KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Taps Producer ANDY SNEAP For New Album Mix

[prostetnic]

matched eq'd errr, no. I did run all clean vocals through Dolby A and Distressor for extra Muttness tho.

Royal job as usual, mr. Sneap! Stupid joke on my behalf considering how the moronic "hurr durr all Andy Sneap productions sound the same" fad has been raging lately.

 

[Mm1066]

Andy, did you master this one? It sounds like it

 

[Andy Sneap]

yes i mixed and mastered

 

[~BURNY~]

Dat bass tone:danceboy:

Any details on it?

 

[TimatWaves]

Great job Andy! I'm really looking forward to buying this one and hearing it on CD.

 

[BLOODROOT]

were the guitars splawn nitro or did you reamp them to the 5150 or were they kemper

 

[osum]

I loooove that mix! Nice drums and bass!

The album is absolutely killer.

 

[FrontlineGuitar]

Great to see on the documentary that they gave the impression they were using real drums, and not triggers.

The mix on this record is so.. 'neat'. Nothing's overlapping, nothing's fighting in the slightest. The drums fit amazingly and the guitars are different, which I like. This is going in my references for sure.

I also like how the kick is not overly clicky like in a lot of modern metal productions, and the bass is audible individually instead of just meshing into guitars. The overheads are crystal clear as well, you can hear every individual hit on the crash f.ex so clearly.

Yeah, this is DEFINITELY going in my references.

 

[Mm1066]

Picked up my copy today

 

[osum]

Are there samples used on the drums besides kick probably?

 

[Trevoire520]

Anyone got the cd/dvd special edition? Hows the rest of the studio dvd?

 

[K Odell]

Its cool. Doesn't really show any recording details, but its a fun watch regardless.

 

[TimatWaves]

Its cool. Doesn't really show any recording details, but its a fun watch regardless.

Ditto...the DVD and the bonus songs were worth a few bucks more either way.

 

[EOC]

dat bass tone is fucking my mind

 

[Nolly]

dat bass tone is fucking my mind

Yeah seriously...
I wonder if Andy reamped DIs or if Adam D provided amped tracks?

 

[lolzgreg]

Awesome job on this, Andy \m/

The way you got the guitars to sit in the mix is phenomenal. The clarity is pristine on every system I've listened on and the vocals are floating between everything else in the mix.

 

[Brett - K A L I S I A]

Listening to the CD for the first time: blown away once more. The mix is flawless, everything seems too perfect too be true!!!

 

[Ermz]

Really like how Andy's mixing style has been developing of late. The distinctive 'cab thump' left in the guitar tracks is almost like a signature move.

 

[dan weapon]

Jesse's voice is brilliant on this. First album since Heartache that I've put on again once it finished - even though it is relatively formulaic/textbook KSE, it's definitely got more about it than the last couple of albums (as well as just Jesse back in the fold).

KSE and Soilwork both doing good albums... did someone transport me to 2003?

 

[dan weapon]

were the guitars splawn nitro or did you reamp them to the 5150 or were they kemper

I think the guitars were mostly Adam's takes using Fuchs boutique amps.