard right, and the other... errr... hard center ? Try to keep the rhythm guitars on both sides and whoever's gonna play the lead or harmonies in the middle or so, but I'm pretty sure you're up for some headaches...
Try to keep the rhythm guitars on both sides and whoever's gonna play the lead or harmonies in the middle or so, but I'm pretty sure you're up for some headaches... 
Fredrik-Ablaze
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Hehe... What the heck... Quadruple each guitarist using two different amps per take and see how much your computer can stand ;-)
You might not even need any vocals or other instruments since they wouldnt fit in the mix anyway
You might not even need any vocals or other instruments since they wouldnt fit in the mix anyway
Sinister Mephisto
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Hehe. looks like they have two drummers also? Allman brothers metal! Anyway I suppose your best bet is to do what brett said but you could have them double up and use the doubles panned in more classic ways when needed?
prowlergrig
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record the rhytm parts with two amps simultaneously, or take a DI-signal from the rhytm tracks and reamp it or run it through guitar suite etc. That way you'll have 2 tracks to pan and balance the mix.
Lopes
Fuckin' Dr. of Journalism
One thing to consider is possibly doubling the "main" part and panning those hard left and right, and just doing the other two as single parts and panning them left and right to taste.
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Here's a rough mix of one the song we recorded. Mixing 3 guitars has been a nightmare.
http://www.mksstudios.com/cecoast/poop3.mp3
I will probably reamp them again this weekend for a better tone.
http://www.mksstudios.com/cecoast/poop3.mp3
I will probably reamp them again this weekend for a better tone.
unsilpauly
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Maybe it's just me, but I can only hear 2 guitar parts on that mp3 (Rubbish speakers on this computer though).
Sounds good, a lot of high end on the guitars though.
Steve
Sounds good, a lot of high end on the guitars though.
Steve
Frank'nfurter
Thrash till death
If I'm not too late on suggestions, I say you track all three guitarists and get really creative with automating the panning on their tracks. Having their tracks move around a lot across the field. Would be really neat. Like, not in a phasing way, but have one guitarist be hard left, and then when he's suppose to be "up front" quickly change the pan to the center or something, and then back to hard left or over hard right, catch my drift? Basically orchestrating the track's pan for the entire album. It could end up being very tedious, but I'm sure it would be worth it in the end as far as production goes. Also...it will help a TON if they all had different sounding amps. Don't let them use the same amp for all of their tracks. Unless one of them has a great amp and the other two have POS amps. Heh.
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