Diffent amounts of gain on one song?

[JayB]

Just wondering , does anyone else ever use different amounts of gain for different parts of songs? For instance on crunchy rhythm chuggas I like a low amount of gain so it really sounds crisp, but that same low gain will sound weird when a single note run comes in. So I was just wondering if anyone else has done this , or do you just find the best compromise between chugs and single notes?

 

[crazykarl]

absolutely

 

[ahjteam]

Just wondering , does anyone else ever use different amounts of gain for different parts of songs? For instance on crunchy rhythm chuggas I like a low amount of gain so it really sounds crisp, but that same low gain will sound weird when a single note run comes in. So I was just wondering if anyone else has done this , or do you just find the best compromise between chugs and single notes?

yeah, totally. here is an example: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1338211/ahjteam/ahjteam_accell-02.mp3

It starts with overdriven introguitar, then it gets accomppanied with semi-clean guitars (and totally overdriven bass guitar), then in the chorus there is a wall of massively distorted guitars that continue to the second verse and then in the outro they drop out.

 

[JayB]

Thanks for the replies guys ! Glad to know I'm not the only one doing this.

 

[John_C]

IIRC joey often changes pod settings between riffs, so no you are not alone

 

[JayB]

IIRC joey often changes pod settings between riffs, so no you are not alone

I knew he did ! Haha I knew there was no was he got such tightness on chugs and high gain on single notes without changing.

 

[Erik Monsonis]

I don't. But just because my songs don't need it. Otherwise I'd do it.

 

[Skinny Viking]

absolutely

 

[greyskull]

depends