Guitars and busses

[006]

Yeah I would venture to say anything past 60/65/80Hz is what you don't want...but definitely not 100 or 150! That's a bit much IMO. Distorted guitars are already compressed, btw. Kinda reminds me of a friend that tries to record...he uses a compressor on EVERYTHING, and not only does he do that but he has it set the wrong way

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[Metaltastic]

Hahahahahahahaahaha, very nice Social

 

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[drew_drummer]

Yeah I would venture to say anything past 60/65/80Hz is what you don't want...but definitely not 100 or 150! That's a bit much IMO. Distorted guitars are already compressed, btw. Kinda reminds me of a friend that tries to record...he uses a compressor on EVERYTHING, and not only does he do that but he has it set the wrong way

~006

Er... yes, distortion also compresses due to the rectification. BUT.... play a chuggy power-chord, and compare the volume and intensity to a single distorted note - very different.

Compression levels these two different elements out and makes the guitar sound fuller as a result.

 

[drew_drummer]

Well, you go ahead and try to unite that logic with Colin Richard's method of boosting 70-100Hz on guitar tracks.

Just because those frequencies may not be usable on guitar doesn't mean that you don't want them there altogether. Even at a very low level they can add weight to the entire mix. Filtering too heavily can create overly separated mixes that don't sound unified or powerful.

If you roll off with -6db or -12db per octave, you still get to keep most of the stuff around 100hz-150hz, but it allows you to gently tone down the bass frequencies, without losing them all.

 

[Fragle]

Er... yes, distortion also compresses due to the rectification. BUT.... play a chuggy power-chord, and compare the volume and intensity to a single distorted note - very different.

Compression levels these two different elements out and makes the guitar sound fuller as a result.

prime example: tue madsen. he seems to be compressing most if not all things, and a lot!
check out kataklysm - crippled and broken. if you listen closely to the intro you'll notice how the open chords are cut down a LOT in contrast to the low chugging. especially noticeable in the right channel.