Opeth Riffs, yet again...

[Moonstruck]

So, are we still playing guitar people? The older thread went kinda offtopic so I started a new one (just lazy).

Today I finally borrowed a bass from someone so I recorded bassparts as well, which is pretty sweet.

(Copy & Paste links)

Twilight part:
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Came out pretty cool I think, only the distortion is little overkill, I can't seem to find a good Opeth-like distortion on my Metal Zone.

Benighted:
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Sounds pretty nice with bass, solo is a bit sloppy, didn't care to play better I guess. :Smug: Also, the drums were added afterwards, which is not really handy.

Well tell me what you think, and keep recording those riffs!

 

[Ermz]

How did you record the guitars there? They sound pretty buzzy but the recordings are put together nicely.

I won't be able to record anything for a while. Something fucked up with windows services and my soundcard refuses to play my guitar back to me when I line in.

 

[The Dude]

Anyone ever heard a cover of Bohemian Rhapsody by a band called Bad News?
Dunno why I thought of that just now.

 

[Static]

Hey man, that was really cool...

And I can't tell you off for the dirty tone cos my guitar sounds worse...

 

[Moonstruck]

How did you record the guitars there? They sound pretty buzzy but the recordings are put together nicely.

I won't be able to record anything for a while. Something fucked up with windows services and my soundcard refuses to play my guitar back to me when I line in.

I programmed the drums obviously, recorded the bass via the line in on my PC, and the distortion guitars with my crappy PC mic. I don't get a good sound when I line in distortion guitars, but haven't experimented much with it. The clean parts of Benighted are also lined in.

Too bad you can't record stuff.

 

[Oceana]

ei, the drums sound really good, may ask you what you used to do the programmed drums? i mean the program and the samples

 

[Moonstruck]

ei, the drums sound really good, may ask you what you used to do the programmed drums? i mean the program and the samples

The program is called leafDrums, the samples are from the ns_kit 7. Google them.

 

[Shadows Skulk]

I'll be doing the solo from Serenity Painted Death whenever I get some free time.

My crappy distortion pedal doesn't give nearly the right tone, so I play with little distortion and add it in on the computer, where I can control everything a lot more tightly.

 

[Ermz]

Niel, I don't think I said it the first time you posted those files, but I think that April Ethereal recording is the best I've heard by you, and in general one of the best home song cover parts I've ever heard.

 

[Cephalanthera]

yeah niel thats really fucking impressive. do you use a drum program? have you ever sent an email to mikael or any other members with those links, cause im sure they'd be really interested to hear it. definately the best opeth cover ive ever heard by far.

 

[Ermz]

He uses Fruity Loops along with a sampling kit which shall remain unnamed, and used by us two exclusively mwuahahaha

 

[Cephalanthera]

well whatever it is, it sounds really good to me. oh and btw, moonstruck, your covers are pretty good too. its all impressive today, i need to get myself a drum program.

 

[iseesmurfs420]

http://www.geocities.com/iseesmurfs420/TheMoorz0rz.mp3

 

[Nostalgiaplatz]

Hi,

http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0257392001/lucipher - masters apprentice.mp3

 

[arpkane]

For those of you not familiar with the recording process, the reason Opeth achieves such good tone and depth is because when rhythm guitars are recorded, each track is recorded four times and they are then layered...if you reallllllly listen, you can notice this (not so much in Opeth as in other bands, however).

But dear God, that distortion is obnoxious. Absolutely terrible. The performance, no offence, also needs a lot of work, but it would be tolerable to listen to if only the production were better. You said you are using your computer to record? Even if you are using a 1/4" to 1/8" adapter and simply plugging into the "Line In" jack and playing over a drum machine, you can do better than that (especially if you have a preamp...if not, plug into your amp and mic it or use a line out). Use an effects pedal for chrissake, or buy/steal the VST Amplitube or Ampfarm plugin (Steve Wilson uses Ampfarm, at least for PT...)

But friends, layering is the key. THAT is how Opeth achieves that miraculous tone

 

[deliverance]

^ this should be fucking sweet

 

[Ermz]

haha, the guy ain't gonna let you line-in your POD for the recording, dude.

 

[Leper_/-\ffinity]

Im also signed up to play for that project, but I doubt it's ever gonna happen, it was last updated like 5 months ago or something.

 

[suislidE]

yea i know, that big project has come up every once in a while and im thinking its not going to happen.

i noticed that also moonlapse, it says you cant line in through an amp modeler.. has to be put through spkrs and mic'ed.

 

[Shadows Skulk]

This was meant for someone to sing over on the vocals thread, but I'll put it here too.

http://people.ucsc.edu/~dgreenbe/deliverance.mp3