AD Drums test, Melodic Death

[Emdprodukt]

I was playing around today with AD Drums for the first time. LOVE IT. I started with the "egg"-preset and went from there. I haven't changed too much which would be blasphemy anyway because that preset is is damn good! Anyway, give it a listen!

Guitars are UX2 with Gearbox, ENGL V30 Impulse, EMG 81, quadtracked.
No Bassguitar yet...

http://www.soundclick.com/vanityruinsger

 

[spioraid]

what's your panning for the guitar tracks? they sound 100% in each speaker. they sound closer to double tracked than your classic quad tracker. not a complaint necessarily, just an observation.

what's your setting on the impulse? you change any EQ or anything? I can't quite my ENGLv30 impulse to sound that bright and clear.

 

[jauernis]

Man I like that a lot! Sounds great!

Can you post a lil more on your setup? Is toneport pretty much gearbox, if so can you post your patch? What post processing are u doing to the guitars (eq, compression). And what post processing to the drums after addictive?

 

[Emdprodukt]

I just slamed a high/low pass on it. some c4 ala Sneap. They're 100% panned...I don't know why I did that. would sound much better if I did 100% and 80% but I guess I just forgot about it I will repan it tomorrow.

I did nothing to the impulse. I just loaded it in Sir2 and thats it. No Eq at all. It's pretty much just Gearbox with Impulse. Glad you like it!

 

[Emdprodukt]

Gearbox Preset:
http://rapidshare.com/files/123164251/OlliBigBottom.l6t.html

and the "egg"-Preset (I think Fuge86 did it!)

http://rapidshare.com/files/123164389/egg.ADPreset.html

it's basicly that Egg Preset with a bit more processing on the snare.
There is really nothing special I did. I'm a noob and have no clue about Equing... not much at least. that's why I try to make my guitar sound good without processing it too much.

 

[SocialNumb]

Yes, please do.



Nevermind

 

[Emdprodukt]

oh I was lying. There is some EQ on the guitars. I boosted 120Hz a bit and around 11k. I'm not even sure why I did that

 

[jauernis]

Thanks!!

 

[Rex Rocker]

drums sound great!

 

[MetallyGuitarded]

I love that clip man. Guitars sound really good. Kit sounds great too. I prefer a slightly less compressed snare with more crack to it but otherwise it's a great clip.

 

[Emdprodukt]

As I allready said that drum isn't too much of my own work but the guitars are the best I did so far.

 

[fuge86]

wow, this is ace! both guitars and drums, glad to see that egg preset upgrading
(thx Zool 4 presage preset either!)

 

[Emdprodukt]

wow, this is ace! both guitars and drums, glad to see that egg preset upgrading
(thx Zool 4 presage preset either!)

Thanks dude :-D

Maybe some day we could do something together!

BTW. I can play egg now.

 

[JoeJackson]

Dude, how did you do the cymbal-swell on the beginning of your "AD-drums test"?
I consider myself a pretty good drum-programmer, but I never managed to get the swells right.

 

[Djabthrash]

Sounds very good.

Drums programming is really good and guitars are great.

 

[Emdprodukt]

Dude, how did you do the cymbal-swell on the beginning of your "AD-drums test"?
I consider myself a pretty good drum-programmer, but I never managed to get the swells right.

I was never able to get it right with DFH. But with AD Drums it took me less than a minute. Awesome :-D

This is how I did it:

I took no time to make them better (they're getting too loud in the end) but quite easy with ad!

 

[JoeJackson]

Hmm... Cymbal 1 double?!?
I think I missed that when I mapped the AD-set in Logic. What does the "double" mean anyway?

When I try that with the normal cymbals, the attacks are too prominent for a decent swell.

 

[Emdprodukt]

Hmm... Cymbal 1 double?!?
I think I missed that when I mapped the AD-set in Logic. What does the "double" mean anyway?

When I try that with the normal cymbals, the attacks are too prominent for a decent swell.

That double thing sound like the other cymbals aswell (to me). just a normal hit. I tried to make a swell without the cymbal 1 dobule and had the same result. You can hear the attack but I think it got lost between the guitars.

 

[JoeJackson]

Okay, thanks anyway ...
Maybe it really just has to do with the guitars burying the attack. Gotta try that in a full mix.

 

[Emdprodukt]

I uploaded the swell for you so you can hear it without any other instruments:

http://www.soundclick.com/vanityruinsger