Guitar tone competition 3 round 4

[MarkG]

This round will get 7 days because I am uploading two rounds at once.

When voting, please keep in mind this is about the guitar tone. Some have louder guitars than others. No extreme differences though. Some files were submitted with master bus changes. These were disqualified. Some files were submitted with a much louder backing track. These too were disqualified. All the uploaded files here have been checked, but it may be that we missed a mistake. If you hear that someone didn't follow the rules let Anssi and myself know.

Without further delay, here are the 7 contestants for round four.

4B: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1010558/comp3 mp3s/4B.mp3
4C: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1010558/comp3 mp3s/4C.mp3
4D: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1010558/comp3 mp3s/4D.mp3
4E: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1010558/comp3 mp3s/4E.mp3
4F: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1010558/comp3 mp3s/4F.mp3
4G: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1010558/comp3 mp3s/4G.mp3
5A: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1010558/comp3 mp3s/5A.mp3

If you recognise your own work, please keep it to yourself. Usernames will be made public in the end. Please place your vote, and post in the thread with your reasoning!

All uploaded files are 320kbps mp3s. Note that this round starts with 4B due to previous disqualification.

 

[MarkG]

round 5 can also be found here

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/...3831-guitar-tone-competition-3-round-5-a.html

 

[Rex Rocker]

I liked 4C the best... I was gonna vote for 5A, but didn't like the lead tone.

 

[Fragle]

4B by far. sounds great too me, has a nice character. very thick, but very vibey.

edit: actually 4F is great too. much different from 4B, but tbh i can't quite decide what i prefer. they both highlight different parts of the mix.

i'll go for 4B though.

 

[Lasse Lammert]

Clearly 4F, nice and smooth.

at first I liked 4B, too, but there's something in the lows/low mids that's sounding weird/cardboardy.

4F FTW

overall there are 3-4 nice ones in these, and so far this batch has the highest amount of real amps I guess...should have been shuffled a bit more I guess....there are at least three in here that would have won the first roundeasily if they were in batch#5.

 

[Dexter_prog]

I was between 4G and 5A but went for 5A because it sounded kind of clearer and the leads where really nice.

 

[Mago]

Between 5A and 4F I finally took 5A, liked it more overall.

 

[Scottxx]

I liked 4G. Nice tone balance and a little bass presence that suits great.

 

[Wolfeman]

4E seemed to have the best all round balance, even though the guitars are just a tad low on level. And it kinda sounds like the backing track is a little quieter than the rest too?

Really liked 4F but that phase/flange on the center guitar didn't really do it for me.

 

[ttrentt]

5a for me.

 

[paladin shredder]

I voted 4F, I love the phaser panning thing in the verse!

 

[Jevil]

4B, 4F and 5A should be in the next round!

I voted 4F

 

[Lasse Lammert]

4B, 4F and 5A should be in the next round!

I voted 4F

I agree, the overall quality nm this batch is much higher than in all the other batches..I'd also say more than 1 file should reach the next round in this case

 

[Spamds]

Really liked 4F but that phase/flange on the center guitar didn't really do it for me.

Mm, once again, this competition is about guitar tones, not about the mixes...
I wouldnt let that minor thing affect my vote...

 

[HANIAK]

Hated every one but 5A. 5A sounds good to me.

 

[Wolfeman]

Mm, once again, this competition is about guitar tones, not about the mixes...
I wouldnt let that minor thing affect my vote...

It's about how the overall guitar tone fits in the mix. So yeah, I'd say it really does matter.

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

5A here definitely! 4F is just a bit too woofy IMO, and 4C sounds undergained and "furry"

 

[beechstudio]

I liked 4b. Sounded punchier in the midrange.

 

[Mikaël-ange]

4B for me

 

[Scottxx]

Final results for Round 4 and 5 ?