Tech metal - Sikth/Dillinger/Tool

[JoshSylosis]

Just did a track for these guys

http://www.myspace.com/thearushaaccorduk

Sorry it's a myspace player, i'm too lazy

They had a Diezel VH4 and ENGL Pball but I had literally 5 minutes to set up each amp and get their takes done in an hour - so i'm not too happy with the guitar tone

Every bar is in a different time sig or something, goes over my head sometimes haha

 

[JoshSylosis]

It's the top track 'Night Of The Long Knives'...

 

[Seizure.]

Love the kick and snare dude! what samples did you use? what kind of compression?
Guitartone isn't bad at all aswell!

 

[fuge86]

Love the kick and snare dude! what samples did you use? what kind of compression?
Guitartone isn't bad at all aswell!

+1

lovely music!

 

[Scissors61]

This is amazing. I would also like to know about the drum sound (samples and compression), it's fucking sweet.

Guitars sound excellent for the time spent tracking them.

 

[Djabthrash]

Good production.

I don't "love" the guitar tone but it sounds quite good though for something set up in a hurry.

The song itself bores me.

 

[JoshSylosis]

Cheers guys!

The kick is a blend of 3 kicks - One is machine head, one is arch enemy and the other one (the tail end just for the more natural sound) is a kick off the very first DFH (not superior) kick 6 i think.

Nothing done to the kick. Snare is the sneap snare, just with the cubase SX2 dynamic compressor and EQ boosted around 200hz ish...I think and a little high end boost.
I took off all the reverb from the original sample and blended it with another DFHS snare and put my own reverb on....yet again just the Cubase SX2 Reverb A

 

[JoshSylosis]

I'd be more specific with where I got the kick sounds from if I didn't think I'd get a big slap on the wrist

The sound at the start of the song is a Powerball ...not the amp, but the giro.
I was pissing off the bassist by doing it all day when I was mixing so decided to whack it at the start of the song to annoy him haha...

On another note, those things are soooo good! I always get RSI and since powerballing I've noticed a big improvement in my wrists!

 

[nuclearass]

The production sounds really good to me! Excellent! I like the guitars, although IMO they could be just a bit brighter...

 

[JoshSylosis]

Thanks man, I completely agree. I think they sound ok-ish in the mix but not too great when you hear them on their own.

The bass is actually just going through a guitar pod V2 ha

 

[Metaltastic]

The sound at the start of the song is a Powerball ...not the amp, but the giro...I always get RSI and since powerballing I've noticed a big improvement in my wrists!

...?

 

[J.DavisNJ]

Sounds great dude. I think the tone is great! Vintage 30's? SM57? Which pres on everything?

I like the dark guitars...I think they could be a *tad* louder. That monsterous sounding bass drum dominates! In a good way of course.

-Joe

 

[Seizure.]

Thanks for the info!
I'd say post samples of the kick and snare man! if possible that is..
I would love to fuck around with them!

 

[JoshSylosis]

...?

http://www.nsdpowerballs.com/store.cfm?gclid=COnD3_i8ppACFQ5ZMAodW3gFoQ

They're addictive!

Kick is a bit loud yeh! I find it hard turning kick drums down haha.
Also, don't know if you can hear but there's a few 'sub drop' samples that kinda made the whole track duck a bit when mastering


2 tracks of Deizel, 2 tracks of ENGL
Deizel - 100% left and right
ENGL - 80% left and right - roughly the same volume

Literally just a tiny amount of low and hi filters on the guitars, nowt else

Both heads went through a Peavey Triple XXX straight cab....I actually can't remember what speakers are in it :s
Miced up with a single SM57, no fancy mic pres or anything, just straight into my old M Audio USB interface.


Seizure. - The snare is already on the forum - it's the sneap snare!
I'll try and get the kick on this computer soon too

 

[lepersmeesa]

Sounds awesome. Must of been extremely tight players for double tracking in an hour!

Good work. As said, the kick is a little too loud, covers the bass on the lower riffing.

 

[J.DavisNJ]

Just listened again...I realllllly love that guitar tone dude. Really great, seriously. So full and tight.

-Joe

 

[J.DavisNJ]

Do you remember which guitars/pickups were used?

-Joe

 

[Manicompression]

sounds really good, I like what they are doing too, I added them

 

[JoshSylosis]

Was an ESP Horizon with an EMG 85 in the bridge.
Oh and I used a Maxon OD808

All clean guitars were just the Pod V2

 

[J.DavisNJ]

Was an ESP Horizon with an EMG 85 in the bridge.
Oh and I used a Maxon OD808

All clean guitars were just the Pod V2

Cool, thanks.

-Joe