noob question

[Seth Schwiet]

I tried to search for it, but it's probably a no-brainer if you know what you're doing; Should you multi-track lead parts? At first I thought it would be a good idea, and then i did it. I kept getting this phasy sound, which makes sense when I think about it. apart from eq, what is a good way to thicken lead parts? I really like my tone, but it sounds a little too thin to me. Anyway, any suggestions would be awesome, thanks. I'll post it once it's sounding closer to what I want.

 

[-Gavin-]

Tried panning the leads out a bit?

That or just get your one track but add some verb and/or chorus/delay.


A chorus will thicken it right up!

 

[Sinister Mephisto]

Try pulling one of them way back in volume. Maybe ad a third one and even quieter.

 

[Seth Schwiet]

alright, I'll try a little chorus, and definitely some reverb, but I really want to keep it really tight sounding, llike almost clean but with just enough thickness, if that makes sense.
hmm...we didn't really try changing levels, I'll check it out

thanks!

 

[Seth Schwiet]

here's the track so you have an idea what I'm talking about. It's not mixed or anything...the lead parts aren't anything tricky just want to get them a little more beefy if possible. the melody during the chorusy part is one track, cause it was too phasy. but during the second part of the song it is the two takes and you'll hear what i was taliking about.
any mixing suggestions would be killer too. Thanks
http://download.yousendit.com/CABE83DA26068665

 

[Sinister Mephisto]

Whoa. Is it just my computer/headphones fucking up or is the panning really odd?

 

[Seth Schwiet]

no, you're right there are multiple guitar tracks for each part and sometimes they're panned sometimes they're in the middle. will work that out in mixing, like I said, it's pretty much straight up tracking, no mixing no eq, except for the kick and snare

 

[JBroll]

Oh no... not chorus on solos again... have the eighties not taught you anything? *shudders*

Use more mids, add a bit of reverb, compress. Just don't... add... chorus... *fights off CC DeVille zombies with their own pink guitars*

Jeff