Any info on "Koloss" production?

[nervirasme]

Hey guys, does anyone know where was it recorded and who mixed it?

Thanks!

 

[mva801]

All music says it was produced by Meshuggah, mixed by Bergstrand. That's all I know. And I seem to remember a thread that said they used Cubase amprack on the guitars. But who knows if they actually used that in the mix...

 

[efx]

I read an interview in FUZZ magazine (A Swedish guitar mag) a couple of days ago with them and they did use the Cubase amp rack (which is also confirmed by the DVD where FT goes through the process. They did use the axe-fx to line the signal to cubase). It was also quad tracked and interestingly enough Thordendal is quoted as saying that whoever wrote the song did all the guitars on that track.

 

[osiris8]

I think Ola probably knows since he shares rehearsal space with them...

 

[osum]

As seen on the DVD of the Deluxe Edition of the album they really used Cubase VST Amprack.

Really funny imho is that they used the Axe FXs just as interface and then used the Amprack
Frederik said that the Axe FX has waaay too much options and possibilities for him so that he never gets done with finding a sound

 

[nervirasme]

I guess this is going to boost the sales of Cubase 6.5
On the other hand, I never understood why some well known bands that can afford any piece of gear still go with the amp sims... This is not another rant of "real amps are superior to amp sims" since I do think that there are quite amazing plug ins in that department, but to me the studio recording session is obviously the time and place where you choose the best equipment that is at your disposal...
But I have to admit that the review done by this guy really got me interested in Amp Rack:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3unFJllOd1g&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL5A163738DF6C4B61[/ame]

 

[prostetnic]

It's a stylistic decision. Digital simulation fits their style better than tube amp sound and is more convenient to work with. I'm pleasantly surprised how good the amp rack sounds for what it is, but outside of that, the tone is not terribly impressive.

 

[Terminus]

There's a DVD on the making of the album with the digipack CD and they go through most of the details, even a small part with Daniel Bergstrand (but not with him speaking).

 

[Torniojaws]

But I have to admit that the review done by this guy really got me interested in Amp Rack:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3unFJllOd1g&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL5A163738DF6C4B61

Even though it sounds decent, I still hear the trademark lack of "openness" that ampsims seem to have. Lifeless, in other words. The low palm mutes are ok, but whenever he plays extended and/or high notes, you can really hear it

 

[Rex Rocker]

No DAR future breed machine?

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

No DAR future breed machine?

This is what they should have done... but didn't.

 

[Genius Gone Insane]

Bergstrand = good, guitarsims = bad, very bad

 

[Executioner213]

I like the album but my biggest complaint is that the faster kick parts are a little low-end heavy, and are a bit overwhelming at times. Otherwise, it's great. The included dvd was pretty cool.

 

[AllanD]

It makes sense the guitar tone is Amprack, it sounds horrible.

 

[Ola Englund]

They used the amp rack, I even tried the setup/plugin in the studio, I thought it sounded friggin awesome...

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Did you use their presets Ola? I wasn't floored by them.

 

[Ola Englund]

Did you use their presets Ola? I wasn't floored by them.

definitely depends which guitar/pickups you're using of course. With theirs it sounded amazing.

 

[Temps]

I thought the guitar tone was great, absolutely perfect for the music. The mix was a big step forward from obzen, which was no slouch.

 

[Rhorschack]

KOLOSS is the best sounding Meshuggah album by far imo. Bigger, warmer and breathing. Kind of the perfect antithesis to Obzen.