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[saduke]

Hello, I am new to this forum, although I do know what is it about.

Here I've recorded one well-known riff of Arch Enemy
http://www.gprotab.net/files/duke_ae_nemesis_test.mp3

I can tell how I've recorded it, but at first please tell me your opinion.

Thanks.

 

[Teddyboy]

You got nice tone. I think you should use less gain for the guitars. Also raise them a few dbs and raise the toms as well.
How did you record it?

Welcome to the forum dude!!!!

 

[Unavailable]

Sounds like all lows and highs. Boost the mids and +1 on bringing down the gain.

 

[saduke]

Thanks.
The gear is:
- cheap Jackson JS30RR guitar, humbuckers replaced with Seymour Duncans JB and TB ->
- Boss GE-7 equalizer pedal, which is used in the beginning of the chain to cut some unwanted mids ->
- Some tube preamp... It is kinda home-made preamp, not by me, but some other guy ->
- Here the signal comes to M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 of my PC
- signal is processed by Voxengo Boogex with some Mesa Cab impulses. I am not sure, but those impulses are taken from this forum.


About the sound. I am not "gainiac", I try to keep gain low. But in this fragment I tried to make amount of the gain closer to original.

Does the sound of guitars have more digital or analog-tube character?

 

[Metaltastic]

Well it does sound pretty analog, so props to that - but it also needs SO MUCH MORE MIDS!! Ditch the Boss pedal for starters

 

[saduke]

I got your message, but I think the problem is more with post-eq, than pre-eq. Well, I'll try.

 

[MetalShredMusic]

Hey, cool riff, and tight attack!

I'm new to the forum as well, so greetings from one newb to another!