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Harry Hughes said:
Personally I don't really buy "x note is your fundamental, hence you must high pass at x frequency".
Plenty of times I've high passed stuff tuned to C at 100HZ or even higher and it sounds fine because the bass guitar is there to do the work, and I'd go so far to say even better than had I cut it off just below the fundamental frequency
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It's not like I make this shit up - there's some logic behind it. There's stuff going on below 100hz that adds weight and heft to the tone, but also mud. Sure, the bulk of the signal isn't down there, but you end up missing out a lot of low end character that can add power and help to blend with the bass/kick, as well as just move air and punch a bit more. With a well played, amp'd, and mic'd track like Marcus has, cutting off above 100hz is just insulting the tone/playing.

I'd love to hear an example of something you've done with a highpass above 100 that still has balls and power? In fact, I'd love to hear an example of something you've done, period?

FWIW, Andy's always recommended highpassing at 60hz - a low B hits at 62hz.
 
JeffTD said:
It's not like I make this shit up - there's some logic behind it. There's stuff going on below 100hz that adds weight and heft to the tone, but also mud. Sure, the bulk of the signal isn't down there, but you end up missing out a lot of low end character that can add power and help to blend with the bass/kick, as well as just move air and punch a bit more. With a well played, amp'd, and mic'd track like Marcus has, cutting off above 100hz is just insulting the tone/playing.

I'd love to hear an example of something you've done with a highpass above 100 that still has balls and power? In fact, I'd love to hear an example of something you've done, period?

FWIW, Andy's always recommended highpassing at 60hz - a low B hits at 62hz.
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I'm not saying you "made that shit up".
Looking back I didn't word my post so well.
Rather that I think it's wrong to suggest that because you high pass at a high frequency means your tone is going to lose balls.
For what you lose out on the guitar's low end, you can make up for with the bass guitar, surely.
Does it sound exactly the same? Of course not, since both approaches are different. But both are equally valid and arguably high passing a bit higher than fundamental and than using an appropriate bass tone to fill that space works just as well
 
Great songs and awesome riffing - my favourite is definitely the one from "architect..." (00:36). I wanted to hear it in context since you posted the guitars alone some time ago :headbang::headbang::headbang:
 
Just gave the remix a spin. Honestly (because you also always give it to me straight ;)) I still think it could use some more bottom end. I'd love to hear that bass guitar be a little more prominent. But that's it. My only thing to nit pick at. :D This music is just so awesomely awesome that I can only think of the word "awesome". :headbang: The writing/song structure is great. The riffing is interesting. The solos (yours and everyone's) are fantastic (LOVE your solo on Abaddon). The vocals work so great with the songs. This is a really well done project and should garner some more attention.
 
On a wider scale, I have to say that I'm always so warmed hearing the legacy of melodic deathmetal living on outside the core genres. It just goes to show we can take music forward without the compromise, provided the talent is there.
 
Don't know whether you're wanting to do anything more to it now, but i feel the biggest improvement this mix could have would be to move some of the excess 100-230hz lower down. I know it's a bit of a problem with Tannoys to really tell what going on down under about 80hz, but just overall it could make a big improvement in clarity and power. Good stuff though, i'm listening to it a lot at the moment.
 
Thanks a lot guys! John, yeah, I struggled to get the balance of the 100-300 range right, mainly with the kick, but yeah, it's definitely a done deal for now, so I'll tuck it away as stuff to remember for future mixes :D And Ermz, yeah, melodeath is still my absolute favorite type of metal, and by far my biggest influence! :headbang:
 
grywolf627 said:
Just gave the remix a spin. Honestly (because you also always give it to me straight ;)) I still think it could use some more bottom end. I'd love to hear that bass guitar be a little more prominent. But that's it. My only thing to nit pick at. :D This music is just so awesomely awesome that I can only think of the word "awesome". :headbang: The writing/song structure is great. The riffing is interesting. The solos (yours and everyone's) are fantastic (LOVE your solo on Abaddon). The vocals work so great with the songs. This is a really well done project and should garner some more attention.
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Thanks Mark :kickass: :)
 
i am digging the mix, but jeffs right about the drum production, the drums totally need to be re-vamped not the sounds just the playing and the vocals could use more producing, maybe some sicker flows

maybe its me but metal like this doesn't ever have any sick vocal flows.


i love the guitar works though thats amazing.
 
Thanks Ryan, though I think I'm gonna chalk that up to stylistic differences (vocal-wise), cuz I personally think his flows are about as badass as it gets :) ("I AM THE OLD UNDYING, THE GIVER OF DEATH AND THE TAKER OF LIFE" :headbang: )

EDIT: However, if you only listened to "The Hedonist", then I guess I can see where you're coming from with the verses, but I still dig 'em, and the chorus I think he did a great job with as well :headbang: Don't forget there are 3 more songs though :D
 
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