Just thought I would share my latest band recording with you guys here, after spending quite a few years experimenting with quite a lot of effects/pre-amps, impulse responses etc.. I have finally found what I believe to be a decent sounding home recording and EP quality.
Actually I learned a lot by lurking through this forum! So by all means let me know of how it's sounding on your end
Drums were done via electric kit triggering into superior 2, guitars using the axe-fx preamp straight into the mic in but with a lot of impulse responses for the different cab sounds, bass d.i used Ampeg plug-in then into impulses, all choirs and electronics/orchestras, pianos were done via plug-ins and software by eastwest.
Acoustics were recorded with a RODE K2 condenser, and same with clean vocals. Heavy vocals were done with an SM58 although after recording was finished I found about the SM7 mics which are made for heavy vocalists and regret not getting that one to try out.
I usually heavily compress/parallel compress quite a number of things to really get it sounding big/wide and of course quite a few effects to make it all gel and give it space.
Also since I recorded all the guitars myself I quad tracked everything, since it's easier to keep in time with yourself than if another musician was playing as well I have found. This i found made it have a LOT of size than just recording the guitars once or twice.
You can hear 2 different style of songs at our facebook:
"Harvesting the Slave Race" is a more all out heavy technical style track while "Shiva's Dream" is a lot more story driven even tho it is very technical and progressive in parts. It also uses quite a lot of orchestras, pianos mixed underneath the band so mixing it was quite a bit more tougher.
Feel free to join our facebook page too if you like as it's only few days old and could use a few more friends on there
http://www.facebook.com/godsofeden
- Danni
Actually I learned a lot by lurking through this forum! So by all means let me know of how it's sounding on your end
Drums were done via electric kit triggering into superior 2, guitars using the axe-fx preamp straight into the mic in but with a lot of impulse responses for the different cab sounds, bass d.i used Ampeg plug-in then into impulses, all choirs and electronics/orchestras, pianos were done via plug-ins and software by eastwest.
Acoustics were recorded with a RODE K2 condenser, and same with clean vocals. Heavy vocals were done with an SM58 although after recording was finished I found about the SM7 mics which are made for heavy vocalists and regret not getting that one to try out.
I usually heavily compress/parallel compress quite a number of things to really get it sounding big/wide and of course quite a few effects to make it all gel and give it space.
Also since I recorded all the guitars myself I quad tracked everything, since it's easier to keep in time with yourself than if another musician was playing as well I have found. This i found made it have a LOT of size than just recording the guitars once or twice.
You can hear 2 different style of songs at our facebook:
"Harvesting the Slave Race" is a more all out heavy technical style track while "Shiva's Dream" is a lot more story driven even tho it is very technical and progressive in parts. It also uses quite a lot of orchestras, pianos mixed underneath the band so mixing it was quite a bit more tougher.
Feel free to join our facebook page too if you like as it's only few days old and could use a few more friends on there
http://www.facebook.com/godsofeden
- Danni
