Guitar Frequencies & recording.

[Full_Tilt]

Hi.
Im still new here but have been lurking for while.
I think I need a little advice on getting the best out of my Guitar Amp, mics & recording set up.


Not totally on top of my Amp settings and micing technique for the style of death metal I'm trying to record.
I tune to 'B' with a 6 string guitar .
Valve-king head 2X12 cab.
I have a few different mics , SM57 , AKG C414 , AKG C3000b etc.


What would you suggest is a pretty standard method for getting the right Frequencies for guitar micing into a Korg DAW?
Also thinking about the right bass sound .

Not even sure what the new standard of Death Metal production should sound like as a bench mark.
Andy Sneap seems to do a pretty good job though...

I like these guys not too sure if I want the exact production...my riffs tend to "thump" as well as "soar".
http://www.myspace.com/thedeviantnorway

 

[siegfried]

What do you mean if you say "getting the right frequencies"?

 

[beyond dead]

i think he means he wants to get thumpy soaring nu metalz tonez. try a metal zone plugged directly into the back of your computer!

 

[Full_Tilt]

What do you mean if you say "getting the right frequencies"?

Well the frequencies that make death metal guitars sound just right in your opinion.

 

[Full_Tilt]

i think he means he wants to get thumpy soaring nu metalz tonez. try a metal zone plugged directly into the back of your computer!

I'll try anything me.
cant say Ive really studied Nu-Metal production though.

 

[James-Doolan]

Well the frequencies that make death metal guitars sound just right in your opinion.

666 Hz

 

[beyond dead]

really a metal zone or boss hm can get you there. you`ll notice the common belief here is that you have to have a good sound coming out o the amp rather than tweaking eq later. get that tonez out the amp rather than the daw!

 

[Full_Tilt]

Yup i agree I always leave the daw eq flat until mix down.
Im especially interested in micing technique / room acoustics amp set up and so on...
Have been also playing around with my Blackstar HT DistX

 

[siegfried]

Full Tilt: if you have some clips of Blackstar HT DistX, I´m VERY interested on it!!! Please could you share any audio clips? (I got Sansamp PSA1 instead of this one which I never really heard but I think it looks interesting)...

 

[Full_Tilt]

siegfried:
OK will post up some sound clips of the Blackstar when Ive managed to get the best out of it .
Its seems to be a serious enough valve pedal ,definitely not a gimmick , Behaves just as you would expect a valve preamp to. Even fades in when warming up just like my old valve-state. Its also good for keeping your feet warm in the winter.

 

[siegfried]

Full Tilt: I forgot to say that I´m interested on DIRECT SOUNDS without cab only... (with internal speaker emulation)... Thank you very much!

 

[Djabthrash]

666 Hz