Getting a 'distant' guitar sound

[NSGUITAR]

So lately I've been working with some death metal bands. In my mixing stage, I'm really trying to acquire the same sort of feel that is given for the latest Whit Chapel album, along with the the new Job for a Cowboy album.. I know they were both done by Jason Suecof..


Basically What I'm trying to get at is the way he blends his guitar/bass together.. They sound very distant, but still in your face... I don't know if that makes any sense to you, but basically the guitars in the albums sound ridiculously huge, almost as though they cover the entire stereo spectrum.. Do you know if these albums were dual/quad tracked?


Any info on acquire this sort of sound would be excellent!

 

[Wisheraser]

Blend a room mic subtly in with the main mic?

 

[Torniojaws]

More reverb = more distance

Fiddle with the mix % between dry and wet. For clarity, you could reverberate two guitar tracks (L/R), and leave a second pair completely dry.

 

[ahjteam]

sound example, I automated the gain on the 3.5khz

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1338211/eq_distance.mp3




edit: you do realize that in your face and distant are opposites?

 

[NSGUITAR]

sound example, I automated the gain on the 3.5khz

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1338211/eq_distance.mp3




edit: you do realize that in your face and distant are opposites?

Thanks. Yeah I know they're opposite, but somehow the two albums listed seem to have both characteristic.. I don't know how to put it in words really. They blend so well, and it makes the mix sound even more intimidating.

 

[sys_fail_you]

maybe an r121 + sm57/i5/sm7/421 for a mid-side venture with the amp playing into a large room.

 

[Jaymz]

maybe an r121 + sm57/i5/sm7/421 for a mid-side venture with the amp playing into a large room.

This

 

[BLUElightCory]

Also, distant sounds generally have less high-frequency content, as well as containing elements of whatever space (real or virtual) they are being presented in. Attenuating some of the high end in your guitars could help create this effect.

 

[Virgil.]

Turn down the volume?

 

[amarshism]

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