DIMMU BORGIR

[Andy Sneap]

I got one for the studio, love it! I still use pro tools plug ins ofcourse but bring it up the ssl and tweak. Yes tried Slates fgx, I actually like to use my limiters to glue the mix slightly and that is very transparent. It seems good and I was even beta testing it but I'm really digging the flexibility of ozone right now, esp the m/s eq etc.

 

[Brett - K A L I S I A]

Awesome thanks. It makes me think: still no news about your website?

 

[Andy Sneap]

did photos for new site last week, all layout is done so I should get pics this week.

 

[Mikaël-ange]

ssl aws 900 for mix and ozone 4 for mastering btw

Finally back to classic hybrid setup Andy?

Btw, sorry for post this stupid and OT question but why did you choose an aws900 overlooked a duality or a legacy SSL?

 

[Andy Sneap]

cost basically. The aws does everything I need and sounds great. I looked at these desks when they first came out and really wanted one then but just couldn't warrant spending the cash.

 

[PhilTheBeard]

Andy the new dimmu sound's amazing you get a great job on it. And glad to hear that the ssl board is working out great for you. can't wait to see the new website and pic's of your studio .

 

[PhilTheBeard]

Oh and also do you know what amp's Dimmu used on this record cause i remember in another thread you didn't reamp the guitar's at all.

 

[Andy Sneap]

blackstar one side, 5150 the other

 

[MetalSound]

just listened to "gateway" on youtube. brilliant song and i really love the female vocals. is there a different mix for the video or did you mix the orchestra parts that dominant?
i really like it. have to buy the album. the drums (snare, toms) are 100% sample replaced?

 

[Brett - K A L I S I A]

Weren't you missing something on the aws years ago when you first considered them? Something like gates per channel or so? Not sure that was this, might even be another board

 

[Andy Sneap]

yes its def dominant, thats how they wanted it.
Obviously it'd be nice if the aws have dynamics on every channel but I'm just going to get some more in an x rack + still using plug ins on alot of stuff too anyway so its working out.

 

[Jaymz]

The kick sound on this album is SO tasty! Really nice slap that cuts through rather than a typical "click" \m/

 

[Brett - K A L I S I A]

Yeah the orchestra is very loud but this is exactly how I want to listen to Dimmu Borgir. It's just perfect.

 

[crillemannen]

Yeah the orchestra is very loud but this is exactly how I want to listen to Dimmu Borgir. It's just perfect.

+ 1

Especially when they sound as good as they do!!


Great work on that mix andy

 

[codeman]

Incredibly balanced mix. I might be wrong but the main vocal seems to be panned a bit off center. Was there a lot of double tracking on vocals, or did you use any sort of pitch shifting to create that effect?

 

[Brett - K A L I S I A]

Andy would you mind telling us more about how you treated the orchestra?

• Did you eq is as a whole or in groups?
• Did you low cut it?
• Did you compress it at all?
• Did you automate it? As a whole or just groups?
• Did you add reverb? If so what did you use? And did you add it to the whole or to parts separately?

I think that's it (for now...)

 

[Andy Sneap]

i had to make stems as session was too big to run within song tracks. It was tracked in three passes, whole orchestra, then another pass of just strings as the brass would kill strings on first pass. Then choirs.
I then compressed and eq'd stems in main session, theses were also automated around main track and vocals.
There was more verb added but not huge amounts.

 

[Fredrik-Ablaze]

Andy; how do you go about when mixing two different amps without getting the stereo image asymmetrical if you get what I mean?
Were they pretty similar sounding prior to mixing or do you mix them to sound kinda similar? How were they panned in the end?

 

[Andy Sneap]

i just pan them left to right, look at the meters and stick my head in between the speakers til its right, old school!

 

[Andy Sneap]

I've actually started doing this more(2 different tones), especially if there's just 2 guitars, it tends to widen the mix. Also you arent exaggerating any odd frequencies, it can be a bit more forgiving.
There was 4 tracks on dimmu so its all blackstar one side , all 5150 the other. I felt it sounded better blending the two but again, the guys were set on how they wanted it.