Collective questions for Mr. Sneap -thread

[MetalJonesy]

one thing that came to mind the other day andy was how do you get subdrops to have the weight and still be pronnounced without them messing up when going through the master buss comp etc? ive found that on occasion, depending on the mix, i struggle to get them to poke through

 

[::XeS::]

Re beat detective, I group the kit on normal beats, on fast double kick stuff I usually group kicks and the top of the kit separately so you are not chopping cymbals up into 16th etc and you can get snare and kicks tight.

What about the snare and toms bleeds into the OH's, if you group the top of the kit separatelly?
Do you use the snare as the key and you group for example, snare and Oh's after the first editing part?

 

[Andy Sneap]

I consider snare and toms part of the top of the kit, they are grouped with ohs

 

[John_C]

good to see this is a sticky now!

thanks a lot for taking the time to answer peoples questions andy, it's been really informative

 

[beechstudio]

Andy, I read a post of yours several years ago where you stated you liked to use Firium for matching things up. Do you still use this and what things are you using it on?

 

[Andy Sneap]

I've not used it recently as its now on the computer in the B room but I found it useful for matching gtrs where I couldn't reamp. Live stuff where fixes had to be done etc.

 

[sirscratch01]

one thing that came to mind the other day andy was how do you get subdrops to have the weight and still be pronnounced without them messing up when going through the master buss comp etc? ive found that on occasion, depending on the mix, i struggle to get them to poke through

+1
I'd really like to get your opinion on this, I can do an alright job with 808's but i can never really get the subs to explode like I've heard others do. And that seems to be what all the bands I record want these days.

 

[ahjteam]

First post updated with a lot more answers

 

[Jaymz]

I love the way SYL use sub-drops...just make it so loud the track compresses to fuck for about 3-4 seconds

 

[462studio]

I can't really think of any specific technical questions for ya Andy, and I've been trying. Seems most of that would be kind of useless since this is a reactive art. It depends entirely on the material and situation usually. But here are a few more random ones.

You obviously get a lot of material that was tracked elsewhere with another engineer recording/producing. What would you say are the most common mistakes (in your opinion) with the engineering of material you've seen coming from some more inexperienced engineers and musicians?

I'm also assuming you get a lot of 'rough mixes' along with projects as an idea of direction the band and producer were going for during the recording process. What are some of the more common "gah!" instances you hear in some of the mixes done by other engineers and musicians?

Thanks again for taking the time to answer questions for all of us. Very nice of you.

 

[gabriel g.]

who is SYL?

and a question for andy:
1.I´m going to record a peavey XXX. Do you have any tips for settings,cabs and mics.

I tried one of these and it sounded very nasal for my taste?

I also wanna blend the amp with an engl or a rectifier.

2. When you have 2 guitar players to record (double tracked)
Do you use 2 different amps (one for each player AND his double takes)

Or do you use the 2 amps for both players, like one for the first and second for the double, and for the other player the same?

cheers

 

[ahjteam]

who is SYL?

SYL was Devin Townsend, Gene Hoglan, Byron Stroud and Jed Simon. The band was disbanded in 2007. It is also known as Strapping Young Lad


edit: On the guitar tone, check the first post for the recording style (single SM57 in the center of the cone of a cab with V30) and Andys 5150 settings from the FAQ. Also remember that it doesn't matter how it sounds alone, but how it sounds with the rest of the band. Record the drums and bass, they mask a lot of the tone.

 

[Jaymz]

Strapping Young Lad, you need to hear them!

 

[cobhc]

Strapping Young Lad, you need to hear them!

+10,000,000 they're slowly becoming my favorite band.

 

[ahjteam]

oh yeah, I wonder why nobody has yet asked this: Do you use autotune and/or melodyne or some other pitch correcting software?

 

[gabriel g.]

I know SYL but dont know this shortcut

 

[sash poask]

oh yeah, I wonder why nobody has yet asked this: Do you use autotune and/or melodyne or some other pitch correcting software?

ooo yeh +1

 

[Erik Monsonis]

ooo yeh +1

+2

 

[Jaymz]

One things for sure...no autotune on Chuck Billy....otherwise heads a' roll!!!!

 

[gabriel g.]

----thinking about AS I LAY DYING now