Dillinger Escape Plan - Option Paralysis sound?

[-Loco-]

Does anyone have any information regarding the production of their latest album 'Option Paralysis'? I know they use rectos for the guitars. Feels like there's a gentle amount of pumping going on in some of the 'stab' riffs too, which I like. Apologies for such a general question. Any information would be helpful.

 

[NSGUITAR]

Does anyone have any information regarding the production of their latest album 'Option Paralysis'? I know they use rectos for the guitars. Feels like there's a gentle amount of pumping going on in some of the 'stab' riffs too, which I like. Apologies for such a general question. Any information would be helpful.

Wait what? Dillinger never uses rectos. Wtf


All I know is that evetts did it, and he's fucking amazing.

I like Evetts because he's not such a pussy in the mixing/mastering stage. He uses his comps as sculpting tools rather than 'compressors'.

 

[-Loco-]

Well they're always using Recto's live with Orange cabs so I figured that they would be. To be honest they don't sound like rectos at all, maybe the orange channel on the old ones. And I agree, he rules but I'm pretty sure Alan Douches mastered it!

 

[Tommy Evans]

They probably use rectos live because they are endorsed. However, Mesa doesn't have to know what they record with. Just sayin, bands usually use different setups for live situations and studio situations.

 

[-Loco-]

Yeah I just thought they seemed very consistent in both approaches, like trying to get their live sound IN the mix. Plus I didn't take them for gear horders so I didn't think they'd have a stack of amps that they own for lots of different purposes. Cheers.

 

[Tommy Evans]

Double cheers

 

[Uros]

He uses his comps as sculpting tools rather than 'compressors'.

So ?

 

[Clark Kent]

So ?

My thoughts exactly. All professional audio engineers use compressors for a certain sound, not for gain reduction. Jack Joseph Puig has a probably the most advanced compressor technique... he pumps different compessors in different rhythm of particular songs so there are subliminal pumping rhythms within individual intruments. That's some advanced shizznizz.

About DEP sounds. Well I have them match EQ'd and I must say that the tone is not a Recto. I'd say it's more of the british or german camp of tone. And remember to have as little gain as possible. It's a very dry tone in the end. Most likely they used vintage/modded Marshalls with tubescreamers in the studio. Well that's what it sounds like to me.

 

[Harry Hughes]

I distinctly remember seeing Mark IV heads when I saw them live

 

[StefTD]

No clue about that album, you can see a Bogner Überschall somewhere on the Miss Machina DVD
and I think a Recto, too

 

[-Loco-]

Yeah it sounds more like an uber, or as Clark said. Will the pumping elements come mainly from the mastering or automating the compression on elements during the specific sections? it's very subtle but it's really cool.

 

[BLUElightCory]

You can see a Bogner Ecstasy in this video -

Lots of little tidbits in these videos.