The Evolution of Sneap's Sound

[RedDog]

I'm a noob. First sneap mix was Testament's FoD. I'd been blown away from the sound of it, because that album had the "sound" I wanted in a band. I searched for the genius behind the beast of this massive album and... It led me here.

 

[raisedfist]

I really like the sound of et9 - arc tan gent

 

[GeertSamuel]

The way Lasse describes it also corresponds to my thinking.

I was especially a fan of the second stage with This Godless Endeavour, Doomsday Machine and The Last Kind Words are true beauties in mixing history.

Especially the drums on Doomsday Machine, those we're just amazing!

 

[Line666]

I prefer the later Adam D Killswitch stuff (As Daylight Dies) production wise to the earlier Andy stuff. (probably alone here)

Having said that I really love Triviums the Ascendancy and it's so well mixed, I remember Andy saying that he struggled with the guitars on that one because he never tracked and they never used EMG's in the guitars for the tone, damn does it sound good though.

 

[Virgil.]

Blah! The Gathering is still my PINNACLE Sneap mix. All the depth, brutality and still something so raw about the overall vibe.. Amazing!

+1

 

[hkollner]

Blah! The Gathering is still my PINNACLE Sneap mix. All the depth, brutality and still something so raw about the overall vibe.. Amazing!

+1 on this!!!

 

[Andy Sneap]

+1 on this!!!

old school adat tape compression!

 

[~BURNY~]

... And then the vintage AD/DA converters trend was born...

"Dude... 16 bit sounds so much warmer"

 

[~BURNY~]

...Or was it 20 bit XT models?

 

[Andy Sneap]

20 bit and the warmth of the soundcraft ghost vintage console, and of course bouncing back onto the Adats. You wouldn't believe how that album was mixed.

 

[Trevoire520]

I actually have one of those Ghost console's in the studio I work at, it's in a bit of a poor state mind you, if anyone fancies a project though...

 

[Mikaël-ange]

old school adat tape compression!

That brilliant
Going back to vintage early digital... I can see a trend when "vintage" 888 will be loved

 

[Andy Sneap]

Low end was better on adats as tape was wider

 

[crillemannen]

I really like how the Gathering sounds. Reminds me of the old Fredman mixes. Allot of vibe, depth. You can actually hear ppl playing their instruments and doing it good.

 

[blue_fAng]

Is it me or andy's guitar sounds are getting more and more mid scooped. Not that theres anything wrong with that

 

[Andy Sneap]

no its you

 

[blue_fAng]

hmmm I guess your guitar tones got more bass over time and the mixes too

EDIT: you are my favorite producer

 

[XxSicRokerxX]

I can always tell when sneap puts his hand in a production, theres a certain characteristic in there, maybe the sneapstyle crack on the snare. His sound has evolved a bit but its still recognizable. I can say the same about Jason Suecof. 2 of my favs.

 

[plague_rider]

Soundcraft Ghost... sniff *nostalgic tear* the first desk I worked at college, 24 channel model into two Tape Machines...

Syncing those bastards was intense, but it was great to learn engineering in that environment before Logic/Pro-Tools became the norm...

 

[dan weapon]

Pissing Razors' first 2 albums sound fucking ridiculous. So good.

Not enough people reference those albums along side Formation/Gathering/Godless Endeavour as classic Sneap mixes.