The Opeth 'Riff thread' has returned...

[Ermz]

I'm just wondering what a bundle of joy these will be when the new album gets released.

Anyhow, to get this successive riff thread started I've recorded something a little older...

http://www.geocities.com/cyanidix/storage/twilight.mp3
(copy and paste the link into your browser, as geocities don't like direct links)

 

[jaykeegan]

I was rather impressed with that file Moonlapse. I am quite fond of the tone of your guitar, It sounds incredibley similar to the ''Orchid'' album.

 

[Christie_fell]

Wow that is definitely some quality work. Excellent job.

 

[Ermz]

Now waiting for Mr Niel to come in and kick my ass again...

 

[Protected Witness]

http://www.mrniel.com/maclip.mp3

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[jaykeegan]

http://www.mrniel.com/maclip.mp3

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Those are some really interesting pinched harmonics displayed in that file. Excellent work, I am really impressed with the drums.

 

[Ermz]

I've updated that original file with another riff. You can still get it at http://www.geocities.com/cyanidix/storage/twilight.mp3

 

[Protected Witness]

I need to learn how to play more orchid songs.

 

[suislidE]

yea i got the nectar solo down pretty well.. i just need to figure out how to do drums. I forget what you guys use, can anyone steer me in the right direction?

 

[Ermz]

We use Fruity Loops, but I wouldn't recommend all this sheer frustration and anger to any man I didn't despise down to my core... In other words, I just got a program called Tracktion and am gonna see how well that can track drums.

 

[JoeVice]

both you guys fucking rock

 

[Protected Witness]

We use Fruity Loops, but I wouldn't recommend all this sheer frustration and anger to any man I didn't despise down to my core... In other words, I just got a program called Tracktion and am gonna see how well that can track drums.

Stop being a pansy!

 

[Shadows Skulk]

Here's the muffled, low volume result of a crappy drum program and an amp that's about 15 feet away from the microphone, a.k.a the solo from The Drapery Falls.

http://people.ucsc.edu/~dgreenbe/Opeth - The Drapery Falls Solo.wav

 

[Ermz]

Damnit, are there only a handful of us that can keep these threads going? . I miss the days of everyone being a guitarist...

 

[[KOTNO]Narrot]

mhhh...i just dunno how to record stuff...

 

[suislidE]

fruity loops is retarded. gimme another program lol

 

[Leper_/-\ffinity]

Ok, I got nothing to do tonight, Ill record some riffs.

 

[suislidE]

I finally listened to the clips on here lol... moonlapse i really like yours.. just something about orchid i guess. Did you use fruity loops on that? if you did can you give me some basics on how to use it? Thanks.

 

[Ermz]

Yeah Fruity Loops was used. There's nothing to tell really, I'll link you to a quick tutorial on sequencing and looping patterns... it basically told me everything I use. I hate the program though, mainly because there is no simple way of doing triplets and 'off-notes' like that, because it's for technoheads.

http://www.studiowhiz.com/tutorials/26/

 

[Leper_/-\ffinity]

Ok, got a couple recorded here, btw, I use fruity loops as well, I dont think it's that bad of a program, it is geared a little more towards the techno maker, but I think if you find the right samples, it's not too shabby for some basic beats. Though I really hate how you can only have one tempo/time signature for each drum file. The signatures are fucking annoying too, because there is no way, like Moonlapse mentioned, to get triplets and pauses and all that stuff, so you're either always in triplets, or you're not, it's annoying, but Ive worked around it.

Ok, these are both from the album that got me into Opeth, so see if you recognize them, they're under Opeth riffs:

CLick Me!1!

The second one was sloppy in some parts, but that is one of Opeth's most technical guitar songs in my opinion, so don't kill me for not getting those fucking sweeps perfect. Also, turn down your bass when it gets to the solo, mad clippage going on, sorry.

P.S. The second one is my favorite Opeth solo, but it's also pretty challenging.